Add a new AST-only type variant ImplicitSelf

src/librustc/hir/lowering.rs

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
         P(hir::Ty {
             id: t.id,
             node: match t.node {
-                Infer => hir::TyInfer,
+                Infer | ImplicitSelf => hir::TyInfer,
                 Vec(ref ty) => hir::TyVec(self.lower_ty(ty)),
                 Ptr(ref mt) => hir::TyPtr(self.lower_mt(mt)),
                 Rptr(ref region, ref mt) => {
@@ -787,23 +787,24 @@ impl<'a> LoweringContext<'a> {
     }
 
     fn lower_method_sig(&mut self, sig: &MethodSig) -> hir::MethodSig {
+        let hir_sig = hir::MethodSig {
+            generics: self.lower_generics(&sig.generics),
+            abi: sig.abi,
+            unsafety: self.lower_unsafety(sig.unsafety),
+            constness: self.lower_constness(sig.constness),
+            decl: self.lower_fn_decl(&sig.decl),
+        };
         // Check for `self: _` and `self: &_`
-        if !sig.self_shortcut {
-            match sig.decl.get_self().map(|eself| eself.node) {
-                Some(SelfKind::Value(..)) | Some(SelfKind::Region(..)) => {
+        if let Some(SelfKind::Explicit(..)) = sig.decl.get_self().map(|eself| eself.node) {
+            match hir_sig.decl.get_self().map(|eself| eself.node) {
+                Some(hir::SelfKind::Value(..)) | Some(hir::SelfKind::Region(..)) => {
                     self.id_assigner.diagnostic().span_err(sig.decl.inputs[0].ty.span,
                         "the type placeholder `_` is not allowed within types on item signatures");
                 }
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
-        hir::MethodSig {
-            generics: self.lower_generics(&sig.generics),
-            abi: sig.abi,
-            unsafety: self.lower_unsafety(sig.unsafety),
-            constness: self.lower_constness(sig.constness),
-            decl: self.lower_fn_decl(&sig.decl),
-        }
+        hir_sig
     }
 
     fn lower_unsafety(&mut self, u: Unsafety) -> hir::Unsafety {

src/libsyntax/ast.rs

@@ -1387,8 +1387,6 @@ pub struct MethodSig {
     pub abi: Abi,
     pub decl: P<FnDecl>,
     pub generics: Generics,
-    /// A short form of self argument was used (`self`, `&self` etc, but not `self: TYPE`).
-    pub self_shortcut: bool,
 }
 
 /// Represents an item declaration within a trait declaration,
@@ -1639,6 +1637,8 @@ pub enum TyKind {
     /// TyKind::Infer means the type should be inferred instead of it having been
     /// specified. This can appear anywhere in a type.
     Infer,
+    /// Inferred type of a `self` or `&self` argument in a method.
+    ImplicitSelf,
     // A macro in the type position.
     Mac(Mac),
 }
@@ -1696,8 +1696,8 @@ impl Arg {
         if let PatKind::Ident(BindingMode::ByValue(mutbl), ident, _) = self.pat.node {
             if ident.node.name == keywords::SelfValue.name() {
                 return match self.ty.node {
-                    TyKind::Infer => Some(respan(self.pat.span, SelfKind::Value(mutbl))),
-                    TyKind::Rptr(lt, MutTy{ref ty, mutbl}) if ty.node == TyKind::Infer => {
+                    TyKind::ImplicitSelf => Some(respan(self.pat.span, SelfKind::Value(mutbl))),
+                    TyKind::Rptr(lt, MutTy{ref ty, mutbl}) if ty.node == TyKind::ImplicitSelf => {
                         Some(respan(self.pat.span, SelfKind::Region(lt, mutbl)))
                     }
                     _ => Some(respan(mk_sp(self.pat.span.lo, self.ty.span.hi),
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ impl Arg {
     pub fn from_self(eself: ExplicitSelf, eself_ident: SpannedIdent) -> Arg {
         let infer_ty = P(Ty {
             id: DUMMY_NODE_ID,
-            node: TyKind::Infer,
+            node: TyKind::ImplicitSelf,
             span: DUMMY_SP,
         });
         let arg = |mutbl, ty, span| Arg {

src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs

@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ fn expand_and_rename_method(sig: ast::MethodSig, body: P<ast::Block>,
     (ast::MethodSig {
         generics: fld.fold_generics(sig.generics),
         abi: sig.abi,
-        self_shortcut: sig.self_shortcut,
         unsafety: sig.unsafety,
         constness: sig.constness,
         decl: rewritten_fn_decl

src/libsyntax/fold.rs

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub fn noop_fold_ty<T: Folder>(t: P<Ty>, fld: &mut T) -> P<Ty> {
     t.map(|Ty {id, node, span}| Ty {
         id: fld.new_id(id),
         node: match node {
-            TyKind::Infer => node,
+            TyKind::Infer | TyKind::ImplicitSelf => node,
             TyKind::Vec(ty) => TyKind::Vec(fld.fold_ty(ty)),
             TyKind::Ptr(mt) => TyKind::Ptr(fld.fold_mt(mt)),
             TyKind::Rptr(region, mt) => {
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ pub fn noop_fold_method_sig<T: Folder>(sig: MethodSig, folder: &mut T) -> Method
     MethodSig {
         generics: folder.fold_generics(sig.generics),
         abi: sig.abi,
-        self_shortcut: sig.self_shortcut,
         unsafety: sig.unsafety,
         constness: sig.constness,
         decl: folder.fold_fn_decl(sig.decl)

src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs

@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 let ident = p.parse_ident()?;
                 let mut generics = p.parse_generics()?;
 
-                let (d, self_shortcut) = p.parse_fn_decl_with_self(|p: &mut Parser<'a>|{
+                let d = p.parse_fn_decl_with_self(|p: &mut Parser<'a>|{
                     // This is somewhat dubious; We don't want to allow
                     // argument names to be left off if there is a
                     // definition...
@@ -1324,7 +1324,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     decl: d,
                     generics: generics,
                     abi: abi,
-                    self_shortcut: self_shortcut,
                 };
 
                 let body = match p.token {
@@ -4617,7 +4616,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Returns the parsed optional self argument and whether a self shortcut was used.
-    fn parse_self_arg(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, (Option<Arg>, bool)> {
+    fn parse_self_arg(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, Option<Arg>> {
         let expect_ident = |this: &mut Self| match this.token {
             // Preserve hygienic context.
             token::Ident(ident) => { this.bump(); codemap::respan(this.last_span, ident) }
@@ -4656,7 +4655,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     self.bump();
                     (SelfKind::Region(Some(lt), Mutability::Mutable), expect_ident(self))
                 } else {
-                    return Ok((None, false));
+                    return Ok(None);
                 }
             }
             token::BinOp(token::Star) => {
@@ -4676,7 +4675,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     self.span_err(self.span, "cannot pass `self` by raw pointer");
                     (SelfKind::Value(Mutability::Immutable), expect_ident(self))
                 } else {
-                    return Ok((None, false));
+                    return Ok(None);
                 }
             }
             token::Ident(..) => {
@@ -4703,27 +4702,24 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         (SelfKind::Value(Mutability::Mutable), eself_ident)
                     }
                 } else {
-                    return Ok((None, false));
+                    return Ok(None);
                 }
             }
-            _ => return Ok((None, false)),
+            _ => return Ok(None),
         };
 
-        let self_shortcut = if let SelfKind::Explicit(..) = eself { false } else { true };
         let eself = codemap::respan(mk_sp(eself_lo, self.last_span.hi), eself);
-        Ok((Some(Arg::from_self(eself, eself_ident)), self_shortcut))
+        Ok(Some(Arg::from_self(eself, eself_ident)))
     }
 
     /// Parse the parameter list and result type of a function that may have a `self` parameter.
-    fn parse_fn_decl_with_self<F>(&mut self,
-                                  parse_arg_fn: F)
-                                  -> PResult<'a, (P<FnDecl>, bool)>
+    fn parse_fn_decl_with_self<F>(&mut self, parse_arg_fn: F) -> PResult<'a, P<FnDecl>>
         where F: FnMut(&mut Parser<'a>) -> PResult<'a,  Arg>,
     {
         self.expect(&token::OpenDelim(token::Paren))?;
 
         // Parse optional self argument
-        let (self_arg, self_shortcut) = self.parse_self_arg()?;
+        let self_arg = self.parse_self_arg()?;
 
         // Parse the rest of the function parameter list.
         let sep = SeqSep::trailing_allowed(token::Comma);
@@ -4745,11 +4741,11 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
         // Parse closing paren and return type.
         self.expect(&token::CloseDelim(token::Paren))?;
-        Ok((P(FnDecl {
+        Ok(P(FnDecl {
             inputs: fn_inputs,
             output: self.parse_ret_ty()?,
             variadic: false
-        }), self_shortcut))
+        }))
     }
 
     // parse the |arg, arg| header on a lambda
@@ -4942,13 +4938,12 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             let (constness, unsafety, abi) = self.parse_fn_front_matter()?;
             let ident = self.parse_ident()?;
             let mut generics = self.parse_generics()?;
-            let (decl, self_shortcut) = self.parse_fn_decl_with_self(|p| p.parse_arg())?;
+            let decl = self.parse_fn_decl_with_self(|p| p.parse_arg())?;
             generics.where_clause = self.parse_where_clause()?;
             let (inner_attrs, body) = self.parse_inner_attrs_and_block()?;
             Ok((ident, inner_attrs, ast::ImplItemKind::Method(ast::MethodSig {
                 generics: generics,
                 abi: abi,
-                self_shortcut: self_shortcut,
                 unsafety: unsafety,
                 constness: constness,
                 decl: decl

src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs

@@ -1030,6 +1030,9 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             ast::TyKind::Infer => {
                 word(&mut self.s, "_")?;
             }
+            ast::TyKind::ImplicitSelf => {
+                unreachable!();
+            }
             ast::TyKind::Mac(ref m) => {
                 self.print_mac(m, token::Paren)?;
             }

src/libsyntax/visit.rs

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty) {
         TyKind::Typeof(ref expression) => {
             visitor.visit_expr(expression)
         }
-        TyKind::Infer => {}
+        TyKind::Infer | TyKind::ImplicitSelf => {}
         TyKind::Mac(ref mac) => {
             visitor.visit_mac(mac)
         }

src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs

@@ -860,8 +860,6 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
         // create the generics that aren't for Self
         let fn_generics = self.generics.to_generics(cx, trait_.span, type_ident, generics);
 
-        // derive doesn't generate `self: TYPE` forms
-        let self_shortcut = explicit_self.is_some();
         let args = {
             let self_args = explicit_self.map(|explicit_self| {
                 ast::Arg::from_self(explicit_self, respan(trait_.span, keywords::SelfValue.ident()))
@@ -894,7 +892,6 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
             node: ast::ImplItemKind::Method(ast::MethodSig {
                 generics: fn_generics,
                 abi: abi,
-                self_shortcut: self_shortcut,
                 unsafety: unsafety,
                 constness: ast::Constness::NotConst,
                 decl: fn_decl