Fix controller type instability in default_controller_v7 (Issue #2855)

[ChrisRackauckas-Claude]

Summary

• Fixes default_controller type-unstable for most algorithms #2855: default_controller_v7 was returning Union{NewIController, NewPIController, NewPredictiveController} because ispredictive/isstandard traits checked runtime Symbol values
• Adds controller type as a type parameter to 35 algorithm structs, enabling compile-time dispatch
• Maintains backwards compatibility - Symbol input (:PI, :Predictive, :Standard) still works

Changes

Core Changes (OrdinaryDiffEqCore)

• Added controller type tags: PIControllerType, PredictiveControllerType, StandardControllerType
• Added _controller_type_from_symbol helper for backwards compatibility
• Updated ispredictive/isstandard trait dispatches to work on types

Algorithm Updates

• SDIRK: 22 algorithms (ImplicitEuler, Trapezoid, TRBDF2, SDIRK2, SDIRK22, SSPSDIRK2, Kvaerno3, KenCarp3, Cash4, Hairer4, Hairer42, Kvaerno4, Kvaerno5, KenCarp4, KenCarp47, KenCarp5, KenCarp58, ESDIRK54I8L2SA, ESDIRK436L2SA2, ESDIRK437L2SA, ESDIRK547L2SA2, ESDIRK659L2SA)
• BDF: 8 algorithms (ABDF2, QNDF1, QNDF2, QNDF, FBDF, DImplicitEuler, DABDF2, DFBDF)
• FIRK: 4 algorithms (RadauIIA3, RadauIIA5, RadauIIA9, AdaptiveRadau)
• StabilizedIRK: 1 algorithm (IRKC)
• StabilizedRK: 1 algorithm (SERK2)

Verification

Type stability is now achieved:

using OrdinaryDiffEq, InteractiveUtils
using OrdinaryDiffEqCore: default_controller_v7

alg = ImplicitEuler()
@code_warntype default_controller_v7(Float64, alg)
# Body now shows: NewPIController{Float64} (NOT Union{...})

alg_pred = ImplicitEuler(controller = :Predictive)
@code_warntype default_controller_v7(Float64, alg_pred)
# Body shows: NewPredictiveController{Float64}

Backwards compatibility maintained:

# Old Symbol syntax still works
alg = ImplicitEuler(controller = :Predictive)
ispredictive(alg) # true

# New type syntax also works
alg = ImplicitEuler(controller = PIControllerType)

Test plan

• Run OrdinaryDiffEqSDIRK tests
• Run OrdinaryDiffEqBDF tests
• Run OrdinaryDiffEqFIRK tests
• Run OrdinaryDiffEqStabilizedIRK tests
• Run OrdinaryDiffEqStabilizedRK tests
• Verify type stability with @code_warntype

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[termi-official]

This looks unnecessary. Is there any reason why we should not simply pass the controller directly to the algorithms, such that we can move the controller cache as a field into the algorithm's cache?

[ChrisRackauckas]

Yeah there is no need for this, I just hadn't reviewed yet.

[termi-official]

@ChrisRackauckas I just noticed in #3035 that this should not be here, as QNDF comes with its build-in controller, right?

It looks like that, for algos with built-in controller, this PR essentially tries to override the built-in controllers with an integral controller.

[ChrisRackauckas-Claude]

Updated Approach

Based on the review feedback, I've simplified the implementation:

Instead of adding type parameters to algorithm structs, I've added specific default_controller_v7 dispatches for each algorithm type. This achieves type stability through multiple dispatch without modifying algorithm struct definitions.

Changes

Added default_controller_v7 dispatches in each subpackage's alg_utils.jl:

• SDIRK (28 algorithms): dispatch to NewPIController
• BDF (8 algorithms): dispatch to NewIController
• FIRK (4 algorithms): dispatch to NewPredictiveController
• StabilizedIRK (IRKC): dispatch to NewIController
• StabilizedRK (RKC): dispatch to NewPredictiveController

Verification

using OrdinaryDiffEq, InteractiveUtils
using OrdinaryDiffEqCore: default_controller_v7

# All algorithms now return concrete types (not Union)
@code_warntype default_controller_v7(Float64, ImplicitEuler())
# Body::OrdinaryDiffEqCore.NewPIController{Float64}

@code_warntype default_controller_v7(Float64, RadauIIA5())
# Body::OrdinaryDiffEqCore.NewPredictiveController{Float64}

@code_warntype default_controller_v7(Float64, FBDF())
# Body::OrdinaryDiffEqCore.NewIController{Float64}

This approach:

• Is simpler than adding type parameters to algorithm structs
• Maintains full backwards compatibility (algorithm structs unchanged)
• Achieves type stability through Julia's multiple dispatch

[ChrisRackauckas]

This entire backport is just a mess. Can you just do it right and we do this as OrdinaryDiffEqCore breaking update? It is pretty insane like this.

[ChrisRackauckas]

@termi-official

[termi-official]

Let me propose something and then we will iron out the details in the PR.