checker.ts

/// <reference path="types.ts"/>
/// <reference path="core.ts"/>
/// <reference path="scanner.ts"/>
/// <reference path="parser.ts"/>
/// <reference path="binder.ts"/>
/// <reference path="emitter.ts"/>

module ts {

    var nextSymbolId = 1;
    var nextNodeId = 1;
    var nextMergeId = 1;

    export function getDeclarationOfKind(symbol: Symbol, kind: SyntaxKind): Declaration {
        var declarations = symbol.declarations;
        for (var i = 0; i < declarations.length; i++) {
            var declaration = declarations[i];
            if (declaration.kind === kind) {
                return declaration;
            }
        }

        return undefined;
    }

    export interface StringSymbolWriter extends SymbolWriter {
        string(): string;
    }

    // Pool writers to avoid needing to allocate them for every symbol we write.
    var stringWriters: StringSymbolWriter[] = [];
    export function getSingleLineStringWriter(): StringSymbolWriter {
        if (stringWriters.length == 0) {
            var str = "";

            var writeText: (text: string) => void = text => str += text;
            return {
                string: () => str,
                writeKeyword: writeText,
                writeOperator: writeText,
                writePunctuation: writeText,
                writeSpace: writeText,
                writeStringLiteral: writeText,
                writeParameter: writeText,
                writeSymbol: writeText,

                // Completely ignore indentation for string writers.  And map newlines to
                // a single space.
                writeLine: () => str += " ",
                increaseIndent: () => { },
                decreaseIndent: () => { },
                clear: () => str = "",
                trackSymbol: () => { }
            };
        }

        return stringWriters.pop();
    }

    /// fullTypeCheck denotes if this instance of the typechecker will be used to get semantic diagnostics.
    /// If fullTypeCheck === true,  then the typechecker should do every possible check to produce all errors
    /// If fullTypeCheck === false, the typechecker can take shortcuts and skip checks that only produce errors.
    /// NOTE: checks that somehow affect decisions being made during typechecking should be executed in both cases.
    export function createTypeChecker(program: Program, fullTypeCheck: boolean): TypeChecker {

        var Symbol = objectAllocator.getSymbolConstructor();
        var Type = objectAllocator.getTypeConstructor();
        var Signature = objectAllocator.getSignatureConstructor();

        var typeCount = 0;

        var emptyArray: any[] = [];
        var emptySymbols: SymbolTable = {};

        var compilerOptions = program.getCompilerOptions();

        var checker: TypeChecker = {
            getProgram: () => program,
            getDiagnostics: getDiagnostics,
            getGlobalDiagnostics: getGlobalDiagnostics,
            getNodeCount: () => sum(program.getSourceFiles(), "nodeCount"),
            getIdentifierCount: () => sum(program.getSourceFiles(), "identifierCount"),
            getSymbolCount: () => sum(program.getSourceFiles(), "symbolCount"),
            getTypeCount: () => typeCount,
            checkProgram: checkProgram,
            emitFiles: invokeEmitter,
            getParentOfSymbol: getParentOfSymbol,
            getTypeOfSymbol: getTypeOfSymbol,
            getPropertiesOfType: getPropertiesOfType,
            getPropertyOfType: getPropertyOfType,
            getSignaturesOfType: getSignaturesOfType,
            getIndexTypeOfType: getIndexTypeOfType,
            getReturnTypeOfSignature: getReturnTypeOfSignature,
            getSymbolsInScope: getSymbolsInScope,
            getSymbolInfo: getSymbolInfo,
            getTypeOfNode: getTypeOfNode,
            typeToString: typeToString,
            getSymbolDisplayBuilder: getSymbolDisplayBuilder,
            symbolToString: symbolToString,
            getAugmentedPropertiesOfType: getAugmentedPropertiesOfType,
            getRootSymbols: getRootSymbols,
            getContextualType: getContextualType,
            getFullyQualifiedName: getFullyQualifiedName,
            getResolvedSignature: getResolvedSignature,
            getEnumMemberValue: getEnumMemberValue,
            isValidPropertyAccess: isValidPropertyAccess,
            getSignatureFromDeclaration: getSignatureFromDeclaration,
            isImplementationOfOverload: isImplementationOfOverload,
            getAliasedSymbol: resolveImport,
            isUndefinedSymbol: symbol => symbol === undefinedSymbol,
            isArgumentsSymbol: symbol => symbol === argumentsSymbol,
            hasEarlyErrors: hasEarlyErrors
        };

        var undefinedSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient, "undefined");
        var argumentsSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient, "arguments");
        var unknownSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient, "unknown");
        var resolvingSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Transient, "__resolving__");

        var anyType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Any, "any");
        var stringType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.String, "string");
        var numberType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Number, "number");
        var booleanType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Boolean, "boolean");
        var voidType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Void, "void");
        var undefinedType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Undefined, "undefined");
        var nullType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Null, "null");
        var unknownType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Any, "unknown");
        var resolvingType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Any, "__resolving__");

        var emptyObjectType = createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, undefined, undefined);
        var anyFunctionType = createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, undefined, undefined);
        var noConstraintType = createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, undefined, undefined);

        var anySignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, emptyArray, anyType, 0, false, false);
        var unknownSignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, emptyArray, unknownType, 0, false, false);

        var globals: SymbolTable = {};

        var globalArraySymbol: Symbol;

        var globalObjectType: ObjectType;
        var globalFunctionType: ObjectType;
        var globalArrayType: ObjectType;
        var globalStringType: ObjectType;
        var globalNumberType: ObjectType;
        var globalBooleanType: ObjectType;
        var globalRegExpType: ObjectType;

        var tupleTypes: Map<TupleType> = {};
        var unionTypes: Map<UnionType> = {};
        var stringLiteralTypes: Map<StringLiteralType> = {};
        var emitExtends = false;

        var mergedSymbols: Symbol[] = [];
        var symbolLinks: SymbolLinks[] = [];
        var nodeLinks: NodeLinks[] = [];
        var potentialThisCollisions: Node[] = [];

        var diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = [];
        var diagnosticsModified: boolean = false;

        function addDiagnostic(diagnostic: Diagnostic) {
            diagnostics.push(diagnostic);
            diagnosticsModified = true;
        }

        function error(location: Node, message: DiagnosticMessage, arg0?: any, arg1?: any, arg2?: any): void {
            var diagnostic = location
                ? createDiagnosticForNode(location, message, arg0, arg1, arg2)
                : createCompilerDiagnostic(message, arg0, arg1, arg2);
            addDiagnostic(diagnostic);
        }

        function createSymbol(flags: SymbolFlags, name: string): Symbol {
            return new Symbol(flags, name);
        }

        function getExcludedSymbolFlags(flags: SymbolFlags): SymbolFlags {
            var result: SymbolFlags = 0;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable) result |= SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariableExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.FunctionScopedVariable) result |= SymbolFlags.FunctionScopedVariableExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Property) result |= SymbolFlags.PropertyExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.EnumMember) result |= SymbolFlags.EnumMemberExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Function) result |= SymbolFlags.FunctionExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Class) result |= SymbolFlags.ClassExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) result |= SymbolFlags.InterfaceExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Enum) result |= SymbolFlags.EnumExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.ValueModule) result |= SymbolFlags.ValueModuleExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Method) result |= SymbolFlags.MethodExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.GetAccessor) result |= SymbolFlags.GetAccessorExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.SetAccessor) result |= SymbolFlags.SetAccessorExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) result |= SymbolFlags.TypeParameterExcludes;
            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Import) result |= SymbolFlags.ImportExcludes;
            return result;
        }

        function recordMergedSymbol(target: Symbol, source: Symbol) {
            if (!source.mergeId) source.mergeId = nextMergeId++;
            mergedSymbols[source.mergeId] = target;
        }

        function cloneSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            var result = createSymbol(symbol.flags | SymbolFlags.Merged, symbol.name);
            result.declarations = symbol.declarations.slice(0);
            result.parent = symbol.parent;
            if (symbol.valueDeclaration) result.valueDeclaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
            if (symbol.members) result.members = cloneSymbolTable(symbol.members);
            if (symbol.exports) result.exports = cloneSymbolTable(symbol.exports);
            recordMergedSymbol(result, symbol);
            return result;
        }

        function extendSymbol(target: Symbol, source: Symbol) {
            if (!(target.flags & getExcludedSymbolFlags(source.flags))) {
                target.flags |= source.flags;
                if (!target.valueDeclaration && source.valueDeclaration) target.valueDeclaration = source.valueDeclaration;
                forEach(source.declarations, node => {
                    target.declarations.push(node);
                });
                if (source.members) {
                    if (!target.members) target.members = {};
                    extendSymbolTable(target.members, source.members);
                }
                if (source.exports) {
                    if (!target.exports) target.exports = {};
                    extendSymbolTable(target.exports, source.exports);
                }
                recordMergedSymbol(target, source);
            }
            else {
                var message = target.flags & SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable || source.flags & SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable
                     ? Diagnostics.Cannot_redeclare_block_scoped_variable_0 : Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_0;
                forEach(source.declarations, node => {
                    error(node.name ? node.name : node, message, symbolToString(source));
                });
                forEach(target.declarations, node => {
                    error(node.name ? node.name : node, message, symbolToString(source));
                });
            }
        }

        function cloneSymbolTable(symbolTable: SymbolTable): SymbolTable {
            var result: SymbolTable = {};
            for (var id in symbolTable) {
                if (hasProperty(symbolTable, id)) {
                    result[id] = symbolTable[id];
                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        function extendSymbolTable(target: SymbolTable, source: SymbolTable) {
            for (var id in source) {
                if (hasProperty(source, id)) {
                    if (!hasProperty(target, id)) {
                        target[id] = source[id];
                    }
                    else {
                        var symbol = target[id];
                        if (!(symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Merged)) {
                            target[id] = symbol = cloneSymbol(symbol);
                        }
                        extendSymbol(symbol, source[id]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function getSymbolLinks(symbol: Symbol): SymbolLinks {
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Transient) return <TransientSymbol>symbol;
            if (!symbol.id) symbol.id = nextSymbolId++;
            return symbolLinks[symbol.id] || (symbolLinks[symbol.id] = {});
        }

        function getNodeLinks(node: Node): NodeLinks {
            if (!node.id) node.id = nextNodeId++;
            return nodeLinks[node.id] || (nodeLinks[node.id] = {});
        }

        function getSourceFile(node: Node): SourceFile {
            return <SourceFile>getAncestor(node, SyntaxKind.SourceFile);
        }

        function isGlobalSourceFile(node: Node) {
            return node.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile && !isExternalModule(<SourceFile>node);
        }

        function getSymbol(symbols: SymbolTable, name: string, meaning: SymbolFlags): Symbol {
            if (meaning && hasProperty(symbols, name)) {
                var symbol = symbols[name];
                Debug.assert((symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) === 0, "Should never get an instantiated symbol here.");
                if (symbol.flags & meaning) {
                    return symbol;
                }

                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                    var target = resolveImport(symbol);
                    // unknown symbol will mean that there were reported error during import resolution
                    // treat it as positive answer to avoid cascading errors
                    if (target === unknownSymbol || target.flags & meaning) {
                        return symbol;
                    }
                }
            }

            // return undefined if we can't find a symbol.
        }

        // Resolve a given name for a given meaning at a given location. An error is reported if the name was not found and
        // the nameNotFoundMessage argument is not undefined. Returns the resolved symbol, or undefined if no symbol with
        // the given name can be found.
        function resolveName(location: Node, name: string, meaning: SymbolFlags, nameNotFoundMessage: DiagnosticMessage, nameArg: string | Identifier): Symbol {

            var result: Symbol;
            var lastLocation: Node;
            var propertyWithInvalidInitializer: Node;
            var errorLocation = location;

            loop: while (location) {
                // Locals of a source file are not in scope (because they get merged into the global symbol table)
                if (location.locals && !isGlobalSourceFile(location)) {
                    if (result = getSymbol(location.locals, name, meaning)) {
                        break loop;
                    }
                }
                switch (location.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                        if (!isExternalModule(<SourceFile>location)) break;
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                        if (result = getSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(location).exports, name, meaning & SymbolFlags.ModuleMember)) {
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                        if (result = getSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(location).exports, name, meaning & SymbolFlags.EnumMember)) {
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.Property:
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.4.1
                        // Initializer expressions for instance member variables are evaluated in the scope 
                        // of the class constructor body but are not permitted to reference parameters or 
                        // local variables of the constructor. This effectively means that entities from outer scopes 
                        // by the same name as a constructor parameter or local variable are inaccessible 
                        // in initializer expressions for instance member variables.
                        if (location.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration && !(location.flags & NodeFlags.Static)) {
                            var ctor = findConstructorDeclaration(<ClassDeclaration>location.parent);
                            if (ctor && ctor.locals) {
                                if (getSymbol(ctor.locals, name, meaning & SymbolFlags.Value)) {
                                    // Remember the property node, it will be used later to report appropriate error
                                    propertyWithInvalidInitializer = location;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                        if (result = getSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(location).members, name, meaning & SymbolFlags.Type)) {
                            if (lastLocation && lastLocation.flags & NodeFlags.Static) {
                                // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.4.1
                                // The scope of a type parameter extends over the entire declaration with which the type
                                // parameter list is associated, with the exception of static member declarations in classes.
                                error(errorLocation, Diagnostics.Static_members_cannot_reference_class_type_parameters);
                                return undefined;
                            }
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
                    case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                    case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                        if (name === "arguments") {
                            result = argumentsSymbol;
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                        if (name === "arguments") {
                            result = argumentsSymbol;
                            break loop;
                        }
                        var id = (<FunctionExpression>location).name;
                        if (id && name === id.text) {
                            result = location.symbol;
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.CatchBlock:
                        var id = (<CatchBlock>location).variable;
                        if (name === id.text) {
                            result = location.symbol;
                            break loop;
                        }
                        break;
                }
                lastLocation = location;
                location = location.parent;
            }

            if (!result) {
                result = getSymbol(globals, name, meaning);
            }

            if (!result) {
                if (nameNotFoundMessage) {
                    error(errorLocation, nameNotFoundMessage, typeof nameArg === "string" ? nameArg : identifierToString(nameArg));
                }
                return undefined;
            }

            // Perform extra checks only if error reporting was requested
            if (nameNotFoundMessage) {
                if (propertyWithInvalidInitializer) {
                    // We have a match, but the reference occurred within a property initializer and the identifier also binds
                    // to a local variable in the constructor where the code will be emitted.
                    var propertyName = (<PropertyDeclaration>propertyWithInvalidInitializer).name;
                    error(errorLocation, Diagnostics.Initializer_of_instance_member_variable_0_cannot_reference_identifier_1_declared_in_the_constructor,
                        identifierToString(propertyName), typeof nameArg === "string" ? nameArg : identifierToString(nameArg));
                    return undefined;
                }
                if (result.flags & SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable) {
                    // Block-scoped variables cannot be used before their definition
                    var declaration = forEach(result.declarations, d => d.flags & NodeFlags.BlockScoped ? d : undefined);
                    Debug.assert(declaration, "Block-scoped variable declaration is undefined");
                    var declarationSourceFile = getSourceFileOfNode(declaration);
                    var referenceSourceFile = getSourceFileOfNode(errorLocation);
                    if (declarationSourceFile === referenceSourceFile) {
                        if (declaration.pos > errorLocation.pos) {
                            error(errorLocation, Diagnostics.Block_scoped_variable_0_used_before_its_declaration, identifierToString(declaration.name));
                        }
                    }
                    else if (compilerOptions.out) {
                        var sourceFiles = program.getSourceFiles();
                        if (sourceFiles.indexOf(referenceSourceFile) < sourceFiles.indexOf(declarationSourceFile)) {
                            error(errorLocation, Diagnostics.Block_scoped_variable_0_used_before_its_declaration, identifierToString(declaration.name));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        function resolveImport(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            Debug.assert((symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) !== 0, "Should only get Imports here.");
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.target) {
                links.target = resolvingSymbol;
                var node = <ImportDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration);
                var target = node.externalModuleName ?
                    resolveExternalModuleName(node, node.externalModuleName) :
                    getSymbolOfPartOfRightHandSideOfImport(node.entityName, node);
                if (links.target === resolvingSymbol) {
                    links.target = target || unknownSymbol;
                }
                else {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Circular_definition_of_import_alias_0, symbolToString(symbol));
                }
            }
            else if (links.target === resolvingSymbol) {
                links.target = unknownSymbol;
            }
            return links.target;
        }

        // This function is only for imports with entity names
        function getSymbolOfPartOfRightHandSideOfImport(entityName: EntityName, importDeclaration?: ImportDeclaration): Symbol {
            if (!importDeclaration) {
                importDeclaration = getAncestor(entityName, SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration);
                Debug.assert(importDeclaration);
            }
            // There are three things we might try to look for. In the following examples,
            // the search term is enclosed in |...|:
            //
            //     import a = |b|; // Namespace
            //     import a = |b.c|; // Value, type, namespace
            //     import a = |b.c|.d; // Namespace
            if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier && isRightSideOfQualifiedNameOrPropertyAccess(entityName)) {
                entityName = entityName.parent;
            }
            // Check for case 1 and 3 in the above example
            if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier || entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) {
                return resolveEntityName(importDeclaration, entityName, SymbolFlags.Namespace);
            }
            else {
                // Case 2 in above example
                // entityName.kind could be a QualifiedName or a Missing identifier
                Debug.assert(entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration);
                return resolveEntityName(importDeclaration, entityName, SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Type | SymbolFlags.Namespace);
            }
        }

        function getFullyQualifiedName(symbol: Symbol): string {
            return symbol.parent ? getFullyQualifiedName(symbol.parent) + "." + symbolToString(symbol) : symbolToString(symbol);
        }

        // Resolves a qualified name and any involved import aliases
        function resolveEntityName(location: Node, name: EntityName, meaning: SymbolFlags): Symbol {
            if (name.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                var symbol = resolveName(location, (<Identifier>name).text, meaning, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0, <Identifier>name);
                if (!symbol) {
                    return;
                }
            }
            else if (name.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) {
                var namespace = resolveEntityName(location, (<QualifiedName>name).left, SymbolFlags.Namespace);
                if (!namespace || namespace === unknownSymbol || (<QualifiedName>name).right.kind === SyntaxKind.Missing) return;
                var symbol = getSymbol(namespace.exports, (<QualifiedName>name).right.text, meaning);
                if (!symbol) {
                    error(location, Diagnostics.Module_0_has_no_exported_member_1, getFullyQualifiedName(namespace),
                        identifierToString((<QualifiedName>name).right));
                    return;
                }
            }
            else {
                // Missing identifier
                return;
            }
            Debug.assert((symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) === 0, "Should never get an instantiated symbol here.");
            return symbol.flags & meaning ? symbol : resolveImport(symbol);
        }

        function isExternalModuleNameRelative(moduleName: string): boolean {
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 11.2.1
            // An external module name is "relative" if the first term is "." or "..".
            return moduleName.substr(0, 2) === "./" || moduleName.substr(0, 3) === "../" || moduleName.substr(0, 2) === ".\\" || moduleName.substr(0, 3) === "..\\";
        }

        function resolveExternalModuleName(location: Node, moduleLiteral: LiteralExpression): Symbol {
            var searchPath = getDirectoryPath(getSourceFile(location).filename);
            var moduleName = moduleLiteral.text;
            if (!moduleName) return;
            var isRelative = isExternalModuleNameRelative(moduleName);
            if (!isRelative) {
                var symbol = getSymbol(globals, '"' + moduleName + '"', SymbolFlags.ValueModule);
                if (symbol) {
                    return getResolvedExportSymbol(symbol);
                }
            }
            while (true) {
                var filename = normalizePath(combinePaths(searchPath, moduleName));
                var sourceFile = program.getSourceFile(filename + ".ts") || program.getSourceFile(filename + ".d.ts");
                if (sourceFile || isRelative) break;
                var parentPath = getDirectoryPath(searchPath);
                if (parentPath === searchPath) break;
                searchPath = parentPath;
            }
            if (sourceFile) {
                if (sourceFile.symbol) {
                    return getResolvedExportSymbol(sourceFile.symbol);
                }
                error(moduleLiteral, Diagnostics.File_0_is_not_an_external_module, sourceFile.filename);
                return;
            }
            error(moduleLiteral, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_external_module_0, moduleName);
        }

        function getResolvedExportSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            var symbol = getExportAssignmentSymbol(moduleSymbol);
            if (symbol) {
                if (symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Type | SymbolFlags.Namespace)) {
                    return symbol;
                }
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                    return resolveImport(symbol);
                }
            }
            return moduleSymbol;
        }

        function getExportAssignmentSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            checkTypeOfExportAssignmentSymbol(symbol);
            var symbolLinks = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            return symbolLinks.exportAssignSymbol === unknownSymbol ? undefined : symbolLinks.exportAssignSymbol;
        }

        function checkTypeOfExportAssignmentSymbol(containerSymbol: Symbol): void {
            var symbolLinks = getSymbolLinks(containerSymbol);
            if (!symbolLinks.exportAssignSymbol) {
                var exportInformation = collectExportInformationForSourceFileOrModule(containerSymbol);
                if (exportInformation.exportAssignments.length) {
                    if (exportInformation.exportAssignments.length > 1) {
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 11.2.4
                        // It is an error for an external module to contain more than one export assignment.
                        forEach(exportInformation.exportAssignments, node => error(node, Diagnostics.A_module_cannot_have_more_than_one_export_assignment));
                    }
                    var node = exportInformation.exportAssignments[0];
                    if (exportInformation.hasExportedMember) {
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 11.2.3
                        // If an external module contains an export assignment it is an error 
                        // for the external module to also contain export declarations.
                        // The two types of exports are mutually exclusive.
                        error(node, Diagnostics.An_export_assignment_cannot_be_used_in_a_module_with_other_exported_elements);
                    }
                    if (node.exportName.text) {
                        var meaning = SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Type | SymbolFlags.Namespace;
                        var exportSymbol = resolveName(node, node.exportName.text, meaning, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0, node.exportName);
                    }
                }
                symbolLinks.exportAssignSymbol = exportSymbol || unknownSymbol;
            }
        }

        function collectExportInformationForSourceFileOrModule(symbol: Symbol) {
            var seenExportedMember = false;
            var result: ExportAssignment[] = [];
            forEach(symbol.declarations, declaration => {
                var block = <Block>(declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile ? declaration : (<ModuleDeclaration>declaration).body);
                forEach(block.statements, node => {
                    if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment) {
                        result.push(<ExportAssignment>node);
                    }
                    else {
                        seenExportedMember = seenExportedMember || (node.flags & NodeFlags.Export) !== 0;
                    }
                });
            });
            return {
                hasExportedMember: seenExportedMember,
                exportAssignments: result
            };
        }

        function getMergedSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            var merged: Symbol;
            return symbol && symbol.mergeId && (merged = mergedSymbols[symbol.mergeId]) ? merged : symbol;
        }

        function getSymbolOfNode(node: Node): Symbol {
            return getMergedSymbol(node.symbol);
        }

        function getParentOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            return getMergedSymbol(symbol.parent);
        }

        function getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            return symbol && (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ExportValue) !== 0
                ? getMergedSymbol(symbol.exportSymbol)
                : symbol;
        }

        function symbolIsValue(symbol: Symbol): boolean {
            // If it is an instantiated symbol, then it is a value if the symbol it is an
            // instantiation of is a value.
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) {
                return symbolIsValue(getSymbolLinks(symbol).target);
            }

            // If the symbol has the value flag, it is trivially a value.
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) {
                return true;
            }

            // If it is an import, then it is a value if the symbol it resolves to is a value.
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                return (resolveImport(symbol).flags & SymbolFlags.Value) !== 0;
            }

            return false;
        }

        function findConstructorDeclaration(node: ClassDeclaration): ConstructorDeclaration {
            var members = node.members;
            for (var i = 0; i < members.length; i++) {
                var member = members[i];
                if (member.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor && (<ConstructorDeclaration>member).body) {
                    return <ConstructorDeclaration>member;
                }
            }
        }

        function createType(flags: TypeFlags): Type {
            var result = new Type(checker, flags);
            result.id = typeCount++;
            return result;
        }

        function createIntrinsicType(kind: TypeFlags, intrinsicName: string): IntrinsicType {
            var type = <IntrinsicType>createType(kind);
            type.intrinsicName = intrinsicName;
            return type;
        }

        function createObjectType(kind: TypeFlags, symbol?: Symbol): ObjectType {
            var type = <ObjectType>createType(kind);
            type.symbol = symbol;
            return type;
        }

        // A reserved member name starts with two underscores followed by a non-underscore
        function isReservedMemberName(name: string) {
            return name.charCodeAt(0) === CharacterCodes._ && name.charCodeAt(1) === CharacterCodes._ && name.charCodeAt(2) !== CharacterCodes._;
        }

        function getNamedMembers(members: SymbolTable): Symbol[] {
            var result: Symbol[];
            for (var id in members) {
                if (hasProperty(members, id)) {
                    if (!isReservedMemberName(id)) {
                        if (!result) result = [];
                        var symbol = members[id];
                        if (symbolIsValue(symbol)) {
                            result.push(symbol);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return result || emptyArray;
        }

        function setObjectTypeMembers(type: ObjectType, members: SymbolTable, callSignatures: Signature[], constructSignatures: Signature[], stringIndexType: Type, numberIndexType: Type): ResolvedType {
            (<ResolvedType>type).members = members;
            (<ResolvedType>type).properties = getNamedMembers(members);
            (<ResolvedType>type).callSignatures = callSignatures;
            (<ResolvedType>type).constructSignatures = constructSignatures;
            if (stringIndexType) (<ResolvedType>type).stringIndexType = stringIndexType;
            if (numberIndexType) (<ResolvedType>type).numberIndexType = numberIndexType;
            return <ResolvedType>type;
        }

        function createAnonymousType(symbol: Symbol, members: SymbolTable, callSignatures: Signature[], constructSignatures: Signature[], stringIndexType: Type, numberIndexType: Type): ResolvedType {
            return setObjectTypeMembers(createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, symbol),
                members, callSignatures, constructSignatures, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
        }

        function isOptionalProperty(propertySymbol: Symbol): boolean {
            //  class C {
            //      constructor(public x?) { }
            //  }
            //
            // x is an optional parameter, but it is a required property.
            return propertySymbol.valueDeclaration &&
                propertySymbol.valueDeclaration.flags & NodeFlags.QuestionMark &&
                propertySymbol.valueDeclaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.Parameter;
        }

        function forEachSymbolTableInScope<T>(enclosingDeclaration: Node, callback: (symbolTable: SymbolTable) => T): T {
            var result: T;
            for (var location = enclosingDeclaration; location; location = location.parent) {
                // Locals of a source file are not in scope (because they get merged into the global symbol table)
                if (location.locals && !isGlobalSourceFile(location)) {
                    if (result = callback(location.locals)) {
                        return result;
                    }
                }
                switch (location.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                        if (!isExternalModule(<SourceFile>location)) {
                            break;
                        }
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                        if (result = callback(getSymbolOfNode(location).exports)) {
                            return result;
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                        if (result = callback(getSymbolOfNode(location).members)) {
                            return result;
                        }
                        break;
                }
            }

            return callback(globals);
        }

        function getQualifiedLeftMeaning(rightMeaning: SymbolFlags) {
            // If we are looking in value space, the parent meaning is value, other wise it is namespace
            return rightMeaning === SymbolFlags.Value ? SymbolFlags.Value : SymbolFlags.Namespace;
        }

        function getAccessibleSymbolChain(symbol: Symbol, enclosingDeclaration: Node, meaning: SymbolFlags, useOnlyExternalAliasing: boolean): Symbol[] {
            function getAccessibleSymbolChainFromSymbolTable(symbols: SymbolTable): Symbol[] {
                function canQualifySymbol(symbolFromSymbolTable: Symbol, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
                    // If the symbol is equivalent and doesn't need further qualification, this symbol is accessible
                    if (!needsQualification(symbolFromSymbolTable, enclosingDeclaration, meaning)) {
                        return true;
                    }

                    // If symbol needs qualification, make sure that parent is accessible, if it is then this symbol is accessible too
                    var accessibleParent = getAccessibleSymbolChain(symbolFromSymbolTable.parent, enclosingDeclaration, getQualifiedLeftMeaning(meaning), useOnlyExternalAliasing);
                    return !!accessibleParent;
                }

                function isAccessible(symbolFromSymbolTable: Symbol, resolvedAliasSymbol?: Symbol) {
                    if (symbol === (resolvedAliasSymbol || symbolFromSymbolTable)) {
                        // if the symbolFromSymbolTable is not external module (it could be if it was determined as ambient external module and would be in globals table)
                        // and if symbolfrom symbolTable or alias resolution matches the symbol, 
                        // check the symbol can be qualified, it is only then this symbol is accessible
                        return !forEach(symbolFromSymbolTable.declarations, declaration => hasExternalModuleSymbol(declaration)) &&
                            canQualifySymbol(symbolFromSymbolTable, meaning);
                    }
                }

                // If symbol is directly available by its name in the symbol table
                if (isAccessible(lookUp(symbols, symbol.name))) {
                    return [symbol];
                }

                // Check if symbol is any of the alias
                return forEachValue(symbols, symbolFromSymbolTable => {
                    if (symbolFromSymbolTable.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                        if (!useOnlyExternalAliasing || // We can use any type of alias to get the name
                            // Is this external alias, then use it to name
                            ts.forEach(symbolFromSymbolTable.declarations, declaration =>
                                declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration && (<ImportDeclaration>declaration).externalModuleName)) {
                            var resolvedImportedSymbol = resolveImport(symbolFromSymbolTable);
                            if (isAccessible(symbolFromSymbolTable, resolveImport(symbolFromSymbolTable))) {
                                return [symbolFromSymbolTable];
                            }

                            // Look in the exported members, if we can find accessibleSymbolChain, symbol is accessible using this chain
                            // but only if the symbolFromSymbolTable can be qualified
                            var accessibleSymbolsFromExports = resolvedImportedSymbol.exports ? getAccessibleSymbolChainFromSymbolTable(resolvedImportedSymbol.exports) : undefined;
                            if (accessibleSymbolsFromExports && canQualifySymbol(symbolFromSymbolTable, getQualifiedLeftMeaning(meaning))) {
                                return [symbolFromSymbolTable].concat(accessibleSymbolsFromExports);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                });
            }

            if (symbol) {
                return forEachSymbolTableInScope(enclosingDeclaration, getAccessibleSymbolChainFromSymbolTable);
            }
        }

        function needsQualification(symbol: Symbol, enclosingDeclaration: Node, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
            var qualify = false;
            forEachSymbolTableInScope(enclosingDeclaration, symbolTable => {
                // If symbol of this name is not available in the symbol table we are ok
                if (!hasProperty(symbolTable, symbol.name)) {
                    // Continue to the next symbol table
                    return false;
                }
                // If the symbol with this name is present it should refer to the symbol
                var symbolFromSymbolTable = symbolTable[symbol.name];
                if (symbolFromSymbolTable === symbol) {
                    // No need to qualify
                    return true;
                }

                // Qualify if the symbol from symbol table has same meaning as expected
                symbolFromSymbolTable = (symbolFromSymbolTable.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) ? resolveImport(symbolFromSymbolTable) : symbolFromSymbolTable;
                if (symbolFromSymbolTable.flags & meaning) {
                    qualify = true;
                    return true;
                }

                // Continue to the next symbol table
                return false;
            });

            return qualify;
        }

        function isSymbolAccessible(symbol: Symbol, enclosingDeclaration: Node, meaning: SymbolFlags): SymbolAccessiblityResult {
            if (symbol && enclosingDeclaration && !(symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter)) {
                var initialSymbol = symbol;
                var meaningToLook = meaning;
                while (symbol) {
                    // Symbol is accessible if it by itself is accessible
                    var accessibleSymbolChain = getAccessibleSymbolChain(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaningToLook, /*useOnlyExternalAliasing*/ false);
                    if (accessibleSymbolChain) {
                        var hasAccessibleDeclarations = hasVisibleDeclarations(accessibleSymbolChain[0]);
                        if (!hasAccessibleDeclarations) {
                            return {
                                accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.NotAccessible,
                                errorSymbolName: symbolToString(initialSymbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning),
                                errorModuleName: symbol !== initialSymbol ? symbolToString(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, SymbolFlags.Namespace) : undefined,
                            };
                        }
                        return { accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.Accessible, aliasesToMakeVisible: hasAccessibleDeclarations.aliasesToMakeVisible };
                    }

                    // If we haven't got the accessible symbol, it doesn't mean the symbol is actually inaccessible.
                    // It could be a qualified symbol and hence verify the path
                    // e.g.:
                    // module m {
                    //     export class c {
                    //     }
                    // }
                    // var x: typeof m.c
                    // In the above example when we start with checking if typeof m.c symbol is accessible,
                    // we are going to see if c can be accessed in scope directly. 
                    // But it can't, hence the accessible is going to be undefined, but that doesn't mean m.c is inaccessible
                    // It is accessible if the parent m is accessible because then m.c can be accessed through qualification
                    meaningToLook = getQualifiedLeftMeaning(meaning);
                    symbol = getParentOfSymbol(symbol);
                }

                // This could be a symbol that is not exported in the external module 
                // or it could be a symbol from different external module that is not aliased and hence cannot be named
                var symbolExternalModule = forEach(initialSymbol.declarations, declaration => getExternalModuleContainer(declaration));
                if (symbolExternalModule) {
                    var enclosingExternalModule = getExternalModuleContainer(enclosingDeclaration);
                    if (symbolExternalModule !== enclosingExternalModule) {
                        // name from different external module that is not visible
                        return {
                            accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.CannotBeNamed,
                            errorSymbolName: symbolToString(initialSymbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning),
                            errorModuleName: symbolToString(symbolExternalModule)
                        };
                    }
                }

                // Just a local name that is not accessible
                return {
                    accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.NotAccessible,
                    errorSymbolName: symbolToString(initialSymbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning),
                };
            }

            return { accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.Accessible };

            function getExternalModuleContainer(declaration: Declaration) {
                for (; declaration; declaration = declaration.parent) {
                    if (hasExternalModuleSymbol(declaration)) {
                        return getSymbolOfNode(declaration);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function hasExternalModuleSymbol(declaration: Declaration) {
            return (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration && declaration.name.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) ||
                (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile && isExternalModule(<SourceFile>declaration));
        }

        function hasVisibleDeclarations(symbol: Symbol): { aliasesToMakeVisible?: ImportDeclaration[]; } {
            var aliasesToMakeVisible: ImportDeclaration[];
            if (forEach(symbol.declarations, declaration => !getIsDeclarationVisible(declaration))) {
                return undefined;
            }
            return { aliasesToMakeVisible: aliasesToMakeVisible };

            function getIsDeclarationVisible(declaration: Declaration) {
                if (!isDeclarationVisible(declaration)) {
                    // Mark the unexported alias as visible if its parent is visible 
                    // because these kind of aliases can be used to name types in declaration file
                    if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration &&
                        !(declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Export) &&
                        isDeclarationVisible(declaration.parent)) {
                        getNodeLinks(declaration).isVisible = true;
                        if (aliasesToMakeVisible) {
                            if (!contains(aliasesToMakeVisible, declaration)) {
                                aliasesToMakeVisible.push(declaration);
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            aliasesToMakeVisible = [declaration];
                        }
                        return true;
                    }

                    // Declaration is not visible
                    return false;
                }

                return true;
            }
        }

        function isImportDeclarationEntityNameReferenceDeclarationVisibile(entityName: EntityName): SymbolAccessiblityResult {
            var firstIdentifier = getFirstIdentifier(entityName);
            var symbolOfNameSpace = resolveName(entityName.parent, (<Identifier>firstIdentifier).text, SymbolFlags.Namespace, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0, firstIdentifier);
            // Verify if the symbol is accessible
            var hasNamespaceDeclarationsVisibile = hasVisibleDeclarations(symbolOfNameSpace);
            return hasNamespaceDeclarationsVisibile ?
                { accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.Accessible, aliasesToMakeVisible: hasNamespaceDeclarationsVisibile.aliasesToMakeVisible } :
                { accessibility: SymbolAccessibility.NotAccessible, errorSymbolName: identifierToString(<Identifier>firstIdentifier) };
        }

        function releaseStringWriter(writer: StringSymbolWriter) {
            writer.clear()
            stringWriters.push(writer);
        }

        function writeKeyword(writer: SymbolWriter, kind: SyntaxKind) {
            writer.writeKeyword(tokenToString(kind));
        }

        function writePunctuation(writer: SymbolWriter, kind: SyntaxKind) {
            writer.writePunctuation(tokenToString(kind));
        }

        function writeOperator(writer: SymbolWriter, kind: SyntaxKind) {
            writer.writeOperator(tokenToString(kind));
        }

        function writeSpace(writer: SymbolWriter) {
            writer.writeSpace(" ");
        }

        function symbolToString(symbol: Symbol, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, meaning?: SymbolFlags): string {
            var writer = getSingleLineStringWriter();
            getSymbolDisplayBuilder().buildSymbolDisplay(symbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration, meaning);

            var result = writer.string();
            releaseStringWriter(writer);

            return result;
        }

        function typeToString(type: Type, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags): string {
            var writer = getSingleLineStringWriter();
            getSymbolDisplayBuilder().buildTypeDisplay(type, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags);

            var result = writer.string();
            releaseStringWriter(writer);

            var maxLength = compilerOptions.noErrorTruncation || flags & TypeFormatFlags.NoTruncation ? undefined : 100;
            if (maxLength && result.length >= maxLength) {
                result = result.substr(0, maxLength - "...".length) + "...";
            }

            return result;
        }

        // This is for caching the result of getSymbolDisplayBuilder. Do not access directly.
        var _displayBuilder: SymbolDisplayBuilder;
        function getSymbolDisplayBuilder(): SymbolDisplayBuilder {
            /**
             * Writes only the name of the symbol out to the writer. Uses the original source text
             * for the name of the symbol if it is available to match how the user inputted the name.
             */
            function appendSymbolNameOnly(symbol: Symbol, writer: SymbolWriter): void {
                if (symbol.declarations && symbol.declarations.length > 0) {
                    var declaration = symbol.declarations[0];
                    if (declaration.name) {
                        writer.writeSymbol(identifierToString(declaration.name), symbol);
                        return;
                    }
                }

                writer.writeSymbol(symbol.name, symbol);
            }

            /**
             * Enclosing declaration is optional when we don't want to get qualified name in the enclosing declaration scope
             * Meaning needs to be specified if the enclosing declaration is given
             */
            function buildSymbolDisplay(symbol: Symbol, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, meaning?: SymbolFlags, flags?: SymbolFormatFlags): void {
                var parentSymbol: Symbol;
                function appendParentTypeArgumentsAndSymbolName(symbol: Symbol): void {
                    if (parentSymbol) {
                        // Write type arguments of instantiated class/interface here
                        if (flags & SymbolFormatFlags.WriteTypeParametersOrArguments) {
                            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) {
                                buildDisplayForTypeArgumentsAndDelimiters(getTypeParametersOfClassOrInterface(parentSymbol),
                                    (<TransientSymbol>symbol).mapper, writer, enclosingDeclaration);
                            }
                            else {
                                buildTypeParameterDisplayFromSymbol(parentSymbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration);
                            }
                        }
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.DotToken);
                    }
                    parentSymbol = symbol;
                    appendSymbolNameOnly(symbol, writer);
                }

                // Let the writer know we just wrote out a symbol.  The declaration emitter writer uses 
                // this to determine if an import it has previously seen (and not written out) needs 
                // to be written to the file once the walk of the tree is complete.
                //
                // NOTE(cyrusn): This approach feels somewhat unfortunate.  A simple pass over the tree
                // up front (for example, during checking) could determine if we need to emit the imports
                // and we could then access that data during declaration emit.
                writer.trackSymbol(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning);
                function walkSymbol(symbol: Symbol, meaning: SymbolFlags): void {
                    if (symbol) {
                        var accessibleSymbolChain = getAccessibleSymbolChain(symbol, enclosingDeclaration, meaning, !!(flags & SymbolFormatFlags.UseOnlyExternalAliasing));

                        if (!accessibleSymbolChain ||
                            needsQualification(accessibleSymbolChain[0], enclosingDeclaration, accessibleSymbolChain.length === 1 ? meaning : getQualifiedLeftMeaning(meaning))) {

                            // Go up and add our parent.
                            walkSymbol(
                                getParentOfSymbol(accessibleSymbolChain ? accessibleSymbolChain[0] : symbol),
                                getQualifiedLeftMeaning(meaning));
                        }

                        if (accessibleSymbolChain) {
                            for (var i = 0, n = accessibleSymbolChain.length; i < n; i++) {
                                appendParentTypeArgumentsAndSymbolName(accessibleSymbolChain[i]);
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            // If we didn't find accessible symbol chain for this symbol, break if this is external module
                            if (!parentSymbol && ts.forEach(symbol.declarations, declaration => hasExternalModuleSymbol(declaration))) {
                                return;
                            }

                            // if this is anonymous type break
                            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral || symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ObjectLiteral) {
                                return;
                            }

                            appendParentTypeArgumentsAndSymbolName(symbol);
                        }
                    }
                }

                // Get qualified name 
                if (enclosingDeclaration &&
                    // TypeParameters do not need qualification
                    !(symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter)) {

                    walkSymbol(symbol, meaning);
                    return;
                }

                return appendParentTypeArgumentsAndSymbolName(symbol);
            }

            function buildTypeDisplay(type: Type, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, globalFlags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                var globalFlagsToPass = globalFlags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteOwnNameForAnyLike;
                return writeType(type, globalFlags);

                function writeType(type: Type, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                    // Write undefined/null type as any
                    if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Intrinsic) {
                        // Special handling for unknown / resolving types, they should show up as any and not unknown or __resolving
                        writer.writeKeyword(!(globalFlags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteOwnNameForAnyLike) &&
                            (type.flags & TypeFlags.Any) ? "any" : (<IntrinsicType>type).intrinsicName);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference) {
                        writeTypeReference(<TypeReference>type, flags);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface | TypeFlags.Enum | TypeFlags.TypeParameter)) {
                        buildSymbolDisplay(type.symbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration, SymbolFlags.Type);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Tuple) {
                        writeTupleType(<TupleType>type);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                        writeUnionType(<UnionType>type, flags);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) {
                        writeAnonymousType(<ObjectType>type, flags);
                    }
                    else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.StringLiteral) {
                        writer.writeStringLiteral((<StringLiteralType>type).text);
                    }
                    else {
                        // Should never get here
                        // { ... }
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken);
                    }
                }

                function writeTypeList(types: Type[], union: boolean) {
                    for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                        if (i > 0) {
                            if (union) {
                                writeSpace(writer);
                            }
                            writePunctuation(writer, union ? SyntaxKind.BarToken : SyntaxKind.CommaToken);
                            writeSpace(writer);
                        }
                        writeType(types[i], union ? TypeFormatFlags.InElementType : TypeFormatFlags.None);
                    }
                }

                function writeTypeReference(type: TypeReference, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                    if (type.target === globalArrayType && !(flags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrayAsGenericType)) {
                        writeType(type.typeArguments[0], TypeFormatFlags.InElementType);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken);
                    }
                    else {
                        buildSymbolDisplay(type.target.symbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration, SymbolFlags.Type);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.LessThanToken);
                        writeTypeList(type.typeArguments, /*union*/ false);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.GreaterThanToken);
                    }
                }

                function writeTupleType(type: TupleType) {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
                    writeTypeList(type.elementTypes, /*union*/ false);
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken);
                }

                function writeUnionType(type: UnionType, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                    if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
                    }
                    writeTypeList(type.types, /*union*/ true);
                    if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken);
                    }
                }

                function writeAnonymousType(type: ObjectType, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                    // Always use 'typeof T' for type of class, enum, and module objects
                    if (type.symbol && type.symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Class | SymbolFlags.Enum | SymbolFlags.ValueModule)) {
                        writeTypeofSymbol(type);
                    }
                    // Use 'typeof T' for types of functions and methods that circularly reference themselves
                    else if (shouldWriteTypeOfFunctionSymbol()) {
                        writeTypeofSymbol(type);
                    }
                    else if (typeStack && contains(typeStack, type)) {
                        // Recursive usage, use any
                        writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.AnyKeyword);
                    }
                    else {
                        if (!typeStack) {
                            typeStack = [];
                        }
                        typeStack.push(type);
                        writeLiteralType(type, flags);
                        typeStack.pop();
                    }

                    function shouldWriteTypeOfFunctionSymbol() {
                        if (type.symbol) {
                            var isStaticMethodSymbol = !!(type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Method &&  // typeof static method
                                ts.forEach(type.symbol.declarations, declaration => declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Static));
                            var isNonLocalFunctionSymbol = !!(type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Function) &&
                                (type.symbol.parent || // is exported function symbol
                                ts.forEach(type.symbol.declarations, declaration =>
                                    declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile || declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock));

                            if (isStaticMethodSymbol || isNonLocalFunctionSymbol) {
                                // typeof is allowed only for static/non local functions
                                return !!(flags & TypeFormatFlags.UseTypeOfFunction) || // use typeof if format flags specify it
                                    (typeStack && contains(typeStack, type)); // it is type of the symbol uses itself recursively
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                function writeTypeofSymbol(type: ObjectType) {
                    writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.TypeOfKeyword);
                    writeSpace(writer);
                    buildSymbolDisplay(type.symbol, writer, enclosingDeclaration, SymbolFlags.Value);
                }

                function writeLiteralType(type: ObjectType, flags: TypeFormatFlags) {
                    var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(type);
                    if (!resolved.properties.length && !resolved.stringIndexType && !resolved.numberIndexType) {
                        if (!resolved.callSignatures.length && !resolved.constructSignatures.length) {
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken);
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken);
                            return;
                        }

                        if (resolved.callSignatures.length === 1 && !resolved.constructSignatures.length) {
                            if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
                            }
                            buildSignatureDisplay(resolved.callSignatures[0], writer, enclosingDeclaration, globalFlagsToPass | TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrowStyleSignature , typeStack);
                            if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken);
                            }
                            return;
                        }
                        if (resolved.constructSignatures.length === 1 && !resolved.callSignatures.length) {
                            if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
                            }
                            writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.NewKeyword);
                            writeSpace(writer);
                            buildSignatureDisplay(resolved.constructSignatures[0], writer, enclosingDeclaration, globalFlagsToPass | TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrowStyleSignature, typeStack);
                            if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.InElementType) {
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken);
                            }
                            return;
                        }
                    }

                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken);
                    writer.writeLine();
                    writer.increaseIndent();
                    for (var i = 0; i < resolved.callSignatures.length; i++) {
                        buildSignatureDisplay(resolved.callSignatures[i], writer, enclosingDeclaration, globalFlagsToPass, typeStack);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                        writer.writeLine();
                    }
                    for (var i = 0; i < resolved.constructSignatures.length; i++) {
                        writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.NewKeyword);
                        writeSpace(writer);

                        buildSignatureDisplay(resolved.constructSignatures[i], writer, enclosingDeclaration, globalFlagsToPass, typeStack);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                        writer.writeLine();
                    }
                    if (resolved.stringIndexType) {
                        // [x: string]: 
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
                        writer.writeParameter("x");
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.StringKeyword);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writeType(resolved.stringIndexType, TypeFormatFlags.None);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                        writer.writeLine();
                    }
                    if (resolved.numberIndexType) {
                        // [x: number]: 
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenBracketToken);
                        writer.writeParameter("x");
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBracketToken);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                        writeType(resolved.numberIndexType, TypeFormatFlags.None);
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                        writer.writeLine();
                    }
                    for (var i = 0; i < resolved.properties.length; i++) {
                        var p = resolved.properties[i];
                        var t = getTypeOfSymbol(p);
                        if (p.flags & (SymbolFlags.Function | SymbolFlags.Method) && !getPropertiesOfObjectType(t).length) {
                            var signatures = getSignaturesOfType(t, SignatureKind.Call);
                            for (var j = 0; j < signatures.length; j++) {
                                buildSymbolDisplay(p, writer);
                                if (isOptionalProperty(p)) {
                                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.QuestionToken);
                                }
                                buildSignatureDisplay(signatures[j], writer, enclosingDeclaration, globalFlagsToPass, typeStack);
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                                writer.writeLine();
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            buildSymbolDisplay(p, writer);
                            if (isOptionalProperty(p)) {
                                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.QuestionToken);
                            }
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                            writeSpace(writer);
                            writeType(t, TypeFormatFlags.None);
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.SemicolonToken);
                            writer.writeLine();
                        }
                    }
                    writer.decreaseIndent();
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseBraceToken);
                }
            }

            function buildTypeParameterDisplayFromSymbol(symbol: Symbol, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaraiton?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags) {
                var targetSymbol = getTargetSymbol(symbol);
                if (targetSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class || targetSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) {
                    buildDisplayForTypeParametersAndDelimiters(getTypeParametersOfClassOrInterface(symbol), writer, enclosingDeclaraiton, flags);
                }
            }

            function buildTypeParameterDisplay(tp: TypeParameter, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                appendSymbolNameOnly(tp.symbol, writer);
                var constraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(tp);
                if (constraint) {
                    writeSpace(writer);
                    writeKeyword(writer, SyntaxKind.ExtendsKeyword);
                    writeSpace(writer);
                    buildTypeDisplay(constraint, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
                }
            }

            function buildParameterDisplay(p: Symbol, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                if (getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(p) & NodeFlags.Rest) {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.DotDotDotToken);
                }
                appendSymbolNameOnly(p, writer);
                if (p.valueDeclaration.flags & NodeFlags.QuestionMark || (<VariableDeclaration>p.valueDeclaration).initializer) {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.QuestionToken);
                }
                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                writeSpace(writer);

                buildTypeDisplay(getTypeOfSymbol(p), writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
            }

            function buildDisplayForTypeParametersAndDelimiters(typeParameters: TypeParameter[], writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                if (typeParameters && typeParameters.length) {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.LessThanToken);
                    for (var i = 0; i < typeParameters.length; i++) {
                        if (i > 0) {
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CommaToken);
                            writeSpace(writer);
                        }
                        buildTypeParameterDisplay(typeParameters[i], writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
                    }
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.GreaterThanToken);
                }
            }

            function buildDisplayForTypeArgumentsAndDelimiters(typeParameters: TypeParameter[], mapper: TypeMapper, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                if (typeParameters && typeParameters.length) {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.LessThanToken);
                    for (var i = 0; i < typeParameters.length; i++) {
                        if (i > 0) {
                            writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CommaToken);
                            writeSpace(writer);
                        }
                        buildTypeDisplay(mapper(typeParameters[i]), writer, enclosingDeclaration, TypeFormatFlags.None);
                    }
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.GreaterThanToken);
                }
            }

            function buildDisplayForParametersAndDelimiters(parameters: Symbol[], writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken);
                for (var i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
                    if (i > 0) {
                        writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CommaToken);
                        writeSpace(writer);
                    }
                    buildParameterDisplay(parameters[i], writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
                }
                writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.CloseParenToken);
            }

            function buildReturnTypeDisplay(signature: Signature, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                if (flags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrowStyleSignature) {
                    writeSpace(writer);
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.EqualsGreaterThanToken);
                }
                else {
                    writePunctuation(writer, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
                }
                writeSpace(writer);
                buildTypeDisplay(getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature), writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
            }
            
            function buildSignatureDisplay(signature: Signature, writer: SymbolWriter, enclosingDeclaration?: Node, flags?: TypeFormatFlags, typeStack?: Type[]) {
                if (signature.target && (flags & TypeFormatFlags.WriteTypeArgumentsOfSignature)) {
                    // Instantiated signature, write type arguments instead
                    // This is achieved by passing in the mapper separately
                    buildDisplayForTypeArgumentsAndDelimiters(signature.target.typeParameters, signature.mapper, writer, enclosingDeclaration);
                }
                else {
                    buildDisplayForTypeParametersAndDelimiters(signature.typeParameters, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
                }

                buildDisplayForParametersAndDelimiters(signature.parameters, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
                buildReturnTypeDisplay(signature, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags, typeStack);
            }

            return _displayBuilder || (_displayBuilder = {
                symbolToString: symbolToString,
                typeToString: typeToString,
                buildSymbolDisplay: buildSymbolDisplay,
                buildTypeDisplay: buildTypeDisplay,
                buildTypeParameterDisplay: buildTypeParameterDisplay,
                buildParameterDisplay: buildParameterDisplay,
                buildDisplayForParametersAndDelimiters: buildDisplayForParametersAndDelimiters,
                buildDisplayForTypeParametersAndDelimiters: buildDisplayForTypeParametersAndDelimiters,
                buildDisplayForTypeArgumentsAndDelimiters: buildDisplayForTypeArgumentsAndDelimiters,
                buildTypeParameterDisplayFromSymbol: buildTypeParameterDisplayFromSymbol,
                buildSignatureDisplay: buildSignatureDisplay,
                buildReturnTypeDisplay: buildReturnTypeDisplay
            });
        }

        function isDeclarationVisible(node: Declaration): boolean {
            function getContainingExternalModule(node: Node) {
                for (; node; node = node.parent) {
                    if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration) {
                        if ((<ModuleDeclaration>node).name.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
                            return node;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile) {
                        return isExternalModule(<SourceFile>node) ? node : undefined;
                    }
                }
                Debug.fail("getContainingModule cant reach here");
            }

            function isUsedInExportAssignment(node: Node) {
                // Get source File and see if it is external module and has export assigned symbol
                var externalModule = getContainingExternalModule(node);
                if (externalModule) {
                    // This is export assigned symbol node
                    var externalModuleSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(externalModule);
                    var exportAssignmentSymbol = getExportAssignmentSymbol(externalModuleSymbol);
                    var resolvedExportSymbol: Symbol;
                    var symbolOfNode = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                    if (isSymbolUsedInExportAssignment(symbolOfNode)) {
                        return true;
                    }

                    // if symbolOfNode is import declaration, resolve the symbol declaration and check
                    if (symbolOfNode.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                        return isSymbolUsedInExportAssignment(resolveImport(symbolOfNode));
                    }
                }

                // Check if the symbol is used in export assignment
                function isSymbolUsedInExportAssignment(symbol: Symbol) {
                    if (exportAssignmentSymbol === symbol) {
                        return true;
                    }

                    if (exportAssignmentSymbol && !!(exportAssignmentSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import)) {
                        // if export assigned symbol is import declaration, resolve the import
                        resolvedExportSymbol = resolvedExportSymbol || resolveImport(exportAssignmentSymbol);
                        if (resolvedExportSymbol === symbol) {
                            return true;
                        }

                        // Container of resolvedExportSymbol is visible
                        return forEach(resolvedExportSymbol.declarations, declaration => {
                            while (declaration) {
                                if (declaration === node) {
                                    return true;
                                }
                                declaration = declaration.parent;
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            }

            function determineIfDeclarationIsVisible() {
                switch (node.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
                        // In case of variable declaration, node.parent is variable statement so look at the variable statement's parent
                        var parent = node.kind === SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration ? node.parent.parent : node.parent;
                        // If the node is not exported or it is not ambient module element (except import declaration)
                        if (!(node.flags & NodeFlags.Export) &&
                            !(node.kind !== SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration && parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.SourceFile && isInAmbientContext(parent))) {
                            return isGlobalSourceFile(parent) || isUsedInExportAssignment(node);
                        }
                        // Exported members/ambient module elements (exception import declaration) are visible if parent is visible
                        return isDeclarationVisible(parent);

                    case SyntaxKind.Property:
                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
                        if (node.flags & (NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected)) {
                            // Private/protected properties/methods are not visible
                            return false;
                        }
                    // Public properties/methods are visible if its parents are visible, so let it fall into next case statement

                    case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    case SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.CallSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.IndexSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock:
                        return isDeclarationVisible(node.parent);

                    // Source file is always visible
                    case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                        return true;

                    default:
                        Debug.fail("isDeclarationVisible unknown: SyntaxKind: " + SyntaxKind[node.kind]);
                }
            }

            if (node) {
                var links = getNodeLinks(node);
                if (links.isVisible === undefined) {
                    links.isVisible = !!determineIfDeclarationIsVisible();
                }
                return links.isVisible;
            }
        }

        function getTypeOfPrototypeProperty(prototype: Symbol): Type {
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.4
            // Every class automatically contains a static property member named 'prototype', 
            // the type of which is an instantiation of the class type with type Any supplied as a type argument for each type parameter.
            // It is an error to explicitly declare a static property member with the name 'prototype'.
            var classType = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(prototype.parent);
            return classType.typeParameters ? createTypeReference(<GenericType>classType, map(classType.typeParameters, _ => anyType)) : classType;
        }

        function getTypeOfVariableDeclaration(declaration: VariableDeclaration): Type {
            // A variable declared in a for..in statement is always of type any
            if (declaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ForInStatement) {
                return anyType;
            }
            // Use type from type annotation if one is present
            if (declaration.type) {
                return getTypeFromTypeNode(declaration.type);
            }
            if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
                var func = <FunctionDeclaration>declaration.parent;
                // For a parameter of a set accessor, use the type of the get accessor if one is present
                if (func.kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor) {
                    var getter = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(declaration.parent.symbol, SyntaxKind.GetAccessor);
                    if (getter) {
                        return getReturnTypeOfSignature(getSignatureFromDeclaration(getter));
                    }
                }
                // Use contextual parameter type if one is available
                var type = getContextuallyTypedParameterType(declaration);
                if (type) {
                    return type;
                }
            }
            // Use the type of the initializer expression if one is present
            if (declaration.initializer) {
                var type = checkAndMarkExpression(declaration.initializer);
                // Widening of property assignments is handled by checkObjectLiteral, exclude them here
                if (declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment) {
                    var unwidenedType = type;
                    type = getWidenedType(type);
                    if (type !== unwidenedType) {
                        checkImplicitAny(type);
                    }
                }
                return type;
            }
            // Rest parameters default to type any[], other parameters default to type any
            var type = declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Rest ? createArrayType(anyType) : anyType;
            checkImplicitAny(type);
            return type;

            function checkImplicitAny(type: Type) {
                if (!fullTypeCheck || !compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                    return;
                }
                // We need to have ended up with 'any', 'any[]', 'any[][]', etc.
                if (getInnermostTypeOfNestedArrayTypes(type) !== anyType) {
                    return;
                }
                // Ignore privates within ambient contexts; they exist purely for documentative purposes to avoid name clashing.
                // (e.g. privates within .d.ts files do not expose type information)
                if (isPrivateWithinAmbient(declaration) || (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter && isPrivateWithinAmbient(declaration.parent))) {
                    return;
                }
                switch (declaration.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.Property:
                        var diagnostic = Diagnostics.Member_0_implicitly_has_an_1_type;
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                        var diagnostic = declaration.flags & NodeFlags.Rest ?
                            Diagnostics.Rest_parameter_0_implicitly_has_an_any_type :
                            Diagnostics.Parameter_0_implicitly_has_an_1_type;
                        break;
                    default:
                        var diagnostic = Diagnostics.Variable_0_implicitly_has_an_1_type;
                }
                error(declaration, diagnostic, identifierToString(declaration.name), typeToString(type));
            }
        }

        function getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                // Handle prototype property
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Prototype) {
                    return links.type = getTypeOfPrototypeProperty(symbol);
                }
                // Handle catch clause variables
                var declaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.CatchBlock) {
                    return links.type = anyType;
                }
                // Handle variable, parameter or property
                links.type = resolvingType;
                var type = getTypeOfVariableDeclaration(<VariableDeclaration>declaration);
                if (links.type === resolvingType) {
                    links.type = type;
                }
            }
            else if (links.type === resolvingType) {
                links.type = anyType;
                if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                    var diagnostic = (<VariableDeclaration>symbol.valueDeclaration).type ?
                        Diagnostics._0_implicitly_has_type_any_because_it_is_referenced_directly_or_indirectly_in_its_own_type_annotation :
                        Diagnostics._0_implicitly_has_type_any_because_it_is_does_not_have_a_type_annotation_and_is_referenced_directly_or_indirectly_in_its_own_initializer;
                    error(symbol.valueDeclaration, diagnostic, symbolToString(symbol));
                }
            }
            return links.type;
        }

        function getSetAccessorTypeAnnotationNode(accessor: AccessorDeclaration): TypeNode {
            return accessor && accessor.parameters.length > 0 && accessor.parameters[0].type;
        }

        function getAnnotatedAccessorType(accessor: AccessorDeclaration): Type {
            if (accessor) {
                if (accessor.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor) {
                    return accessor.type && getTypeFromTypeNode(accessor.type);
                }
                else {
                    var setterTypeAnnotation = getSetAccessorTypeAnnotationNode(accessor);
                    return setterTypeAnnotation && getTypeFromTypeNode(setterTypeAnnotation);
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        function getTypeOfAccessors(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            checkAndStoreTypeOfAccessors(symbol, links);
            return links.type;
        }

        function checkAndStoreTypeOfAccessors(symbol: Symbol, links?: SymbolLinks) {
            links = links || getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                links.type = resolvingType;
                var getter = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.GetAccessor);
                var setter = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.SetAccessor);

                var type: Type;

                // First try to see if the user specified a return type on the get-accessor.
                var getterReturnType = getAnnotatedAccessorType(getter);
                if (getterReturnType) {
                    type = getterReturnType;
                }
                else {
                    // If the user didn't specify a return type, try to use the set-accessor's parameter type.
                    var setterParameterType = getAnnotatedAccessorType(setter);
                    if (setterParameterType) {
                        type = setterParameterType;
                    }
                    else {
                        // If there are no specified types, try to infer it from the body of the get accessor if it exists.
                        if (getter) {
                            type = getReturnTypeFromBody(getter);
                        }
                        // Otherwise, fall back to 'any'.
                        else {
                            if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                                error(setter, Diagnostics.Property_0_implicitly_has_type_any_because_its_set_accessor_lacks_a_type_annotation, symbolToString(symbol));
                            }

                            type = anyType;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (links.type === resolvingType) {
                    links.type = type;
                }
            }
            else if (links.type === resolvingType) {
                links.type = anyType;
                if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                    var getter = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.GetAccessor);
                    error(getter, Diagnostics._0_implicitly_has_return_type_any_because_it_does_not_have_a_return_type_annotation_and_is_referenced_directly_or_indirectly_in_one_of_its_return_expressions, symbolToString(symbol));
                }
            }
        }

        function getTypeOfFuncClassEnumModule(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                links.type = createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, symbol);
            }
            return links.type;
        }

        function getTypeOfEnumMember(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                links.type = getDeclaredTypeOfEnum(getParentOfSymbol(symbol));
            }
            return links.type;
        }

        function getTypeOfImport(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                links.type = getTypeOfSymbol(resolveImport(symbol));
            }
            return links.type;
        }

        function getTypeOfInstantiatedSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.type) {
                links.type = instantiateType(getTypeOfSymbol(links.target), links.mapper);
            }
            return links.type;
        }

        function getTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) {
                return getTypeOfInstantiatedSymbol(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Variable | SymbolFlags.Property)) {
                return getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Function | SymbolFlags.Method | SymbolFlags.Class | SymbolFlags.Enum | SymbolFlags.ValueModule)) {
                return getTypeOfFuncClassEnumModule(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.EnumMember) {
                return getTypeOfEnumMember(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Accessor) {
                return getTypeOfAccessors(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                return getTypeOfImport(symbol);
            }
            return unknownType;
        }

        function getTargetType(type: ObjectType): Type {
            return type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference ? (<TypeReference>type).target : type;
        }

        function hasBaseType(type: InterfaceType, checkBase: InterfaceType) {
            return check(type);
            function check(type: InterfaceType): boolean {
                var target = <InterfaceType>getTargetType(type);
                return target === checkBase || forEach(target.baseTypes, check);
            }
        }

        // Return combined list of type parameters from all declarations of a class or interface. Elsewhere we check they're all
        // the same, but even if they're not we still need the complete list to ensure instantiations supply type arguments
        // for all type parameters.
        function getTypeParametersOfClassOrInterface(symbol: Symbol): TypeParameter[] {
            var result: TypeParameter[];
            forEach(symbol.declarations, node => {
                if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration || node.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration) {
                    var declaration = <InterfaceDeclaration>node;
                    if (declaration.typeParameters && declaration.typeParameters.length) {
                        forEach(declaration.typeParameters, node => {
                            var tp = getDeclaredTypeOfTypeParameter(getSymbolOfNode(node));
                            if (!result) {
                                result = [tp];
                            }
                            else if (!contains(result, tp)) {
                                result.push(tp);
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            });
            return result;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfClass(symbol: Symbol): InterfaceType {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.declaredType) {
                var type = links.declaredType = <InterfaceType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Class, symbol);
                var typeParameters = getTypeParametersOfClassOrInterface(symbol);
                if (typeParameters) {
                    type.flags |= TypeFlags.Reference;
                    type.typeParameters = typeParameters;
                    (<GenericType>type).instantiations = {};
                    (<GenericType>type).instantiations[getTypeListId(type.typeParameters)] = <GenericType>type;
                    (<GenericType>type).target = <GenericType>type;
                    (<GenericType>type).typeArguments = type.typeParameters;
                }
                type.baseTypes = [];
                var declaration = <ClassDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration);
                if (declaration.baseType) {
                    var baseType = getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(declaration.baseType);
                    if (baseType !== unknownType) {
                        if (getTargetType(baseType).flags & TypeFlags.Class) {
                            if (type !== baseType && !hasBaseType(<InterfaceType>baseType, type)) {
                                type.baseTypes.push(baseType);
                            }
                            else {
                                error(declaration, Diagnostics.Type_0_recursively_references_itself_as_a_base_type, typeToString(type, /*enclosingDeclaration*/ undefined, TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrayAsGenericType));
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            error(declaration.baseType, Diagnostics.A_class_may_only_extend_another_class);
                        }
                    }
                }
                type.declaredProperties = getNamedMembers(symbol.members);
                type.declaredCallSignatures = emptyArray;
                type.declaredConstructSignatures = emptyArray;
                type.declaredStringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.String);
                type.declaredNumberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.Number);
            }
            return <InterfaceType>links.declaredType;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfInterface(symbol: Symbol): InterfaceType {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.declaredType) {
                var type = links.declaredType = <InterfaceType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Interface, symbol);
                var typeParameters = getTypeParametersOfClassOrInterface(symbol);
                if (typeParameters) {
                    type.flags |= TypeFlags.Reference;
                    type.typeParameters = typeParameters;
                    (<GenericType>type).instantiations = {};
                    (<GenericType>type).instantiations[getTypeListId(type.typeParameters)] = <GenericType>type;
                    (<GenericType>type).target = <GenericType>type;
                    (<GenericType>type).typeArguments = type.typeParameters;
                }
                type.baseTypes = [];
                forEach(symbol.declarations, declaration => {
                    if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration && (<InterfaceDeclaration>declaration).baseTypes) {
                        forEach((<InterfaceDeclaration>declaration).baseTypes, node => {
                            var baseType = getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(node);
                            if (baseType !== unknownType) {
                                if (getTargetType(baseType).flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface)) {
                                    if (type !== baseType && !hasBaseType(<InterfaceType>baseType, type)) {
                                        type.baseTypes.push(baseType);
                                    }
                                    else {
                                        error(declaration, Diagnostics.Type_0_recursively_references_itself_as_a_base_type, typeToString(type, /*enclosingDeclaration*/ undefined, TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrayAsGenericType));
                                    }
                                }
                                else {
                                    error(node, Diagnostics.An_interface_may_only_extend_a_class_or_another_interface);
                                }
                            }
                        });
                    }
                });
                type.declaredProperties = getNamedMembers(symbol.members);
                type.declaredCallSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol.members["__call"]);
                type.declaredConstructSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol.members["__new"]);
                type.declaredStringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.String);
                type.declaredNumberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.Number);
            }
            return <InterfaceType>links.declaredType;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfEnum(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.declaredType) {
                var type = createType(TypeFlags.Enum);
                type.symbol = symbol;
                links.declaredType = type;
            }
            return links.declaredType;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfTypeParameter(symbol: Symbol): TypeParameter {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.declaredType) {
                var type = <TypeParameter>createType(TypeFlags.TypeParameter);
                type.symbol = symbol;
                if (!(<TypeParameterDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.TypeParameter)).constraint) {
                    type.constraint = noConstraintType;
                }
                links.declaredType = type;
            }
            return <TypeParameter>links.declaredType;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfImport(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
            if (!links.declaredType) {
                links.declaredType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(resolveImport(symbol));
            }
            return links.declaredType;
        }

        function getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Type {
            Debug.assert((symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) === 0);
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
                return getDeclaredTypeOfClass(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) {
                return getDeclaredTypeOfInterface(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Enum) {
                return getDeclaredTypeOfEnum(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) {
                return getDeclaredTypeOfTypeParameter(symbol);
            }
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                return getDeclaredTypeOfImport(symbol);
            }
            return unknownType;
        }

        function createSymbolTable(symbols: Symbol[]): SymbolTable {
            var result: SymbolTable = {};
            for (var i = 0; i < symbols.length; i++) {
                var symbol = symbols[i];
                result[symbol.name] = symbol;
            }
            return result;
        }

        function createInstantiatedSymbolTable(symbols: Symbol[], mapper: TypeMapper): SymbolTable {
            var result: SymbolTable = {};
            for (var i = 0; i < symbols.length; i++) {
                var symbol = symbols[i];
                result[symbol.name] = instantiateSymbol(symbol, mapper);
            }
            return result;
        }

        function addInheritedMembers(symbols: SymbolTable, baseSymbols: Symbol[]) {
            for (var i = 0; i < baseSymbols.length; i++) {
                var s = baseSymbols[i];
                if (!hasProperty(symbols, s.name)) {
                    symbols[s.name] = s;
                }
            }
        }

        function addInheritedSignatures(signatures: Signature[], baseSignatures: Signature[]) {
            if (baseSignatures) {
                for (var i = 0; i < baseSignatures.length; i++) {
                    signatures.push(baseSignatures[i]);
                }
            }
        }

        function resolveClassOrInterfaceMembers(type: InterfaceType): void {
            var members = type.symbol.members;
            var callSignatures = type.declaredCallSignatures;
            var constructSignatures = type.declaredConstructSignatures;
            var stringIndexType = type.declaredStringIndexType;
            var numberIndexType = type.declaredNumberIndexType;
            if (type.baseTypes.length) {
                members = createSymbolTable(type.declaredProperties);
                forEach(type.baseTypes, baseType => {
                    addInheritedMembers(members, getPropertiesOfObjectType(baseType));
                    callSignatures = concatenate(callSignatures, getSignaturesOfType(baseType, SignatureKind.Call));
                    constructSignatures = concatenate(constructSignatures, getSignaturesOfType(baseType, SignatureKind.Construct));
                    stringIndexType = stringIndexType || getIndexTypeOfType(baseType, IndexKind.String);
                    numberIndexType = numberIndexType || getIndexTypeOfType(baseType, IndexKind.Number);
                });
            }
            setObjectTypeMembers(type, members, callSignatures, constructSignatures, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
        }

        function resolveTypeReferenceMembers(type: TypeReference): void {
            var target = type.target;
            var mapper = createTypeMapper(target.typeParameters, type.typeArguments);
            var members = createInstantiatedSymbolTable(target.declaredProperties, mapper);
            var callSignatures = instantiateList(target.declaredCallSignatures, mapper, instantiateSignature);
            var constructSignatures = instantiateList(target.declaredConstructSignatures, mapper, instantiateSignature);
            var stringIndexType = target.declaredStringIndexType ? instantiateType(target.declaredStringIndexType, mapper) : undefined;
            var numberIndexType = target.declaredNumberIndexType ? instantiateType(target.declaredNumberIndexType, mapper) : undefined;
            forEach(target.baseTypes, baseType => {
                var instantiatedBaseType = instantiateType(baseType, mapper);
                addInheritedMembers(members, getPropertiesOfObjectType(instantiatedBaseType));
                callSignatures = concatenate(callSignatures, getSignaturesOfType(instantiatedBaseType, SignatureKind.Call));
                constructSignatures = concatenate(constructSignatures, getSignaturesOfType(instantiatedBaseType, SignatureKind.Construct));
                stringIndexType = stringIndexType || getIndexTypeOfType(instantiatedBaseType, IndexKind.String);
                numberIndexType = numberIndexType || getIndexTypeOfType(instantiatedBaseType, IndexKind.Number);
            });
            setObjectTypeMembers(type, members, callSignatures, constructSignatures, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
        }

        function createSignature(declaration: SignatureDeclaration, typeParameters: TypeParameter[], parameters: Symbol[],
            resolvedReturnType: Type, minArgumentCount: number, hasRestParameter: boolean, hasStringLiterals: boolean): Signature {
            var sig = new Signature(checker);
            sig.declaration = declaration;
            sig.typeParameters = typeParameters;
            sig.parameters = parameters;
            sig.resolvedReturnType = resolvedReturnType;
            sig.minArgumentCount = minArgumentCount;
            sig.hasRestParameter = hasRestParameter;
            sig.hasStringLiterals = hasStringLiterals;
            return sig;
        }

        function cloneSignature(sig: Signature): Signature {
            return createSignature(sig.declaration, sig.typeParameters, sig.parameters, sig.resolvedReturnType,
                sig.minArgumentCount, sig.hasRestParameter, sig.hasStringLiterals);
        }

        function getDefaultConstructSignatures(classType: InterfaceType): Signature[] {
            if (classType.baseTypes.length) {
                var baseType = classType.baseTypes[0];
                var baseSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(getTypeOfSymbol(baseType.symbol), SignatureKind.Construct);
                return map(baseSignatures, baseSignature => {
                    var signature = baseType.flags & TypeFlags.Reference ?
                        getSignatureInstantiation(baseSignature, (<TypeReference>baseType).typeArguments) : cloneSignature(baseSignature);
                    signature.typeParameters = classType.typeParameters;
                    signature.resolvedReturnType = classType;
                    return signature;
                });
            }
            return [createSignature(undefined, classType.typeParameters, emptyArray, classType, 0, false, false)];
        }

        function createTupleTypeMemberSymbols(memberTypes: Type[]): SymbolTable {
            var members: SymbolTable = {};
            for (var i = 0; i < memberTypes.length; i++) {
                var symbol = <TransientSymbol>createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient, "" + i);
                symbol.type = memberTypes[i];
                members[i] = symbol;
            }
            return members;
        }

        function resolveTupleTypeMembers(type: TupleType) {
            var arrayType = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(createArrayType(getUnionType(type.elementTypes)));
            var members = createTupleTypeMemberSymbols(type.elementTypes);
            addInheritedMembers(members, arrayType.properties);
            setObjectTypeMembers(type, members, arrayType.callSignatures, arrayType.constructSignatures, arrayType.stringIndexType, arrayType.numberIndexType);
        }

        function signatureListsIdentical(s: Signature[], t: Signature[]): boolean {
            if (s.length !== t.length) {
                return false;
            }
            for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
                if (!compareSignatures(s[i], t[i], /*compareReturnTypes*/ false, isTypeIdenticalTo)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        // If the lists of call or construct signatures in the given types are all identical except for return types,
        // and if none of the signatures are generic, return a list of signatures that has substitutes a union of the
        // return types of the corresponding signatures in each resulting signature.
        function getUnionSignatures(types: Type[], kind: SignatureKind): Signature[] {
            var signatureLists = map(types, t => getSignaturesOfType(t, kind));
            var signatures = signatureLists[0];
            for (var i = 0; i < signatures.length; i++) {
                if (signatures[i].typeParameters) {
                    return emptyArray;
                }
            }
            for (var i = 1; i < signatureLists.length; i++) {
                if (!signatureListsIdentical(signatures, signatureLists[i])) {
                    return emptyArray;
                }
            }
            var result = map(signatures, cloneSignature);
            for (var i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
                var s = result[i];
                // Clear resolved return type we possibly got from cloneSignature
                s.resolvedReturnType = undefined;
                s.unionSignatures = map(signatureLists, signatures => signatures[i]);
            }
            return result;
        }

        function getUnionIndexType(types: Type[], kind: IndexKind): Type {
            var indexTypes: Type[] = [];
            for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                var indexType = getIndexTypeOfType(types[i], kind);
                if (!indexType) {
                    return undefined;
                }
                indexTypes.push(indexType);
            }
            return getUnionType(indexTypes);
        }

        function resolveUnionTypeMembers(type: UnionType) {
            // The members and properties collections are empty for union types. To get all properties of a union
            // type use getPropertiesOfType (only the language service uses this).
            var callSignatures = getUnionSignatures(type.types, SignatureKind.Call);
            var constructSignatures = getUnionSignatures(type.types, SignatureKind.Construct);
            var stringIndexType = getUnionIndexType(type.types, IndexKind.String);
            var numberIndexType = getUnionIndexType(type.types, IndexKind.Number);
            setObjectTypeMembers(type, emptySymbols, callSignatures, constructSignatures, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
        }

        function resolveAnonymousTypeMembers(type: ObjectType) {
            var symbol = type.symbol;
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral) {
                var members = symbol.members;
                var callSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(members["__call"]);
                var constructSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(members["__new"]);
                var stringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.String);
                var numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol, IndexKind.Number);
            }
            else {
                // Combinations of function, class, enum and module
                var members = emptySymbols;
                var callSignatures: Signature[] = emptyArray;
                var constructSignatures: Signature[] = emptyArray;
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.HasExports) {
                    members = symbol.exports;
                }
                if (symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Function | SymbolFlags.Method)) {
                    callSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol);
                }
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
                    var classType = getDeclaredTypeOfClass(symbol);
                    constructSignatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol.members["__constructor"]);
                    if (!constructSignatures.length) {
                        constructSignatures = getDefaultConstructSignatures(classType);
                    }
                    if (classType.baseTypes.length) {
                        members = createSymbolTable(getNamedMembers(members));
                        addInheritedMembers(members, getPropertiesOfObjectType(getTypeOfSymbol(classType.baseTypes[0].symbol)));
                    }
                }
                var stringIndexType: Type = undefined;
                var numberIndexType: Type = (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Enum) ? stringType : undefined;
            }
            setObjectTypeMembers(type, members, callSignatures, constructSignatures, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
        }

        function resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(type: ObjectType): ResolvedType {
            if (!(<ResolvedType>type).members) {
                if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface)) {
                    resolveClassOrInterfaceMembers(<InterfaceType>type);
                }
                else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) {
                    resolveAnonymousTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                }
                else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Tuple) {
                    resolveTupleTypeMembers(<TupleType>type);
                }
                else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    resolveUnionTypeMembers(<UnionType>type);
                }
                else {
                    resolveTypeReferenceMembers(<TypeReference>type);
                }
            }
            return <ResolvedType>type;
        }

        // Return properties of an object type or an empty array for other types
        function getPropertiesOfObjectType(type: Type): Symbol[] {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                return resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type).properties;
            }
            return emptyArray;
        }

        // If the given type is an object type and that type has a property by the given name, return
        // the symbol for that property. Otherwise return undefined.
        function getPropertyOfObjectType(type: Type, name: string): Symbol {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                if (hasProperty(resolved.members, name)) {
                    var symbol = resolved.members[name];
                    if (symbolIsValue(symbol)) {
                        return symbol;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function getPropertiesOfUnionType(type: UnionType): Symbol[] {
            var result: Symbol[] = [];
            forEach(getPropertiesOfType(type.types[0]), prop => {
                var unionProp = getPropertyOfUnionType(type, prop.name);
                if (unionProp) {
                    result.push(unionProp);
                }
            });
            return result;
        }

        function getPropertiesOfType(type: Type): Symbol[] {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                return getPropertiesOfUnionType(<UnionType>type);
            }
            return getPropertiesOfObjectType(getApparentType(type));
        }

        // For a type parameter, return the base constraint of the type parameter. For the string, number, and
        // boolean primitive types, return the corresponding object types.Otherwise return the type itself.
        // Note that the apparent type of a union type is the union type itself.
        function getApparentType(type: Type): Type {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter) {
                do {
                    type = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(<TypeParameter>type);
                } while (type && type.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter);
                if (!type) {
                    type = emptyObjectType;
                }
            }
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.StringLike) {
                type = globalStringType;
            }
            else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.NumberLike) {
                type = globalNumberType;
            }
            else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Boolean) {
                type = globalBooleanType;
            }
            return type;
        }

        function createUnionProperty(unionType: UnionType, name: string): Symbol {
            var types = unionType.types;
            var props: Symbol[];
            for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                var type = getApparentType(types[i]);
                if (type !== unknownType) {
                    var prop = getPropertyOfType(type, name);
                    if (!prop) {
                        return undefined;
                    }
                    if (!props) {
                        props = [prop];
                    }
                    else {
                        props.push(prop);
                    }
                }
            }
            var propTypes: Type[] = [];
            var declarations: Declaration[] = [];
            for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
                var prop = props[i];
                if (prop.declarations) {
                    declarations.push.apply(declarations, prop.declarations);
                }
                propTypes.push(getTypeOfSymbol(prop));
            }
            var result = <TransientSymbol>createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient | SymbolFlags.UnionProperty, name);
            result.unionType = unionType;
            result.declarations = declarations;
            result.type = getUnionType(propTypes);
            return result;
        }

        function getPropertyOfUnionType(type: UnionType, name: string): Symbol {
            var properties = type.resolvedProperties || (type.resolvedProperties = {});
            if (hasProperty(properties, name)) {
                return properties[name];
            }
            var property = createUnionProperty(type, name);
            if (property) {
                properties[name] = property;
            }
            return property;
        }

        // Return the symbol for the property with the given name in the given type. Creates synthetic union properties when
        // necessary, maps primtive types and type parameters are to their apparent types, and augments with properties from
        // Object and Function as appropriate.
        function getPropertyOfType(type: Type, name: string): Symbol {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                return getPropertyOfUnionType(<UnionType>type, name);
            }
            if (!(type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType)) {
                type = getApparentType(type);
                if (!(type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType)) {
                    return undefined;
                }
            }
            var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(type);
            if (hasProperty(resolved.members, name)) {
                var symbol = resolved.members[name];
                if (symbolIsValue(symbol)) {
                    return symbol;
                }
            }
            if (resolved === anyFunctionType || resolved.callSignatures.length || resolved.constructSignatures.length) {
                var symbol = getPropertyOfObjectType(globalFunctionType, name);
                if (symbol) return symbol;
            }
            return getPropertyOfObjectType(globalObjectType, name);
        }

        function getSignaturesOfObjectOrUnionType(type: Type, kind: SignatureKind): Signature[] {
            if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.ObjectType | TypeFlags.Union)) {
                var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                return kind === SignatureKind.Call ? resolved.callSignatures : resolved.constructSignatures;
            }
            return emptyArray;
        }

        // Return the signatures of the given kind in the given type. Creates synthetic union signatures when necessary and
        // maps primtive types and type parameters are to their apparent types.
        function getSignaturesOfType(type: Type, kind: SignatureKind): Signature[] {
            return getSignaturesOfObjectOrUnionType(getApparentType(type), kind);
        }

        function getIndexTypeOfObjectOrUnionType(type: Type, kind: IndexKind): Type {
            if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.ObjectType | TypeFlags.Union)) {
                var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                return kind === IndexKind.String ? resolved.stringIndexType : resolved.numberIndexType;
            }
        }

        // Return the index type of the given kind in the given type. Creates synthetic union index types when necessary and
        // maps primtive types and type parameters are to their apparent types.
        function getIndexTypeOfType(type: Type, kind: IndexKind): Type {
            return getIndexTypeOfObjectOrUnionType(getApparentType(type), kind);
        }

        // Return list of type parameters with duplicates removed (duplicate identifier errors are generated in the actual
        // type checking functions).
        function getTypeParametersFromDeclaration(typeParameterDeclarations: TypeParameterDeclaration[]): TypeParameter[] {
            var result: TypeParameter[] = [];
            forEach(typeParameterDeclarations, node => {
                var tp = getDeclaredTypeOfTypeParameter(node.symbol);
                if (!contains(result, tp)) {
                    result.push(tp);
                }
            });
            return result;
        }

        function getSignatureFromDeclaration(declaration: SignatureDeclaration): Signature {
            var links = getNodeLinks(declaration);
            if (!links.resolvedSignature) {
                var classType = declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor ? getDeclaredTypeOfClass((<ClassDeclaration>declaration.parent).symbol) : undefined;
                var typeParameters = classType ? classType.typeParameters :
                    declaration.typeParameters ? getTypeParametersFromDeclaration(declaration.typeParameters) : undefined;
                var parameters: Symbol[] = [];
                var hasStringLiterals = false;
                var minArgumentCount = -1;
                for (var i = 0, n = declaration.parameters.length; i < n; i++) {
                    var param = declaration.parameters[i];
                    parameters.push(param.symbol);
                    if (param.type && param.type.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
                        hasStringLiterals = true;
                    }
                    if (minArgumentCount < 0) {
                        if (param.initializer || param.flags & (NodeFlags.QuestionMark | NodeFlags.Rest)) {
                            minArgumentCount = i;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (minArgumentCount < 0) {
                    minArgumentCount = declaration.parameters.length;
                }

                var returnType: Type;
                if (classType) {
                    returnType = classType;
                }
                else if (declaration.type) {
                    returnType = getTypeFromTypeNode(declaration.type);
                }
                else {
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014):
                    // If only one accessor includes a type annotation, the other behaves as if it had the same type annotation.
                    if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor) {
                        var setter = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(declaration.symbol, SyntaxKind.SetAccessor);
                        returnType = getAnnotatedAccessorType(setter);
                    }

                    if (!returnType && !(<FunctionDeclaration>declaration).body) {
                        returnType = anyType;
                    }
                }

                links.resolvedSignature = createSignature(declaration, typeParameters, parameters, returnType,
                    minArgumentCount, hasRestParameters(declaration), hasStringLiterals);
            }
            return links.resolvedSignature;
        }

        function getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Signature[] {
            if (!symbol) return emptyArray;
            var result: Signature[] = [];
            for (var i = 0, len = symbol.declarations.length; i < len; i++) {
                var node = symbol.declarations[i];
                switch (node.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
                    case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    case SyntaxKind.CallSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.IndexSignature:
                    case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                    case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                        // Don't include signature if node is the implementation of an overloaded function. A node is considered
                        // an implementation node if it has a body and the previous node is of the same kind and immediately
                        // precedes the implementation node (i.e. has the same parent and ends where the implementation starts).
                        if (i > 0 && (<FunctionDeclaration>node).body) {
                            var previous = symbol.declarations[i - 1];
                            if (node.parent === previous.parent && node.kind === previous.kind && node.pos === previous.end) {
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                        result.push(getSignatureFromDeclaration(<SignatureDeclaration>node));
                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        function getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature: Signature): Type {
            if (!signature.resolvedReturnType) {
                signature.resolvedReturnType = resolvingType;
                if (signature.target) {
                    var type = instantiateType(getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature.target), signature.mapper);
                }
                else if (signature.unionSignatures) {
                    var type = getUnionType(map(signature.unionSignatures, getReturnTypeOfSignature));
                }
                else {
                    var type = getReturnTypeFromBody(<FunctionDeclaration>signature.declaration);
                }
                if (signature.resolvedReturnType === resolvingType) {
                    signature.resolvedReturnType = type;
                }
            }
            else if (signature.resolvedReturnType === resolvingType) {
                signature.resolvedReturnType = anyType;
                if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                    var declaration = <Declaration>signature.declaration;
                    if (declaration.name) {
                        error(declaration.name, Diagnostics._0_implicitly_has_return_type_any_because_it_does_not_have_a_return_type_annotation_and_is_referenced_directly_or_indirectly_in_one_of_its_return_expressions, identifierToString(declaration.name));
                    }
                    else {
                        error(declaration, Diagnostics.Function_implicitly_has_return_type_any_because_it_does_not_have_a_return_type_annotation_and_is_referenced_directly_or_indirectly_in_one_of_its_return_expressions);
                    }
                }
            }
            return signature.resolvedReturnType;
        }

        function getRestTypeOfSignature(signature: Signature): Type {
            if (signature.hasRestParameter) {
                var type = getTypeOfSymbol(signature.parameters[signature.parameters.length - 1]);
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>type).target === globalArrayType) {
                    return (<TypeReference>type).typeArguments[0];
                }
            }
            return anyType;
        }

        function getSignatureInstantiation(signature: Signature, typeArguments: Type[]): Signature {
            return instantiateSignature(signature, createTypeMapper(signature.typeParameters, typeArguments), true);
        }

        function getErasedSignature(signature: Signature): Signature {
            if (!signature.typeParameters) return signature;
            if (!signature.erasedSignatureCache) {
                if (signature.target) {
                    signature.erasedSignatureCache = instantiateSignature(getErasedSignature(signature.target), signature.mapper);
                }
                else {
                    signature.erasedSignatureCache = instantiateSignature(signature, createTypeEraser(signature.typeParameters), true);
                }
            }
            return signature.erasedSignatureCache;
        }

        function getOrCreateTypeFromSignature(signature: Signature): ObjectType {
            // There are two ways to declare a construct signature, one is by declaring a class constructor
            // using the constructor keyword, and the other is declaring a bare construct signature in an
            // object type literal or interface (using the new keyword). Each way of declaring a constructor
            // will result in a different declaration kind.
            if (!signature.isolatedSignatureType) {
                var isConstructor = signature.declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor || signature.declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature;
                var type = <ResolvedType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous | TypeFlags.FromSignature);
                type.members = emptySymbols;
                type.properties = emptyArray;
                type.callSignatures = !isConstructor ? [signature] : emptyArray;
                type.constructSignatures = isConstructor ? [signature] : emptyArray;
                signature.isolatedSignatureType = type;
            }

            return signature.isolatedSignatureType;
        }

        function getIndexSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Symbol {
            return symbol.members["__index"];
        }

        function getIndexDeclarationOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol, kind: IndexKind): SignatureDeclaration {
            var syntaxKind = kind === IndexKind.Number ? SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword : SyntaxKind.StringKeyword;
            var indexSymbol = getIndexSymbol(symbol);
            if (indexSymbol) {
                var len = indexSymbol.declarations.length;
                for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                    var node = <SignatureDeclaration>indexSymbol.declarations[i];
                    if (node.parameters.length === 1) {
                        var parameter = node.parameters[0];
                        if (parameter && parameter.type && parameter.type.kind === syntaxKind) {
                            return node;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return undefined;
        }

        function getIndexTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol, kind: IndexKind): Type {
            var declaration = getIndexDeclarationOfSymbol(symbol, kind);
            return declaration
                ? declaration.type ? getTypeFromTypeNode(declaration.type) : anyType
                : undefined;
        }

        function getConstraintOfTypeParameter(type: TypeParameter): Type {
            if (!type.constraint) {
                if (type.target) {
                    var targetConstraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(type.target);
                    type.constraint = targetConstraint ? instantiateType(targetConstraint, type.mapper) : noConstraintType;
                }
                else {
                    type.constraint = getTypeFromTypeNode((<TypeParameterDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(type.symbol, SyntaxKind.TypeParameter)).constraint);
                }
            }
            return type.constraint === noConstraintType ? undefined : type.constraint;
        }

        function getTypeListId(types: Type[]) {
            switch (types.length) {
                case 1:
                    return "" + types[0].id;
                case 2:
                    return types[0].id + "," + types[1].id;
                default:
                    var result = "";
                    for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                        if (i > 0) result += ",";
                        result += types[i].id;
                    }
                    return result;
            }
        }

        function createTypeReference(target: GenericType, typeArguments: Type[]): TypeReference {
            var id = getTypeListId(typeArguments);
            var type = target.instantiations[id];
            if (!type) {
                type = target.instantiations[id] = <TypeReference>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Reference, target.symbol);
                type.target = target;
                type.typeArguments = typeArguments;
            }
            return type;
        }

        function isTypeParameterReferenceIllegalInConstraint(typeReferenceNode: TypeReferenceNode, typeParameterSymbol: Symbol): boolean {
            var links = getNodeLinks(typeReferenceNode);
            if (links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint !== undefined) {
                return links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint;
            }

            // bubble up to the declaration
            var currentNode: Node = typeReferenceNode;
            // forEach === exists
            while (!forEach(typeParameterSymbol.declarations, d => d.parent === currentNode.parent)) {
                currentNode = currentNode.parent;
            }
            // if last step was made from the type parameter this means that path has started somewhere in constraint which is illegal
            links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint = currentNode.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeParameter;
            return links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint;
        }

        function checkTypeParameterHasIllegalReferencesInConstraint(typeParameter: TypeParameterDeclaration): void {
            var typeParameterSymbol: Symbol;
            function check(n: Node): void {
                if (n.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeReference && (<TypeReferenceNode>n).typeName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                    var links = getNodeLinks(n);
                    if (links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint === undefined) {
                        var symbol = resolveName(typeParameter, (<Identifier>(<TypeReferenceNode>n).typeName).text, SymbolFlags.Type, /*nameNotFoundMessage*/ undefined, /*nameArg*/ undefined);
                        if (symbol && (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter)) {
                            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.4.1
                            // Type parameters declared in a particular type parameter list 
                            // may not be referenced in constraints in that type parameter list
                            
                            // symbol.declaration.parent === typeParameter.parent
                            // -> typeParameter and symbol.declaration originate from the same type parameter list 
                            // -> illegal for all declarations in symbol
                            // forEach === exists
                            links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint = forEach(symbol.declarations, d => d.parent == typeParameter.parent);
                        }
                    }
                    if (links.isIllegalTypeReferenceInConstraint) {
                        error(typeParameter, Diagnostics.Constraint_of_a_type_parameter_cannot_reference_any_type_parameter_from_the_same_type_parameter_list);
                    }
                }
                forEachChild(n, check);
            }

            if (typeParameter.constraint) {
                typeParameterSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(typeParameter);
                check(typeParameter.constraint);
            }
        }

        function getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(node: TypeReferenceNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                var symbol = resolveEntityName(node, node.typeName, SymbolFlags.Type);
                if (symbol) {
                    var type: Type;
                    if ((symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) && isTypeParameterReferenceIllegalInConstraint(node, symbol)) {
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.4.1
                        // Type parameters declared in a particular type parameter list 
                        // may not be referenced in constraints in that type parameter list
                        // Implementation: such type references are resolved to 'unknown' type that usually denotes error
                        type = unknownType;
                    }
                    else {
                        type = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
                        if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface) && type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference) {
                            var typeParameters = (<InterfaceType>type).typeParameters;
                            if (node.typeArguments && node.typeArguments.length === typeParameters.length) {
                                type = createTypeReference(<GenericType>type, map(node.typeArguments, getTypeFromTypeNode));
                            }
                            else {
                                error(node, Diagnostics.Generic_type_0_requires_1_type_argument_s, typeToString(type, /*enclosingDeclaration*/ undefined, TypeFormatFlags.WriteArrayAsGenericType), typeParameters.length);
                                type = undefined;
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            if (node.typeArguments) {
                                error(node, Diagnostics.Type_0_is_not_generic, typeToString(type));
                                type = undefined;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                links.resolvedType = type || unknownType;
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function getTypeFromTypeQueryNode(node: TypeQueryNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.6.3
                // The expression is processed as an identifier expression (section 4.3)
                // or property access expression(section 4.10),
                // the widened type(section 3.9) of which becomes the result. 
                links.resolvedType = getWidenedType(checkExpression(node.exprName));
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function getTypeOfGlobalSymbol(symbol: Symbol, arity: number): ObjectType {

            function getTypeDeclaration(symbol: Symbol): Declaration {
                var declarations = symbol.declarations;
                for (var i = 0; i < declarations.length; i++) {
                    var declaration = declarations[i];
                    switch (declaration.kind) {
                        case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                        case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                        case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                            return declaration;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (!symbol) {
                return emptyObjectType;
            }
            var type = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            if (!(type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType)) {
                error(getTypeDeclaration(symbol), Diagnostics.Global_type_0_must_be_a_class_or_interface_type, symbol.name);
                return emptyObjectType;
            }
            if (((<InterfaceType>type).typeParameters ? (<InterfaceType>type).typeParameters.length : 0) !== arity) {
                error(getTypeDeclaration(symbol), Diagnostics.Global_type_0_must_have_1_type_parameter_s, symbol.name, arity);
                return emptyObjectType;
            }
            return <ObjectType>type;
        }

        function getGlobalSymbol(name: string): Symbol {
            return resolveName(undefined, name, SymbolFlags.Type, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_global_type_0, name);
        }

        function getGlobalType(name: string): ObjectType {
            return getTypeOfGlobalSymbol(getGlobalSymbol(name), 0);
        }

        function createArrayType(elementType: Type): Type {
            // globalArrayType will be undefined if we get here during creation of the Array type. This for example happens if
            // user code augments the Array type with call or construct signatures that have an array type as the return type.
            // We instead use globalArraySymbol to obtain the (not yet fully constructed) Array type.
            var arrayType = globalArrayType || getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(globalArraySymbol);
            return arrayType !== emptyObjectType ? createTypeReference(<GenericType>arrayType, [elementType]) : emptyObjectType;
        }

        function getTypeFromArrayTypeNode(node: ArrayTypeNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                links.resolvedType = createArrayType(getTypeFromTypeNode(node.elementType));
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function createTupleType(elementTypes: Type[]) {
            var id = getTypeListId(elementTypes);
            var type = tupleTypes[id];
            if (!type) {
                type = tupleTypes[id] = <TupleType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Tuple);
                type.elementTypes = elementTypes;
            }
            return type;
        }

        function getTypeFromTupleTypeNode(node: TupleTypeNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                links.resolvedType = createTupleType(map(node.elementTypes, getTypeFromTypeNode));
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function addTypeToSortedSet(sortedSet: Type[], type: Type) {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                addTypesToSortedSet(sortedSet, (<UnionType>type).types);
            }
            else {
                var i = 0;
                var id = type.id;
                while (i < sortedSet.length && sortedSet[i].id < id) {
                    i++;
                }
                if (i === sortedSet.length || sortedSet[i].id !== id) {
                    sortedSet.splice(i, 0, type);
                }
            }
        }

        function addTypesToSortedSet(sortedTypes: Type[], types: Type[]) {
            for (var i = 0, len = types.length; i < len; i++) {
                addTypeToSortedSet(sortedTypes, types[i]);
            }
        }

        function isSubtypeOfAny(candidate: Type, types: Type[]): boolean {
            for (var i = 0, len = types.length; i < len; i++) {
                if (candidate !== types[i] && isTypeSubtypeOf(candidate, types[i])) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        function removeSubtypes(types: Type[]) {
            var i = types.length;
            while (i > 0) {
                i--;
                if (isSubtypeOfAny(types[i], types)) {
                    types.splice(i, 1);
                }
            }
        }

        function containsAnyType(types: Type[]) {
            for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                if (types[i].flags & TypeFlags.Any) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        function removeAllButLast(types: Type[], typeToRemove: Type) {
            var i = types.length;
            while (i > 0 && types.length > 1) {
                i--;
                if (types[i] === typeToRemove) {
                    types.splice(i, 1);
                }
            }
        }

        function getUnionType(types: Type[], noSubtypeReduction?: boolean): Type {
            if (types.length === 0) {
                return emptyObjectType;
            }
            var sortedTypes: Type[] = [];
            addTypesToSortedSet(sortedTypes, types);
            if (noSubtypeReduction) {
                if (containsAnyType(sortedTypes)) {
                    return anyType;
                }
                removeAllButLast(sortedTypes, undefinedType);
                removeAllButLast(sortedTypes, nullType);
            }
            else {
                removeSubtypes(sortedTypes);
            }
            if (sortedTypes.length === 1) {
                return sortedTypes[0];
            }
            var id = getTypeListId(sortedTypes);
            var type = unionTypes[id];
            if (!type) {
                type = unionTypes[id] = <UnionType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Union);
                type.types = sortedTypes;
            }
            return type;
        }

        function getTypeFromUnionTypeNode(node: UnionTypeNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                links.resolvedType = getUnionType(map(node.types, getTypeFromTypeNode), /*noSubtypeReduction*/ true);
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function getTypeFromTypeLiteralNode(node: TypeLiteralNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                // Deferred resolution of members is handled by resolveObjectTypeMembers
                links.resolvedType = createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, node.symbol);
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function getStringLiteralType(node: StringLiteralTypeNode): StringLiteralType {
            if (hasProperty(stringLiteralTypes, node.text)) return stringLiteralTypes[node.text];
            var type = stringLiteralTypes[node.text] = <StringLiteralType>createType(TypeFlags.StringLiteral);
            type.text = getTextOfNode(node);
            return type;
        }

        function getTypeFromStringLiteral(node: StringLiteralTypeNode): Type {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedType) {
                links.resolvedType = getStringLiteralType(node);
            }
            return links.resolvedType;
        }

        function getTypeFromTypeNode(node: TypeNode): Type {
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.AnyKeyword:
                    return anyType;
                case SyntaxKind.StringKeyword:
                    return stringType;
                case SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword:
                    return numberType;
                case SyntaxKind.BooleanKeyword:
                    return booleanType;
                case SyntaxKind.VoidKeyword:
                    return voidType;
                case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
                    return getTypeFromStringLiteral(<StringLiteralTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeReference:
                    return getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(<TypeReferenceNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeQuery:
                    return getTypeFromTypeQueryNode(<TypeQueryNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayType:
                    return getTypeFromArrayTypeNode(<ArrayTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TupleType:
                    return getTypeFromTupleTypeNode(<TupleTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.UnionType:
                    return getTypeFromUnionTypeNode(<UnionTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ParenType:
                    return getTypeFromTypeNode((<ParenTypeNode>node).type);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeLiteral:
                    return getTypeFromTypeLiteralNode(<TypeLiteralNode>node);
                // This function assumes that an identifier or qualified name is a type expression
                // Callers should first ensure this by calling isTypeNode
                case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                    var symbol = getSymbolInfo(node);
                    return symbol && getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
                default:
                    return unknownType;
            }
        }

        function instantiateList<T>(items: T[], mapper: TypeMapper, instantiator: (item: T, mapper: TypeMapper) => T): T[] {
            if (items && items.length) {
                var result: T[] = [];
                for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
                    result.push(instantiator(items[i], mapper));
                }
                return result;
            }
            return items;
        }

        function createUnaryTypeMapper(source: Type, target: Type): TypeMapper {
            return t => t === source ? target : t;
        }

        function createBinaryTypeMapper(source1: Type, target1: Type, source2: Type, target2: Type): TypeMapper {
            return t => t === source1 ? target1 : t === source2 ? target2 : t;
        }

        function createTypeMapper(sources: Type[], targets: Type[]): TypeMapper {
            switch (sources.length) {
                case 1: return createUnaryTypeMapper(sources[0], targets[0]);
                case 2: return createBinaryTypeMapper(sources[0], targets[0], sources[1], targets[1]);
            }
            return t => {
                for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
                    if (t === sources[i]) return targets[i];
                }
                return t;
            };
        }

        function createUnaryTypeEraser(source: Type): TypeMapper {
            return t => t === source ? anyType : t;
        }

        function createBinaryTypeEraser(source1: Type, source2: Type): TypeMapper {
            return t => t === source1 || t === source2 ? anyType : t;
        }

        function createTypeEraser(sources: Type[]): TypeMapper {
            switch (sources.length) {
                case 1: return createUnaryTypeEraser(sources[0]);
                case 2: return createBinaryTypeEraser(sources[0], sources[1]);
            }
            return t => {
                for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
                    if (t === sources[i]) return anyType;
                }
                return t;
            };
        }

        function createInferenceMapper(context: InferenceContext): TypeMapper {
            return t => {
                for (var i = 0; i < context.typeParameters.length; i++) {
                    if (t === context.typeParameters[i]) {
                        return getInferredType(context, i);
                    }
                }
                return t;
            }
        }

        function identityMapper(type: Type): Type {
            return type;
        }

        function combineTypeMappers(mapper1: TypeMapper, mapper2: TypeMapper): TypeMapper {
            return t => mapper2(mapper1(t));
        }

        function instantiateTypeParameter(typeParameter: TypeParameter, mapper: TypeMapper): TypeParameter {
            var result = <TypeParameter>createType(TypeFlags.TypeParameter);
            result.symbol = typeParameter.symbol;
            if (typeParameter.constraint) {
                result.constraint = instantiateType(typeParameter.constraint, mapper);
            }
            else {
                result.target = typeParameter;
                result.mapper = mapper;
            }
            return result;
        }

        function instantiateSignature(signature: Signature, mapper: TypeMapper, eraseTypeParameters?: boolean): Signature {
            if (signature.typeParameters && !eraseTypeParameters) {
                var freshTypeParameters = instantiateList(signature.typeParameters, mapper, instantiateTypeParameter);
                mapper = combineTypeMappers(createTypeMapper(signature.typeParameters, freshTypeParameters), mapper);
            }
            var result = createSignature(signature.declaration, freshTypeParameters,
                instantiateList(signature.parameters, mapper, instantiateSymbol),
                signature.resolvedReturnType ? instantiateType(signature.resolvedReturnType, mapper) : undefined,
                signature.minArgumentCount, signature.hasRestParameter, signature.hasStringLiterals);
            result.target = signature;
            result.mapper = mapper;
            return result;
        }

        function instantiateSymbol(symbol: Symbol, mapper: TypeMapper): Symbol {
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) {
                var links = getSymbolLinks(symbol);
                // If symbol being instantiated is itself a instantiation, fetch the original target and combine the
                // type mappers. This ensures that original type identities are properly preserved and that aliases
                // always reference a non-aliases.
                symbol = links.target;
                mapper = combineTypeMappers(links.mapper, mapper);
            }

            // Keep the flags from the symbol we're instantiating.  Mark that is instantiated, and 
            // also transient so that we can just store data on it directly.
            var result = <TransientSymbol>createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Instantiated | SymbolFlags.Transient | symbol.flags, symbol.name);
            result.declarations = symbol.declarations;
            result.parent = symbol.parent;
            result.target = symbol;
            result.mapper = mapper;
            if (symbol.valueDeclaration) {
                result.valueDeclaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
            }

            return result;
        }

        function instantiateAnonymousType(type: ObjectType, mapper: TypeMapper): ObjectType {
            var result = <ResolvedType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, type.symbol);
            result.properties = instantiateList(getPropertiesOfObjectType(type), mapper, instantiateSymbol);
            result.members = createSymbolTable(result.properties);
            result.callSignatures = instantiateList(getSignaturesOfType(type, SignatureKind.Call), mapper, instantiateSignature);
            result.constructSignatures = instantiateList(getSignaturesOfType(type, SignatureKind.Construct), mapper, instantiateSignature);
            var stringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.String);
            var numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.Number);
            if (stringIndexType) result.stringIndexType = instantiateType(stringIndexType, mapper);
            if (numberIndexType) result.numberIndexType = instantiateType(numberIndexType, mapper);
            return result;
        }

        function instantiateType(type: Type, mapper: TypeMapper): Type {
            if (mapper !== identityMapper) {
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter) {
                    return mapper(type);
                }
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) {
                    return type.symbol && type.symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Function | SymbolFlags.Method | SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral | SymbolFlags.ObjectLiteral) ?
                        instantiateAnonymousType(<ObjectType>type, mapper) : type;
                }
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference) {
                    return createTypeReference((<TypeReference>type).target, instantiateList((<TypeReference>type).typeArguments, mapper, instantiateType));
                }
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Tuple) {
                    return createTupleType(instantiateList((<TupleType>type).elementTypes, mapper, instantiateType));
                }
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    return getUnionType(instantiateList((<UnionType>type).types, mapper, instantiateType), /*noSubtypeReduction*/ true);
                }
            }
            return type;
        }

        // Returns true if the given expression contains (at any level of nesting) a function or arrow expression
        // that is subject to contextual typing.
        function isContextSensitiveExpression(node: Expression): boolean {
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    return !(<FunctionExpression>node).typeParameters && !forEach((<FunctionExpression>node).parameters, p => p.type);
                case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteral:
                    return forEach((<ObjectLiteral>node).properties, p =>
                        p.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment && isContextSensitiveExpression((<PropertyDeclaration>p).initializer));
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteral:
                    return forEach((<ArrayLiteral>node).elements, e => isContextSensitiveExpression(e));
                case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                    return isContextSensitiveExpression((<ConditionalExpression>node).whenTrue) ||
                        isContextSensitiveExpression((<ConditionalExpression>node).whenFalse);
                case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                    return (<BinaryExpression>node).operator === SyntaxKind.BarBarToken &&
                        (isContextSensitiveExpression((<BinaryExpression>node).left) || isContextSensitiveExpression((<BinaryExpression>node).right));
            }
            return false;
        }

        function getTypeWithoutConstructors(type: Type): Type {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                if (resolved.constructSignatures.length) {
                    var result = <ResolvedType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, type.symbol);
                    result.members = resolved.members;
                    result.properties = resolved.properties;
                    result.callSignatures = resolved.callSignatures;
                    result.constructSignatures = emptyArray;
                    type = result;
                }
            }
            return type;
        }

        // TYPE CHECKING

        var subtypeRelation: Map<boolean> = {};
        var assignableRelation: Map<boolean> = {};
        var identityRelation: Map<boolean> = {};

        function isTypeIdenticalTo(source: Type, target: Type): boolean {
            return checkTypeRelatedTo(source, target, identityRelation, /*errorNode*/ undefined, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
        }

        function isTypeSubtypeOf(source: Type, target: Type): boolean {
            return checkTypeSubtypeOf(source, target, /*errorNode*/ undefined, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
        }

        function checkTypeSubtypeOf(source: Type, target: Type, errorNode: Node, chainedMessage: DiagnosticMessage, terminalMessage: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
            return checkTypeRelatedTo(source, target, subtypeRelation, errorNode, chainedMessage, terminalMessage);
        }

        function isTypeAssignableTo(source: Type, target: Type): boolean {
            return checkTypeAssignableTo(source, target, /*errorNode*/ undefined, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
        }

        function checkTypeAssignableTo(source: Type, target: Type, errorNode: Node, chainedMessage: DiagnosticMessage, terminalMessage: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
            return checkTypeRelatedTo(source, target, assignableRelation, errorNode, chainedMessage, terminalMessage);
        }

        function isTypeRelatedTo(source: Type, target: Type, relation: Map<boolean>): boolean {
            return checkTypeRelatedTo(source, target, relation, /*errorNode*/ undefined, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
        }

        function isSignatureAssignableTo(source: Signature, target: Signature): boolean {
            var sourceType = getOrCreateTypeFromSignature(source);
            var targetType = getOrCreateTypeFromSignature(target);
            return checkTypeRelatedTo(sourceType, targetType, assignableRelation, /*errorNode*/ undefined, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
        }

        function isPropertyIdenticalTo(sourceProp: Symbol, targetProp: Symbol): boolean {
            return isPropertyIdenticalToRecursive(sourceProp, targetProp, /*reportErrors*/ false, (s, t, _reportErrors) => isTypeIdenticalTo(s, t));
        }

        function checkInheritedPropertiesAreIdentical(type: InterfaceType, typeNode: Node): boolean {
            if (!type.baseTypes.length || type.baseTypes.length === 1) {
                return true;
            }

            var seen: Map<{ prop: Symbol; containingType: Type }> = {};
            forEach(type.declaredProperties, p => { seen[p.name] = { prop: p, containingType: type }; });
            var ok = true;

            for (var i = 0, len = type.baseTypes.length; i < len; ++i) {
                var base = type.baseTypes[i];
                var properties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(base);
                for (var j = 0, proplen = properties.length; j < proplen; ++j) {
                    var prop = properties[j];
                    if (!hasProperty(seen, prop.name)) {
                        seen[prop.name] = { prop: prop, containingType: base };
                    }
                    else {
                        var existing = seen[prop.name];
                        var isInheritedProperty = existing.containingType !== type;
                        if (isInheritedProperty && !isPropertyIdenticalTo(existing.prop, prop)) {
                            ok = false;

                            var typeName1 = typeToString(existing.containingType);
                            var typeName2 = typeToString(base);

                            var errorInfo = chainDiagnosticMessages(undefined, Diagnostics.Named_properties_0_of_types_1_and_2_are_not_identical, prop.name, typeName1, typeName2);
                            errorInfo = chainDiagnosticMessages(errorInfo, Diagnostics.Interface_0_cannot_simultaneously_extend_types_1_and_2_Colon, typeToString(type), typeName1, typeName2);
                            addDiagnostic(createDiagnosticForNodeFromMessageChain(typeNode, errorInfo, program.getCompilerHost().getNewLine()));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return ok;
        }

        function isPropertyIdenticalToRecursive(sourceProp: Symbol, targetProp: Symbol, reportErrors: boolean, relate: (source: Type, target: Type, reportErrors: boolean) => boolean): boolean {
            // Two members are considered identical when
            // - they are public properties with identical names, optionality, and types,
            // - they are private or protected properties originating in the same declaration and having identical types
            if (sourceProp === targetProp) {
                return true;
            }
            var sourcePropAccessibility = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(sourceProp) & (NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected);
            var targetPropAccessibility = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(targetProp) & (NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected);
            if (sourcePropAccessibility !== targetPropAccessibility) {
                return false;
            }
            if (sourcePropAccessibility) {
                return getTargetSymbol(sourceProp) === getTargetSymbol(targetProp) && relate(getTypeOfSymbol(sourceProp), getTypeOfSymbol(targetProp), reportErrors);
            }
            else {
                return isOptionalProperty(sourceProp) === isOptionalProperty(targetProp) && relate(getTypeOfSymbol(sourceProp), getTypeOfSymbol(targetProp), reportErrors);
            }
        }

        function checkTypeRelatedTo(source: Type, target: Type, relation: Map<boolean>, errorNode: Node, chainedMessage: DiagnosticMessage, terminalMessage: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
            var errorInfo: DiagnosticMessageChain;
            var sourceStack: ObjectType[];
            var targetStack: ObjectType[];
            var expandingFlags: number;
            var depth = 0;
            var overflow = false;

            Debug.assert(relation !== identityRelation || !errorNode, "no error reporting in identity checking");

            var result = isRelatedToWithCustomErrors(source, target, errorNode !== undefined, chainedMessage, terminalMessage);
            if (overflow) {
                error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Excessive_stack_depth_comparing_types_0_and_1, typeToString(source), typeToString(target));
            }
            else if (errorInfo) {
                addDiagnostic(createDiagnosticForNodeFromMessageChain(errorNode, errorInfo, program.getCompilerHost().getNewLine()));
            }
            return result;

            function reportError(message: DiagnosticMessage, arg0?: string, arg1?: string, arg2?: string): void {
                errorInfo = chainDiagnosticMessages(errorInfo, message, arg0, arg1, arg2);
            }

            function isRelatedTo(source: Type, target: Type, reportErrors?: boolean): boolean {
                return isRelatedToWithCustomErrors(source, target, reportErrors, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
            }

            function isRelatedToWithCustomErrors(source: Type, target: Type, reportErrors: boolean, chainedMessage: DiagnosticMessage, terminalMessage: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    // both types are the same - covers 'they are the same primitive type or both are Any' or the same type parameter cases
                    if (source === target) return true;
                }
                else {
                    if (source === target) return true;
                    if (target.flags & TypeFlags.Any) return true;
                    if (source === undefinedType) return true;
                    if (source === nullType && target !== undefinedType) return true;
                    if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Enum && target === numberType) return true;
                    if (source.flags & TypeFlags.StringLiteral && target === stringType) return true;
                    if (relation === assignableRelation) {
                        if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Any) return true;
                        if (source === numberType && target.flags & TypeFlags.Enum) return true;
                    }
                }
                if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    if (unionTypeRelatedToType(<UnionType>source, target, reportErrors)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                else if (target.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    if (typeRelatedToUnionType(source, <UnionType>target, reportErrors)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                else if (source.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter && target.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter) {
                    if (typeParameterRelatedTo(<TypeParameter>source, <TypeParameter>target, reportErrors)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                else {
                    var saveErrorInfo = errorInfo;
                    if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && target.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>source).target === (<TypeReference>target).target) {
                        // We have type references to same target type, see if relationship holds for all type arguments
                        if (typesRelatedTo((<TypeReference>source).typeArguments, (<TypeReference>target).typeArguments, reportErrors)) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    // Even if relationship doesn't hold for type arguments, it may hold in a structural comparison
                    // Report structural errors only if we haven't reported any errors yet
                    var reportStructuralErrors = reportErrors && errorInfo === saveErrorInfo;
                    // identity relation does not use apparent type
                    var sourceOrApparentType = relation === identityRelation ? source : getApparentType(source);
                    if (sourceOrApparentType.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType && target.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType &&
                        objectTypeRelatedTo(sourceOrApparentType, <ObjectType>target, reportStructuralErrors)) {
                        errorInfo = saveErrorInfo;
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                if (reportErrors) {
                    // The error should end in a period when this is the deepest error in the chain
                    // (when errorInfo is undefined). Otherwise, it has a colon before the nested
                    // error.

                    chainedMessage = chainedMessage || Diagnostics.Type_0_is_not_assignable_to_type_1_Colon;
                    terminalMessage = terminalMessage || Diagnostics.Type_0_is_not_assignable_to_type_1;
                    var diagnosticKey = errorInfo ? chainedMessage : terminalMessage;
                    Debug.assert(diagnosticKey);
                    reportError(diagnosticKey, typeToString(source), typeToString(target));
                }
                return false;
            }

            function typeRelatedToUnionType(source: Type, target: UnionType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                var targetTypes = target.types;
                for (var i = 0, len = targetTypes.length; i < len; i++) {
                    if (isRelatedTo(source, targetTypes[i], reportErrors && i === len - 1)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }

            function unionTypeRelatedToType(source: UnionType, target: Type, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                var sourceTypes = source.types;
                for (var i = 0, len = sourceTypes.length; i < len; i++) {
                    if (!isRelatedTo(sourceTypes[i], target, reportErrors)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function typesRelatedTo(sources: Type[], targets: Type[], reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                for (var i = 0, len = sources.length; i < len; i++) {
                    if (!isRelatedTo(sources[i], targets[i], reportErrors)) return false;
                }
                return true;
            }

            function typeParameterRelatedTo(source: TypeParameter, target: TypeParameter, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    if (source.symbol.name !== target.symbol.name) {
                        return false;
                    }

                    // covers case when both type parameters does not have constraint (both equal to noConstraintType)
                    if (source.constraint === target.constraint) {
                        return true;
                    }

                    if (source.constraint === noConstraintType || target.constraint === noConstraintType) {
                        return false;
                    }

                    return isRelatedTo(source.constraint, target.constraint, reportErrors);
                }
                else {
                    while (true) {
                        var constraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(source);
                        if (constraint === target) return true;
                        if (!(constraint && constraint.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter)) break;
                        source = <TypeParameter>constraint;
                    }
                    return false;
                }
            }

            // Determine if two object types are related by structure. First, check if the result is already available in the global cache.
            // Second, check if we have already started a comparison of the given two types in which case we assume the result to be true.
            // Third, check if both types are part of deeply nested chains of generic type instantiations and if so assume the types are
            // equal and infinitely expanding. Fourth, if we have reached a depth of 100 nested comparisons, assume we have runaway recursion
            // and issue an error. Otherwise, actually compare the structure of the two types.
            function objectTypeRelatedTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (overflow) return false;
                var result: boolean;
                var id = source.id + "," + target.id;
                if ((result = relation[id]) !== undefined) return result;
                if (depth > 0) {
                    for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
                        if (source === sourceStack[i] && target === targetStack[i]) return true;
                    }
                    if (depth === 100) {
                        overflow = true;
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                else {
                    sourceStack = [];
                    targetStack = [];
                    expandingFlags = 0;
                }
                sourceStack[depth] = source;
                targetStack[depth] = target;
                depth++;
                var saveExpandingFlags = expandingFlags;
                if (!(expandingFlags & 1) && isDeeplyNestedGeneric(source, sourceStack)) expandingFlags |= 1;
                if (!(expandingFlags & 2) && isDeeplyNestedGeneric(target, targetStack)) expandingFlags |= 2;
                result = expandingFlags === 3 ||
                    propertiesRelatedTo(source, target, reportErrors) &&
                    signaturesRelatedTo(source, target, SignatureKind.Call, reportErrors) &&
                    signaturesRelatedTo(source, target, SignatureKind.Construct, reportErrors) &&
                    stringIndexTypesRelatedTo(source, target, reportErrors) &&
                    numberIndexTypesRelatedTo(source, target, reportErrors);
                expandingFlags = saveExpandingFlags;
                depth--;
                if (depth === 0) {
                    relation[id] = result;
                }
                return result;
            }

            // Return true if the given type is part of a deeply nested chain of generic instantiations. We consider this to be the case
            // when structural type comparisons have been started for 10 or more instantiations of the same generic type. It is possible,
            // though highly unlikely, for this test to be true in a situation where a chain of instantiations is not infinitely expanding.
            // Effectively, we will generate a false positive when two types are structurally equal to at least 10 levels, but unequal at
            // some level beyond that.
            function isDeeplyNestedGeneric(type: ObjectType, stack: ObjectType[]): boolean {
                if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && depth >= 10) {
                    var target = (<TypeReference>type).target;
                    var count = 0;
                    for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
                        var t = stack[i];
                        if (t.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>t).target === target) {
                            count++;
                            if (count >= 10) return true;
                        }
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }

            function propertiesRelatedTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    return propertiesIdenticalTo(source, target, reportErrors);
                }
                var properties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(target);
                for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
                    var targetProp = properties[i];
                    var sourceProp = getPropertyOfType(source, targetProp.name);
                    if (sourceProp !== targetProp) {
                        if (!sourceProp) {
                            if (relation === subtypeRelation || !isOptionalProperty(targetProp)) {
                                if (reportErrors) {
                                    reportError(Diagnostics.Property_0_is_missing_in_type_1, symbolToString(targetProp), typeToString(source));
                                }
                                return false;
                            }
                        }
                        else if (!(targetProp.flags & SymbolFlags.Prototype)) {
                            var sourceFlags = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(sourceProp);
                            var targetFlags = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(targetProp);
                            if (sourceFlags & NodeFlags.Private || targetFlags & NodeFlags.Private) {
                                if (sourceProp.valueDeclaration !== targetProp.valueDeclaration) {
                                    if (reportErrors) {
                                        if (sourceFlags & NodeFlags.Private && targetFlags & NodeFlags.Private) {
                                            reportError(Diagnostics.Types_have_separate_declarations_of_a_private_property_0, symbolToString(targetProp));
                                        }
                                        else {
                                            reportError(Diagnostics.Property_0_is_private_in_type_1_but_not_in_type_2, symbolToString(targetProp),
                                                typeToString(sourceFlags & NodeFlags.Private ? source : target),
                                                typeToString(sourceFlags & NodeFlags.Private ? target : source));
                                        }
                                    }
                                    return false;
                                }
                            }
                            else if (targetFlags & NodeFlags.Protected) {
                                var sourceDeclaredInClass = sourceProp.parent && sourceProp.parent.flags & SymbolFlags.Class;
                                var sourceClass = sourceDeclaredInClass ? <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(sourceProp.parent) : undefined;
                                var targetClass = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(targetProp.parent);
                                if (!sourceClass || !hasBaseType(sourceClass, targetClass)) {
                                    if (reportErrors) {
                                        reportError(Diagnostics.Property_0_is_protected_but_type_1_is_not_a_class_derived_from_2,
                                            symbolToString(targetProp), typeToString(sourceClass || source), typeToString(targetClass));
                                    }
                                    return false;
                                }
                            }
                            else if (sourceFlags & NodeFlags.Protected) {
                                if (reportErrors) {
                                    reportError(Diagnostics.Property_0_is_protected_in_type_1_but_public_in_type_2,
                                        symbolToString(targetProp), typeToString(source), typeToString(target));
                                }
                                return false;
                            }
                            if (!isRelatedTo(getTypeOfSymbol(sourceProp), getTypeOfSymbol(targetProp), reportErrors)) {
                                if (reportErrors) {
                                    reportError(Diagnostics.Types_of_property_0_are_incompatible_Colon, symbolToString(targetProp));
                                }
                                return false;
                            }
                            if (isOptionalProperty(sourceProp) && !isOptionalProperty(targetProp)) {
                                // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.8.3
                                // S is a subtype of a type T, and T is a supertype of S if ...
                                // S' and T are object types and, for each member M in T..
                                // M is a property and S' contains a property N where
                                // if M is a required property, N is also a required property 
                                // (M - property in T)
                                // (N - property in S)
                                if (reportErrors) {
                                    reportError(Diagnostics.Property_0_is_optional_in_type_1_but_required_in_type_2,
                                        symbolToString(targetProp), typeToString(source), typeToString(target));
                                }
                                return false;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function propertiesIdenticalTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                var sourceProperties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(source);
                var targetProperties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(target);
                if (sourceProperties.length !== targetProperties.length) {
                    return false;
                }
                for (var i = 0, len = sourceProperties.length; i < len; ++i) {
                    var sourceProp = sourceProperties[i];
                    var targetProp = getPropertyOfObjectType(target, sourceProp.name);
                    if (!targetProp || !isPropertyIdenticalToRecursive(sourceProp, targetProp, reportErrors, isRelatedTo)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function signaturesRelatedTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, kind: SignatureKind, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    return signaturesIdenticalTo(source, target, kind, reportErrors);
                }
                if (target === anyFunctionType || source === anyFunctionType) return true;
                var sourceSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(source, kind);
                var targetSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(target, kind);
                var saveErrorInfo = errorInfo;
                outer: for (var i = 0; i < targetSignatures.length; i++) {
                    var t = targetSignatures[i];
                    if (!t.hasStringLiterals || target.flags & TypeFlags.FromSignature) {
                        var localErrors = reportErrors;
                        for (var j = 0; j < sourceSignatures.length; j++) {
                            var s = sourceSignatures[j];
                            if (!s.hasStringLiterals || source.flags & TypeFlags.FromSignature) {
                                if (signatureRelatedTo(s, t, localErrors)) {
                                    errorInfo = saveErrorInfo;
                                    continue outer;
                                }
                                // Only report errors from the first failure
                                localErrors = false;
                            }
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function signatureRelatedTo(source: Signature, target: Signature, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (source === target) {
                    return true;
                }
                if (!target.hasRestParameter && source.minArgumentCount > target.parameters.length) {
                    return false;
                }
                var sourceMax = source.parameters.length;
                var targetMax = target.parameters.length;
                var checkCount: number;
                if (source.hasRestParameter && target.hasRestParameter) {
                    checkCount = sourceMax > targetMax ? sourceMax : targetMax;
                    sourceMax--;
                    targetMax--;
                }
                else if (source.hasRestParameter) {
                    sourceMax--;
                    checkCount = targetMax;
                }
                else if (target.hasRestParameter) {
                    targetMax--;
                    checkCount = sourceMax;
                }
                else {
                    checkCount = sourceMax < targetMax ? sourceMax : targetMax;
                }
                // Spec 1.0 Section 3.8.3 & 3.8.4:
                // M and N (the signatures) are instantiated using type Any as the type argument for all type parameters declared by M and N
                source = getErasedSignature(source);
                target = getErasedSignature(target);
                for (var i = 0; i < checkCount; i++) {
                    var s = i < sourceMax ? getTypeOfSymbol(source.parameters[i]) : getRestTypeOfSignature(source);
                    var t = i < targetMax ? getTypeOfSymbol(target.parameters[i]) : getRestTypeOfSignature(target);
                    var saveErrorInfo = errorInfo;
                    if (!isRelatedTo(s, t, reportErrors)) {
                        if (!isRelatedTo(t, s, false)) {
                            if (reportErrors) {
                                reportError(Diagnostics.Types_of_parameters_0_and_1_are_incompatible_Colon,
                                    source.parameters[i < sourceMax ? i : sourceMax].name,
                                    target.parameters[i < targetMax ? i : targetMax].name);
                            }
                            return false;
                        }
                        errorInfo = saveErrorInfo;
                    }
                }
                var t = getReturnTypeOfSignature(target);
                if (t === voidType) return true;
                var s = getReturnTypeOfSignature(source);
                return isRelatedTo(s, t, reportErrors);
            }

            function signaturesIdenticalTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, kind: SignatureKind, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                var sourceSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(source, kind);
                var targetSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(target, kind);
                if (sourceSignatures.length !== targetSignatures.length) {
                    return false;
                }
                for (var i = 0, len = sourceSignatures.length; i < len; ++i) {
                    if (!compareSignatures(sourceSignatures[i], targetSignatures[i], /*compareReturnTypes*/ true, isRelatedTo)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function stringIndexTypesRelatedTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    return indexTypesIdenticalTo(IndexKind.String, source, target, reportErrors);
                }
                var targetType = getIndexTypeOfType(target, IndexKind.String);
                if (targetType) {
                    var sourceType = getIndexTypeOfType(source, IndexKind.String);
                    if (!sourceType) {
                        if (reportErrors) {
                            reportError(Diagnostics.Index_signature_is_missing_in_type_0, typeToString(source));
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!isRelatedTo(sourceType, targetType, reportErrors)) {
                        if (reportErrors) {
                            reportError(Diagnostics.Index_signatures_are_incompatible_Colon);
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            } 

            function numberIndexTypesRelatedTo(source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                if (relation === identityRelation) {
                    return indexTypesIdenticalTo(IndexKind.Number, source, target, reportErrors);
                }
                var targetType = getIndexTypeOfType(target, IndexKind.Number);
                if (targetType) {
                    var sourceStringType = getIndexTypeOfType(source, IndexKind.String);
                    var sourceNumberType = getIndexTypeOfType(source, IndexKind.Number);
                    if (!(sourceStringType || sourceNumberType)) {
                        if (reportErrors) {
                            reportError(Diagnostics.Index_signature_is_missing_in_type_0, typeToString(source));
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (sourceStringType && sourceNumberType) {
                        // If we know for sure we're testing both string and numeric index types then only report errors from the second one
                        var compatible = isRelatedTo(sourceStringType, targetType, false) || isRelatedTo(sourceNumberType, targetType, reportErrors);
                    }
                    else {
                        var compatible = isRelatedTo(sourceStringType || sourceNumberType, targetType, reportErrors);
                    }
                    if (!compatible) {
                        if (reportErrors) {
                            reportError(Diagnostics.Index_signatures_are_incompatible_Colon);
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }

            function indexTypesIdenticalTo(indexKind: IndexKind, source: ObjectType, target: ObjectType, reportErrors: boolean): boolean {
                var targetType = getIndexTypeOfType(target, indexKind);
                var sourceType = getIndexTypeOfType(source, indexKind);
                return (!sourceType && !targetType) || (sourceType && targetType && isRelatedTo(sourceType, targetType, reportErrors));
            }
        }

        function compareSignatures(source: Signature, target: Signature, compareReturnTypes: boolean, compareTypes: (s: Type, t: Type) => boolean): boolean {
            if (source === target) {
                return true;
            }
            if (source.parameters.length !== target.parameters.length ||
                source.minArgumentCount !== target.minArgumentCount ||
                source.hasRestParameter !== target.hasRestParameter) {
                return false;
            }
            if (source.typeParameters && target.typeParameters) {
                if (source.typeParameters.length !== target.typeParameters.length) {
                    return false;
                }
                for (var i = 0, len = source.typeParameters.length; i < len; ++i) {
                    if (!compareTypes(source.typeParameters[i], target.typeParameters[i])) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
            else if (source.typeParameters || source.typeParameters) {
                return false;
            }
            // Spec 1.0 Section 3.8.3 & 3.8.4:
            // M and N (the signatures) are instantiated using type Any as the type argument for all type parameters declared by M and N
            source = getErasedSignature(source);
            target = getErasedSignature(target);
            for (var i = 0, len = source.parameters.length; i < len; i++) {
                var s = source.hasRestParameter && i === len - 1 ? getRestTypeOfSignature(source) : getTypeOfSymbol(source.parameters[i]);
                var t = target.hasRestParameter && i === len - 1 ? getRestTypeOfSignature(target) : getTypeOfSymbol(target.parameters[i]);
                if (!compareTypes(s, t)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return !compareReturnTypes || compareTypes(getReturnTypeOfSignature(source), getReturnTypeOfSignature(target));
        }

        function isSupertypeOfEach(candidate: Type, types: Type[]): boolean {
            for (var i = 0, len = types.length; i < len; i++) {
                if (candidate !== types[i] && !isTypeSubtypeOf(types[i], candidate)) return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

        function getCommonSupertype(types: Type[]): Type {
            return forEach(types, t => isSupertypeOfEach(t, types) ? t : undefined);
        }

        function isTypeOfObjectLiteral(type: Type): boolean {
            return (type.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) && type.symbol && (type.symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ObjectLiteral) ? true : false;
        }

        function isArrayType(type: Type): boolean {
            return type.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>type).target === globalArrayType;
        }

        function getInnermostTypeOfNestedArrayTypes(type: Type): Type {
            while (isArrayType(type)) {
                type = (<GenericType>type).typeArguments[0];
            }
            return type;
        }

        /* If we are widening on a literal, then we may need to the 'node' parameter for reporting purposes */
        function getWidenedType(type: Type, suppressNoImplicitAnyErrors?: boolean): Type {
            if (type.flags & (TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.Null)) {
                return anyType;
            }
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                return getWidenedTypeOfUnion(type);
            }
            if (isTypeOfObjectLiteral(type)) {
                return getWidenedTypeOfObjectLiteral(type);
            }
            if (isArrayType(type)) {
                return getWidenedTypeOfArrayLiteral(type);
            }
            return type;

            function getWidenedTypeOfUnion(type: Type): Type {
                return getUnionType(map((<UnionType>type).types, t => getWidenedType(t, suppressNoImplicitAnyErrors)));
            }

            function getWidenedTypeOfObjectLiteral(type: Type): Type {
                var properties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(type);
                if (properties.length) {
                    var widenedTypes: Type[] = [];
                    var propTypeWasWidened: boolean = false;
                    forEach(properties, p => {
                        var propType = getTypeOfSymbol(p);
                        var widenedType = getWidenedType(propType);
                        if (propType !== widenedType) {
                            propTypeWasWidened = true;
                            if (!suppressNoImplicitAnyErrors && compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && getInnermostTypeOfNestedArrayTypes(widenedType) === anyType) {
                                error(p.valueDeclaration, Diagnostics.Object_literal_s_property_0_implicitly_has_an_1_type, p.name, typeToString(widenedType));
                            }
                        }
                        widenedTypes.push(widenedType);
                    });
                    if (propTypeWasWidened) {
                        var members: SymbolTable = {};
                        var index = 0;
                        forEach(properties, p => {
                            var symbol = <TransientSymbol>createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient | p.flags, p.name);
                            symbol.declarations = p.declarations;
                            symbol.parent = p.parent;
                            symbol.type = widenedTypes[index++];
                            symbol.target = p;
                            if (p.valueDeclaration) symbol.valueDeclaration = p.valueDeclaration;
                            members[symbol.name] = symbol;
                        });
                        var stringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.String);
                        var numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.Number);
                        if (stringIndexType) stringIndexType = getWidenedType(stringIndexType);
                        if (numberIndexType) numberIndexType = getWidenedType(numberIndexType);
                        type = createAnonymousType(type.symbol, members, emptyArray, emptyArray, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);
                    }
                }
                return type;
            }

            function getWidenedTypeOfArrayLiteral(type: Type): Type {
                var elementType = (<TypeReference>type).typeArguments[0];
                var widenedType = getWidenedType(elementType, suppressNoImplicitAnyErrors);
                type = elementType !== widenedType ? createArrayType(widenedType) : type;
                return type;
            }
        }

        function forEachMatchingParameterType(source: Signature, target: Signature, callback: (s: Type, t: Type) => void) {
            var sourceMax = source.parameters.length;
            var targetMax = target.parameters.length;
            var count: number;
            if (source.hasRestParameter && target.hasRestParameter) {
                count = sourceMax > targetMax ? sourceMax : targetMax;
                sourceMax--;
                targetMax--;
            }
            else if (source.hasRestParameter) {
                sourceMax--;
                count = targetMax;
            }
            else if (target.hasRestParameter) {
                targetMax--;
                count = sourceMax;
            }
            else {
                count = sourceMax < targetMax ? sourceMax : targetMax;
            }
            for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                var s = i < sourceMax ? getTypeOfSymbol(source.parameters[i]) : getRestTypeOfSignature(source);
                var t = i < targetMax ? getTypeOfSymbol(target.parameters[i]) : getRestTypeOfSignature(target);
                callback(s, t);
            }
        }

        function createInferenceContext(typeParameters: TypeParameter[], inferUnionTypes: boolean): InferenceContext {
            var inferences: Type[][] = [];
            for (var i = 0; i < typeParameters.length; i++) inferences.push([]);
            return {
                typeParameters: typeParameters,
                inferUnionTypes: inferUnionTypes,
                inferenceCount: 0,
                inferences: inferences,
                inferredTypes: new Array(typeParameters.length),
            };
        }

        function inferTypes(context: InferenceContext, source: Type, target: Type) {
            var sourceStack: Type[];
            var targetStack: Type[];
            var depth = 0;
            inferFromTypes(source, target);

            function isInProcess(source: Type, target: Type) {
                for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
                    if (source === sourceStack[i] && target === targetStack[i]) return true;
                }
                return false;
            }

            function isWithinDepthLimit(type: Type, stack: Type[]) {
                if (depth >= 5) {
                    var target = (<TypeReference>type).target;
                    var count = 0;
                    for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
                        var t = stack[i];
                        if (t.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>t).target === target) count++;
                    }
                    return count < 5;
                }
                return true;
            }

            function inferFromTypes(source: Type, target: Type) {
                if (target.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter) {
                    // If target is a type parameter, make an inference
                    var typeParameters = context.typeParameters;
                    for (var i = 0; i < typeParameters.length; i++) {
                        if (target === typeParameters[i]) {
                            context.inferenceCount++;
                            var inferences = context.inferences[i];
                            if (!contains(inferences, source)) inferences.push(source);
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
                else if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && target.flags & TypeFlags.Reference && (<TypeReference>source).target === (<TypeReference>target).target) {
                    // If source and target are references to the same generic type, infer from type arguments
                    var sourceTypes = (<TypeReference>source).typeArguments;
                    var targetTypes = (<TypeReference>target).typeArguments;
                    for (var i = 0; i < sourceTypes.length; i++) {
                        inferFromTypes(sourceTypes[i], targetTypes[i]);
                    }
                }
                else if (target.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    var targetTypes = (<UnionType>target).types;
                    var startCount = context.inferenceCount;
                    var typeParameterCount = 0;
                    var typeParameter: TypeParameter;
                    // First infer to each type in union that isn't a type parameter
                    for (var i = 0; i < targetTypes.length; i++) {
                        var t = targetTypes[i];
                        if (t.flags & TypeFlags.TypeParameter && contains(context.typeParameters, t)) {
                            typeParameter = <TypeParameter>t;
                            typeParameterCount++;
                        }
                        else {
                            inferFromTypes(source, t);
                        }
                    }
                    // If no inferences were produced above and union contains a single naked type parameter, infer to that type parameter
                    if (context.inferenceCount === startCount && typeParameterCount === 1) {
                        inferFromTypes(source, typeParameter);
                    }
                }
                else if (source.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                    // Source is a union type, infer from each consituent type
                    var sourceTypes = (<UnionType>source).types;
                    for (var i = 0; i < sourceTypes.length; i++) {
                        inferFromTypes(sourceTypes[i], target);
                    }
                }
                else if (source.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType && (target.flags & (TypeFlags.Reference | TypeFlags.Tuple) ||
                    (target.flags & TypeFlags.Anonymous) && target.symbol && target.symbol.flags & (SymbolFlags.Method | SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral))) {
                    // If source is an object type, and target is a type reference, a tuple type, the type of a method, or a type literal, infer from members
                    if (!isInProcess(source, target) && isWithinDepthLimit(source, sourceStack) && isWithinDepthLimit(target, targetStack)) {
                        if (depth === 0) {
                            sourceStack = [];
                            targetStack = [];
                        }
                        sourceStack[depth] = source;
                        targetStack[depth] = target;
                        depth++;
                        inferFromProperties(source, target);
                        inferFromSignatures(source, target, SignatureKind.Call);
                        inferFromSignatures(source, target, SignatureKind.Construct);
                        inferFromIndexTypes(source, target, IndexKind.String, IndexKind.String);
                        inferFromIndexTypes(source, target, IndexKind.Number, IndexKind.Number);
                        inferFromIndexTypes(source, target, IndexKind.String, IndexKind.Number);
                        depth--;
                    }
                }
            }

            function inferFromProperties(source: Type, target: Type) {
                var properties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(target);
                for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
                    var targetProp = properties[i];
                    var sourceProp = getPropertyOfObjectType(source, targetProp.name);
                    if (sourceProp) {
                        inferFromTypes(getTypeOfSymbol(sourceProp), getTypeOfSymbol(targetProp));
                    }
                }
            }

            function inferFromSignatures(source: Type, target: Type, kind: SignatureKind) {
                var sourceSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(source, kind);
                var targetSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(target, kind);
                var sourceLen = sourceSignatures.length;
                var targetLen = targetSignatures.length;
                var len = sourceLen < targetLen ? sourceLen : targetLen;
                for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                    inferFromSignature(getErasedSignature(sourceSignatures[sourceLen - len + i]), getErasedSignature(targetSignatures[targetLen - len + i]));
                }
            }

            function inferFromSignature(source: Signature, target: Signature) {
                forEachMatchingParameterType(source, target, inferFromTypes);
                inferFromTypes(getReturnTypeOfSignature(source), getReturnTypeOfSignature(target));
            }

            function inferFromIndexTypes(source: Type, target: Type, sourceKind: IndexKind, targetKind: IndexKind) {
                var targetIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(target, targetKind);
                if (targetIndexType) {
                    var sourceIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(source, sourceKind);
                    if (sourceIndexType) {
                        inferFromTypes(sourceIndexType, targetIndexType);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function getInferredType(context: InferenceContext, index: number): Type {
            var result = context.inferredTypes[index];
            if (!result) {
                var inferences = context.inferences[index];
                if (inferences.length) {
                    // Infer widened union or supertype, or the undefined type for no common supertype
                    var unionOrSuperType = context.inferUnionTypes ? getUnionType(inferences) : getCommonSupertype(inferences);
                    var inferredType = unionOrSuperType ? getWidenedType(unionOrSuperType) : undefinedType;
                }
                else {
                    // Infer the empty object type when no inferences were made
                    inferredType = emptyObjectType;
                }
                var constraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(context.typeParameters[index]);
                var result = constraint && !isTypeAssignableTo(inferredType, constraint) ? constraint : inferredType;
                context.inferredTypes[index] = result;
            }
            return result;
        }

        function getInferredTypes(context: InferenceContext): Type[] {
            for (var i = 0; i < context.inferredTypes.length; i++) {
                getInferredType(context, i);
            }
            context.inferences = undefined;
            return context.inferredTypes;
        }

        function hasAncestor(node: Node, kind: SyntaxKind): boolean {
            return getAncestor(node, kind) !== undefined;
        }

        // EXPRESSION TYPE CHECKING

        function getResolvedSymbol(node: Identifier): Symbol {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!links.resolvedSymbol) {
                links.resolvedSymbol = resolveName(node, node.text, SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.ExportValue, Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0, node) || unknownSymbol;
            }
            return links.resolvedSymbol;
        }

        function isInTypeQuery(node: Node): boolean {
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.6.3
            // A type query consists of the keyword typeof followed by an expression.
            // The expression is restricted to a single identifier or a sequence of identifiers separated by periods
            while (node) {
                switch (node.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.TypeQuery:
                        return true;
                    case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                    case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                        node = node.parent;
                        continue;
                    default:
                        return false;
                }
            }
            Debug.fail("should not get here");
        }

        // Remove one or more primitive types from a union type
        function subtractPrimitiveTypes(type: Type, subtractMask: TypeFlags): Type {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                var types = (<UnionType>type).types;
                if (forEach(types, t => t.flags & subtractMask)) {
                    return getUnionType(filter(types, t => !(t.flags & subtractMask)));
                }
            }
            return type;
        }

        // Check if a given variable is assigned within a given syntax node
        function isVariableAssignedWithin(symbol: Symbol, node: Node): boolean {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (links.assignmentChecks) {
                var cachedResult = links.assignmentChecks[symbol.id];
                if (cachedResult !== undefined) {
                    return cachedResult;
                }
            }
            else {
                links.assignmentChecks = {};
            }
            return links.assignmentChecks[symbol.id] = isAssignedIn(node);

            function isAssignedInBinaryExpression(node: BinaryExpression) {
                if (node.operator >= SyntaxKind.FirstAssignment && node.operator <= SyntaxKind.LastAssignment) {
                    var n = node.left;
                    while (n.kind === SyntaxKind.ParenExpression) {
                        n = (<ParenExpression>n).expression;
                    }
                    if (n.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier && getResolvedSymbol(<Identifier>n) === symbol) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return forEachChild(node, isAssignedIn);
            }

            function isAssignedInVariableDeclaration(node: VariableDeclaration) {
                if (getSymbolOfNode(node) === symbol && node.initializer) {
                    return true;
                }
                return forEachChild(node, isAssignedIn);
            }

            function isAssignedIn(node: Node): boolean {
                switch (node.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                        return isAssignedInBinaryExpression(<BinaryExpression>node);
                    case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                        return isAssignedInVariableDeclaration(<VariableDeclaration>node);
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteral:
                    case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteral:
                    case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                    case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess:
                    case SyntaxKind.CallExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.NewExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                    case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator:
                    case SyntaxKind.PostfixOperator:
                    case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.Block:
                    case SyntaxKind.VariableStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.IfStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.DoStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.WhileStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.ForStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.ForInStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.ReturnStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.WithStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.SwitchStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.CaseClause:
                    case SyntaxKind.DefaultClause:
                    case SyntaxKind.LabeledStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.ThrowStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.TryStatement:
                    case SyntaxKind.TryBlock:
                    case SyntaxKind.CatchBlock:
                    case SyntaxKind.FinallyBlock:
                        return forEachChild(node, isAssignedIn);
                }
                return false;
            }
        }

        // Get the narrowed type of a given symbol at a given location
        function getNarrowedTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol, node: Node) {
            var type = getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            // Only narrow when symbol is variable of a structured type
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable && type.flags & TypeFlags.Structured) {
                while (true) {
                    var child = node;
                    node = node.parent;
                    // Stop at containing function or module block
                    if (!node || node.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock || node.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock) {
                        break;
                    }
                    var narrowedType = type;
                    switch (node.kind) {
                        case SyntaxKind.IfStatement:
                            // In a branch of an if statement, narrow based on controlling expression
                            if (child !== (<IfStatement>node).expression) {
                                narrowedType = narrowType(type, (<IfStatement>node).expression, /*assumeTrue*/ child === (<IfStatement>node).thenStatement);
                            }
                            break;
                        case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                            // In a branch of a conditional expression, narrow based on controlling condition
                            if (child !== (<ConditionalExpression>node).condition) {
                                narrowedType = narrowType(type, (<ConditionalExpression>node).condition, /*assumeTrue*/ child === (<ConditionalExpression>node).whenTrue);
                            }
                            break;
                        case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                            // In the right operand of an && or ||, narrow based on left operand
                            if (child === (<BinaryExpression>node).right) {
                                if ((<BinaryExpression>node).operator === SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken) {
                                    narrowedType = narrowType(type, (<BinaryExpression>node).left, /*assumeTrue*/ true);
                                }
                                else if ((<BinaryExpression>node).operator === SyntaxKind.BarBarToken) {
                                    narrowedType = narrowType(type, (<BinaryExpression>node).left, /*assumeTrue*/ false);
                                }
                            }
                            break;
                    }
                    // Only use narrowed type if construct contains no assignments to variable
                    if (narrowedType !== type) {
                        if (isVariableAssignedWithin(symbol, node)) {
                            break;
                        }
                        type = narrowedType;
                    }
                }
            }
            return type;

            function narrowTypeByEquality(type: Type, expr: BinaryExpression, assumeTrue: boolean): Type {
                var left = <UnaryExpression>expr.left;
                var right = <LiteralExpression>expr.right;
                // Check that we have 'typeof <symbol>' on the left and string literal on the right
                if (left.kind !== SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator || left.operator !== SyntaxKind.TypeOfKeyword ||
                    left.operand.kind !== SyntaxKind.Identifier || right.kind !== SyntaxKind.StringLiteral ||
                    getResolvedSymbol(<Identifier>left.operand) !== symbol) {
                    return type;
                }
                var t = right.text;
                var checkType: Type = t === "string" ? stringType : t === "number" ? numberType : t === "boolean" ? booleanType : emptyObjectType;
                if (expr.operator === SyntaxKind.ExclamationEqualsEqualsToken) {
                    assumeTrue = !assumeTrue;
                }
                if (assumeTrue) {
                    // The assumed result is true. If check was for a primitive type, that type is the narrowed type. Otherwise we can
                    // remove the primitive types from the narrowed type.
                    return checkType === emptyObjectType ? subtractPrimitiveTypes(type, TypeFlags.String | TypeFlags.Number | TypeFlags.Boolean) : checkType;
                }
                else {
                    // The assumed result is false. If check was for a primitive type we can remove that type from the narrowed type.
                    // Otherwise we don't have enough information to do anything.
                    return checkType === emptyObjectType ? type : subtractPrimitiveTypes(type, checkType.flags);
                }
            }

            function narrowTypeByAnd(type: Type, expr: BinaryExpression, assumeTrue: boolean): Type {
                if (assumeTrue) {
                    // The assumed result is true, therefore we narrow assuming each operand to be true.
                    return narrowType(narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ true), expr.right, /*assumeTrue*/ true);
                }
                else {
                    // The assumed result is false. This means either the first operand was false, or the first operand was true
                    // and the second operand was false. We narrow with those assumptions and union the two resulting types.
                    return getUnionType([
                        narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ false),
                        narrowType(narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ true), expr.right, /*assumeTrue*/ false)
                    ]);
                }
            }

            function narrowTypeByOr(type: Type, expr: BinaryExpression, assumeTrue: boolean): Type {
                if (assumeTrue) {
                    // The assumed result is true. This means either the first operand was true, or the first operand was false
                    // and the second operand was true. We narrow with those assumptions and union the two resulting types.
                    return getUnionType([
                        narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ true),
                        narrowType(narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ false), expr.right, /*assumeTrue*/ true)
                    ]);
                }
                else {
                    // The assumed result is false, therefore we narrow assuming each operand to be false.
                    return narrowType(narrowType(type, expr.left, /*assumeTrue*/ false), expr.right, /*assumeTrue*/ false);
                }
            }

            function narrowTypeByInstanceof(type: Type, expr: BinaryExpression, assumeTrue: boolean): Type {
                // Check that assumed result is true and we have variable symbol on the left
                if (!assumeTrue || expr.left.kind !== SyntaxKind.Identifier || getResolvedSymbol(<Identifier>expr.left) !== symbol) {
                    return type;
                }
                // Check that right operand is a function type with a prototype property
                var rightType = checkExpression(expr.right);
                if (!isTypeSubtypeOf(rightType, globalFunctionType)) {
                    return type;
                }
                var prototypeProperty = getPropertyOfType(rightType, "prototype");
                if (!prototypeProperty) {
                    return type;
                }
                var prototypeType = getTypeOfSymbol(prototypeProperty);
                // Narrow to type of prototype property if it is a subtype of current type
                return isTypeSubtypeOf(prototypeType, type) ? prototypeType : type;
            }

            // Narrow the given type based on the given expression having the assumed boolean value
            function narrowType(type: Type, expr: Expression, assumeTrue: boolean): Type {
                switch (expr.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                        return narrowType(type, (<ParenExpression>expr).expression, assumeTrue);
                    case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                        var operator = (<BinaryExpression>expr).operator;
                        if (operator === SyntaxKind.EqualsEqualsEqualsToken || operator === SyntaxKind.ExclamationEqualsEqualsToken) {
                            return narrowTypeByEquality(type, <BinaryExpression>expr, assumeTrue);
                        }
                        else if (operator === SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken) {
                            return narrowTypeByAnd(type, <BinaryExpression>expr, assumeTrue);
                        }
                        else if (operator === SyntaxKind.BarBarToken) {
                            return narrowTypeByOr(type, <BinaryExpression>expr, assumeTrue);
                        }
                        else if (operator === SyntaxKind.InstanceOfKeyword) {
                            return narrowTypeByInstanceof(type, <BinaryExpression>expr, assumeTrue);
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator:
                        if ((<UnaryExpression>expr).operator === SyntaxKind.ExclamationToken) {
                            return narrowType(type, (<UnaryExpression>expr).operand, !assumeTrue);
                        }
                        break;
                }
                return type;
            }
        }

        function checkIdentifier(node: Identifier): Type {
            var symbol = getResolvedSymbol(node);

            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                // Mark the import as referenced so that we emit it in the final .js file.
                // exception: identifiers that appear in type queries
                getSymbolLinks(symbol).referenced = !isInTypeQuery(node);
            }

            checkCollisionWithCapturedSuperVariable(node, node);
            checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node);
            checkCollisionWithIndexVariableInGeneratedCode(node, node);

            return getNarrowedTypeOfSymbol(getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol), node);
        }

        function captureLexicalThis(node: Node, container: Node): void {
            var classNode = container.parent && container.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration ? container.parent : undefined;
            getNodeLinks(node).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.LexicalThis;
            if (container.kind === SyntaxKind.Property || container.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor) {
                getNodeLinks(classNode).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.CaptureThis;
            }
            else {
                getNodeLinks(container).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.CaptureThis;
            }
        }

        function checkThisExpression(node: Node): Type {
            // Stop at the first arrow function so that we can
            // tell whether 'this' needs to be captured.
            var container = getThisContainer(node, /* includeArrowFunctions */ true);
            var needToCaptureLexicalThis = false;

            // Now skip arrow functions to get the "real" owner of 'this'.
            if (container.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction) {
                container = getThisContainer(container, /* includeArrowFunctions */ false);
                needToCaptureLexicalThis = true;
            }

            switch (container.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                    error(node, Diagnostics.this_cannot_be_referenced_in_a_module_body);
                    // do not return here so in case if lexical this is captured - it will be reflected in flags on NodeLinks
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                    error(node, Diagnostics.this_cannot_be_referenced_in_current_location);
                    // do not return here so in case if lexical this is captured - it will be reflected in flags on NodeLinks
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    if (isInConstructorArgumentInitializer(node, container)) {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.this_cannot_be_referenced_in_constructor_arguments);
                        // do not return here so in case if lexical this is captured - it will be reflected in flags on NodeLinks
                    }
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.Property:
                    if (container.flags & NodeFlags.Static) {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.this_cannot_be_referenced_in_a_static_property_initializer);
                        // do not return here so in case if lexical this is captured - it will be reflected in flags on NodeLinks
                    }
                    break;
            }

            if (needToCaptureLexicalThis) {
                captureLexicalThis(node, container);
            }

            var classNode = container.parent && container.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration ? container.parent : undefined;
            if (classNode) {
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(classNode);
                return container.flags & NodeFlags.Static ? getTypeOfSymbol(symbol) : getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }
            return anyType;
        }

        function getSuperContainer(node: Node): Node {
            while (true) {
                node = node.parent;
                if (!node) return node;
                switch (node.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    case SyntaxKind.Property:
                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
                    case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                    case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                        return node;
                }
            }
        }

        function isInConstructorArgumentInitializer(node: Node, constructorDecl: Node): boolean {
            for (var n = node; n && n !== constructorDecl; n = n.parent) {
                if (n.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        function checkSuperExpression(node: Node): Type {
            var isCallExpression = node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.CallExpression && (<CallExpression>node.parent).func === node;
            var enclosingClass = <ClassDeclaration>getAncestor(node, SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration);
            var baseClass: Type;
            if (enclosingClass && enclosingClass.baseType) {
                var classType = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(enclosingClass));
                baseClass = classType.baseTypes.length && classType.baseTypes[0];
            }

            if (!baseClass) {
                error(node, Diagnostics.super_can_only_be_referenced_in_a_derived_class);
                return unknownType;
            }

            var container = getSuperContainer(node);

            if (container) {
                var canUseSuperExpression = false;
                if (isCallExpression) {
                    // TS 1.0 SPEC (April 2014): 4.8.1
                    // Super calls are only permitted in constructors of derived classes
                    canUseSuperExpression = container.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor;
                }
                else {
                    // TS 1.0 SPEC (April 2014)
                    // 'super' property access is allowed
                    // - In a constructor, instance member function, instance member accessor, or instance member variable initializer where this references a derived class instance
                    // - In a static member function or static member accessor

                    // super property access might appear in arrow functions with arbitrary deep nesting
                    var needToCaptureLexicalThis = false;
                    while (container && container.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction) {
                        container = getSuperContainer(container);
                        needToCaptureLexicalThis = true;
                    }

                    // topmost container must be something that is directly nested in the class declaration
                    if (container && container.parent && container.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration) {
                        if (container.flags & NodeFlags.Static) {
                            canUseSuperExpression =
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.Method ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor;
                        }
                        else {
                            canUseSuperExpression =
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.Method ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.Property ||
                                container.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor;
                        }
                    }                    
                }

                if (canUseSuperExpression) {
                    var returnType: Type;

                    if ((container.flags & NodeFlags.Static) || isCallExpression) {
                        getNodeLinks(node).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.SuperStatic;
                        returnType = getTypeOfSymbol(baseClass.symbol);
                    }
                    else {
                        getNodeLinks(node).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.SuperInstance;
                        returnType = baseClass;
                    }

                    if (container.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor && isInConstructorArgumentInitializer(node, container)) {
                        // issue custom error message for super property access in constructor arguments (to be aligned with old compiler)
                        error(node, Diagnostics.super_cannot_be_referenced_in_constructor_arguments);
                        returnType = unknownType;
                    }

                    if (!isCallExpression && needToCaptureLexicalThis) {
                        // call expressions are allowed only in constructors so they should always capture correct 'this'
                        // super property access expressions can also appear in arrow functions -
                        // in this case they should also use correct lexical this
                        captureLexicalThis(node.parent, container);
                    }

                    return returnType;
                }
            }

            if (isCallExpression) {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Super_calls_are_not_permitted_outside_constructors_or_in_nested_functions_inside_constructors);
            }
            else {
                error(node, Diagnostics.super_property_access_is_permitted_only_in_a_constructor_member_function_or_member_accessor_of_a_derived_class);
            }

            return unknownType;
        }

        // Return contextual type of parameter or undefined if no contextual type is available
        function getContextuallyTypedParameterType(parameter: ParameterDeclaration): Type {
            var func = <FunctionDeclaration>parameter.parent;
            if (func.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression || func.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction) {
                if (isContextSensitiveExpression(func)) {
                    var contextualSignature = getContextualSignature(func);
                    if (contextualSignature) {

                        var funcHasRestParameters = hasRestParameters(func);
                        var len = func.parameters.length - (funcHasRestParameters ? 1 : 0);
                        var indexOfParameter = indexOf(func.parameters, parameter);
                        if (indexOfParameter < len) {
                            return getTypeAtPosition(contextualSignature, indexOfParameter);
                        }

                        // If last parameter is contextually rest parameter get its type
                        if (indexOfParameter === (func.parameters.length - 1) && 
                            funcHasRestParameters && contextualSignature.hasRestParameter && func.parameters.length >= contextualSignature.parameters.length) {
                            return getTypeOfSymbol(contextualSignature.parameters[contextualSignature.parameters.length - 1]);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // In a variable, parameter or property declaration with a type annotation, the contextual type of an initializer
        // expression is the type of the variable, parameter or property. In a parameter declaration of a contextually
        // typed function expression, the contextual type of an initializer expression is the contextual type of the
        // parameter.
        function getContextualTypeForInitializerExpression(node: Expression): Type {
            var declaration = <VariableDeclaration>node.parent;
            if (node === declaration.initializer) {
                if (declaration.type) {
                    return getTypeFromTypeNode(declaration.type);
                }
                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
                    return getContextuallyTypedParameterType(declaration);
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        function getContextualTypeForReturnExpression(node: Expression): Type {
            var func = getContainingFunction(node);
            if (func) {
                // If the containing function has a return type annotation, is a constructor, or is a get accessor whose
                // corresponding set accessor has a type annotation, return statements in the function are contextually typed
                if (func.type || func.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor || func.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor && getSetAccessorTypeAnnotationNode(<AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(func.symbol, SyntaxKind.SetAccessor))) {
                    return getReturnTypeOfSignature(getSignatureFromDeclaration(func));
                }
                // Otherwise, if the containing function is contextually typed by a function type with exactly one call signature
                // and that call signature is non-generic, return statements are contextually typed by the return type of the signature
                var signature = getContextualSignature(func);
                if (signature) {
                    return getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature);
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // In a typed function call, an argument expression is contextually typed by the type of the corresponding parameter.
        function getContextualTypeForArgument(node: Expression): Type {
            var callExpression = <CallExpression>node.parent;
            var argIndex = indexOf(callExpression.arguments, node);
            if (argIndex >= 0) {
                var signature = getResolvedSignature(callExpression);
                return getTypeAtPosition(signature, argIndex);
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        function getContextualTypeForBinaryOperand(node: Expression): Type {
            var binaryExpression = <BinaryExpression>node.parent;
            var operator = binaryExpression.operator;
            if (operator >= SyntaxKind.FirstAssignment && operator <= SyntaxKind.LastAssignment) {
                // In an assignment expression, the right operand is contextually typed by the type of the left operand.
                if (node === binaryExpression.right) {
                    return checkExpression(binaryExpression.left);
                }
            }
            else if (operator === SyntaxKind.BarBarToken) {
                // When an || expression has a contextual type, the operands are contextually typed by that type. When an ||
                // expression has no contextual type, the right operand is contextually typed by the type of the left operand.
                var type = getContextualType(binaryExpression);
                if (!type && node === binaryExpression.right) {
                    type = checkExpression(binaryExpression.left);
                }
                return type;
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // Apply a mapping function to a contextual type and return the resulting type. If the contextual type
        // is a union type, the mapping function is applied to each constituent type and a union of the resulting
        // types is returned.
        function applyToContextualType(type: Type, mapper: (t: Type) => Type): Type {
            if (!(type.flags & TypeFlags.Union)) {
                return mapper(type);
            }
            var types = (<UnionType>type).types;
            var mappedType: Type;
            var mappedTypes: Type[];
            for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                var t = mapper(types[i]);
                if (t) {
                    if (!mappedType) {
                        mappedType = t;
                    }
                    else if (!mappedTypes) {
                        mappedTypes = [mappedType, t];
                    }
                    else {
                        mappedTypes.push(t);
                    }
                }
            }
            return mappedTypes ? getUnionType(mappedTypes) : mappedType;
        }

        function getTypeOfPropertyOfContextualType(type: Type, name: string) {
            return applyToContextualType(type, t => {
                var prop = getPropertyOfObjectType(t, name);
                return prop ? getTypeOfSymbol(prop) : undefined;
            });
        }

        function getIndexTypeOfContextualType(type: Type, kind: IndexKind) {
            return applyToContextualType(type, t => getIndexTypeOfObjectOrUnionType(t, kind));
        }

        // Return true if the given contextual type is a tuple-like type
        function contextualTypeIsTupleType(type: Type): boolean {
            return !!(type.flags & TypeFlags.Union ? forEach((<UnionType>type).types, t => getPropertyOfObjectType(t, "0")) : getPropertyOfObjectType(type, "0"));
        }

        // Return true if the given contextual type provides an index signature of the given kind
        function contextualTypeHasIndexSignature(type: Type, kind: IndexKind): boolean {
            return !!(type.flags & TypeFlags.Union ? forEach((<UnionType>type).types, t => getIndexTypeOfObjectOrUnionType(t, kind)) : getIndexTypeOfObjectOrUnionType(type, kind));
        }

        // In an object literal contextually typed by a type T, the contextual type of a property assignment is the type of
        // the matching property in T, if one exists. Otherwise, it is the type of the numeric index signature in T, if one
        // exists. Otherwise, it is the type of the string index signature in T, if one exists.
        function getContextualTypeForPropertyExpression(node: Expression): Type {
            var declaration = <PropertyDeclaration>node.parent;
            var objectLiteral = <ObjectLiteral>declaration.parent;
            var type = getContextualType(objectLiteral);
            var name = declaration.name.text;
            if (type && name) {
                return getTypeOfPropertyOfContextualType(type, name) ||
                    isNumericName(name) && getIndexTypeOfContextualType(type, IndexKind.Number) ||
                    getIndexTypeOfContextualType(type, IndexKind.String);
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // In an array literal contextually typed by a type T, the contextual type of an element expression at index N is
        // the type of the property with the numeric name N in T, if one exists. Otherwise, it is the type of the numeric
        // index signature in T, if one exists.
        function getContextualTypeForElementExpression(node: Expression): Type {
            var arrayLiteral = <ArrayLiteral>node.parent;
            var type = getContextualType(arrayLiteral);
            if (type) {
                var index = indexOf(arrayLiteral.elements, node);
                return getTypeOfPropertyOfContextualType(type, "" + index) || getIndexTypeOfContextualType(type, IndexKind.Number);
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // In a contextually typed conditional expression, the true/false expressions are contextually typed by the same type.
        function getContextualTypeForConditionalOperand(node: Expression): Type {
            var conditional = <ConditionalExpression>node.parent;
            return node === conditional.whenTrue || node === conditional.whenFalse ? getContextualType(conditional) : undefined; 
        }

        // Return the contextual type for a given expression node. During overload resolution, a contextual type may temporarily
        // be "pushed" onto a node using the contextualType property.
        function getContextualType(node: Expression): Type {
            if (isInsideWithStatementBody(node)) {
                // We cannot answer semantic questions within a with block, do not proceed any further
                return undefined;
            }
            if (node.contextualType) {
                return node.contextualType;
            }
            var parent = node.parent;
            switch (parent.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                case SyntaxKind.Property:
                    return getContextualTypeForInitializerExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                case SyntaxKind.ReturnStatement:
                    return getContextualTypeForReturnExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.CallExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.NewExpression:
                    return getContextualTypeForArgument(node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                    return getTypeFromTypeNode((<TypeAssertion>parent).type);
                case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                    return getContextualTypeForBinaryOperand(node);
                case SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment:
                    return getContextualTypeForPropertyExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteral:
                    return getContextualTypeForElementExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                    return getContextualTypeForConditionalOperand(node);
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // If the given type is an object or union type, if that type has a single signature, and if
        // that signature is non-generic, return the signature. Otherwise return undefined.
        function getNonGenericSignature(type: Type): Signature {
            var signatures = getSignaturesOfObjectOrUnionType(type, SignatureKind.Call);
            if (signatures.length === 1) {
                var signature = signatures[0];
                if (!signature.typeParameters) {
                    return signature;
                }
            }
        }

        // Return the contextual signature for a given expression node. A contextual type provides a
        // contextual signature if it has a single call signature and if that call signature is non-generic.
        // If the contextual type is a union type and each constituent type that has a contextual signature
        // provides the same contextual signature, then the union type provides that contextual signature.
        function getContextualSignature(node: Expression): Signature {
            var type = getContextualType(node);
            if (!type) {
                return undefined;
            }
            if (!(type.flags & TypeFlags.Union)) {
                return getNonGenericSignature(type);
            }
            var result: Signature;
            var types = (<UnionType>type).types;
            for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                var signature = getNonGenericSignature(types[i]);
                if (signature) {
                    if (!result) {
                        result = signature;
                    }
                    else if (!compareSignatures(result, signature, /*compareReturnTypes*/ true, isTypeIdenticalTo)) {
                        return undefined;
                    }
                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        // Presence of a contextual type mapper indicates inferential typing, except the identityMapper object is
        // used as a special marker for other purposes.
        function isInferentialContext(mapper: TypeMapper) {
            return mapper && mapper !== identityMapper;
        }

        function checkArrayLiteral(node: ArrayLiteral, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var elements = node.elements;
            if (!elements.length) {
                return createArrayType(undefinedType);
            }
            var elementTypes = map(elements, e => checkExpression(e, contextualMapper));
            var contextualType = getContextualType(node);
            if (contextualType && contextualTypeIsTupleType(contextualType)) {
                return createTupleType(elementTypes);
            }
            return createArrayType(getUnionType(elementTypes));
        }
        
        function isNumericName(name: string) {
            // The intent of numeric names is that
            //     - they are names with text in a numeric form, and that
            //     - setting properties/indexing with them is always equivalent to doing so with the numeric literal 'numLit',
            //         acquired by applying the abstract 'ToNumber' operation on the name's text.
            //
            // The subtlety is in the latter portion, as we cannot reliably say that anything that looks like a numeric literal is a numeric name.
            // In fact, it is the case that the text of the name must be equal to 'ToString(numLit)' for this to hold.
            //
            // Consider the property name '"0xF00D"'. When one indexes with '0xF00D', they are actually indexing with the value of 'ToString(0xF00D)'
            // according to the ECMAScript specification, so it is actually as if the user indexed with the string '"61453"'.
            // Thus, the text of all numeric literals equivalent to '61543' such as '0xF00D', '0xf00D', '0170015', etc. are not valid numeric names
            // because their 'ToString' representation is not equal to their original text.
            // This is motivated by ECMA-262 sections 9.3.1, 9.8.1, 11.1.5, and 11.2.1.
            //
            // Here, we test whether 'ToString(ToNumber(name))' is exactly equal to 'name'.
            // The '+' prefix operator is equivalent here to applying the abstract ToNumber operation.
            // Applying the 'toString()' method on a number gives us the abstract ToString operation on a number.
            //
            // Note that this accepts the values 'Infinity', '-Infinity', and 'NaN', and that this is intentional.
            // This is desired behavior, because when indexing with them as numeric entities, you are indexing
            // with the strings '"Infinity"', '"-Infinity"', and '"NaN"' respectively.
            return (+name).toString() === name;
        }
        
        function checkObjectLiteral(node: ObjectLiteral, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var members = node.symbol.members;
            var properties: SymbolTable = {};
            var contextualType = getContextualType(node);
            for (var id in members) {
                if (hasProperty(members, id)) {
                    var member = members[id];
                    if (member.flags & SymbolFlags.Property) {
                        var type = checkExpression((<PropertyDeclaration>member.declarations[0]).initializer, contextualMapper);
                        var prop = <TransientSymbol>createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Property | SymbolFlags.Transient | member.flags, member.name);
                        prop.declarations = member.declarations;
                        prop.parent = member.parent;
                        if (member.valueDeclaration) prop.valueDeclaration = member.valueDeclaration;
                        prop.type = type;
                        prop.target = member;
                        member = prop;
                    }
                    else {
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014)
                        // A get accessor declaration is processed in the same manner as 
                        // an ordinary function declaration(section 6.1) with no parameters.
                        // A set accessor declaration is processed in the same manner 
                        // as an ordinary function declaration with a single parameter and a Void return type.
                        var getAccessor = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(member, SyntaxKind.GetAccessor);
                        if (getAccessor) {
                            checkAccessorDeclaration(getAccessor);
                        }

                        var setAccessor = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(member, SyntaxKind.SetAccessor);
                        if (setAccessor) {
                            checkAccessorDeclaration(setAccessor);
                        }
                    }
                    properties[member.name] = member;
                }
            }
            var stringIndexType = getIndexType(IndexKind.String);
            var numberIndexType = getIndexType(IndexKind.Number);
            return createAnonymousType(node.symbol, properties, emptyArray, emptyArray, stringIndexType, numberIndexType);

            function getIndexType(kind: IndexKind) {
                if (contextualType && contextualTypeHasIndexSignature(contextualType, kind)) {
                    var propTypes: Type[] = [];
                    for (var id in properties) {
                        if (hasProperty(properties, id)) {
                            if (kind === IndexKind.String || isNumericName(id)) {
                                var type = getTypeOfSymbol(properties[id]);
                                if (!contains(propTypes, type)) {
                                    propTypes.push(type);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    return propTypes.length ? getUnionType(propTypes) : undefinedType;
                }
                return undefined;
            }
        }

        // If a symbol is a synthesized symbol with no value declaration, we assume it is a property. Example of this are the synthesized
        // '.prototype' property as well as synthesized tuple index properties.
        function getDeclarationKindFromSymbol(s: Symbol) {
            return s.valueDeclaration ? s.valueDeclaration.kind : SyntaxKind.Property;
        }

        function getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(s: Symbol) {
            return s.valueDeclaration ? s.valueDeclaration.flags : s.flags & SymbolFlags.Prototype ? NodeFlags.Public | NodeFlags.Static : 0;
        }

        function checkClassPropertyAccess(node: PropertyAccess, type: Type, prop: Symbol) {
            var flags = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(prop);
            // Public properties are always accessible
            if (!(flags & (NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected))) {
                return;
            }
            // Property is known to be private or protected at this point
            // Get the declaring and enclosing class instance types
            var enclosingClassDeclaration = getAncestor(node, SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration);
            var enclosingClass = enclosingClassDeclaration ? <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(enclosingClassDeclaration)) : undefined;
            var declaringClass = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(prop.parent);
            // Private property is accessible if declaring and enclosing class are the same
            if (flags & NodeFlags.Private) {
                if (declaringClass !== enclosingClass) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Property_0_is_private_and_only_accessible_within_class_1, symbolToString(prop), typeToString(declaringClass));
                }
                return;
            }
            // Property is known to be protected at this point
            // All protected properties of a supertype are accessible in a super access
            if (node.left.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword) {
                return;
            }
            // A protected property is accessible in the declaring class and classes derived from it
            if (!enclosingClass || !hasBaseType(enclosingClass, declaringClass)) {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Property_0_is_protected_and_only_accessible_within_class_1_and_its_subclasses, symbolToString(prop), typeToString(declaringClass));
                return;
            }
            // No further restrictions for static properties
            if (flags & NodeFlags.Static) {
                return;
            }
            // An instance property must be accessed through an instance of the enclosing class
            if (!(getTargetType(type).flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface) && hasBaseType(<InterfaceType>type, enclosingClass))) {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Property_0_is_protected_and_only_accessible_through_an_instance_of_class_1, symbolToString(prop), typeToString(enclosingClass));
            }
        }

        function checkPropertyAccess(node: PropertyAccess) {
            var type = checkExpression(node.left);
            if (type === unknownType) return type;
            if (type !== anyType) {
                var apparentType = getApparentType(getWidenedType(type));
                if (apparentType === unknownType) {
                    // handle cases when type is Type parameter with invalid constraint
                    return unknownType;
                }
                var prop = getPropertyOfType(apparentType, node.right.text);
                if (!prop) {
                    if (node.right.text) {
                        error(node.right, Diagnostics.Property_0_does_not_exist_on_type_1, identifierToString(node.right), typeToString(type));
                    }
                    return unknownType;
                }
                getNodeLinks(node).resolvedSymbol = prop;
                if (prop.parent && prop.parent.flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
                    // TS 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.8.2
                    // - In a constructor, instance member function, instance member accessor, or 
                    //   instance member variable initializer where this references a derived class instance, 
                    //   a super property access is permitted and must specify a public instance member function of the base class.
                    // - In a static member function or static member accessor 
                    //   where this references the constructor function object of a derived class, 
                    //   a super property access is permitted and must specify a public static member function of the base class.
                    if (node.left.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword && getDeclarationKindFromSymbol(prop) !== SyntaxKind.Method) {
                        error(node.right, Diagnostics.Only_public_and_protected_methods_of_the_base_class_are_accessible_via_the_super_keyword);
                    }
                    else {
                        checkClassPropertyAccess(node, type, prop);
                    }
                }
                return getTypeOfSymbol(prop);
            }
            return anyType;
        }

        function isValidPropertyAccess(node: PropertyAccess, propertyName: string): boolean {
            var type = checkExpression(node.left);
            if (type !== unknownType && type !== anyType) {
                var prop = getPropertyOfType(getWidenedType(type), propertyName);
                if (prop && prop.parent && prop.parent.flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
                    if (node.left.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword && getDeclarationKindFromSymbol(prop) !== SyntaxKind.Method) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    else {
                        var diagnosticsCount = diagnostics.length;
                        checkClassPropertyAccess(node, type, prop);
                        return diagnostics.length === diagnosticsCount
                    }
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        function checkIndexedAccess(node: IndexedAccess): Type {
            // Obtain base constraint such that we can bail out if the constraint is an unknown type
            var objectType = getApparentType(checkExpression(node.object));
            var indexType = checkExpression(node.index);

            if (objectType === unknownType) return unknownType;

            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.10 Property Access
            // - If IndexExpr is a string literal or a numeric literal and ObjExpr's apparent type has a property with the name 
            //    given by that literal(converted to its string representation in the case of a numeric literal), the property access is of the type of that property.
            // - Otherwise, if ObjExpr's apparent type has a numeric index signature and IndexExpr is of type Any, the Number primitive type, or an enum type, 
            //    the property access is of the type of that index signature.
            // - Otherwise, if ObjExpr's apparent type has a string index signature and IndexExpr is of type Any, the String or Number primitive type, or an enum type, 
            //    the property access is of the type of that index signature.
            // - Otherwise, if IndexExpr is of type Any, the String or Number primitive type, or an enum type, the property access is of type Any.

            // See if we can index as a property.
            if (node.index.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral || node.index.kind === SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral) {
                var name = (<LiteralExpression>node.index).text;
                var prop = getPropertyOfType(objectType, name);
                if (prop) {
                    return getTypeOfSymbol(prop);
                }
            }

            // Check for compatible indexer types.
            if (indexType.flags & (TypeFlags.Any | TypeFlags.StringLike | TypeFlags.NumberLike)) { 

                // Try to use a number indexer.
                if (indexType.flags & (TypeFlags.Any | TypeFlags.NumberLike)) {
                    var numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(objectType, IndexKind.Number);
                    if (numberIndexType) {
                        return numberIndexType;
                    }
                }

                // Try to use string indexing.
                var stringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(objectType, IndexKind.String);
                if (stringIndexType) {
                    return stringIndexType;
                }

                // Fall back to any.
                if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && objectType !== anyType) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Index_signature_of_object_type_implicitly_has_an_any_type);
                }

                return anyType;
            }

            // REVIEW: Users should know the type that was actually used.
            error(node, Diagnostics.An_index_expression_argument_must_be_of_type_string_number_or_any);

            return unknownType;
        }

        function resolveUntypedCall(node: CallExpression): Signature {
            forEach(node.arguments, argument => {
                checkExpression(argument);
            });
            return anySignature;
        }

        function resolveErrorCall(node: CallExpression): Signature {
            resolveUntypedCall(node);
            return unknownSignature;
        }

        function signatureHasCorrectArity(node: CallExpression, signature: Signature): boolean {
            if (!node.arguments) {
                // This only happens when we have something of the form:
                //     new C
                //
                return signature.minArgumentCount === 0;
            }

            // For IDE scenarios, since we may have an incomplete call, we make two modifications
            // to arity checking.
            //    1. A trailing comma is tantamount to adding another argument
            //    2. If the call is incomplete (no closing paren) allow fewer arguments than expected
            var args = node.arguments;
            var numberOfArgs = args.hasTrailingComma ? args.length + 1 : args.length;
            var hasTooManyArguments = !signature.hasRestParameter && numberOfArgs > signature.parameters.length;
            var hasRightNumberOfTypeArguments = !node.typeArguments ||
                (signature.typeParameters && node.typeArguments.length === signature.typeParameters.length);

            if (hasTooManyArguments || !hasRightNumberOfTypeArguments) {
                return false;
            }

            // If we are missing the close paren, the call is incomplete, and we should skip
            // the lower bound check.
            var callIsIncomplete = args.end === node.end;
            var hasEnoughArguments = numberOfArgs >= signature.minArgumentCount;
            return callIsIncomplete || hasEnoughArguments;
        }

        // If type has a single call signature and no other members, return that signature. Otherwise, return undefined.
        function getSingleCallSignature(type: Type): Signature {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.ObjectType) {
                var resolved = resolveObjectOrUnionTypeMembers(<ObjectType>type);
                if (resolved.callSignatures.length === 1 && resolved.constructSignatures.length === 0 &&
                    resolved.properties.length === 0 && !resolved.stringIndexType && !resolved.numberIndexType) {
                    return resolved.callSignatures[0];
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        // Instantiate a generic signature in the context of a non-generic signature (section 3.8.5 in TypeScript spec)
        function instantiateSignatureInContextOf(signature: Signature, contextualSignature: Signature, contextualMapper: TypeMapper): Signature {
            var context = createInferenceContext(signature.typeParameters, /*inferUnionTypes*/ true);
            forEachMatchingParameterType(contextualSignature, signature, (source, target) => {
                // Type parameters from outer context referenced by source type are fixed by instantiation of the source type
                inferTypes(context, instantiateType(source, contextualMapper), target);
            });
            return getSignatureInstantiation(signature, getInferredTypes(context));
        }

        function inferTypeArguments(signature: Signature, args: Expression[], excludeArgument?: boolean[]): Type[] {
            var typeParameters = signature.typeParameters;
            var context = createInferenceContext(typeParameters, /*inferUnionTypes*/ false);
            var mapper = createInferenceMapper(context);
            // First infer from arguments that are not context sensitive
            for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
                if (args[i].kind === SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression) {
                    continue;
                }
                if (!excludeArgument || excludeArgument[i] === undefined) {
                    var parameterType = getTypeAtPosition(signature, i);
                    inferTypes(context, checkExpressionWithContextualType(args[i], parameterType, mapper), parameterType);
                }
            }
            // Next, infer from those context sensitive arguments that are no longer excluded
            if (excludeArgument) {
                for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
                    if (args[i].kind === SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if (excludeArgument[i] === false) {
                        var parameterType = getTypeAtPosition(signature, i);
                        inferTypes(context, checkExpressionWithContextualType(args[i], parameterType, mapper), parameterType);
                    }
                }
            }
            var inferredTypes = getInferredTypes(context);
            // Inference has failed if the undefined type is in list of inferences
            return contains(inferredTypes, undefinedType) ? undefined : inferredTypes;
        }

        function checkTypeArguments(signature: Signature, typeArguments: TypeNode[]): Type[] {
            var typeParameters = signature.typeParameters;
            var result: Type[] = [];
            for (var i = 0; i < typeParameters.length; i++) {
                var typeArgNode = typeArguments[i];
                var typeArgument = getTypeFromTypeNode(typeArgNode);
                var constraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter(typeParameters[i]);
                if (constraint && fullTypeCheck) {
                    checkTypeAssignableTo(typeArgument, constraint, typeArgNode, Diagnostics.Type_0_does_not_satisfy_the_constraint_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Type_0_does_not_satisfy_the_constraint_1);
                }
                result.push(typeArgument);
            }
            return result;
        }

        function checkApplicableSignature(node: CallExpression, signature: Signature, relation: Map<boolean>, excludeArgument: boolean[], reportErrors: boolean) {
            if (node.arguments) {
                for (var i = 0; i < node.arguments.length; i++) {
                    var arg = node.arguments[i];
                    if (arg.kind === SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    var paramType = getTypeAtPosition(signature, i);
                    // String literals get string literal types unless we're reporting errors
                    var argType = arg.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral && !reportErrors ?
                        getStringLiteralType(<LiteralExpression>arg) :
                        checkExpressionWithContextualType(arg, paramType, excludeArgument && excludeArgument[i] ? identityMapper : undefined);
                    // Use argument expression as error location when reporting errors
                    var isValidArgument = checkTypeRelatedTo(argType, paramType, relation, reportErrors ? arg : undefined,
                        Diagnostics.Argument_of_type_0_is_not_assignable_to_parameter_of_type_1,
                        Diagnostics.Argument_of_type_0_is_not_assignable_to_parameter_of_type_1);
                    if (!isValidArgument) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        function resolveCall(node: CallExpression, signatures: Signature[], candidatesOutArray: Signature[]): Signature {
            forEach(node.typeArguments, checkSourceElement);
            var candidates = candidatesOutArray || [];
            // collectCandidates fills up the candidates array directly
            collectCandidates();
            if (!candidates.length) {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Supplied_parameters_do_not_match_any_signature_of_call_target);
                return resolveErrorCall(node);
            }
            var args = node.arguments || emptyArray;
            var excludeArgument: boolean[];
            for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
                if (isContextSensitiveExpression(args[i])) {
                    if (!excludeArgument) excludeArgument = new Array(args.length);
                    excludeArgument[i] = true;
                }
            }
            var relation = candidates.length === 1 ? assignableRelation : subtypeRelation;
            var lastCandidate: Signature;
            while (true) {
                for (var i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
                    if (!signatureHasCorrectArity(node, candidates[i])) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    while (true) {
                        var candidate = candidates[i];
                        if (candidate.typeParameters) {
                            var typeArguments = node.typeArguments ?
                                checkTypeArguments(candidate, node.typeArguments) :
                                inferTypeArguments(candidate, args, excludeArgument);
                            if (!typeArguments) {
                                break;
                            }
                            candidate = getSignatureInstantiation(candidate, typeArguments);
                        }
                        lastCandidate = candidate;
                        if (!checkApplicableSignature(node, candidate, relation, excludeArgument, /*reportErrors*/ false)) {
                            break;
                        }
                        var index = excludeArgument ? indexOf(excludeArgument, true) : -1;
                        if (index < 0) {
                            return candidate;
                        }
                        excludeArgument[index] = false;
                    }
                }
                if (relation === assignableRelation) {
                    break;
                }
                relation = assignableRelation;
            }

            // No signatures were applicable. Now report errors based on the last applicable signature with
            // no arguments excluded from assignability checks.
            // If candidate is undefined, it means that no candidates had a suitable arity. In that case,
            // skip the checkApplicableSignature check.
            if (lastCandidate) {
                checkApplicableSignature(node, lastCandidate, relation, /*excludeArgument*/ undefined, /*reportErrors*/ true);
            }
            else {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Supplied_parameters_do_not_match_any_signature_of_call_target);
            }

            // No signature was applicable. We have already reported the errors for the invalid signature.
            // If this is a type resolution session, e.g. Language Service, try to get better information that anySignature.
            // Pick the first candidate that matches the arity. This way we can get a contextual type for cases like:
            //  declare function f(a: { xa: number; xb: number; });
            //  f({ |
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                for (var i = 0, n = candidates.length; i < n; i++) {
                    if (signatureHasCorrectArity(node, candidates[i])) {
                        return candidates[i];
                    }
                }
            }

            return resolveErrorCall(node);

            // The candidate list orders groups in reverse, but within a group signatures are kept in declaration order
            // A nit here is that we reorder only signatures that belong to the same symbol,
            // so order how inherited signatures are processed is still preserved.
            // interface A { (x: string): void }
            // interface B extends A { (x: 'foo'): string }
            // var b: B;
            // b('foo') // <- here overloads should be processed as [(x:'foo'): string, (x: string): void]
            function collectCandidates(): void {
                var result = candidates;
                var lastParent: Node;
                var lastSymbol: Symbol;
                var cutoffPos: number = 0;
                var pos: number;
                Debug.assert(!result.length);
                for (var i = 0; i < signatures.length; i++) {
                    var signature = signatures[i];
                    if (true) {
                        var symbol = signature.declaration && getSymbolOfNode(signature.declaration);
                        var parent = signature.declaration && signature.declaration.parent;
                        if (!lastSymbol || symbol === lastSymbol) {
                            if (lastParent && parent === lastParent) {
                                pos++;
                            }
                            else {
                                lastParent = parent;
                                pos = cutoffPos;
                            }
                        }
                        else {
                            // current declaration belongs to a different symbol
                            // set cutoffPos so re-orderings in the future won't change result set from 0 to cutoffPos
                            pos = cutoffPos = result.length;
                            lastParent = parent;
                        }
                        lastSymbol = symbol;

                        for (var j = result.length; j > pos; j--) {
                            result[j] = result[j - 1];
                        }
                        result[pos] = signature;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function resolveCallExpression(node: CallExpression, candidatesOutArray: Signature[]): Signature {
            if (node.func.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword) {
                var superType = checkSuperExpression(node.func);
                if (superType !== unknownType) {
                    return resolveCall(node, getSignaturesOfType(superType, SignatureKind.Construct), candidatesOutArray);
                }
                return resolveUntypedCall(node);
            }

            var funcType = checkExpression(node.func);
            var apparentType = getApparentType(funcType);

            if (apparentType === unknownType) {
                // Another error has already been reported
                return resolveErrorCall(node);
            }
            
            // Technically, this signatures list may be incomplete. We are taking the apparent type,
            // but we are not including call signatures that may have been added to the Object or
            // Function interface, since they have none by default. This is a bit of a leap of faith
            // that the user will not add any.
            var callSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(apparentType, SignatureKind.Call);

            var constructSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(apparentType, SignatureKind.Construct);
            // TS 1.0 spec: 4.12
            // If FuncExpr is of type Any, or of an object type that has no call or construct signatures
            // but is a subtype of the Function interface, the call is an untyped function call. In an
            // untyped function call no TypeArgs are permitted, Args can be any argument list, no contextual
            // types are provided for the argument expressions, and the result is always of type Any.
            // We exclude union types because we may have a union of function types that happen to have
            // no common signatures.
            if (funcType === anyType || (!callSignatures.length && !constructSignatures.length && !(funcType.flags & TypeFlags.Union) && isTypeAssignableTo(funcType, globalFunctionType))) {
                if (node.typeArguments) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Untyped_function_calls_may_not_accept_type_arguments);
                }
                return resolveUntypedCall(node);
            }
            // If FuncExpr's apparent type(section 3.8.1) is a function type, the call is a typed function call.
            // TypeScript employs overload resolution in typed function calls in order to support functions
            // with multiple call signatures.
            if (!callSignatures.length) {
                if (constructSignatures.length) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Value_of_type_0_is_not_callable_Did_you_mean_to_include_new, typeToString(funcType));
                }
                else {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Cannot_invoke_an_expression_whose_type_lacks_a_call_signature);
                }
                return resolveErrorCall(node);
            }
            return resolveCall(node, callSignatures, candidatesOutArray);
        }

        function resolveNewExpression(node: NewExpression, candidatesOutArray: Signature[]): Signature {
            var expressionType = checkExpression(node.func);

            // TS 1.0 spec: 4.11
            // If ConstructExpr is of type Any, Args can be any argument
            // list and the result of the operation is of type Any.
            if (expressionType === anyType) {
                if (node.typeArguments) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Untyped_function_calls_may_not_accept_type_arguments);
                }
                return resolveUntypedCall(node);
            }

            // If ConstructExpr's apparent type(section 3.8.1) is an object type with one or
            // more construct signatures, the expression is processed in the same manner as a
            // function call, but using the construct signatures as the initial set of candidate
            // signatures for overload resolution.The result type of the function call becomes
            // the result type of the operation.
            expressionType = getApparentType(expressionType);
            if (expressionType === unknownType) {
                // Another error has already been reported
                return resolveErrorCall(node);
            }

            // Technically, this signatures list may be incomplete. We are taking the apparent type,
            // but we are not including construct signatures that may have been added to the Object or
            // Function interface, since they have none by default. This is a bit of a leap of faith
            // that the user will not add any.
            var constructSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(expressionType, SignatureKind.Construct);
            if (constructSignatures.length) {
                return resolveCall(node, constructSignatures, candidatesOutArray);
            }

            // If ConstructExpr's apparent type is an object type with no construct signatures but
            // one or more call signatures, the expression is processed as a function call. A compile-time
            // error occurs if the result of the function call is not Void. The type of the result of the
            // operation is Any.
            var callSignatures = getSignaturesOfType(expressionType, SignatureKind.Call);
            if (callSignatures.length) {
                var signature = resolveCall(node, callSignatures, candidatesOutArray);
                if (getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature) !== voidType) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Only_a_void_function_can_be_called_with_the_new_keyword);
                }
                return signature;
            }

            error(node, Diagnostics.Cannot_use_new_with_an_expression_whose_type_lacks_a_call_or_construct_signature);
            return resolveErrorCall(node);
        }

        // candidatesOutArray is passed by signature help in the language service, and collectCandidates
        // must fill it up with the appropriate candidate signatures
        function getResolvedSignature(node: CallExpression, candidatesOutArray?: Signature[]): Signature {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            // If getResolvedSignature has already been called, we will have cached the resolvedSignature.
            // However, it is possible that either candidatesOutArray was not passed in the first time,
            // or that a different candidatesOutArray was passed in. Therefore, we need to redo the work
            // to correctly fill the candidatesOutArray.
            if (!links.resolvedSignature || candidatesOutArray) {
                links.resolvedSignature = anySignature;
                links.resolvedSignature = node.kind === SyntaxKind.CallExpression
                    ? resolveCallExpression(node, candidatesOutArray)
                    : resolveNewExpression(node, candidatesOutArray);
            }
            return links.resolvedSignature;
        }

        function checkCallExpression(node: CallExpression): Type {
            var signature = getResolvedSignature(node);
            if (node.func.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword) {
                return voidType;
            }
            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.NewExpression) {
                var declaration = signature.declaration;
                if (declaration && (declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.Constructor && declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature)) {
                    // When resolved signature is a call signature (and not a construct signature) the result type is any
                    if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny) {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.new_expression_whose_target_lacks_a_construct_signature_implicitly_has_an_any_type);
                    }
                    return anyType;
                }
            }
            return getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature);
        }

        function checkTaggedTemplateExpression(node: TaggedTemplateExpression): Type {
            // TODO (drosen): Make sure substitutions are assignable to the tag's arguments.
            checkExpression(node.tag);
            checkExpression(node.template);
            return anyType;
        }

        function checkTypeAssertion(node: TypeAssertion): Type {
            var exprType = checkExpression(node.operand);
            var targetType = getTypeFromTypeNode(node.type);
            if (fullTypeCheck && targetType !== unknownType) {
                var widenedType = getWidenedType(exprType, /*supressNoImplicitAnyErrors*/ true);
                if (!(isTypeAssignableTo(targetType, widenedType))) {
                    checkTypeAssignableTo(exprType, targetType, node, Diagnostics.Neither_type_0_nor_type_1_is_assignable_to_the_other_Colon, Diagnostics.Neither_type_0_nor_type_1_is_assignable_to_the_other);
                }
            }
            return targetType;
        }

        function getTypeAtPosition(signature: Signature, pos: number): Type {
            return signature.hasRestParameter ?
                pos < signature.parameters.length - 1 ? getTypeOfSymbol(signature.parameters[pos]) : getRestTypeOfSignature(signature) :
                pos < signature.parameters.length ? getTypeOfSymbol(signature.parameters[pos]) : anyType;
        }

        function assignContextualParameterTypes(signature: Signature, context: Signature, mapper: TypeMapper) {
            var len = signature.parameters.length - (signature.hasRestParameter ? 1 : 0);
            for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                var parameter = signature.parameters[i];
                var links = getSymbolLinks(parameter);
                links.type = instantiateType(getTypeAtPosition(context, i), mapper);
            }
            if (signature.hasRestParameter && context.hasRestParameter && signature.parameters.length >= context.parameters.length) {
                var parameter = signature.parameters[signature.parameters.length - 1];
                var links = getSymbolLinks(parameter);
                links.type = instantiateType(getTypeOfSymbol(context.parameters[context.parameters.length - 1]), mapper);
            }
        }

        function getReturnTypeFromBody(func: FunctionDeclaration, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var contextualSignature = getContextualSignature(func);
            if (func.body.kind !== SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock) {
                var unwidenedType = checkAndMarkExpression(func.body, contextualMapper);
                var widenedType = getWidenedType(unwidenedType);

                if (fullTypeCheck && compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && !contextualSignature && widenedType !== unwidenedType && getInnermostTypeOfNestedArrayTypes(widenedType) === anyType) {
                    error(func, Diagnostics.Function_expression_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_0_return_type, typeToString(widenedType));
                }

                return widenedType;
            }

            // Aggregate the types of expressions within all the return statements.
            var types = checkAndAggregateReturnExpressionTypes(<Block>func.body, contextualMapper);

            // Try to return the best common type if we have any return expressions.
            if (types.length > 0) {
                // When return statements are contextually typed we allow the return type to be a union type. Otherwise we require the
                // return expressions to have a best common supertype.
                var commonType = contextualSignature ? getUnionType(types) : getCommonSupertype(types);
                if (!commonType) {
                    error(func, Diagnostics.No_best_common_type_exists_among_return_expressions);
                    
                    return unknownType;
                }

                var widenedType = getWidenedType(commonType);

                // Check and report for noImplicitAny if the best common type implicitly gets widened to an 'any'/arrays-of-'any' type.
                if (fullTypeCheck && compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && !contextualSignature && widenedType !== commonType && getInnermostTypeOfNestedArrayTypes(widenedType) === anyType) {
                    var typeName = typeToString(widenedType);

                    if (func.name) {
                        error(func, Diagnostics._0_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_1_return_type, identifierToString(func.name), typeName);
                    }
                    else {
                        error(func, Diagnostics.Function_expression_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_0_return_type, typeName);
                    }
                }

                return widenedType;
            }

            return voidType;
        }

        /// Returns a set of types relating to every return expression relating to a function block.
        function checkAndAggregateReturnExpressionTypes(body: Block, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type[] {
            var aggregatedTypes: Type[] = [];

            forEachReturnStatement(body, returnStatement => {
                var expr = returnStatement.expression;
                if (expr) {
                    var type = checkAndMarkExpression(expr, contextualMapper);
                    if (!contains(aggregatedTypes, type)) {
                        aggregatedTypes.push(type);
                    }
                }
            });

            return aggregatedTypes;
        }

        function bodyContainsAReturnStatement(funcBody: Block) {
            return forEachReturnStatement(funcBody, returnStatement => {
                return true;
            });
        }

        function bodyContainsSingleThrowStatement(body: Block) {
            return (body.statements.length === 1) && (body.statements[0].kind === SyntaxKind.ThrowStatement);
        }

        // TypeScript Specification 1.0 (6.3) - July 2014
        // An explicitly typed function whose return type isn't the Void or the Any type
        // must have at least one return statement somewhere in its body.
        // An exception to this rule is if the function implementation consists of a single 'throw' statement.
        function checkIfNonVoidFunctionHasReturnExpressionsOrSingleThrowStatment(func: FunctionDeclaration, returnType: Type): void {
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }

            // Functions that return 'void' or 'any' don't need any return expressions.
            if (returnType === voidType || returnType === anyType) {
                return;
            }

            // If all we have is a function signature, or an arrow function with an expression body, then there is nothing to check.
            if (!func.body || func.body.kind !== SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock) {
                return;
            }

            var bodyBlock = <Block>func.body;

            // Ensure the body has at least one return expression.
            if (bodyContainsAReturnStatement(bodyBlock)) {
                return;
            }

            // If there are no return expressions, then we need to check if
            // the function body consists solely of a throw statement;
            // this is to make an exception for unimplemented functions.
            if (bodyContainsSingleThrowStatement(bodyBlock)) {
                return;
            }

            // This function does not conform to the specification.
            error(func.type, Diagnostics.A_function_whose_declared_type_is_neither_void_nor_any_must_return_a_value_or_consist_of_a_single_throw_statement);
        }

        function checkFunctionExpression(node: FunctionExpression, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            // The identityMapper object is used to indicate that function expressions are wildcards
            if (contextualMapper === identityMapper) {
                return anyFunctionType;
            }
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            var type = getTypeOfSymbol(node.symbol);
            // Check if function expression is contextually typed and assign parameter types if so
            if (!(links.flags & NodeCheckFlags.ContextChecked)) {
                var contextualSignature = getContextualSignature(node);
                // If a type check is started at a function expression that is an argument of a function call, obtaining the
                // contextual type may recursively get back to here during overload resolution of the call. If so, we will have
                // already assigned contextual types.
                if (!(links.flags & NodeCheckFlags.ContextChecked)) {
                    links.flags |= NodeCheckFlags.ContextChecked;
                    if (contextualSignature) {
                        var signature = getSignaturesOfType(type, SignatureKind.Call)[0];
                        if (isContextSensitiveExpression(node)) {
                            assignContextualParameterTypes(signature, contextualSignature, contextualMapper || identityMapper);
                        }
                        if (!node.type) {
                            signature.resolvedReturnType = resolvingType;
                            var returnType = getReturnTypeFromBody(node, contextualMapper);
                            if (signature.resolvedReturnType === resolvingType) {
                                signature.resolvedReturnType = returnType;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    checkSignatureDeclaration(node);
                }
            }
            return type;
        }

        function checkFunctionExpressionBody(node: FunctionExpression) {
            if (node.type) {
                checkIfNonVoidFunctionHasReturnExpressionsOrSingleThrowStatment(node, getTypeFromTypeNode(node.type));
            }
            if (node.body.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock) {
                checkSourceElement(node.body);
            }
            else {
                var exprType = checkExpression(node.body);
                if (node.type) {
                    checkTypeAssignableTo(exprType, getTypeFromTypeNode(node.type), node.body, undefined, undefined);
                }
                checkFunctionExpressionBodies(node.body);
            }
        }

        function checkArithmeticOperandType(operand: Node, type: Type, diagnostic: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
            if (!(type.flags & (TypeFlags.Any | TypeFlags.NumberLike))) {
                error(operand, diagnostic);
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

        function checkReferenceExpression(n: Node, invalidReferenceMessage: DiagnosticMessage, constantVarianleMessage: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
            function findSymbol(n: Node): Symbol {
                var symbol = getNodeLinks(n).resolvedSymbol;
                // Because we got the symbol from the resolvedSymbol property, it might be of kind
                // SymbolFlags.ExportValue. In this case it is necessary to get the actual export
                // symbol, which will have the correct flags set on it.
                return symbol && getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol);
            }

            function isReferenceOrErrorExpression(n: Node): boolean {
                // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014):
                // Expressions are classified as values or references. 
                // References are the subset of expressions that are permitted as the target of an assignment.
                // Specifically, references are combinations of identifiers(section 4.3), parentheses(section 4.7), 
                // and property accesses(section 4.10).
                // All other expression constructs described in this chapter are classified as values.
                switch (n.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                        var symbol = findSymbol(n);
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.3
                        // An identifier expression that references a variable or parameter is classified as a reference. 
                        // An identifier expression that references any other kind of entity is classified as a value(and therefore cannot be the target of an assignment).
                        return !symbol || symbol === unknownSymbol || symbol === argumentsSymbol || (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable) !== 0;
                    case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                        var symbol = findSymbol(n);
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.10
                        // A property access expression is always classified as a reference.
                        // NOTE (not in spec): assignment to enum members should not be allowed
                        return !symbol || symbol === unknownSymbol || (symbol.flags & ~SymbolFlags.EnumMember) !== 0;
                    case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess:
                        //  old compiler doesn't check indexed assess
                        return true;
                    case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                        return isReferenceOrErrorExpression((<ParenExpression>n).expression);
                    default:
                        return false;
                }
            }

            function isConstVariableReference(n: Node): boolean {
                switch (n.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                    case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                        var symbol = findSymbol(n);
                        return symbol && (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable) !== 0 && (getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(symbol) & NodeFlags.Const) !== 0;
                    case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess:
                        var index = (<IndexedAccess>n).index;
                        var symbol = findSymbol((<IndexedAccess>n).object);
                        if (symbol && index.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
                            var name = (<LiteralExpression>index).text;
                            var prop = getPropertyOfType(getTypeOfSymbol(symbol), name);
                            return prop && (prop.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable) !== 0 && (getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(prop) & NodeFlags.Const) !== 0;
                        }
                        return false;
                    case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                        return isConstVariableReference((<ParenExpression>n).expression);
                    default:
                        return false;
                }
            }

            if (!isReferenceOrErrorExpression(n)) {
                error(n, invalidReferenceMessage);
                return false;
            }
            if (isConstVariableReference(n)) {
                error(n, constantVarianleMessage);
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }

        function checkPrefixExpression(node: UnaryExpression): Type {
            var operandType = checkExpression(node.operand);
            switch (node.operator) {
                case SyntaxKind.PlusToken:
                case SyntaxKind.MinusToken:
                case SyntaxKind.TildeToken:
                    return numberType;
                case SyntaxKind.ExclamationToken:
                case SyntaxKind.DeleteKeyword:
                    return booleanType;
                case SyntaxKind.TypeOfKeyword:
                    return stringType;
                case SyntaxKind.VoidKeyword:
                    return undefinedType;
                case SyntaxKind.PlusPlusToken:
                case SyntaxKind.MinusMinusToken:
                    var ok = checkArithmeticOperandType(node.operand, operandType, Diagnostics.An_arithmetic_operand_must_be_of_type_any_number_or_an_enum_type);
                    if (ok) {
                        // run check only if former checks succeeded to avoid reporting cascading errors
                        checkReferenceExpression(node.operand,
                            Diagnostics.The_operand_of_an_increment_or_decrement_operator_must_be_a_variable_property_or_indexer,
                            Diagnostics.The_operand_of_an_increment_or_decrement_operator_cannot_be_a_constant);
                    }
                    return numberType;
            }
            return unknownType;
        }

        function checkPostfixExpression(node: UnaryExpression): Type {
            var operandType = checkExpression(node.operand);
            var ok = checkArithmeticOperandType(node.operand, operandType, Diagnostics.An_arithmetic_operand_must_be_of_type_any_number_or_an_enum_type);
            if (ok) {
                // run check only if former checks succeeded to avoid reporting cascading errors
                checkReferenceExpression(node.operand,
                    Diagnostics.The_operand_of_an_increment_or_decrement_operator_must_be_a_variable_property_or_indexer,
                    Diagnostics.The_operand_of_an_increment_or_decrement_operator_cannot_be_a_constant);
            }
            return numberType;
        }

        // Return true if type is any, an object type, a type parameter, or a union type composed of only those kinds of types
        function isStructuredType(type: Type): boolean {
            if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Union) {
                return !forEach((<UnionType>type).types, t => !isStructuredType(t));
            }
            return (type.flags & TypeFlags.Structured) !== 0;
        }

        function checkInstanceOfExpression(node: BinaryExpression, leftType: Type, rightType: Type): Type {
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.4
            // The instanceof operator requires the left operand to be of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type,
            // and the right operand to be of type Any or a subtype of the 'Function' interface type. 
            // The result is always of the Boolean primitive type.
            // NOTE: do not raise error if leftType is unknown as related error was already reported
            if (leftType !== unknownType && !isStructuredType(leftType)) {
                error(node.left, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_instanceof_expression_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
            }
            // NOTE: do not raise error if right is unknown as related error was already reported
            if (rightType !== unknownType && rightType !== anyType && !isTypeSubtypeOf(rightType, globalFunctionType)) {
                error(node.right, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_instanceof_expression_must_be_of_type_any_or_of_a_type_assignable_to_the_Function_interface_type);
            }
            return booleanType;
        }

        function checkInExpression(node: BinaryExpression, leftType: Type, rightType: Type): Type {
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.5
            // The in operator requires the left operand to be of type Any, the String primitive type, or the Number primitive type,
            // and the right operand to be of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type.
            // The result is always of the Boolean primitive type.
            if (leftType !== anyType && leftType !== stringType && leftType !== numberType) {
                error(node.left, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_in_expression_must_be_of_types_any_string_or_number);
            }
            if (!isStructuredType(rightType)) {
                error(node.right, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_in_expression_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
            }
            return booleanType;
        }

        function checkBinaryExpression(node: BinaryExpression, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper) {
            var operator = node.operator;
            var leftType = checkExpression(node.left, contextualMapper);
            var rightType = checkExpression(node.right, contextualMapper);
            switch (operator) {
                case SyntaxKind.AsteriskToken:
                case SyntaxKind.AsteriskEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.SlashToken:
                case SyntaxKind.SlashEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.PercentToken:
                case SyntaxKind.PercentEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.MinusToken:
                case SyntaxKind.MinusEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.LessThanLessThanToken:
                case SyntaxKind.LessThanLessThanEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanGreaterThanToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanGreaterThanEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanGreaterThanGreaterThanToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanGreaterThanGreaterThanEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.BarToken:
                case SyntaxKind.BarEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.CaretToken:
                case SyntaxKind.CaretEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.AmpersandToken:
                case SyntaxKind.AmpersandEqualsToken:
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.1
                    // These operators require their operands to be of type Any, the Number primitive type,
                    // or an enum type. Operands of an enum type are treated 
                    // as having the primitive type Number. If one operand is the null or undefined value,
                    // it is treated as having the type of the other operand.
                    // The result is always of the Number primitive type.
                    if (leftType.flags & (TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.Null)) leftType = rightType;
                    if (rightType.flags & (TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.Null)) rightType = leftType;

                    var suggestedOperator: SyntaxKind;
                    // if a user tries to apply a bitwise operator to 2 boolean operands 
                    // try and return them a helpful suggestion
                    if ((leftType.flags & TypeFlags.Boolean) &&
                        (rightType.flags & TypeFlags.Boolean) && 
                        (suggestedOperator = getSuggestedBooleanOperator(node.operator)) !== undefined) {   
                        error(node, Diagnostics.The_0_operator_is_not_allowed_for_boolean_types_Consider_using_1_instead, tokenToString(node.operator), tokenToString(suggestedOperator));
                    }
                    else {
                        // otherwise just check each operand separately and report errors as normal 
                        var leftOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(node.left, leftType, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_or_an_enum_type);
                        var rightOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(node.right, rightType, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_or_an_enum_type);
                        if (leftOk && rightOk) {
                            checkAssignmentOperator(numberType);
                        }    
                    }

                    return numberType;
                case SyntaxKind.PlusToken:
                case SyntaxKind.PlusEqualsToken:
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.2
                    // The binary + operator requires both operands to be of the Number primitive type or an enum type,
                    // or at least one of the operands to be of type Any or the String primitive type.

                    // If one operand is the null or undefined value, it is treated as having the type of the other operand.
                    if (leftType.flags & (TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.Null)) leftType = rightType;
                    if (rightType.flags & (TypeFlags.Undefined | TypeFlags.Null)) rightType = leftType;

                    var resultType: Type;
                    if (leftType.flags & TypeFlags.NumberLike && rightType.flags & TypeFlags.NumberLike) {
                        // Operands of an enum type are treated as having the primitive type Number.
                        // If both operands are of the Number primitive type, the result is of the Number primitive type.
                        resultType = numberType;
                    }
                    else if (leftType.flags & TypeFlags.StringLike || rightType.flags & TypeFlags.StringLike) {
                        // If one or both operands are of the String primitive type, the result is of the String primitive type.
                        resultType = stringType;
                    }
                    else if (leftType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || leftType === unknownType || rightType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || rightType === unknownType) {
                        // Otherwise, the result is of type Any.
                        // NOTE: unknown type here denotes error type. Old compiler treated this case as any type so do we.
                        resultType = anyType;
                    }

                    if (!resultType) {
                        reportOperatorError();
                        return anyType;
                    }

                    if (operator === SyntaxKind.PlusEqualsToken) {
                        checkAssignmentOperator(resultType);
                    }
                    return resultType;
                case SyntaxKind.EqualsEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.ExclamationEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.EqualsEqualsEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.ExclamationEqualsEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.LessThanToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanToken:
                case SyntaxKind.LessThanEqualsToken:
                case SyntaxKind.GreaterThanEqualsToken:
                    if (!isTypeAssignableTo(leftType, rightType) && !isTypeAssignableTo(rightType, leftType)) {
                        reportOperatorError();
                    }
                    return booleanType;
                case SyntaxKind.InstanceOfKeyword:
                    return checkInstanceOfExpression(node, leftType, rightType);
                case SyntaxKind.InKeyword:
                    return checkInExpression(node, leftType, rightType);
                case SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken:
                    return rightType;
                case SyntaxKind.BarBarToken:
                    return getUnionType([leftType, rightType]);
                case SyntaxKind.EqualsToken:
                    checkAssignmentOperator(rightType);
                    return rightType;
                case SyntaxKind.CommaToken:
                    return rightType;
            }
            
            function getSuggestedBooleanOperator(operator: SyntaxKind): SyntaxKind { 
                switch (operator) {
                    case SyntaxKind.BarToken:
                    case SyntaxKind.BarEqualsToken:
                        return SyntaxKind.BarBarToken;
                    case SyntaxKind.CaretToken:
                    case SyntaxKind.CaretEqualsToken:
                        return SyntaxKind.ExclamationEqualsEqualsToken;
                    case SyntaxKind.AmpersandToken:
                    case SyntaxKind.AmpersandEqualsToken:
                        return SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken;
                    default:
                        return undefined;
                }
            }

            function checkAssignmentOperator(valueType: Type): void {
                if (fullTypeCheck && operator >= SyntaxKind.FirstAssignment && operator <= SyntaxKind.LastAssignment) {
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.17
                    // An assignment of the form
                    //    VarExpr = ValueExpr
                    // requires VarExpr to be classified as a reference
                    // A compound assignment furthermore requires VarExpr to be classified as a reference (section 4.1) 
                    // and the type of the non - compound operation to be assignable to the type of VarExpr.
                    var ok = checkReferenceExpression(node.left, Diagnostics.Invalid_left_hand_side_of_assignment_expression, Diagnostics.Left_hand_side_of_assignment_expression_cannot_be_a_constant);
                    // Use default messages
                    if (ok) {
                        // to avoid cascading errors check assignability only if 'isReference' check succeeded and no errors were reported
                        checkTypeAssignableTo(valueType, leftType, node.left, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
                    }
                }
            }

            function reportOperatorError() {
                error(node, Diagnostics.Operator_0_cannot_be_applied_to_types_1_and_2, tokenToString(node.operator), typeToString(leftType), typeToString(rightType));
            }
        }

        function checkConditionalExpression(node: ConditionalExpression, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            checkExpression(node.condition);
            var type1 = checkExpression(node.whenTrue, contextualMapper);
            var type2 = checkExpression(node.whenFalse, contextualMapper);
            return getUnionType([type1, type2]);
        }

        function checkTemplateExpression(node: TemplateExpression): Type {
            // We just want to check each expressions, but we are unconcerned with
            // the type of each expression, as any value may be coerced into a string.
            // It is worth asking whether this is what we really want though.
            // A place where we actually *are* concerned with the expressions' types are
            // in tagged templates.
            forEach((<TemplateExpression>node).templateSpans, templateSpan => {
                checkExpression(templateSpan.expression);
            });

            return stringType;
        }

        function checkExpressionWithContextualType(node: Expression, contextualType: Type, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var saveContextualType = node.contextualType;
            node.contextualType = contextualType;
            var result = checkExpression(node, contextualMapper);
            node.contextualType = saveContextualType;
            return result;
        }

        function checkAndMarkExpression(node: Expression, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var result = checkExpression(node, contextualMapper);
            getNodeLinks(node).flags |= NodeCheckFlags.TypeChecked;
            return result;
        }

        // Checks an expression and returns its type. The contextualMapper parameter serves two purposes: When
        // contextualMapper is not undefined and not equal to the identityMapper function object it indicates that the
        // expression is being inferentially typed (section 4.12.2 in spec) and provides the type mapper to use in
        // conjunction with the generic contextual type. When contextualMapper is equal to the identityMapper function
        // object, it serves as an indicator that all contained function and arrow expressions should be considered to
        // have the wildcard function type; this form of type check is used during overload resolution to exclude
        // contextually typed function and arrow expressions in the initial phase.
        function checkExpression(node: Expression, contextualMapper?: TypeMapper): Type {
            var type = checkExpressionNode(node, contextualMapper);
            if (contextualMapper && contextualMapper !== identityMapper) {
                var signature = getSingleCallSignature(type);
                if (signature && signature.typeParameters) {
                    var contextualType = getContextualType(node);
                    if (contextualType) {
                        var contextualSignature = getSingleCallSignature(contextualType);
                        if (contextualSignature && !contextualSignature.typeParameters) {
                            type = getOrCreateTypeFromSignature(instantiateSignatureInContextOf(signature, contextualSignature, contextualMapper));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return type;
        }

        function checkExpressionNode(node: Expression, contextualMapper: TypeMapper): Type {
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                    return checkIdentifier(<Identifier>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword:
                    return checkThisExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword:
                    return checkSuperExpression(node);
                case SyntaxKind.NullKeyword:
                    return nullType;
                case SyntaxKind.TrueKeyword:
                case SyntaxKind.FalseKeyword:
                    return booleanType;
                case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
                    return numberType;
                case SyntaxKind.TemplateExpression:
                    return checkTemplateExpression(<TemplateExpression>node);
                case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
                case SyntaxKind.NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral:
                    return stringType;
                case SyntaxKind.RegularExpressionLiteral:
                    return globalRegExpType;
                case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                    return checkPropertyAccess(<QualifiedName>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteral:
                    return checkArrayLiteral(<ArrayLiteral>node, contextualMapper);
                case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteral:
                    return checkObjectLiteral(<ObjectLiteral>node, contextualMapper);
                case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                    return checkPropertyAccess(<PropertyAccess>node);
                case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess:
                    return checkIndexedAccess(<IndexedAccess>node);
                case SyntaxKind.CallExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.NewExpression:
                    return checkCallExpression(<CallExpression>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TaggedTemplateExpression:
                    return checkTaggedTemplateExpression(<TaggedTemplateExpression>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                    return checkTypeAssertion(<TypeAssertion>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                    return checkExpression((<ParenExpression>node).expression);
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    return checkFunctionExpression(<FunctionExpression>node, contextualMapper);
                case SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator:
                    return checkPrefixExpression(<UnaryExpression>node);
                case SyntaxKind.PostfixOperator:
                    return checkPostfixExpression(<UnaryExpression>node);
                case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                    return checkBinaryExpression(<BinaryExpression>node, contextualMapper);
                case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                    return checkConditionalExpression(<ConditionalExpression>node, contextualMapper);
                case SyntaxKind.OmittedExpression:
                    return undefinedType;
            }
            return unknownType;
        }

        // DECLARATION AND STATEMENT TYPE CHECKING

        function checkTypeParameter(node: TypeParameterDeclaration) {
            checkSourceElement(node.constraint);
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkTypeParameterHasIllegalReferencesInConstraint(node);
                checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Type_parameter_name_cannot_be_0);
            }
            // TODO: Check multiple declarations are identical
        }

        function checkParameter(parameterDeclaration: ParameterDeclaration) {
            checkVariableDeclaration(parameterDeclaration);

            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkCollisionWithIndexVariableInGeneratedCode(parameterDeclaration, parameterDeclaration.name);

                if (parameterDeclaration.flags & (NodeFlags.Public | NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected) &&
                    !(parameterDeclaration.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor && (<ConstructorDeclaration>parameterDeclaration.parent).body)) {
                    error(parameterDeclaration, Diagnostics.A_parameter_property_is_only_allowed_in_a_constructor_implementation);
                }
                if (parameterDeclaration.flags & NodeFlags.Rest) {
                    if (!isArrayType(getTypeOfSymbol(parameterDeclaration.symbol))) {
                        error(parameterDeclaration, Diagnostics.A_rest_parameter_must_be_of_an_array_type);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    if (parameterDeclaration.initializer && !(<FunctionDeclaration>parameterDeclaration.parent).body) {
                        error(parameterDeclaration, Diagnostics.A_parameter_initializer_is_only_allowed_in_a_function_or_constructor_implementation);
                    }
                }
            }

            function checkReferencesInInitializer(n: Node): void {
                if (n.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                    var referencedSymbol = getNodeLinks(n).resolvedSymbol;
                    // check FunctionDeclaration.locals (stores parameters\function local variable) 
                    // if it contains entry with a specified name and if this entry matches the resolved symbol
                    if (referencedSymbol && referencedSymbol !== unknownSymbol && getSymbol(parameterDeclaration.parent.locals, referencedSymbol.name, SymbolFlags.Value) === referencedSymbol) {
                        if (referencedSymbol.valueDeclaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
                            if (referencedSymbol.valueDeclaration === parameterDeclaration) {
                                error(n, Diagnostics.Parameter_0_cannot_be_referenced_in_its_initializer, identifierToString(parameterDeclaration.name));
                                return;
                            }
                            var enclosingOrReferencedParameter =
                                forEach((<FunctionDeclaration>parameterDeclaration.parent).parameters, p => p === parameterDeclaration || p === referencedSymbol.valueDeclaration ? p : undefined);

                            if (enclosingOrReferencedParameter === referencedSymbol.valueDeclaration) {
                                // legal case - parameter initializer references some parameter strictly on left of current parameter declaration
                                return;
                            }
                            // fall through to error reporting
                        }

                        error(n, Diagnostics.Initializer_of_parameter_0_cannot_reference_identifier_1_declared_after_it, identifierToString(parameterDeclaration.name), identifierToString(<Identifier>n));
                    }
                }
                else {
                    forEachChild(n, checkReferencesInInitializer);
                }
            }

            if (parameterDeclaration.initializer) {
                checkReferencesInInitializer(parameterDeclaration.initializer);
            }
        }

        function checkSignatureDeclaration(node: SignatureDeclaration) {
            checkTypeParameters(node.typeParameters);
            forEach(node.parameters, checkParameter);
            if (node.type) {
                checkSourceElement(node.type);
            }
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkCollisionWithCapturedSuperVariable(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithArgumentsInGeneratedCode(node);
                if (compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && !node.type) {
                    switch (node.kind) {
                        case SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature:
                            error(node, Diagnostics.Construct_signature_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_any_return_type);
                            break;
                        case SyntaxKind.CallSignature:
                            error(node, Diagnostics.Call_signature_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_any_return_type);
                            break;
                    }
                }
            }

            checkSpecializedSignatureDeclaration(node);
        }

        function checkTypeForDuplicateIndexSignatures(node: Node) {
            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration) {
                var nodeSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                // in case of merging interface declaration it is possible that we'll enter this check procedure several times for every declaration
                // to prevent this run check only for the first declaration of a given kind
                if (nodeSymbol.declarations.length > 0 && nodeSymbol.declarations[0] !== node) {
                    return;
                }
            }

            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014)
            // 3.7.4: An object type can contain at most one string index signature and one numeric index signature.
            // 8.5: A class declaration can have at most one string index member declaration and one numeric index member declaration
            var indexSymbol = getIndexSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(node));
            if (indexSymbol) {
                var seenNumericIndexer = false;
                var seenStringIndexer = false;
                for (var i = 0, len = indexSymbol.declarations.length; i < len; ++i) {
                    var declaration = <SignatureDeclaration>indexSymbol.declarations[i];
                    if (declaration.parameters.length  == 1 && declaration.parameters[0].type) {
                        switch (declaration.parameters[0].type.kind) {
                            case SyntaxKind.StringKeyword:
                                if (!seenStringIndexer) {
                                    seenStringIndexer = true;
                                }
                                else {
                                    error(declaration, Diagnostics.Duplicate_string_index_signature);
                                }
                                break;
                            case SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword:
                                if (!seenNumericIndexer) {
                                    seenNumericIndexer = true;
                                }
                                else {
                                    error(declaration, Diagnostics.Duplicate_number_index_signature);
                                }
                                break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkPropertyDeclaration(node: PropertyDeclaration) {
            // TODO
            checkVariableDeclaration(node);
        }

        function checkMethodDeclaration(node: MethodDeclaration) {
            // TODO
            checkFunctionDeclaration(node);
        }

        function checkConstructorDeclaration(node: ConstructorDeclaration) {
            // TODO
            checkSignatureDeclaration(node);
            checkSourceElement(node.body);

            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            var firstDeclaration = getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, node.kind);
            // Only type check the symbol once
            if (node === firstDeclaration) {
                checkFunctionOrConstructorSymbol(symbol);
            }

            // exit early in the case of signature - super checks are not relevant to them
            if (!node.body) {
                return;
            }

            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }

            function isSuperCallExpression(n: Node): boolean {
                return n.kind === SyntaxKind.CallExpression && (<CallExpression>n).func.kind === SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword;
            }

            function containsSuperCall(n: Node): boolean {
                if (isSuperCallExpression(n)) {
                    return true;
                }
                switch (n.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteral: return false;
                    default: return forEachChild(n, containsSuperCall);
                }
            }

            function markThisReferencesAsErrors(n: Node): void {
                if (n.kind === SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword) {
                    error(n, Diagnostics.this_cannot_be_referenced_in_current_location);
                }
                else if (n.kind !== SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression && n.kind !== SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration) {
                    forEachChild(n, markThisReferencesAsErrors);
                }
            }

            function isInstancePropertyWithInitializer(n: Node): boolean {
                return n.kind === SyntaxKind.Property &&
                    !(n.flags & NodeFlags.Static) &&
                    !!(<PropertyDeclaration>n).initializer;
            }

            // TS 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.3.2
            // Constructors of classes with no extends clause may not contain super calls, whereas 
            // constructors of derived classes must contain at least one super call somewhere in their function body.
            if ((<ClassDeclaration>node.parent).baseType) {
                
                if (containsSuperCall(node.body)) {
                    // The first statement in the body of a constructor must be a super call if both of the following are true:
                    // - The containing class is a derived class.
                    // - The constructor declares parameter properties 
                    //   or the containing class declares instance member variables with initializers.
                    var superCallShouldBeFirst =
                        forEach((<ClassDeclaration>node.parent).members, isInstancePropertyWithInitializer) ||
                        forEach(node.parameters, p => p.flags & (NodeFlags.Public | NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected));

                    if (superCallShouldBeFirst) {
                        var statements = (<Block>node.body).statements;
                        if (!statements.length || statements[0].kind !== SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement || !isSuperCallExpression((<ExpressionStatement>statements[0]).expression)) {
                            error(node, Diagnostics.A_super_call_must_be_the_first_statement_in_the_constructor_when_a_class_contains_initialized_properties_or_has_parameter_properties);
                        }
                        else {
                            // In such a required super call, it is a compile-time error for argument expressions to reference this.
                            markThisReferencesAsErrors((<ExpressionStatement>statements[0]).expression);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Constructors_for_derived_classes_must_contain_a_super_call);
                }
            }
        }

        function checkAccessorDeclaration(node: AccessorDeclaration) {
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor) {
                    if (!isInAmbientContext(node) && node.body && !(bodyContainsAReturnStatement(<Block>node.body) || bodyContainsSingleThrowStatement(<Block>node.body))) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.A_get_accessor_must_return_a_value_or_consist_of_a_single_throw_statement);
                    }
                }

                // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.4.3
                // Accessors for the same member name must specify the same accessibility.
                var otherKind = node.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor ? SyntaxKind.SetAccessor : SyntaxKind.GetAccessor;
                var otherAccessor = <AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(node.symbol, otherKind);
                if (otherAccessor) {
                    if (((node.flags & NodeFlags.AccessibilityModifier) !== (otherAccessor.flags & NodeFlags.AccessibilityModifier))) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.Getter_and_setter_accessors_do_not_agree_in_visibility);
                    }

                    var thisType = getAnnotatedAccessorType(node);
                    var otherType = getAnnotatedAccessorType(otherAccessor);
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.5
                    // If both accessors include type annotations, the specified types must be identical.
                    if (thisType && otherType) {
                        if (!isTypeIdenticalTo(thisType, otherType)) {
                            error(node, Diagnostics.get_and_set_accessor_must_have_the_same_type);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            checkFunctionDeclaration(node);
            checkAndStoreTypeOfAccessors(getSymbolOfNode(node));
        }

        function checkTypeReference(node: TypeReferenceNode) {
            var type = getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(node);
            if (type !== unknownType && node.typeArguments) {
                // Do type argument local checks only if referenced type is successfully resolved
                var len = node.typeArguments.length;
                for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                    checkSourceElement(node.typeArguments[i]);
                    var constraint = getConstraintOfTypeParameter((<TypeReference>type).target.typeParameters[i]);
                    if (fullTypeCheck && constraint) {
                        var typeArgument = (<TypeReference>type).typeArguments[i];
                        checkTypeAssignableTo(typeArgument, constraint, node, Diagnostics.Type_0_does_not_satisfy_the_constraint_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Type_0_does_not_satisfy_the_constraint_1);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkTypeQuery(node: TypeQueryNode) {
            getTypeFromTypeQueryNode(node);
        }

        function checkTypeLiteral(node: TypeLiteralNode) {
            forEach(node.members, checkSourceElement);
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                var type = getTypeFromTypeLiteralNode(node);
                checkIndexConstraints(type);
                checkTypeForDuplicateIndexSignatures(node);
            }
        }

        function checkArrayType(node: ArrayTypeNode) {
            checkSourceElement(node.elementType);
        }

        function checkTupleType(node: TupleTypeNode) {
            forEach(node.elementTypes, checkSourceElement);
        }

        function checkUnionType(node: UnionTypeNode) {
            forEach(node.types, checkSourceElement);
        }

        function isPrivateWithinAmbient(node: Node): boolean {
            return (node.flags & NodeFlags.Private) && isInAmbientContext(node);
        }

        function checkSpecializedSignatureDeclaration(signatureDeclarationNode: SignatureDeclaration): void {
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }
            var signature = getSignatureFromDeclaration(signatureDeclarationNode);
            if (!signature.hasStringLiterals) {
                return;
            }

            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.7.2.2
            // Specialized signatures are not permitted in conjunction with a function body
            if ((<FunctionDeclaration>signatureDeclarationNode).body) {
                error(signatureDeclarationNode, Diagnostics.A_signature_with_an_implementation_cannot_use_a_string_literal_type);
                return;
            }

            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(signatureDeclarationNode);
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.7.2.4
            // Every specialized call or construct signature in an object type must be assignable
            // to at least one non-specialized call or construct signature in the same object type
            var signaturesToCheck: Signature[];
            // Unnamed (call\construct) signatures in interfaces are inherited and not shadowed so examining just node symbol won't give complete answer.
            // Use declaring type to obtain full list of signatures.
            if (!signatureDeclarationNode.name && signatureDeclarationNode.parent && signatureDeclarationNode.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration) {
                Debug.assert(signatureDeclarationNode.kind === SyntaxKind.CallSignature || signatureDeclarationNode.kind === SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature);
                var signatureKind = signatureDeclarationNode.kind === SyntaxKind.CallSignature ? SignatureKind.Call : SignatureKind.Construct;
                var containingSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(signatureDeclarationNode.parent);
                var containingType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(containingSymbol);
                signaturesToCheck = getSignaturesOfType(containingType, signatureKind);
            }
            else {
                signaturesToCheck = getSignaturesOfSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(signatureDeclarationNode));
            }

            for (var i = 0; i < signaturesToCheck.length; i++) {
                var otherSignature = signaturesToCheck[i];
                if (!otherSignature.hasStringLiterals && isSignatureAssignableTo(signature, otherSignature)) {
                    return;
                }
            }

            error(signatureDeclarationNode, Diagnostics.Specialized_overload_signature_is_not_assignable_to_any_non_specialized_signature);
        }

        function getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(n: Node, flagsToCheck: NodeFlags) {
            var flags = n.flags;
            if (n.parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration && isInAmbientContext(n)) {
                if (!(flags & NodeFlags.Ambient)) {
                    // It is nested in an ambient context, which means it is automatically exported
                    flags |= NodeFlags.Export;
                }
                flags |= NodeFlags.Ambient;
            }

            return flags & flagsToCheck;
        }

        function checkFunctionOrConstructorSymbol(symbol: Symbol): void {
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }

            function checkFlagAgreementBetweenOverloads(overloads: Declaration[], implementation: FunctionDeclaration, flagsToCheck: NodeFlags, someOverloadFlags: NodeFlags, allOverloadFlags: NodeFlags): void {
                // Error if some overloads have a flag that is not shared by all overloads. To find the
                // deviations, we XOR someOverloadFlags with allOverloadFlags
                var someButNotAllOverloadFlags = someOverloadFlags ^ allOverloadFlags;
                if (someButNotAllOverloadFlags !== 0) {
                    // Consider the canonical set of flags to be the flags of the bodyDeclaration or the first declaration
                    // Error on all deviations from this canonical set of flags
                    // The caveat is that if some overloads are defined in lib.d.ts, we don't want to
                    // report the errors on those. To achieve this, we will say that the implementation is
                    // the canonical signature only if it is in the same container as the first overload
                    var implementationSharesContainerWithFirstOverload = implementation !== undefined && implementation.parent === overloads[0].parent;
                    var canonicalFlags = implementationSharesContainerWithFirstOverload
                        ? getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(implementation, flagsToCheck)
                        : getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(overloads[0], flagsToCheck);
                    forEach(overloads, o => {
                        var deviation = getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(o, flagsToCheck) ^ canonicalFlags;
                        if (deviation & NodeFlags.Export) {
                            error(o.name, Diagnostics.Overload_signatures_must_all_be_exported_or_not_exported);
                        }
                        else if (deviation & NodeFlags.Ambient) {
                            error(o.name, Diagnostics.Overload_signatures_must_all_be_ambient_or_non_ambient);
                        }
                        else if (deviation & (NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected)) {
                            error(o.name, Diagnostics.Overload_signatures_must_all_be_public_private_or_protected);
                        }
                        else if (deviation & NodeFlags.QuestionMark) {
                            error(o.name, Diagnostics.Overload_signatures_must_all_be_optional_or_required);
                        }
                    });
                }
            }

            var flagsToCheck: NodeFlags = NodeFlags.Export | NodeFlags.Ambient | NodeFlags.Private | NodeFlags.Protected | NodeFlags.QuestionMark;
            var someNodeFlags: NodeFlags = 0;
            var allNodeFlags = flagsToCheck;
            var hasOverloads = false;
            var bodyDeclaration: FunctionDeclaration;
            var lastSeenNonAmbientDeclaration: FunctionDeclaration;
            var previousDeclaration: FunctionDeclaration;

            var declarations = symbol.declarations;
            var isConstructor = (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Constructor) !== 0;

            function reportImplementationExpectedError(node: FunctionDeclaration): void {
                if (node.name && node.name.kind === SyntaxKind.Missing) {
                    return;
                }

                var seen = false;
                var subsequentNode = forEachChild(node.parent, c => {
                    if (seen) {
                        return c;
                    }
                    else {
                        seen = c === node;
                    }
                });
                if (subsequentNode) {
                    if (subsequentNode.kind === node.kind) {
                        var errorNode: Node = (<FunctionDeclaration>subsequentNode).name || subsequentNode;
                        if (node.name && (<FunctionDeclaration>subsequentNode).name && node.name.text === (<FunctionDeclaration>subsequentNode).name.text) {
                            // the only situation when this is possible (same kind\same name but different symbol) - mixed static and instance class members
                            Debug.assert(node.kind === SyntaxKind.Method);
                            Debug.assert((node.flags & NodeFlags.Static) !== (subsequentNode.flags & NodeFlags.Static));
                            var diagnostic = node.flags & NodeFlags.Static ? Diagnostics.Function_overload_must_be_static : Diagnostics.Function_overload_must_not_be_static;
                            error(errorNode, diagnostic);
                            return;
                        }
                        else if ((<FunctionDeclaration>subsequentNode).body) {
                            error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Function_implementation_name_must_be_0, identifierToString(node.name));
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                }
                var errorNode: Node = node.name || node;
                if (isConstructor) {
                    error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Constructor_implementation_is_missing);
                }
                else {
                    error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Function_implementation_is_missing_or_not_immediately_following_the_declaration);
                }
            }

            // when checking exported function declarations across modules check only duplicate implementations
            // names and consistency of modifiers are verified when we check local symbol
            var isExportSymbolInsideModule = symbol.parent && symbol.parent.flags & SymbolFlags.Module;
            var duplicateFunctionDeclaration = false;
            var multipleConstructorImplementation = false;
            for (var i = 0; i < declarations.length; i++) {
                var node = <FunctionDeclaration>declarations[i];
                var inAmbientContext = isInAmbientContext(node);
                var inAmbientContextOrInterface = node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration || node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeLiteral || inAmbientContext;
                if (inAmbientContextOrInterface) {
                    // check if declarations are consecutive only if they are non-ambient
                    // 1. ambient declarations can be interleaved
                    // i.e. this is legal
                    //     declare function foo();
                    //     declare function bar();
                    //     declare function foo();
                    // 2. mixing ambient and non-ambient declarations is a separate error that will be reported - do not want to report an extra one
                    previousDeclaration = undefined;
                }

                if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration || node.kind === SyntaxKind.Method || node.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor) {
                    var currentNodeFlags = getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(node, flagsToCheck);
                    someNodeFlags |= currentNodeFlags;
                    allNodeFlags &= currentNodeFlags;

                    if (node.body && bodyDeclaration) {
                        if (isConstructor) {
                            multipleConstructorImplementation = true;
                        }
                        else {
                            duplicateFunctionDeclaration = true;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (!isExportSymbolInsideModule && previousDeclaration && previousDeclaration.parent === node.parent && previousDeclaration.end !== node.pos) {
                        reportImplementationExpectedError(previousDeclaration);
                    }

                    if (node.body) {
                        if (!bodyDeclaration) {
                            bodyDeclaration = node;
                        }
                    }
                    else {
                        hasOverloads = true;
                    }

                    previousDeclaration = node;

                    if (!inAmbientContextOrInterface) {
                        lastSeenNonAmbientDeclaration = node;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (multipleConstructorImplementation) {
                forEach(declarations, declaration => {
                    error(declaration, Diagnostics.Multiple_constructor_implementations_are_not_allowed);
                });
            }

            if (duplicateFunctionDeclaration) {
                forEach( declarations, declaration => {
                    error(declaration.name, Diagnostics.Duplicate_function_implementation);
                });
            }

            if (!isExportSymbolInsideModule && lastSeenNonAmbientDeclaration && !lastSeenNonAmbientDeclaration.body) {
                reportImplementationExpectedError(lastSeenNonAmbientDeclaration);
            }

            if (hasOverloads) {
                checkFlagAgreementBetweenOverloads(declarations, bodyDeclaration, flagsToCheck, someNodeFlags, allNodeFlags);
                if (bodyDeclaration) {
                    var signatures = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol);
                    var bodySignature = getSignatureFromDeclaration(bodyDeclaration);
                    // If the implementation signature has string literals, we will have reported an error in
                    // checkSpecializedSignatureDeclaration
                    if (!bodySignature.hasStringLiterals) {
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 6.1
                        // If a function declaration includes overloads, the overloads determine the call 
                        // signatures of the type given to the function object 
                        // and the function implementation signature must be assignable to that type
                        //
                        // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.8.4
                        // Note that specialized call and construct signatures (section 3.7.2.4) are not significant when determining assignment compatibility
                        // Consider checking against specialized signatures too. Not doing so creates a type hole:
                        //
                        // function g(x: "hi", y: boolean);
                        // function g(x: string, y: {});
                        // function g(x: string, y: string) { }
                        //
                        // The implementation is completely unrelated to the specialized signature, yet we do not check this.
                        for (var i = 0, len = signatures.length; i < len; ++i) {
                            if (!signatures[i].hasStringLiterals && !isSignatureAssignableTo(bodySignature, signatures[i])) {
                                error(signatures[i].declaration, Diagnostics.Overload_signature_is_not_compatible_with_function_implementation);
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node: Node): void {
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }

            var symbol: Symbol;

            // Exports should be checked only if enclosing module contains both exported and non exported declarations.
            // In case if all declarations are non-exported check is unnecessary.

            // if localSymbol is defined on node then node itself is exported - check is required
            var symbol = node.localSymbol;
            if (!symbol) {
                // local symbol is undefined => this declaration is non-exported.
                // however symbol might contain other declarations that are exported
                symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                if (!(symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Export)) {
                    // this is a pure local symbol (all declarations are non-exported) - no need to check anything
                    return;
                }
            }

            // run the check only for the first declaration in the list
            if (getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, node.kind) !== node) {
                return;
            }

            // we use SymbolFlags.ExportValue, SymbolFlags.ExportType and SymbolFlags.ExportNamespace 
            // to denote disjoint declarationSpaces (without making new enum type).
            var exportedDeclarationSpaces: SymbolFlags = 0;
            var nonExportedDeclarationSpaces: SymbolFlags = 0;
            forEach(symbol.declarations, d => {
                var declarationSpaces = getDeclarationSpaces(d);
                if (getEffectiveDeclarationFlags(d, NodeFlags.Export)) {
                    exportedDeclarationSpaces |= declarationSpaces;
                }
                else {
                    nonExportedDeclarationSpaces |= declarationSpaces;
                }
            });

            var commonDeclarationSpace = exportedDeclarationSpaces & nonExportedDeclarationSpaces;

            if (commonDeclarationSpace) {
                // declaration spaces for exported and non-exported declarations intersect
                forEach(symbol.declarations, d => {
                    if (getDeclarationSpaces(d) & commonDeclarationSpace) {
                        error(d.name, Diagnostics.Individual_declarations_in_merged_declaration_0_must_be_all_exported_or_all_local, identifierToString(d.name));
                    }
                });
            }

            function getDeclarationSpaces(d: Declaration): SymbolFlags {
                switch (d.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                        return SymbolFlags.ExportType;
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                        return (<ModuleDeclaration>d).name.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral || isInstantiated(d)
                            ? SymbolFlags.ExportNamespace | SymbolFlags.ExportValue
                            : SymbolFlags.ExportNamespace;
                    case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                        return SymbolFlags.ExportType | SymbolFlags.ExportValue;
                    case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
                        var result: SymbolFlags = 0;
                        var target = resolveImport(getSymbolOfNode(d));
                        forEach(target.declarations, d => { result |= getDeclarationSpaces(d); } );
                        return result;
                    default:
                        return SymbolFlags.ExportValue;
                }
            }
        }

        function checkFunctionDeclaration(node: FunctionDeclaration): void {
            checkSignatureDeclaration(node);

            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            // first we want to check the local symbol that contain this declaration
            // - if node.localSymbol !== undefined - this is current declaration is exported and localSymbol points to the local symbol
            // - if node.localSymbol === undefined - this node is non-exported so we can just pick the result of getSymbolOfNode
            var localSymbol = node.localSymbol || symbol;

            var firstDeclaration = getDeclarationOfKind(localSymbol, node.kind);
            // Only type check the symbol once
            if (node === firstDeclaration) {
                checkFunctionOrConstructorSymbol(localSymbol);
            }

            if (symbol.parent) {
                // run check once for the first declaration
                if (getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, node.kind) === node) {
                    // run check on export symbol to check that modifiers agree across all exported declarations
                    checkFunctionOrConstructorSymbol(symbol);
                }
            }

            checkSourceElement(node.body);
            if (node.type && !isAccessor(node.kind)) {
                checkIfNonVoidFunctionHasReturnExpressionsOrSingleThrowStatment(node, getTypeFromTypeNode(node.type));
            }

            // If there is no body and no explicit return type, then report an error.
            if (fullTypeCheck && compilerOptions.noImplicitAny && !node.body && !node.type) {
                // Ignore privates within ambient contexts; they exist purely for documentative purposes to avoid name clashing.
                // (e.g. privates within .d.ts files do not expose type information)
                if (!isPrivateWithinAmbient(node)) {
                    var typeName = typeToString(anyType);

                    if (node.name) {
                        error(node, Diagnostics._0_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_1_return_type, identifierToString(node.name), typeName);
                    }
                    else {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.Function_expression_which_lacks_return_type_annotation_implicitly_has_an_0_return_type, typeName);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkBlock(node: Block) {
            forEach(node.statements, checkSourceElement);
        }

        function checkCollisionWithArgumentsInGeneratedCode(node: SignatureDeclaration) {
            // no rest parameters \ declaration context \ overload - no codegen impact
            if (!hasRestParameters(node) || isInAmbientContext(node) || !(<FunctionDeclaration>node).body) {
                return;
            }

            forEach(node.parameters, p => {
                if (p.name && p.name.text === argumentsSymbol.name) {
                    error(p, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_arguments_Compiler_uses_arguments_to_initialize_rest_parameters);
                }
            });
        }

        function checkCollisionWithIndexVariableInGeneratedCode(node: Node, name: Identifier) {
            if (!(name && name.text === "_i")) {
                return;
            }

            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
                // report error if parameter has name '_i' when:
                // - function has implementation (not a signature)
                // - function has rest parameters
                // - context is not ambient (otherwise no codegen impact)
                if ((<FunctionDeclaration>node.parent).body && hasRestParameters(<FunctionDeclaration>node.parent) && !isInAmbientContext(node)) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_i_Compiler_uses_i_to_initialize_rest_parameter);                    
                }
                return;
            }

            var symbol = getNodeLinks(node).resolvedSymbol;
            if (symbol === unknownSymbol) {
                return;
            }

            // we would like to discover cases like one below:
            //
            // var _i = "!";
            // function foo(...a) {
            //    function bar() {
            //        var x = { get baz() { return _i; } }
            //    }
            // }
            // 
            // at runtime '_i' referenced in getter will be resolved to the generated index variable '_i' used to initialize rest parameters.
            // legitimate case: when '_i' is defined inside the function declaration with rest parameters.
            // 
            // function foo(...a) {
            //    var _i = "!";
            //    function bar() {
            //        var x = { get baz() { return _i; } }
            //    }
            // }

            ////  if resolved symbol for node has more than one declaration - this is definitely an error
            ////  (there is nothing value-like in the language that can be nested in function and consists of multiple declarations)
            //if (symbol.declarations.length > 1) {
            //    error(node, Diagnostics.Expression_resolves_to_variable_declaration_i_that_compiler_uses_to_initialize_rest_parameter);
            //    return;
            //}

            // short gist of the check:
            // - otherwise
            // - walk to the top of the tree starting from the 'node'
            // - at every step check if 'current' node contains any declaration of original node
            //   yes - return
            //   no - check if current declaration is function with rest parameters
            //        yes - report error since '_i' from this function will shadow '_i' defined in the outer scope
            //        no - go up to the next level
            var current = node;
            while (current) {
                var definedOnCurrentLevel = forEach(symbol.declarations, d => d.parent === current ? d : undefined);
                if (definedOnCurrentLevel) {
                    return;
                }
                switch (current.kind) {
                    // all kinds that might have rest parameters
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                    case SyntaxKind.Method:
                    case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                        if (hasRestParameters(<FunctionDeclaration>current)) {
                            error(node, Diagnostics.Expression_resolves_to_variable_declaration_i_that_compiler_uses_to_initialize_rest_parameter);
                            return;
                        }
                        break;
                }
                current = current.parent;
            }
        }

        function needCollisionCheckForIdentifier(node: Node, identifier: Identifier, name: string): boolean {
            if (!(identifier && identifier.text === name)) {
                return false;
            }

            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Property ||
                node.kind === SyntaxKind.Method ||
                node.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor ||
                node.kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor) {
                // it is ok to have member named '_super' or '_this' - member access is always qualified
                return false;
            }

            if (isInAmbientContext(node)) {
                // ambient context - no codegen impact
                return false;
            }

            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter && !(<FunctionDeclaration>node.parent).body) {
                // just an overload - no codegen impact
                return false;
            }

            return true;
        }

        function checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node: Node, name: Identifier): void {
            if (!needCollisionCheckForIdentifier(node, name, "_this")) {
                return;
            }
            potentialThisCollisions.push(node);
        }

        // this function will run after checking the source file so 'CaptureThis' is correct for all nodes
        function checkIfThisIsCapturedInEnclosingScope(node: Node): void {
            var current = node;
            while (current) {                
                if (getNodeCheckFlags(current) & NodeCheckFlags.CaptureThis) {
                    var isDeclaration = node.kind !== SyntaxKind.Identifier;
                    if (isDeclaration) {
                        error((<Declaration>node).name, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_this_Compiler_uses_variable_declaration_this_to_capture_this_reference);
                    }
                    else {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.Expression_resolves_to_variable_declaration_this_that_compiler_uses_to_capture_this_reference);
                    }
                    return;
                }
                current = current.parent;
            }
        }

        function checkCollisionWithCapturedSuperVariable(node: Node, name: Identifier) {
            if (!needCollisionCheckForIdentifier(node, name, "_super")) {
                return;
            }

            // bubble up and find containing type
            var enclosingClass = <ClassDeclaration>getAncestor(node, SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration);
            // if containing type was not found or it is ambient - exit (no codegen)
            if (!enclosingClass || isInAmbientContext(enclosingClass)) {
                return;
            }

            if (enclosingClass.baseType) {
                var isDeclaration = node.kind !== SyntaxKind.Identifier;
                if (isDeclaration) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_super_Compiler_uses_super_to_capture_base_class_reference);
                }
                else {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Expression_resolves_to_super_that_compiler_uses_to_capture_base_class_reference);
                }
            }
        }

        function checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node: Node, name: Identifier) {
            if (!needCollisionCheckForIdentifier(node, name, "require") && !needCollisionCheckForIdentifier(node, name, "exports")) {
                return;
            }

            // Uninstantiated modules shouldnt do this check
            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration && !isInstantiated(node)) {
                return;
            }

            // In case of variable declaration, node.parent is variable statement so look at the variable statement's parent
            var parent = node.kind === SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration ? node.parent.parent : node.parent;
            if (parent.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile && isExternalModule(<SourceFile>parent)) {
                // If the declaration happens to be in external module, report error that require and exports are reserved keywords
                error(name, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_0_Compiler_reserves_name_1_in_top_level_scope_of_an_external_module, name.text, name.text);
            }
        }

        function checkCollisionWithConstDeclarations(node: VariableDeclaration) {
            // Variable declarations are hoisted to the top of their function scope. They can shadow
            // block scoped declarations, which bind tighter. this will not be flagged as duplicate definition
            // by the binder as the declaration scope is different.
            // A non-initialized declaration is a no-op as the block declaration will resolve before the var
            // declaration. the problem is if the declaration has an initializer. this will act as a write to the
            // block declared value. this is fine for let, but not const.
            //
            // Only consider declarations with initializers, uninitialized var declarations will not 
            // step on a const variable.
            // Do not consider let and const declarations, as duplicate block-scoped declarations 
            // are handled by the binder.
            // We are only looking for var declarations that step on const declarations from a 
            // different scope. e.g.:
            //      var x = 0;
            //      {
            //          const x = 0;
            //          var x = 0;
            //      }
            if (node.initializer && (node.flags & NodeFlags.BlockScoped) === 0) {
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.FunctionScopedVariable) {
                    var localDeclarationSymbol = resolveName(node, node.name.text, SymbolFlags.Variable, /*nodeNotFoundErrorMessage*/ undefined, /*nameArg*/ undefined);
                    if (localDeclarationSymbol && localDeclarationSymbol !== symbol && localDeclarationSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable) {
                        if (getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(localDeclarationSymbol) & NodeFlags.Const) {
                            error(node, Diagnostics.Cannot_redeclare_block_scoped_variable_0, symbolToString(localDeclarationSymbol));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkVariableDeclaration(node: VariableDeclaration) {
            checkSourceElement(node.type);
            checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node);

            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);

                var typeOfValueDeclaration = getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty(symbol);
                var type: Type;
                var useTypeFromValueDeclaration = node === symbol.valueDeclaration;
                if (useTypeFromValueDeclaration) {
                    type = typeOfValueDeclaration;
                }
                else {
                    type = getTypeOfVariableDeclaration(node);
                }


                if (node.initializer) {
                    if (!(getNodeLinks(node.initializer).flags & NodeCheckFlags.TypeChecked)) {
                        // Use default messages
                        checkTypeAssignableTo(checkAndMarkExpression(node.initializer), type, node, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
                    }
                    checkCollisionWithConstDeclarations(node);
                }

                checkCollisionWithCapturedSuperVariable(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
                if (!useTypeFromValueDeclaration) {
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 5.1
                    // Multiple declarations for the same variable name in the same declaration space are permitted,
                    // provided that each declaration associates the same type with the variable.
                    if (typeOfValueDeclaration !== unknownType && type !== unknownType && !isTypeIdenticalTo(typeOfValueDeclaration, type)) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.Subsequent_variable_declarations_must_have_the_same_type_Variable_0_must_be_of_type_1_but_here_has_type_2, identifierToString(node.name), typeToString(typeOfValueDeclaration), typeToString(type));
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkVariableStatement(node: VariableStatement) {
            forEach(node.declarations, checkVariableDeclaration);
        }

        function checkExpressionStatement(node: ExpressionStatement) {
            checkExpression(node.expression);
        }

        function checkIfStatement(node: IfStatement) {
            checkExpression(node.expression);
            checkSourceElement(node.thenStatement);
            checkSourceElement(node.elseStatement);
        }

        function checkDoStatement(node: DoStatement) {
            checkSourceElement(node.statement);
            checkExpression(node.expression);
        }

        function checkWhileStatement(node: WhileStatement) {
            checkExpression(node.expression);
            checkSourceElement(node.statement);
        }

        function checkForStatement(node: ForStatement) {
            if (node.declarations) forEach(node.declarations, checkVariableDeclaration);
            if (node.initializer) checkExpression(node.initializer);
            if (node.condition) checkExpression(node.condition);
            if (node.iterator) checkExpression(node.iterator);
            checkSourceElement(node.statement);
        }

        function checkForInStatement(node: ForInStatement) {

            // TypeScript 1.0 spec  (April 2014): 5.4
            // In a 'for-in' statement of the form
            // for (var VarDecl in Expr) Statement
            //   VarDecl must be a variable declaration without a type annotation that declares a variable of type Any,
            //   and Expr must be an expression of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type.                        
            if (node.declaration) {
                checkVariableDeclaration(node.declaration);
                if (node.declaration.type) {
                    error(node.declaration, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_a_for_in_statement_cannot_use_a_type_annotation);
                }
            }

            // In a 'for-in' statement of the form
            // for (Var in Expr) Statement
            //   Var must be an expression classified as a reference of type Any or the String primitive type,
            //   and Expr must be an expression of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type.
            if (node.variable) {
                var exprType = checkExpression(node.variable);
                if (exprType !== anyType && exprType !== stringType) {
                    error(node.variable, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_a_for_in_statement_must_be_of_type_string_or_any);
                }
                else {
                    // run check only former check succeeded to avoid cascading errors
                    checkReferenceExpression(node.variable, Diagnostics.Invalid_left_hand_side_in_for_in_statement, Diagnostics.Left_hand_side_of_assignment_expression_cannot_be_a_constant); 
                }
            }

            var exprType = checkExpression(node.expression);
            // unknownType is returned i.e. if node.expression is identifier whose name cannot be resolved
            // in this case error about missing name is already reported - do not report extra one
            if (!isStructuredType(exprType) && exprType !== unknownType) {
                error(node.expression, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_a_for_in_statement_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
            }

            checkSourceElement(node.statement);
        }

        function checkBreakOrContinueStatement(node: BreakOrContinueStatement) {
            // TODO: Check that target label is valid
        }

        function checkReturnStatement(node: ReturnStatement) {
            if (node.expression && !(getNodeLinks(node.expression).flags & NodeCheckFlags.TypeChecked)) {
                var func = getContainingFunction(node);
                if (func) {
                    if (func.kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor) {
                        if (node.expression) {
                            error(node.expression, Diagnostics.Setters_cannot_return_a_value);
                        }
                    }
                    else {
                        var returnType = getReturnTypeOfSignature(getSignatureFromDeclaration(func));
                        // do assignability check only if we short circuited in determining return type
                        // - function has explicit type annotation
                        // - function is getter with no type annotation and setter parameter type is used
                        // - function is a constructor (will be special cased below)
                        var checkAssignability =
                            func.type ||
                            (func.kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor && getSetAccessorTypeAnnotationNode(<AccessorDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(func.symbol, SyntaxKind.SetAccessor)));
                        if (checkAssignability) {
                            checkTypeAssignableTo(checkExpression(node.expression), returnType, node.expression, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
                        }
                        else if (func.kind == SyntaxKind.Constructor) {
                            // constructor doesn't have explicit return type annotation and yet its return type is known - declaring type
                            // handle constructors and issue specialized error message for them.
                            if (!isTypeAssignableTo(checkExpression(node.expression), returnType)) {
                                error(node.expression, Diagnostics.Return_type_of_constructor_signature_must_be_assignable_to_the_instance_type_of_the_class);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkWithStatement(node: WithStatement) {
            checkExpression(node.expression);
            error(node.expression, Diagnostics.All_symbols_within_a_with_block_will_be_resolved_to_any);
        }

        function checkSwitchStatement(node: SwitchStatement) {
            var expressionType = checkExpression(node.expression);
            forEach(node.clauses, clause => {
                if (fullTypeCheck && clause.expression) {
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014):5.9
                    // In a 'switch' statement, each 'case' expression must be of a type that is assignable to or from the type of the 'switch' expression.
                    var caseType = checkExpression(clause.expression);
                    if (!isTypeAssignableTo(expressionType, caseType)) {
                        // check 'expressionType isAssignableTo caseType' failed, try the reversed check and report errors if it fails
                        checkTypeAssignableTo(caseType, expressionType, clause.expression, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
                    }
                }
                checkBlock(clause);
            });
        }

        function checkLabeledStatement(node: LabeledStatement) {
            checkSourceElement(node.statement);
        }

        function checkThrowStatement(node: ThrowStatement) {
            checkExpression(node.expression);
        }

        function checkTryStatement(node: TryStatement) {
            checkBlock(node.tryBlock);
            if (node.catchBlock) checkBlock(node.catchBlock);
            if (node.finallyBlock) checkBlock(node.finallyBlock);
        }

        function checkIndexConstraints(type: Type) { 

            function checkIndexConstraintForProperty(prop: Symbol, propertyType: Type, indexDeclaration: Declaration, indexType: Type, indexKind: IndexKind): void {
                if (!indexType) {
                    return;
                }

                // index is numeric and property name is not valid numeric literal
                if (indexKind === IndexKind.Number && !isNumericName(prop.name)) {
                    return;
                }

                // perform property check if property or indexer is declared in 'type'
                // this allows to rule out cases when both property and indexer are inherited from the base class
                var errorNode: Node;
                if (prop.parent === type.symbol) {
                    errorNode = prop.valueDeclaration;
                }
                else if (indexDeclaration) {
                    errorNode = indexDeclaration;
                }

                else if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Interface) {
                    // for interfaces property and indexer might be inherited from different bases
                    // check if any base class already has both property and indexer.
                    // check should be performed only if 'type' is the first type that brings property\indexer together
                    var someBaseClassHasBothPropertyAndIndexer = forEach((<InterfaceType>type).baseTypes, base => getPropertyOfObjectType(base, prop.name) && getIndexTypeOfType(base, indexKind));
                    errorNode = someBaseClassHasBothPropertyAndIndexer ? undefined : type.symbol.declarations[0];
                }

                if (errorNode && !isTypeAssignableTo(propertyType, indexType)) {
                    var errorMessage =
                        indexKind === IndexKind.String
                        ? Diagnostics.Property_0_of_type_1_is_not_assignable_to_string_index_type_2
                        : Diagnostics.Property_0_of_type_1_is_not_assignable_to_numeric_index_type_2;
                    error(errorNode, errorMessage, symbolToString(prop), typeToString(propertyType), typeToString(indexType));
                }
            }

            var declaredNumberIndexer = getIndexDeclarationOfSymbol(type.symbol, IndexKind.Number);
            var declaredStringIndexer = getIndexDeclarationOfSymbol(type.symbol, IndexKind.String);

            var stringIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.String);
            var numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.Number);

            if (stringIndexType || numberIndexType) {
                forEach(getPropertiesOfObjectType(type), prop => {
                    var propType = getTypeOfSymbol(prop);
                    checkIndexConstraintForProperty(prop, propType, declaredStringIndexer, stringIndexType, IndexKind.String);
                    checkIndexConstraintForProperty(prop, propType, declaredNumberIndexer, numberIndexType, IndexKind.Number);
                });
            }

            var errorNode: Node;
            if (stringIndexType && numberIndexType) {
                errorNode = declaredNumberIndexer || declaredStringIndexer;
                // condition 'errorNode === undefined' may appear if types does not declare nor string neither number indexer
                if (!errorNode && (type.flags & TypeFlags.Interface)) {
                    var someBaseTypeHasBothIndexers = forEach((<InterfaceType>type).baseTypes, base => getIndexTypeOfType(base, IndexKind.String) && getIndexTypeOfType(base, IndexKind.Number));
                    errorNode = someBaseTypeHasBothIndexers ? undefined : type.symbol.declarations[0];
                }
            }

            if (errorNode && !isTypeAssignableTo(numberIndexType, stringIndexType)) {                
                error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Numeric_index_type_0_is_not_assignable_to_string_index_type_1,
                    typeToString(numberIndexType), typeToString(stringIndexType));
            }
        }

        function checkTypeNameIsReserved(name: Identifier, message: DiagnosticMessage): void {
            // TS 1.0 spec (April 2014): 3.6.1
            // The predefined type keywords are reserved and cannot be used as names of user defined types.
            switch (name.text) {
                case "any":
                case "number":
                case "boolean":
                case "string":
                case "void":
                    error(name, message, name.text);
            }
        }

        // Check each type parameter and check that list has no duplicate type parameter declarations
        function checkTypeParameters(typeParameterDeclarations: TypeParameterDeclaration[]) {
            if (typeParameterDeclarations) {
                for (var i = 0; i < typeParameterDeclarations.length; i++) {
                    var node = typeParameterDeclarations[i];
                    checkTypeParameter(node);

                    if (fullTypeCheck) {
                        for (var j = 0; j < i; j++) {
                            if (typeParameterDeclarations[j].symbol === node.symbol) {
                                error(node.name, Diagnostics.Duplicate_identifier_0, identifierToString(node.name));
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        function checkClassDeclaration(node: ClassDeclaration) {
            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Class_name_cannot_be_0);
            checkTypeParameters(node.typeParameters);
            checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
            checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
            checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node);
            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            var type = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            var staticType = <ObjectType>getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            if (node.baseType) {
                emitExtends = emitExtends || !isInAmbientContext(node);
                checkTypeReference(node.baseType);
            }
            if (type.baseTypes.length) {
                if (fullTypeCheck) {
                    var baseType = type.baseTypes[0];
                    checkTypeAssignableTo(type, baseType, node.name, Diagnostics.Class_0_incorrectly_extends_base_class_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Class_0_incorrectly_extends_base_class_1);
                    var staticBaseType = getTypeOfSymbol(baseType.symbol);
                    checkTypeAssignableTo(staticType, getTypeWithoutConstructors(staticBaseType), node.name,
                        Diagnostics.Class_static_side_0_incorrectly_extends_base_class_static_side_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Class_static_side_0_incorrectly_extends_base_class_static_side_1);
                    if (baseType.symbol !== resolveEntityName(node, node.baseType.typeName, SymbolFlags.Value)) {
                        error(node.baseType, Diagnostics.Type_name_0_in_extends_clause_does_not_reference_constructor_function_for_0, typeToString(baseType));
                    }

                    checkKindsOfPropertyMemberOverrides(type, baseType);
                }
                
                // Check that base type can be evaluated as expression
                checkExpression(node.baseType.typeName);
            }
            if (node.implementedTypes) {
                forEach(node.implementedTypes, typeRefNode => {
                    checkTypeReference(typeRefNode);
                    if (fullTypeCheck) {
                        var t = getTypeFromTypeReferenceNode(typeRefNode);
                        if (t !== unknownType) {
                            var declaredType = (t.flags & TypeFlags.Reference) ? (<TypeReference>t).target : t;
                            if (declaredType.flags & (TypeFlags.Class | TypeFlags.Interface)) {
                                checkTypeAssignableTo(type, t, node.name, Diagnostics.Class_0_incorrectly_implements_interface_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Class_0_incorrectly_implements_interface_1);
                            }
                            else {
                                error(typeRefNode, Diagnostics.A_class_may_only_implement_another_class_or_interface);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                });
            }

            forEach(node.members, checkSourceElement);
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkIndexConstraints(type);
                checkTypeForDuplicateIndexSignatures(node);
            }
        }

        function getTargetSymbol(s: Symbol) {
            // if symbol is instantiated its flags are not copied from the 'target'
            // so we'll need to get back original 'target' symbol to work with correct set of flags
            return s.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated ? getSymbolLinks(s).target : s;
        }

        function checkKindsOfPropertyMemberOverrides(type: InterfaceType, baseType: ObjectType): void {

            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 8.2.3
            // A derived class inherits all members from its base class it doesn't override.
            // Inheritance means that a derived class implicitly contains all non - overridden members of the base class.
            // Both public and private property members are inherited, but only public property members can be overridden.
            // A property member in a derived class is said to override a property member in a base class
            // when the derived class property member has the same name and kind(instance or static) 
            // as the base class property member.
            // The type of an overriding property member must be assignable(section 3.8.4)
            // to the type of the overridden property member, or otherwise a compile - time error occurs.
            // Base class instance member functions can be overridden by derived class instance member functions,
            // but not by other kinds of members.
            // Base class instance member variables and accessors can be overridden by 
            // derived class instance member variables and accessors, but not by other kinds of members.

            // NOTE: assignability is checked in checkClassDeclaration
            var baseProperties = getPropertiesOfObjectType(baseType);
            for (var i = 0, len = baseProperties.length; i < len; ++i) {
                var base = getTargetSymbol(baseProperties[i]);

                if (base.flags & SymbolFlags.Prototype) {
                    continue;
                }

                var derived = getTargetSymbol(getPropertyOfObjectType(type, base.name));
                if (derived) {
                    var baseDeclarationFlags = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(base);
                    var derivedDeclarationFlags = getDeclarationFlagsFromSymbol(derived);
                    if ((baseDeclarationFlags & NodeFlags.Private)  || (derivedDeclarationFlags & NodeFlags.Private)) {
                        // either base or derived property is private - not override, skip it
                        continue;
                    }

                    if ((baseDeclarationFlags & NodeFlags.Static) !== (derivedDeclarationFlags & NodeFlags.Static)) {
                        // value of 'static' is not the same for properties - not override, skip it
                        continue;
                    }

                    if ((base.flags & derived.flags & SymbolFlags.Method) || ((base.flags & SymbolFlags.PropertyOrAccessor) && (derived.flags & SymbolFlags.PropertyOrAccessor))) {
                        // method is overridden with method or property/accessor is overridden with property/accessor - correct case
                        continue;
                    }

                    var errorMessage: DiagnosticMessage;
                    if (base.flags & SymbolFlags.Method) {
                        if (derived.flags & SymbolFlags.Accessor) {
                            errorMessage = Diagnostics.Class_0_defines_instance_member_function_1_but_extended_class_2_defines_it_as_instance_member_accessor;
                        }
                        else {
                            Debug.assert(derived.flags & SymbolFlags.Property);
                            errorMessage = Diagnostics.Class_0_defines_instance_member_function_1_but_extended_class_2_defines_it_as_instance_member_property;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (base.flags & SymbolFlags.Property) {
                        Debug.assert(derived.flags & SymbolFlags.Method);
                        errorMessage = Diagnostics.Class_0_defines_instance_member_property_1_but_extended_class_2_defines_it_as_instance_member_function;
                    }
                    else {
                        Debug.assert(base.flags & SymbolFlags.Accessor);
                        Debug.assert(derived.flags & SymbolFlags.Method);
                        errorMessage = Diagnostics.Class_0_defines_instance_member_accessor_1_but_extended_class_2_defines_it_as_instance_member_function;
                    }

                    error(derived.valueDeclaration.name, errorMessage, typeToString(baseType), symbolToString(base), typeToString(type));
                }
            }
        }

        function isAccessor(kind: SyntaxKind): boolean {
            return kind === SyntaxKind.GetAccessor || kind === SyntaxKind.SetAccessor;
        }

        function areTypeParametersIdentical(list1: TypeParameterDeclaration[], list2: TypeParameterDeclaration[]) {
            if (!list1 && !list2) {
                return true;
            }
            if (!list1 || !list2 || list1.length !== list2.length) {
                return false;
            }
            // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014):
            // When a generic interface has multiple declarations,  all declarations must have identical type parameter
            // lists, i.e. identical type parameter names with identical constraints in identical order.
            for (var i = 0, len = list1.length; i < len; i++) {
                var tp1 = list1[i];
                var tp2 = list2[i];
                if (tp1.name.text !== tp2.name.text) {
                    return false;
                }
                if (!tp1.constraint && !tp2.constraint) {
                    continue;
                }
                if (!tp1.constraint || !tp2.constraint) {
                    return false;
                }
                if (!isTypeIdenticalTo(getTypeFromTypeNode(tp1.constraint), getTypeFromTypeNode(tp2.constraint))) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        function checkInterfaceDeclaration(node: InterfaceDeclaration) {
            checkTypeParameters(node.typeParameters);
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Interface_name_cannot_be_0);

                checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node);
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                var firstInterfaceDecl = <InterfaceDeclaration>getDeclarationOfKind(symbol, SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration);
                if (symbol.declarations.length > 1) {
                    if (node !== firstInterfaceDecl && !areTypeParametersIdentical(firstInterfaceDecl.typeParameters, node.typeParameters)) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.All_declarations_of_an_interface_must_have_identical_type_parameters);
                    }
                }

                // Only check this symbol once
                if (node === firstInterfaceDecl) {
                    var type = <InterfaceType>getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
                    // run subsequent checks only if first set succeeded
                    if (checkInheritedPropertiesAreIdentical(type, node.name)) {
                        forEach(type.baseTypes, baseType => {
                            checkTypeAssignableTo(type, baseType, node.name, Diagnostics.Interface_0_incorrectly_extends_interface_1_Colon, Diagnostics.Interface_0_incorrectly_extends_interface_1);
                        });
                        checkIndexConstraints(type);
                    }
                }
            }
            forEach(node.baseTypes, checkTypeReference);
            forEach(node.members, checkSourceElement);

            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkTypeForDuplicateIndexSignatures(node);
            }
        }

        function getConstantValueForExpression(node: Expression): number {
            var isNegative = false;
            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator) {
                var unaryExpression = <UnaryExpression>node;
                if (unaryExpression.operator === SyntaxKind.MinusToken || unaryExpression.operator === SyntaxKind.PlusToken) {
                    node = unaryExpression.operand;
                    isNegative = unaryExpression.operator === SyntaxKind.MinusToken;
                }
            }
            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral) {
                var literalText = (<LiteralExpression>node).text;
                return isNegative ? -literalText : +literalText;
            }

            return undefined;
        }

        function computeEnumMemberValues(node: EnumDeclaration) {
            var nodeLinks = getNodeLinks(node);

            if (!(nodeLinks.flags & NodeCheckFlags.EnumValuesComputed)) {
                var enumSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                var enumType = getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(enumSymbol);
                var autoValue = 0;
                var ambient = isInAmbientContext(node);

                forEach(node.members, member => {
                    if(isNumericName(member.name.text)) {
                        error(member.name, Diagnostics.An_enum_member_cannot_have_a_numeric_name);
                    }
                    var initializer = member.initializer;
                    if (initializer) {
                        autoValue = getConstantValueForExpression(initializer);
                        if (autoValue === undefined && !ambient) {
                            // Only here do we need to check that the initializer is assignable to the enum type.
                            // If it is a constant value (not undefined), it is syntactically constrained to be a number. 
                            // Also, we do not need to check this for ambients because there is already
                            // a syntax error if it is not a constant.
                            checkTypeAssignableTo(checkExpression(initializer), enumType, initializer, /*chainedMessage*/ undefined, /*terminalMessage*/ undefined);
                        }
                    }
                    else if (ambient) {
                        autoValue = undefined;
                    }

                    if (autoValue !== undefined) {
                        getNodeLinks(member).enumMemberValue = autoValue++;
                    }
                });

                nodeLinks.flags |= NodeCheckFlags.EnumValuesComputed;
            }
        }

        function checkEnumDeclaration(node: EnumDeclaration) {
            if (!fullTypeCheck) {
                return;
            }

            checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Enum_name_cannot_be_0);
            checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
            checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
            checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node);

            computeEnumMemberValues(node);

            // Spec 2014 - Section 9.3:
            // It isn't possible for one enum declaration to continue the automatic numbering sequence of another,
            // and when an enum type has multiple declarations, only one declaration is permitted to omit a value
            // for the first member.
            //
            // Only perform this check once per symbol
            var enumSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            var firstDeclaration = getDeclarationOfKind(enumSymbol, node.kind);
            if (node === firstDeclaration) {
                var seenEnumMissingInitialInitializer = false;
                forEach(enumSymbol.declarations, declaration => {
                    // return true if we hit a violation of the rule, false otherwise
                    if (declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration) {
                        return false;
                    }

                    var enumDeclaration = <EnumDeclaration>declaration;
                    if (!enumDeclaration.members.length) {
                        return false;
                    }

                    var firstEnumMember = enumDeclaration.members[0];
                    if (!firstEnumMember.initializer) {
                        if (seenEnumMissingInitialInitializer) {
                            error(firstEnumMember.name, Diagnostics.In_an_enum_with_multiple_declarations_only_one_declaration_can_omit_an_initializer_for_its_first_enum_element);
                        }
                        else {
                            seenEnumMissingInitialInitializer = true;
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
        }

        function getFirstNonAmbientClassOrFunctionDeclaration(symbol: Symbol): Declaration {
            var declarations = symbol.declarations;
            for (var i = 0; i < declarations.length; i++) {
                var declaration = declarations[i];
                if ((declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration || (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration && (<FunctionDeclaration>declaration).body)) && !isInAmbientContext(declaration)) {
                    return declaration;
                }
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        function checkModuleDeclaration(node: ModuleDeclaration) {
            if (fullTypeCheck) {
                checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
                checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
                checkExportsOnMergedDeclarations(node);
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ValueModule && symbol.declarations.length > 1 && !isInAmbientContext(node)) {
                    var classOrFunc = getFirstNonAmbientClassOrFunctionDeclaration(symbol);
                    if (classOrFunc) {
                        if (getSourceFileOfNode(node) !== getSourceFileOfNode(classOrFunc)) {
                            error(node.name, Diagnostics.A_module_declaration_cannot_be_in_a_different_file_from_a_class_or_function_with_which_it_is_merged);
                        }
                        else if (node.pos < classOrFunc.pos) {
                            error(node.name, Diagnostics.A_module_declaration_cannot_be_located_prior_to_a_class_or_function_with_which_it_is_merged);
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (node.name.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
                    if (!isGlobalSourceFile(node.parent)) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.Ambient_external_modules_cannot_be_nested_in_other_modules);
                    }
                    if (isExternalModuleNameRelative(node.name.text)) {
                        error(node.name, Diagnostics.Ambient_external_module_declaration_cannot_specify_relative_module_name);
                    }
                }
            }
            checkSourceElement(node.body);
        }

        function getFirstIdentifier(node: EntityName): Identifier {
            while (node.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) {
                node = (<QualifiedName>node).left;
            }
            return <Identifier>node;
        }

        function checkImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration) {
            checkCollisionWithCapturedThisVariable(node, node.name);
            checkCollisionWithRequireExportsInGeneratedCode(node, node.name);
            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            var target: Symbol;
            
            if (node.entityName) {
                target = resolveImport(symbol);
                // Import declaration for an internal module
                if (target !== unknownSymbol) {
                    if (target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) {
                        // Target is a value symbol, check that it is not hidden by a local declaration with the same name and
                        // ensure it can be evaluated as an expression
                        var moduleName = getFirstIdentifier(node.entityName);
                        if (resolveEntityName(node, moduleName, SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Namespace).flags & SymbolFlags.Namespace) {
                            checkExpression(node.entityName);
                        }
                        else {
                            error(moduleName, Diagnostics.Module_0_is_hidden_by_a_local_declaration_with_the_same_name, identifierToString(moduleName));
                        }
                    }
                    if (target.flags & SymbolFlags.Type) {
                        checkTypeNameIsReserved(node.name, Diagnostics.Import_name_cannot_be_0);
                    }
                }
            }
            else {
                // Import declaration for an external module
                if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile) {
                    target = resolveImport(symbol);
                }
                else if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock && (<ModuleDeclaration>node.parent.parent).name.kind === SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
                    // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2013): 12.1.6
                    // An ExternalImportDeclaration in an AmbientExternalModuleDeclaration may reference 
                    // other external modules only through top - level external module names.
                    // Relative external module names are not permitted.
                    if (isExternalModuleNameRelative(node.externalModuleName.text)) {
                        error(node, Diagnostics.Import_declaration_in_an_ambient_external_module_declaration_cannot_reference_external_module_through_relative_external_module_name);
                        target = unknownSymbol;
                    }
                    else {
                        target = resolveImport(symbol);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    // Parent is an internal module (syntax error is already reported)
                    target = unknownSymbol;
                }
            }
            if (target !== unknownSymbol) {
                var excludedMeanings =
                    (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Value ? SymbolFlags.Value : 0) |
                    (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Type ? SymbolFlags.Type : 0) |
                    (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Namespace ? SymbolFlags.Namespace : 0);
                if (target.flags & excludedMeanings) {
                    error(node, Diagnostics.Import_declaration_conflicts_with_local_declaration_of_0, symbolToString(symbol));
                }
            }
        }

        function checkExportAssignment(node: ExportAssignment) {
            var container = node.parent;
            if (container.kind !== SyntaxKind.SourceFile) {
                // In a module, the immediate parent will be a block, so climb up one more parent
                container = container.parent;
            }
            checkTypeOfExportAssignmentSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(container));
        }

        function checkSourceElement(node: Node): void {
            if (!node) return;
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.TypeParameter:
                    return checkTypeParameter(<TypeParameterDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                    return checkParameter(<ParameterDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.Property:
                    return checkPropertyDeclaration(<PropertyDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.CallSignature:
                case SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature:
                case SyntaxKind.IndexSignature:
                    return checkSignatureDeclaration(<SignatureDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.Method:
                    return checkMethodDeclaration(<MethodDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                    return checkConstructorDeclaration(<ConstructorDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                    return checkAccessorDeclaration(<AccessorDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeReference:
                    return checkTypeReference(<TypeReferenceNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeQuery:
                    return checkTypeQuery(<TypeQueryNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TypeLiteral:
                    return checkTypeLiteral(<TypeLiteralNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayType:
                    return checkArrayType(<ArrayTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TupleType:
                    return checkTupleType(<TupleTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.UnionType:
                    return checkUnionType(<UnionTypeNode>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ParenType:
                    return checkSourceElement((<ParenTypeNode>node).type);
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    return checkFunctionDeclaration(<FunctionDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.Block:
                    return checkBlock(<Block>node);
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock:
                    return checkBody(<Block>node);
                case SyntaxKind.VariableStatement:
                    return checkVariableStatement(<VariableStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement:
                    return checkExpressionStatement(<ExpressionStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.IfStatement:
                    return checkIfStatement(<IfStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.DoStatement:
                    return checkDoStatement(<DoStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.WhileStatement:
                    return checkWhileStatement(<WhileStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ForStatement:
                    return checkForStatement(<ForStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ForInStatement:
                    return checkForInStatement(<ForInStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ContinueStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.BreakStatement:
                    return checkBreakOrContinueStatement(<BreakOrContinueStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ReturnStatement:
                    return checkReturnStatement(<ReturnStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.WithStatement:
                    return checkWithStatement(<WithStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.SwitchStatement:
                    return checkSwitchStatement(<SwitchStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.LabeledStatement:
                    return checkLabeledStatement(<LabeledStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ThrowStatement:
                    return checkThrowStatement(<ThrowStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.TryStatement:
                    return checkTryStatement(<TryStatement>node);
                case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                    return Debug.fail("Checker encountered variable declaration");
                case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    return checkClassDeclaration(<ClassDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                    return checkInterfaceDeclaration(<InterfaceDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                    return checkEnumDeclaration(<EnumDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                    return checkModuleDeclaration(<ModuleDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration:
                    return checkImportDeclaration(<ImportDeclaration>node);
                case SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment:
                    return checkExportAssignment(<ExportAssignment>node);
            }
        }

        // Function expression bodies are checked after all statements in the enclosing body. This is to ensure
        // constructs like the following are permitted:
        //     var foo = function () {
        //        var s = foo();
        //        return "hello";
        //     }
        // Here, performing a full type check of the body of the function expression whilst in the process of
        // determining the type of foo would cause foo to be given type any because of the recursive reference.
        // Delaying the type check of the body ensures foo has been assigned a type.
        function checkFunctionExpressionBodies(node: Node): void {
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                    forEach((<FunctionDeclaration>node).parameters, checkFunctionExpressionBodies);
                    checkFunctionExpressionBody(<FunctionExpression>node);
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.Method:
                case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                    forEach((<FunctionDeclaration>node).parameters, checkFunctionExpressionBodies);
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.WithStatement:
                    checkFunctionExpressionBodies((<WithStatement>node).expression);
                    break;
                case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                case SyntaxKind.Property:
                case SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteral:
                case SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteral:
                case SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment:
                case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                case SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess:
                case SyntaxKind.CallExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.NewExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.TaggedTemplateExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                case SyntaxKind.ParenExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator:
                case SyntaxKind.PostfixOperator:
                case SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.ConditionalExpression:
                case SyntaxKind.Block:
                case SyntaxKind.FunctionBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.ModuleBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.VariableStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.IfStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.DoStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.WhileStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ForStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ForInStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ContinueStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.BreakStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ReturnStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.SwitchStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.CaseClause:
                case SyntaxKind.DefaultClause:
                case SyntaxKind.LabeledStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.ThrowStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.TryStatement:
                case SyntaxKind.TryBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.CatchBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.FinallyBlock:
                case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.EnumMember:
                case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                    forEachChild(node, checkFunctionExpressionBodies);
                    break;
            }
        }

        function checkBody(node: Block) {
            checkBlock(node);
            checkFunctionExpressionBodies(node);
        }

        // Fully type check a source file and collect the relevant diagnostics.
        function checkSourceFile(node: SourceFile) {
            var links = getNodeLinks(node);
            if (!(links.flags & NodeCheckFlags.TypeChecked)) {
                emitExtends = false;
                potentialThisCollisions.length = 0;
                checkBody(node);
                if (isExternalModule(node)) {
                    var symbol = getExportAssignmentSymbol(node.symbol);
                    if (symbol && symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Import) {
                        // Mark the import as referenced so that we emit it in the final .js file.
                        getSymbolLinks(symbol).referenced = true;
                    }
                }
                if (potentialThisCollisions.length) {
                    forEach(potentialThisCollisions, checkIfThisIsCapturedInEnclosingScope);
                    potentialThisCollisions.length = 0;
                }
                if (emitExtends) links.flags |= NodeCheckFlags.EmitExtends;
                links.flags |= NodeCheckFlags.TypeChecked;
            }
        }

        function checkProgram() {
            forEach(program.getSourceFiles(), checkSourceFile);
        }

        function getSortedDiagnostics(): Diagnostic[]{
            Debug.assert(fullTypeCheck, "diagnostics are available only in the full typecheck mode");

            if (diagnosticsModified) {
                diagnostics.sort(compareDiagnostics);
                diagnostics = deduplicateSortedDiagnostics(diagnostics);
                diagnosticsModified = false;
            }
            return diagnostics;
        }

        function getDiagnostics(sourceFile?: SourceFile): Diagnostic[]{

            if (sourceFile) {
                checkSourceFile(sourceFile);
                return filter(getSortedDiagnostics(), d => d.file === sourceFile);
            }
            checkProgram();
            return getSortedDiagnostics();
        }

        function getGlobalDiagnostics(): Diagnostic[] {
            return filter(getSortedDiagnostics(), d => !d.file);
        }

        // Language service support

        function getNodeAtPosition(sourceFile: SourceFile, position: number): Node {
            function findChildAtPosition(parent: Node): Node {
                var child = forEachChild(parent, node => {
                    if (position >= node.pos && position <= node.end && position >= getTokenPosOfNode(node)) {
                        return findChildAtPosition(node);
                    }
                });
                return child || parent;
            }
            if (position < sourceFile.pos) position = sourceFile.pos;
            if (position > sourceFile.end) position = sourceFile.end;
            return findChildAtPosition(sourceFile);
        }

        function isInsideWithStatementBody(node: Node): boolean {
            if (node) {
                while (node.parent) {
                    if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.WithStatement && (<WithStatement>node.parent).statement === node) {
                        return true;
                    }
                    node = node.parent;
                }
            }

            return false;
        }

        function getSymbolsInScope(location: Node, meaning: SymbolFlags): Symbol[]{
            var symbols: SymbolTable = {};
            var memberFlags: NodeFlags = 0;
            function copySymbol(symbol: Symbol, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
                if (symbol.flags & meaning) {
                    var id = symbol.name;
                    if (!isReservedMemberName(id) && !hasProperty(symbols, id)) {
                        symbols[id] = symbol;
                    }
                }
            }
            function copySymbols(source: SymbolTable, meaning: SymbolFlags) {
                if (meaning) {
                    for (var id in source) {
                        if (hasProperty(source, id)) {
                            copySymbol(source[id], meaning);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            if (isInsideWithStatementBody(location)) {
                // We cannot answer semantic questions within a with block, do not proceed any further
                return [];
            }

            while (location) {
                if (location.locals && !isGlobalSourceFile(location)) {
                    copySymbols(location.locals, meaning);
                }
                switch (location.kind) {
                    case SyntaxKind.SourceFile:
                        if (!isExternalModule(<SourceFile>location)) break;
                    case SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration:
                        copySymbols(getSymbolOfNode(location).exports, meaning & SymbolFlags.ModuleMember);
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                        copySymbols(getSymbolOfNode(location).exports, meaning & SymbolFlags.EnumMember);
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                    case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                        if (!(memberFlags & NodeFlags.Static)) {
                            copySymbols(getSymbolOfNode(location).members, meaning & SymbolFlags.Type);
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                        if ((<FunctionExpression>location).name) {
                            copySymbol(location.symbol, meaning);
                        }
                        break;
                    case SyntaxKind.CatchBlock:
                        if ((<CatchBlock>location).variable.text) {
                            copySymbol(location.symbol, meaning);
                        }
                        break;
                }
                memberFlags = location.flags;
                location = location.parent;
            }
            copySymbols(globals, meaning);
            return mapToArray(symbols);
        }

        function isTypeDeclarationName(name: Node): boolean {
            return name.kind == SyntaxKind.Identifier &&
                isTypeDeclaration(name.parent) &&
                (<Declaration>name.parent).name === name;
        }

        function isTypeDeclaration(node: Node): boolean {
            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.TypeParameter:
                case SyntaxKind.ClassDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.InterfaceDeclaration:
                case SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration:
                    return true;
            }
        }

        // True if the given identifier is part of a type reference
        function isTypeReferenceIdentifier(entityName: EntityName): boolean {
            var node: Node = entityName;
            while (node.parent && node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) node = node.parent;
            return node.parent && node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeReference;
        }

        function isTypeNode(node: Node): boolean {
            if (SyntaxKind.FirstTypeNode <= node.kind && node.kind <= SyntaxKind.LastTypeNode) {
                return true;
            }

            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.AnyKeyword:
                case SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword:
                case SyntaxKind.StringKeyword:
                case SyntaxKind.BooleanKeyword:
                    return true;
                case SyntaxKind.VoidKeyword:
                    return node.parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.PrefixOperator;
                case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
                    // Specialized signatures can have string literals as their parameters' type names
                    return node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter;

                // Identifiers and qualified names may be type nodes, depending on their context. Climb
                // above them to find the lowest container
                case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                    // If the identifier is the RHS of a qualified name, then it's a type iff its parent is.
                    if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) {
                        node = node.parent;
                    }
                    // fall through
                case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                    // At this point, node is either a qualified name or an identifier
                    Debug.assert(node.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier || node.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName, "'node' was expected to be a qualified name or identifier in 'isTypeNode'.");

                    var parent = node.parent;
                    if (parent.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeQuery) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    // Do not recursively call isTypeNode on the parent. In the example:
                    //
                    //     var a: A.B.C;
                    //
                    // Calling isTypeNode would consider the qualified name A.B a type node. Only C or
                    // A.B.C is a type node.
                    if (SyntaxKind.FirstTypeNode <= parent.kind && parent.kind <= SyntaxKind.LastTypeNode) {
                        return true;
                    }
                    switch (parent.kind) {
                        case SyntaxKind.TypeParameter:
                            return node === (<TypeParameterDeclaration>parent).constraint;
                        case SyntaxKind.Property:
                        case SyntaxKind.Parameter:
                        case SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
                            return node === (<VariableDeclaration>parent).type;
                        case SyntaxKind.FunctionDeclaration:
                        case SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression:
                        case SyntaxKind.ArrowFunction:
                        case SyntaxKind.Constructor:
                        case SyntaxKind.Method:
                        case SyntaxKind.GetAccessor:
                        case SyntaxKind.SetAccessor:
                            return node === (<FunctionDeclaration>parent).type;
                        case SyntaxKind.CallSignature:
                        case SyntaxKind.ConstructSignature:
                        case SyntaxKind.IndexSignature:
                            return node === (<SignatureDeclaration>parent).type;
                        case SyntaxKind.TypeAssertion:
                            return node === (<TypeAssertion>parent).type;
                        case SyntaxKind.CallExpression:
                        case SyntaxKind.NewExpression:
                            return (<CallExpression>parent).typeArguments && (<CallExpression>parent).typeArguments.indexOf(node) >= 0;
                        case SyntaxKind.TaggedTemplateExpression:
                            // TODO (drosen): TaggedTemplateExpressions may eventually support type arguments.
                            return false;
                    }
            }

            return false;
        }

        function isInRightSideOfImportOrExportAssignment(node: EntityName) {
            while (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName) {
                node = node.parent;
            }

            if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration) {
                return (<ImportDeclaration>node.parent).entityName === node;
            }
            if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment) {
                return (<ExportAssignment>node.parent).exportName === node;
            }

            return false;
        }

        function isRightSideOfQualifiedNameOrPropertyAccess(node: Node) {
            return (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName || node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess) &&
                (<QualifiedName>node.parent).right === node;
        }

        function getSymbolOfEntityName(entityName: EntityName): Symbol {
            if (isDeclarationOrFunctionExpressionOrCatchVariableName(entityName)) {
                return getSymbolOfNode(entityName.parent);
            }

            if (entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment) {
                return resolveEntityName(/*location*/ entityName.parent.parent, entityName,
                    /*all meanings*/ SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Type | SymbolFlags.Namespace | SymbolFlags.Import);
            }

            if (isInRightSideOfImportOrExportAssignment(entityName)) {
                // Since we already checked for ExportAssignment, this really could only be an Import
                return getSymbolOfPartOfRightHandSideOfImport(entityName);
            }

            if (isRightSideOfQualifiedNameOrPropertyAccess(entityName)) {
                entityName = entityName.parent;
            }

            if (isExpression(entityName)) {
                if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
                    // Include Import in the meaning, this ensures that we do not follow aliases to where they point and instead
                    // return the alias symbol.
                    var meaning: SymbolFlags = SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.Import;
                    return resolveEntityName(entityName, entityName, meaning);
                }
                else if (entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.QualifiedName || entityName.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess) {
                    var symbol = getNodeLinks(entityName).resolvedSymbol;
                    if (!symbol) {
                        checkPropertyAccess(<PropertyAccess>entityName);
                    }
                    return getNodeLinks(entityName).resolvedSymbol;
                }
                else {
                    // Missing identifier
                    return;
                }
            }
            else if (isTypeReferenceIdentifier(entityName)) {
                var meaning = entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeReference ? SymbolFlags.Type : SymbolFlags.Namespace;
                // Include Import in the meaning, this ensures that we do not follow aliases to where they point and instead
                // return the alias symbol.
                meaning |= SymbolFlags.Import;
                return resolveEntityName(entityName, entityName, meaning);
            }

            // Do we want to return undefined here?
            return undefined;
        }

        function getSymbolInfo(node: Node) {
            if (isInsideWithStatementBody(node)) {
                // We cannot answer semantic questions within a with block, do not proceed any further
                return undefined;
            }

            if (isDeclarationOrFunctionExpressionOrCatchVariableName(node)) {
                // This is a declaration, call getSymbolOfNode
                return getSymbolOfNode(node.parent);
            }

            if (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier && isInRightSideOfImportOrExportAssignment(node)) {
                return node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportAssignment
                    ? getSymbolOfEntityName(<Identifier>node)
                    : getSymbolOfPartOfRightHandSideOfImport(node);
            }

            switch (node.kind) {
                case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
                case SyntaxKind.PropertyAccess:
                case SyntaxKind.QualifiedName:
                    return getSymbolOfEntityName(<Identifier>node);

                case SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword:
                case SyntaxKind.SuperKeyword:
                    var type = checkExpression(node);
                    return type.symbol;

                case SyntaxKind.ConstructorKeyword:
                    // constructor keyword for an overload, should take us to the definition if it exist
                    var constructorDeclaration = node.parent;
                    if (constructorDeclaration && constructorDeclaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor) {
                        return (<ClassDeclaration>constructorDeclaration.parent).symbol;
                    }
                    return undefined;

                case SyntaxKind.StringLiteral:
                    // External module name in an import declaration
                    if (node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportDeclaration && (<ImportDeclaration>node.parent).externalModuleName === node) {
                        var importSymbol = getSymbolOfNode(node.parent);
                        var moduleType = getTypeOfSymbol(importSymbol);
                        return moduleType ? moduleType.symbol : undefined;
                    }

                // Intentional fall-through
                case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
                    // index access
                    if (node.parent.kind == SyntaxKind.IndexedAccess && (<IndexedAccess>node.parent).index === node) {
                        var objectType = checkExpression((<IndexedAccess>node.parent).object);
                        if (objectType === unknownType) return undefined;
                        var apparentType = getApparentType(objectType);
                        if (apparentType === unknownType) return undefined;
                        return getPropertyOfType(apparentType, (<LiteralExpression>node).text);
                    }
                    break;
            }
            return undefined;
        }

        function getTypeOfNode(node: Node): Type {
            if (isInsideWithStatementBody(node)) {
                // We cannot answer semantic questions within a with block, do not proceed any further
                return unknownType;
            }

            if (isExpression(node)) {
                return getTypeOfExpression(<Expression>node);
            }

            if (isTypeNode(node)) {
                return getTypeFromTypeNode(<TypeNode>node);
            }

            if (isTypeDeclaration(node)) {
                // In this case, we call getSymbolOfNode instead of getSymbolInfo because it is a declaration
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                return getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }

            if (isTypeDeclarationName(node)) {
                var symbol = getSymbolInfo(node);
                return symbol && getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }

            if (isDeclaration(node)) {
                // In this case, we call getSymbolOfNode instead of getSymbolInfo because it is a declaration
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                return getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }

            if (isDeclarationOrFunctionExpressionOrCatchVariableName(node)) {
                var symbol = getSymbolInfo(node);
                return symbol && getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }

            if (isInRightSideOfImportOrExportAssignment(node)) {
                var symbol = getSymbolInfo(node);
                var declaredType = symbol && getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
                return declaredType !== unknownType ? declaredType : getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
            }

            return unknownType;
        }

        function getTypeOfExpression(expr: Expression): Type {
            if (isRightSideOfQualifiedNameOrPropertyAccess(expr)) {
                expr = expr.parent;
            }
            return checkExpression(expr);
        }

        // Return the list of properties of the given type, augmented with properties from Function
        // if the type has call or construct signatures
        function getAugmentedPropertiesOfType(type: Type): Symbol[] {
            var type = getApparentType(type);
            var propsByName = createSymbolTable(getPropertiesOfType(type));
            if (getSignaturesOfType(type, SignatureKind.Call).length || getSignaturesOfType(type, SignatureKind.Construct).length) {
                forEach(getPropertiesOfType(globalFunctionType), p => {
                    if (!hasProperty(propsByName, p.name)) {
                        propsByName[p.name] = p;
                    }
                });
            }
            return getNamedMembers(propsByName);
        }

        function getRootSymbols(symbol: Symbol): Symbol[]{
            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.UnionProperty) {
                var symbols: Symbol[] = [];
                var name = symbol.name;
                forEach(getSymbolLinks(symbol).unionType.types, t => {
                    symbols.push(getPropertyOfType(t, name));
                });
                return symbols;
            }
            else if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Transient) {
                var target = getSymbolLinks(symbol).target;
                if (target) {
                    return [target];
                }
            }
            return [symbol];
        }

        // Emitter support

        function isExternalModuleSymbol(symbol: Symbol): boolean {
            return symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ValueModule && symbol.declarations.length === 1 && symbol.declarations[0].kind === SyntaxKind.SourceFile;
        }

        function isNodeDescendentOf(node: Node, ancestor: Node): boolean {
            while (node) {
                if (node === ancestor) return true;
                node = node.parent;
            }
            return false;
        }

        function isUniqueLocalName(name: string, container: Node): boolean {
            for (var node = container; isNodeDescendentOf(node, container); node = node.nextContainer) {
                if (node.locals && hasProperty(node.locals, name) && node.locals[name].flags & (SymbolFlags.Value | SymbolFlags.ExportValue)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        function getLocalNameOfContainer(container: Declaration): string {
            var links = getNodeLinks(container);
            if (!links.localModuleName) {
                var prefix = "";
                var name = unescapeIdentifier(container.name.text);
                while (!isUniqueLocalName(escapeIdentifier(prefix + name), container)) {
                    prefix += "_";
                }
                links.localModuleName = prefix + getTextOfNode(container.name);
            }
            return links.localModuleName;
        }

        function getLocalNameForSymbol(symbol: Symbol, location: Node): string {
            var node = location;
            while (node) {
                if ((node.kind === SyntaxKind.ModuleDeclaration || node.kind === SyntaxKind.EnumDeclaration) && getSymbolOfNode(node) === symbol) {
                    return getLocalNameOfContainer(node);
                }
                node = node.parent;
            }
            Debug.fail("getLocalNameForSymbol failed");
        }

        function getExpressionNamePrefix(node: Identifier): string {
            var symbol = getNodeLinks(node).resolvedSymbol;
            if (symbol) {
                // In general, we need to prefix an identifier with its parent name if it references
                // an exported entity from another module declaration. If we reference an exported
                // entity within the same module declaration, then whether we prefix depends on the
                // kind of entity. SymbolFlags.ExportHasLocal encompasses all the kinds that we
                // do NOT prefix.
                var exportSymbol = getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol);
                if (symbol !== exportSymbol && !(exportSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.ExportHasLocal)) {
                    symbol = exportSymbol;
                }
                if (symbol.parent) {
                    return isExternalModuleSymbol(symbol.parent) ? "exports" : getLocalNameForSymbol(getParentOfSymbol(symbol), node.parent);
                }
            }
        }

        function getExportAssignmentName(node: SourceFile): string {
            var symbol = getExportAssignmentSymbol(getSymbolOfNode(node));
            return symbol && symbolIsValue(symbol) ? symbolToString(symbol): undefined;
        }

        function isTopLevelValueImportedViaEntityName(node: ImportDeclaration): boolean {
            if (node.parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.SourceFile || !node.entityName) {
                // parent is not source file or it is not reference to internal module
                return false;
            }
            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            var target = resolveImport(symbol);
            return target !== unknownSymbol && ((target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) !== 0);
        }

        function hasSemanticErrors() {
            // Return true if there is any semantic error in a file or globally
            return getDiagnostics().length > 0 || getGlobalDiagnostics().length > 0;
        }

        function hasEarlyErrors(sourceFile?: SourceFile): boolean {
            return forEach(getDiagnostics(sourceFile), d => d.isEarly);
        }

        function isReferencedImportDeclaration(node: ImportDeclaration): boolean {
            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
            if (getSymbolLinks(symbol).referenced) {
                return true;
            }
            // logic below will answer 'true' for exported import declaration in a nested module that itself is not exported.
            // As a consequence this might cause emitting extra.
            if (node.flags & NodeFlags.Export) {
                var target = resolveImport(symbol);
                if (target !== unknownSymbol && target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        function isImplementationOfOverload(node: FunctionDeclaration) {
            if (node.body) {
                var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
                var signaturesOfSymbol = getSignaturesOfSymbol(symbol);
                // If this function body corresponds to function with multiple signature, it is implementation of overload
                // e.g.: function foo(a: string): string;
                //       function foo(a: number): number;
                //       function foo(a: any) { // This is implementation of the overloads
                //           return a;
                //       }
                return signaturesOfSymbol.length > 1 ||
                    // If there is single signature for the symbol, it is overload if that signature isn't coming from the node
                    // e.g.: function foo(a: string): string;
                    //       function foo(a: any) { // This is implementation of the overloads
                    //           return a;
                    //       }
                    (signaturesOfSymbol.length === 1 && signaturesOfSymbol[0].declaration !== node);
            }
            return false;
        }

        function getNodeCheckFlags(node: Node): NodeCheckFlags {
            return getNodeLinks(node).flags;
        }

        function getEnumMemberValue(node: EnumMember): number {
            computeEnumMemberValues(<EnumDeclaration>node.parent);
            return getNodeLinks(node).enumMemberValue;
        }

        function getConstantValue(node: PropertyAccess): number {
            var symbol = getNodeLinks(node).resolvedSymbol;
            if (symbol && (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.EnumMember)) {
                var declaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
                var constantValue: number;
                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.EnumMember && (constantValue = getNodeLinks(declaration).enumMemberValue) !== undefined) {
                    return constantValue;
                }
            }

            return undefined;
        }

        function writeTypeAtLocation(location: Node, enclosingDeclaration: Node, flags: TypeFormatFlags, writer: SymbolWriter) {
            // Get type of the symbol if this is the valid symbol otherwise get type at location
            var symbol = getSymbolOfNode(location);
            var type = symbol && !(symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral) ? getTypeOfSymbol(symbol) : getTypeFromTypeNode(location);

            getSymbolDisplayBuilder().buildTypeDisplay(type, writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags);
        }

        function writeReturnTypeOfSignatureDeclaration(signatureDeclaration: SignatureDeclaration, enclosingDeclaration: Node, flags: TypeFormatFlags, writer: SymbolWriter) {
            var signature = getSignatureFromDeclaration(signatureDeclaration);
            getSymbolDisplayBuilder().buildTypeDisplay(getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature), writer, enclosingDeclaration, flags);
        }

        function invokeEmitter(targetSourceFile?: SourceFile) {
            var resolver: EmitResolver = {
                getProgram: () => program,
                getLocalNameOfContainer: getLocalNameOfContainer,
                getExpressionNamePrefix: getExpressionNamePrefix,
                getExportAssignmentName: getExportAssignmentName,
                isReferencedImportDeclaration: isReferencedImportDeclaration,
                getNodeCheckFlags: getNodeCheckFlags,
                getEnumMemberValue: getEnumMemberValue,
                isTopLevelValueImportedViaEntityName: isTopLevelValueImportedViaEntityName,
                hasSemanticErrors: hasSemanticErrors,
                hasEarlyErrors: hasEarlyErrors,
                isDeclarationVisible: isDeclarationVisible,
                isImplementationOfOverload: isImplementationOfOverload,
                writeTypeAtLocation: writeTypeAtLocation,
                writeReturnTypeOfSignatureDeclaration: writeReturnTypeOfSignatureDeclaration,
                isSymbolAccessible: isSymbolAccessible,
                isImportDeclarationEntityNameReferenceDeclarationVisibile: isImportDeclarationEntityNameReferenceDeclarationVisibile,
                getConstantValue: getConstantValue,
            };
            checkProgram();
            return emitFiles(resolver, targetSourceFile);
        }

        function initializeTypeChecker() {
            // Bind all source files and propagate errors
            forEach(program.getSourceFiles(), file => {
                bindSourceFile(file);
                forEach(file.semanticErrors, addDiagnostic);
            });
            // Initialize global symbol table
            forEach(program.getSourceFiles(), file => {
                if (!isExternalModule(file)) {
                    extendSymbolTable(globals, file.locals);
                }
            });
            // Initialize special symbols
            getSymbolLinks(undefinedSymbol).type = undefinedType;
            getSymbolLinks(argumentsSymbol).type = getGlobalType("IArguments");
            getSymbolLinks(unknownSymbol).type = unknownType;
            globals[undefinedSymbol.name] = undefinedSymbol;
            // Initialize special types
            globalArraySymbol = getGlobalSymbol("Array");
            globalArrayType = getTypeOfGlobalSymbol(globalArraySymbol, 1);
            globalObjectType = getGlobalType("Object");
            globalFunctionType = getGlobalType("Function");
            globalStringType = getGlobalType("String");
            globalNumberType = getGlobalType("Number");
            globalBooleanType = getGlobalType("Boolean");
            globalRegExpType = getGlobalType("RegExp");
        }

        initializeTypeChecker();

        return checker;
    }
}