phan / phan/phan

Add tests that canCastToDeclaredType is consistent with real implementation

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Description

// with and without strict_types
function accepts_int(int $arg)  {
}
accepts_int(STDIN);
accepts_int(null);

Verify that if a TypeError is thrown when that is passed in, then Phan would be able to tell that the corresponding Type->canCastToDeclaredType() is false.

Do this for literals, regular types, etc., comparing to types allowed in declarations

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Research direction

Start by locating Type->canCastToDeclaredType() and the existing type-related tests. Exercise accepts_int() with and without strict_types, using literals and regular types, and compare Phan's result with whether PHP throws TypeError. Done means the tests cover the requested declaration cases and consistently match the real implementation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
devtools, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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