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defmodule Typle do
@moduledoc """
Expression-level type query library for Elixir 1.20+.
Reads inferred type signatures from compiled `.beam` files and performs
best-effort type inference to answer "what type does the compiler think
this expression has at line N, column C?"
Before inference, all macros in function bodies are expanded via
[ExPanda](https://hexdocs.pm/ex_panda), so pipe chains, `unless`,
`use` directives, and library DSLs are resolved to their underlying
forms. When expansion fails, the original AST is preserved and
inference falls back to its existing best-effort handling.
## Usage
# Point query
Typle.type_at("lib/my_app/user.ex", 15, 5)
#=> {:ok, %Typle.Type{kind: :binary}}
# Full module map
Typle.types_for(MyApp.User)
#=> {:ok, %{{15, 5} => %Typle.Type{kind: :binary}, ...}}
# Read function signatures from a compiled module
Typle.signatures(Integer)
#=> {:ok, [%{fun: :to_string, arity: 1, clauses: ...}, ...]}
For deeper inference using compiler internals (opt-in, unstable),
see `Typle.Unstable`.
"""
alias Typle.{Beam, Inference, SignatureStore, Type, Unstable}
@doc """
Returns the inferred type at the given file position.
Uses the stable inference engine (AST walking + signature store).
## Options
* `:unstable` - when `true`, uses the compiler-replay engine
from `Typle.Unstable` for deeper inference (default: `false`)
"""
@spec type_at(String.t(), non_neg_integer(), non_neg_integer(), keyword()) ::
{:ok, Type.t()} | {:error, term()}
def type_at(file, line, col, opts \\ []) do
if opts[:unstable] do
Unstable.type_at(file, line, col)
else
with {:ok, type_map} <- Inference.infer_file(file),
:error <- Map.fetch(type_map, {line, col}),
do: {:error, :no_type_at_position}
end
end
@doc """
Returns all inferred types for a module.
Returns a map of `{line, col} => Typle.Type.t()` for each expression
in the module's source file.
## Options
* `:unstable` - when `true`, uses the compiler-replay engine
from `Typle.Unstable` for deeper inference (default: `false`)
"""
@spec types_for(module(), keyword()) :: {:ok, Inference.type_map()} | {:error, term()}
def types_for(module, opts \\ []) do
if opts[:unstable] do
Unstable.types_for(module)
else
Inference.infer_module(module)
end
end
@doc """
Returns all inferred types for a source file.
## Options
* `:unstable` - when `true`, uses the compiler-replay engine
from `Typle.Unstable` for deeper inference (default: `false`)
"""
@spec types_for_file(String.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, Inference.type_map()} | {:error, term()}
def types_for_file(file, opts \\ []) do
if opts[:unstable] do
Unstable.types_for_file(file)
else
Inference.infer_file(file)
end
end
@doc """
Reads function signatures from a compiled module's `.beam` file.
Returns the decoded type signatures as stored in the ExCk chunk.
## Options
* `:unstable` - accepted for API consistency but currently
has no effect (signatures are always read from BEAM chunks)
"""
@spec signatures(module() | String.t(), keyword()) ::
{:ok, [Beam.signature()]} | {:error, term()}
def signatures(module_or_path, opts \\ []) do
_ = opts
Beam.read_signatures(module_or_path)
end
@doc """
Looks up the return type of a function call.
Queries the signature store for `module.function/arity` and returns
the inferred return type.
## Options
* `:unstable` - accepted for API consistency but currently
has no effect (return types are always resolved via the signature store)
"""
@spec return_type(module(), atom(), non_neg_integer(), keyword()) :: Type.t()
def return_type(module, function, arity, opts \\ []) do
_ = opts
SignatureStore.return_type(module, function, arity, [])
end
end