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29404afdee ffi M4.A: stdlib NSObject + autoreleasepool helper + extends rooting
Declare `NSObject` in std/objc.sx as `#foreign #objc_class("NSObject")`
with the canonical instance + class-method surface every Obj-C class
inherits: `retain`/`release`/`autorelease`/`new`/`alloc`/`init`/
`description`/`hash`/`isEqual_`/`isKindOfClass_`/`respondsToSelector_`/
`class`. Root the foreign-class hierarchy in uikit.sx at NSObject by
adding `#extends NSObject;` to every previously-unrooted declaration
(NSValue, NSNumber, NSDictionary, NSSet, NSNotification, NSBundle,
NSNotificationCenter, NSRunLoop, CADisplayLink, CALayer, EAGLContext,
UIScreen, UIResponder) plus deeper chain fixes (NSMutableDictionary
extends NSDictionary; UIWindow extends UIView; UIViewController
extends UIResponder). After this, M2.3's extends-chain walk finds
`retain`/`release` on any UIKit-typed value:

  view := UIView.alloc().init();
  defer view.release();        // canonical sx idiom — no language magic

Plus `autoreleasepool(body: Closure())` stdlib helper that wraps
`body` in `objc_autoreleasePoolPush` / `defer objc_autoreleasePoolPop`.
Required for Foundation factory returns; closure-call frame is real
cost so hot loops should inline the push/defer-pop pattern manually.

Smoke test `ffi-objc-arc-01-autoreleasepool.sx` exercises both
patterns; refresh of two IR snapshots picks up the new stdlib decls
appearing in test outputs that include `modules/std/objc.sx`.

185/185 example tests pass; chess on iOS-sim green.
2026-05-26 22:38:32 +03:00
agra
92ac51445d ffi M4.0c: -dealloc frees state through captured __sx_allocator
The synthesized -dealloc IMP now loads `state->__sx_allocator` (the
slot captured at +alloc time by M4.0a + M4.0b) and dispatches
`allocator.dealloc(state)` through the inline-protocol fn-ptr at
slot 2. Old behaviour was `free(state)` — went straight to libc,
ignoring whatever allocator the instance was constructed with.

After this commit, the per-instance allocator design from M1.2 A.5
is finally end-to-end correct:

  push Context.{ allocator = arena } {
      f := SxFoo.alloc();     ← arena.alloc(STATE_SIZE) + capture
      // ... use f ...
  }
  // refcount → 0 ⇒ -dealloc:
  //   load state->__sx_allocator   = arena
  //   arena.dealloc(state)         ← same allocator round-trips

TrackingAllocator now sees the alloc/dealloc pair; the deferred M1.2
A.5 work is done. Closes the loop on M4.0.

The dealloc IMP passes `__sx_default_context` as the implicit __sx_ctx
when invoking the dealloc fn-ptr — the IMP itself has no caller-side
ctx (it's called by Apple's runtime at refcount-zero), and the
default GPA is the right baseline for any nested allocations the
dealloc body might perform.

Each compiler-internal lookup that "can't fail" (Context type,
__sx_default_context global) emits a loud diagnostic instead of
silent fall-through, per the silent-error budget.

184/184 example tests pass; chess on iOS-sim green.
2026-05-26 22:30:48 +03:00
agra
2bbd63d929 ffi M4.0b: thread context.allocator through sx-defined +alloc
Two converging paths now allocate the state struct via the protocol's
allocator instead of raw malloc:

(1) sx-side `Cls.alloc()`: compiler intercepts in `lowerObjcStaticCall`
    when the receiver is a sx-defined `#objc_class` and the method is
    the niladic `alloc`. Emits the inline alloc-and-init sequence
    using the caller's `current_ctx_ref` as the context — so
    `push Context.{ allocator = my_arena } { let f := SxFoo.alloc(); }`
    honors `my_arena` end-to-end. The msgSend dispatch is bypassed
    entirely for this case.

(2) Obj-C-runtime `[Cls alloc]` (Info.plist principal class, NSCoder,
    UIKit reflection): the synthesized `+alloc` IMP shim reads
    `__sx_default_context.allocator` and calls into the same shared
    helper. The IMP has `has_implicit_ctx = false` and runs with no
    caller-side context — the default GPA is the right policy choice
    for "everything Apple's runtime instantiates".

Shared helper `emitObjcDefinedAllocAndInit(fcd, cls_ref, ctx_addr)`
does the work: `class_createInstance` → `ctx.allocator.alloc(STATE_SIZE)`
via the inline-protocol fn-ptr → memset 0 → store allocator at
state[0] (the M4.0a slot, captured for -dealloc's later use) →
`object_setIvar(instance, __sx_state_ivar, state)`. Loud failures
on missing globals via the diagnostics system.

The sx-side interception must explicitly bitcast the
`class_createInstance` result from `*void` to the method's declared
return type (`*<Cls>` or `?*<Cls>`). lowerVarDecl reads the Ref's IR
type when no type annotation is present, and coerceToType is a
no-op for ptr→ptr — without the bitcast, `let f := SxFoo.alloc();`
binds `f` at `*void` and downstream `f.class` / `f.method()` fails
to find anything.

-dealloc still uses `free(state)` (M4.0c rewrites it). 184/184 tests
pass; chess on iOS-sim green.
2026-05-26 22:27:33 +03:00
agra
8d7164f45f ffi M4.0a: prepend __sx_allocator to sx-defined-class state struct
State struct for an sx-defined `#objc_class` now leads with an
Allocator field at index 0 — captured at +alloc time, read by
-dealloc to free the state through the same allocator. User fields
shift to index 1+; the existing by-name lookups in
emitObjcDefinedClassPropertyImps + lookupObjcDefinedStateFieldOnPointer
naturally resolve them at the new indices.

This step is the layout change only; the +alloc IMP still mallocs
(M4.0b will rewrite it to thread context.allocator through), and
-dealloc still uses free() (M4.0c). The field is allocated but
uninitialised; nobody reads it yet.

Storage type comes from `Context.fields[0].ty` via the new
`objcStateAllocatorType` helper — same Allocator value-shape the
implicit context machinery has used all along. If Context isn't
registered (early-init paths), the helper falls back to omitting
the field rather than synthesising a half-broken layout.

IR snapshot for 142-objc-class-method-lowering updated to reflect
the new struct shape and the +24-byte state allocation. Chess on
iOS-sim green; 184/184 example tests pass.
2026-05-26 22:07:56 +03:00
agra
9fbc24a602 ffi uikit cleanup: helpers → UIKitPlatform methods + declarative layerClass
Three threads, one commit because they're entangled:

1. Helper free functions on `*UIKitPlatform` (refresh_safe_insets,
   read_screen_scale, create_gl_context, setup_renderbuffer,
   present_renderbuffer, compute_layer_pixel_size) → methods on the
   `impl Platform for UIKitPlatform` block. IMP-shape trampolines
   (`uikit_keyboard_will_change_frame`, `uikit_scene_will_connect[_ios]`,
   `uikit_gl_view_tick/layout/touches_*`, `uikit_subscribe_keyboard_notifications`)
   also collapse into methods on UIKitPlatform — the
   `(self: *void, _cmd: *void, ...)` form is no longer needed since
   M3 made the #objc_class trampolines compiler-synthesized. Class
   method bodies in SxAppDelegate / SxSceneDelegate / SxGLView /
   SxMetalView now read `if g_uikit_plat == null { return; }
   g_uikit_plat.x();` — no more `xx self, xx 0` casts at every IMP
   call site.

2. Declarative `layerClass` form. SxGLView and SxMetalView promote
   from the M2.1(a) constant-with-runtime-string-lookup workaround
   (`layerClass :: *void = objc_getClass("CAEAGLLayer".ptr);`) to
   the class-method expression-body form
   (`layerClass :: () => CAEAGLLayer.class();`). Type stays `*void`
   until M1.1.b lands `Class(T)` parameterisation; the value side
   already matches the plan. Backing this: foreign-class declarations
   for CAEAGLLayer (extended with `class :: () -> *void;`) and a new
   CAMetalLayer foreign-class declaration alongside it. Both
   `#extends CALayer` so the dispatch chain knows about the parent.

3. Optional-shape idiom pass on uikit.sx. `xx`-as-optional-wrap on
   field assignments (`plat.gl_ctx = xx ctx`, `plat.text_field = xx tf`,
   `plat.display_link = xx link`) dropped — implicit `T → ?T` does
   the right thing. `!` force-unwraps replaced with `if val := opt
   { ... }` safe-narrowing (the keyboard handler, the GL-context
   read in setup/present renderbuffer, the gl_view read in scene
   bootstrap). `orelse` (Zig keyword) that briefly snuck into the
   keyboard handler removed in favour of the `if win := plat.window`
   narrowing pattern. Result: no `xx` casts left on the implicit
   T→?T path; all optional access goes through `if val :=`.

IR snapshots `ffi-objc-call-06-sret-return.ir` and
`ffi-objc-dsl-07-mangling-table.ir` refresh to pick up the new
`object_getIvar` / `object_setIvar` runtime-helper declarations
introduced when M1.2 A.3 made instance-method bodies route field
access through the state ivar.

Chess on iOS-sim green throughout. 184/184 example tests pass.
2026-05-26 16:42:57 +03:00
agra
a923b6f6f0 ffi fix: route foreign-class UFCS arg target_types through extends chain
For UFCS dispatch on foreign-class receivers (`#foreign #objc_class`
aliases), `resolveCallParamTypes` was returning an empty slice — both
`resolveFuncByName(qualified)` and `fn_ast_map.get(qualified)` miss
for `#foreign` methods (they live in `foreign_class_map`, not the
regular fn maps). With `param_types` empty, the per-arg `target_type`
assignment in `lowerCall` was skipped, leaving `self.target_type` as
whatever it held on entry — usually the enclosing function's return
type. Inside a `-> BOOL` method, `xx ptr` then lowered with target
type `i8`: `ptrtoint ptr to i64` → `trunc i64 to i8`, sending the low
byte of the pointer through.

Symptom: chess on iOS-sim crashed in
`-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]` with
`observer = 0xC0` (low byte of the SxAppDelegate receiver) when the
AppDelegate method's first param was renamed to anything other than
`self`. The original session diagnosed it as a `self`-vs-`this`
hardcoding in `lower.zig`, but those hardcoded `"self"` strings are
all on compiler-synthesized parameters (init scopes, JNI stubs,
property IMPs, dealloc IMPs) — not the user-facing #objc_class body
params. The bug was in arg-type resolution.

Fix walks `foreign_class_map` + `findForeignMethodInChain` to recover
the declared param types (skipping the implicit `*Self` for instance
methods). Regression test `examples/issue-0044.sx` exercises the
BOOL-return + foreign-class arg shape; pre-fix the receiver round-trip
prints WRONG, post-fix it prints ok.
2026-05-26 16:42:21 +03:00
agra
066840d9e0 ffi M3.2: SxSceneDelegate migrated + #implements protocol conformance
Migrates SxSceneDelegate from the hand-rolled
objc_allocateClassPair + class_addMethod + class_addProtocol
sequence to the declarative form:

  SxSceneDelegate :: #objc_class("SxSceneDelegate") {
      #extends UIResponder;
      #implements UISceneDelegate;
      #implements UIWindowSceneDelegate;

      scene_willConnectToSession_options :: (self, scene, session, options) { ... }
      window    :: (self) -> *void { ... }
      setWindow :: (self, w) { ... }
  }

emit_llvm now honors '#implements' in the class-pair init
constructor — for each #implements ProtocolAlias on the cache
entry's AST, emit before objc_registerClassPair:

  proto = objc_getProtocol("ProtocolName")
  class_addProtocol(cls, proto)

iOS checks 'class_conformsToProtocol' when instantiating scene
delegates; without the conformance the runtime silently rejects
the class and a default scene with no delegate gets created
instead. The protocol-getter returns null on dead-strip /
runtime mismatch (rare but possible) — the runtime treats
class_addProtocol(cls, null) as a no-op, so no explicit null
check needed.

Method bodies forward to the existing legacy free IMP functions
(uikit_scene_will_connect, uikit_window_getter,
uikit_window_setter) so we don't have to inline the scene-
connect setup logic (~80 lines).

uikit_register_classes is now tiny — just the two remaining
view-class helpers (M3.3 SxGLView + M3.4 SxMetalView). M3.5
deletes the function entirely once those land.

Chess on iOS-sim: board renders, scene delegate fires, touch
events route correctly. 183 example tests + zig build test
green.
2026-05-26 07:37:14 +03:00
agra
66f84f67b8 ffi M3.1 + M1.2 A.3 refactor: self=Obj-C id, self.field via ivar; SxAppDelegate migrated
Two coupled changes that unblock the uikit_register_classes
migration:

1) M1.2 A.3 — body's 'self' is the Obj-C id (opaque), NOT the
   state struct. Matches Apple's ObjC semantics where 'self' IS
   the object. Cocoa idiom 'xx self → id' works at runtime calls
   (addObserver:, etc.); previously the trampoline replaced
   'self' with the state-struct pointer, breaking any runtime
   call that expected an id.

   '*Self' substitution in resolveTypeWithBindings now points at
   foreignClassStructType(fcd) — the opaque class stub — instead
   of objcDefinedStateStructType(fcd).

   'self.field' access on a sx-defined class instance field is
   rewritten by lowerFieldAccess to go through the __sx_state
   ivar:
     state = object_getIvar(self, load(__<Cls>_state_ivar))
     val   = struct_gep(state, field_idx) → load

   Both read (lowerFieldAccess) and write (lowerAssignment) take
   this path. Compound ops (+=, -=, etc.) are supported via
   storeOrCompound. The lookup is filtered: skip property fields
   (those still go through the M2.2 msgSend getter/setter
   dispatch) and foreign classes (no state).

   New helpers in lower.zig:
   - lookupObjcDefinedStateFieldOnPointer — match check.
   - lowerObjcDefinedStateForObj — emit the object_getIvar +
     ivar-global-load idiom (shared between read + write paths).
   - lowerObjcDefinedStateFieldRead — the load path.

   Also moved the @llvm.global_ctors registration out of the
   sx-defined class-pair init constructor — global_ctors fires
   DURING dyld's framework load, before UIKit registers its Obj-C
   classes. objc_getClass("UIResponder") returned null, super
   was null, objc_registerClassPair crashed. main's entry block
   is post-framework-load but pre-user-code — exactly the right
   window. New helper injectCtorIntoMain.

2) M3.1 — SxAppDelegate migrated to declarative #objc_class.
   uikit_register_classes' hand-rolled objc_allocateClassPair +
   class_addMethod for SxAppDelegate is gone; the compiler
   synthesises the class at module init. The method bodies
   forward to the existing legacy IMP free functions
   (uikit_did_finish_launching, uikit_keyboard_will_change_frame)
   so we don't have to inline 70+ lines of keyboard-frame logic
   right now.

   Also adds UIResponder foreign-class declaration and chains
   UIView / UITextField to it via #extends UIResponder so the
   methods that previously lived on UITextField directly
   (becomeFirstResponder etc.) move to their proper home.

Chess on iOS-sim: board renders, full state intact. 183 example
tests + zig build test green.
2026-05-26 07:32:57 +03:00
agra
ea32f8a27a ffi M2.3: #extends method-resolution chaining + Obj-C parent resolution
When 'obj.method()' is called on a foreign-class pointer and the
method isn't declared on the receiver's class, the compiler walks
the '#extends' chain to find an ancestor that declared it.
Property lookup (M2.2) flows through the same chain walker.

  ParentX :: #foreign #objc_class("...") { foo :: ... }
  ChildX  :: #foreign #objc_class("...") { #extends ParentX; }

  child.foo()   // now resolves — was 'no method foo on ChildX'

Two new helpers in lower.zig:
- findForeignMethodInChain(fcd, name) walks the cache via
  fcd.members[i].extends → foreign_class_map[parent] → ...
  Depth-capped at 16 to break accidental cycles.
- findForeignPropertyInChain(fcd, name) — same shape for fields.

ALSO fixes a latent class-hierarchy bug uncovered while testing
M2.3: emit_llvm was passing the sx alias name to
objc_allocateClassPair(super, ...) rather than the actual Obj-C
runtime class name. For 'SxThing :: #objc_class(...) { #extends
NSObjectBase; }' where 'NSObjectBase' is aliased to "NSObject",
emit_llvm produced 'objc_getClass("NSObjectBase")' → NULL →
'objc_allocateClassPair(NULL, ...)' → SxThing's super-class link
was broken → '[sx_thing hash]' bypassed NSObject and crashed in
the forwarding machinery.

Fix: ObjcDefinedClassEntry gains a 'parent_objc_name' field
pre-resolved by lower.zig's 'resolveObjcParentName' through
foreign_class_map (which has the alias → foreign_path mapping).
emit_llvm just reads the resolved name from the entry.

153-objc-extends-chain.sx exercises both fixes:
  1-level: SxThing → NSObject — t.hash() walks one #extends.
  2-level: SxLeaf  → SxMiddle → NSObject — chained #extends.
Both return real NSObject.hash values from libobjc.

183 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.
2026-05-26 01:56:25 +03:00
agra
239e7df27c ffi M2.2 (sx-defined): property getter/setter IMPs
Properties on sx-defined #objc_class declarations now synthesize
getter (always) and setter (unless 'readonly') IMPs that GEP into
the hidden state struct and load / store the corresponding field.
The state struct already holds every user-declared field
(objcDefinedStateStructType), so no new layout work — the IMPs
just dispatch a struct_gep + load/store through the __sx_state
ivar.

For each '#property' field on a sx-defined class:

  Getter '__<Cls>_<field>_imp(self, _cmd) -> T':
    state = object_getIvar(self, load(__<Cls>_state_ivar))
    return state.<field>

  Setter '__<Cls>_set<Field>_imp(self, _cmd, val) -> void':
    state = object_getIvar(self, load(__<Cls>_state_ivar))
    state.<field> = val

Both IMPs land in the cache's methods slice (mirroring the
method-IMP wiring from M1.2 A.4b.iii) so emit_llvm's
class_addMethod loop registers them on the class without
special-casing. Selector mangling:
  getter: <field>            (e.g. 'width')
  setter: set<Field>:        (e.g. 'setWidth:')
Type encoding derived from the field's resolved IR TypeId.

'readonly' (the only modifier honored in this slice) skips the
setter emission AND the corresponding method entry — so the
runtime reports the selector as absent. Other modifiers
(strong, weak, copy, assign) parse fine but stay no-ops until
M4.2 wires up ARC ops in the setter body.

152-objc-property-sx-defined.sx round-trips on macOS:
  b.width = 10; b.height = 7;
  read back through getter IMPs.
  area is readonly — class_getInstanceMethod(SxBox, sel(setArea:))
  returns NULL, confirming the setter is absent.

182 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.
2026-05-26 01:49:31 +03:00
agra
95f13849af ffi M2.2 (first pass): #property directive on foreign-class fields
Adds:
  field: T #property[(modifier, modifier, ...)];

inside #objc_class declarations. For FOREIGN classes (this slice),
'obj.field' and 'obj.field = x' lower as objc_msgSend dispatches —
no struct GEP, no per-field storage on the sx side. The receiver
is opaque and the Obj-C runtime owns the data.

Selector mangling (Apple convention):
  getter: <fieldName>            (e.g. 'count')
  setter: set<FieldName>:        (e.g. 'setBackgroundColor:')

So:
  view.backgroundColor          → [view backgroundColor]
  view.backgroundColor = red    → [view setBackgroundColor:red]

Plumbing:
- New token hash_property + lexer entry + LSP keyword classification.
- ForeignFieldDecl gains 'is_property' + 'property_modifiers' slice;
  the parser captures both. Modifiers are recorded verbatim (strong,
  weak, copy, readonly, getter("name"), ...) — semantic interpretation
  lands with M4.2 ARC wiring.
- lowerFieldAccess: lookupObjcPropertyOnPointer() detects the case
  before the auto-deref / struct-GEP path and dispatches via
  lowerObjcPropertyGetter (objc_msg_send).
- lowerAssignment: same check on the field_access LHS routes to
  lowerObjcPropertySetter (objc_msg_send with set<Field>:).
- inferExprType: 'obj.field' returns the property's declared type
  so chained access / coerced assignment work.

151-objc-property-foreign.sx round-trips:
  inst.tag        → [inst tag]       → reads g_probe_tag → 0
  inst.tag = 42   → [inst setTag:42] → writes g_probe_tag
  inst.tag = -7   → ditto
  Final: 0 -> 42 -> -7  (real Obj-C runtime dispatch).

DEFERRED for M2.2 (later passes):
- Sx-defined property IMPs (synthesized getter/setter trampolines
  reading/writing the state struct).
- Modifier-driven setter behavior: readonly (compile error on
  write), copy (deep-copy), weak (objc_storeWeak), strong/assign
  (Month 4.2 ARC ops).
- getter("name") / setter("name:") selector overrides.

181 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.
2026-05-26 01:45:21 +03:00
agra
d6ef691e42 ffi M2.1(a): class-level constants 'name :: Type = expr;'
Inside a '#objc_class { ... }' block, 'name :: Type = expr;' is
accepted alongside the existing method form. Parsed as sugar for
'name :: () -> Type => expr;' — a niladic class method with an
expression body. The synthesized class method flows through the
M2.1(b) class-method pipeline: a C-ABI IMP is emitted and
registered on the metaclass.

Apple's runtime sees zero distinction — '[Cls foo]' dispatches to
our IMP regardless of source spelling. The constant form is
purely syntactic sugar; it reads better for static metadata
returns:

  SxGLView :: #objc_class("SxGLView") {
      layerClass :: Class = CAEAGLLayer.class();
  }

vs. the equivalent method form:

  layerClass :: () -> Class => CAEAGLLayer.class();

Parser change: after 'name ::' if the next token isn't '(' we
take the constant branch — parse a type expr, expect '=', parse
the value expr, expect ';'. The result is a ForeignMethodDecl
with is_static=true, empty params, return_type=Type, body=block
wrapping the expr. Pure parser-level transformation; no new AST
nodes, no new lowering passes.

150-objc-class-level-constant.sx exercises both shapes on macOS:
a primitive (s32 answer) and a pointer ('*NSObject seedClass'
— the canonical '+layerClass'-style factory return).

180 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.

M2.1 complete: both (a) the constant form and (b) the
expression-bodied class method shape land.

Next: M2.2 — 'field: T #property(modifiers...)' synthesizes
getter/setter pairs.
2026-05-25 23:43:46 +03:00
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c39c8e15eb ffi M2.1(b): class methods on sx-defined #objc_class
Bodied methods without a '*Self' first param (parser marks
is_static=true) are now registered as Obj-C CLASS methods on
the metaclass.

Each such method gets:
- A synthesized FnDecl + body lowering through the existing
  M1.2 A.2 path.
- A C-ABI trampoline 'emitObjcDefinedClassStaticImp' — same
  shape as the instance trampoline but skips the __sx_state
  ivar read (no instance state) and passes only
  '__sx_default_context' (plus user args) to the sx body.
- An entry in ObjcDefinedMethodEntry with 'is_class=true'.

emit_llvm's class-pair init constructor now computes the
metaclass once up-front (via object_getClass(cls)) and shares
it between the +alloc IMP registration (M1.2 A.5) and the
M2.1(b) class-method registrations. The per-method registration
loop picks the target via 'method.is_class ? metaclass : cls'.

149-objc-class-method-static-imp.sx end-to-end on macOS:

  SxFoo :: #objc_class("SxFoo") {
      answer :: () -> s32 { return 42; }
  }

  // [SxFoo answer] via objc_msgSend → 42
  // class_getClassMethod(SxFoo, sel_answer) → non-null

Still TODO for M2.1: the (a) class-LEVEL constant form
'layerClass :: Class = CAEAGLLayer.class();' — needs parser
extension to recognize 'name :: Type = expr;' inside #objc_class
blocks, plus lazy-init-slot synthesis.

179 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.
2026-05-25 23:40:51 +03:00
agra
0ac5ba2ccd ffi M1.3: obj.class accessor on Obj-C-class pointers
Adds a special case to lowerFieldAccess: when the field is
literally 'class' and the receiver is a pointer to an Obj-C
(or Obj-C protocol) foreign-class struct, emit
'object_getClass(obj)' instead of falling through to struct GEP.

Returns 'Class' (the M1.1 first-pass alias for *void;
parameterized Class(T) covariance is deferred to M1.1.b).

  f := SxFoo.alloc();
  cls := f.class;                       // → object_getClass(f)
  cls == objc_getClass("SxFoo".ptr);   // ok

New helper isObjcClassPointer(ty) detects 'ptr -> struct in
foreign_class_map under .objc_class / .objc_protocol'. The
check fires BEFORE the auto-deref so the runtime call sees the
opaque Obj-C pointer rather than the load'd struct stub.

148-objc-self-class-accessor.sx exercises both shapes end-to-end
against the macOS runtime: sx-defined class (SxFoo) and foreign
class (NSObject). Round-trips against objc_getClass(name).

178 example tests pass. zig build test green.

This effectively closes Month 1 — M1.0, M1.1 (first pass), M1.2,
M1.3 all done. Remaining: M1.1.b (Class(T) covariance +
instancetype), then Month 2 (declarative sugar).
2026-05-25 23:33:52 +03:00
agra
51277afadf ffi M1.2 A.7: open the dispatch gate — sx-defined class methods callable
Delete the bail at lower.zig:4407 that diagnosed sx-defined Obj-C
class dispatch as 'not yet supported'. Both foreign and
sx-defined '#objc_class' decls now flow through the same
'lowerObjcMethodCall' path — instance methods on sx-defined
classes dispatch via objc_msgSend, and the registered IMP
trampolines (M1.2 A.4b.iii) route to the sx bodies.

The runtime non-Obj-C branch (.swift_class / .swift_struct /
.swift_protocol) keeps its 'not yet supported' diagnostic;
M1.2 only addresses the Obj-C runtimes.

Constructor reorder in emit_llvm: emitObjcDefinedClassInit
runs BEFORE emitObjcClassInit. Otherwise the Phase 3.1
class-cache populator calls objc_getClass("SxFoo") before our
constructor registers the class — cache slot stored null and
'SxFoo.method()' dispatched against a null class pointer.

ffi-objc-defined-class-01-instance.sx (the integration test
from the plan) now runs the full lifecycle on macOS:

  f := SxFoo.alloc()    // synthesized +alloc IMP fires
  f.bump()              // dispatch → IMP trampoline → sx body
  f.bump()              // state persists across calls
  f.bump()
  f.get()               // → 3
  release_fn(f, sel_release)  // synthesized -dealloc fires

The user declares 'alloc :: () -> *SxFoo;' bodyless to give the
synthesized +alloc IMP a typed contract at sx call sites —
same convention as foreign classes today.

M1.2 complete: A.0 A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.4b.i A.4b.ii A.4b.iii
A.5 A.6 A.7. End-to-end class-synthesis foundation works.

177 example tests pass (+1 from the integration test). zig
build test green.
2026-05-25 23:29:55 +03:00
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c107aa4e21 ffi M1.2 A.6: synthesized -dealloc IMP + [super dealloc] chain
For every sx-defined #objc_class, emit a C-callconv -dealloc IMP
that runs at refcount-zero. Frees the sx state struct, nils the
ivar, then chains to [super dealloc] so NSObject's runtime
cleanup (object_dispose, associated-object teardown, KVO, etc.)
runs as usual.

  -dealloc IMP (self: id, _cmd: SEL) -> void
      state = object_getIvar(self, load @__<Cls>_state_ivar)
      free(state)                              // free(NULL) is safe
      object_setIvar(self, ivar, NULL)
      sup = alloca { receiver: *void, super_class: *void }
      sup.receiver    = self
      sup.super_class = load @__<Cls>_class
      sel_dealloc = sel_registerName("dealloc")
      objc_msgSendSuper2(&sup, sel_dealloc)
      return

Two new per-class globals:
- '__<Cls>_class' : *void — populated by emit_llvm's
  class-pair init constructor with the freshly-allocated Class
  pointer (after objc_registerClassPair).
- The existing '__<Cls>_state_ivar' is also consulted to find
  the state struct.

The -dealloc IMP is registered on the class itself (instance
method) via class_addMethod with encoding 'v@:'. emit_llvm
ALSO stores cls_val into '__<Cls>_class' so the trampoline
can build the objc_super struct.

internStringConstantGlobal helper added to lower.zig — interns
C strings as [N:0]u8 globals with byte-level aggregate inits.
Used here for the 'dealloc' selector string.

147-objc-class-dealloc-roundtrip.sx verifies end-to-end on
macOS: alloc + release fires the IMP, and a second alloc/release
cycle proves runtime state isn't corrupted. class_getMethod-
Implementation confirms the IMP is registered.

176 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.

Still gated: sx-side 'obj.method()' calls bail at lower.zig:4407
with the existing diagnostic. A.7 opens the gate — last sub-step
of M1.2.
2026-05-25 23:25:13 +03:00
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a1736f3213 ffi M1.2 A.5: synthesized +alloc IMP + ensureCRuntimeDecl helper
For every sx-defined #objc_class, emit a C-callconv +alloc IMP
that the Obj-C runtime calls when '[Cls alloc]' fires (from sx
code, UIKit instantiation, Info.plist principal class, etc.):

  +alloc IMP (cls: Class, _cmd: SEL) -> id
      instance = class_createInstance(cls, 0)
      state    = malloc(STATE_SIZE)
      memset(state, 0, STATE_SIZE)
      object_setIvar(instance, load(@__<Cls>_state_ivar), state)
      return instance

STATE_SIZE = max(typeSizeBytes(state struct), 1) — always at
least one byte so the ivar is never null after +alloc returns.

The IMP is registered on the METACLASS (class methods live there
— every Class object's isa points to the metaclass) in emit_llvm's
class-pair init constructor:

  metaclass = object_getClass(cls)
  sel_alloc = sel_registerName("alloc")
  class_addMethod(metaclass, sel_alloc, alloc_imp, "@@:")

That override wins over NSObject's default +alloc; runtime
instantiations get the __sx_state ivar bound automatically.

Per-instance allocator binding (the plan's full design — store
the Allocator value in the state struct so -dealloc frees through
the same one) is deferred. libc malloc/free is fine for v1; we'll
upgrade once Month 4's autoreleasepool + ARC ops shake out.

REFACTOR: collapsed five duplicate 'get<Name>Fid' helpers and
their cache fields (object_getIvar, object_setIvar,
class_createInstance, malloc, memset) into a single
'ensureCRuntimeDecl(name, params, ret) -> FuncId'. The helper
checks for an existing decl by name first (avoids the
'class_createInstance.1' duplicate-symbol crash when stdlib's
'#foreign' decl is already in the module). One helper instead
of one-per-function = ~150 lines deleted.

object_getIvar / object_setIvar added to stdlib std/objc.sx
so user code can use them too (146 exercises object_getIvar
to verify __sx_state was bound to a non-null state pointer
after +alloc).

146-objc-class-alloc-roundtrip.sx end-to-end against macOS:
'[SxFoo alloc]' returns non-null AND object_getIvar(instance,
__sx_state) returns the state ptr. Real Obj-C runtime, no
mocks.

175 example tests pass (+1). zig build test green.
2026-05-25 23:17:30 +03:00
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87572579b4 ffi M1.2 A.4b.iii: class_addMethod wires IMPs to the Obj-C runtime
For each instance method on a sx-defined '#objc_class', the
class-pair init constructor now:

  sel = sel_registerName("selector_string")
  imp = @__<Cls>_<method>_imp                  (M1.2 A.4b.ii)
  class_addMethod(cls, sel, imp, "<encoding>")

before objc_registerClassPair. The IMP trampoline (A.4b.ii)
already bridges C-ABI -> sx body. With registration in place,
'objc_msgSend(obj, sel_bump)' now routes to the trampoline,
which reads __sx_state ivar and forwards to '@<Cls>.<method>'.

To get selector + type-encoding strings out of lower.zig and
into emit_llvm, ObjcDefinedClassEntry gains a 'methods' slice:

  pub const ObjcDefinedMethodEntry = struct {
      sel: []const u8,       // mangled selector (M1.2 A.1's deriveObjcSelector)
      encoding: []const u8,  // type encoding (M1.2 A.1's objcTypeEncodingFromSignature)
      imp_name: []const u8,  // C-callconv trampoline symbol
  };

registerObjcDefinedClassMethods populates this when it declares
each method's body function; Module.setObjcDefinedClassMethods
attaches the slice to the cache entry by name. Static (class-
side) methods are skipped — A.4b only covers instance methods;
class-method hooks like '+layerClass' land in M2.1.

emit_llvm reads entry.methods and emits class_addMethod inside
the per-class init block, before objc_registerClassPair (the
runtime locks the method list at register time on some SDK
versions).

145-objc-class-method-dispatch.sx verifies end-to-end:
class_getMethodImplementation(SxFoo, sel_registerName("bump"))
returns non-null after main starts. Both niladic ('bump') and
single-arg ('add:') selectors checked.

Still gated (A.7): sx-side 'obj.bump()' calls. The dispatch
gate at lower.zig:4407 hasn't opened — A.5 (+alloc) and A.6
(-dealloc) need to land first so the integration test
ffi-objc-defined-class-01-instance.sx (full state round-trip)
can exercise the full lifecycle.

174 example tests pass (+1 from 145). zig build test green.
2026-05-25 22:58:20 +03:00
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c0b338eaa4 ffi M1.2 A.4b.ii: emit C-ABI IMP trampolines (dead code pending class_addMethod)
For each bodied instance method on a sx-defined #objc_class,
emit a C-callconv trampoline function '__<Cls>_<method>_imp':

  void __SxFoo_bump_imp(ptr obj, ptr _cmd, ...user_args) {
      ivar  = load @__SxFoo_state_ivar
      state = object_getIvar(obj, ivar)
      call @SxFoo.bump(__sx_default_context, state, ...user_args)
      ret
  }

The trampoline bridges the Obj-C runtime's IMP calling convention
('id self, SEL _cmd, ...args' as C ABI) to the sx body's
default-callconv shape ('__sx_ctx ptr, state ptr, ...user_args').
Implicit context comes from '&__sx_default_context'; the body
keeps its sx-side personality intact and can use 'self.field'
through the substituted state-struct pointer (M1.2 A.2b + A.3).

New helpers in lower.zig:
- 'getObjcObjectGetIvarFid' lazily declares object_getIvar.
- 'emitObjcDefinedClassImps' + 'emitObjcDefinedClassImp' walk the
  cache and synthesise each trampoline.
- 'lookupGlobalIdByName' for finding the per-class ivar handle
  global. Linear scan — same N-is-small rationale as the other
  Obj-C caches.

Dead code at this commit: the trampolines exist in the module
but no class_addMethod call registers them with the runtime.
'objc_msgSend(obj, sel_bump)' would still fall through to the
parent class (NSObject 'doesNotRecognizeSelector:') today.
A.4b.iii wires up class_addMethod in emit_llvm's class-pair-init
constructor — that's when the trampolines come alive.

142's IR snapshot refreshed to show the trampoline.

173 example tests pass. zig build test green.
2026-05-25 22:52:34 +03:00
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c2178c062b ffi M1.2 A.4b.i: __sx_state ivar registration
Class-pair init constructor now registers a single hidden ivar
on each sx-defined class:

  class_addIvar(cls, "__sx_state", 8, 3, "^v")

before objc_registerClassPair. After the class is registered,
the constructor calls class_getInstanceVariable to fetch the
runtime Ivar handle and stores it in a per-class global
'__<ClassName>_state_ivar : *void'. Trampolines (A.4b.ii) will
read this global to 'object_getIvar' the state struct pointer.

lower.zig declares the per-class global at scan time
(declareObjcDefinedStateIvarGlobal) so emit_llvm finds it by
name when populating. Encoding '^v' = void* (a generic pointer
— the runtime treats it as opaque storage). log2 alignment = 3
for 8-byte pointer alignment on 64-bit.

144-objc-class-ivar-registration.sx exercises the round-trip:
after main starts, class_getInstanceVariable(SxFoo, "__sx_state")
returns non-null. Runs against the real Obj-C runtime on macOS.

142's IR snapshot refreshed to include the new constructor body
(class_addIvar + class_getInstanceVariable + ivar-global store).

173 example tests pass (+1 from 144). zig build test green.
2026-05-25 22:23:59 +03:00
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b98a22e3f9 ffi M1.2 A.4: emitObjcDefinedClassInit class-pair registration
For every sx-defined '#objc_class', emit a module-init constructor
that registers the class with the Obj-C runtime at module load.
Pattern mirrors the Phase 3.1 emitObjcClassInit companion:
'@llvm.global_ctors' + ORC-JIT main injection.

Constructor body, per cache entry:

  super = objc_getClass("<ParentName>")  // default NSObject
  cls   = objc_allocateClassPair(super, "<ClassName>", 0)
  objc_registerClassPair(cls)

Parent is read from the foreign_class_decl's '.extends' member;
absent ⇒ NSObject (matches M1.2 A.0 spec). Class-name strings
go through new emitPrivateCString helper that mirrors the
selector-init / class-init shape.

Two new small helpers extracted while we were here:
- lazyDeclareCRuntime — declare-once extern wrapper for Obj-C
  runtime APIs.
- appendModuleCtor — append-or-create global_ctors + ORC-JIT
  injection, factored out of emitObjcClassInit.

143-objc-class-registration.sx exercises the round-trip on
macOS: after main starts, objc_getClass("SxFoo".ptr) returns
non-null. Runs against the real Obj-C runtime.

142's IR snapshot updated — the constructor + ctors metadata
are now part of the expected shape.

DEFERRED (A.4b): method-IMP registration (class_addMethod with
a C-ABI trampoline that reads __sx_state ivar and calls the sx
body). DEFERRED (A.5+): synthesized +alloc / -dealloc IMPs and
the '__sx_state' ivar setup.

172 example tests pass (+1 from 143). zig build test green.
2026-05-25 22:14:31 +03:00
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659cdc2276 ffi M1.2 A.2c + A.3: eager body lowering + self.field via state struct
Adds Pass 4b 'lowerObjcDefinedClassMethods' to lowerRoot: after
scan, walk objc_defined_class_cache and force-lower each bodied
instance method. The Obj-C runtime invokes these via the IMP
pointers wired up in A.4 — no sx-side call path drives lazy
lowering, so we trigger it here. Mirrors the JNI eager-lower
pattern in Pass 5.

Bug fix: lazyLowerFunction has its OWN inline body-lowering
path (separate from lowerFunction) that re-resolves param types
at line 1025. It was running without current_foreign_class set,
so '*Self' fell through to the type_bridge fallback and got
interned as a 0-field struct named 'Self' — body's
'self.counter' GEP'd into '{}' and LLVM verification rejected.
Fix: set current_foreign_class at the top of lazyLowerFunction
via the same lookupObjcDefinedClassForMethod path lowerFunction
uses. Save+restore via defer.

A.3 ('self.field access via the ivar') falls out for free —
'*Self' resolves to '*__SxFooState' so 'self.counter' is a
plain struct field access. IR snapshot in
142-objc-class-method-lowering.ir shows the round-trip:

    define internal void @SxFoo.bump(ptr, ptr self) {
        %gep = getelementptr inbounds { i32 }, ptr %self, 0, 0
        %v = load i32, ptr %gep
        store i32 (%v + 1), ptr %gep
        ret void
    }

171 examples pass (+1 from 142); zig build test green.

Still gated: Obj-C runtime dispatch (A.7) — sx-side
'f.bump()' calls bail at lower.zig:4407 with the existing
diagnostic. IMP-trampoline emission (the C-ABI shim that bridges
'objc_msgSend' → this body) lands in A.4 alongside class-pair
init.
2026-05-25 22:08:23 +03:00
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d9dbdad3f5 ffi M1.1 (first pass): id / Class / SEL / BOOL type aliases
Adds named stand-ins for the three opaque Obj-C runtime types
and Apple's signed-char boolean to library/modules/std/objc.sx:

  id    :: *void;   // any Obj-C instance pointer
  Class :: *void;   // a class object pointer
  SEL   :: *void;   // a registered selector
  BOOL  :: s8;      // Apple's signed-char boolean (NOT sx's bool)

All resolve to their underlying type at the LLVM layer — no
runtime cost — but make foreign-class declarations read closer
to Objective-C source. The header's old caveat about lacking
type aliases is gone.

141-objc-type-aliases.sx exercises the aliases against the real
macOS Obj-C runtime: alloc/init an NSObject, fetch its class
via objc_getClass, sel_registerName a SEL, then call
'isKindOfClass:' returning BOOL=1. Non-macOS paths print the
same line to keep the snapshot stable.

DEFERRED (M1.1.b, follow-up): 'Class(T)' parameterization with
#extends-aware covariance, and 'instancetype' per-decl
substitution. Both require compiler-level type-check support
beyond plain stdlib aliases.

170 examples pass (+1).
2026-05-25 21:33:20 +03:00
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86c1127c46 ffi M1.0 (3/3): accept '=>' body in '#objc_class' member methods
Extends parseForeignClassDecl ([src/parser.zig:1262]) with an
arrow arm that mirrors the existing parseFnDecl shape — single-
expression body wrapped in a one-statement block so downstream
lowering sees the same AST as a brace-body method.

Closes the M1.0 surface: '=> expr;' is now valid for top-level
functions, struct methods, AND '#objc_class' member methods.
The sx-defined class lowering (A.7 dispatch gate) is still gated,
so 140-expression-bodied-objc-method.sx exercises parse-only —
the body is reachable but the method is never invoked. When M1.2
lights up sx-defined class instantiation, the arrow-body form
will flow through unchanged.

169 examples pass (+1 from 140 now green); zig build test green.
2026-05-25 21:18:09 +03:00
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4a048d34fd ffi M1.0 (2/3, xfail): '=>' body inside '#objc_class' member
parseForeignClassDecl ([src/parser.zig:1262]) accepts ';'
(declaration) or '{ ... }' (block body) but not '=>' for member
methods. The arrow form, which parseFnDecl ([src/parser.zig:1647])
already handles for top-level/struct decls (M1.0 1/3), surfaces
'expected ;' at the arrow today.

Snapshot pins that error so the next commit (the parser
extension) shows up as a single diagnostic→runtime-output diff
in 140-expression-bodied-objc-method.{txt,exit}.
2026-05-25 21:16:32 +03:00
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6c95b2ae72 ffi M1.0 (1/3): lock in expression-bodied top-level + struct-method form
sx's '=>' body form (already used for lambdas) works today for
top-level function declarations and struct member methods. Pin
the surface with examples/139-expression-bodied-fn.sx so a
parser regression here surfaces immediately.

Coverage:
- module-top:      double :: (x: s32) -> s32 => x * 2;
- niladic:         answer :: () -> s32 => 42;
- struct method:   total :: (self: *Point) -> s32 => self.x + self.y;

Next: extend the same form to '#objc_class' member methods (the
M2.1(a/b) class-constant + class-method overrides path).
2026-05-25 21:15:44 +03:00
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2b717d9b38 ffi: resolve foreign-class member types through Self substitution (issue-0043)
`inferExprType` for a chained call `Cls.static().instance(...)` never
looked the inner call's foreign-class declaration up, so the outer
dispatch saw a `.s64` receiver, the `foreign_class_map.get(...)` lookup
missed, and lowering emitted `error: unresolved 'method'`. The macOS
target appeared to work because `inline if OS == .ios { ... }` strips
the gated body before lowering — eliding every call that would have
exercised the broken path.

The "lazy-lower" framing in the original issue file was a red herring.

Fix in `src/ir/lower.zig`:

1. `inferExprType` for `.call` with `.field_access` callee now checks
   `foreign_class_map` for both shapes — `Cls.static_method(args)` (object
   identifier matches a foreign-class alias, look up static members) and
   `inst.instance_method(args)` (receiver is a pointer to a foreign-class
   struct, look up non-static members).
2. New helpers `resolveForeignMethodReturnType` and
   `resolveForeignClassMemberType` substitute `*Self` / `Self` to the
   foreign-class struct so a `*Self` return doesn't synthesize a phantom
   `Self`-named struct that future dispatches can't resolve.
3. The Obj-C lowering paths (`lowerObjcMethodCall`, `lowerObjcStaticCall`)
   route through the same helper for `ret_ty` so the IR Ref's type matches
   what `inferExprType` reports.

Regression test at `examples/138-foreign-class-chained-dispatch.sx`
exercises NSObject's `+alloc` / `-init` chain in both shapes —
`*NSObject` return then `*Self` return, and `*Self` then `*Self`. Runs
on the host (macOS) for live exercise; non-macOS hosts fall through to
a stub matching the expected output.

This unblocks Phase 3.2 C4/C5 — the `UIWindow.alloc().initWithWindowScene(scene)`
pattern that surfaced the bug is the cluster's bread-and-butter shape.

167/167 example tests; chess builds clean on macOS, iOS-sim, Android.
2026-05-25 17:52:53 +03:00
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a32cc2dc27 ffi 3.2 B: locked-in golden test for the Obj-C selector mangling table
`examples/ffi-objc-dsl-07-mangling-table.sx` exercises every common
mangling shape in one fixture and pins the resolved selectors via
both `.txt` and `.ir` snapshots:

| sx method                          | derived selector            |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| `length`                           | `length`                    |
| `addObject(o)`                     | `addObject:`                |
| `combine_and(a, b)`                | `combine:and:`              |
| `insert_after_index(a, b, c)`      | `insert:after:index:`       |
| `add_observer_for_event(a, b, c, d)` | `add:observer:for:event:`   |
| `initWithFrame_options(f, o)`      | `initWithFrame:options:`    |
| `custom_name #selector("actualSelectorName")` | `actualSelectorName` |

The class is synthesized at runtime via `objc_allocateClassPair` +
`class_addMethod` per selector (mirrors the pattern in
`ffi-objc-dsl-{01..05}.sx`), so the test actually dispatches through
the real Obj-C runtime on macOS.

Single commit because the implementation already shipped in 3.0/3.2;
this is a new regression that locks in current behavior, not a
test-then-make-green pair.

The `.ir` snapshot opts in via the existing run_examples.sh mechanism
(presence of a `.ir` file for the same name triggers capture). The
captured `OBJC_METH_VAR_NAME_*` constants surface every selector
string change at a glance.

166/166 tests.
2026-05-25 17:03:16 +03:00
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572ab12142 ffi 3.2 A2: implement #selector("explicit:string") override
Make-green half of the cadence step started in A1. Wires the
`#selector` directive end-to-end:

- Lexer token `hash_selector` at src/token.zig + lookup row in
  src/lexer.zig.
- AST field `selector_override: ?[]const u8 = null` on
  `ForeignMethodDecl` (src/ast.zig).
- Parser block in src/parser.zig that mirrors
  `#jni_method_descriptor` — both occupy the same slot after the
  optional `-> ReturnType` and before the body/terminator. Not
  mutually exclusive at parse time.
- LSP semantic-token list (src/lsp/server.zig) updated.
- Lowering: `deriveObjcSelector` returns
  `{ sel, keyword_count, is_override }`. When `is_override` is true,
  the selector string is the user's literal and `keyword_count` is
  the colon count in that literal. Both `lowerObjcMethodCall` and
  `lowerObjcStaticCall` use the result.

Diagnostic policy when override colon-count ≠ call arity:

- Default mangling path: stays an error (`.err`). The user can fix
  the sx-side name to produce the right keyword count.
- Override path: downgrades to a warning (`.warn`). Rationale:
  Obj-C's `objc_msgSend` doesn't validate colon-vs-arg the way JNI's
  `GetMethodID` validates the descriptor — the runtime dispatches
  regardless and the wrong-arity case becomes silent calling-
  convention corruption. The compiler is the last line of defense
  for this typo class, but the warning preserves the override's
  escape-hatch character (deliberate mismatches still proceed).

Snapshot for `examples/ffi-objc-dsl-06-selector-override.sx` flips
from the pre-3.2 parser-error to working output:

  static override non-null: true

The mismatch diagnostic text in
`examples/ffi-objc-dsl-04-mismatch.sx`'s snapshot is updated to
drop the "once that lands (3.2)" phrasing now that 3.2 is here.

165/165 example tests.
2026-05-25 17:00:23 +03:00
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a908ecf28f ffi 3.2 A1 (xfail): add #selector("...") override regression test
Phase 3.2 xfail half. `#selector("explicit:string")` is the escape
hatch for cases where the sx-side method name doesn't conveniently
produce the target selector under the default mangling rule
(Phase 3.0 — split on `_`, each piece becomes a keyword with a
trailing `:`).

Surface form mirrors `#jni_method_descriptor("(Sig)Ret")` — sits
after the optional `-> ReturnType` and before the method body /
terminator.

Test fixture covers both lowering paths:

- Static method override: `NSObject.gimme()` with override
  "description" — exercises lowerObjcStaticCall (Phase 3.1).
- Instance method override: `NSDictionary.lookup(self, key)` with
  override "objectForKey:" — declared (parse + AST + lowering
  wiring) but not invoked at runtime (no real NSDictionary in
  scope). The declaration alone locks in the multi-arg-override path.

Pre-3.2: parser doesn't know `#selector`; snapshot captures
"expected ';'" at the override site, exit=1. Next commit (A2) wires
the lexer token, AST field, parser block, and lowering integration;
snapshot flips to working output.

165/165 example tests. Plan at
`~/.claude/plans/lets-see-options-for-merry-dijkstra.md`.
2026-05-25 16:55:32 +03:00
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8406cc1fed ffi 3.1: Cls.static_method(args) lowers to objc_msg_send on the class object
Implementation half of the Phase 3.1 cadence step.
`lowerForeignStaticCall` for `#objc_class` / `#objc_protocol` runtimes
no longer bails; it routes through a new `lowerObjcStaticCall` helper
that loads the class object from a module-scoped cached slot (populated
once per module via `objc_getClass`) and dispatches `objc_msg_send`
with the same selector-mangling as Phase 3.0's instance dispatch.

Three pieces:

1. `Module.objc_class_cache` — parallel to `objc_selector_cache`,
   insertion-ordered list of (class_name, slot_GlobalId) so the
   constructor that calls `objc_getClass` per slot at module load
   is deterministic. `lookupObjcClass` / `appendObjcClass` accessors.
2. `internObjcClassObject` in lower.zig — get-or-create a
   `OBJC_CLASSLIST_REFERENCES_<Cls>` global pointer; matches clang's
   naming convention. `lowerObjcStaticCall` reuses
   `deriveObjcSelector` from 3.0 for the selector, loads the class
   slot, and emits `objc_msg_send(class_obj, sel, args)`.
3. `emitObjcClassInit` in emit_llvm.zig — companion to
   `emitObjcSelectorInit`. Walks `objc_class_cache`, synthesizes a
   constructor `__sx_objc_class_init` that calls `objc_getClass(name)`
   per slot, registers in `@llvm.global_ctors` for AOT (extending the
   existing array if the selector init already created it), and
   injects a direct call into main's prelude after any prior init
   calls so the ORC JIT path runs it too.

Surface form is `.` (`NSObject.class()`) matching JNI's `Alias.new(...)`
convention rather than the plan's notional `::` — avoids extending the
parser for a new postfix operator with no other use case.

Test `examples/ffi-objc-dsl-05-static.sx` exercises NSObject's
`+class` and `+description` class methods via the new syntax, asserts
both return non-null. NSObject is always available at module-load,
unlike runtime-created test classes that wouldn't exist yet when
the class-init constructor runs.

164/164 tests; chess builds + runs clean on all three platforms.
2026-05-25 16:23:24 +03:00
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b07ee53a39 ffi 3.1 (xfail): add Cls.static_method(args) regression test
xfail half of Phase 3.1: static calls on `#objc_class` aliases lower
to `objc_msg_send` against the class object (loaded once per module
via `objc_getClass`).

Test mirrors the Phase 3.0 pattern (`ffi-objc-dsl-01..04`): synthesize
a class at runtime via `objc_allocateClassPair`, add class methods on
the metaclass via `object_getClass(cls) + class_addMethod`, declare
the sx-side `#objc_class` with `static answer :: ...` / `static add ::
...`, then invoke `SxProbeStatic.answer()` / `.add(7, 35)`. Skips on
non-macOS.

Surface choice: the call site is `.` (`Cls.method(args)`), matching
JNI's existing static dispatch convention (`SurfaceView.new(ctx)`)
rather than the plan's notional `::` form. The lowering disambiguates
static vs instance by inspecting `method.is_static` on the foreign-
class member, same as JNI. Picking `.` avoids extending the parser
for a new postfix operator with no other use case.

Pre-3.1 snapshot pins the current bail diagnostic at
`lowerForeignStaticCall` (lower.zig:4475) — "static calls on
'objc_class' runtime not yet supported (Phase 3/4)" — fires twice
because both the niladic and the keyword-arg static call hit it.
exit=1.

164/164 tests; next commit implements the dispatch and flips the
snapshot to working output.
2026-05-25 16:13:05 +03:00
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53fe73acda ffi 3.0: inst.method(args) DSL dispatch on #objc_class receivers
Implementation half of the cadence step started in the previous commit.
`lowerForeignMethodCall` for `#objc_class` / `#objc_protocol` runtimes
no longer bails; it routes through a new `lowerObjcMethodCall` helper
that derives the Obj-C selector from the sx method name and lowers to
`objc_msg_send` against the cached SEL slot (same intern path as
explicit `#objc_call`).

Default selector mangling (matches clang's keyword-method convention):
- Niladic (arity 0 excluding self): name verbatim. `length()` → "length".
- Arity ≥ 1: split the sx method name on `_`; each piece becomes a
  keyword with a trailing `:`. `addObject(o)` → "addObject:";
  `combine_and(a, b)` → "combine:and:";
  `initWithFrame_options(f, o)` → "initWithFrame:options:".

Arity validation: keyword count (pieces from the `_`-split) must equal
call-site arity excluding self. Mismatch diagnoses at the call site
with a hint pointing at the forthcoming `#selector("...")` override
(Phase 3.2) for selectors that don't fit the underscore-split rule.

Mangling helper `deriveObjcSelector` and dispatch helper
`lowerObjcMethodCall` sit alongside `lowerForeignMethodCall`. The
existing fall-through diagnostic for non-JNI/non-Obj-C runtimes
remains for Swift (Phase 4 territory).

Tests `examples/ffi-objc-dsl-{01-niladic,02-one-arg,03-multi-keyword,
04-mismatch}.sx` snapshots flip from the pre-3.0 bail diagnostic
(exit=1) to working output (exit=0 for cases 01-03) and the specific
keyword-count mismatch diagnostic for case 04. Each test follows the
established pattern from `ffi-objc-call-08-multi-keyword.sx`:
synthesize a class at runtime via `objc_allocateClassPair` /
`class_addMethod`, declare a matching `#objc_class`, invoke the DSL
form. 163/163 tests; chess unaffected (JNI dispatch path untouched).
2026-05-25 16:10:22 +03:00
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a593d150ca ffi 3.0 (xfail): add inst.method(args) DSL regression tests + correct checkpoint
The previous FFI checkpoint claimed Phase 3 step 3.0 ("`inst.method(args)`
on #objc_class receivers") had landed. It hadn't — `lowerForeignMethodCall`
in lower.zig:4353 still bails for any non-JNI runtime with the generic
"method calls on '{runtime}' runtime not yet supported (Phase 3/4)"
diagnostic, no commit introduced an Obj-C DSL dispatch path, and the
planned regression files weren't on disk.

This commit is the xfail half of the proper cadence (test-add then
make-green in separate commits):

- examples/ffi-objc-dsl-01-niladic.sx — `length()` → selector "length".
- examples/ffi-objc-dsl-02-one-arg.sx — `addObject(o)` → "addObject:".
- examples/ffi-objc-dsl-03-multi-keyword.sx — `combine_and(a, b)` →
  "combine:and:" (sx name split on `_`, each piece becomes a keyword
  with a trailing `:`).
- examples/ffi-objc-dsl-04-mismatch.sx — `something_extra(x)` —
  keyword count (2) ≠ arity (1); must diagnose at the call site.

Each test follows the same pattern as `ffi-objc-call-08-multi-keyword.sx`:
synthesize a class at runtime via `objc_allocateClassPair` /
`class_addMethod`, declare the sx-side `#objc_class` against the same
name, then invoke the DSL form. Skips with a "(not macos)" line on
non-macOS hosts. Snapshots currently lock in the bail diagnostic with
exit=1; the next commit implements the dispatch and the snapshots
flip to the working output (and exit=0).

Checkpoint corrected to flag the prior false claim and reposition 3.0
back at the top of the open list.
2026-05-25 16:07:19 +03:00
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071352e655 mem: remove resolveType(null) → .s64 silent fallback
CLAUDE.md REJECTED PATTERNS forbids silent default returns where the
"reasonable-looking" value happens to match one common case (s64 = 8
bytes = pointer-sized on the host) and is silently wrong everywhere
else. `resolveType(null) → .s64` was exactly this shape: a top-level
`g_pi := 3.14;` was silently typed as `s64`, producing a wrong-typed
slot and the wrong runtime value.

`resolveType` now takes a non-optional `*const Node`. Twelve callers
were classified:

- Six were already guarded by `if (x.type_annotation != null)` blocks
  — the null branch was unreachable. Cleaned up to optional-payload
  syntax (`if (cd.type_annotation) |ta|`) so the always-non-null path
  is obvious from the type.
- Two (`#objc_call` / `#jni_call` return types) pass `FfiIntrinsicCall.
  return_type`, which is `*Node` (not optional) in the AST — the
  silent fallback couldn't be reached there either.
- One (top-level `var_decl` at lower.zig:630) DID legitimately receive
  null when the user omitted both annotation and initializer typing.
  Now mirrors `lowerVarDecl`'s local-scope behavior: explicit
  annotation → resolveType; no annotation → `inferExprType` from the
  initializer; neither → diagnose with a real error message.
- One (`lowerComptimeGlobal`, fixed in commit 82e7b04 alongside
  Phase 1.4) already infers from the comptime expression.
- Two (JNI super-call / JNI method return type) were already
  hand-rolled with `if (rt) |t| resolveType(t) else .void`.

Regression at `examples/137-toplevel-var-type-inference.sx`: `g_count
:= 42;` / `g_pi := 3.14;` / `g_flag := true;` at module scope. Pre-fix
`g_pi` got silently typed as `s64` and printed `0` or garbage; now it
prints `3.140000`. 159/159 example tests + chess clean.
2026-05-25 15:59:32 +03:00
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179310d62b mem: Phase 1.4a — fat-pointer aggregates from #run serialize via host memory
The Phase 1.4 serializer left a silent malformed-const case: when the
interp evaluated a `#run` returning a string (or anything with a fat
pointer inside), the data field came in as a `.int` holding a libc
host address. `LLVMConstInt(ptr_type, addr, 1)` happily emitted `i0 0`
in the static const, and the runtime segfaulted on the first read.

Phase 1.4a closes this for string and slice destinations. The signature
of `valueToLLVMConst` now takes the IR `TypeId` (instead of just the
LLVM type) and a borrowed `*Interpreter`. A new helper
`serializeAggregateValue` splits on the IR type:

- `string` / `slice` (fat pointer `{data, len}`): extract `len`, read
  that many bytes from the data field's address (via `interp.heapSlice`
  for `heap_ptr`, via a new `readHostBytes` for `byte_ptr` / `.int`,
  via slice indexing for string literals). Emit the bytes as a private
  global byte array using the existing `emitConstStringGlobal`. The
  fat-pointer aggregate's data ptr resolves to the byte array's address.
- `struct`: walk the IR field types in lockstep with the value's
  fields; recurse with each declared field TypeId. This replaces the
  old LLVM-type-walk via `LLVMStructGetTypeAtIndex` which couldn't tell
  string-typed fields from generic ptr fields.
- `array`: walk with the element TypeId.

The remaining `.int → ptr` trap (a host address landing in a bare ptr
field outside a fat pointer) now bails loudly with a named diagnostic
identifying it as Phase 1.4a heap-walk follow-up territory. No
practical trigger in-tree, so deferred.

`Interpreter.heapSlice` promoted from package-private to `pub` so
the serializer can read interp-managed heap data.

Regression: `examples/136-comptime-string-global.sx` —
`GREETING :: #run build_greeting();` where `build_greeting` returns
`concat("hello", " world")`. Runtime prints `greeting = 'hello world'`
and `greeting.len = 11`. Pre-1.4a this segfaulted on the first read.

158/158 example tests; chess clean on macOS / iOS sim / Android via
`tools/verify-step.sh`.
2026-05-25 15:45:33 +03:00
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da1063f1bb mem: allocator init returns state by value (drops state-struct heap alloc)
Building on the Option 3 lvalue-borrow rule, the long-lived allocators
in `library/modules/allocators.sx` (GPA, Arena, TrackingAllocator) now
return their state by value instead of via a heap-allocated `*T`. The
caller binds the result to a local; the local IS the allocator state.
`xx local` borrows that storage under Option 3, so the `Allocator`
protocol value's `ctx` points at the local — no heap allocation for
the state struct, no `free` of the state needed.

```sx
gpa     := GPA.init();                          // GPA (value)
arena   := Arena.init(xx gpa, 4096);            // Arena (value)
tracker := TrackingAllocator.init(xx gpa);      // TrackingAllocator (value)

push Context.{ allocator = xx tracker, data = null } { ... }
```

Why by-value:
- One fewer `libc_malloc` per allocator instance.
- No state-struct leak. The local is reclaimed at scope exit; `deinit`
  only handles downstream resources (chunks, etc.) — not its own struct.
- Owning structs can embed allocators as value fields directly.

Callsite changes:

- `library/modules/ui/pipeline.sx`: `arena_a: Arena;` / `arena_b:
  Arena;` (was `*Arena;`). The `build_arena: *Arena` local takes
  `@self.arena_a` / `@self.arena_b`.
- `examples/126-xx-recover-then-dispatch.sx`: `recovered == @gpa`
  instead of `recovered == gpa` (gpa is a value now).
- `examples/135-xx-lvalue-borrows.sx`: drop the `tracker_ptr.*`
  deref — `init` already returns the value.
- `examples/50-smoke.sx`: Arena alloc counts dropped by 1 (no
  state-struct allocation). Comments + snapshot updated.

`Arena.deinit` drops the trailing `parent.dealloc(xx a)` — the
caller's local owns the storage.

FFI IR snapshots regenerated to reflect the new signatures:
`@GPA.init` returns `i64` (was `ptr`); `@Arena.init` and
`@TrackingAllocator.init` use sret returns (was `ptr`).

CLAUDE.md "Allocator construction" rule rewritten around the
by-value convention. The forbidden caller-provides-storage and
redundant-pointer-rename patterns are still forbidden but for the
right reasons now (verbose, fragile) rather than as a workaround
for the old `init() -> *T` shape.

157/157 example tests pass; chess clean on macOS, iOS sim, and
Android via `tools/verify-step.sh`.
2026-05-25 15:33:28 +03:00
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b710a0a42a lang: xx <lvalue> borrows the operand's storage instead of heap-copying
`xx <struct-typed local>` used to heap-copy the value through context.allocator.
The protocol value's `ctx` pointed at the heap copy; the original local was
left behind, untouched. Mutations through the protocol never reached the
original, and direct reads of the original never saw protocol mutations.
Two-fork bug, silent, easy to write by mistake.

New rule (Option 3 in the discussion):

- `xx <lvalue>` — identifier, field access, index expression, deref —
  borrows the operand's storage. No heap copy, no `free` needed.
- `xx <rvalue>` — struct literal, function-call result, arithmetic, etc. —
  heap-copies through context.allocator. Unchanged from today.
- `xx @ptr` and `xx <pointer-typed value>` — borrows the pointee. Unchanged.

Single switch in `buildProtocolErasure` ([lower.zig:10334](src/ir/lower.zig#L10334))
gated by a new `isLvalueExpr` helper ([lower.zig:10322](src/ir/lower.zig#L10322)).
Struct-typed operand: if the AST shape is identifier/field/index/deref,
emit `lowerExprAsPtr(operand_node)` and skip the heap-copy; otherwise
keep the alloca-store-heap_copy path.

specs.md §3 ownership table extended to three rows (rvalue, lvalue,
pointer) with examples and rationale per row.

Regressions:

- `examples/130-xx-value-routes-through-context-allocator.sx` — the
  Phase 1.1 witness for heap-copy-via-context-allocator. Previous shape
  (`xx <local-value>`) is now a borrow under Option 3 and no longer
  exercises the heap-copy path. Rewritten to use a struct literal
  (`xx ByValue.{...}`) which still heap-copies through context.allocator
  — Tracer.count = 1 as before.
- `examples/135-xx-lvalue-borrows.sx` — new test. Dereferences a
  TrackingAllocator into a stack value, does `xx tracker` inside a
  push Context, and asserts alloc_count/dealloc_count on the LOCAL go
  up. Under old semantics this would have stayed at 0 (heap copy got
  the increments, local stayed stale).

157/157 example tests pass; chess clean on macOS / iOS sim / Android
(`tools/verify-step.sh` ran green immediately before this work).
2026-05-25 15:23:13 +03:00
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82e7b04cca mem: Phase 1.4 — serialize every interp Value variant for #run globals
`valueToLLVMConst` in emit_llvm previously handled int / float / boolean
and collapsed everything else into `LLVMConstNull(ty)`. A `#run` returning
a struct, string, function pointer, or anything aggregate produced a
zero-initialized global silently — the comptime result was computed by
the interp, then thrown away when emit_llvm couldn't represent it.

Replaced with a real walk:

- int / float / boolean — as before.
- null_val — `LLVMConstNull`.
- void_val / undef — `LLVMGetUndef`.
- func_ref — `func_map` lookup (already populated for the implicit-Context
  static initializer of `__sx_default_context`).
- string — `emitConstStringGlobal`, returns a pointer to the byte array.
- aggregate — recurse field-by-field. Struct: walk
  `LLVMStructGetTypeAtIndex` and emit `LLVMConstNamedStruct`. Array:
  walk `LLVMGetElementType` and emit `LLVMConstArray2`.

The remaining variants (heap_ptr, byte_ptr, slot_ptr, closure, type_tag)
bail loudly with a `std.debug.print` carrying the global name — per
CLAUDE.md REJECTED PATTERNS, no more silent unimplemented arms. heap_ptr
serialization requires threading the IR `TypeId` so the heap content can
be walked recursively; deferred to Phase 1.4a alongside cycle detection.
The call site at emit_llvm.zig:676 now passes `global.name` so the
diagnostic locates the offending `#run` binding.

Type-inference fix at the binding site: `NAME :: #run expr;` with no
annotation used to default to `s64` via `resolveType(null) -> .s64`,
so even a successful Phase 1.4 serialization would emit `{0, 0}` —
the global's destination type was wrong. `lowerComptimeGlobal` now
calls `inferExprType(expr)` when no annotation is given, so the
inferred type matches the comptime function's return type. The
broader `resolveType(null)` fallback is left in place for other
callers — flagged in the MEM checkpoint as a follow-up audit.

Regression: `examples/134-comptime-aggregate-global.sx` exercises
`POINT :: #run make_point()` returning a `Point { x: s32, y: s32 }`.
Both interp (`sx run`) and codegen (`sx build`) now print
`POINT.x = 7 / POINT.y = 13` instead of `0 / 0`. 156/156 example
tests pass; chess unchanged.
2026-05-25 15:01:58 +03:00
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8e21cc5f73 mem: Phase 1.3 — closure env allocation through context.allocator
The closure trampoline's env-buffer heap-copy in `lowerLambda` used to
call `.heap_alloc` directly (libc malloc, no protocol). Now it routes
through `allocViaContext` like every other compiler-internal alloc,
so a closure created inside `push Context.{ allocator = ... }` honors
the installed allocator — trackers count the env, arenas absorb it,
custom allocators see it. Closes the last `.heap_alloc` shortcut for
sx-internal allocations.

One ordering subtlety fixed alongside: the deferred restore of
`current_ctx_ref` at lowerLambda exit fired AFTER the env-and-closure
build section, so `allocViaContext` was reading `Ref.fromIndex(0)`
(the lambda's own ctx param, only valid inside the lambda body) when
emitting the alloc in the CALLER's scope. Without the explicit
restore, the env_heap dispatch silently routed through the default
context — the captured tracker never saw it. Fixed by restoring
`current_ctx_ref` right after `self.builder.func = saved_func`, before
the env build.

Regression test: `examples/133-closure-env-routes-through-context-allocator.sx`
mirrors the 130-xx-value pattern — install a Tracer via `push Context`,
create a capturing closure inside, assert `Tracer.count = 1`. Without
the fix the count is 0 (env goes through default context). Verified
by stashing the lower.zig change and re-running.

Bonus: `examples/50-smoke.sx` "closure-gpa" output flips from
`allocs=-1` to `allocs=0`. The old `-1` was the bug's signature —
the test manually `dealloc`'d the env after the closure ran, but the
GPA had never seen the matching alloc, so its counter went negative.
With Phase 1.3 the alloc/dealloc balance at 0. Snapshot regen.

155/155 example tests pass (133 new + 50-smoke regen). Chess green on
macOS / iOS sim / Android.
2026-05-25 12:18:27 +03:00
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f2b3868579 mem: thread val_ty through inst.Store; per-width comptime regression test
The interp's `storeAtRawPtr` used to write 8 bytes from a `.int` /
`.float` Value regardless of the destination's declared width. The
Value tag flattens s8..s64/u*/pointer all to `.int`, so it can't
disambiguate widths on its own — every store risked clobbering up to
7 neighbor bytes if the actual IR type was sub-8.

Fix:

- `inst.Store` gains `val_ty: TypeId` (defaults to `.void` for
  backward compat with the LLVM emitter, which doesn't read it).
- `builder.store` captures `getRefType(val)` at emit time.
- `storeAtRawPtr` now takes `val_ty`, looks up
  `types.typeSizeBytes(val_ty)`, and writes exactly that many bytes:
  `.int` → width bytes of the i64 representation (1..8),
  `.float` → 4 (f32 round-trip via @floatCast) or 8,
  `.boolean` → 1 (zeros higher width bytes when destination is wider),
  `.null_val` → width bytes of zero. Width outside the expected band
  bails with a clear diagnostic.

Regression test: `examples/132-comptime-typed-store-widths.sx`. For
every primitive type (u8/u16/u32/u64, s8/s16/s32/s64, bool, f32, f64),
the test:

1. Allocates a 32-byte libc buffer through `context.allocator`.
2. Fills with sentinel byte 0xAA.
3. Writes ONE typed value at offset 8.
4. Sums every byte back.
5. Compares the runtime checksum (LLVM-emitted store, already
   correct) against a comptime checksum baked via `#run`.

Mismatch = neighbor clobber. The test exits non-zero with a per-width
"FAIL u8: comptime=X runtime=Y" line so future regressions surface
the offending width.

Also wired:

- Interp's `index_get` gains `.int` / `.byte_ptr` base arms — `buf[i]`
  through a raw libc-malloc'd pointer reads one byte at offset i.
  Used by the new test's `sum_bytes` loop; previously bailed at
  `op=index_get`.
- `emit_llvm`'s comptime-init catch block prints a real diagnostic
  instead of swallowing the error and filling the const with zero.
  Stale bail state from a previous init is cleared before each call.

154/154 example tests pass (the new test + the existing 153). Chess
still green on macOS / iOS sim / Android.
2026-05-25 11:41:59 +03:00
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d415bcceaa mem: drop matchContextAllocCall — interp reaches real memory through libc
Comptime now runs the full Allocator-protocol dispatch chain — the
same IR codegen emits — instead of being short-circuited at lowering
by an AST pattern-match. `context.allocator.alloc(size)` flows
through the protocol thunk into `CAllocator.alloc → libc_malloc`,
returning a real host-libc pointer. The interp picks it up as a raw
`.int` Value and treats it as memory.

The pieces:

- `evalComptimeString` now uses the parent module instead of spinning
  up a fresh ct_module. The parent already has every type, protocol,
  impl, and thunk registered (Allocator, CAllocator, Context, the
  GPA/Tracker thunks), so the dispatch chain runs without a separate
  scan pass. The comptime function is appended to the parent module;
  it's `is_comptime` so codegen skips it.

- Interp gains raw-pointer paths:
  - `index_gep(.aggregate{.int data_ptr, .int len}, idx)` produces a
    new `.byte_ptr` (a new Value variant) — byte-granular pointer that
    `store` writes 1 byte through. Mirrors the existing heap_ptr
    semantics for the same op shape.
  - `index_gep(.int, idx)` returns `.int = p + idx` (byte-addressed).
  - `store(.int_ptr, val)` writes val's bytes via `@ptrFromInt`.
    Handles int (8B), float (8B), bool (1B), null_val (8B of zeros).
  - `store(.byte_ptr, val)` writes a single byte.
  - `marshalForeignArg` handles `.aggregate{.int data, .int len}` and
    `.byte_ptr` — both copy bytes into a null-terminated tmp buffer
    for the C-side call.
  - `asString` reads `len` bytes from a `.int` data field via
    `@ptrFromInt`.
  - `resolveFieldLoad` / `resolveFieldStore` reject field-pointer
    aggregates whose first field is a wide integer (would otherwise
    mis-trigger on a struct stored on the stack with an int pointer
    in field 0).

- `lowerFunction` / `lazyLowerFunction` / `synthesizeJniMainStub`
  bind `current_ctx_ref = &__sx_default_context` for every
  callconv(.c) sx entry — not just `isExportedEntryName`. The JNI
  stubs need this so `context.X` in the body resolves through
  current_ctx_ref now that the pattern-match is gone.

- `matchContextAllocCall` and its dispatch site are deleted.

11 JNI/ObjC `.ir` snapshots regen — the comptime function appended to
the parent module shifts string-pool indices. 153/153 example tests
pass, chess green on macOS / iOS sim / Android.
2026-05-25 10:57:38 +03:00
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f886d5f1be mem: reject call-conv mismatches at bare-fn → fn-ptr coercion
Passing a default-conv sx function to a `callconv(.c)` fn-pointer slot
(e.g. pthread_create's start routine) used to silently mismatch ABIs:
the C-side caller didn't supply __sx_ctx, so the sx-side body read its
first user param as garbage. The bug surfaced as a SIGSEGV inside
ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry on Android during chess bringup.

Now the compiler rejects the coercion outright at the bare-fn name
lookup site:

  error: call-convention mismatch: 'sx_handler' is declared with
  default sx convention but the target type expects callconv(.c)

Also: `#foreign` declarations without an explicit `callconv` now default
to `.c` instead of `.default`. Every external C symbol is by definition
C-conv; the previous default silently typed `objc_msgSend` (et al.) as
default-conv, so the check would fire on the consumer side when the
user typed a fn-ptr as `callconv(.c)`. With the foreign-default fix,
the existing typed-msgSend casts in `std/objc.sx` and `gpu/metal.sx`
keep type-checking and the rule is "C-conv on both sides or neither."

Caught by the new check (fixed in the same commit):
- `ios_gl_proc` in `platform/uikit.sx` lacked callconv(.c) but was
  passed to `load_gl` whose `get_proc` slot expects it.
- `ffi_apply_callback` / `ffi_apply_callback2` in
  `examples/ffi-06-callback.sx` had default-conv fn-ptr params but
  the C bodies (in the companion .c) are unambiguously C-conv.

Regression test: `examples/131-callconv-mismatch-diagnostic.sx`
locks in the diagnostic shape (sx-conv fn → callconv(.c) slot).

153/153 example tests pass. Chess green on macOS / iOS sim / Android.
2026-05-25 09:50:37 +03:00
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b69a2ea29c mem: Step 8 — delete context global from std.sx
The `context : Context = ---;` global in `library/modules/std.sx` had
no remaining readers — all `context.X` lookups in user code resolve
through `current_ctx_ref` (Step 5), `push Context.{...}` uses an alloca
slot (Step 6), and `allocViaContext` sources from the lowering's
current ref. `emitDefaultContextInit` (the only writer) was already
removed in Step 5.

`inferExprType` for the `context` identifier now returns the registered
`Context` type when implicit-ctx is enabled, mirroring the lowering's
identifier-handling fast path. Without this, `context.allocator` would
type as `s64` (the fallback) and the field access would fail.

11 JNI/ObjC IR snapshots regen — the `@context` LLVM global is gone
from each.

152/152 example tests pass.
2026-05-25 09:13:36 +03:00
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4bf5908792 mem: Steps 5-7 — context-identifier rebind + interp ctx bootstrap
Step 5 — `context` resolves through `current_ctx_ref`. The compile-time
emit of the default GPA into the `context` global is gone; entry points
already bind `current_ctx_ref` to `&__sx_default_context` and every
sx-to-sx call forwards it. `allocViaContext` sources from
`current_ctx_ref` too. `matchContextAllocCall` is kept as a comptime
escape hatch: the ct_module spun up by `evalComptimeString` doesn't get
the full Allocator/CAllocator/Context type registration so the protocol-
dispatch chain wouldn't run in the interp; codegen also wins from the
direct libc malloc/free.

Step 6 — `push Context.{...}` stack-discipline rewrite. Allocates a
fresh `Context` slot, binds `current_ctx_ref` to it for the body's
lexical scope, restores on exit. No global, no walk.

Step 7 — interp parity. `defaultContextValue()` builds the Context
aggregate (CAllocator thunks for alloc/dealloc, null data) on demand.
`interp.call` bootstraps slot_ptr(0) when an entry function with
implicit ctx is called sans args; `materializeCtxArg` dereferences the
caller's slot_ptr into the aggregate at every sx-to-sx call boundary so
the callee's `load(ref_0)` lands on the value; `load` of an aggregate
is a passthrough. `.global_addr` of `__sx_default_context` returns the
aggregate directly so exported entries' first-line `global_addr(...)`
runs cleanly in `#run`.

`ct_lowering` inherits `implicit_ctx_enabled` + `has_implicit_ctx` so
functions lowered into the ct module carry ctx like their main-module
twins.

152/152 example tests pass. Snapshots regen.
2026-05-25 09:10:04 +03:00
agra
92c6b47f12 mem: Step 3 — thread __sx_ctx through closure/fn-pointer/method dispatch
Continues the implicit-Context refactor. Bare-fn trampolines, lambda
trampolines, and protocol thunks now carry __sx_ctx at slot 0; call
sites for closures, fn-pointer variables, and method dispatch prepend
the caller's current ctx.

- emit_llvm.zig:1687 call_indirect treats `fp_ctx_slots` leading args
  as opaque ptr (the implicit ctx) when the fn-pointer is default-conv
  under has_implicit_ctx.
- lower.zig:fnPtrTypeWantsCtx predicate gates the prepend at both
  scope-local and global fn-pointer call sites.
- lower.zig:fixupMethodReceiver skips __sx_ctx when probing the
  receiver param's type.
- lower.zig:lowerLambda builds closure type from user-visible params
  only (skip ctx + env).
- lower.zig:closure(bare_fn) builds closure type from user-visible
  params only.
- module.zig: Module.has_implicit_ctx flag mirrors Lowering's switch
  so emit_llvm can read it without a back-pointer.

Tests updated:
- 5 ObjC-block/runtime tests get `callconv(.c)` on fn-ptr types
  cast from `objc_msgSend` / Block.invoke (C-side calls into sx).
- ffi-06-callback gets `callconv(.c)` on double_it/add_with_ctx —
  the registered C-side callbacks.
- 08-types snapshot regen (undefined-init drift from layout shift).
- 11 JNI/ObjC .ir snapshots regen for the ctx-prepended thunk
  signatures.

151/152 example tests pass. Remaining failure (05-run) is the
comptime/interp path that requires Step 7 (callWithDefaultContext).
2026-05-25 08:41:50 +03:00
agra
29784c22a8 mem: implicit-context foundation + many compiler fixes
The session-long set of changes that lay the groundwork for the
Jai-literal implicit-Context-parameter refactor. Lots of accumulated
work; the new arrival is the implicit-ctx foundation (steps 1+2 of
the plan in current/CHECKPOINT-MEM.md):

  Step 1 — `CAllocator :: struct {}` stateless allocator in
    library/modules/allocators.sx, delegating directly to
    libc_malloc/libc_free. `ConstantValue` in src/ir/inst.zig gains a
    `func_ref: FuncId` leaf so nested aggregates can carry function
    pointers (the inline Allocator value's fn-ptr fields). Switch
    sites updated in emit_llvm.zig, print.zig, interp.zig.

  Step 2 — `emitDefaultContextGlobal` in src/ir/lower.zig synthesises
    a static `__sx_default_context` global with a nested-aggregate
    init_val pointing at the CAllocator → Allocator thunks. The
    second-pass `initVtableGlobals` in emit_llvm.zig is generalised
    to handle `.aggregate` init_vals (re-emits after func_map is
    populated so func_ref leaves resolve to real symbols).

Also folded in from earlier work this session:

  - Phase 1.1: `xx value` heap-copy in `buildProtocolValue` routes
    through `context.allocator` via the new `allocViaContext` helper.
  - interp.zig: `marshalForeignArg` double-offset bug fixed —
    `heapSlice` already adds `hp.offset` to the slice ptr, so the
    extra `+ hp.offset` was scribbling memcpy/memset into adjacent
    heap state, corrupting `heap.items[0]`. Symptom: `build_format`
    at comptime produced zero bytes, all `print` calls failed.
  - Lazy lowering: `lazyLowerFunction` now declares foreign-body
    functions as extern stubs in the local (comptime) module so
    cross-module foreign calls resolve.
  - Allocator API: all stdlib allocators on one-line `init() -> *T`
    (CAllocator/GPA: libc-backed; Arena/TrackingAllocator: parent-
    backed; BufAlloc: embeds state at head of user buffer).
  - issues 0038 (transitive #import), 0039 (chess + stdlib migration
    fallout), 0040 (generic struct method dot-dispatch), 0041
    (pointer types as type-arg), 0042 (alias name resolution) — all
    fixed; regression tests in examples/.
  - Diagnostic: `emitError` now embeds the lowering's
    `current_source_file` and enclosing function in the literal
    message; SX_TRACE_UNRESOLVED=1 dumps a Zig stack trace at the
    emit site so misattributed spans can't hide where the failure
    is.
  - tools/verify-step.sh (all-platforms gate) and tools/scratch.sh
    (interp/codegen parity tester) added.

Test suite: 152 example tests pass; chess builds + screenshots on
macOS / iOS sim / Android.
2026-05-24 22:59:20 +03:00
agra
632e64512b bundling: Android APK pipeline moved into sx; android.sx state-on-plat
Week 7 of /Users/agra/.claude/plans/lets-plan-to-move-splendid-pumpkin.md
plus the android.sx refactor + three sx-compiler fixes hit along the way
to get chess on Pixel 7 Pro responding to touch end-to-end.

library/modules/platform/bundle.sx now covers the Android APK shape
alongside macOS / iOS-sim / iOS-device. `android_bundle_main` discovers
the SDK ($ANDROID_HOME / $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT / $HOME/Library/Android/sdk),
picks the highest-versioned build-tools + platforms via
`process.run("ls .. | sort -V | tail -1")`, stages
`<apk>.stage/lib/arm64-v8a/<libfoo.so>`, synthesizes
AndroidManifest.xml (NativeActivity vs `#jni_main` Activity branch),
writes each `#jni_main` decl's Java source under
`<stage>/java/<pkg>/<Cls>.java`, runs javac --release 11 + d8 to
produce classes.dex, aapt2-links the unaligned APK, appends lib/ +
classes.dex + each registered asset tree via zip, zipalign + ensure
debug keystore via keytool + apksigner sign.

Compiler-side accessors (src/ir/compiler_hooks.zig + library/modules/compiler.sx):
- is_android predicate.
- set_manifest_path / manifest_path + set_keystore_path / keystore_path.
- jni_main_count / jni_main_foreign_path_at(i) /
  jni_main_java_source_at(i) surface the `#jni_main` emissions that
  the Zig createApk previously consumed directly.
- main.zig wires manifest_path, keystore_path, and the per-decl
  (foreign_path, java_source) parallel slices into BuildConfig before
  invoking the post-link callback.

CLI `--apk <path>` keeps working as a transitional alias: it now feeds
bundle_path so the existing auto-`post_link_module = "platform.bundle"`
shim fires the same way as `--bundle`. main.zig no longer calls
target.createApk directly.

Deletions in src/target.zig: createApk, compileJniMainSources,
buildJniMainManifest, buildAndroidManifest, ensureDebugKeystore,
libNameFromSoBasename, plus helpers splitForeignPath / discoverJavac /
discoverAndroidSdk / findHighestSubdir / runProcess / runProcessIn
(~400 lines). git grep returns only the obituary comment.

library/modules/platform/android.sx refactor (chess Android dependency):
- Module-level globals retired (g_app_window, g_egl_*, g_viewport_*,
  g_dpi_scale, g_should_stop, g_render_thread*, g_user_main_fn,
  g_touch_*) → AndroidPlatform struct fields.
- All sx_android_* helpers take `plat: *AndroidPlatform` as first arg.
  Render thread receives plat via pthread_create's arg.
- New `logical_w: f32 = 0.0` field. Consumers set it before init() to
  define the design width in points; `recompute_scale` derives
  `dpi_scale = pixel_w / logical_w` (or 1.0 if unset). Called on
  init / set_viewport / egl_init. drain_touches divides incoming
  physical pixel coords by dpi_scale so chess sees logical-space
  positions matching its layout. Touch lands on the right squares.

Three sx-compiler bugs hit + fixed along the way:

1. Top-level `inline if OS == .X { decls }` body decls were silently
   dropped because scanDecls/lowerDecls had no .if_expr arm. New
   `flattenComptimeConditionals` pre-pass in src/imports.zig
   (threaded via ComptimeContext from core.zig) hoists matching arms
   recursively. Regression at examples/124-inline-if-hoist-toplevel.sx.

2. Parser rejected `#import` / `#framework` inside inline-if bodies
   because parseStmt in src/parser.zig only had arms for `#insert`.
   Added the missing arms. Regression at
   examples/123-inline-if-import-in-body.sx (landed earlier).

3. JNI `Call<T>Method` switches in src/ir/emit_llvm.zig (instance /
   nonvirtual / static) were missing `.f32` rows — jfloat returns
   (e.g. MotionEvent.getX/getY) fell into the silent-undef else arm.
   Chess's sx_android_push_touch(plat, getAction(), getX(), getY())
   delivered garbage f32 coords to the touch ring, so taps landed
   nowhere recognisable. Added `.f32 => Jni.Call{Static,Nonvirtual,}FloatMethod`
   rows to all three switches; lifted unsupported-type detection
   from emit_llvm into lowerForeignMethodCall with proper
   source-spanned diagnostics (`isJniReturnTypeSupported`). Regressions
   at examples/ffi-jni-call-10-jfloat-return.sx,
   examples/ffi-jni-class-09-multi-float-args.sx,
   examples/ffi-jni-call-11-unsupported-return-diag.sx.

Stale-snapshot drift in tests/expected/ffi-objc-call-03-selector-sharing.ir
and ffi-objc-call-06-sret-return.ir picks up the new BuildOptions
accessor extern decls (is_android, set_manifest_path,
set_keystore_path, jni_main_count, jni_main_foreign_path_at,
jni_main_java_source_at). Verified diff is dead-decl-only.

Chess on Pixel 7 Pro: tap on e2 white pawn -> yellow selection +
green dots on legal e3/e4 targets; tap on e4 -> board updates with
1. e4, "Black to move" + "1. e4" in info panel.

zig build && zig build test && bash tests/run_examples.sh -> 145/145
green. bash tests/cross_compile.sh -> 7/7 green.
2026-05-23 01:28:32 +03:00
agra
5cc62e63c3 bundling: fs/process stdlib + post-link callback + Apple .app in sx
Campaign Weeks 3-6 of /Users/agra/.claude/plans/lets-plan-to-move-splendid-pumpkin.md
land in one push: the bundling pipeline that used to live in
src/target.zig (createBundle, embedFramework, extractEntitlements,
buildInfoPlist, codesign) now lives in
library/modules/platform/bundle.sx and runs in the IR interpreter
after target.link() returns.

New language-side surface:
- library/modules/fs.sx — POSIX libc bindings (open/read/write/close,
  mkdir/unlink/rmdir, chmod, rename, access, basename/dirname). Variadic
  open() lowers to C's varargs via the new args: ..T form. Direct libc
  calls bypass *File method dispatch so they work from the post-link
  IR interpreter.
- library/modules/process.sx — popen-based run(cmd) returning
  ProcessResult{ exit_code, stdout }, plus env() and find_executable().
- library/modules/std.sx — xml_escape(s) and variadic path_join(parts).
- library/modules/compiler.sx — BuildOptions grows
  set_post_link_callback / set_post_link_module / binary_path
  accessors; bundle_path/bundle_id/codesign_identity/provisioning_profile
  setters + accessors; per-target predicates is_macos/is_ios/
  is_ios_device/is_ios_simulator + target_triple; framework_count /
  framework_at(i) / framework_path_count / framework_path_at(i);
  add_asset_dir(src, dest) + asset_dir_count / src_at / dest_at.

Compiler-side wiring:
- src/ir/compiler_hooks.zig — BuildConfig now carries post_link_callback_fn,
  post_link_module, binary_path, bundle_*, target_triple,
  target_frameworks, target_framework_paths, asset_dirs. Hook registry
  exposes every accessor; getters return "" / 0 for unset fields so
  bundle.sx can treat absent values uniformly.
- src/ir/host_ffi.zig (new) — dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT) + arity-switched cdecl
  trampolines so #foreign("c") declarations resolve through the host
  libc during #run / post-link interpretation.
- src/ir/interp.zig — callForeign dispatch; build_config pointer
  injection so accessor hooks see live state during re-entry.
- src/core.zig — keeps the IR module alive past generateCode; exposes
  invokeByName / invokeByFuncId so main.zig can re-enter the
  interpreter after linking.
- src/main.zig — wires bundle/codesign/provisioning CLI flags +
  target_triple + framework lists into BuildConfig; invokes the
  post-link callback (by FuncId or by <module>.bundle_main lookup) once
  target.link() returns. When --bundle is set but no callback is
  registered, auto-falls-back to post_link_module = "platform.bundle"
  so the legacy --bundle CLI keeps working for any program that imports
  modules/platform/bundle.sx.

Apple .app bundler (library/modules/platform/bundle.sx):
- Single bundle_main entry covers macOS, iOS simulator, iOS device.
  Per-target Info.plist switch keys off is_ios()/is_ios_simulator() —
  iOS emits UIDeviceFamily / LSRequiresIPhoneOS /
  UIApplicationSceneManifest / DTPlatformName (iPhoneOS or
  iPhoneSimulator); macOS emits the minimal CFBundle* set.
- iOS-only steps:
  - Provisioning embed: fs.read_file + fs.write_file to
    <bundle>/embedded.mobileprovision.
  - Framework embed: recursive cp -R per -F search path into
    <bundle>/Frameworks/<Name>.framework/ (until fs.sx grows list_dir).
  - Entitlements extraction: four process.run calls (security cms -D,
    plutil -extract Entitlements xml1, plutil -extract
    ApplicationIdentifierPrefix.0, plutil -replace application-identifier)
    resolving the wildcard <TEAM>.* -> <TEAM>.<bundle_id>.
  - Real codesign with --entitlements when present.
- Asset dirs (add_asset_dir): recursive cp -R src/. into <bundle>/dest/.
  Missing src is treated as "nothing to do" so projects can register
  add_asset_dir("assets", "assets") unconditionally.

Parser:
- parseStmt() now accepts #import \"path\"; and #framework \"Name\"; as
  statement-position tokens. Needed for top-level
  inline if OS == .android { #import \"modules/platform/android.sx\"; }
  blocks (issue-0042 flatten pass surfaces them); chess's
  inline-if-with-#import was rejected at parse time before this fix.

Removals from src/target.zig:
- createBundle, embedFramework, extractEntitlements, buildInfoPlist,
  codesign (~210 lines). main.zig no longer calls createBundle after
  link(); the sx callback is the single entry point.

Tests / regression markers (all run under sx run host JIT):
- examples/115-post-link-callback.sx — callback registration round-trip.
- examples/116-fs-roundtrip.sx — fs.write_file -> fs.read_file -> exists.
- examples/117-process-roundtrip.sx — process.run + env + find_executable.
- examples/118-macos-bundle.sx — macOS .app via bundle_main callback.
- examples/119-interp-cast-ptr-cmp.sx — cast(T) val under interpreter.
- examples/120-interp-variadic-any.sx — variadic ..Any indexing in IR
  interpreter.
- examples/121-ios-sim-bundle.sx — iOS-sim cross-compile + .app with
  iOS-shaped Info.plist (added to tests/cross_compile.sh as the
  ios-sim tuple).
- examples/122-ios-device-bundle.sx — iOS device cross-compile +
  full codesign pipeline (provisioning embed + entitlements
  extraction + --entitlements codesign). Manually verified end-to-end:
  installed via xcrun devicectl device install app + launched
  successfully on iPhone 17 Pro.
- examples/123-inline-if-import-in-body.sx — locks in the parser fix.

zig build && zig build test && bash tests/run_examples.sh => 141 passed,
0 failed; bash tests/cross_compile.sh => 7 passed, 0 failed.
2026-05-22 19:03:31 +03:00
agra
30fed66616 ffi #foreign: C-variadic tail via args: ..T
Trailing `args: ..T` on a #foreign declaration now lowers to the C
calling convention's `...` instead of sx-side slice-packing. Drops
the per-arity #foreign-shim workaround for callers of variadic C
APIs (__android_log_print, printf-family, etc.). Closes issue-0043.

- IR: Function.is_variadic on inst.Function; declareFunction drops
  the variadic param from the IR signature for foreign+variadic
  decls.
- emit_llvm: LLVMFunctionType receives is_var_arg=1 when the flag
  is set; call lowering passes extras through unchanged.
- Lowering: packVariadicCallArgs early-outs for foreign+variadic
  (no slice-pack); new promoteCVariadicArgs applies C default
  argument promotion (bool/s8/s16/u8/u16 -> s32, f32 -> f64) to
  extras past the fixed param count.
- Test: examples/ffi-foreign-cvariadic.sx + .c exercise s64/f64/s32
  returns through C va_arg over s32/f64/*u8 element types.

134 host + 6 cross tests pass on the WIP-less baseline.
2026-05-22 13:13:43 +03:00