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agra 69dcee88cd ffi M5.A.next.3a.A: $args[$i] in type positions — expected-failing test
Step 3 of the variadic heterogeneous type packs feature.
`$args[$i]` (with `$i` a literal integer for the first slice)
should resolve to the i-th element type of the active pack
binding in every type position: return types, param types,
local var annotations, fn-pointer type literals, struct fields.

Today the parser hits "expected '{'" at the `$args[<lit>]`
token because the `$<ident>` arm in `parseTypeExpr` only
recognises plain generic names (`$T`, `$T/Eq/Hashable`).
After `<ident>`, an opening `[` is unexpected.

`examples/165-pack-type-position.sx` exercises two type
positions per mono — a return type `-> $args[0]` AND a local
var annotation `second : $args[1] = args[1]` — so the parser
change must cover more than the trailing return arrow. Two
call shapes (`swap_take(42, "ignored")` and `swap_take("first",
99)`) confirm heterogeneous monos pick distinct concrete
types per position.

Cadence shape 2: the expected output is the WORKING output
("42 first"); pre-fix the diff vs the parser-error output
fails. Next commit lands the parser + resolver changes and the
test flips green.

204/204 + 1 expected-failing = 205 total. `zig build test`
green.
2026-05-27 17:20:37 +03:00

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// Variadic heterogeneous type packs — step 3: `$args[$i]` in
// type positions.
//
// `$args[$i]` resolves to the i-th element type of the active
// pack binding wherever a type expression is expected:
// - return type: `-> $args[0]`
// - local var annotation: `x : $args[1] = ...`
// - (later: param types, fn-pointer types, struct field types)
//
// Today's parser hits "expected '{'" at the `$args[0]` token in
// the return type position because the `$<ident>` arm only
// accepts plain generic names; `[<int>]` after the name isn't
// recognised. This file pins that rejection. Next commit teaches
// the parser to accept `$<pack>[<int>]` and adds a new
// `PackIndexTypeExpr` AST node; `resolveTypeWithBindings`
// consults the active `pack_arg_types` map.
//
// The body intentionally exercises TWO positions per mono — the
// return type AND a local annotation — so the parser change has
// to cover more than just the trailing return arrow.
#import "modules/std.sx";
swap_take :: (..$args) -> $args[0] {
second : $args[1] = args[1];
// `second` is bound and typed — confirms the local-annotation
// path also resolves. The body returns args[0] (statically
// typed as $args[0]).
return args[0];
}
main :: () -> s32 {
// Heterogeneous call shapes — each picks a different concrete
// pair, gets its own mono.
a : s64 = swap_take(42, "ignored"); // $args[0] = s64, $args[1] = string
b : string = swap_take("first", 99); // $args[0] = string, $args[1] = s64
print("{} {}\n", a, b);
return 0;
}