Boo

Defining new generic types

Details

  • Type: New Feature New Feature
  • Status: In Progress In Progress
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: 0.9
  • Fix Version/s: 0.9.5
  • Component/s: Compiler, Emitter, Parser, Type System
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Description

The ability to define new generic types in Boo.

Issue Links

is depended upon by

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. BOO-845 Cannot emit generator methods whose yield type is a generic parameter

  • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
  • Resolved - A resolution has been taken, and it is awaiting verification by reporter. From here issues are either reopened, or are closed.

New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. BOO-448 Generics

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Open - The issue is open and ready for the assignee to start work on it.
is related to

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. BOO-854 Anonymous callable types fail when signature contains generic parameters

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Open - The issue is open and ready for the assignee to start work on it.

Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. BOO-935 Declaring constraints on generic type parameters

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • In Progress - This issue is being actively worked on at the moment by the assignee.

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Avishay Lavie added a comment -

Current grammar doesn't support defining generic types.
Grammar/parser must be updated before the type system and the emitter parts can be implemented.

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Avishay Lavie added a comment - Current grammar doesn't support defining generic types. Grammar/parser must be updated before the type system and the emitter parts can be implemented.
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Avishay Lavie added a comment -

Updated title and description.

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Avishay Lavie added a comment - Updated title and description.
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Avishay Lavie added a comment -

Started working on this, and generally giving the whole generics section of the type system some lovin' (and possibly its own namespace).
It's gonna be sweet!

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Avishay Lavie added a comment - Started working on this, and generally giving the whole generics section of the type system some lovin' (and possibly its own namespace). It's gonna be sweet!

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  • Assignee:
    Avishay Lavie
    Reporter:
    Rodrigo B. de Oliveira
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