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use super::super::module_resolver::ModuleResolver;
use super::super::sem_type::SemType;
use super::super::SemanticAnalyzer;
use crate::ast::{Definition, File, Statement};
// HashMap unused after split
impl<R: ModuleResolver> SemanticAnalyzer<R> {
/// Infer the type of a field access given the receiver's type.
///
/// Handles optional receiver types by stripping `?`, looking up the struct,
/// and re-wrapping the result as `T?`. Returns [`SemType::Unknown`] when
/// the receiver is not a known struct or the field doesn't exist.
pub(super) fn infer_field_type(&self, obj_type: &SemType, field_name: &str) -> SemType {
if obj_type.is_indeterminate() {
return SemType::Unknown;
}
let is_optional = obj_type.is_optional();
let stripped = obj_type.strip_optional();
// Strip generic args like Container<T> -> Container for struct lookup.
let lookup_name: &str = match &stripped {
SemType::Generic { base, .. } | SemType::Named(base) => base.as_str(),
SemType::Primitive(_)
| SemType::Array(_)
| SemType::Optional(_)
| SemType::Tuple(_)
| SemType::Dictionary { .. }
| SemType::Closure { .. }
| SemType::Unknown
| SemType::InferredEnum
| SemType::Nil => return SemType::Unknown,
};
let wrap = |ty: SemType| -> SemType {
if is_optional {
SemType::optional_of(ty)
} else {
ty
}
};
// Top-level struct lookup.
if let Some(struct_info) = self.symbols.get_struct(lookup_name) {
for field in &struct_info.fields {
if field.name == field_name {
return wrap(SemType::from_ast(&field.ty));
}
}
}
// Trait-used-as-type field lookup. Traits in FormaLang declare
// required fields; an `item: SomeTrait` parameter must allow
// `item.field` access.
if let Some(trait_info) = self.symbols.get_trait(lookup_name) {
if let Some(field) = trait_info.fields.iter().find(|f| f.name == field_name) {
return wrap(SemType::from_ast(&field.ty));
}
}
// Module-nested struct: walk the symbol table's modules.
if let Some(ty) = Self::lookup_field_in_modules(&self.symbols, lookup_name, field_name) {
return wrap(ty);
}
// Imported-module struct: walk the analyser's module cache.
for (_, symbols) in self.module_cache.values() {
if let Some(struct_info) = symbols.get_struct(lookup_name) {
for field in &struct_info.fields {
if field.name == field_name {
return wrap(SemType::from_ast(&field.ty));
}
}
}
if let Some(ty) = Self::lookup_field_in_modules(symbols, lookup_name, field_name) {
return wrap(ty);
}
}
SemType::Unknown
}
/// Walk a `SymbolTable`'s module hierarchy looking for a struct by
/// (unqualified) name; if found, return the type-string of its
/// `field_name` field. Used by `infer_field_type_from_string` so a
/// struct nested inside `pub mod m { struct S { ... } }` resolves
/// even when the impl method body refers to it as just `S`.
fn lookup_field_in_modules(
symbols: &super::super::symbol_table::SymbolTable,
struct_name: &str,
field_name: &str,
) -> Option<SemType> {
for module_info in symbols.modules.values() {
if let Some(struct_info) = module_info.symbols.get_struct(struct_name) {
for field in &struct_info.fields {
if field.name == field_name {
return Some(SemType::from_ast(&field.ty));
}
}
}
if let Some(ty) =
Self::lookup_field_in_modules(&module_info.symbols, struct_name, field_name)
{
return Some(ty);
}
}
None
}
/// Infer the return type of a method call given the receiver's type.
///
/// Searches impl blocks in the current file and module cache for a matching
/// method. Falls back to trait method signatures for types that implement the
/// trait. Returns "Unknown" when the method cannot be resolved.
pub(super) fn infer_method_return_type(
&self,
receiver_type: &SemType,
method_name: &str,
file: &File,
) -> SemType {
if receiver_type.is_indeterminate() {
return SemType::Unknown;
}
let is_optional = receiver_type.is_optional();
let stripped = receiver_type.strip_optional();
// Receiver-side generic args (`Box<I32>` → `["I32"]`)
// for substituting the impl method's `TypeParam` references
// with concrete types.
// Borrow the printable name of a primitive so SB-3 dispatch can
// route `s.len()` (`s: String`) through `extern impl String { ... }`
// alongside the existing struct/enum lookup paths.
let primitive_name_holder: String;
let (lookup_name, receiver_type_args): (&str, Vec<SemType>) = match &stripped {
SemType::Generic { base, args } => (base.as_str(), args.clone()),
SemType::Named(base) => (base.as_str(), Vec::new()),
SemType::Primitive(p) => {
primitive_name_holder = format!("{p:?}");
(primitive_name_holder.as_str(), Vec::new())
}
SemType::Array(_)
| SemType::Optional(_)
| SemType::Tuple(_)
| SemType::Dictionary { .. }
| SemType::Closure { .. }
| SemType::Unknown
| SemType::InferredEnum
| SemType::Nil => return SemType::Unknown,
};
let substitute = |ret: SemType| -> SemType {
if receiver_type_args.is_empty() {
return ret;
}
let generics = self
.symbols
.structs
.get(lookup_name)
.map(|s| s.generics.clone())
.or_else(|| {
self.symbols
.enums
.get(lookup_name)
.map(|e| e.generics.clone())
})
.unwrap_or_default();
let mut out = ret;
for (i, param) in generics.iter().enumerate() {
if let Some(arg) = receiver_type_args.get(i) {
out = out.substitute_named(¶m.name.name, arg);
}
}
out
};
let wrap_if_optional = |ret: SemType| -> SemType {
let ret = substitute(ret);
// Don't double-wrap optional or wrap Nil — preserves prior behaviour.
if is_optional && !ret.is_optional() && !matches!(ret, SemType::Nil) {
SemType::optional_of(ret)
} else {
ret
}
};
// Current file impl blocks
if let Some(ret) = Self::find_method_return_in_file(lookup_name, method_name, file) {
return wrap_if_optional(ret);
}
// Module cache impl blocks
for (cached_file, _) in self.module_cache.values() {
if let Some(ret) =
Self::find_method_return_in_file(lookup_name, method_name, cached_file)
{
return wrap_if_optional(ret);
}
}
// Trait method signatures
if let Some(ret) = self.find_trait_method_return(lookup_name, method_name) {
return wrap_if_optional(ret);
}
// Generic type parameter: look up its trait bounds in the active
// generic-scope stack, then search those traits for the method.
if let Some(constraints) = self.get_type_parameter_constraints(lookup_name) {
for trait_name in &constraints {
if let Some(ret) = self.find_trait_method_return(trait_name, method_name) {
return wrap_if_optional(ret);
}
}
}
SemType::Unknown
}
/// Search impl blocks in a file for `method_name` on `type_name`.
fn find_method_return_in_file(
type_name: &str,
method_name: &str,
file: &File,
) -> Option<SemType> {
for stmt in &file.statements {
if let Statement::Definition(def) = stmt {
if let Definition::Impl(impl_def) = &**def {
if impl_def.name.name == type_name {
for func in &impl_def.functions {
if func.name.name == method_name {
return Some(
func.return_type
.as_ref()
.map_or(SemType::Nil, SemType::from_ast),
);
}
}
}
}
}
}
None
}
/// Look up a trait method signature.
///
/// Tries two interpretations of `type_name`:
/// 1. As a trait name itself — used when resolving methods on a
/// generic type parameter via its trait constraints.
/// 2. As a struct name — walks every trait the struct implements
/// and searches their methods.
fn find_trait_method_return(&self, type_name: &str, method_name: &str) -> Option<SemType> {
if let Some(trait_info) = self.symbols.get_trait(type_name) {
for method in &trait_info.methods {
if method.name.name == method_name {
return Some(
method
.return_type
.as_ref()
.map_or(SemType::Nil, SemType::from_ast),
);
}
}
}
let trait_names = self.symbols.get_all_traits_for_struct(type_name);
for trait_name in trait_names {
if let Some(trait_info) = self.symbols.get_trait(&trait_name) {
for method in &trait_info.methods {
if method.name.name == method_name {
return Some(
method
.return_type
.as_ref()
.map_or(SemType::Nil, SemType::from_ast),
);
}
}
}
}
None
}
}