Specification

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Variables

Variable declarations

const x: number = 2
const y: string = 2
const z: object = 4

Type 2 is not assignable to type string
Type 4 is not assignable to type object

Variable assignment constraints

let x: number = 3
x = "not a number"

Type "not a number" is not assignable to type number

Variable references

const a = 3
const b: string = a

Type 3 is not assignable to type string

Variable updates registered

let a = 2
a = "not a number"
let b: number = a

Type "not a number" is not assignable to type number

Variable references does not exist

const a = c

Could not find variable c in scope

Variable declared twice

const a = 2
{
	const a = 3;
	a satisfies 3;
}
a satisfies 2;
const a = 3;

Cannot redeclare variable a

Un-intialised variables are undefined

Might be a usage warning at some point

let b;
b satisfies string;

Expected string, found undefined

Generic types

Generic interface

interface Wrapper<T> {
	internal: T
}

const my_wrapped: Wrapper<number> = { internal: "hi" }

Type { internal: "hi" } is not assignable to type Wrapper<number>

Array property checking

const numbers1: Array<number> = [1, 2, "3"]
const numbers2: Array<string> = ["hi", "3"]

Type [1, 2, "3"] is not assignable to type Array<number>

Function checking

Type of parameter

function func(a: number) {
	a satisfies string
}

Expected string, found number

(simple) return type checking

function func(): string {
	return 2
}

Cannot return 2 because the function is expected to return string

Inferred return type

function func() {
	return 2
}
func satisfies () => string

Expected () => string, found () => 2

Generic type argument restriction

function map<T, U>(a: T, b: (t: T) => U) {
	return b(a)
}

map(2, Math.sin)
map("string", Math.sin)

Argument of type "string" is not assignable to parameter of type number

Because Math.sin set T to number

Parameters are always considered generic

function id(a) {
	return a
}

const d: 3 = id(2)

Type 2 is not assignable to type 3

Type checking basic function types

function func(a: string, b: number): boolean {
	return true
}
func satisfies (a: string, b: number) => boolean;
func satisfies (a: string, b: number) => string;
func satisfies (a: number, b: number) => boolean;

Expected (a: string, b: number) => string, found (a: string, b: number) => true
Expected (a: number, b: number) => boolean, found (a: string, b: number) => true

Function that throws returns never

function myThrow() {
	throw "err!"
}

myThrow satisfies string;

Expected string, found () => never

Return generics mismatch

function getSecond1<T, U>(p1: T, p2: U): U {
    return p1
}

function getSecond2<T, U>(p1: T, p2: U): U {
    return p2
}

Cannot return T because the function is expected to return U

Use of generics in function body

function setFirst1<T, U>(a: T, b: U) {
	const a2: T = a;
}

function setFirst2<T, U>(a: T, b: U) {
	const a2: U = a;
}

Type T is not assignable to type U

Generics as property

function createObject1<T, U>(a: T, b: U): { a: T, b: U } {
	return { a, b }
}

function createObject2<T, U>(a: T, b: U): { a: U, b: U } {
	return { a, b }
}

Cannot return { a: T, b: U } because the function is expected to return { a: U, b: U }

Expected parameter from variable declaration

Technically works with inference but this method should be less overhead + produce better positioned errors

const x: (a: string) => number = a => a.to;

No property 'to' on string

Function calling

Argument type against parameter

function func(a: number) {}
func("not a number")

Argument of type "not a number" is not assignable to parameter of type number

Generic type argument parameter

function func<T>(a: T) {}
func<number>("not a number")

Argument of type "not a number" is not assignable to parameter of type number

Get value of property on parameter

function getA(obj: { a: string }) {
	return obj.a
}

const d: 3 = getA({ a: "hi" })

Type "hi" is not assignable to type 3

Missing argument

function func(p1: number, p2: string) {}

func(4)

Missing argument

Excess argument

function func(p1: number) {}

func(4, "extra")

Excess argument

Calling non-callable

const x = "hi"
x()

Cannot call type "hi"

Calling higher order function

function addTwoToResult(func: (n: number) => number) {
	return func(4) + 2
}

addTwoToResult((a: number) => a * 4) satisfies 5

Expected 5, found 18

Calling higher order function that is constant

function call(func: (n: number) => number) {
	return func(9)
}

call(Math.sqrt) satisfies 2

Expected 2, found 3

This in object literal

const obj = {
	a: 4,
	getA(this: { a: any }) {
		return this.a
	}
}

obj.a = 5;
obj.getA() satisfies 6;

Expected 6, found 5

This passed around

function getToUpperCase(s: string) {
	return s.toUpperCase
}

(getToUpperCase("hi")() satisfies "HEY")

Expected "HEY", found "HI"

Closures

Reading variable

function kestrel(a) {
    return function (_b) {
        return a
    }
}

kestrel(3)(2) satisfies 4

Expected 4, found 3

Nesting

function kestrel2(a) {
    return _b => _c => a
}

kestrel2(3)(2)(6) satisfies 4

Expected 4, found 3

Carry across objects

function magicNumber(a: number) {
    return {
		plusOne() { return a + 1 },
		doubled() { return 2 * a }
	}
}

const myNumber = magicNumber(4);
myNumber.plusOne() satisfies 5
myNumber.doubled() satisfies 6

Expected 6, found 8

Stateful

function myClosure(a) {
    return {
		getValue() { return a },
		setValue(b) { a = b }
	}
}

const value = myClosure(4);
value.getValue() satisfies 4;
value.setValue(10);
value.getValue() satisfies 6

Expected 6, found 10

Effects

Side effects of functions. Registered internally as Events

Assignment to free variable

let a: number = 0
function func() {
	a = 4;
	// Important that subsequent reads use the new value, not the same free variable
	a satisfies 4;
}

func()
let b: 2 = a

Type 4 is not assignable to type 2

Assignment from parameter

let a: number = 0
function func(c: number) {
	a = c
}

func(4)
let b: 2 = a

Type 4 is not assignable to type 2

Free variable property update object inside function

const obj: { a: number } = { a: 2 }
function func(value: number) {
	obj.a = value
}

obj.a satisfies 2
func(4)
obj.a satisfies 3

Expected 3, found 4

Constant call and operation with a parameter

An example of the generic constructor type (namely call and operation)

function sinPlusB(a: number, b: number) {
	return Math.floor(a) + b
}

sinPlusB(100.22, 5) satisfies 8

Expected 8, found 105

Effects carry through dependent calls

let a: number = 2
function runFunctionTwice(func: () => void) {
	func()
	func()
}

a satisfies 2
runFunctionTwice(() => { a++ })
a satisfies string

Expected string, found 4

Updates recognised inside of events

let a: number = 2
function runFunctionTwice(func: () => void): number {
	func()
	const b = a
	func()
	return b;
}

a satisfies 2
const out = runFunctionTwice(() => { a++ });
a satisfies 4
out satisfies string

Expected string, found 3

TDZ from free variable (across function)

function getX() {
    return x
}

(getX satisfies () => number);

getX();

let x: number = 5;

Variable x used before declaration

Assignment to union

Solves the common subtyping issue between read and write properties

let myObject: { a: number } = { a: 4 }

function setAtoString(someObject: { a: number | string }) {
    someObject.a = "hi";
}

setAtoString({ a: 6 });
setAtoString(myObject);

Error could be better. Full one contains labels with more information

Assignment mismatch

Mutating an object by a function

This is where the object loses its constant-ness

function doThingWithCallback(callback: (obj: { x: number }) => any) {
    const obj: { x: number } = { x: 8 };
    callback(obj);
    (obj.x satisfies 8);
    return obj;
}

const object = doThingWithCallback((obj: { x: number }) => obj.x = 2);
(object.x satisfies string);

Expected 8, found number
Expected string, found 2

Assigning to parameter observed via effect

function add_property(obj: { prop: number }) {
    obj.prop += 2;
}

const obj = { prop: 4 };
add_property(obj);
(obj.prop satisfies 8);

Expected 8, found 6

Constant evaluation

Arithmetic

const x: 4 = 2 + 3
const y: 6 = 2 * 3
const z: 8 = (2 * 3) - 2

Type 5 is not assignable to type 4
Type 4 is not assignable to type 8

Bitwise arithmetic

const x: 2 = 2 & 3
const y: 6 = 2 ^ 7
const z: 14 = 8 | 4

Type 5 is not assignable to type 6
Type 12 is not assignable to type 14

Logical operators

const x: 2 = 3 && 2
const y: 6 = 3 && false
const z: false = true || 4

Type false is not assignable to type 6
Type true is not assignable to type false

Equality

(4 === 2) satisfies true;
(4 !== 2) satisfies string;

Expected true, found false
Expected string, found true

Inequality

(Math.PI > 3) satisfies true;
(4 < 2) satisfies true;
(4 > 2) satisfies number;
(2 >= 2) satisfies string;

Expected true, found false
Expected number, found true
Expected string, found true

String operations (constant functions can use `this`)

"hi".toUpperCase() satisfies number

Expected number, found "HI"

Math operations

Math.cos(0) satisfies 0;
Math.sqrt(16) satisfies 1;
Math.floor(723.22) satisfies 2

Expected 0, found 1
Expected 1, found 4
Expected 2, found 723

Updating assignments

let a = 5, b = 6;
a++;
a satisfies 4;
b *= 4;
b satisfies 23;

Expected 4, found 6
Expected 23, found 24

Objects

Property exists

let my_obj = { a: 3 }
const a = my_obj.a
const b = my_obj.b

No property 'b' on { a: 3 }

Property updates registered

let my_obj = { a: 3 }
my_obj.a = 4
let b: 3 = my_obj.a

Type 4 is not assignable to type 3

Property references

const my_obj = { a: 2 }
const three: 3 = my_obj.a

Type 2 is not assignable to type 3

Object property constraints

const my_obj: { a: number } = { a: 2 }
my_obj.a = "not a number"

Type "not a number" does not meet property constraint number

Objects checks

const my_obj: { b: 3 } = { a: 2 }

Type { a: 2 } is not assignable to type { b: 3 }

Getters

let global = 0;
const object = {
	get getValue() {
		return global++
	},
}

object.getValue satisfies string
object.getValue satisfies boolean

Also test that side effects work here

Expected string, found 0
Expected boolean, found 1

Object spread

const obj1 = { a: 2, b: 3 };
const obj2 = { b: 4, ...obj1, a: 6 };

obj2.b satisfies 100;
obj2.a satisfies boolean;

Expected 100, found 3
Expected boolean, found 6

Array pushing and pop-ing

TODO maybe separate

const x = [1]
x.push("hi")
x[1] satisfies 3
x.length satisfies 4;
x.pop() satisfies "hi";
x.length satisfies 1;

Expected 3, found "hi"
Expected 4, found 2

Functions create objects

function newObject() {
	return { prop: 2 }
}

const a = newObject(), b = newObject();
const c = a;
(a === c) satisfies false;
(a === b) satisfies string;

Expected false, found true
Expected string, found false

Set property with key

const obj = { a: 2 }

function setProperty(key: string, value) {
	obj[key] = value;
}

setProperty("b", 6)
obj satisfies string;

Expected string, found { a: 2, b: 6 }

Delete properties

const x = { a: 2, b: 3 }
delete x.b;
const b = x.b;

No property 'b' on { a: 2 }

Control flow

Resolving conditional

function isNegative(x: number) {
	return x < 0 ? "negative" : "positive"
}
isNegative(-4) satisfies number
isNegative(4) satisfies boolean

Expected number, found "negative"
Expected boolean, found "positive"

Conclusive conditional update

let a: number = 0
function conditional(v: string) {
	if (v === "value") {
		a++
	}
}
conditional("x")
a satisfies 2
conditional("value")
a satisfies 3

Expected 2, found 0
Expected 3, found 1

Inconclusive conditional update

declare var value: string;
let a: string | number = 0;

function conditional(v: string) {
	if (v === "value") {
		a = "hi"
	}
}
conditional(value);
a satisfies string

Expected string, found "hi" | 0

If else

function print_number(value: number) {
    if (value === 0) {
        return "zero"
    } else if (value === 1) {
        return "one"
    } else {
        return "some number"
    }
}

print_number(0) satisfies "zero"
print_number(0) satisfies "some number"
print_number(1) satisfies "ONE"
print_number(100) satisfies "100"
print_number(-1) satisfies "TWO"

Expected "some number", found "zero"
Expected "ONE", found "one"
Expected "100", found "some number"
Expected "TWO", found "some number"

Operator short circuiting

let a: number = 0
const func = condition => condition || ++a;

func(true);
a satisfies 0;
func(false) satisfies 1;
a satisfies 2;

Expected 2, found 1

Conditional assignment

let a = false, b = 4;
a ||= b++;
a satisfies 3;
b ||= (b = 10);
b satisfies string;

Expected 3, found 4
Expected string, found 5

Conditional return type inference

function func(a: boolean) {
	if (a) {
		return 2
	}
}

func satisfies (a: boolean) => 5;

Expected (a: boolean) => 5, found (a: boolean) => 2 | undefined

Iteration

While loop unrolling

let a = 1;
let i = 0;
while (i < 5) {
    a *= 2;
    i++;
}

(a satisfies 8);

Expected 8, found 32

While loop event in the condition

let a = 1;
let i = 0;
while (i++ < 5) {
    a *= 2;
}

(a satisfies 8);

Expected 8, found 32

Do while loop

let a = 0;
do {
    a++
} while (a < 3)

(a satisfies 8);

Expected 8, found 3

For loop with initialiser and condition

let a: string = "";
for (let i: number = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    a = a + i;
}

(a satisfies number)

Expected number, found "0123456789"

While loop with unknown number of iterations

declare let i: number;
let a: number = 0;
while (a < i) {
    a++;
}

(a satisfies string)

Expected string, found number

Important that type is widened to 'number' (think it is an open poly in this case)

While loop unrolling as an effect

function loop(n: number, c: string) {
    let a: string = c;
    let i: number = 0;
    while (i++ < n) {
        a += c
    }
    return a
}

(loop(10, "!") satisfies number);

Expected number, found "!!!!!!!!!!"

Break in a while loop

let a = 2;
let i = 0;
while (i++ < 10) {
    a *= 2;
    if (a > 5) {
        break;
    }
}

(a satisfies 2);

Expected 2, found 8

Continue in a while loop

With the continue the update to a only happens on even runs (5 times)

let a = 2;
let i = 0;
while (i++ < 10) {
    if (i % 2) {
        continue;
    }
    a *= 2;
}

(a satisfies 2);

Expected 2, found 64

Statements, declarations and expressions

Some of these are part of synthesis, rather than checking

Interfaces

interface X {
	a: string,
	b: boolean
}

const x: X = { a: 2, b: false }

Type { a: 2, b: false } is not assignable to type X

Type aliases

type MyNumber = number;
"hi" satisfies MyNumber;
4 satisfies MyNumber

Expected MyNumber, found "hi"

Declare variable

declare var global_number: number
const my_number: string = global_number

Type number is not assignable to type string

(untagged) Template literal

const name = "Ben";
`Hello ${name}` satisfies "Hi Ben"

Expected "Hi Ben", found "Hello Ben"

In operator

const obj = { a: 2 };
("a" in obj) satisfies string;
("b" in obj) satisfies true;

Expected string, found true
Expected true, found false

Type of mathematical operator

declare var x: number;
(x * 2) satisfies string

Expected string, found number

Type of equality operators

declare var x: number;
(x < 4) satisfies string;
(x === 4) satisfies Math;

Expected string, found boolean
Expected Math, found boolean

Type of logical operators

declare var x: number, y: boolean;
(x && y) satisfies string;

Expected string, found boolean | number

Object literal (constant) computed key

const y = { ["EZNO".toLowerCase()]: 7 }
y.ezno satisfies 3

Expected 3, found 7

Shorthand object literal

const x = 2
const y = { x }
y.x satisfies 3

Expected 3, found 2

Array destructuring

const array = [1, 2, 3]
const [a, b] = array
a satisfies 1; b satisfies string;

Expected string, found 2

Object destructuring

const object = { a: 1, b: 2 }
const { a, b } = object
a satisfies 1; b satisfies string;

Expected string, found 2

Nested object destructuring

const object = { a: { b: { c: 2 } } }
const { a: { b: { c: d } } } = object
d satisfies 1;

Expected 1, found 2

Try-catch and throw

try {
	throw 2
} catch (err) {
	err satisfies string
}

Expected string, found 2

Throw effects carry through

function throwType(a) {
	throw a
}

try {
	throwType(3)
} catch (err) {
	err satisfies string
}

Expected string, found 3

Interface merging

interface X {
	a: string,
	b: boolean
}

{
	interface X {
		c: number
	}
	
	const x: X = { a: "field", b: false, c: false }
	const y: X = { a: "field", b: false, c: 2 }
}

Type { a: "field", b: false, c: false } is not assignable to type X

Interfaces do not merge with aliases

type X = { a: string }

{
	interface X {
		b: number
	}

	const x: X = { b: 3 } // Don't require 'a' here <-
	const y: X = { b: "NaN" }
}

Type { b: "NaN" } is not assignable to type X

TDZ in statements

let x = y;

let y = 2;

Variable y used before declaration

Classes

Constructor

class X {
	constructor(value) {
		this.value = value
	}
}

const x = new X(4)
x.value satisfies string

Expected string, found 4

Property keys

Property keys are synthesised once and their effects are once (as opposed to their value)

let global: number = 0;
class X {
	[global++] = "b";
}
global satisfies 0;
(new X)[0] satisfies "a";
(new X, new X);
global satisfies string;

Expected 0, found 1
Expected "a", found "b"
Expected string, found 1

Properties

let global: number = 0;

class X {
	property = ++global;
}

(new X()).property satisfies string;
(new X()).property satisfies 2;
(new X()).property satisfies boolean;

Expected string, found 1
Expected boolean, found 3

Class methods

class X {
	constructor(value) {
		this.value = value
	}

	getObject(this: { value: any }, b) {
		return { a: this.value, b }
	}
}

const x = new X(4)
x.getObject(2) satisfies string

Expected string, found { a: 4, b: 2 }

Automatic class constructor

class X {
	a = 2
}

(new X).a satisfies 3

Expected 3, found 2

Static class property

class X {
	static a = 2
}

X.a satisfies 3

Expected 3, found 2

Types

Non existent type

type X = number;
const a: Y = 2;

Cannot find type Y

Type has no generics

type X = number;
const a: X<number> = 2;

Type 'X' has no generic parameters

Type alias with type parameters

type X<T> = T;

(2 satisfies X<string>);

Expected string, found 2

Type annotation missing type arguments

type X<T> = T;

(2 satisfies X);

Type X requires type arguments

Property on an or type

function getProp(obj: { prop: 3 } | { prop: 2 }) {
	return obj.prop
}

getProp satisfies string

Expected string, found (obj: { prop: 3 } | { prop: 2 }) => 3 | 2

Generic extends

function getA<T extends { a: string }>(p: T) {
    return p.a
}

getA({ p: 2 })

Argument of type { p: 2 } is not assignable to parameter of type T

I think reasons contains more information

Function subtyping

// Perfectly fine
const x: (a: number) => string = (a: 4) => "hi"
// Bad
const y: (a: 4) => string = (a: number) => "hi"

Type (a: number) => "hi" is not assignable to type (a: 4) => string

I think reasons contains more information

Indexing into (fixed) type

interface ThePrimitives {
	a: number,
	b: string,
	c: boolean
}

(2 satisfies ThePrimitives["b"]);

Expected string, found 2

Indexing into (generic) type

function getProp<T extends { prop: string, other: string }>(t: T): T["prop"] {
	return t.other
}

function getOther<T extends { prop: string, other: string }>(t: T): T["other"] {
	return t.other
}

Cannot return T["other"] because the function is expected to return T["prop"]

Index into dependent array

function getFirst(array: number[]) {
    return array[0]
}

(getFirst satisfies boolean);

Expected boolean, found (array: Array<number>) => number | undefined

Index into dependent string

function getSecondCharacter(s: string) {
    return s[1]
}

(getSecondCharacter satisfies boolean);
(getSecondCharacter("string") satisfies "b");

Expected boolean, found (s: string) => string | undefined
Expected "b", found "t"

Index into string

("something"[2] satisfies number);

Expected number, found "m"

Prototypes

Set prototype

const x = { a: 3 };
Object.setPrototypeOf(x, { a: 5, b: 2 });
x.a satisfies 3;
x.b satisfies string;

Expected string, found 2

Get prototype

const x = { a: 3 };
const p = { b: 2 }
Object.setPrototypeOf(x, p);
const p_of_x = Object.getPrototypeOf(x);
// ('a' in p_of_x.a) satisfies false;
p === p_of_x satisfies string;

Expected string, found true

Imports and exports

Import and export named

also imports work with and without extensions

import { PI } from "./constants.ts";
import { PI as otherPI, "non identifier" as a } from "./other";

PI satisfies string;
otherPI satisfies boolean;
a satisfies 8;

// in constants.ts
export const PI = 4;

// in other.ts
export const PI = 22 / 7;
const private = 2;
export { private as "non identifier" }

Expected string, found 4
Expected boolean, found 3.142857142857143
Expected 8, found 2

Imports are constant

import { PI } from "./constants";
PI += 2;

// in constants.ts
export let PI = 4;

Cannot assign to constant

Import default

import PI from "./pi";
PI satisfies string;

// in pi.ts
export default 4;

Expected string, found 4

Import type

import { MyNumber } from "./types";
2 satisfies MyNumber;

// in types.ts
export type MyNumber = string;

Expected MyNumber, found 2

Export let

import { counter, incrementCounter } from "./mutable";

counter satisfies string;
incrementCounter();
counter satisfies 3;
incrementCounter();
counter satisfies string;

// in mutable.ts
export let counter = 2;
export function incrementCounter() {
	counter++
}

Expected string, found 2
Expected string, found 4

Import star

import * as the from "./many";

the satisfies string;

// in many.ts
export const a = 2, b = 3, c = 4;

Expected string, found { a: 2, b: 3, c: 4 }

Import from non existent file

import { a } from "./two";

console.log(a.prop);

// in one.ts
export const a = 2;

Cannot find file

Import where export does not exist

import { a } from "./export";

console.log(a.prop);

// in export.ts
export const b = 2;

a not exported from ./export

Import from invalid file

import { a } from "./export";

console.log(a.prop);

// in export.ts
export default const x = 2;

Expected SemiColon found x

Only synthesis module once

import { a } from "./export1";
import { b } from "./export2";

(a === b) satisfies string;

// in export1.ts
export { the as a } from "./base"

// in export2.ts
export { the as b } from "./base"

// in base.ts
export const the = ((4 satisfies 1),3);

Expected 1, found 4
Expected string, found true

The fact the Expected 1, found 4 only occurs once means that the module was only synthesised once

Use export in scope

export const x = 2;
x satisfies 3;

Expected 3, found 2

Imports don't leak non exports

import { x } from "./exports"
console.log(y)

// in exports.ts
export const x = 2;
const y = "122LH"

Could not find variable y in scope

Import side effect

Don't take this as permission to do this

import { x } from "./export";
import "./side_effect";

x satisfies number;

// in side_effect.ts
import { x } from "./export";

x satisfies string;

x.b = x.a + 2;

// in export.ts
export const x = { a: 2 };

Expected string, found { a: 2 }
Expected number, found { a: 2, b: 4 }

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