Fix #8250: Allow Expr.betaReduce to drop type ascriptions.

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/tastyreflect/ReflectionCompilerInterface.scala

@@ -2042,24 +2042,44 @@ class ReflectionCompilerInterface(val rootContext: core.Contexts.Context) extend
     }}
     val argVals = argVals0.reverse
     val argRefs = argRefs0.reverse
-    def rec(fn: Tree): Tree = fn match {
+    def rec(fn: Tree, topAscription: Option[TypeTree]): Tree = fn match {
+      case Typed(expr, tpt) =>
+        // we need to retain any type ascriptions we see and:
+        // a) if we succeed, ascribe the result type of the ascription to the inlined body
+        // b) if we fail, re-ascribe the same type to whatever it was we couldn't inline
+        // note: if you see many nested ascriptions, keep the top one as that's what the enclosing expression expects
+        rec(expr, topAscription.orElse(Some(tpt)))
       case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
         // this case must go before closureDef to avoid dropping the inline node
-        cpy.Inlined(fn)(call, bindings, rec(expansion))
+        cpy.Inlined(fn)(call, bindings, rec(expansion, topAscription))
       case closureDef(ddef) =>
         val paramSyms = ddef.vparamss.head.map(param => param.symbol)
         val paramToVals = paramSyms.zip(argRefs).toMap
-        new TreeTypeMap(
+        val result = new TreeTypeMap(
           oldOwners = ddef.symbol :: Nil,
           newOwners = ctx.owner :: Nil,
           treeMap = tree => paramToVals.get(tree.symbol).map(_.withSpan(tree.span)).getOrElse(tree)
         ).transform(ddef.rhs)
+        topAscription match {
+          case Some(tpt) =>
+            // we assume the ascribed type has an apply that has a MethodType with a single param list (there should be no polys)
+            val methodType = tpt.tpe.member(nme.apply).info.asInstanceOf[MethodType]
+            // result might contain paramrefs, so we substitute them with arg termrefs
+            val resultTypeWithSubst = methodType.resultType.substParams(methodType, argRefs.map(_.tpe))
+            Typed(result, TypeTree(resultTypeWithSubst).withSpan(fn.span)).withSpan(fn.span)
+          case None =>
+            result
+        }
       case tpd.Block(stats, expr) =>
-        seq(stats, rec(expr)).withSpan(fn.span)
+        seq(stats, rec(expr, topAscription)).withSpan(fn.span)
       case _ =>
-        fn.select(nme.apply).appliedToArgs(argRefs).withSpan(fn.span)
+        val maybeAscribed = topAscription match {
+          case Some(tpt) => Typed(fn, tpt).withSpan(fn.span)
+          case None => fn
+        }
+        maybeAscribed.select(nme.apply).appliedToArgs(argRefs).withSpan(fn.span)
     }
-    seq(argVals, rec(fn))
+    seq(argVals, rec(fn, None))
   }
 
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tests/neg-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: tests/neg-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result/Test_2.scala:11:41 ---------------------------
+11 |  val x2: 4   = Macros.betaReduce(dummy1)(3) // error
+   |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |                Found:    Int
+   |                Required: (4 : Int)

tests/neg-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result/Macro_1.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+object Macros {
+  inline def betaReduce[Arg,Result](inline fn: Arg=>Result)(inline arg: Arg): Result =
+    ${ betaReduceImpl('{ fn })('{ arg }) }
+
+  def betaReduceImpl[Arg,Result](fn: Expr[Arg=>Result])(arg: Expr[Arg])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[Result] =
+    Expr.betaReduce(fn)(arg)
+}
+

tests/neg-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result/Test_2.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+object Test {
+
+  inline def dummy1: Int => Int =
+    (i: Int) => i + 1
+
+  inline def dummy2: Int => Int =
+    (i: Int) => ???
+
+  val x1: Int = Macros.betaReduce(dummy1)(3)
+  val x2: 4   = Macros.betaReduce(dummy1)(3) // error
+}
+

tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+compile-time: 4
+run-time: 4
+compile-time: 1
+run-time: 1
+run-time: 5

tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result/Macro_1.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+object Macros {
+  inline def betaReduce[Arg,Result](inline fn : Arg=>Result)(inline arg: Arg): Result =
+    ${ betaReduceImpl('{ fn })('{ arg }) }
+
+  def betaReduceImpl[Arg,Result](fn: Expr[Arg=>Result])(arg: Expr[Arg])(using qctx : QuoteContext): Expr[Result] =
+    Expr.betaReduce(fn)(arg)
+
+  inline def betaReduceAdd1[Arg](inline fn: Arg=>Int)(inline arg: Arg): Int =
+    ${ betaReduceAdd1Impl('{ fn })('{ arg }) }
+
+  def betaReduceAdd1Impl[Arg](fn: Expr[Arg=>Int])(arg: Expr[Arg])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[Int] =
+    '{ ${ Expr.betaReduce(fn)(arg) } + 1 }
+}
+

tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result/Test_2.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import scala.compiletime._
+
+object Test {
+
+  inline def dummy1: Int => Int =
+    (i: Int) => i + 1
+
+  inline def dummy2: (i: Int) => i.type =
+    (i: Int) => i
+
+  inline def dummy3: Int => Int =
+    (i: Int) => ???
+
+  inline def dummy4: Int => Int =
+    ???
+
+  def main(argv : Array[String]) : Unit = {
+    println(code"compile-time: ${Macros.betaReduce(dummy1)(3)}")
+    println(s"run-time: ${Macros.betaReduce(dummy1)(3)}")
+    println(code"compile-time: ${Macros.betaReduce(dummy2)(1)}")
+    // paramrefs have to be properly substituted in this case
+    println(s"run-time: ${Macros.betaReduce(dummy2)(1)}")
+
+    // ensure the inlined ??? is ascribed type Int so this compiles
+    def throwsNotImplemented1 = Macros.betaReduceAdd1(dummy3)(4)
+    // ensure we handle cases where the (non-inlineable) function itself needs ascribing
+    def throwsNotImplemented2 = Macros.betaReduce(dummy4)(6)
+
+    // make sure paramref types work when inlining is not possible
+    println(s"run-time: ${Macros.betaReduce(Predef.identity)(5)}")
+  }
+}
+