Allow _ as a type lambda placeholder in `-Ykind-projector:underscor…

…es` compatiblity mode

Also allow through `+_` and `-_` only in that mode, these variance markers are ignored since we infer variance.

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class ScalaSettings extends Settings.SettingGroup with CommonScalaSettings {
   val YstopBefore: Setting[List[String]] = PhasesSetting("-Ystop-before", "Stop before") // stop before erasure as long as we have not debugged it fully
   val YshowSuppressedErrors: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Yshow-suppressed-errors", "Also show follow-on errors and warnings that are normally suppressed.")
   val YdetailedStats: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Ydetailed-stats", "Show detailed internal compiler stats (needs Stats.enabled to be set to true).")
-  val YkindProjector: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Ykind-projector", "Allow `*` as wildcard to be compatible with kind projector.")
+  val YkindProjector: Setting[String] = ChoiceSetting("-Ykind-projector", "[underscores, disable]", "Allow `*` as type lambda placeholder to be compatible with kind projector. When invoked as -Ykind-projector:underscores will repurpose `_` to be a type parameter placeholder, this will disable usage of underscore as a wildcard.", List("disable", "", "underscores"), "disable")
   val YprintPos: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Yprint-pos", "Show tree positions.")
   val YprintPosSyms: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Yprint-pos-syms", "Show symbol definitions positions.")
   val YnoDeepSubtypes: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting("-Yno-deep-subtypes", "Throw an exception on deep subtyping call stacks.")

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Settings.scala

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ object Settings {
         case (ListTag, _) =>
           if (argRest.isEmpty) missingArg
           else update((argRest split ",").toList, args)
-        case (StringTag, _) if argRest.nonEmpty =>
+        case (StringTag, _) if argRest.nonEmpty || choices.exists(_.contains("")) =>
           setString(argRest, args)
         case (StringTag, arg2 :: args2) =>
           if (arg2 startsWith "-") missingArg

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/StdNames.scala

@@ -660,8 +660,11 @@ object StdNames {
       final val STAR : N  = "*"
       final val TILDE: N  = "~"
 
-      final val MINUS_STAR: N = "-*"
-      final val PLUS_STAR : N = "+*"
+      // kind-projector compat symbols
+      final val MINUS_STAR  : N = "-*"
+      final val PLUS_STAR   : N = "+*"
+      final val MINUS_USCORE: N = "-_"
+      final val PLUS_USCORE : N = "+_"
 
       final val isUnary: Set[Name] = Set(MINUS, PLUS, TILDE, BANG)
     }

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala

@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ object Parsers {
             if imods.is(Given) && params.isEmpty then
               syntaxError("context function types require at least one parameter", paramSpan)
             new FunctionWithMods(params, t, imods)
-          else if ctx.settings.YkindProjector.value then
+          else if !ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault then
             val (newParams :+ newT, tparams) = replaceKindProjectorPlaceholders(params :+ t)
 
             lambdaAbstract(tparams, Function(newParams, newT))
@@ -1462,12 +1462,16 @@ object Parsers {
      */
     private def replaceKindProjectorPlaceholders(params: List[Tree]): (List[Tree], List[TypeDef]) = {
       val tparams = new ListBuffer[TypeDef]
+      def addParam() = {
+        val name = WildcardParamName.fresh().toTypeName
+        tparams += makeKindProjectorTypeDef(name)
+        Ident(name)
+      }
 
+      val uscores = !ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault
       val newParams = params.mapConserve {
-        case param @ Ident(tpnme.raw.STAR | tpnme.raw.MINUS_STAR | tpnme.raw.PLUS_STAR) =>
-          val name = WildcardParamName.fresh().toTypeName
-          tparams += makeKindProjectorTypeDef(name)
-          Ident(name)
+        case param @ Ident(tpnme.raw.STAR | tpnme.raw.MINUS_STAR | tpnme.raw.PLUS_STAR) => addParam()
+        case param @ Ident(tpnme.USCOREkw | tpnme.raw.MINUS_USCORE | tpnme.raw.PLUS_USCORE) if uscores => addParam()
         case other => other
       }
 
@@ -1574,15 +1578,26 @@ object Parsers {
       if isSimpleLiteral then
         SingletonTypeTree(simpleLiteral())
       else if in.token == USCORE then
-        if sourceVersion.isAtLeast(future) then
-          deprecationWarning(em"`_` is deprecated for wildcard arguments of types: use `?` instead")
-          patch(source, Span(in.offset, in.offset + 1), "?")
+        if !ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault then
+          val start = in.skipToken()
+          Ident(tpnme.USCOREkw).withSpan(Span(start, in.lastOffset, start))
+        else
+          if sourceVersion.isAtLeast(future) then
+            deprecationWarning(em"`_` is deprecated for wildcard arguments of types: use `?` instead")
+            patch(source, Span(in.offset, in.offset + 1), "?")
+          val start = in.skipToken()
+          typeBounds().withSpan(Span(start, in.lastOffset, start))
+      // Allow symbols -_ and +_ through for compatibility with code written using kind-projector in Scala 3 underscore mode.
+      // While these signify variant type parameters in Scala 2 + kind-projector, we ignore their variance markers since variance is inferred.
+      else if (isIdent(nme.MINUS) || isIdent(nme.PLUS)) && in.lookahead.token == USCORE && ctx.settings.YkindProjector.value == "underscores" then
+        val identName = in.name.toTypeName ++ nme.USCOREkw
         val start = in.skipToken()
-        typeBounds().withSpan(Span(start, in.lastOffset, start))
+        in.nextToken()
+        Ident(identName).withSpan(Span(start, in.lastOffset, start))
       else if isIdent(nme.?) then
         val start = in.skipToken()
         typeBounds().withSpan(Span(start, in.lastOffset, start))
-      else if isIdent(nme.*) && ctx.settings.YkindProjector.value then
+      else if isIdent(nme.*) && !ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault then
         typeIdent()
       else
         def singletonArgs(t: Tree): Tree =
@@ -1628,7 +1643,7 @@ object Parsers {
         val applied = rejectWildcardType(t)
         val args = typeArgs(namedOK = false, wildOK = true)
 
-        if (ctx.settings.YkindProjector.value) {
+        if (!ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault) {
           def fail(): Tree = {
             syntaxError(
               "λ requires a single argument of the form X => ... or (X, Y) => ...",
@@ -1660,7 +1675,7 @@ object Parsers {
         }
       })
       case _ =>
-        if (ctx.settings.YkindProjector.value) {
+        if (!ctx.settings.YkindProjector.isDefault) {
           t match {
             case Tuple(params) =>
               val (newParams, tparams) = replaceKindProjectorPlaceholders(params)

compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class CompilationTests {
       compileDir("tests/pos-special/adhoc-extension", defaultOptions.and("-source", "future", "-feature", "-Xfatal-warnings")),
       compileFile("tests/pos-special/i7575.scala", defaultOptions.andLanguageFeature("dynamics")),
       compileFile("tests/pos-special/kind-projector.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Ykind-projector")),
+      compileFile("tests/pos-special/kind-projector-underscores.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Ykind-projector:underscores")),
       compileFile("tests/run/i5606.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Yretain-trees")),
       compileFile("tests/pos-custom-args/i5498-postfixOps.scala", defaultOptions withoutLanguageFeature "postfixOps"),
       compileFile("tests/pos-custom-args/i8875.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Xprint:getters")),
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class CompilationTests {
       compileDir("tests/neg-custom-args/adhoc-extension", defaultOptions.and("-source", "future", "-feature", "-Xfatal-warnings")),
       compileFile("tests/neg/i7575.scala", defaultOptions.withoutLanguageFeatures.and("-language:_")),
       compileFile("tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Ykind-projector")),
+      compileFile("tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala", defaultOptions.and("-Ykind-projector:underscores")),
       compileFile("tests/neg-custom-args/typeclass-derivation2.scala", defaultOptions.and("-language:experimental.erasedDefinitions")),
       compileFile("tests/neg-custom-args/i5498-postfixOps.scala", defaultOptions withoutLanguageFeature "postfixOps"),
       compileFile("tests/neg-custom-args/deptypes.scala", defaultOptions.and("-language:experimental.dependent")),

docs/docs/reference/changed-features/wildcards.md

@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ option `-Ykind-projector`:
  3. In Scala 3.3, `*` is removed again, and all type parameter placeholders will be expressed with `_`.
 
 These rules make it possible to cross build between Scala 2 using the kind projector plugin and Scala 3.0 - 3.2 using the compiler option `-Ykind-projector`.
+
+There is also a migration path for users that want a one-time transition to syntax with `_` as a type parameter placeholder.
+With option `-Ykind-projector:underscores` Scala 3 will regard `_` as a type parameter placeholder, leaving `?` as the only syntax for wildcards.
+
+To cross-compile with old Scala 2 sources, while using `_` a placeholder, you must use options `-Xsource:3 -P:kind-projector:underscore-placeholders` together with a recent version of kind-projector (`0.13` and higher) and most recent versions of Scala 2 (`2.13.5` and higher and `2.12.14` and higher) 

tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.check

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- Error: tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala:7:23 --------------------------------------------------
+7 |class Bar3 extends Foo[λ[List[x] => Int]] // error
+  |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  |                       λ requires a single argument of the form X => ... or (X, Y) => ...
+-- [E095] Syntax Error: tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala:10:8 ------------------------------------
+10 |  type -_ = Int // error -_ not allowed as a type def name without backticks
+   |        ^
+   |        =, >:, or <: expected, but '_' found
+
+longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E095] Syntax Error: tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala:11:8 ------------------------------------
+11 |  type +_ = Int // error +_ not allowed as a type def name without backticks
+   |        ^
+   |        =, >:, or <: expected, but '_' found
+
+longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- Error: tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala:5:23 --------------------------------------------------
+5 |class Bar1 extends Foo[Either[_, _]] // error
+  |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  |                       Type argument Either does not have the same kind as its bound [_$1]
+-- Error: tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala:6:22 --------------------------------------------------
+6 |class Bar2 extends Foo[_] // error
+  |                      ^
+  |                      Type argument _ does not have the same kind as its bound [_$1]

tests/neg-custom-args/kind-projector-underscores.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package kind_projector_neg
+
+trait Foo[F[_]]
+
+class Bar1 extends Foo[Either[_, _]] // error
+class Bar2 extends Foo[_] // error
+class Bar3 extends Foo[λ[List[x] => Int]] // error
+
+object Test {
+  type -_ = Int // error -_ not allowed as a type def name without backticks
+  type +_ = Int // error +_ not allowed as a type def name without backticks
+}

tests/pos-special/kind-projector-underscores.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package kind_projector
+
+trait Foo[F[_]]
+trait Qux[F[_, _]]
+trait Baz[F[_], A, B]
+
+trait FooPlus[+F[+_]]
+trait QuxPlus[+F[+_, +_]]
+trait BazPlus[+F[+_], +A, +B]
+
+trait FooMinus[-F[-_]]
+trait QuxMinus[-F[-_, -_]]
+trait BazMinus[-F[-_], -A, -B]
+
+class Bar1 extends Foo[Either[Int, _]]
+class Bar2 extends Foo[Either[_, Int]]
+class Bar3 extends Foo[_ => Int]
+class Bar4 extends Foo[Int => _]
+class Bar5 extends Foo[(Int, _, Int)]
+class Bar6 extends Foo[λ[x => Either[Int, x]]]
+class Bar7 extends Qux[λ[(x, y) => Either[y, x]]]
+class Bar8 extends Foo[Baz[Int => _, _, Int]]
+class Bar9 extends Foo[λ[x => Baz[x => _, Int, x]]]
+
+class BarPlus1 extends FooPlus[Either[Int, +_]]
+class BarPlus2 extends FooPlus[Either[+_, Int]]
+class BarPlus3 extends FooPlus[Int => +_]
+class BarPlus4 extends FooPlus[(Int, +_, Int)]
+class BarPlus5 extends FooPlus[λ[`+x` => Either[Int, x]]]
+class BarPlus6 extends QuxPlus[λ[(`+x`, `+y`) => Either[y, x]]]
+class BarPlus7 extends FooPlus[BazPlus[Int => +_, +_, Int]]
+
+class BarMinus1 extends FooMinus[-_ => Int]
+
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored1 extends FooPlus[Either[Int, -_]]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored2 extends FooPlus[Either[-_, Int]]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored3 extends FooMinus[+_ => Int]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored4 extends FooPlus[Int => -_]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored5 extends FooPlus[(Int, -_, Int)]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored6 extends FooPlus[λ[`-x` => Either[Int, x]]]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored7 extends QuxPlus[λ[(`-x`, `-y`) => Either[y, x]]]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored8 extends FooPlus[BazPlus[Int => -_, -_, Int]]
+class VarianceAnnotationIsActuallyIgnored9 extends Foo[λ[`-x` => BazPlus[x => -_, Int, x]]]