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- # Fold and the Folder trait
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+ # TypeFoldable and the Folder trait
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- The [ ` Fold ` ] trait permits one to traverse a type or other term in the
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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
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alterations along the way. Folding also allows copying a term from one
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interner to another.
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- [ `Fold ` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.Fold .html
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+ [ `TypeFoldable ` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.TypeFoldable .html
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- To use the [ ` Fold ` ] trait, one invokes the [ ` Fold ::fold_with` ] method, supplying some
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+ To use the [ ` TypeFoldable ` ] trait, one invokes the [ ` TypeFoldable ::fold_with` ] method, supplying some
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"folder" as well as the number of "in scope binders" for that term (typically ` 0 `
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to start):
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``` rust,ignore
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let output_ty = input_ty.fold_with(&mut folder, 0);
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```
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- [ `Fold ::fold_with` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.Fold .html#tymethod.fold_with
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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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defines a few key callbacks that allow you to substitute different
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## Uses for folders
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- A common use for ` Fold ` is to permit a substitution -- that is,
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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 Fold to Folder to SuperFold and back again
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+ ## From TypeFoldable to Folder to SuperFold and back again
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The overall flow of folding is like this.
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- 1 . [ ` Fold ::fold_with` ] is invoked on the outermost term. It recursively
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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 [ ` Fold ::fold_with` ] will in turn
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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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In this case, ` Foo<'a> ` gets visited with depth 0 and ` Bar<'b> ` gets visited with depth 1.
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- ## The ` Fold ::Result` associated type
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+ ## The ` TypeFoldable ::Result` associated type
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- The ` Fold ` trait defines a [ ` Result ` ] associated type, indicating the
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+ The ` TypeFoldable ` trait defines a [ ` Result ` ] associated type, indicating the
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type that will result from folding.
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- [ `Result` ] : https://rust-lang.github.io/chalk/chalk_ir/fold/trait.Fold .html#associatedtype.Result
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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 Fold and SuperFold traits
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+ ## When to implement the TypeFoldable and SuperFold 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 ` Fold ` . We
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- also implement ` Fold ` for common collection types like ` Vec ` as well
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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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## Derives
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- Using the ` chalk-derive ` crate, you can auto-derive the ` Fold ` trait.
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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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- to require it. The derive for ` Fold ` is a bit cludgy and requires:
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+ to require it. The derive for ` TypeFoldable ` is a bit cludgy and requires:
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- * You must import ` Fold ` into scope.
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- * The type you are deriving ` Fold ` on must have either:
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+ * You must import ` TypeFoldable ` into scope.
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+ * The type you are deriving ` TypeFoldable ` on must have either:
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* A type parameter that has a ` Interner ` bound, like ` I: Interner `
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* A type parameter that has a ` HasInterner ` bound, like ` I: HasInterner `
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* The ` has_interner(XXX) ` attribute.
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