feat: improve borrow checker — reinitialization, assignment move, return move

- Add isOwn field to Symbol for tracking own T declarations
- Reinitialization after move: assigning to a moved variable removes it from movedVars
- Move tracking in let/var initialization: var b: own Box = a moves a
- Move tracking in assignment: x = y moves y if y is own T
- Move tracking in return: return x moves x if x is own T
- Expand borrow_test.nim to 10 tests (all passing)
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2026-06-05 21:56:47 +03:00
parent ce3b4c99f0
commit 636c49e9df
8 changed files with 145 additions and 27 deletions
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@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type
decl*: Decl ## optional back-reference to AST decl
isMutable*: bool
isPublic*: bool
isOwn*: bool ## true if declared as own T
Scope* = ref object
parent*: Scope
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@@ -812,6 +812,11 @@ proc checkExpr(sema: var Sema, expr: Expr, scope: Scope): Type =
else:
return makeUnknown()
of ekAssign:
# Borrow check: reinitialization after move — must happen before checkExpr on target
if sema.checkedFunc and expr.exprAssignTarget.kind == ekIdent:
let movedIdx = sema.movedVars.find(expr.exprAssignTarget.exprIdent)
if movedIdx >= 0:
sema.movedVars.delete(movedIdx)
let target = sema.checkExpr(expr.exprAssignTarget, scope)
let value = sema.checkExpr(expr.exprAssignValue, scope)
if not value.isAssignableTo(target):
@@ -821,6 +826,12 @@ proc checkExpr(sema: var Sema, expr: Expr, scope: Scope): Type =
let ptrType = sema.checkExpr(expr.exprAssignTarget.exprUnaryOperand, scope)
if ptrType.isRef:
sema.emitError(expr.loc, "cannot assign through shared reference '&T' in checked function — use '&mut T' instead")
# Borrow check: move tracking in assignment
if sema.checkedFunc:
if expr.exprAssignValue.kind == ekIdent:
let valSym = scope.lookup(expr.exprAssignValue.exprIdent)
if valSym != nil and valSym.isOwn:
sema.movedVars.add(expr.exprAssignValue.exprIdent)
return target
of ekTernary:
let cond = sema.checkExpr(expr.exprTernaryCond, scope)
@@ -1211,10 +1222,16 @@ proc checkStmt(sema: var Sema, stmt: Stmt, scope: Scope): Type =
sema.emitError(stmt.loc, &"cannot assign {initType.toString} to {declaredType.toString}")
if stmt.stmtLetInit == nil and stmt.stmtLetType == nil:
sema.emitError(stmt.loc, "variable must have either type annotation or initializer")
let isOwnVar = stmt.stmtLetType != nil and stmt.stmtLetType.kind == tekOwn
let sym = Symbol(kind: skVar, name: stmt.stmtLetName, typ: declaredType,
isMutable: stmt.stmtLetMut)
isMutable: stmt.stmtLetMut, isOwn: isOwnVar)
if not scope.define(sym):
sema.emitError(stmt.loc, &"duplicate variable '{stmt.stmtLetName}'")
# Borrow check: move tracking in let/var initialization
if sema.checkedFunc and stmt.stmtLetInit != nil and stmt.stmtLetInit.kind == ekIdent:
let initSym = scope.lookup(stmt.stmtLetInit.exprIdent)
if initSym != nil and initSym.isOwn:
sema.movedVars.add(stmt.stmtLetInit.exprIdent)
return makeVoid()
of skIf:
let condType = sema.checkExpr(stmt.stmtIfCond, scope)
@@ -1259,6 +1276,10 @@ proc checkStmt(sema: var Sema, stmt: Stmt, scope: Scope): Type =
of skReturn:
if stmt.stmtReturnValue != nil:
discard sema.checkExpr(stmt.stmtReturnValue, scope)
if sema.checkedFunc and stmt.stmtReturnValue.kind == ekIdent:
let retSym = scope.lookup(stmt.stmtReturnValue.exprIdent)
if retSym != nil and retSym.isOwn:
sema.movedVars.add(stmt.stmtReturnValue.exprIdent)
return makeVoid()
of skBreak, skContinue:
return makeVoid()
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@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
import std/[unittest, strutils]
import std/[unittest, os, strutils]
import ../bootstrap/[lexer, parser, sema, types]
proc checkSource(source: string): SemaResult =
let lexRes = tokenize(source, "<test>")
check not lexRes.hasErrors
let parseRes = parse(lexRes.tokens, "<test>")
check parseRes.diagnostics.len == 0
result = analyze(parseRes.module)
proc checkSource(source: string): tuple[hasErrors: bool, diagnostics: seq[SemaDiagnostic]] =
let lexRes = lexer.tokenize(source, "test.bux")
if lexRes.hasErrors:
return (true, @[])
let parseRes = parser.parse(lexRes.tokens, "test.bux")
if parseRes.diagnostics.len > 0:
return (true, @[])
let (semaRes, _) = sema.analyzeFull(parseRes.module)
return (semaRes.hasErrors, semaRes.diagnostics)
suite "Borrow Checker":
test "@[Checked] function with &mut allows mutation":
let res = checkSource("""
func Mutate(val: &mut int) {
*val = 42;
@[Checked]
func Inc(p: &mut int) {
*p = *p + 1;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
var x: int = 10;
Mutate(&x);
return 0;
var x: int = 5;
Inc(&x);
return x;
}
""")
check(not res.hasErrors)
@@ -26,27 +30,27 @@ func Main() -> int {
test "@[Checked] function rejects write through &T":
let res = checkSource("""
@[Checked]
func BadWrite(val: &int) {
*val = 42;
func BadWrite(p: &int) {
*p = 42;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
var x: int = 10;
var x: int = 5;
BadWrite(&x);
return 0;
return x;
}
""")
check(res.hasErrors)
check(res.diagnostics[0].message.contains("cannot assign through shared reference"))
test "unchecked function allows write through raw pointer":
let res = checkSource("""
func RawWrite(val: *int) {
*val = 42;
func RawWrite(p: *int) {
*p = 42;
}
func Main() -> int {
var x: int = 10;
var x: int = 5;
RawWrite(&x);
return 0;
return x;
}
""")
check(not res.hasErrors)
@@ -54,12 +58,13 @@ func Main() -> int {
test "&T allows reading":
let res = checkSource("""
@[Checked]
func Read(val: &int) -> int {
return *val;
func Get(p: &int) -> int {
return *p;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
var x: int = 10;
return Read(&x);
var x: int = 5;
return Get(&x);
}
""")
check(not res.hasErrors)
@@ -115,3 +120,55 @@ func Main() -> int {
""")
check(res.hasErrors)
check(res.diagnostics[0].message.contains("moved"))
test "@[Checked] allows reinitialization after move":
let res = checkSource("""
struct Box {
value: int;
}
@[Checked]
func Take(b: own Box) -> int {
return b.value;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
var b: own Box = Box { value: 1 };
Take(b);
b = Box { value: 2 };
return b.value;
}
""")
check(not res.hasErrors)
test "@[Checked] move in assignment":
let res = checkSource("""
struct Box {
value: int;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
var a: own Box = Box { value: 1 };
var b: own Box = a;
return a.value;
}
""")
check(res.hasErrors)
check(res.diagnostics[0].message.contains("moved"))
test "@[Checked] move in return":
let res = checkSource("""
struct Box {
value: int;
}
@[Checked]
func Give() -> own Box {
var x: own Box = Box { value: 42 };
return x;
}
@[Checked]
func Main() -> int {
let b: own Box = Give();
return b.value;
}
""")
check(not res.hasErrors)
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