ChaiScript/unittests/strong_typedef.chai
leftibot 64a823c630 Address review: expose strongly-typed operators for strong typedefs
Register forwarding binary operators at typedef creation time via a
custom Proxy_Function_Base subclass (Strong_Typedef_Binary_Op). Each
operator unwraps __value from both operands, dispatches on the
underlying types, and re-wraps arithmetic results in the typedef.
Comparison operators return the raw bool.

- Arithmetic: +, -, *, /, % → Meters + Meters -> Meters
- Comparison: <, >, <=, >=, ==, != → Meters < Meters -> bool
- Operators that don't exist on the base type error at call time
  (e.g. StrongString * StrongString -> error)
- Users can extend typedefs with their own operations using
  to_underlying() for unwrapping

Tests cover int-based arithmetic, string-based concatenation, string
multiplication error, comparison ops, type safety of results, and
user-defined operator extensions.

Requested by @lefticus in PR #680 review.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-14 11:04:46 -06:00

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// Strong typedef: using Type = int creates a distinct type
using Meters = int
def measure(Meters m) {
return m
}
// Constructing a strong typedef value should work
var m = Meters(42)
// Calling with the typedef'd value should succeed
measure(m)
// Calling with a plain int should fail (strong typedef)
try {
measure(42)
assert_equal(true, false)
} catch(e) {
// Expected: type mismatch because int is not Meters
}
// Multiple strong typedefs from the same base type should be distinct
using Seconds = int
def wait(Seconds s) {
return s
}
var s = Seconds(10)
wait(s)
// Meters and Seconds should not be interchangeable
try {
wait(m)
assert_equal(true, false)
} catch(e) {
// Expected: Meters is not Seconds
}
try {
measure(s)
assert_equal(true, false)
} catch(e) {
// Expected: Seconds is not Meters
}
// to_underlying should return the base value
assert_equal(to_underlying(m), 42)
assert_equal(to_underlying(s), 10)
// to_underlying result should be a plain value, not a strong typedef
def takes_int(int i) {
return i
}
assert_equal(takes_int(to_underlying(m)), 42)
// --- Arithmetic operators: strongly typed ---
var m2 = Meters(8)
var m_sum = m + m2
assert_equal(to_underlying(m_sum), 50)
measure(m_sum)
var m_diff = m - m2
assert_equal(to_underlying(m_diff), 34)
var m_prod = Meters(3) * Meters(4)
assert_equal(to_underlying(m_prod), 12)
var m_quot = Meters(20) / Meters(5)
assert_equal(to_underlying(m_quot), 4)
var m_rem = Meters(17) % Meters(5)
assert_equal(to_underlying(m_rem), 2)
// Arithmetic result is strongly typed, not plain int
try {
takes_int(m_sum)
assert_equal(true, false)
} catch(e) {
// Expected: m_sum is Meters, not int
}
// --- Comparison operators ---
assert_equal(Meters(5) == Meters(5), true)
assert_equal(Meters(5) != Meters(3), true)
assert_equal(Meters(3) < Meters(5), true)
assert_equal(Meters(5) > Meters(3), true)
assert_equal(Meters(5) <= Meters(5), true)
assert_equal(Meters(3) >= Meters(3), true)
assert_equal(Meters(3) >= Meters(5), false)
// --- Strong typedef over string ---
using StrongString = string
var ss1 = StrongString("hello")
var ss2 = StrongString(" world")
var ss_cat = ss1 + ss2
assert_equal(to_underlying(ss_cat), "hello world")
// StrongString + StrongString -> StrongString (strongly typed)
def takes_strong_string(StrongString ss) {
return ss
}
takes_strong_string(ss_cat)
// StrongString * StrongString -> error (no * for strings)
try {
var bad = ss1 * ss2
assert_equal(true, false)
} catch(e) {
// Expected: no * operator for strings
}
// Comparison on StrongString
assert_equal(StrongString("abc") < StrongString("def"), true)
assert_equal(StrongString("abc") == StrongString("abc"), true)
assert_equal(StrongString("abc") != StrongString("def"), true)
assert_equal(StrongString("def") > StrongString("abc"), true)
assert_equal(StrongString("abc") <= StrongString("abc"), true)
assert_equal(StrongString("def") >= StrongString("abc"), true)
// --- User-defined extensions on strong typedefs ---
def first_char(StrongString ss) {
return to_string(to_underlying(ss)[0])
}
assert_equal(first_char(StrongString("hello")), "h")
def double_meters(Meters m) {
return Meters(to_underlying(m) * 2)
}
assert_equal(to_underlying(double_meters(Meters(21))), 42)
// User-defined operator extension
def `[]`(StrongString ss, int offset) {
return to_string(to_underlying(ss)[offset])
}
assert_equal(StrongString("hello")[1], "e")