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Problem

The GOTO backend's toGotoExprCtx and toGotoExpr functions only handled up to ternary (3-argument) function applications. With the removal of Laurel functions in favor of procedures (PR #1408), the contract pass now generates pre/postcondition checks with 4+ arguments (e.g., the procedure's parameters + return value + exception variable).

This caused pyAnalyzeLaurelToGoto to fail with:

Exception: [toGotoExprCtx] Not yet implemented: LExpr.app () (LExpr.app () (LExpr.app () (LExpr.app () (LExpr.op () { name := "test_helper_procedure$post0", ...

Fix

Add explicit pattern matching for quaternary (4), quinary (5), and senary (6) argument applications in both LExprT.toGotoExpr and LExpr.toGotoExprCtx.

Testing

  • All 9 previously failing CBMC pipeline tests now pass pyAnalyzeLaurelToGoto:
    • test_function_def_calls, test_class_methods, test_class_with_methods, test_datetime, test_datetime_now_tz, test_missing_models, test_multi_function, test_precondition_verification, test_timedelta_expr
  • lake build StrataTest passes (all Lean tests including CBMC GOTO tests)
  • No regressions

Note

The cbmc_expected.txt file may also need updating — many tests currently marked SKIP now pass the pyAnalyzeLaurelToGoto stage. Their final CBMC verification outcomes need to be determined in a CI environment with symtab2gb and cbmc available.

kadirayk and others added 30 commits June 16, 2026 10:23
…g#1361)

## Summary

Loop-invariant verification diagnostics (a failing `invariant(...)` in a
`while`/`for` loop) previously pointed at the **whole loop** instead of
the specific invariant that failed. This change threads each invariant's
source range through the loop's metadata so loop elimination can
attribute each invariant's verification condition to that invariant's
own source location.

This support is required for
[JVerify#437](strata-org/jverify#437)

## Problem

In Strata, loop-invariant proof obligations are synthesized by
`LoopElim` and were tagged with the loop-wide metadata `md`. The
per-invariant source range was lost earlier in the pipeline: Core loop
invariants are bare `(label, expr)` pairs and Core expressions are
`Unit`-annotated, so they carry no source range.

A front-end-only change does not help: the diagnostic location is driven
by the synthesized assert's metadata, not by anything attached to the
invariant expression. The fix therefore has to live in Strata.

## Solution

Thread each invariant's source range through the loop's existing
`MetaData` array and use it per-invariant in `LoopElim`. When a
per-invariant provenance is present, each invariant's generated
assert/assume is attributed to that invariant's own source location;
otherwise we fall back to the loop metadata `md`, so loops not
originating from Laurel (Core `.st`, C_Simp) are unchanged.


## Testing

`StrataTest/.../Fundamentals/T13_WhileLoopsError.lean` adds two
caret-annotated regression tests using the existing diagnostic harness
(`TestDiagnostics`, `matchesDiagnostic`), which checks the exact
start/end line and column of each diagnostic:

1. **`badInitialInvariant`** — a single `invariant i >= 0` that fails on
entry. The caret asserts the diagnostic lands on the invariant
expression, not the `while` loop.
2. **`secondInvariantFails`** — two invariants where the first holds on
entry but the second (`invariant j >= 0`) does not. The caret asserts
the diagnostic points specifically at the failing second invariant. This
is the case that distinguishes per-invariant attribution from loop-wide
attribution: before the fix the range would resolve to the loop, so the
carets would not match.

Verification:

- `lake build Strata` — compiles, no proof breakage.
- `lake build StrataTest` — all `#guard_msgs` tests pass, including the
new ones.
- The fallback to the loop `md` keeps existing Core `.st` and C_Simp
loop diagnostics unchanged.
… lowering to Core (strata-org#1328)

## Summary

This PR addresses the problem that Laurel composite types could
*declare* instance procedures inside `composite { ... }` blocks, but
they couldn't be compiled or called. The Laurel→Core translator
unconditionally rejected every instance procedure with a
`NotYetImplemented` diagnostic, and even without that block they would
have been silently dropped: the SCC ordering in
[`CoreGroupingAndOrdering.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/CoreGroupingAndOrdering.lean)
only enumerates `program.staticProcedures`, so anything on
`CompositeType.instanceProcedures` never reached Strata Core.

### 1. Surface syntax of instance procedure calls: `obj#method(args)`

- **Parser**
([`ConcreteToAbstractTreeTranslator.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/Grammar/ConcreteToAbstractTreeTranslator.lean)):
when the callee of `call(...)` is a `fieldAccess` node, emit
`InstanceCall target method args` instead of dropping the receiver into
an empty-string static call.
- **Grammar**
([`LaurelGrammar.st`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/Grammar/LaurelGrammar.st)):
adjust `call`'s precedence so `c#m(args)` parses as `call(fieldAccess(c,
m), args)`.
- **Resolution**
([`Resolution.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/Resolution.lean)):
pre-register instance procedures in the global scope under their lifted
key (`<CompositeName>$<methodName>`). Two composites can now share a
method name without colliding (Note: this change seems to resolve strata-org#1321
but the the issue of the Resolver still exists - variable scope should
be carefully refactored for the resolution pass). `InstanceCall`
resolution looks up the receiver's composite type, builds the lifted
key, and stamps the resolved `uniqueId` on the original callee
identifier.

### 2. Laurel-to-Laurel pass: `LiftInstanceProcedures`

A new pass under
[`Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftInstanceProcedures.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftInstanceProcedures.lean),
wired into
[`LaurelCompilationPipeline.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/LaurelCompilationPipeline.lean)
with `needsResolves := true` between `EliminateValueReturns` and
`HeapParameterization`. The pass:

- Walks every `.Composite ct` in `program.types` and clones each `proc ∈
ct.instanceProcedures` into a fresh top-level static procedure named
`<CompositeName>$<methodName>`. Body, parameters, contracts, and
`invokeOn` are copied verbatim.
- Walks the entire program and rewrites every `InstanceCall` whose
callee so it points at the lifted name (with the receiver prepended as
the first argument to match the lifted procedure's `self :
<CompositeName>` parameter).
- Clears `ct.instanceProcedures := []` on every composite and appends
the lifted procedures to `program.staticProcedures`.

Downstream simplifications:
[`HeapParameterization.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/HeapParameterization.lean)
drops its secondary traversal of `instanceProcedures` (now always
empty), and the `NotYetImplemented` block in
[`LaurelToCoreTranslator.lean`](Strata/Languages/Laurel/LaurelToCoreTranslator.lean)
is replaced by a defensive `StrataBug` assertion that fires only on a
pass-ordering regression (all instance procedures should already be
lifted and rewritten at this point).

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…n heap-writing procedures (strata-org#1349)

## Summary

`HeapParameterization` rewrites `==`/`!=` on heap references into a
`Composite..ref!` reference comparison, gated on the operand type being
`.UserDefined _`. That pattern matches **both** composites (heap
references, where `ref!` is correct) **and** datatypes (values, where
`ref!` is wrong — it unifies a datatype value against `Composite`, which
is an `int` synonym).

## Symptom

The bug only surfaces inside a procedure that **writes the heap**,
because only then does the heap-rewriting pass descend into the body and
reach the equality arm. A datatype comparison sitting next to any heap
write (e.g. a `new C` allocation) fails Core type checking with:

```
Impossible to unify (arrow Composite int) with (arrow <Datatype> ...)
```

This is a latent, general correctness bug — it affects **any** datatype
`==`/`!=` in a heap-writing procedure, including a plain `datatype Pair
{ MkPair(a: int, b: int) }`. It is independent of any particular field
type.

## Fix

Guard the `ref!` rewrite on `!isDatatype` (using the existing
`isDatatype` helper) in both the `.Eq` and `.Neq` arms, so datatype
equality falls through to structural comparison. Composite
reference-equality semantics are unchanged.

## Tests

`StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/DatatypeEqHeapProcTest.lean` covers both
`==` and `!=` on a datatype inside a heap-writing procedure. Verified
both arms **fail Core type checking without the guard** and **verify
cleanly with it** (non-vacuous regression guard). Full `Strata` +
`StrataTest` build passes (554 jobs), no other regressions.

## Notes

Found while investigating `Array<T>` in datatype constructor arguments
(the Seq/Array PR strata-org#1073): allocating an `Array<T>` forces `writesHeap`,
which made this pre-existing bug reachable. This PR fixes the root cause
independently; the array-facing follow-up (lifting the validator gate,
flipping that test to positive) is left to strata-org#1073.

Co-authored-by: Siva Somayyajula <somayyas@amazon.com>
## Summary

Adds type checking to Laurel's `Resolution.lean` as requested in strata-org#1120.

## Changes

- **`resolveStmtExpr` now returns `ResolveM (StmtExprMd × HighTypeMd)`**
— both the resolved expression and its synthesized type.

- **Type checks added:**
  - Boolean conditions in `if`/`while`/`assert`/`assume` must be `TBool`
- Arithmetic/comparison operands must be numeric (`TInt`, `TReal`,
`TFloat64`)
- Logical operands (`And`, `Or`, `Not`, `Implies`, etc.) must be `TBool`
  - Static call argument types must match parameter types
- Instance call argument types must match parameter types (skipping
`self`)
  - Assignment value type must match target type (single-target only)
- Functional procedure body type must match declared output type
(transparent bodies only)

- **Diagnostics, not hard failures** — type mismatches are reported via
`ResolveState.errors` and compilation continues.

- **Cascading error prevention:**
  - `Unknown` types are compatible with everything
- `UserDefined` types skip strict assignability checks
(subtype/inheritance relationships are not tracked during resolution)
- `TVoid` types skip assignment/output checks (statements like
`return`/`while` don't produce values in the expression sense)
- `MultiValuedExpr` types skip assignability checks (arity mismatch
already reported separately)
- Kind-mismatched type references (e.g., using a variable name as a
type) produce `Unknown` to avoid cascading

- **`computeExprType` in `LaurelTypes.lean` is unchanged** — it
continues to work alongside the new type checking.

- **Callers updated** to use the returned type from `resolveStmtExpr`
(e.g., `resolveBody`, `resolveProcedure`, `resolveInstanceProcedure`,
`resolveConstant`, `resolveTypeDefinition`).

## Testing

All existing tests pass (`lake build StrataTest` — 592 jobs successful).

Closes strata-org#1120"

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keyboardDrummer-bot and others added 20 commits June 29, 2026 11:03
…theory modifies tests

The alwaysCallCoreFunctions optimization redirects procedure calls to their
pure $asFunction versions. This produces a more complex encoding that can
cause the SMT solver to return 'could not be proved' instead of 'does not
hold' for modifies-clause violations and frame-related assertions, particularly
on slower CI hardware.

Disable the optimization for these tests (matching T2e_ModifiesArrayTheoryPerf).
Also weaken T2d section 5's annotation from 'does not hold' to 'could not be
proved' since the fresh-object-pinning counterexample is inherently harder to
find with the new procedure-based encoding.
…r array-theory modifies tests"

This reverts commit 0221896.
…direction

Two issues caused test failures:

1. The alwaysCallCoreFunctions optimization was redirecting calls to procedures
   whose sole output is $heap. This makes the heap encoding opaque to the
   array theory solver, defeating the quantifier-free modifies frame. Fix:
   exclude procedures with a single $heap output from redirection.

2. Three test annotations used 'does not hold' for assertions where the solver
   cannot reliably find a counterexample with the procedure-based encoding
   (wildcard modifies and fresh-object-pinning cases). These matched the base
   branch annotations of 'could not be proved' and are restored.
This reverts commit d3e7594.
The function→procedure changes renumber assertion/assume IDs in the
generated Core programs. Update all expected_interpret/*.expected files
that had hardcoded assertion numbers to use [0-9]+ patterns instead,
matching the approach already used by test_missing_models.expected.
The GOTO backend's toGotoExprCtx and toGotoExpr functions only handled
up to ternary (3-argument) function applications. With the removal of
Laurel functions in favor of procedures, the contract pass now generates
pre/postcondition checks with 4+ arguments (e.g., procedure params +
return value + exception variable).

Add explicit pattern matching for quaternary (4), quinary (5), and
senary (6) argument applications in both LExprT.toGotoExpr and
LExpr.toGotoExprCtx. This fixes pyAnalyzeLaurelToGoto failures for
tests that call procedures with contracts (e.g., test_helper.procedure).
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keyboardDrummer-bot changed the base branch from reviewed-kbd-will-merge-to-main to removeFunctions June 29, 2026 20:55
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