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3 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
4 //
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8 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
9 // except according to those terms.
10
11 //! Code for projecting associated types out of trait references.
12
13 use super::elaborate_predicates;
14 use super::report_overflow_error;
15 use super::Obligation;
16 use super::ObligationCause;
17 use super::PredicateObligation;
18 use super::SelectionContext;
19 use super::SelectionError;
20 use super::VtableClosureData;
21 use super::VtableImplData;
22 use super::util;
23
24 use middle::infer::{self, TypeOrigin};
25 use middle::subst::Subst;
26 use middle::ty::{self, ToPredicate, ToPolyTraitRef, Ty};
27 use middle::ty::fold::{TypeFoldable, TypeFolder};
28 use syntax::parse::token;
29 use util::common::FN_OUTPUT_NAME;
30
31 pub type PolyProjectionObligation<'tcx> =
32     Obligation<'tcx, ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>>;
33
34 pub type ProjectionObligation<'tcx> =
35     Obligation<'tcx, ty::ProjectionPredicate<'tcx>>;
36
37 pub type ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx> =
38     Obligation<'tcx, ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>>;
39
40 /// When attempting to resolve `<T as TraitRef>::Name` ...
41 #[derive(Debug)]
42 pub enum ProjectionTyError<'tcx> {
43     /// ...we found multiple sources of information and couldn't resolve the ambiguity.
44     TooManyCandidates,
45
46     /// ...an error occurred matching `T : TraitRef`
47     TraitSelectionError(SelectionError<'tcx>),
48 }
49
50 #[derive(Clone)]
51 pub struct MismatchedProjectionTypes<'tcx> {
52     pub err: ty::error::TypeError<'tcx>
53 }
54
55 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
56 enum ProjectionTyCandidate<'tcx> {
57     // from a where-clause in the env or object type
58     ParamEnv(ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>),
59
60     // from the definition of `Trait` when you have something like <<A as Trait>::B as Trait2>::C
61     TraitDef(ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>),
62
63     // defined in an impl
64     Impl(VtableImplData<'tcx, PredicateObligation<'tcx>>),
65
66     // closure return type
67     Closure(VtableClosureData<'tcx, PredicateObligation<'tcx>>),
68
69     // fn pointer return type
70     FnPointer(Ty<'tcx>),
71 }
72
73 struct ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx> {
74     vec: Vec<ProjectionTyCandidate<'tcx>>,
75     ambiguous: bool
76 }
77
78 /// Evaluates constraints of the form:
79 ///
80 ///     for<...> <T as Trait>::U == V
81 ///
82 /// If successful, this may result in additional obligations.
83 pub fn poly_project_and_unify_type<'cx,'tcx>(
84     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
85     obligation: &PolyProjectionObligation<'tcx>)
86     -> Result<Option<Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>>, MismatchedProjectionTypes<'tcx>>
87 {
88     debug!("poly_project_and_unify_type(obligation={:?})",
89            obligation);
90
91     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
92     infcx.commit_if_ok(|snapshot| {
93         let (skol_predicate, skol_map) =
94             infcx.skolemize_late_bound_regions(&obligation.predicate, snapshot);
95
96         let skol_obligation = obligation.with(skol_predicate);
97         match project_and_unify_type(selcx, &skol_obligation) {
98             Ok(result) => {
99                 match infcx.leak_check(&skol_map, snapshot) {
100                     Ok(()) => Ok(infcx.plug_leaks(skol_map, snapshot, &result)),
101                     Err(e) => Err(MismatchedProjectionTypes { err: e }),
102                 }
103             }
104             Err(e) => {
105                 Err(e)
106             }
107         }
108     })
109 }
110
111 /// Evaluates constraints of the form:
112 ///
113 ///     <T as Trait>::U == V
114 ///
115 /// If successful, this may result in additional obligations.
116 fn project_and_unify_type<'cx,'tcx>(
117     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
118     obligation: &ProjectionObligation<'tcx>)
119     -> Result<Option<Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>>, MismatchedProjectionTypes<'tcx>>
120 {
121     debug!("project_and_unify_type(obligation={:?})",
122            obligation);
123
124     let Normalized { value: normalized_ty, obligations } =
125         match opt_normalize_projection_type(selcx,
126                                             obligation.predicate.projection_ty.clone(),
127                                             obligation.cause.clone(),
128                                             obligation.recursion_depth) {
129             Some(n) => n,
130             None => {
131                 consider_unification_despite_ambiguity(selcx, obligation);
132                 return Ok(None);
133             }
134         };
135
136     debug!("project_and_unify_type: normalized_ty={:?} obligations={:?}",
137            normalized_ty,
138            obligations);
139
140     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
141     let origin = TypeOrigin::RelateOutputImplTypes(obligation.cause.span);
142     match infer::mk_eqty(infcx, true, origin, normalized_ty, obligation.predicate.ty) {
143         Ok(()) => Ok(Some(obligations)),
144         Err(err) => Err(MismatchedProjectionTypes { err: err }),
145     }
146 }
147
148 fn consider_unification_despite_ambiguity<'cx,'tcx>(selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
149                                                     obligation: &ProjectionObligation<'tcx>) {
150     debug!("consider_unification_despite_ambiguity(obligation={:?})",
151            obligation);
152
153     let def_id = obligation.predicate.projection_ty.trait_ref.def_id;
154     match selcx.tcx().lang_items.fn_trait_kind(def_id) {
155         Some(_) => { }
156         None => { return; }
157     }
158
159     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
160     let self_ty = obligation.predicate.projection_ty.trait_ref.self_ty();
161     let self_ty = infcx.shallow_resolve(self_ty);
162     debug!("consider_unification_despite_ambiguity: self_ty.sty={:?}",
163            self_ty.sty);
164     match self_ty.sty {
165         ty::TyClosure(closure_def_id, ref substs) => {
166             let closure_typer = selcx.closure_typer();
167             let closure_type = closure_typer.closure_type(closure_def_id, substs);
168             let ty::Binder((_, ret_type)) =
169                 util::closure_trait_ref_and_return_type(infcx.tcx,
170                                                         def_id,
171                                                         self_ty,
172                                                         &closure_type.sig,
173                                                         util::TupleArgumentsFlag::No);
174             // We don't have to normalize the return type here - this is only
175             // reached for TyClosure: Fn inputs where the closure kind is
176             // still unknown, which should only occur in typeck where the
177             // closure type is already normalized.
178             let (ret_type, _) =
179                 infcx.replace_late_bound_regions_with_fresh_var(
180                     obligation.cause.span,
181                     infer::AssocTypeProjection(obligation.predicate.projection_ty.item_name),
182                     &ty::Binder(ret_type));
183
184             debug!("consider_unification_despite_ambiguity: ret_type={:?}",
185                    ret_type);
186             let origin = TypeOrigin::RelateOutputImplTypes(obligation.cause.span);
187             let obligation_ty = obligation.predicate.ty;
188             match infer::mk_eqty(infcx, true, origin, obligation_ty, ret_type) {
189                 Ok(()) => { }
190                 Err(_) => { /* ignore errors */ }
191             }
192         }
193         _ => { }
194     }
195 }
196
197 /// Normalizes any associated type projections in `value`, replacing
198 /// them with a fully resolved type where possible. The return value
199 /// combines the normalized result and any additional obligations that
200 /// were incurred as result.
201 pub fn normalize<'a,'b,'tcx,T>(selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
202                                cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
203                                value: &T)
204                                -> Normalized<'tcx, T>
205     where T : TypeFoldable<'tcx>
206 {
207     normalize_with_depth(selcx, cause, 0, value)
208 }
209
210 /// As `normalize`, but with a custom depth.
211 pub fn normalize_with_depth<'a,'b,'tcx,T>(selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
212                                           cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
213                                           depth: usize,
214                                           value: &T)
215                                           -> Normalized<'tcx, T>
216     where T : TypeFoldable<'tcx>
217 {
218     let mut normalizer = AssociatedTypeNormalizer::new(selcx, cause, depth);
219     let result = normalizer.fold(value);
220
221     Normalized {
222         value: result,
223         obligations: normalizer.obligations,
224     }
225 }
226
227 struct AssociatedTypeNormalizer<'a,'b:'a,'tcx:'b> {
228     selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
229     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
230     obligations: Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
231     depth: usize,
232 }
233
234 impl<'a,'b,'tcx> AssociatedTypeNormalizer<'a,'b,'tcx> {
235     fn new(selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
236            cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
237            depth: usize)
238            -> AssociatedTypeNormalizer<'a,'b,'tcx>
239     {
240         AssociatedTypeNormalizer {
241             selcx: selcx,
242             cause: cause,
243             obligations: vec!(),
244             depth: depth,
245         }
246     }
247
248     fn fold<T:TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(&mut self, value: &T) -> T {
249         let value = self.selcx.infcx().resolve_type_vars_if_possible(value);
250
251         if !value.has_projection_types() {
252             value.clone()
253         } else {
254             value.fold_with(self)
255         }
256     }
257 }
258
259 impl<'a,'b,'tcx> TypeFolder<'tcx> for AssociatedTypeNormalizer<'a,'b,'tcx> {
260     fn tcx(&self) -> &ty::ctxt<'tcx> {
261         self.selcx.tcx()
262     }
263
264     fn fold_ty(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
265         // We don't want to normalize associated types that occur inside of region
266         // binders, because they may contain bound regions, and we can't cope with that.
267         //
268         // Example:
269         //
270         //     for<'a> fn(<T as Foo<&'a>>::A)
271         //
272         // Instead of normalizing `<T as Foo<&'a>>::A` here, we'll
273         // normalize it when we instantiate those bound regions (which
274         // should occur eventually).
275
276         let ty = ty.super_fold_with(self);
277         match ty.sty {
278             ty::TyProjection(ref data) if !data.has_escaping_regions() => { // (*)
279
280                 // (*) This is kind of hacky -- we need to be able to
281                 // handle normalization within binders because
282                 // otherwise we wind up a need to normalize when doing
283                 // trait matching (since you can have a trait
284                 // obligation like `for<'a> T::B : Fn(&'a int)`), but
285                 // we can't normalize with bound regions in scope. So
286                 // far now we just ignore binders but only normalize
287                 // if all bound regions are gone (and then we still
288                 // have to renormalize whenever we instantiate a
289                 // binder). It would be better to normalize in a
290                 // binding-aware fashion.
291
292                 let Normalized { value: ty, obligations } =
293                     normalize_projection_type(self.selcx,
294                                               data.clone(),
295                                               self.cause.clone(),
296                                               self.depth);
297                 self.obligations.extend(obligations);
298                 ty
299             }
300
301             _ => {
302                 ty
303             }
304         }
305     }
306 }
307
308 #[derive(Clone)]
309 pub struct Normalized<'tcx,T> {
310     pub value: T,
311     pub obligations: Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
312 }
313
314 pub type NormalizedTy<'tcx> = Normalized<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>;
315
316 impl<'tcx,T> Normalized<'tcx,T> {
317     pub fn with<U>(self, value: U) -> Normalized<'tcx,U> {
318         Normalized { value: value, obligations: self.obligations }
319     }
320 }
321
322 /// The guts of `normalize`: normalize a specific projection like `<T
323 /// as Trait>::Item`. The result is always a type (and possibly
324 /// additional obligations). If ambiguity arises, which implies that
325 /// there are unresolved type variables in the projection, we will
326 /// substitute a fresh type variable `$X` and generate a new
327 /// obligation `<T as Trait>::Item == $X` for later.
328 pub fn normalize_projection_type<'a,'b,'tcx>(
329     selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
330     projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
331     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
332     depth: usize)
333     -> NormalizedTy<'tcx>
334 {
335     opt_normalize_projection_type(selcx, projection_ty.clone(), cause.clone(), depth)
336         .unwrap_or_else(move || {
337             // if we bottom out in ambiguity, create a type variable
338             // and a deferred predicate to resolve this when more type
339             // information is available.
340
341             let ty_var = selcx.infcx().next_ty_var();
342             let projection = ty::Binder(ty::ProjectionPredicate {
343                 projection_ty: projection_ty,
344                 ty: ty_var
345             });
346             let obligation = Obligation::with_depth(
347                 cause, depth + 1, projection.to_predicate());
348             Normalized {
349                 value: ty_var,
350                 obligations: vec!(obligation)
351             }
352         })
353 }
354
355 /// The guts of `normalize`: normalize a specific projection like `<T
356 /// as Trait>::Item`. The result is always a type (and possibly
357 /// additional obligations). Returns `None` in the case of ambiguity,
358 /// which indicates that there are unbound type variables.
359 fn opt_normalize_projection_type<'a,'b,'tcx>(
360     selcx: &'a mut SelectionContext<'b,'tcx>,
361     projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
362     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
363     depth: usize)
364     -> Option<NormalizedTy<'tcx>>
365 {
366     debug!("normalize_projection_type(\
367            projection_ty={:?}, \
368            depth={})",
369            projection_ty,
370            depth);
371
372     let obligation = Obligation::with_depth(cause.clone(), depth, projection_ty.clone());
373     match project_type(selcx, &obligation) {
374         Ok(ProjectedTy::Progress(projected_ty, mut obligations)) => {
375             // if projection succeeded, then what we get out of this
376             // is also non-normalized (consider: it was derived from
377             // an impl, where-clause etc) and hence we must
378             // re-normalize it
379
380             debug!("normalize_projection_type: projected_ty={:?} depth={} obligations={:?}",
381                    projected_ty,
382                    depth,
383                    obligations);
384
385             if projected_ty.has_projection_types() {
386                 let mut normalizer = AssociatedTypeNormalizer::new(selcx, cause, depth+1);
387                 let normalized_ty = normalizer.fold(&projected_ty);
388
389                 debug!("normalize_projection_type: normalized_ty={:?} depth={}",
390                        normalized_ty,
391                        depth);
392
393                 obligations.extend(normalizer.obligations);
394                 Some(Normalized {
395                     value: normalized_ty,
396                     obligations: obligations,
397                 })
398             } else {
399                 Some(Normalized {
400                     value: projected_ty,
401                     obligations: obligations,
402                 })
403             }
404         }
405         Ok(ProjectedTy::NoProgress(projected_ty)) => {
406             debug!("normalize_projection_type: projected_ty={:?} no progress",
407                    projected_ty);
408             Some(Normalized {
409                 value: projected_ty,
410                 obligations: vec!()
411             })
412         }
413         Err(ProjectionTyError::TooManyCandidates) => {
414             debug!("normalize_projection_type: too many candidates");
415             None
416         }
417         Err(ProjectionTyError::TraitSelectionError(_)) => {
418             debug!("normalize_projection_type: ERROR");
419             // if we got an error processing the `T as Trait` part,
420             // just return `ty::err` but add the obligation `T :
421             // Trait`, which when processed will cause the error to be
422             // reported later
423
424             Some(normalize_to_error(selcx, projection_ty, cause, depth))
425         }
426     }
427 }
428
429 /// If we are projecting `<T as Trait>::Item`, but `T: Trait` does not
430 /// hold. In various error cases, we cannot generate a valid
431 /// normalized projection. Therefore, we create an inference variable
432 /// return an associated obligation that, when fulfilled, will lead to
433 /// an error.
434 ///
435 /// Note that we used to return `TyError` here, but that was quite
436 /// dubious -- the premise was that an error would *eventually* be
437 /// reported, when the obligation was processed. But in general once
438 /// you see a `TyError` you are supposed to be able to assume that an
439 /// error *has been* reported, so that you can take whatever heuristic
440 /// paths you want to take. To make things worse, it was possible for
441 /// cycles to arise, where you basically had a setup like `<MyType<$0>
442 /// as Trait>::Foo == $0`. Here, normalizing `<MyType<$0> as
443 /// Trait>::Foo> to `[type error]` would lead to an obligation of
444 /// `<MyType<[type error]> as Trait>::Foo`.  We are supposed to report
445 /// an error for this obligation, but we legitimately should not,
446 /// because it contains `[type error]`. Yuck! (See issue #29857 for
447 /// one case where this arose.)
448 fn normalize_to_error<'a,'tcx>(selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'a,'tcx>,
449                                projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
450                                cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
451                                depth: usize)
452                                -> NormalizedTy<'tcx>
453 {
454     let trait_ref = projection_ty.trait_ref.to_poly_trait_ref();
455     let trait_obligation = Obligation { cause: cause,
456                                         recursion_depth: depth,
457                                         predicate: trait_ref.to_predicate() };
458     let new_value = selcx.infcx().next_ty_var();
459     Normalized {
460         value: new_value,
461         obligations: vec!(trait_obligation)
462     }
463 }
464
465 enum ProjectedTy<'tcx> {
466     Progress(Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>),
467     NoProgress(Ty<'tcx>),
468 }
469
470 /// Compute the result of a projection type (if we can).
471 fn project_type<'cx,'tcx>(
472     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
473     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>)
474     -> Result<ProjectedTy<'tcx>, ProjectionTyError<'tcx>>
475 {
476     debug!("project(obligation={:?})",
477            obligation);
478
479     let recursion_limit = selcx.tcx().sess.recursion_limit.get();
480     if obligation.recursion_depth >= recursion_limit {
481         debug!("project: overflow!");
482         report_overflow_error(selcx.infcx(), &obligation, true);
483     }
484
485     let obligation_trait_ref =
486         selcx.infcx().resolve_type_vars_if_possible(&obligation.predicate.trait_ref);
487
488     debug!("project: obligation_trait_ref={:?}", obligation_trait_ref);
489
490     if obligation_trait_ref.references_error() {
491         return Ok(ProjectedTy::Progress(selcx.tcx().types.err, vec!()));
492     }
493
494     let mut candidates = ProjectionTyCandidateSet {
495         vec: Vec::new(),
496         ambiguous: false,
497     };
498
499     assemble_candidates_from_param_env(selcx,
500                                        obligation,
501                                        &obligation_trait_ref,
502                                        &mut candidates);
503
504     assemble_candidates_from_trait_def(selcx,
505                                        obligation,
506                                        &obligation_trait_ref,
507                                        &mut candidates);
508
509     if let Err(e) = assemble_candidates_from_impls(selcx,
510                                                    obligation,
511                                                    &obligation_trait_ref,
512                                                    &mut candidates) {
513         return Err(ProjectionTyError::TraitSelectionError(e));
514     }
515
516     debug!("{} candidates, ambiguous={}",
517            candidates.vec.len(),
518            candidates.ambiguous);
519
520     // Inherent ambiguity that prevents us from even enumerating the
521     // candidates.
522     if candidates.ambiguous {
523         return Err(ProjectionTyError::TooManyCandidates);
524     }
525
526     // Drop duplicates.
527     //
528     // Note: `candidates.vec` seems to be on the critical path of the
529     // compiler. Replacing it with an hash set was also tried, which would
530     // render the following dedup unnecessary. It led to cleaner code but
531     // prolonged compiling time of `librustc` from 5m30s to 6m in one test, or
532     // ~9% performance lost.
533     if candidates.vec.len() > 1 {
534         let mut i = 0;
535         while i < candidates.vec.len() {
536             let has_dup = (0..i).any(|j| candidates.vec[i] == candidates.vec[j]);
537             if has_dup {
538                 candidates.vec.swap_remove(i);
539             } else {
540                 i += 1;
541             }
542         }
543     }
544
545     // Prefer where-clauses. As in select, if there are multiple
546     // candidates, we prefer where-clause candidates over impls.  This
547     // may seem a bit surprising, since impls are the source of
548     // "truth" in some sense, but in fact some of the impls that SEEM
549     // applicable are not, because of nested obligations. Where
550     // clauses are the safer choice. See the comment on
551     // `select::SelectionCandidate` and #21974 for more details.
552     if candidates.vec.len() > 1 {
553         debug!("retaining param-env candidates only from {:?}", candidates.vec);
554         candidates.vec.retain(|c| match *c {
555             ProjectionTyCandidate::ParamEnv(..) => true,
556             ProjectionTyCandidate::Impl(..) |
557             ProjectionTyCandidate::Closure(..) |
558             ProjectionTyCandidate::TraitDef(..) |
559             ProjectionTyCandidate::FnPointer(..) => false,
560         });
561         debug!("resulting candidate set: {:?}", candidates.vec);
562         if candidates.vec.len() != 1 {
563             return Err(ProjectionTyError::TooManyCandidates);
564         }
565     }
566
567     assert!(candidates.vec.len() <= 1);
568
569     match candidates.vec.pop() {
570         Some(candidate) => {
571             let (ty, obligations) = confirm_candidate(selcx, obligation, candidate);
572             Ok(ProjectedTy::Progress(ty, obligations))
573         }
574         None => {
575             Ok(ProjectedTy::NoProgress(selcx.tcx().mk_projection(
576                 obligation.predicate.trait_ref.clone(),
577                 obligation.predicate.item_name)))
578         }
579     }
580 }
581
582 /// The first thing we have to do is scan through the parameter
583 /// environment to see whether there are any projection predicates
584 /// there that can answer this question.
585 fn assemble_candidates_from_param_env<'cx,'tcx>(
586     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
587     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
588     obligation_trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
589     candidate_set: &mut ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx>)
590 {
591     debug!("assemble_candidates_from_param_env(..)");
592     let env_predicates = selcx.param_env().caller_bounds.iter().cloned();
593     assemble_candidates_from_predicates(selcx,
594                                         obligation,
595                                         obligation_trait_ref,
596                                         candidate_set,
597                                         ProjectionTyCandidate::ParamEnv,
598                                         env_predicates);
599 }
600
601 /// In the case of a nested projection like <<A as Foo>::FooT as Bar>::BarT, we may find
602 /// that the definition of `Foo` has some clues:
603 ///
604 /// ```
605 /// trait Foo {
606 ///     type FooT : Bar<BarT=i32>
607 /// }
608 /// ```
609 ///
610 /// Here, for example, we could conclude that the result is `i32`.
611 fn assemble_candidates_from_trait_def<'cx,'tcx>(
612     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
613     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
614     obligation_trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
615     candidate_set: &mut ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx>)
616 {
617     debug!("assemble_candidates_from_trait_def(..)");
618
619     // Check whether the self-type is itself a projection.
620     let trait_ref = match obligation_trait_ref.self_ty().sty {
621         ty::TyProjection(ref data) => data.trait_ref.clone(),
622         ty::TyInfer(ty::TyVar(_)) => {
623             // If the self-type is an inference variable, then it MAY wind up
624             // being a projected type, so induce an ambiguity.
625             candidate_set.ambiguous = true;
626             return;
627         }
628         _ => { return; }
629     };
630
631     // If so, extract what we know from the trait and try to come up with a good answer.
632     let trait_predicates = selcx.tcx().lookup_predicates(trait_ref.def_id);
633     let bounds = trait_predicates.instantiate(selcx.tcx(), trait_ref.substs);
634     let bounds = elaborate_predicates(selcx.tcx(), bounds.predicates.into_vec());
635     assemble_candidates_from_predicates(selcx,
636                                         obligation,
637                                         obligation_trait_ref,
638                                         candidate_set,
639                                         ProjectionTyCandidate::TraitDef,
640                                         bounds)
641 }
642
643 fn assemble_candidates_from_predicates<'cx,'tcx,I>(
644     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
645     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
646     obligation_trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
647     candidate_set: &mut ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx>,
648     ctor: fn(ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>) -> ProjectionTyCandidate<'tcx>,
649     env_predicates: I)
650     where I: Iterator<Item=ty::Predicate<'tcx>>
651 {
652     debug!("assemble_candidates_from_predicates(obligation={:?})",
653            obligation);
654     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
655     for predicate in env_predicates {
656         debug!("assemble_candidates_from_predicates: predicate={:?}",
657                predicate);
658         match predicate {
659             ty::Predicate::Projection(ref data) => {
660                 let same_name = data.item_name() == obligation.predicate.item_name;
661
662                 let is_match = same_name && infcx.probe(|_| {
663                     let origin = TypeOrigin::Misc(obligation.cause.span);
664                     let data_poly_trait_ref =
665                         data.to_poly_trait_ref();
666                     let obligation_poly_trait_ref =
667                         obligation_trait_ref.to_poly_trait_ref();
668                     infcx.sub_poly_trait_refs(false,
669                                               origin,
670                                               data_poly_trait_ref,
671                                               obligation_poly_trait_ref).is_ok()
672                 });
673
674                 debug!("assemble_candidates_from_predicates: candidate={:?} \
675                                                              is_match={} same_name={}",
676                        data, is_match, same_name);
677
678                 if is_match {
679                     candidate_set.vec.push(ctor(data.clone()));
680                 }
681             }
682             _ => { }
683         }
684     }
685 }
686
687 fn assemble_candidates_from_object_type<'cx,'tcx>(
688     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
689     obligation:  &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
690     obligation_trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
691     candidate_set: &mut ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx>)
692 {
693     let self_ty = obligation_trait_ref.self_ty();
694     let object_ty = selcx.infcx().shallow_resolve(self_ty);
695     debug!("assemble_candidates_from_object_type(object_ty={:?})",
696            object_ty);
697     let data = match object_ty.sty {
698         ty::TyTrait(ref data) => data,
699         _ => {
700             selcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
701                 obligation.cause.span,
702                 &format!("assemble_candidates_from_object_type called with non-object: {:?}",
703                          object_ty));
704         }
705     };
706     let projection_bounds = data.projection_bounds_with_self_ty(selcx.tcx(), object_ty);
707     let env_predicates = projection_bounds.iter()
708                                           .map(|p| p.to_predicate())
709                                           .collect();
710     let env_predicates = elaborate_predicates(selcx.tcx(), env_predicates);
711     assemble_candidates_from_predicates(selcx,
712                                         obligation,
713                                         obligation_trait_ref,
714                                         candidate_set,
715                                         ProjectionTyCandidate::ParamEnv,
716                                         env_predicates)
717 }
718
719 fn assemble_candidates_from_impls<'cx,'tcx>(
720     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
721     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
722     obligation_trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
723     candidate_set: &mut ProjectionTyCandidateSet<'tcx>)
724     -> Result<(), SelectionError<'tcx>>
725 {
726     // If we are resolving `<T as TraitRef<...>>::Item == Type`,
727     // start out by selecting the predicate `T as TraitRef<...>`:
728     let poly_trait_ref = obligation_trait_ref.to_poly_trait_ref();
729     let trait_obligation = obligation.with(poly_trait_ref.to_poly_trait_predicate());
730     let vtable = match selcx.select(&trait_obligation) {
731         Ok(Some(vtable)) => vtable,
732         Ok(None) => {
733             candidate_set.ambiguous = true;
734             return Ok(());
735         }
736         Err(e) => {
737             debug!("assemble_candidates_from_impls: selection error {:?}",
738                    e);
739             return Err(e);
740         }
741     };
742
743     match vtable {
744         super::VtableImpl(data) => {
745             debug!("assemble_candidates_from_impls: impl candidate {:?}",
746                    data);
747
748             candidate_set.vec.push(
749                 ProjectionTyCandidate::Impl(data));
750         }
751         super::VtableObject(_) => {
752             assemble_candidates_from_object_type(
753                 selcx, obligation, obligation_trait_ref, candidate_set);
754         }
755         super::VtableClosure(data) => {
756             candidate_set.vec.push(
757                 ProjectionTyCandidate::Closure(data));
758         }
759         super::VtableFnPointer(fn_type) => {
760             candidate_set.vec.push(
761                 ProjectionTyCandidate::FnPointer(fn_type));
762         }
763         super::VtableParam(..) => {
764             // This case tell us nothing about the value of an
765             // associated type. Consider:
766             //
767             // ```
768             // trait SomeTrait { type Foo; }
769             // fn foo<T:SomeTrait>(...) { }
770             // ```
771             //
772             // If the user writes `<T as SomeTrait>::Foo`, then the `T
773             // : SomeTrait` binding does not help us decide what the
774             // type `Foo` is (at least, not more specifically than
775             // what we already knew).
776             //
777             // But wait, you say! What about an example like this:
778             //
779             // ```
780             // fn bar<T:SomeTrait<Foo=usize>>(...) { ... }
781             // ```
782             //
783             // Doesn't the `T : Sometrait<Foo=usize>` predicate help
784             // resolve `T::Foo`? And of course it does, but in fact
785             // that single predicate is desugared into two predicates
786             // in the compiler: a trait predicate (`T : SomeTrait`) and a
787             // projection. And the projection where clause is handled
788             // in `assemble_candidates_from_param_env`.
789         }
790         super::VtableDefaultImpl(..) |
791         super::VtableBuiltin(..) => {
792             // These traits have no associated types.
793             selcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
794                 obligation.cause.span,
795                 &format!("Cannot project an associated type from `{:?}`",
796                          vtable));
797         }
798     }
799
800     Ok(())
801 }
802
803 fn confirm_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
804     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
805     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
806     candidate: ProjectionTyCandidate<'tcx>)
807     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
808 {
809     debug!("confirm_candidate(candidate={:?}, obligation={:?})",
810            candidate,
811            obligation);
812
813     match candidate {
814         ProjectionTyCandidate::ParamEnv(poly_projection) |
815         ProjectionTyCandidate::TraitDef(poly_projection) => {
816             confirm_param_env_candidate(selcx, obligation, poly_projection)
817         }
818
819         ProjectionTyCandidate::Impl(impl_vtable) => {
820             confirm_impl_candidate(selcx, obligation, impl_vtable)
821         }
822
823         ProjectionTyCandidate::Closure(closure_vtable) => {
824             confirm_closure_candidate(selcx, obligation, closure_vtable)
825         }
826
827         ProjectionTyCandidate::FnPointer(fn_type) => {
828             confirm_fn_pointer_candidate(selcx, obligation, fn_type)
829         }
830     }
831 }
832
833 fn confirm_fn_pointer_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
834     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
835     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
836     fn_type: Ty<'tcx>)
837     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
838 {
839     let fn_type = selcx.infcx().shallow_resolve(fn_type);
840     let sig = fn_type.fn_sig();
841     confirm_callable_candidate(selcx, obligation, sig, util::TupleArgumentsFlag::Yes)
842 }
843
844 fn confirm_closure_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
845     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
846     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
847     vtable: VtableClosureData<'tcx, PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
848     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
849 {
850     let closure_typer = selcx.closure_typer();
851     let closure_type = closure_typer.closure_type(vtable.closure_def_id, &vtable.substs);
852     let Normalized {
853         value: closure_type,
854         mut obligations
855     } = normalize_with_depth(selcx,
856                              obligation.cause.clone(),
857                              obligation.recursion_depth+1,
858                              &closure_type);
859     let (ty, mut cc_obligations) = confirm_callable_candidate(selcx,
860                                                               obligation,
861                                                               &closure_type.sig,
862                                                               util::TupleArgumentsFlag::No);
863     obligations.append(&mut cc_obligations);
864     (ty, obligations)
865 }
866
867 fn confirm_callable_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
868     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
869     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
870     fn_sig: &ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>,
871     flag: util::TupleArgumentsFlag)
872     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
873 {
874     let tcx = selcx.tcx();
875
876     debug!("confirm_callable_candidate({:?},{:?})",
877            obligation,
878            fn_sig);
879
880     // the `Output` associated type is declared on `FnOnce`
881     let fn_once_def_id = tcx.lang_items.fn_once_trait().unwrap();
882
883     // Note: we unwrap the binder here but re-create it below (1)
884     let ty::Binder((trait_ref, ret_type)) =
885         util::closure_trait_ref_and_return_type(tcx,
886                                                 fn_once_def_id,
887                                                 obligation.predicate.trait_ref.self_ty(),
888                                                 fn_sig,
889                                                 flag);
890
891     let predicate = ty::Binder(ty::ProjectionPredicate { // (1) recreate binder here
892         projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy {
893             trait_ref: trait_ref,
894             item_name: token::intern(FN_OUTPUT_NAME),
895         },
896         ty: ret_type
897     });
898
899     confirm_param_env_candidate(selcx, obligation, predicate)
900 }
901
902 fn confirm_param_env_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
903     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
904     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
905     poly_projection: ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>)
906     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
907 {
908     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
909
910     let projection =
911         infcx.replace_late_bound_regions_with_fresh_var(
912             obligation.cause.span,
913             infer::LateBoundRegionConversionTime::HigherRankedType,
914             &poly_projection).0;
915
916     assert_eq!(projection.projection_ty.item_name,
917                obligation.predicate.item_name);
918
919     let origin = TypeOrigin::RelateOutputImplTypes(obligation.cause.span);
920     match infcx.eq_trait_refs(false,
921                               origin,
922                               obligation.predicate.trait_ref.clone(),
923                               projection.projection_ty.trait_ref.clone()) {
924         Ok(()) => { }
925         Err(e) => {
926             selcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
927                 obligation.cause.span,
928                 &format!("Failed to unify `{:?}` and `{:?}` in projection: {}",
929                          obligation,
930                          projection,
931                          e));
932         }
933     }
934
935     (projection.ty, vec!())
936 }
937
938 fn confirm_impl_candidate<'cx,'tcx>(
939     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'cx,'tcx>,
940     obligation: &ProjectionTyObligation<'tcx>,
941     impl_vtable: VtableImplData<'tcx, PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
942     -> (Ty<'tcx>, Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>)
943 {
944     // there don't seem to be nicer accessors to these:
945     let impl_or_trait_items_map = selcx.tcx().impl_or_trait_items.borrow();
946
947     // Look for the associated type in the impl
948     for impl_item in &selcx.tcx().impl_items.borrow()[&impl_vtable.impl_def_id] {
949         if let ty::TypeTraitItem(ref assoc_ty) = impl_or_trait_items_map[&impl_item.def_id()] {
950             if assoc_ty.name == obligation.predicate.item_name {
951                 return (assoc_ty.ty.unwrap().subst(selcx.tcx(), &impl_vtable.substs),
952                         impl_vtable.nested);
953             }
954         }
955     }
956
957     // It is not in the impl - get the default from the trait.
958     let trait_ref = obligation.predicate.trait_ref;
959     for trait_item in selcx.tcx().trait_items(trait_ref.def_id).iter() {
960         if let &ty::TypeTraitItem(ref assoc_ty) = trait_item {
961             if assoc_ty.name == obligation.predicate.item_name {
962                 if let Some(ty) = assoc_ty.ty {
963                     return (ty.subst(selcx.tcx(), trait_ref.substs),
964                             impl_vtable.nested);
965                 } else {
966                     // This means that the impl is missing a
967                     // definition for the associated type. This error
968                     // ought to be reported by the type checker method
969                     // `check_impl_items_against_trait`, so here we
970                     // just return TyError.
971                     debug!("confirm_impl_candidate: no associated type {:?} for {:?}",
972                            assoc_ty.name,
973                            trait_ref);
974                     return (selcx.tcx().types.err, vec!());
975                 }
976             }
977         }
978     }
979
980     selcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(obligation.cause.span,
981                               &format!("No associated type for {:?}",
982                                        trait_ref));
983 }