ruby / ruby/typeprof

Special handling for Array#min, max, etc.

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Description

as = [1, 2, 3]
as.min.to_s(2) #=> [error] failed to resolve overload: nil#to_s

Array[Elem]#min returns Elem | nil in RBS definition. It is correct but it would be useful to return Elem when the receiver is a non-empty tuple.

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Research direction

Start by reading the Array[Elem]#min RBS definition and the type inference path for non-empty tuples. Trace how the example [1, 2, 3].min.to_s(2) is resolved; done means a non-empty tuple's min, max, and related methods are inferred as Elem rather than Elem | nil, so the example no longer reports nil#to_s.

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Tech stack
ruby
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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35/100

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