Name-based implicits in Effekt

effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Lexer.scala

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ enum TokenKind {
   case `...`
   case `^^`
   case `^`
+  case `?`
 
   // keywords
   case `let`
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ class Lexer(source: Source) extends Iterator[Token] {
 
       case ('*', '=') => advanceWith(TokenKind.`*=`)
       case ('*', _)   => advanceWith(TokenKind.`*`)
+      case ('?', _)   => advanceWith(TokenKind.`?`)
 
       case ('$', '{') =>
         interpolationDepths.push(depthTracker.braces + 1)

effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Namer.scala

@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ package namer
 import effekt.context.{Annotations, Context, ContextOps}
 import effekt.context.assertions.*
 import effekt.typer.Substitutions
-import effekt.source.{Def, Id, IdDef, IdRef, Many, MatchGuard, ModuleDecl, Term, Tree, sourceOf}
+import effekt.source.{Def, Id, IdDef, IdRef, Many, MatchGuard, ModuleDecl, Term, Tree, sourceOf, GenerateImplicitArgs}
 import effekt.symbols.*
 import effekt.util.messages.ErrorMessageReifier
 import effekt.symbols.scopes.*
+import effekt.context.Try
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.util.DynamicVariable
+import effekt.util.RequirementLevel
 
 /**
  * The output of this phase: a mapping from source identifier to symbol
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
 
     // FunDef and InterfaceDef have already been resolved as part of the module declaration
     case f @ source.FunDef(id, tparams, vparams, bparams, captures, ret, body, doc, span) =>
+      checkImplicitParams(vparams.unspan); checkImplicitParams(bparams.unspan)
       val sym = f.symbol
       Context.scopedWithName(id.name) {
         sym.tparams.foreach { p => Context.bind(p) }
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
       }
 
     case f @ source.ExternDef(id, tparams, vparams, bparams, captures, ret, bodies, doc, span) =>
+      checkImplicitParams(vparams.unspan); checkImplicitParams(bparams.unspan)
       val sym = f.symbol
       Context.scopedWithName(id.name) {
         sym.tparams.foreach { p => Context.bind(p) }
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
       val interface = Context.symbolOf(interfaceId).asInterface
       interface.operations = operations.map {
         case op @ source.Operation(id, tparams, vparams, bparams, ret, doc, span) => Context.at(op) {
+          checkImplicitParams(vparams); checkImplicitParams(bparams)
           val name = Context.nameFor(id)
 
           val opSym = Context.scopedWithName(id.name) {
@@ -445,6 +450,47 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
     resolve(a.value)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks that there are no implicit parameters if there shouldn't be (or there are if there must be).
+   * Also checks that there are no non-implicit parameters after implicit ones.
+   */
+  @tailrec
+  def checkImplicitParams(l: List[source.Param], implicitsAllowed: RequirementLevel = RequirementLevel.Optional)(using Context): Unit = (l, implicitsAllowed) match {
+    case ((p@(source.ValueParam(_, _, true, _) | source.BlockParam(_, _, true, _))) :: tl, RequirementLevel.Forbidden) =>
+      Context.at(p) {
+        Context.error(pretty"Implicit parameter ${l.head.span.text.getOrElse(l.head.id.name)} can never be passed implicitly to here.")
+      }
+    case ((p@(source.ValueParam(_, _, false, _) | source.BlockParam(_, _, false, _))) :: tl, RequirementLevel.Required) =>
+      Context.at(p) {
+        Context.error(pretty"Parameter ${l.head.span.text.getOrElse(l.head.id.name)} needs to be implicit so earlier implicit parameters can be passed implicitly.")
+      }
+    case ((source.ValueParam(_, _, true, _) | source.BlockParam(_, _, true, _)) :: tl, RequirementLevel.Optional) =>
+      checkImplicitParams(tl, RequirementLevel.Required) // require all arguments after an implicit one to be implicit
+    case (_ :: tl, _) =>
+      checkImplicitParams(tl, implicitsAllowed)
+    case (Nil, _) => ()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Name-resolves all implicit arguments that could be interesting for calling the given function symbol.
+   *
+   * Errors while doing so are residualized into the respective [[ImplicitContext]] and only reported
+   * during overload resolution later.
+   */
+  def resolveImplicits(id: source.Id)(using Context): Unit = {
+    Context.symbolOf(id) match {
+      case symbols.CallTarget(syms, cs) =>
+        cs.foreach {
+          case (b, c@ImplicitContext(vimpls, bimpls)) if !c.resolved =>
+            c.resolved = true // set as resolved first, so recursive calls do not continue doing so.
+            c.values = vimpls.map { case k -> mv => k -> GenerateImplicitArgs.runPhaseOn(k, mv){ v => Try { resolve(v) } } }
+            c.blocks = bimpls.map { case k -> mb => k -> GenerateImplicitArgs.runPhaseOn(k, mb){ b => Try { resolve(b) } } }
+          case _ => ()
+        }
+      case _ => ()
+    }
+  }
+
   def resolve(t: source.Term)(using Context): Unit = Context.focusing(t) {
 
     case source.Literal(value, tpe, _) => ()
@@ -491,14 +537,16 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
 
     case tree @ source.Region(name, body, _) =>
       val regionName = Name.local(name.name)
-      val reg = BlockParam(regionName, Some(builtins.TRegion), CaptureParam(regionName), tree)
+      val reg = BlockParam(regionName, Some(builtins.TRegion), CaptureParam(regionName), isImplicit = false, tree)
       Context.define(name, reg)
       Context scoped {
         Context.bindBlock(reg)
         resolve(body)
       }
 
     case f @ source.BlockLiteral(tparams, vparams, bparams, stmt, _) =>
+      checkImplicitParams(vparams, RequirementLevel.Forbidden)
+      checkImplicitParams(bparams, RequirementLevel.Forbidden)
       Context scoped {
         val tps = tparams map resolve
         val vps = vparams map resolve
@@ -551,19 +599,21 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
             then Context.abort(pp"Cannot resolve function ${target}, called on an expression.")
         }
       }
+      resolveImplicits(target)
       targs foreach resolveValueType
       vargs foreach resolve
       bargs foreach resolve
 
     case source.Do(target, targs, vargs, bargs, _) =>
       Context.resolveEffectCall(target)
+      resolveImplicits(target)
       targs foreach resolveValueType
       vargs foreach resolve
       bargs foreach resolve
 
     case source.Call(target, targs, vargs, bargs, _) =>
       Context.focusing(target) {
-        case source.IdTarget(id)     => Context.resolveFunctionCalltarget(id)
+        case source.IdTarget(id)     => Context.resolveFunctionCalltarget(id); resolveImplicits(id)
         case source.ExprTarget(expr) => resolve(expr)
       }
       targs foreach resolveValueType
@@ -666,19 +716,19 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
    * Used for fields where "please wrap this in braces" is not good advice to be told by [[resolveValueType]].
    */
   def resolveNonfunctionValueParam(p: source.ValueParam)(using Context): ValueParam = {
-    val sym = ValueParam(Name.local(p.id), p.tpe.map(tpe => resolveValueType(tpe, isParam = false)), decl = p)
+    val sym = ValueParam(Name.local(p.id), p.tpe.map(tpe => resolveValueType(tpe, isParam = false)), p.isImplicit, decl = p)
     Context.assignSymbol(p.id, sym)
     sym
   }
 
   def resolve(p: source.ValueParam)(using Context): ValueParam = {
-    val sym = ValueParam(Name.local(p.id), p.tpe.map(tpe => resolveValueType(tpe, isParam = true)), decl = p)
+    val sym = ValueParam(Name.local(p.id), p.tpe.map(tpe => resolveValueType(tpe, isParam = true)), p.isImplicit, decl = p)
     Context.assignSymbol(p.id, sym)
     sym
   }
   def resolve(p: source.BlockParam)(using Context): BlockParam = {
     val name = Name.local(p.id)
-    val sym: BlockParam = BlockParam(name, p.tpe.map { tpe => resolveBlockType(tpe, isParam = true) }, CaptureParam(name), p)
+    val sym: BlockParam = BlockParam(name, p.tpe.map { tpe => resolveBlockType(tpe, isParam = true) }, CaptureParam(name), p.isImplicit, p)
     Context.assignSymbol(p.id, sym)
     sym
   }
@@ -719,7 +769,7 @@ object Namer extends Phase[Parsed, NameResolved] {
     case source.IgnorePattern(_)     => Nil
     case source.LiteralPattern(lit, _) => Nil
     case source.AnyPattern(id, _) =>
-      val p = ValueParam(Name.local(id), None, decl = id)
+      val p = ValueParam(Name.local(id), None, isImplicit = false, decl = id)
       Context.assignSymbol(id, p)
       List(p)
     case source.TagPattern(id, patterns, _) =>
@@ -1081,7 +1131,11 @@ trait NamerOps extends ContextOps { Context: Context =>
 
     val syms2 = if (syms.isEmpty) scope.lookupFunction(id.path, id.name) else syms
 
-    if (syms2.nonEmpty) { assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms2.asInstanceOf)); true } else { false }
+    if (syms2.nonEmpty) {
+      val syms3 = syms2.asInstanceOf[List[Set[BlockSymbol]]]
+      assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms3, GenerateImplicitArgs.lookupPotentialImplicits(syms3, scope.scope)))
+      true
+    } else { false }
   }
 
   private[namer] def resolveOverloadedFunction(id: IdRef): Boolean = at(id) {
@@ -1092,7 +1146,11 @@ trait NamerOps extends ContextOps { Context: Context =>
     // lookup first block param and do not collect multiple since we do not (yet?) permit overloading on block parameters
     val syms3 = if (syms2.isEmpty) List(scope.lookupFirstBlockParam(id.path, id.name)) else syms2
 
-    if (syms3.nonEmpty) { assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms3.asInstanceOf)); true } else { false }
+    if (syms3.nonEmpty) {
+      val syms4 = syms3.asInstanceOf[List[Set[BlockSymbol]]]
+      assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms4, GenerateImplicitArgs.lookupPotentialImplicits(syms4, scope.scope)))
+      true
+    } else { false }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1116,7 +1174,7 @@ trait NamerOps extends ContextOps { Context: Context =>
           // Always abort with the generic message
           abort(pretty"Cannot find a function named `${id}`.")
         }
-        assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(blocks))
+        assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(blocks, GenerateImplicitArgs.lookupPotentialImplicits(blocks, scope.scope)))
     }
   }
 
@@ -1170,7 +1228,8 @@ trait NamerOps extends ContextOps { Context: Context =>
       abort(pretty"Cannot resolve field access ${id}")
     }
 
-    assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms.asInstanceOf))
+    val bsyms = syms.asInstanceOf[List[Set[BlockSymbol]]]
+    assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(bsyms, GenerateImplicitArgs.lookupPotentialImplicits(bsyms, scope.scope)))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1184,7 +1243,8 @@ trait NamerOps extends ContextOps { Context: Context =>
       abort(pretty"Cannot resolve effect operation ${id}")
     }
 
-    assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(syms.asInstanceOf))
+    val bsyms = syms.asInstanceOf[List[Set[BlockSymbol]]]
+    assignSymbol(id, CallTarget(bsyms, GenerateImplicitArgs.lookupPotentialImplicits(bsyms, scope.scope)))
   }
 
   /**

effekt/shared/src/main/scala/effekt/Parser.scala

@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
   def peek(offset: Int, kind: TokenKind): Boolean =
     peek(offset).kind == kind
 
+  def skipIf(kind: TokenKind): Boolean =
+    if (peek.kind == kind) { skip(); true } else { false }
+
   def hasNext(): Boolean = position < tokens.length
   def next(): Token =
     val t = tokens(position).failOnErrorToken(position)
@@ -331,8 +334,8 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
       // Simple case: all patterns are just variable names (or ignored), no guards, no fallback
       // Desugar to: call { (x, y, _, ...) => body }
       val vparams: List[ValueParam] = patterns.unspan.map {
-        case AnyPattern(id, span) => ValueParam(id, None, span)
-        case IgnorePattern(span) => ValueParam(IdDef(s"__ignored", span.synthesized), None, span)
+        case AnyPattern(id, span) => ValueParam(id, None, isImplicit = false, span)
+        case IgnorePattern(span) => ValueParam(IdDef(s"__ignored", span.synthesized), None, isImplicit = false, span)
         case _ => sys.error("impossible: checked above")
       }
       BlockLiteral(Nil, vparams, Nil, body, body.span.synthesized)
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
       val argSpans = patternList.map(_.span)
 
       val vparams: List[ValueParam] = names.zip(argSpans).map { (name, span) =>
-        ValueParam(IdDef(name, span.synthesized), None, span.synthesized)
+        ValueParam(IdDef(name, span.synthesized), None, isImplicit = false, span.synthesized)
       }
       val scrutinees = names.zip(argSpans).map { (name, span) =>
         Var(IdRef(Nil, name, span.synthesized), span.synthesized)
@@ -931,7 +934,7 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
     nonterminal:
       `with` ~> backtrack(idDef() <~ `:`) ~ implementation() match {
         case capabilityName ~ impl =>
-          val capability = capabilityName map { name => BlockParam(name, Some(impl.interface), name.span.synthesized): BlockParam }
+          val capability = capabilityName map { name => BlockParam(name, Some(impl.interface), isImplicit = false, name.span.synthesized): BlockParam }
           Handler(capability.unspan, impl, span())
       }
 
@@ -1284,7 +1287,7 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
               val names = List.tabulate(argSpans.length){ n => s"__arg${n}" }
               BlockLiteral(
                 Nil,
-                names.zip(argSpans).map { (name, span) => ValueParam(IdDef(name, span.synthesized), None, span.synthesized) },
+                names.zip(argSpans).map { (name, span) => ValueParam(IdDef(name, span.synthesized), None, isImplicit = false, span.synthesized) },
                 Nil,
                 Return(
                   Match(
@@ -1654,7 +1657,7 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
 
   def lambdaParams(): (List[Id], List[ValueParam], List[BlockParam]) =
     nonterminal:
-      if isVariable then (Nil, List(ValueParam(idDef(), None, span())), Nil)  else paramsOpt()
+      if isVariable then (Nil, List(ValueParam(idDef(), None, isImplicit=false, span())), Nil)  else paramsOpt()
 
   def params(): (Many[Id], Many[ValueParam], Many[BlockParam]) =
     nonterminal:
@@ -1688,11 +1691,13 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
 
   def valueParam(): ValueParam =
     nonterminal:
-      ValueParam(idDef(), Some(valueTypeAnnotation()), span())
+      val isImplicit = skipIf(`?`)
+      ValueParam(idDef(), Some(valueTypeAnnotation()), isImplicit, span())
 
   def valueParamOpt(): ValueParam =
     nonterminal:
-      ValueParam(idDef(), maybeValueTypeAnnotation(), span())
+      val isImplicit = skipIf(`?`)
+      ValueParam(idDef(), maybeValueTypeAnnotation(), isImplicit, span())
 
   def maybeBlockParams(): Many[BlockParam] =
     nonterminal:
@@ -1712,11 +1717,13 @@ class Parser(tokens: Seq[Token], source: Source) {
 
   def blockParam(): BlockParam =
     nonterminal:
-      BlockParam(idDef(), Some(blockTypeAnnotation()), span())
+      val isImplicit = skipIf(`?`)
+      BlockParam(idDef(), Some(blockTypeAnnotation()), isImplicit, span())
 
   def blockParamOpt(): BlockParam =
     nonterminal:
-      BlockParam(idDef(), when(`:`)(Some(blockType()))(None), span())
+      val isImplicit = skipIf(`?`)
+      BlockParam(idDef(), when(`:`)(Some(blockType()))(None), isImplicit, span())
 
   def maybeValueTypes(): Many[Type] =
     nonterminal: