Implement Type Aliases

engine/baml-lib/baml-core/src/ir/ir_helpers/mod.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub trait IRHelper {
         value: BamlValue,
         field_type: FieldType,
     ) -> Result<BamlValueWithMeta<FieldType>>;
+    fn is_subtype(&self, base: &FieldType, other: &FieldType) -> bool;
     fn distribute_constraints<'a>(
         &'a self,
         field_type: &'a FieldType,
@@ -203,6 +204,124 @@ impl IRHelper for IntermediateRepr {
         }
     }
 
+    /// BAML does not support class-based subtyping. Nonetheless some builtin
+    /// BAML types are subtypes of others, and we need to be able to test this
+    /// when checking the types of values.
+    ///
+    /// For examples of pairs of types and their subtyping relationship, see
+    /// this module's test suite.
+    ///
+    /// Consider renaming this to `is_assignable`.
+    fn is_subtype(&self, base: &FieldType, other: &FieldType) -> bool {
+        if base == other {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if let FieldType::Union(items) = other {
+            if items.iter().any(|item| self.is_subtype(base, item)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        match (base, other) {
+            // TODO: O(n)
+            (FieldType::RecursiveTypeAlias(name), _) => self
+                .structural_recursive_alias_cycles()
+                .iter()
+                .any(|cycle| match cycle.get(name) {
+                    Some(target) => self.is_subtype(target, other),
+                    None => false,
+                }),
+            (_, FieldType::RecursiveTypeAlias(name)) => self
+                .structural_recursive_alias_cycles()
+                .iter()
+                .any(|cycle| match cycle.get(name) {
+                    Some(target) => self.is_subtype(base, target),
+                    None => false,
+                }),
+
+            (FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Null), FieldType::Optional(_)) => true,
+            (FieldType::Optional(base_item), FieldType::Optional(other_item)) => {
+                self.is_subtype(base_item, other_item)
+            }
+            (_, FieldType::Optional(t)) => self.is_subtype(base, t),
+            (FieldType::Optional(_), _) => false,
+
+            // Handle types that nest other types.
+            (FieldType::List(base_item), FieldType::List(other_item)) => {
+                self.is_subtype(&base_item, other_item)
+            }
+            (FieldType::List(_), _) => false,
+
+            (FieldType::Map(base_k, base_v), FieldType::Map(other_k, other_v)) => {
+                self.is_subtype(other_k, base_k) && self.is_subtype(&**base_v, other_v)
+            }
+            (FieldType::Map(_, _), _) => false,
+
+            (
+                FieldType::Constrained {
+                    base: constrained_base,
+                    constraints: base_constraints,
+                },
+                FieldType::Constrained {
+                    base: other_base,
+                    constraints: other_constraints,
+                },
+            ) => {
+                self.is_subtype(constrained_base, other_base)
+                    && base_constraints == other_constraints
+            }
+            (
+                FieldType::Constrained {
+                    base: contrained_base,
+                    ..
+                },
+                _,
+            ) => self.is_subtype(contrained_base, other),
+            (
+                _,
+                FieldType::Constrained {
+                    base: constrained_base,
+                    ..
+                },
+            ) => self.is_subtype(base, constrained_base),
+
+            (FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Bool(_)), FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Bool)) => {
+                true
+            }
+            (FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Bool(_)), _) => {
+                self.is_subtype(base, &FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Bool))
+            }
+            (FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Int(_)), FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Int)) => {
+                true
+            }
+            (FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Int(_)), _) => {
+                self.is_subtype(base, &FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Int))
+            }
+            (
+                FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::String(_)),
+                FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::String),
+            ) => true,
+            (FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::String(_)), _) => {
+                self.is_subtype(base, &FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::String))
+            }
+
+            (FieldType::Union(items), _) => items.iter().all(|item| self.is_subtype(item, other)),
+
+            (FieldType::Tuple(base_items), FieldType::Tuple(other_items)) => {
+                base_items.len() == other_items.len()
+                    && base_items
+                        .iter()
+                        .zip(other_items)
+                        .all(|(base_item, other_item)| self.is_subtype(base_item, other_item))
+            }
+            (FieldType::Tuple(_), _) => false,
+            (FieldType::Primitive(_), _) => false,
+            (FieldType::Enum(_), _) => false,
+            (FieldType::Class(_), _) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// For some `BamlValue` with type `FieldType`, walk the structure of both the value
     /// and the type simultaneously, associating each node in the `BamlValue` with its
     /// `FieldType`.
@@ -216,48 +335,48 @@ impl IRHelper for IntermediateRepr {
                 let literal_type = FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::String(s.clone()));
                 let primitive_type = FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::String);
 
-                if literal_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type)
-                    || primitive_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type)
+                if self.is_subtype(&literal_type, &field_type)
+                    || self.is_subtype(&primitive_type, &field_type)
                 {
                     return Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::String(s, field_type));
                 }
                 anyhow::bail!("Could not unify String with {:?}", field_type)
             }
-            BamlValue::Int(i)
-                if FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Int(i)).is_subtype_of(&field_type) =>
-            {
-                Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Int(i, field_type))
-            }
-            BamlValue::Int(i)
-                if FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Int).is_subtype_of(&field_type) =>
-            {
-                Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Int(i, field_type))
-            }
             BamlValue::Int(i) => {
+                let literal_type = FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Int(i));
+                let primitive_type = FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Int);
+
+                if self.is_subtype(&literal_type, &field_type)
+                    || self.is_subtype(&primitive_type, &field_type)
+                {
+                    return Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Int(i, field_type));
+                }
                 anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Int with {:?}", field_type)
             }
 
-            BamlValue::Float(f)
-                if FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Float).is_subtype_of(&field_type) =>
-            {
-                Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Float(f, field_type))
+            BamlValue::Float(f) => {
+                if self.is_subtype(&FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Float), &field_type) {
+                    return Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Float(f, field_type));
+                }
+                anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Float with {:?}", field_type)
             }
-            BamlValue::Float(_) => anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Float with {:?}", field_type),
 
             BamlValue::Bool(b) => {
                 let literal_type = FieldType::Literal(LiteralValue::Bool(b));
                 let primitive_type = FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Bool);
 
-                if literal_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type)
-                    || primitive_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type)
+                if self.is_subtype(&literal_type, &field_type)
+                    || self.is_subtype(&primitive_type, &field_type)
                 {
                     Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Bool(b, field_type))
                 } else {
                     anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Bool with {:?}", field_type)
                 }
             }
 
-            BamlValue::Null if FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Null).is_subtype_of(&field_type) => {
+            BamlValue::Null
+                if self.is_subtype(&FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Null), &field_type) =>
+            {
                 Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Null(field_type))
             }
             BamlValue::Null => anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Null with {:?}", field_type),
@@ -287,19 +406,19 @@ impl IRHelper for IntermediateRepr {
                             Box::new(item_type.clone()),
                         );
 
-                        if !map_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type) {
+                        if !self.is_subtype(&map_type, &field_type) {
                             anyhow::bail!("Could not unify {:?} with {:?}", map_type, field_type);
-                        } else {
-                            let mapped_fields: BamlMap<String, BamlValueWithMeta<FieldType>> =
+                        }
+
+                        let mapped_fields: BamlMap<String, BamlValueWithMeta<FieldType>> =
                                     pairs
                                     .into_iter()
                                     .map(|(key, val)| {
                                         let sub_value = self.distribute_type(val, item_type.clone())?;
                                         Ok((key, sub_value))
                                     })
                                     .collect::<anyhow::Result<BamlMap<String,BamlValueWithMeta<FieldType>>>>()?;
-                            Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Map(mapped_fields, field_type))
-                        }
+                        Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Map(mapped_fields, field_type))
                     }
                     None => Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Map(BamlMap::new(), field_type)),
                 }
@@ -321,7 +440,7 @@ impl IRHelper for IntermediateRepr {
                     Some(item_type) => {
                         let list_type = FieldType::List(Box::new(item_type.clone()));
 
-                        if !list_type.is_subtype_of(&field_type) {
+                        if !self.is_subtype(&list_type, &field_type) {
                             anyhow::bail!("Could not unify {:?} with {:?}", list_type, field_type);
                         } else {
                             let mapped_items: Vec<BamlValueWithMeta<FieldType>> = items
@@ -335,23 +454,25 @@ impl IRHelper for IntermediateRepr {
             }
 
             BamlValue::Media(m)
-                if FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Media(m.media_type))
-                    .is_subtype_of(&field_type) =>
+                if self.is_subtype(
+                    &FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Media(m.media_type)),
+                    &field_type,
+                ) =>
             {
                 Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Media(m, field_type))
             }
             BamlValue::Media(_) => anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Media with {:?}", field_type),
 
             BamlValue::Enum(name, val) => {
-                if FieldType::Enum(name.clone()).is_subtype_of(&field_type) {
+                if self.is_subtype(&FieldType::Enum(name.clone()), &field_type) {
                     Ok(BamlValueWithMeta::Enum(name, val, field_type))
                 } else {
                     anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Enum {} with {:?}", name, field_type)
                 }
             }
 
             BamlValue::Class(name, fields) => {
-                if !FieldType::Class(name.clone()).is_subtype_of(&field_type) {
+                if !self.is_subtype(&FieldType::Class(name.clone()), &field_type) {
                     anyhow::bail!("Could not unify Class {} with {:?}", name, field_type);
                 } else {
                     let class_type = &self.find_class(&name)?.item.elem;
@@ -794,3 +915,104 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(constraints, expected_constraints);
     }
 }
+
+// TODO: Copy pasted from baml-lib/baml-types/src/field_type/mod.rs and poorly
+// refactored to match the `is_subtype` changes. Do something with this.
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod subtype_tests {
+    use baml_types::BamlMediaType;
+    use repr::make_test_ir;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn mk_int() -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Int)
+    }
+    fn mk_bool() -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Bool)
+    }
+    fn mk_str() -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::String)
+    }
+
+    fn mk_optional(ft: FieldType) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Optional(Box::new(ft))
+    }
+
+    fn mk_list(ft: FieldType) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::List(Box::new(ft))
+    }
+
+    fn mk_tuple(ft: Vec<FieldType>) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Tuple(ft)
+    }
+    fn mk_union(ft: Vec<FieldType>) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Union(ft)
+    }
+    fn mk_str_map(ft: FieldType) -> FieldType {
+        FieldType::Map(Box::new(mk_str()), Box::new(ft))
+    }
+
+    fn ir() -> IntermediateRepr {
+        make_test_ir("").unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_trivial() {
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&mk_int(), &mk_int()))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_union() {
+        let i = mk_int();
+        let u = mk_union(vec![mk_int(), mk_str()]);
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&i, &u));
+        assert!(!ir().is_subtype(&u, &i));
+
+        let u3 = mk_union(vec![mk_int(), mk_bool(), mk_str()]);
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&i, &u3));
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&u, &u3));
+        assert!(!ir().is_subtype(&u3, &u));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_optional() {
+        let i = mk_int();
+        let o = mk_optional(mk_int());
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&i, &o));
+        assert!(!ir().is_subtype(&o, &i));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_list() {
+        let l_i = mk_list(mk_int());
+        let l_o = mk_list(mk_optional(mk_int()));
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&l_i, &l_o));
+        assert!(!ir().is_subtype(&l_o, &l_i));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_tuple() {
+        let x = mk_tuple(vec![mk_int(), mk_optional(mk_int())]);
+        let y = mk_tuple(vec![mk_int(), mk_int()]);
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&y, &x));
+        assert!(!ir().is_subtype(&x, &y));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_map_of_list_of_unions() {
+        let x = mk_str_map(mk_list(FieldType::Class("Foo".to_string())));
+        let y = mk_str_map(mk_list(mk_union(vec![
+            mk_str(),
+            mk_int(),
+            FieldType::Class("Foo".to_string()),
+        ])));
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&x, &y));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn subtype_media() {
+        let x = FieldType::Primitive(TypeValue::Media(BamlMediaType::Audio));
+        assert!(ir().is_subtype(&x, &x));
+    }
+}