Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem #44766
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| @@ -1544,15 +1544,15 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> { | |||
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| TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, None) => { | |||
| let names = this.lower_fn_args_to_names(&sig.decl); | |||
| hir::TraitItemKind::Method(this.lower_method_sig(sig), | |||
| hir::TraitItemKind::Method(this.lower_method_sig(&i.generics, sig), | |||
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We should consider updating the HIR to match AST if that is desireable. I have made everything fit for now, but there is now an incongruencey between the structure of the HIR and AST. That's what forced me to add this extra paramater for generics all throughout the code.
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I think we will want to update the HIR. I had originally thought we might do that in a separate PR, but I'm not opposed to doing it in the same PR either. It should though be possible to get this code to work without doing it, might be easier for testing and things to start that way (then maybe do the HIR change in a follow-up commit).
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I think it'll be easier to the the HIR in a follow-up PR. I'll get started on that as soon as this is ready to be merged.
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| @@ -708,7 +708,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for Resolver<'a> { | |||
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| FnKind::Method(_, sig, _, _) => { | |||
| self.visit_generics(&sig.generics); | |||
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I'm worried about whether this change has any side-effects we don't want. I don't think I found a place to add this back in after I deleted it.
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Indeed, we will need to add this back somewhere =) I think the problem is that the FnKind enum has to change. Methods should operate more analogously with ItemFn -- so we should add a &'a Generics to the Method variant, and then when we construct FnKind::Method (here and here) we can add the data from the trait or impl item respectively. Then we can restore the call to visit_generics that occurs here, I suppose.
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Well, let me read a bit more into this actually. I think what I said is not wrong but a few more tweaks are likely needed.
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Yeah, so I think it's fine to remove the call here -- it is being moved into the walk_trait_item and walk_impl_item code, effectively.
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Is this change really okay? If ItemFn visits generics, shouldn't Method visit them too?
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Nope. It happens as part of visit_trait_item or visit_impl_item, I think.
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| this.with_current_self_type(self_type, |this| { | |||
| for impl_item in impl_items { | |||
| this.check_proc_macro_attrs(&impl_item.attrs); | |||
| this.visit_generics(&impl_item.generics); | |||
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Does this change have any unintended side-effects?
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You have to visit generics inside of with_type_parameter_rib here and for trait items.
This was done previously for methods in this piece of code below:
this.with_type_parameter_rib(type_parameters, |this| {
visit::walk_impl_item(this, impl_item); // We visited method signature, `FnKind::Method` and its generics here previously
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Yes, this change is not quite right. =)
The way that resolve works, it has these "ribs" that are in scope, those are the sets of names that can be used. When you visit the generics, you are then resolving the names that appear within. So when you visit the generics here, we are visiting without any names in scope.
What we want to do then is to move up the code that is specific to methods below, and execute it for all impl-items:
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this.with_type_parameter_rib(type_parameters, |this| {...}in that case, we can visit_generics here, and you can .. probably forget what I said about modifying FnKind::Method above.
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Actually, I don't think we want to call visit_generics here. It will happen as part of the walk_impl_item that we see below.
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@nikomatsakis I don't think I can actually move the HasTypeParameters code above because it uses sig which is only in scope for methods. After this refactoring, I may have to come back and add HasTypeParameters for TraitItemKind::Type in this match statement.
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| let TyParam {ident, bounds, default, ..} = self.parse_ty_param(vec![])?; | ||
| self.expect(&token::Semi)?; | ||
| (ident, TraitItemKind::Type(bounds, default)) | ||
| (ident, TraitItemKind::Type(bounds, default), ast::Generics::default()) |
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Is using ::default() the right thing to do here?
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uh... I'm not sure. =) I wasn't aware that it implemented default. But it's probably right.
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| @@ -4919,7 +4920,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> { | |||
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| /// Parse a method or a macro invocation in a trait impl. | |||
| fn parse_impl_method(&mut self, vis: &Visibility, at_end: &mut bool) | |||
| -> PResult<'a, (Ident, Vec<ast::Attribute>, ast::ImplItemKind)> { | |||
| -> PResult<'a, (Ident, Vec<ast::Attribute>, ast::Generics, | |||
| ast::ImplItemKind)> { | |||
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I had to make this return type even larger since Generics is outside MethodSig now. There was a lot of code relying on that structure.
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| @@ -558,13 +557,13 @@ pub fn walk_fn<'a, V>(visitor: &mut V, kind: FnKind<'a>, declaration: &'a FnDecl | |||
| pub fn walk_trait_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, trait_item: &'a TraitItem) { | |||
| visitor.visit_ident(trait_item.span, trait_item.ident); | |||
| walk_list!(visitor, visit_attribute, &trait_item.attrs); | |||
| visitor.visit_generics(&trait_item.generics); | |||
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I had to guess here and some other places that this was the right place to add this code. Would be great if you could check.
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this seems correct, yes.
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@nikomatsakis I am currently experiencing a compiler panic when I try to compile this. Given that I am only compiling the compiler and not actually running it, I don't understand where I could have introduced the bug. I would love to know what's going on and would appreciate it if you could give me an idea of how to troubleshoot. The error message I'm receiving is below. Once this is fixed I would like to run the tests and fix any other errors that are found before this gets merged. |
| @@ -585,6 +584,7 @@ pub fn walk_impl_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, impl_item: &'a ImplIt | |||
| visitor.visit_vis(&impl_item.vis); | |||
| visitor.visit_ident(impl_item.span, impl_item.ident); | |||
| walk_list!(visitor, visit_attribute, &impl_item.attrs); | |||
| visitor.visit_generics(&impl_item.generics); | |||
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...i.e., here, when resolve invokes walk_impl_item, it will walk the generics here
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| this.check_proc_macro_attrs(&trait_item.attrs); | |||
| this.visit_generics(&trait_item.generics); | |||
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we should not be invoking visit_generics here. IT will happen when we invoke walk_trait_item below. Instead, we should be inserting the type-parameters rib:
let type_parameters = HasTypeParameters(&trait_item.generics, MethodRibKind(!sig.decl.has_self()));
this.with_type_parameter_rib(type_parameters, |this| { /* old code goes here */ })
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| TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, _) => { | |||
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I think we'll need to add this type parameter rib to each variant in this match statement because each HasTypeParamters will need a different rib kind. Since nothing other than methods has generics right now, would it work to save that change until we are actually implementing associated type generics?
(this applies to both trait items and impl items)
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Well, it depends. I would think we just want to rename MethodRibKind to something else like TraitOrImplItemRibKind, but it might be important to distinguish those cases for error messages? I kinda' doubt it, but have to look around.
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OK, so this failed building rustfmt, which is being built because of the RLS. I'm not really sure what needs to happen here. Can we set toolstate to "broken" for the RLS? Do we have to (a) open a PR fixing rustfmt, (b) redirect RLS in its cargo.toml to use that PR, then (c) land this patch, then (d) land that PR, then (e) redirect RLS back? cc @nrc @rust-lang/dev-tools @rust-lang/compiler -- sorry for the broad cc here but I'm actually unclear on who precisely I ought to cc! |
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Sure yeah I can write out how this works, sorry we don't have some great instructions for this yet! If it works out here, though, maybe we can write them down in
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Sounds good! That's much easier. 😄 As for the PRs, only rustfmt and clippy are broken as far as I know. (RLS is broken because of rustfmt.) The rustfmt PR is already done and is just waiting for review. It can be merged once this lands and the CI passes. The clippy PR will be done by the time this gets merged. Now that I've cleared this PR and marked the tools as broken, it should be ready for final review and approval from @nikomatsakis. :) |
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…ichton Documenting the process for when rustfmt/rls break **DO NOT MERGE YET** I'm documenting what to do when rustfmt or rls break because of your changes. I'm currently going through this and will keep adding more as I figure out what all the steps are. This first commit is based on @alexcrichton's [comment on my original PR](rust-lang#44766 (comment)). [Rendered](https://github.com/sunjay/rust/blob/breakingrustfmtrls/CONTRIBUTING.md#breaking-tools-built-with-the-compiler) Reviews are welcome, but as I mentioned, I will be revising this as I go.
Now that we are visiting things in a different order during lowering, adding parameters winds up affecting the HirIds assigned to thinks in the method body, whereas it didn't before. We could fix this by reordering the order in which we visit `generics` during lowering, but this feels very fragile. Seems better to just let typeck tables be dirty here.
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Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem As part of `rust-impl-period/WG-compiler-traits`, we want to "lift" `Generics` from `MethodSig` into `TraitItem` and `ImplItem`. This is in preparation for adding associated type generics. (#44265 (comment)) Currently this change is only made in the AST. In the future, it may also impact the HIR. (Still discussing) To understand this PR, it's probably best to start from the changes to `ast.rs` and then work your way to the other files to understand the far reaching effects of this change. r? @nikomatsakis
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…er-errors Stabilize generic associated types Closes rust-lang#44265 r? `@nikomatsakis` # ⚡ Status of the discussion ⚡ * [x] There have been several serious concerns raised, [summarized here](rust-lang#96709 (comment)). * [x] There has also been a [deep-dive comment](rust-lang#96709 (comment)) explaining some of the "patterns of code" that are enabled by GATs, based on use-cases posted to this thread or on the tracking issue. * [x] We have modeled some aspects of GATs in [a-mir-formality](https://github.com/nikomatsakis/a-mir-formality) to give better confidence in how they will be resolved in the future. [You can read a write-up here](https://github.com/rust-lang/types-team/blob/master/minutes/2022-07-08-implied-bounds-and-wf-checking.md). * [x] The major points of the discussion have been [summarized on the GAT initiative repository](https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/mvp.html). * [x] [FCP has been proposed](rust-lang#96709 (comment)) and we are awaiting final decisions and discussion amidst the relevant team members. # Stabilization proposal This PR proposes the stabilization of `#![feature(generic_associated_types)]`. While there a number of future additions to be made and bugs to be fixed (both discussed below), properly doing these will require significant language design and will ultimately likely be backwards-compatible. Given the overwhelming desire to have some form of generic associated types (GATs) available on stable and the stability of the "simple" uses, stabilizing the current subset of GAT features is almost certainly the correct next step. Tracking issue: rust-lang#44265 Initiative: https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/ RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1598-generic_associated_types.md Version: 1.65 (2022-08-22 => beta, 2022-11-03 => stable). ## Motivation There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. Stabilization unblocks probable future language features (e.g. async functions in traits), potential future standard library features (e.g. a `LendingIterator` or some form of `Iterator` with a lifetime generic), and a plethora of user use cases (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. First, there are many users that have chosen to not use GATs primarily because they are not stable (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). Second, while language feature desugaring isn't *blocked* on stabilization, it gives more confidence on using the feature. Likewise, library features like `LendingIterator` are not necessarily blocked on stabilization to be implemented unstably; however few, if any, public-facing APIs actually use unstable features. This feature has a long history of design, discussion, and developement - the RFC was first introduced roughly 6 years ago. While there are still a number of features left to implement and bugs left to fix, it's clear that it's unlikely those will have backwards-incompatibility concerns. Additionally, the bugs that do exist do not strongly impede the most-common use cases. ## What is stabilized The primary language feature stabilized here is the ability to have generics on associated types, as so. Additionally, where clauses on associated types will now be accepted, regardless if the associated type is generic or not. ```rust trait ATraitWithGATs { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a; } trait ATraitWithoutGATs<'a, T> { type Assoc where T: 'a; } ``` When adding an impl for a trait with generic associated types, the generics for the associated type are copied as well. Note that where clauses are allowed both after the specified type and before the equals sign; however, the latter is a warn-by-default deprecation. ```rust struct X; struct Y; impl ATraitWithGATs for X { type Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T where T: 'a; } impl ATraitWithGATs for Y { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a = &'a T; } ``` To use a GAT in a function, generics are specified on the associated type, as if it was a struct or enum. GATs can also be specified in trait bounds: ```rust fn accepts_gat<'a, T>(t: &'a T) -> T::Assoc<'a, T> where for<'x> T: ATraitWithGATs<Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T> { ... } ``` GATs can also appear in trait methods. However, depending on how they are used, they may confer where clauses on the associated type definition. More information can be found [here](rust-lang#87479). Briefly, where clauses are required when those bounds can be proven in the methods that *construct* the GAT or other associated types that use the GAT in the trait. This allows impls to have maximum flexibility in the types defined for the associated type. To take a relatively simple example: ```rust trait Iterable { type Item<'a>; type Iterator<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; fn iter<'x>(&'x self) -> Self::Iterator<'x>; //^ We know that `Self: 'a` for `Iterator<'a>`, so we require that bound on `Iterator` // `Iterator` uses `Self::Item`, so we also require a `Self: 'a` on `Item` too } ``` A couple well-explained examples are available in a previous [blog post](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html). ## What isn't stabilized/implemented ### Universal type/const quantification Currently, you can write a bound like `X: for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>`. However, you cannot currently write `for<T> X: Trait<Assoc<T> = T>` or `for<const N> X: Trait<Assoc<N> = [usize; N]>`. Here is an example where this is needed: ```rust trait Foo {} trait Trait { type Assoc<F: Foo>; } trait Trait2: Sized { fn foo<F: Foo, T: Trait<Assoc<F> = F>>(_t: T); } ``` In the above example, the *caller* must specify `F`, which is likely not what is desired. ### Object-safe GATs Unlike non-generic associated types, traits with GATs are not currently object-safe. In other words the following are not allowed: ```rust trait Trait { type Assoc<'a>; } fn foo(t: &dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>) {} //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed let ty: Box<dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>>; //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed ``` ### Higher-kinded types You cannot write currently (and there are no current plans to implement this): ```rust struct Struct<'a> {} fn foo(s: for<'a> Struct<'a>) {} ``` ## Tests There are many tests covering GATs that can be found in `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types`. Here, I'll list (in alphanumeric order) tests highlight some important behavior or contain important patterns. - `./parse/*`: Parsing of GATs in traits and impls, and the trait path with GATs - `./collections-project-default.rs`: Interaction with associated type defaults - `./collections.rs`: The `Collection` pattern - `./const-generics-gat-in-trait-return-type-*.rs`: Const parameters - `./constraint-assoc-type-suggestion.rs`: Emit correct syntax in suggestion - `./cross-crate-bounds.rs`: Ensure we handles bounds across crates the same - `./elided-in-expr-position.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in return position - `./gat-in-trait-path-undeclared-lifetime.rs`: Ensure we error on undeclared lifetime in trait path - `./gat-in-trait-path.rs`: Base trait path case - `./gat-trait-path-generic-type-arg.rs`: Don't allow shadowing of parameters - `./gat-trait-path-parenthesised-args.rs`: Don't allow paranthesized args in trait path - `./generic-associated-types-where.rs`: Ensure that we require where clauses from trait to be met on impl - `./impl_bounds.rs`: Check that the bounds on GATs in an impl are checked - `./issue-76826.rs`: `Windows` pattern - `./issue-78113-lifetime-mismatch-dyn-trait-box.rs`: Implicit 'static diagnostics - `./issue-84931.rs`: Ensure that we have a where clause on GAT to ensure trait parameter lives long enough - `./issue-87258_a.rs`: Unconstrained opaque type with TAITs - `./issue-87429-2.rs`: Ensure we can use bound vars in the bounds - `./issue-87429-associated-type-default.rs`: Ensure bounds hold with associated type defaults, for both trait and impl - `./issue-87429-specialization.rs`: Check that bounds hold under specialization - `./issue-88595.rs`: Under the outlives lint, we require a bound for both trait and GAT lifetime when trait lifetime is used in function - `./issue-90014.rs`: Lifetime bounds are checked with TAITs - `./issue-91139.rs`: Under migrate mode, but not NLL, we don't capture implied bounds from HRTB lifetimes used in a function and GATs - `./issue-91762.rs`: We used to too eagerly pick param env candidates when normalizing with GATs. We now require explicit parameters specified. - `./issue-95305.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in trait paths - `./iterable.rs`: `Iterable` pattern - `./method-unsatified-assoc-type-predicate.rs`: Print predicates with GATs correctly in method resolve error - `./missing_lifetime_const.rs`: Ensure we must specify lifetime args (not elidable) - `./missing-where-clause-on-trait.rs`: Ensure we don't allow stricter bounds on impl than trait - `./parameter_number_and_kind_impl.rs`: Ensure paramters on GAT in impl match GAT in trait - `./pointer_family.rs`: `PointerFamily` pattern - `./projection-bound-cycle.rs`: Don't allow invalid cycles to prove bounds - `./self-outlives-lint.rs`: Ensures that an e.g. `Self: 'a` is written on the traits GAT if that bound can be implied from the GAT usage in the trait - `./shadowing.rs`: Don't allow lifetime shadowing in params - `./streaming_iterator.rs`: `StreamingIterator`(`LendingIterator`) pattern - `./trait-objects.rs`: Disallow trait objects for traits with GATs - `./variance_constraints.rs`: Require that GAT substs be invariant ## Remaining bugs and open issues A full list of remaining open issues can be found at: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/labels/F-generic_associated_types There are some `known-bug` tests in-tree at `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types/bugs`. Here I'll categorize most of those that GAT bugs (or involve a pattern found more with GATs), but not those that include GATs but not a GAT issue in and of itself. (I also won't include issues directly for things listed elsewhere here.) Using the concrete type of a GAT instead of the projection type can give errors, since lifetimes are chosen to be early-bound vs late-bound. - rust-lang#85533 - rust-lang#87803 In certain cases, we can run into cycle or overflow errors. This is more generally a problem with associated types. - rust-lang#87755 - rust-lang#87758 Bounds on an associatd type need to be proven by an impl, but where clauses need to be proven by the usage. This can lead to confusion when users write one when they mean the other. - rust-lang#87831 - rust-lang#90573 We sometimes can't normalize closure signatures fully. Really an asociated types issue, but might happen a bit more frequently with GATs, since more obvious place for HRTB lifetimes. - rust-lang#88382 When calling a function, we assign types to parameters "too late", after we already try (and fail) to normalize projections. Another associated types issue that might pop up more with GATs. - rust-lang#88460 - rust-lang#96230 We don't fully have implied bounds for lifetimes appearing in GAT trait paths, which can lead to unconstrained type errors. - rust-lang#88526 Suggestion for adding lifetime bounds can suggest unhelpful fixes (`T: 'a` instead of `Self: 'a`), but the next compiler error after making the suggested change is helpful. - rust-lang#90816 - rust-lang#92096 - rust-lang#95268 We can end up requiring that `for<'a> I: 'a` when we really want `for<'a where I: 'a> I: 'a`. This can leave unhelpful errors than effectively can't be satisfied unless `I: 'static`. Requires bigger changes and not only GATs. - rust-lang#91693 Unlike with non-generic associated types, we don't eagerly normalize with param env candidates. This is intended behavior (for now), to avoid accidentaly stabilizing picking arbitrary impls. - rust-lang#91762 Some Iterator adapter patterns (namely `filter`) require Polonius or unsafe to work. - rust-lang#92985 ## Potential Future work ### Universal type/const quantification No work has been done to implement this. There are also some questions around implied bounds. ### Object-safe GATs The intention is to make traits with GATs object-safe. There are some design work to be done around well-formedness rules and general implementation. ### GATified std lib types It would be helpful to either introduce new std lib traits (like `LendingIterator`) or to modify existing ones (adding a `'a` generic to `Iterator::Item`). There also a number of other candidates, like `Index`/`IndexMut` and `Fn`/`FnMut`/`FnOnce`. ### Reduce the need for `for<'a>` Seen [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). One possible syntax: ```rust trait Iterable { type Iter<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; } fn foo<T>() where T: Iterable, T::Item<let 'a>: Display { } //note the `let`! ``` ### Better implied bounds on higher-ranked things Currently if we have a `type Item<'a> where self: 'a`, and a `for<'a> T: Iterator<Item<'a> = &'a ()`, this requires `for<'a> Self: 'a`. Really, we want `for<'a where T: 'a> ...` There was some mentions of this all the back in the RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ## Alternatives ### Make generics on associated type in bounds a binder Imagine the bound `for<'a> T: Trait<Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. It might be that `for<'a>` is "too large" and it should instead be `T: Trait<for<'a> Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. Brought up in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)) and in a few places since. Another related question: Is `for<'a>` the right syntax? Maybe `where<'a>`? Also originally found in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ### Stabilize lifetime GATs first This has been brought up a few times. The idea is to only allow GATs with lifetime parameters to in initial stabilization. This was probably most useful prior to actual implementation. At this point, lifetimes, types, and consts are all implemented and work. It feels like an arbitrary split without strong reason. ## History * On 2016-04-30, [RFC opened](rust-lang/rfcs#1598) * On 2017-09-02, RFC merged and [tracking issue opened](rust-lang#44265) * On 2017-10-23, [Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem](rust-lang#44766) * On 2017-12-01, [Generic Associated Types Parsing & Name Resolution](rust-lang#45904) * On 2017-12-15, [rust-lang#46706 * On 2018-04-23, [Feature gate where clauses on associated types](rust-lang#49368) * On 2018-05-10, [Extend tests for RFC1598 (GAT)](rust-lang#49423) * On 2018-05-24, [Finish implementing GATs (Chalk)](rust-lang/chalk#134) * On 2019-12-21, [Make GATs less ICE-prone](rust-lang#67160) * On 2020-02-13, [fix lifetime shadowing check in GATs](rust-lang#68938) * On 2020-06-20, [Projection bound validation](rust-lang#72788) * On 2020-10-06, [Separate projection bounds and predicates](rust-lang#73905) * On 2021-02-05, [Generic associated types in trait paths](rust-lang#79554) * On 2021-02-06, [Trait objects do not work with generic associated types](rust-lang#81823) * On 2021-04-28, [Make traits with GATs not object safe](rust-lang#84622) * On 2021-05-11, [Improve diagnostics for GATs](rust-lang#82272) * On 2021-07-16, [Make GATs no longer an incomplete feature](rust-lang#84623) * On 2021-07-16, [Replace associated item bound vars with placeholders when projecting](rust-lang#86993) * On 2021-07-26, [GATs: Decide whether to have defaults for `where Self: 'a`](rust-lang#87479) * On 2021-08-25, [Normalize projections under binders](rust-lang#85499) * On 2021-08-03, [The push for GATs stabilization](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html) * On 2021-08-12, [Detect stricter constraints on gats where clauses in impls vs trait](rust-lang#88336) * On 2021-09-20, [Proposal: Change syntax of where clauses on type aliases](rust-lang#89122) * On 2021-11-06, [Implementation of GATs outlives lint](rust-lang#89970) * On 2021-12-29. [Parse and suggest moving where clauses after equals for type aliases](rust-lang#92118) * On 2022-01-15, [Ignore static lifetimes for GATs outlives lint](rust-lang#92865) * On 2022-02-08, [Don't constrain projection predicates with inference vars in GAT substs](rust-lang#92917) * On 2022-02-15, [Rework GAT where clause check](rust-lang#93820) * On 2022-02-19, [Only mark projection as ambiguous if GAT substs are constrained](rust-lang#93892) * On 2022-03-03, [Support GATs in Rustdoc](rust-lang#94009) * On 2022-03-06, [Change location of where clause on GATs](rust-lang#90076) * On 2022-05-04, [A shiny future with GATs blog post](https://jackh726.github.io/rust/2022/05/04/a-shiny-future-with-gats.html) * On 2022-05-04, [Stabilization PR](rust-lang#96709)
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Stabilize generic associated types Closes #44265 r? `@nikomatsakis` # ⚡ Status of the discussion ⚡ * [x] There have been several serious concerns raised, [summarized here](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)). * [x] There has also been a [deep-dive comment](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) explaining some of the "patterns of code" that are enabled by GATs, based on use-cases posted to this thread or on the tracking issue. * [x] We have modeled some aspects of GATs in [a-mir-formality](https://github.com/nikomatsakis/a-mir-formality) to give better confidence in how they will be resolved in the future. [You can read a write-up here](https://github.com/rust-lang/types-team/blob/master/minutes/2022-07-08-implied-bounds-and-wf-checking.md). * [x] The major points of the discussion have been [summarized on the GAT initiative repository](https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/mvp.html). * [x] [FCP has been proposed](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) and we are awaiting final decisions and discussion amidst the relevant team members. # Stabilization proposal This PR proposes the stabilization of `#![feature(generic_associated_types)]`. While there a number of future additions to be made and bugs to be fixed (both discussed below), properly doing these will require significant language design and will ultimately likely be backwards-compatible. Given the overwhelming desire to have some form of generic associated types (GATs) available on stable and the stability of the "simple" uses, stabilizing the current subset of GAT features is almost certainly the correct next step. Tracking issue: #44265 Initiative: https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/ RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1598-generic_associated_types.md Version: 1.65 (2022-08-22 => beta, 2022-11-03 => stable). ## Motivation There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. Stabilization unblocks probable future language features (e.g. async functions in traits), potential future standard library features (e.g. a `LendingIterator` or some form of `Iterator` with a lifetime generic), and a plethora of user use cases (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. First, there are many users that have chosen to not use GATs primarily because they are not stable (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). Second, while language feature desugaring isn't *blocked* on stabilization, it gives more confidence on using the feature. Likewise, library features like `LendingIterator` are not necessarily blocked on stabilization to be implemented unstably; however few, if any, public-facing APIs actually use unstable features. This feature has a long history of design, discussion, and developement - the RFC was first introduced roughly 6 years ago. While there are still a number of features left to implement and bugs left to fix, it's clear that it's unlikely those will have backwards-incompatibility concerns. Additionally, the bugs that do exist do not strongly impede the most-common use cases. ## What is stabilized The primary language feature stabilized here is the ability to have generics on associated types, as so. Additionally, where clauses on associated types will now be accepted, regardless if the associated type is generic or not. ```rust trait ATraitWithGATs { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a; } trait ATraitWithoutGATs<'a, T> { type Assoc where T: 'a; } ``` When adding an impl for a trait with generic associated types, the generics for the associated type are copied as well. Note that where clauses are allowed both after the specified type and before the equals sign; however, the latter is a warn-by-default deprecation. ```rust struct X; struct Y; impl ATraitWithGATs for X { type Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T where T: 'a; } impl ATraitWithGATs for Y { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a = &'a T; } ``` To use a GAT in a function, generics are specified on the associated type, as if it was a struct or enum. GATs can also be specified in trait bounds: ```rust fn accepts_gat<'a, T>(t: &'a T) -> T::Assoc<'a, T> where for<'x> T: ATraitWithGATs<Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T> { ... } ``` GATs can also appear in trait methods. However, depending on how they are used, they may confer where clauses on the associated type definition. More information can be found [here](rust-lang/rust#87479). Briefly, where clauses are required when those bounds can be proven in the methods that *construct* the GAT or other associated types that use the GAT in the trait. This allows impls to have maximum flexibility in the types defined for the associated type. To take a relatively simple example: ```rust trait Iterable { type Item<'a>; type Iterator<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; fn iter<'x>(&'x self) -> Self::Iterator<'x>; //^ We know that `Self: 'a` for `Iterator<'a>`, so we require that bound on `Iterator` // `Iterator` uses `Self::Item`, so we also require a `Self: 'a` on `Item` too } ``` A couple well-explained examples are available in a previous [blog post](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html). ## What isn't stabilized/implemented ### Universal type/const quantification Currently, you can write a bound like `X: for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>`. However, you cannot currently write `for<T> X: Trait<Assoc<T> = T>` or `for<const N> X: Trait<Assoc<N> = [usize; N]>`. Here is an example where this is needed: ```rust trait Foo {} trait Trait { type Assoc<F: Foo>; } trait Trait2: Sized { fn foo<F: Foo, T: Trait<Assoc<F> = F>>(_t: T); } ``` In the above example, the *caller* must specify `F`, which is likely not what is desired. ### Object-safe GATs Unlike non-generic associated types, traits with GATs are not currently object-safe. In other words the following are not allowed: ```rust trait Trait { type Assoc<'a>; } fn foo(t: &dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>) {} //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed let ty: Box<dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>>; //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed ``` ### Higher-kinded types You cannot write currently (and there are no current plans to implement this): ```rust struct Struct<'a> {} fn foo(s: for<'a> Struct<'a>) {} ``` ## Tests There are many tests covering GATs that can be found in `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types`. Here, I'll list (in alphanumeric order) tests highlight some important behavior or contain important patterns. - `./parse/*`: Parsing of GATs in traits and impls, and the trait path with GATs - `./collections-project-default.rs`: Interaction with associated type defaults - `./collections.rs`: The `Collection` pattern - `./const-generics-gat-in-trait-return-type-*.rs`: Const parameters - `./constraint-assoc-type-suggestion.rs`: Emit correct syntax in suggestion - `./cross-crate-bounds.rs`: Ensure we handles bounds across crates the same - `./elided-in-expr-position.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in return position - `./gat-in-trait-path-undeclared-lifetime.rs`: Ensure we error on undeclared lifetime in trait path - `./gat-in-trait-path.rs`: Base trait path case - `./gat-trait-path-generic-type-arg.rs`: Don't allow shadowing of parameters - `./gat-trait-path-parenthesised-args.rs`: Don't allow paranthesized args in trait path - `./generic-associated-types-where.rs`: Ensure that we require where clauses from trait to be met on impl - `./impl_bounds.rs`: Check that the bounds on GATs in an impl are checked - `./issue-76826.rs`: `Windows` pattern - `./issue-78113-lifetime-mismatch-dyn-trait-box.rs`: Implicit 'static diagnostics - `./issue-84931.rs`: Ensure that we have a where clause on GAT to ensure trait parameter lives long enough - `./issue-87258_a.rs`: Unconstrained opaque type with TAITs - `./issue-87429-2.rs`: Ensure we can use bound vars in the bounds - `./issue-87429-associated-type-default.rs`: Ensure bounds hold with associated type defaults, for both trait and impl - `./issue-87429-specialization.rs`: Check that bounds hold under specialization - `./issue-88595.rs`: Under the outlives lint, we require a bound for both trait and GAT lifetime when trait lifetime is used in function - `./issue-90014.rs`: Lifetime bounds are checked with TAITs - `./issue-91139.rs`: Under migrate mode, but not NLL, we don't capture implied bounds from HRTB lifetimes used in a function and GATs - `./issue-91762.rs`: We used to too eagerly pick param env candidates when normalizing with GATs. We now require explicit parameters specified. - `./issue-95305.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in trait paths - `./iterable.rs`: `Iterable` pattern - `./method-unsatified-assoc-type-predicate.rs`: Print predicates with GATs correctly in method resolve error - `./missing_lifetime_const.rs`: Ensure we must specify lifetime args (not elidable) - `./missing-where-clause-on-trait.rs`: Ensure we don't allow stricter bounds on impl than trait - `./parameter_number_and_kind_impl.rs`: Ensure paramters on GAT in impl match GAT in trait - `./pointer_family.rs`: `PointerFamily` pattern - `./projection-bound-cycle.rs`: Don't allow invalid cycles to prove bounds - `./self-outlives-lint.rs`: Ensures that an e.g. `Self: 'a` is written on the traits GAT if that bound can be implied from the GAT usage in the trait - `./shadowing.rs`: Don't allow lifetime shadowing in params - `./streaming_iterator.rs`: `StreamingIterator`(`LendingIterator`) pattern - `./trait-objects.rs`: Disallow trait objects for traits with GATs - `./variance_constraints.rs`: Require that GAT substs be invariant ## Remaining bugs and open issues A full list of remaining open issues can be found at: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/labels/F-generic_associated_types There are some `known-bug` tests in-tree at `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types/bugs`. Here I'll categorize most of those that GAT bugs (or involve a pattern found more with GATs), but not those that include GATs but not a GAT issue in and of itself. (I also won't include issues directly for things listed elsewhere here.) Using the concrete type of a GAT instead of the projection type can give errors, since lifetimes are chosen to be early-bound vs late-bound. - #85533 - #87803 In certain cases, we can run into cycle or overflow errors. This is more generally a problem with associated types. - #87755 - #87758 Bounds on an associatd type need to be proven by an impl, but where clauses need to be proven by the usage. This can lead to confusion when users write one when they mean the other. - #87831 - #90573 We sometimes can't normalize closure signatures fully. Really an asociated types issue, but might happen a bit more frequently with GATs, since more obvious place for HRTB lifetimes. - #88382 When calling a function, we assign types to parameters "too late", after we already try (and fail) to normalize projections. Another associated types issue that might pop up more with GATs. - #88460 - #96230 We don't fully have implied bounds for lifetimes appearing in GAT trait paths, which can lead to unconstrained type errors. - #88526 Suggestion for adding lifetime bounds can suggest unhelpful fixes (`T: 'a` instead of `Self: 'a`), but the next compiler error after making the suggested change is helpful. - #90816 - #92096 - #95268 We can end up requiring that `for<'a> I: 'a` when we really want `for<'a where I: 'a> I: 'a`. This can leave unhelpful errors than effectively can't be satisfied unless `I: 'static`. Requires bigger changes and not only GATs. - #91693 Unlike with non-generic associated types, we don't eagerly normalize with param env candidates. This is intended behavior (for now), to avoid accidentaly stabilizing picking arbitrary impls. - #91762 Some Iterator adapter patterns (namely `filter`) require Polonius or unsafe to work. - #92985 ## Potential Future work ### Universal type/const quantification No work has been done to implement this. There are also some questions around implied bounds. ### Object-safe GATs The intention is to make traits with GATs object-safe. There are some design work to be done around well-formedness rules and general implementation. ### GATified std lib types It would be helpful to either introduce new std lib traits (like `LendingIterator`) or to modify existing ones (adding a `'a` generic to `Iterator::Item`). There also a number of other candidates, like `Index`/`IndexMut` and `Fn`/`FnMut`/`FnOnce`. ### Reduce the need for `for<'a>` Seen [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). One possible syntax: ```rust trait Iterable { type Iter<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; } fn foo<T>() where T: Iterable, T::Item<let 'a>: Display { } //note the `let`! ``` ### Better implied bounds on higher-ranked things Currently if we have a `type Item<'a> where self: 'a`, and a `for<'a> T: Iterator<Item<'a> = &'a ()`, this requires `for<'a> Self: 'a`. Really, we want `for<'a where T: 'a> ...` There was some mentions of this all the back in the RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ## Alternatives ### Make generics on associated type in bounds a binder Imagine the bound `for<'a> T: Trait<Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. It might be that `for<'a>` is "too large" and it should instead be `T: Trait<for<'a> Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. Brought up in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)) and in a few places since. Another related question: Is `for<'a>` the right syntax? Maybe `where<'a>`? Also originally found in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ### Stabilize lifetime GATs first This has been brought up a few times. The idea is to only allow GATs with lifetime parameters to in initial stabilization. This was probably most useful prior to actual implementation. At this point, lifetimes, types, and consts are all implemented and work. It feels like an arbitrary split without strong reason. ## History * On 2016-04-30, [RFC opened](rust-lang/rfcs#1598) * On 2017-09-02, RFC merged and [tracking issue opened](rust-lang/rust#44265) * On 2017-10-23, [Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem](rust-lang/rust#44766) * On 2017-12-01, [Generic Associated Types Parsing & Name Resolution](rust-lang/rust#45904) * On 2017-12-15, [rust-lang/rust#46706 * On 2018-04-23, [Feature gate where clauses on associated types](rust-lang/rust#49368) * On 2018-05-10, [Extend tests for RFC1598 (GAT)](rust-lang/rust#49423) * On 2018-05-24, [Finish implementing GATs (Chalk)](rust-lang/chalk#134) * On 2019-12-21, [Make GATs less ICE-prone](rust-lang/rust#67160) * On 2020-02-13, [fix lifetime shadowing check in GATs](rust-lang/rust#68938) * On 2020-06-20, [Projection bound validation](rust-lang/rust#72788) * On 2020-10-06, [Separate projection bounds and predicates](rust-lang/rust#73905) * On 2021-02-05, [Generic associated types in trait paths](rust-lang/rust#79554) * On 2021-02-06, [Trait objects do not work with generic associated types](rust-lang/rust#81823) * On 2021-04-28, [Make traits with GATs not object safe](rust-lang/rust#84622) * On 2021-05-11, [Improve diagnostics for GATs](rust-lang/rust#82272) * On 2021-07-16, [Make GATs no longer an incomplete feature](rust-lang/rust#84623) * On 2021-07-16, [Replace associated item bound vars with placeholders when projecting](rust-lang/rust#86993) * On 2021-07-26, [GATs: Decide whether to have defaults for `where Self: 'a`](rust-lang/rust#87479) * On 2021-08-25, [Normalize projections under binders](rust-lang/rust#85499) * On 2021-08-03, [The push for GATs stabilization](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html) * On 2021-08-12, [Detect stricter constraints on gats where clauses in impls vs trait](rust-lang/rust#88336) * On 2021-09-20, [Proposal: Change syntax of where clauses on type aliases](rust-lang/rust#89122) * On 2021-11-06, [Implementation of GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#89970) * On 2021-12-29. [Parse and suggest moving where clauses after equals for type aliases](rust-lang/rust#92118) * On 2022-01-15, [Ignore static lifetimes for GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#92865) * On 2022-02-08, [Don't constrain projection predicates with inference vars in GAT substs](rust-lang/rust#92917) * On 2022-02-15, [Rework GAT where clause check](rust-lang/rust#93820) * On 2022-02-19, [Only mark projection as ambiguous if GAT substs are constrained](rust-lang/rust#93892) * On 2022-03-03, [Support GATs in Rustdoc](rust-lang/rust#94009) * On 2022-03-06, [Change location of where clause on GATs](rust-lang/rust#90076) * On 2022-05-04, [A shiny future with GATs blog post](https://jackh726.github.io/rust/2022/05/04/a-shiny-future-with-gats.html) * On 2022-05-04, [Stabilization PR](rust-lang/rust#96709)
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Stabilize generic associated types Closes #44265 r? `@nikomatsakis` # ⚡ Status of the discussion ⚡ * [x] There have been several serious concerns raised, [summarized here](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)). * [x] There has also been a [deep-dive comment](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) explaining some of the "patterns of code" that are enabled by GATs, based on use-cases posted to this thread or on the tracking issue. * [x] We have modeled some aspects of GATs in [a-mir-formality](https://github.com/nikomatsakis/a-mir-formality) to give better confidence in how they will be resolved in the future. [You can read a write-up here](https://github.com/rust-lang/types-team/blob/master/minutes/2022-07-08-implied-bounds-and-wf-checking.md). * [x] The major points of the discussion have been [summarized on the GAT initiative repository](https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/mvp.html). * [x] [FCP has been proposed](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) and we are awaiting final decisions and discussion amidst the relevant team members. # Stabilization proposal This PR proposes the stabilization of `#![feature(generic_associated_types)]`. While there a number of future additions to be made and bugs to be fixed (both discussed below), properly doing these will require significant language design and will ultimately likely be backwards-compatible. Given the overwhelming desire to have some form of generic associated types (GATs) available on stable and the stability of the "simple" uses, stabilizing the current subset of GAT features is almost certainly the correct next step. Tracking issue: #44265 Initiative: https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/ RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1598-generic_associated_types.md Version: 1.65 (2022-08-22 => beta, 2022-11-03 => stable). ## Motivation There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. Stabilization unblocks probable future language features (e.g. async functions in traits), potential future standard library features (e.g. a `LendingIterator` or some form of `Iterator` with a lifetime generic), and a plethora of user use cases (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. First, there are many users that have chosen to not use GATs primarily because they are not stable (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). Second, while language feature desugaring isn't *blocked* on stabilization, it gives more confidence on using the feature. Likewise, library features like `LendingIterator` are not necessarily blocked on stabilization to be implemented unstably; however few, if any, public-facing APIs actually use unstable features. This feature has a long history of design, discussion, and developement - the RFC was first introduced roughly 6 years ago. While there are still a number of features left to implement and bugs left to fix, it's clear that it's unlikely those will have backwards-incompatibility concerns. Additionally, the bugs that do exist do not strongly impede the most-common use cases. ## What is stabilized The primary language feature stabilized here is the ability to have generics on associated types, as so. Additionally, where clauses on associated types will now be accepted, regardless if the associated type is generic or not. ```rust trait ATraitWithGATs { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a; } trait ATraitWithoutGATs<'a, T> { type Assoc where T: 'a; } ``` When adding an impl for a trait with generic associated types, the generics for the associated type are copied as well. Note that where clauses are allowed both after the specified type and before the equals sign; however, the latter is a warn-by-default deprecation. ```rust struct X; struct Y; impl ATraitWithGATs for X { type Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T where T: 'a; } impl ATraitWithGATs for Y { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a = &'a T; } ``` To use a GAT in a function, generics are specified on the associated type, as if it was a struct or enum. GATs can also be specified in trait bounds: ```rust fn accepts_gat<'a, T>(t: &'a T) -> T::Assoc<'a, T> where for<'x> T: ATraitWithGATs<Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T> { ... } ``` GATs can also appear in trait methods. However, depending on how they are used, they may confer where clauses on the associated type definition. More information can be found [here](rust-lang/rust#87479). Briefly, where clauses are required when those bounds can be proven in the methods that *construct* the GAT or other associated types that use the GAT in the trait. This allows impls to have maximum flexibility in the types defined for the associated type. To take a relatively simple example: ```rust trait Iterable { type Item<'a>; type Iterator<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; fn iter<'x>(&'x self) -> Self::Iterator<'x>; //^ We know that `Self: 'a` for `Iterator<'a>`, so we require that bound on `Iterator` // `Iterator` uses `Self::Item`, so we also require a `Self: 'a` on `Item` too } ``` A couple well-explained examples are available in a previous [blog post](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html). ## What isn't stabilized/implemented ### Universal type/const quantification Currently, you can write a bound like `X: for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>`. However, you cannot currently write `for<T> X: Trait<Assoc<T> = T>` or `for<const N> X: Trait<Assoc<N> = [usize; N]>`. Here is an example where this is needed: ```rust trait Foo {} trait Trait { type Assoc<F: Foo>; } trait Trait2: Sized { fn foo<F: Foo, T: Trait<Assoc<F> = F>>(_t: T); } ``` In the above example, the *caller* must specify `F`, which is likely not what is desired. ### Object-safe GATs Unlike non-generic associated types, traits with GATs are not currently object-safe. In other words the following are not allowed: ```rust trait Trait { type Assoc<'a>; } fn foo(t: &dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>) {} //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed let ty: Box<dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>>; //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed ``` ### Higher-kinded types You cannot write currently (and there are no current plans to implement this): ```rust struct Struct<'a> {} fn foo(s: for<'a> Struct<'a>) {} ``` ## Tests There are many tests covering GATs that can be found in `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types`. Here, I'll list (in alphanumeric order) tests highlight some important behavior or contain important patterns. - `./parse/*`: Parsing of GATs in traits and impls, and the trait path with GATs - `./collections-project-default.rs`: Interaction with associated type defaults - `./collections.rs`: The `Collection` pattern - `./const-generics-gat-in-trait-return-type-*.rs`: Const parameters - `./constraint-assoc-type-suggestion.rs`: Emit correct syntax in suggestion - `./cross-crate-bounds.rs`: Ensure we handles bounds across crates the same - `./elided-in-expr-position.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in return position - `./gat-in-trait-path-undeclared-lifetime.rs`: Ensure we error on undeclared lifetime in trait path - `./gat-in-trait-path.rs`: Base trait path case - `./gat-trait-path-generic-type-arg.rs`: Don't allow shadowing of parameters - `./gat-trait-path-parenthesised-args.rs`: Don't allow paranthesized args in trait path - `./generic-associated-types-where.rs`: Ensure that we require where clauses from trait to be met on impl - `./impl_bounds.rs`: Check that the bounds on GATs in an impl are checked - `./issue-76826.rs`: `Windows` pattern - `./issue-78113-lifetime-mismatch-dyn-trait-box.rs`: Implicit 'static diagnostics - `./issue-84931.rs`: Ensure that we have a where clause on GAT to ensure trait parameter lives long enough - `./issue-87258_a.rs`: Unconstrained opaque type with TAITs - `./issue-87429-2.rs`: Ensure we can use bound vars in the bounds - `./issue-87429-associated-type-default.rs`: Ensure bounds hold with associated type defaults, for both trait and impl - `./issue-87429-specialization.rs`: Check that bounds hold under specialization - `./issue-88595.rs`: Under the outlives lint, we require a bound for both trait and GAT lifetime when trait lifetime is used in function - `./issue-90014.rs`: Lifetime bounds are checked with TAITs - `./issue-91139.rs`: Under migrate mode, but not NLL, we don't capture implied bounds from HRTB lifetimes used in a function and GATs - `./issue-91762.rs`: We used to too eagerly pick param env candidates when normalizing with GATs. We now require explicit parameters specified. - `./issue-95305.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in trait paths - `./iterable.rs`: `Iterable` pattern - `./method-unsatified-assoc-type-predicate.rs`: Print predicates with GATs correctly in method resolve error - `./missing_lifetime_const.rs`: Ensure we must specify lifetime args (not elidable) - `./missing-where-clause-on-trait.rs`: Ensure we don't allow stricter bounds on impl than trait - `./parameter_number_and_kind_impl.rs`: Ensure paramters on GAT in impl match GAT in trait - `./pointer_family.rs`: `PointerFamily` pattern - `./projection-bound-cycle.rs`: Don't allow invalid cycles to prove bounds - `./self-outlives-lint.rs`: Ensures that an e.g. `Self: 'a` is written on the traits GAT if that bound can be implied from the GAT usage in the trait - `./shadowing.rs`: Don't allow lifetime shadowing in params - `./streaming_iterator.rs`: `StreamingIterator`(`LendingIterator`) pattern - `./trait-objects.rs`: Disallow trait objects for traits with GATs - `./variance_constraints.rs`: Require that GAT substs be invariant ## Remaining bugs and open issues A full list of remaining open issues can be found at: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/labels/F-generic_associated_types There are some `known-bug` tests in-tree at `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types/bugs`. Here I'll categorize most of those that GAT bugs (or involve a pattern found more with GATs), but not those that include GATs but not a GAT issue in and of itself. (I also won't include issues directly for things listed elsewhere here.) Using the concrete type of a GAT instead of the projection type can give errors, since lifetimes are chosen to be early-bound vs late-bound. - #85533 - #87803 In certain cases, we can run into cycle or overflow errors. This is more generally a problem with associated types. - #87755 - #87758 Bounds on an associatd type need to be proven by an impl, but where clauses need to be proven by the usage. This can lead to confusion when users write one when they mean the other. - #87831 - #90573 We sometimes can't normalize closure signatures fully. Really an asociated types issue, but might happen a bit more frequently with GATs, since more obvious place for HRTB lifetimes. - #88382 When calling a function, we assign types to parameters "too late", after we already try (and fail) to normalize projections. Another associated types issue that might pop up more with GATs. - #88460 - #96230 We don't fully have implied bounds for lifetimes appearing in GAT trait paths, which can lead to unconstrained type errors. - #88526 Suggestion for adding lifetime bounds can suggest unhelpful fixes (`T: 'a` instead of `Self: 'a`), but the next compiler error after making the suggested change is helpful. - #90816 - #92096 - #95268 We can end up requiring that `for<'a> I: 'a` when we really want `for<'a where I: 'a> I: 'a`. This can leave unhelpful errors than effectively can't be satisfied unless `I: 'static`. Requires bigger changes and not only GATs. - #91693 Unlike with non-generic associated types, we don't eagerly normalize with param env candidates. This is intended behavior (for now), to avoid accidentaly stabilizing picking arbitrary impls. - #91762 Some Iterator adapter patterns (namely `filter`) require Polonius or unsafe to work. - #92985 ## Potential Future work ### Universal type/const quantification No work has been done to implement this. There are also some questions around implied bounds. ### Object-safe GATs The intention is to make traits with GATs object-safe. There are some design work to be done around well-formedness rules and general implementation. ### GATified std lib types It would be helpful to either introduce new std lib traits (like `LendingIterator`) or to modify existing ones (adding a `'a` generic to `Iterator::Item`). There also a number of other candidates, like `Index`/`IndexMut` and `Fn`/`FnMut`/`FnOnce`. ### Reduce the need for `for<'a>` Seen [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). One possible syntax: ```rust trait Iterable { type Iter<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; } fn foo<T>() where T: Iterable, T::Item<let 'a>: Display { } //note the `let`! ``` ### Better implied bounds on higher-ranked things Currently if we have a `type Item<'a> where self: 'a`, and a `for<'a> T: Iterator<Item<'a> = &'a ()`, this requires `for<'a> Self: 'a`. Really, we want `for<'a where T: 'a> ...` There was some mentions of this all the back in the RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ## Alternatives ### Make generics on associated type in bounds a binder Imagine the bound `for<'a> T: Trait<Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. It might be that `for<'a>` is "too large" and it should instead be `T: Trait<for<'a> Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. Brought up in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)) and in a few places since. Another related question: Is `for<'a>` the right syntax? Maybe `where<'a>`? Also originally found in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ### Stabilize lifetime GATs first This has been brought up a few times. The idea is to only allow GATs with lifetime parameters to in initial stabilization. This was probably most useful prior to actual implementation. At this point, lifetimes, types, and consts are all implemented and work. It feels like an arbitrary split without strong reason. ## History * On 2016-04-30, [RFC opened](rust-lang/rfcs#1598) * On 2017-09-02, RFC merged and [tracking issue opened](rust-lang/rust#44265) * On 2017-10-23, [Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem](rust-lang/rust#44766) * On 2017-12-01, [Generic Associated Types Parsing & Name Resolution](rust-lang/rust#45904) * On 2017-12-15, [rust-lang/rust#46706 * On 2018-04-23, [Feature gate where clauses on associated types](rust-lang/rust#49368) * On 2018-05-10, [Extend tests for RFC1598 (GAT)](rust-lang/rust#49423) * On 2018-05-24, [Finish implementing GATs (Chalk)](rust-lang/chalk#134) * On 2019-12-21, [Make GATs less ICE-prone](rust-lang/rust#67160) * On 2020-02-13, [fix lifetime shadowing check in GATs](rust-lang/rust#68938) * On 2020-06-20, [Projection bound validation](rust-lang/rust#72788) * On 2020-10-06, [Separate projection bounds and predicates](rust-lang/rust#73905) * On 2021-02-05, [Generic associated types in trait paths](rust-lang/rust#79554) * On 2021-02-06, [Trait objects do not work with generic associated types](rust-lang/rust#81823) * On 2021-04-28, [Make traits with GATs not object safe](rust-lang/rust#84622) * On 2021-05-11, [Improve diagnostics for GATs](rust-lang/rust#82272) * On 2021-07-16, [Make GATs no longer an incomplete feature](rust-lang/rust#84623) * On 2021-07-16, [Replace associated item bound vars with placeholders when projecting](rust-lang/rust#86993) * On 2021-07-26, [GATs: Decide whether to have defaults for `where Self: 'a`](rust-lang/rust#87479) * On 2021-08-25, [Normalize projections under binders](rust-lang/rust#85499) * On 2021-08-03, [The push for GATs stabilization](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html) * On 2021-08-12, [Detect stricter constraints on gats where clauses in impls vs trait](rust-lang/rust#88336) * On 2021-09-20, [Proposal: Change syntax of where clauses on type aliases](rust-lang/rust#89122) * On 2021-11-06, [Implementation of GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#89970) * On 2021-12-29. [Parse and suggest moving where clauses after equals for type aliases](rust-lang/rust#92118) * On 2022-01-15, [Ignore static lifetimes for GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#92865) * On 2022-02-08, [Don't constrain projection predicates with inference vars in GAT substs](rust-lang/rust#92917) * On 2022-02-15, [Rework GAT where clause check](rust-lang/rust#93820) * On 2022-02-19, [Only mark projection as ambiguous if GAT substs are constrained](rust-lang/rust#93892) * On 2022-03-03, [Support GATs in Rustdoc](rust-lang/rust#94009) * On 2022-03-06, [Change location of where clause on GATs](rust-lang/rust#90076) * On 2022-05-04, [A shiny future with GATs blog post](https://jackh726.github.io/rust/2022/05/04/a-shiny-future-with-gats.html) * On 2022-05-04, [Stabilization PR](rust-lang/rust#96709)
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Stabilize generic associated types Closes #44265 r? `@nikomatsakis` # ⚡ Status of the discussion ⚡ * [x] There have been several serious concerns raised, [summarized here](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)). * [x] There has also been a [deep-dive comment](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) explaining some of the "patterns of code" that are enabled by GATs, based on use-cases posted to this thread or on the tracking issue. * [x] We have modeled some aspects of GATs in [a-mir-formality](https://github.com/nikomatsakis/a-mir-formality) to give better confidence in how they will be resolved in the future. [You can read a write-up here](https://github.com/rust-lang/types-team/blob/master/minutes/2022-07-08-implied-bounds-and-wf-checking.md). * [x] The major points of the discussion have been [summarized on the GAT initiative repository](https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/mvp.html). * [x] [FCP has been proposed](rust-lang/rust#96709 (comment)) and we are awaiting final decisions and discussion amidst the relevant team members. # Stabilization proposal This PR proposes the stabilization of `#![feature(generic_associated_types)]`. While there a number of future additions to be made and bugs to be fixed (both discussed below), properly doing these will require significant language design and will ultimately likely be backwards-compatible. Given the overwhelming desire to have some form of generic associated types (GATs) available on stable and the stability of the "simple" uses, stabilizing the current subset of GAT features is almost certainly the correct next step. Tracking issue: #44265 Initiative: https://rust-lang.github.io/generic-associated-types-initiative/ RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1598-generic_associated_types.md Version: 1.65 (2022-08-22 => beta, 2022-11-03 => stable). ## Motivation There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. Stabilization unblocks probable future language features (e.g. async functions in traits), potential future standard library features (e.g. a `LendingIterator` or some form of `Iterator` with a lifetime generic), and a plethora of user use cases (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). There are a myriad of potential use cases for GATs. First, there are many users that have chosen to not use GATs primarily because they are not stable (some of which can be seen just by scrolling through the tracking issue and looking at all the issues linking to it). Second, while language feature desugaring isn't *blocked* on stabilization, it gives more confidence on using the feature. Likewise, library features like `LendingIterator` are not necessarily blocked on stabilization to be implemented unstably; however few, if any, public-facing APIs actually use unstable features. This feature has a long history of design, discussion, and developement - the RFC was first introduced roughly 6 years ago. While there are still a number of features left to implement and bugs left to fix, it's clear that it's unlikely those will have backwards-incompatibility concerns. Additionally, the bugs that do exist do not strongly impede the most-common use cases. ## What is stabilized The primary language feature stabilized here is the ability to have generics on associated types, as so. Additionally, where clauses on associated types will now be accepted, regardless if the associated type is generic or not. ```rust trait ATraitWithGATs { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a; } trait ATraitWithoutGATs<'a, T> { type Assoc where T: 'a; } ``` When adding an impl for a trait with generic associated types, the generics for the associated type are copied as well. Note that where clauses are allowed both after the specified type and before the equals sign; however, the latter is a warn-by-default deprecation. ```rust struct X; struct Y; impl ATraitWithGATs for X { type Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T where T: 'a; } impl ATraitWithGATs for Y { type Assoc<'a, T> where T: 'a = &'a T; } ``` To use a GAT in a function, generics are specified on the associated type, as if it was a struct or enum. GATs can also be specified in trait bounds: ```rust fn accepts_gat<'a, T>(t: &'a T) -> T::Assoc<'a, T> where for<'x> T: ATraitWithGATs<Assoc<'a, T> = &'a T> { ... } ``` GATs can also appear in trait methods. However, depending on how they are used, they may confer where clauses on the associated type definition. More information can be found [here](rust-lang/rust#87479). Briefly, where clauses are required when those bounds can be proven in the methods that *construct* the GAT or other associated types that use the GAT in the trait. This allows impls to have maximum flexibility in the types defined for the associated type. To take a relatively simple example: ```rust trait Iterable { type Item<'a>; type Iterator<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; fn iter<'x>(&'x self) -> Self::Iterator<'x>; //^ We know that `Self: 'a` for `Iterator<'a>`, so we require that bound on `Iterator` // `Iterator` uses `Self::Item`, so we also require a `Self: 'a` on `Item` too } ``` A couple well-explained examples are available in a previous [blog post](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html). ## What isn't stabilized/implemented ### Universal type/const quantification Currently, you can write a bound like `X: for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>`. However, you cannot currently write `for<T> X: Trait<Assoc<T> = T>` or `for<const N> X: Trait<Assoc<N> = [usize; N]>`. Here is an example where this is needed: ```rust trait Foo {} trait Trait { type Assoc<F: Foo>; } trait Trait2: Sized { fn foo<F: Foo, T: Trait<Assoc<F> = F>>(_t: T); } ``` In the above example, the *caller* must specify `F`, which is likely not what is desired. ### Object-safe GATs Unlike non-generic associated types, traits with GATs are not currently object-safe. In other words the following are not allowed: ```rust trait Trait { type Assoc<'a>; } fn foo(t: &dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>) {} //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed let ty: Box<dyn for<'a> Trait<Assoc<'a> = &'a ()>>; //^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not allowed ``` ### Higher-kinded types You cannot write currently (and there are no current plans to implement this): ```rust struct Struct<'a> {} fn foo(s: for<'a> Struct<'a>) {} ``` ## Tests There are many tests covering GATs that can be found in `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types`. Here, I'll list (in alphanumeric order) tests highlight some important behavior or contain important patterns. - `./parse/*`: Parsing of GATs in traits and impls, and the trait path with GATs - `./collections-project-default.rs`: Interaction with associated type defaults - `./collections.rs`: The `Collection` pattern - `./const-generics-gat-in-trait-return-type-*.rs`: Const parameters - `./constraint-assoc-type-suggestion.rs`: Emit correct syntax in suggestion - `./cross-crate-bounds.rs`: Ensure we handles bounds across crates the same - `./elided-in-expr-position.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in return position - `./gat-in-trait-path-undeclared-lifetime.rs`: Ensure we error on undeclared lifetime in trait path - `./gat-in-trait-path.rs`: Base trait path case - `./gat-trait-path-generic-type-arg.rs`: Don't allow shadowing of parameters - `./gat-trait-path-parenthesised-args.rs`: Don't allow paranthesized args in trait path - `./generic-associated-types-where.rs`: Ensure that we require where clauses from trait to be met on impl - `./impl_bounds.rs`: Check that the bounds on GATs in an impl are checked - `./issue-76826.rs`: `Windows` pattern - `./issue-78113-lifetime-mismatch-dyn-trait-box.rs`: Implicit 'static diagnostics - `./issue-84931.rs`: Ensure that we have a where clause on GAT to ensure trait parameter lives long enough - `./issue-87258_a.rs`: Unconstrained opaque type with TAITs - `./issue-87429-2.rs`: Ensure we can use bound vars in the bounds - `./issue-87429-associated-type-default.rs`: Ensure bounds hold with associated type defaults, for both trait and impl - `./issue-87429-specialization.rs`: Check that bounds hold under specialization - `./issue-88595.rs`: Under the outlives lint, we require a bound for both trait and GAT lifetime when trait lifetime is used in function - `./issue-90014.rs`: Lifetime bounds are checked with TAITs - `./issue-91139.rs`: Under migrate mode, but not NLL, we don't capture implied bounds from HRTB lifetimes used in a function and GATs - `./issue-91762.rs`: We used to too eagerly pick param env candidates when normalizing with GATs. We now require explicit parameters specified. - `./issue-95305.rs`: Disallow lifetime elision in trait paths - `./iterable.rs`: `Iterable` pattern - `./method-unsatified-assoc-type-predicate.rs`: Print predicates with GATs correctly in method resolve error - `./missing_lifetime_const.rs`: Ensure we must specify lifetime args (not elidable) - `./missing-where-clause-on-trait.rs`: Ensure we don't allow stricter bounds on impl than trait - `./parameter_number_and_kind_impl.rs`: Ensure paramters on GAT in impl match GAT in trait - `./pointer_family.rs`: `PointerFamily` pattern - `./projection-bound-cycle.rs`: Don't allow invalid cycles to prove bounds - `./self-outlives-lint.rs`: Ensures that an e.g. `Self: 'a` is written on the traits GAT if that bound can be implied from the GAT usage in the trait - `./shadowing.rs`: Don't allow lifetime shadowing in params - `./streaming_iterator.rs`: `StreamingIterator`(`LendingIterator`) pattern - `./trait-objects.rs`: Disallow trait objects for traits with GATs - `./variance_constraints.rs`: Require that GAT substs be invariant ## Remaining bugs and open issues A full list of remaining open issues can be found at: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/labels/F-generic_associated_types There are some `known-bug` tests in-tree at `src/test/ui/generic-associated-types/bugs`. Here I'll categorize most of those that GAT bugs (or involve a pattern found more with GATs), but not those that include GATs but not a GAT issue in and of itself. (I also won't include issues directly for things listed elsewhere here.) Using the concrete type of a GAT instead of the projection type can give errors, since lifetimes are chosen to be early-bound vs late-bound. - #85533 - #87803 In certain cases, we can run into cycle or overflow errors. This is more generally a problem with associated types. - #87755 - #87758 Bounds on an associatd type need to be proven by an impl, but where clauses need to be proven by the usage. This can lead to confusion when users write one when they mean the other. - #87831 - #90573 We sometimes can't normalize closure signatures fully. Really an asociated types issue, but might happen a bit more frequently with GATs, since more obvious place for HRTB lifetimes. - #88382 When calling a function, we assign types to parameters "too late", after we already try (and fail) to normalize projections. Another associated types issue that might pop up more with GATs. - #88460 - #96230 We don't fully have implied bounds for lifetimes appearing in GAT trait paths, which can lead to unconstrained type errors. - #88526 Suggestion for adding lifetime bounds can suggest unhelpful fixes (`T: 'a` instead of `Self: 'a`), but the next compiler error after making the suggested change is helpful. - #90816 - #92096 - #95268 We can end up requiring that `for<'a> I: 'a` when we really want `for<'a where I: 'a> I: 'a`. This can leave unhelpful errors than effectively can't be satisfied unless `I: 'static`. Requires bigger changes and not only GATs. - #91693 Unlike with non-generic associated types, we don't eagerly normalize with param env candidates. This is intended behavior (for now), to avoid accidentaly stabilizing picking arbitrary impls. - #91762 Some Iterator adapter patterns (namely `filter`) require Polonius or unsafe to work. - #92985 ## Potential Future work ### Universal type/const quantification No work has been done to implement this. There are also some questions around implied bounds. ### Object-safe GATs The intention is to make traits with GATs object-safe. There are some design work to be done around well-formedness rules and general implementation. ### GATified std lib types It would be helpful to either introduce new std lib traits (like `LendingIterator`) or to modify existing ones (adding a `'a` generic to `Iterator::Item`). There also a number of other candidates, like `Index`/`IndexMut` and `Fn`/`FnMut`/`FnOnce`. ### Reduce the need for `for<'a>` Seen [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). One possible syntax: ```rust trait Iterable { type Iter<'a>: Iterator<Item = Self::Item<'a>>; } fn foo<T>() where T: Iterable, T::Item<let 'a>: Display { } //note the `let`! ``` ### Better implied bounds on higher-ranked things Currently if we have a `type Item<'a> where self: 'a`, and a `for<'a> T: Iterator<Item<'a> = &'a ()`, this requires `for<'a> Self: 'a`. Really, we want `for<'a where T: 'a> ...` There was some mentions of this all the back in the RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ## Alternatives ### Make generics on associated type in bounds a binder Imagine the bound `for<'a> T: Trait<Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. It might be that `for<'a>` is "too large" and it should instead be `T: Trait<for<'a> Item<'a>= &'a ()>`. Brought up in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)) and in a few places since. Another related question: Is `for<'a>` the right syntax? Maybe `where<'a>`? Also originally found in RFC thread [here](rust-lang/rfcs#1598 (comment)). ### Stabilize lifetime GATs first This has been brought up a few times. The idea is to only allow GATs with lifetime parameters to in initial stabilization. This was probably most useful prior to actual implementation. At this point, lifetimes, types, and consts are all implemented and work. It feels like an arbitrary split without strong reason. ## History * On 2016-04-30, [RFC opened](rust-lang/rfcs#1598) * On 2017-09-02, RFC merged and [tracking issue opened](rust-lang/rust#44265) * On 2017-10-23, [Move Generics from MethodSig to TraitItem and ImplItem](rust-lang/rust#44766) * On 2017-12-01, [Generic Associated Types Parsing & Name Resolution](rust-lang/rust#45904) * On 2017-12-15, [rust-lang/rust#46706 * On 2018-04-23, [Feature gate where clauses on associated types](rust-lang/rust#49368) * On 2018-05-10, [Extend tests for RFC1598 (GAT)](rust-lang/rust#49423) * On 2018-05-24, [Finish implementing GATs (Chalk)](rust-lang/chalk#134) * On 2019-12-21, [Make GATs less ICE-prone](rust-lang/rust#67160) * On 2020-02-13, [fix lifetime shadowing check in GATs](rust-lang/rust#68938) * On 2020-06-20, [Projection bound validation](rust-lang/rust#72788) * On 2020-10-06, [Separate projection bounds and predicates](rust-lang/rust#73905) * On 2021-02-05, [Generic associated types in trait paths](rust-lang/rust#79554) * On 2021-02-06, [Trait objects do not work with generic associated types](rust-lang/rust#81823) * On 2021-04-28, [Make traits with GATs not object safe](rust-lang/rust#84622) * On 2021-05-11, [Improve diagnostics for GATs](rust-lang/rust#82272) * On 2021-07-16, [Make GATs no longer an incomplete feature](rust-lang/rust#84623) * On 2021-07-16, [Replace associated item bound vars with placeholders when projecting](rust-lang/rust#86993) * On 2021-07-26, [GATs: Decide whether to have defaults for `where Self: 'a`](rust-lang/rust#87479) * On 2021-08-25, [Normalize projections under binders](rust-lang/rust#85499) * On 2021-08-03, [The push for GATs stabilization](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/08/03/GATs-stabilization-push.html) * On 2021-08-12, [Detect stricter constraints on gats where clauses in impls vs trait](rust-lang/rust#88336) * On 2021-09-20, [Proposal: Change syntax of where clauses on type aliases](rust-lang/rust#89122) * On 2021-11-06, [Implementation of GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#89970) * On 2021-12-29. [Parse and suggest moving where clauses after equals for type aliases](rust-lang/rust#92118) * On 2022-01-15, [Ignore static lifetimes for GATs outlives lint](rust-lang/rust#92865) * On 2022-02-08, [Don't constrain projection predicates with inference vars in GAT substs](rust-lang/rust#92917) * On 2022-02-15, [Rework GAT where clause check](rust-lang/rust#93820) * On 2022-02-19, [Only mark projection as ambiguous if GAT substs are constrained](rust-lang/rust#93892) * On 2022-03-03, [Support GATs in Rustdoc](rust-lang/rust#94009) * On 2022-03-06, [Change location of where clause on GATs](rust-lang/rust#90076) * On 2022-05-04, [A shiny future with GATs blog post](https://jackh726.github.io/rust/2022/05/04/a-shiny-future-with-gats.html) * On 2022-05-04, [Stabilization PR](rust-lang/rust#96709)
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As part of
rust-impl-period/WG-compiler-traits, we want to "lift"GenericsfromMethodSigintoTraitItemandImplItem. This is in preparation for adding associated type generics. (#44265 (comment))Currently this change is only made in the AST. In the future, it may also impact the HIR. (Still discussing)
To understand this PR, it's probably best to start from the changes to
ast.rsand then work your way to the other files to understand the far reaching effects of this change.r? @nikomatsakis