in return type class with __invoke method is not a callable
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Description
Description
The following code:
<?php
interface I {
public function test(): callable;
}
class Invokable {
public function __invoke() {}
}
var_dump(is_callable(new Invokable()));
class C implements I {
public function test(): Invokable {}
}
Resulted in this output:
bool(true)
Fatal error: Declaration of C::test(): Invokable must be compatible with I::test(): callable in /in/PfBWX on line 10
Process exited with code 255.
Methods should be able to restrict callable return types from interfaces and parent classes to more specific types that unconditionally fall within the callable type. Any class or interface that contains an __invoke method should be considered a callable type an be allowed as a more specific subtype of callable in subclasses. Also \Closure should be allowed as well.
PHP Version
8.4.5
Operating System
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Research direction
Start by running the PHP reproducer from the issue and inspect how return-type compatibility handles callable and class types. The issue is done when classes with __invoke and Closure can be accepted as narrower return types for callable declarations, with compatibility tests covering the reported cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, php
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100