racket / racket/typed-racket

Subtyping between case-> and functions with U in the domain fails

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Description

#lang typed/racket

(: f : (case-> (-> 'foo Integer)
               (-> 'bar String)))
(define (f x) (error 'fail))

(: g : String -> (-> (U 'foo 'bar) Any))
(define (g s) f)

Fails to type check.

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Research direction

Start by running the Typed Racket example from the issue and confirming the type-checking failure. Trace the case-> and function subtyping paths involved in the example; done means the snippet type-checks with the declared types and existing behavior remains covered by an appropriate regression test.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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