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- # TypeFoldable and the Folder trait
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+ # TypeFoldable and the TypeFolder trait
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The [ ` TypeFoldable ` ] trait permits one to traverse a type or other term in the
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chalk-ir and make a copy of it, possibly making small substitutions or
@@ -17,48 +17,48 @@ let output_ty = input_ty.fold_with(&mut folder, 0);
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[ `TypeFoldable::fold_with` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.TypeFoldable.html#tymethod.fold_with
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- The folder is some instance of the [ ` Folder ` ] trait. This trait
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+ The folder is some instance of the [ ` TypeFolder ` ] trait. This trait
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defines a few key callbacks that allow you to substitute different
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values as the fold proceeds. For example, when a type is folded, the
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folder can substitute a new type in its place.
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- [ `Folder ` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.Folder .html
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+ [ `TypeFolder ` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.TypeFolder .html
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## Uses for folders
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A common use for ` TypeFoldable ` is to permit a substitution -- that is,
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replacing generic type parameters with their values.
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- ## From TypeFoldable to Folder to SuperFold and back again
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+ ## From TypeFoldable to TypeFolder to TypeSuperFoldable and back again
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The overall flow of folding is like this.
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1 . [ ` TypeFoldable::fold_with ` ] is invoked on the outermost term. It recursively
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walks the term.
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2 . For those sorts of terms (types, lifetimes, goals, program clauses) that have
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- callbacks in the [ ` Folder ` ] trait, invoking [ ` TypeFoldable::fold_with ` ] will in turn
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- invoke the corresponding method on the [ ` Folder ` ] trait, such as ` Folder ::fold_ty` .
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- 3 . The default implementation of ` Folder ::fold_ty` , in turn, invokes
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- ` SuperFold ::super_fold_with` . This will recursively fold the
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+ callbacks in the [ ` TypeFolder ` ] trait, invoking [ ` TypeFoldable::fold_with ` ] will in turn
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+ invoke the corresponding method on the [ ` TypeFolder ` ] trait, such as ` TypeFolder ::fold_ty` .
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+ 3 . The default implementation of ` TypeFolder ::fold_ty` , in turn, invokes
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+ ` TypeSuperFoldable ::super_fold_with` . This will recursively fold the
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contents of the type. In some cases, the ` super_fold_with `
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- implementation invokes more specialized methods on [ ` Folder ` ] , such
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- as [ ` Folder ::fold_free_var_ty` ] , which makes it easier to write
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+ implementation invokes more specialized methods on [ ` TypeFolder ` ] , such
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+ as [ ` TypeFolder ::fold_free_var_ty` ] , which makes it easier to write
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folders that just intercept * certain* types.
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- [ `Folder ::fold_free_var_ty` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.Folder .html#method.fold_free_var_ty
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+ [ `TypeFolder ::fold_free_var_ty` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.TypeFolder .html#method.fold_free_var_ty
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Thus, as a user, you can customize folding by:
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- * Defining your own ` Folder ` type
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+ * Defining your own ` TypeFolder ` type
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* Implementing the appropriate methods to "intercept" types/lifetimes/etc at the right level of
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detail
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* In those methods, if you find a case where you would prefer not to
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- substitute a new value, then invoke ` SuperFold ::super_fold_with` to
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+ substitute a new value, then invoke ` TypeSuperFoldable ::super_fold_with` to
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return to the default behavior.
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## The ` binders ` argument
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- Each callback in the [ ` Folder ` ] trait takes a ` binders ` argument. This indicates
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+ Each callback in the [ ` TypeFolder ` ] trait takes a ` binders ` argument. This indicates
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the number of binders that we have traversed during folding, which is relevant for De Bruijn indices.
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So e.g. a bound variable with depth 1, if invoked with a ` binders ` value of 1, indicates something that was bound to something external to the fold.
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[ `Result` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.TypeFoldable.html#associatedtype.Result
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- ## When to implement the TypeFoldable and SuperFold traits
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+ ## When to implement the TypeFoldable and TypeSuperFoldable traits
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Any piece of IR that represents a kind of "term" (e.g., a type, part
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of a type, or a goal, etc) in the logic should implement ` TypeFoldable ` . We
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also implement ` TypeFoldable ` for common collection types like ` Vec ` as well
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as tuples, references, etc.
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- The ` SuperFold ` trait should only be implemented for those types that
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- have a callback defined on the ` Folder ` trait (e.g., types and
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+ The ` TypeSuperFoldable ` trait should only be implemented for those types that
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+ have a callback defined on the ` TypeFolder ` trait (e.g., types and
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lifetimes).
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## Derives
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Using the ` chalk-derive ` crate, you can auto-derive the ` TypeFoldable ` trait.
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- There isn't presently a derive for ` SuperFold ` since it is very rare
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+ There isn't presently a derive for ` TypeSuperFoldable ` since it is very rare
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to require it. The derive for ` TypeFoldable ` is a bit cludgy and requires:
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* You must import ` TypeFoldable ` into scope.
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