Improved crash handling

compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypes.scala

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ abstract class BTypes {
      */
     final def maxValueType(other: BType): BType = {
 
-      def uncomparable: Nothing = throw new AssertionError(s"Cannot compute maxValueType: $this, $other")
+      def uncomparable: Nothing = ctx.implode(s"Cannot compute maxValueType: $this, $other")
 
       if (!other.isPrimitive && !other.isNothingType) uncomparable
 

compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/sjs/JSCodeGen.scala

@@ -2368,10 +2368,10 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
     // Construct inline class definition
 
     val jsClassCaptures = originalClassDef.jsClassCaptures.getOrElse {
-      throw new AssertionError(s"no class captures for anonymous JS class at $pos")
+      ctx.implode(s"no class captures for anonymous JS class at $pos")
     }
     val js.JSConstructorDef(_, ctorParams, ctorRestParam, ctorBody) = constructor.getOrElse {
-      throw new AssertionError("No ctor found")
+      ctx.implode("No ctor found")
     }
     assert(ctorParams.isEmpty && ctorRestParam.isEmpty,
         s"non-empty constructor params for anonymous JS class at $pos")
@@ -2396,17 +2396,17 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
 
     val memberDefinitions0 = instanceMembers.toList.map {
       case fdef: js.FieldDef =>
-        throw new AssertionError("unexpected FieldDef")
+        ctx.implode("unexpected FieldDef")
 
       case fdef: js.JSFieldDef =>
         implicit val pos = fdef.pos
         js.Assign(js.JSSelect(selfRef, fdef.name), jstpe.zeroOf(fdef.ftpe))
 
       case mdef: js.MethodDef =>
-        throw new AssertionError("unexpected MethodDef")
+        ctx.implode("unexpected MethodDef")
 
       case cdef: js.JSConstructorDef =>
-        throw new AssertionError("unexpected JSConstructorDef")
+        ctx.implode("unexpected JSConstructorDef")
 
       case mdef: js.JSMethodDef =>
         implicit val pos = mdef.pos
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
     if (from == to || from == jstpe.NothingType) {
       value
     } else if (from == jstpe.BooleanType || to == jstpe.BooleanType) {
-      throw new AssertionError(s"Invalid genConversion from $from to $to")
+      ctx.implode(s"Invalid genConversion from $from to $to")
     } else {
       def intValue = (from: @unchecked) match {
         case jstpe.IntType    => value
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
           case value :: Nil =>
             genSelectSet(genExpr(jsName), value)
           case _ =>
-            throw new AssertionError(s"property methods should have 0 or 1 non-varargs arguments at $pos")
+            ctx.implode(s"property methods should have 0 or 1 non-varargs arguments at $pos")
         }
 
       case JSCallingConvention.BracketAccess =>
@@ -3144,7 +3144,7 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
           case keyArg :: valueArg :: Nil =>
             genSelectSet(keyArg, valueArg)
           case _ =>
-            throw new AssertionError(s"@JSBracketAccess methods should have 1 or 2 non-varargs arguments at $pos")
+            ctx.implode(s"@JSBracketAccess methods should have 1 or 2 non-varargs arguments at $pos")
         }
 
       case JSCallingConvention.BracketCall =>
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
             s"Trying to call the super constructor of Object in a non-native JS class at $pos")
         genApplyMethod(genReceiver, sym, genScalaArgs)
       } else if (sym.isClassConstructor) {
-        throw new AssertionError(
+        ctx.implode(
             s"calling a JS super constructor should have happened in genPrimaryJSClassCtor at $pos")
       } else if (sym.owner.isNonNativeJSClass && !sym.isJSExposed) {
         // Reroute to the static method
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@ class JSCodeGen()(using genCtx: Context) {
 
     clauses = clauses.reverse
     val defaultClause = optDefaultClause.getOrElse {
-      throw new AssertionError("No elseClause in pattern match")
+      ctx.implode("No elseClause in pattern match")
     }
 
     /* Builds a `js.Match`, but simplifies it to a `js.If` if there is only

compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/sjs/JSExportsGen.scala

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ final class JSExportsGen(jsCodeGen: JSCodeGen)(using Context) {
           js.TopLevelMethodExportDef(info.moduleID, methodDef)
 
         case Property =>
-          throw new AssertionError("found top-level exported property")
+          ctx.implode("found top-level exported property")
 
         case Field =>
           val sym = checkSingleField(tups)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ final class JSExportsGen(jsCodeGen: JSCodeGen)(using Context) {
           js.JSFieldDef(flags, name, irTpe)
 
         case kind =>
-          throw new AssertionError(s"unexpected static export kind: $kind")
+          ctx.implode(s"unexpected static export kind: $kind")
       }
     }).toList
   }
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ final class JSExportsGen(jsCodeGen: JSCodeGen)(using Context) {
           val modAccessor = outer.info.allMembers.find { denot =>
             denot.symbol.is(Module) && denot.name.unexpandedName == name
           }.getOrElse {
-            throw new AssertionError(i"could not find module accessor for ${targetSym.fullName} at $pos")
+            ctx.implode(i"could not find module accessor for ${targetSym.fullName} at $pos")
           }.symbol
 
           val receiver = captures.head

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Driver.scala

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import dotty.tools.FatalError
 import config.CompilerCommand
 import core.Comments.{ContextDoc, ContextDocstrings}
 import core.Contexts._
+import util.Implosion
 import core.{MacroClassLoader, TypeError}
 import dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Positioned
 import dotty.tools.io.AbstractFile
@@ -35,14 +36,11 @@ class Driver {
         run.compile(files)
         finish(compiler, run)
       catch
-        case ex: FatalError =>
-          report.error(ex.getMessage.nn) // signals that we should fail compilation.
-        case ex: TypeError =>
-          println(s"${ex.toMessage} while compiling ${files.map(_.path).mkString(", ")}")
-          throw ex
+        case ex: Implosion =>
+          // All handling related to the Implosion is done during creation, so we can swallow this
         case ex: Throwable =>
-          println(s"$ex while compiling ${files.map(_.path).mkString(", ")}")
-          throw ex
+          ctx.lateImplode(ex) //this should never happen except in the case of `FatalError`s
+
     ctx.reporter
 
   protected def finish(compiler: Compiler, run: Run)(using Context): Unit =

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala

@@ -179,10 +179,15 @@ class Run(comp: Compiler, ictx: Context) extends ImplicitRunInfo with Constraint
       compileSources(sources)
     catch
       case NonFatal(ex) =>
-        if units.nonEmpty then report.echo(i"exception occurred while compiling $units%, %")
-        else report.echo(s"exception occurred while compiling ${files.map(_.name).mkString(", ")}")
-        throw ex
-
+        try
+          if units.nonEmpty then ctx.lateImplode(i"exception occurred while compiling $units%, %")
+          else ctx.lateImplode(s"exception occurred while compiling ${files.map(_.name).mkString(", ")}")
+        catch 
+          case _: Implosion => 
+
+      case _ : Implosion => 
+        // All handling related to the Implosion is done during creation, so we can swallow this
+
   /** TODO: There's a fundamental design problem here: We assemble phases using `fusePhases`
    *  when we first build the compiler. But we modify them with -Yskip, -Ystop
    *  on each run. That modification needs to either transform the tree structure,

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/cc/CaptureSet.scala

@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ object CaptureSet:
       upper.isAlwaysEmpty || upper.isConst && upper.elems.size == 1 && upper.elems.contains(r1)
     if variance > 0 || isExact then upper
     else if variance < 0 then CaptureSet.empty
-    else assert(false, i"trying to add $upper from $r via ${tm.getClass} in a non-variant setting")
+    else ctx.implode( i"trying to add $upper from $r via ${tm.getClass} in a non-variant setting")
 
   /** Apply `f` to each element in `xs`, and join result sets with `++` */
   def mapRefs(xs: Refs, f: CaptureRef => CaptureSet)(using Context): CaptureSet =

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

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import ast.untpd
 
 /** Extension methods for contexts where we want to keep the ctx.<methodName> syntax */
 object ContextOps:
-
   extension (ctx: Context)
 
     /** Enter symbol into current class, if current class is owner of current context,

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

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Scopes._
 import Uniques._
 import ast.Trees._
 import ast.untpd
-import util.{NoSource, SimpleIdentityMap, SourceFile, HashSet, ReusableInstance}
+import util.{NoSource, SimpleIdentityMap, SourceFile, HashSet, ReusableInstance, Implosion}
 import typer.{Implicits, ImportInfo, SearchHistory, SearchRoot, TypeAssigner, Typer, Nullables}
 import inlines.Inliner
 import Nullables._
@@ -454,6 +454,37 @@ object Contexts {
     def freshOver(outer: Context): FreshContext =
       FreshContext(base).init(outer, this).setTyperState(this.typerState)
 
+    /** Crash the compiler with a `Throwable` in a controlled way, reporting useful info
+     * and asking users to submit a crash report.
+     * This helps users by providing information they can use to work around the crash
+     * and helps compiler maintainers by capturing important information about the crash.
+     * With the exception of `ControlThrowable`s, this method should be used instead of 
+     * throwing exceptions whenever a context is available.
+     * 
+     * instead of:
+     * `throw Exception("foo")` 
+     * use:
+     * `ctx.implode(Exception("foo"))`
+     */
+    inline def implode(inline cause: Throwable): Nothing = 
+      Implosion(cause)(using thiscontext)
+
+    /**
+     * Crash the compiler with a message in a controlled way
+     */
+    inline def implode(inline msg: Any): Nothing = 
+      implode(AssertionError(msg))
+
+    /**
+     * A fallback for when an exception has been thrown without using `implode`
+     * This will capture context from this context which may be a parent of the context the actual exception was thrown in.
+     */
+    def lateImplode(cause: Throwable): Nothing = 
+      Implosion(Exception("Context was thrown away, this crash report may not be accurate", (cause)))(using ctx)
+
+    def lateImplode(msg: Any): Nothing = 
+      lateImplode(AssertionError(msg))
+
     final def withOwner(owner: Symbol): Context =
       if (owner ne this.owner) fresh.setOwner(owner) else this
 

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

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import ast.{tpd, untpd}
 import scala.annotation.internal.sharable
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
+
+
 object Phases {
 
   inline def phaseOf(id: PhaseId)(using Context): Phase =
@@ -322,9 +324,10 @@ object Phases {
       units.map { unit =>
         val unitCtx = ctx.fresh.setPhase(this.start).setCompilationUnit(unit).withRootImports
         try run(using unitCtx)
-        catch case ex: Throwable =>
-          println(s"$ex while running $phaseName on $unit")
-          throw ex
+        catch 
+          case NonFatal(ex)  =>
+            unitCtx.lateImplode(Exception(i"$ex while running $phaseName on $unit", ex))
+
         unitCtx.compilationUnit
       }
 

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

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ object TypeOps:
     }
 
     def mergeRefinedOrApplied(tp1: Type, tp2: Type): Type = {
-      def fail = throw new AssertionError(i"Failure to join alternatives $tp1 and $tp2")
+      def fail = ctx.implode(i"Failure to join alternatives $tp1 and $tp2")
       def fallback = tp2 match
         case AndType(tp21, tp22) =>
           mergeRefinedOrApplied(tp1, tp21) & mergeRefinedOrApplied(tp1, tp22)

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

@@ -3087,8 +3087,8 @@ object Types {
 
     override def underlying(using Context): Type = parent
 
-    private def badInst =
-      throw new AssertionError(s"bad instantiation: $this")
+    private def badInst(using Context) =
+      ctx.implode(s"bad instantiation: $this")
 
     def checkInst(using Context): this.type = this // debug hook
 

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala

@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ class ClassfileParser(
       // create a new class member for immediate inner classes
       if entry.outer.name == currentClassName then
         val file = ctx.platform.classPath.findClassFile(entry.externalName.toString) getOrElse {
-          throw new AssertionError(entry.externalName)
+          ctx.implode(entry.externalName)
         }
         enterClassAndModule(entry, file, entry.jflags)
   }

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/MessageRendering.scala

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ trait MessageRendering {
     sb.toString
   }
 
-  private  def hl(str: String)(using Context, Level): String =
+  private def hl(str: String)(using Context, Level): String =
     summon[Level].value match
       case interfaces.Diagnostic.ERROR   => Red(str).show
       case interfaces.Diagnostic.WARNING => Yellow(str).show

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Memoize.scala

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Memoize extends MiniPhase with IdentityDenotTransformer { thisPhase =>
   override def checkPostCondition(tree: Tree)(using Context): Unit = {
     def errorLackImplementation(t: Tree) = {
       val definingPhase = phaseOf(t.symbol.initial.validFor.firstPhaseId)
-      throw new AssertionError(
+      ctx.implode(
         i"Non-deferred definition introduced by $definingPhase lacks implementation: $t")
     }
     tree match {

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Recheck.scala

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ abstract class Recheck extends Phase, SymTransformer:
           constFold(tree, instantiate(fntpe, argTypes, tree.fun.symbol))
             //.showing(i"typed app $tree : $fntpe with ${tree.args}%, % : $argTypes%, % = $result")
         case tp =>
-          assert(false, i"unexpected type of ${tree.fun}: $funtpe")
+          ctx.implode(i"unexpected type of ${tree.fun}: $funtpe")
 
     def recheckTypeApply(tree: TypeApply, pt: Type)(using Context): Type =
       recheck(tree.fun).widen match

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TypeUtils.scala

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ object TypeUtils {
     def toNestedPairs(using Context): Type =
       tupleElementTypes match
         case Some(types) => TypeOps.nestedPairs(types)
-        case None => throw new AssertionError("not a tuple")
+        case None => ctx.implode("not a tuple")
 
     def refinedWith(name: Name, info: Type)(using Context) = RefinedType(self, name, info)
 

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala

@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class SpaceEngine(using Context) extends SpaceLogic {
 
   /** Whether the counterexample is satisfiable. The space is flattened and non-empty. */
   def satisfiable(sp: Space): Boolean = {
-    def impossible: Nothing = throw new AssertionError("`satisfiable` only accepts flattened space.")
+    def impossible: Nothing = ctx.implode("`satisfiable` only accepts flattened space.")
 
     def genConstraint(space: Space): List[(Type, Type)] = space match {
       case Prod(tp, unappTp, ss) =>

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/sjs/PrepJSExports.scala

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ object PrepJSExports {
             }
 
           case _: ExportDestination.TopLevel =>
-            throw new AssertionError(
+            ctx.implode(
                 em"Found a top-level export without an explicit name at ${exportPos.sourcePos}")
 
           case ExportDestination.Static =>

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ReTyper.scala

@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ class ReTyper(nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Typer(nestingLevel) with ReChecking
   override def typedUnadapted(tree: untpd.Tree, pt: Type, locked: TypeVars)(using Context): Tree =
     try super.typedUnadapted(tree, pt, locked)
     catch {
-      case NonFatal(ex) =>
-        if ctx.phase != Phases.typerPhase && ctx.phase != Phases.inliningPhase then
-          println(i"exception while typing $tree of class ${tree.getClass} # ${tree.uniqueId}")
-        throw ex
+      case NonFatal(ex) if ctx.phase != Phases.typerPhase && ctx.phase != Phases.inliningPhase =>
+        ctx.lateImplode(
+          Exception(i"exception while typing $tree of class ${tree.getClass} # ${tree.uniqueId}", ex)
+        )
+
     }
 
   override def inlineExpansion(mdef: DefDef)(using Context): List[Tree] = mdef :: Nil