/* Dictionary types are object types that include an indexer, which specifies a * key type and a value type. The presence of an indexer makes the object type * unsealed, but all added properties must be consistent with the indexer * signature. * * Dictionaries can be used to represent the common idiom of objects used as * maps. They can also be used to represent array-like objects, e.g., NodeList * from the DOM API. * * A dictionary is assumed to have every property described by it's key type. * This behavior is similar to the behavior of arrays, which are assumed to have * a value at every index. * * @flow */ // Some logic is variance-sensitive. class A {} class B extends A {} class C extends B {} // Just a couple of short type names. Compare to string/number. class X {} class Y {} // Any property can be set on a dict with string keys. function set_prop_to_string_key( o: {[k:string]:any}, ) { o.prop = "ok"; } // **UNSOUND** // This is allowed by design. We don't track get/set and we don't wrap the // return type in a maybe. function unsound_dict_has_every_key( o: {[k:string]:X}, ) { (o.p: X); // ok (o["p"]: X); // ok } // As with any object type, we can assign subtypes to properties. function set_prop_covariant( o: {[k:string]:B}, ) { o.p = new A; // error, A ~> B o.p = new B; // ok o.p = new C; // ok } // This isn't specific behavior to dictionaries, but for completeness... function get_prop_contravariant( o: {[k:string]:B}, ) { (o.p: A); // ok (o.p: B); // ok (o.p: C); // error, C ~> B } // Dot-notation can not be used to add properties to dictionaries with // non-string keys, because keys are strings. function add_prop_to_nonstring_key_dot( o: {[k:number]:any}, ) { o.prop = "err"; // error: string ~> number } // Bracket notation can be used to add properties to dictionaries with // non-string keys, even though all keys are strings. This is a convenient // affordance. function add_prop_to_nonstring_key_bracket( o: {[k:number]:any}, ) { o[0] = "ok"; } // Objects can be part dict, part not by mixing an indexer with declared props. function mix_with_declared_props( o: {[k:number]:X,p:Y}, x: X, y: Y, ) { (o[0]: X); // ok (o.p: Y); // ok o[0] = x; // ok o.p = y; // ok } // Indeed, dict types are still Objects and have Object.prototype stuff function object_prototype( o: {[k:string]:number}, ): {[k:string]:number, +toString: () => string} { (o.toString(): boolean); // error: string ~> boolean return o; // ok } // **UNSOUND** // Because we support non-string props w/ bracket notation, it's possible to // write into a declared prop unsoundly. function unsound_string_conversion_alias_declared_prop( o: {[k:number]:any, "0":X}, ) { o[0] = "not-x"; // a["0"] no longer X } function unification_dict_values_invariant( x: Array<{[k:string]:B}>, ) { let a: Array<{[k:string]:A}> = x; // error a[0].p = new A; // in[0].p no longer B let b: Array<{[k:string]:B}> = x; // ok let c: Array<{[k:string]:C}> = x; // error (x[0].p: C); // not true } function subtype_dict_values_invariant( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:A} = x; // error a.p = new A; // x[0].p no longer B let b: {[k:string]:B} = x; // ok let c: {[k:string]:C} = x; // error (x.p: C); // not true } function subtype_dict_values_fresh_exception() { let a: {[k:string]:A} = { a: new A, // ok, A == A b: new B, // ok, B <: A c: new C, // ok, C <: A }; let b: {[k:string]:B} = { a: new A, // error, A not <: B b: new B, // ok, B == B c: new C, // ok, C <: A }; let c: {[k:string]:C} = { a: new A, // error, A not <: C b: new B, // error, A not <: C c: new C, // ok, C == C }; } // Actually, unsound_string_conversion_alias_declared_prop behavior makes an // argument that we shouldn't really care about this, since we ignore the fact // that coercing values to string keys can cause unintended aliasing in general. // Barring some compelling use case for that in this context, though, we choose // to be strict. function unification_dict_keys_invariant( x: Array<{[k:B]:any}>, ) { let a: Array<{[k:A]:any}> = x; // error let b: Array<{[k:B]:any}> = x; // ok let c: Array<{[k:C]:any}> = x; // error } function subtype_dict_keys_invariant( x: {[k:B]:any}, ) { let a: {[k:A]:any} = x; // error let b: {[k:B]:any} = x; // ok let c: {[k:C]:any} = x; // error } function unification_mix_with_declared_props_invariant_l( x: Array<{[k:string]:B}>, ) { let a: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:A}> = x; // error: A ~> B a[0].p = new A; // x[0].p no longer B let b: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:B}> = x; // ok let c: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:C}> = x; // error (x[0].p: C); // not true } function unification_mix_with_declared_props_invariant_r( xa: Array<{[k:string]:A, p:B}>, xb: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:B}>, xc: Array<{[k:string]:C, p:B}>, ) { let a: Array<{[k:string]:A}> = xa; // error a[0].p = new A; // xa[0].p no longer B let b: Array<{[k:string]:B}> = xb; // ok let c: Array<{[k:string]:C}> = xc; // error (xc[0].p: C); // not true } function subtype_mix_with_declared_props_invariant_l( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:B, p:A} = x; // error: A ~> B a.p = new A; // x.p no longer B let b: {[k:string]:B, p:B} = x; // ok let c: {[k:string]:B, p:C} = x; // error (x.p: C); // not true } function subtype_mix_with_declared_props_invariant_r( xa: {[k:string]:A, p:B}, xb: {[k:string]:B, p:B}, xc: {[k:string]:C, p:B}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:A} = xa; // error a.p = new A; // xa.p no longer B let b: {[k:string]:B} = xb; // ok let c: {[k:string]:C} = xc; // error (xc.p: C); // not true } function unification_dict_to_obj( x: Array<{[k:string]:X}>, ): Array<{p:X}> { return x; // error: if allowed, could write {p:X,q:Y} into `x` } function unification_obj_to_dict( x: Array<{p:X}>, ): Array<{[k:string]:X}> { return x; // error: if allowed, could write {p:X,q:Y} into returned array } function subtype_dict_to_obj( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let a: {p:A} = x; // error a.p = new A; // x.p no longer B let b: {p:B} = x; // ok let c: {p:C} = x; // error (x.p: C); // not true } function subtype_obj_to_dict( x: {p:B}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:A} = x; // error a.p = new A; // x.p no longer B let b: {[k:string]:B} = x; let c: {[k:string]:C} = x; // error (x.p: C); // not true } // Only props in l which are not in u must match indexer, but must do so // exactly. function subtype_obj_to_mixed( x: {p:B, x:X}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:A,x:X} = x; // error (as above), but exclusive of x let b: {[k:string]:B,x:X} = x; // ok, let c: {[k:string]:C,x:X} = x; // error (as above), but exclusive of x } function unification_dict_to_mixed( x: Array<{[k:string]:B}>, ) { let a: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:A}> = x; // error let b: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:B}> = x; // ok let c: Array<{[k:string]:B, p:C}> = x; // error } function subtype_dict_to_mixed( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let a: {[k:string]:B, p:A} = x; // error let b: {[k:string]:B, p:B} = x; // ok let c: {[k:string]:B, p:C} = x; // error } function subtype_dict_to_optional_a( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let a: {p?:A} = x; // error } function subtype_dict_to_optional_b( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let b: {p?:B} = x; // ok } function subtype_dict_to_optional_c( x: {[k:string]:B}, ) { let c: {p?:C} = x; // error } function subtype_optional_a_to_dict( x: {p?:A}, ): {[k:string]:B} { // error: A ~> B return x; } function subtype_optional_b_to_dict( x: {p?:B}, ): {[k:string]:B} { // ok return x; } function subtype_optional_c_to_dict( x: {p?:C}, ): {[k:string]:B} { // error: C ~> B return x; }