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agra 213cedf0b5 refactor: canonical failable syntax (T, !) — remove the bare -> T ! sugar
The trailing-`!`-after-the-value-type spelling (`-> T !`, `-> Tuple(A,B) !`) was a
redundant second way to write a failable return that the parser folded into the
same AST as the parenthesized `(T, !)` / `(A, B, !)` result list. Remove it so
there is ONE canonical spelling: the error channel always rides as the last slot
of the parenthesized list.

- parser: `parseFnReturnType` no longer folds a trailing `!` after a value type —
  it rejects it with a located diagnostic ("a failable return is written `(T, !)`
  … not `T !`"). This one chokepoint covers fn declarations, lambdas, fn-pointer
  types `(A) -> R`, and closure types `Closure(A) -> R`. The error-ONLY `-> !` /
  `-> !ErrSet` form is unaffected (parsed by parseTypeExpr as an error_type_expr).
- migrated every usage to canonical form across library/ + examples/ + issues/ +
  tests/: `-> T !E` → `-> (T, !E)`; the value-carrying `-> Tuple(A, B) !` (which
  FLATTENED to a multi-value failable) → `-> (A, B, !)`, preserving behavior. A
  genuine single-tuple-value failable stays `-> (Tuple(A,B), !)`.
- parser unit tests: the "bare form folds" tests become "bare form is rejected";
  canonical-form parse tests retained.
- docs: specs.md §12 + scattered refs and readme.md updated to the `(T, !)` form.

Behavior-preserving (the bare form was sugar for the same AST). Adversarial review
confirmed: rejection complete across all positions, every canonical form works on
both success/error paths, error-only `-> !` intact, no crashes. Full suite green
(unit tests + 850 corpus examples).
2026-06-27 18:11:20 +03:00

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// Generic function with a value-carrying `!` return composes (ERR E5.1
// sub-feature 8). A `$T: Type` generic whose return is `(T, !E)` monomorphizes
// per call: `return try f()` propagates the closure's error, and each
// monomorphization's success value flows through as the concrete `T`.
// (Regression: confirms issue 0062 was an invalid-syntax repro — the bug only
// appeared with the non-generic `T: Type` form; the `$T` form works.)
#import "modules/std.sx";
E :: error { Bad }
wrap :: ($T: Type, f: Closure() -> (T, !E)) -> (T, !E) { return try f(); }
main :: () -> i32 {
// success, consumed by catch
print("catch={}\n", wrap(i32, closure(() -> (i32, !E) { return 7; })) catch (e) -1); // 7
// success, consumed by destructure (binds value + error slot); the value
// slot is read only under an `if !err` guard (ERR E1.8 path-sensitivity)
r, err := wrap(i32, closure(() -> (i32, !E) { return 9; }));
if !err { print("destr={} ok=true\n", r); } // destr=9 ok=true
// failure path: the raised tag propagates through the generic `try`
print("fail={}\n", wrap(i32, closure(() -> (i32, !E) { raise error.Bad; }) ) catch (e) -1); // -1
// a second monomorphization at a different T
print("u8={}\n", wrap(u8, closure(() -> (u8, !E) { return 200; })) catch (e) 0); // 200
return 0;
}