src/Typecheck.hs

@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@ typeCheckClass (Class className methods fields) classes =
 typeCheckMethodDeclaration :: MethodDeclaration -> [(Identifier, DataType)] -> [Class] -> MethodDeclaration
 typeCheckMethodDeclaration (MethodDeclaration retType name params body) classFields classes =
     let
-        -- Combine class fields with method parameters to form the initial symbol table for the method
         methodParams = [(identifier, dataType) | ParameterDeclaration dataType identifier <- params]
-        initialSymtab = classFields ++ methodParams
+        initialSymtab = ("thisMeth", retType) : classFields ++ methodParams
         checkedBody = typeCheckStatement body initialSymtab classes
         bodyType = getTypeFromStmt checkedBody
-        -- Check if the type of the body matches the declared return type
+    in if bodyType == retType || (bodyType == "void" && retType == "void") || (bodyType == "null" && isObjectType retType) || isSubtype bodyType retType classes
-    in if bodyType == retType || (bodyType == "void" && retType == "void") || (bodyType == "null" && isObjectType retType)
        then MethodDeclaration retType name params checkedBody
-       else error $ "Return type mismatch in method " ++ name ++ ": expected " ++ retType ++ ", found " ++ bodyType
+       else error $ "Method Declaration: Return type mismatch in method " ++ name ++ ": expected " ++ retType ++ ", found " ++ bodyType
+
 
 -- ********************************** Type Checking: Expressions **********************************
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ typeCheckStatementExpression (ConstructorCall className args) symtab classes =
     Nothing -> error $ "Class '" ++ className ++ "' not found."
     Just (Class _ methods fields) ->
       -- Constructor needs the same name as the class
-      case find (\(MethodDeclaration retType name params _) -> name == className && retType == className) methods of
+      case find (\(MethodDeclaration retType name params _) -> name == "<init>" && retType == "void") methods of
         Nothing -> error $ "No valid constructor found for class '" ++ className ++ "'."
         Just (MethodDeclaration _ _ params _) ->
           let
@@ -204,19 +203,21 @@ typeCheckStatementExpression (PreDecrement expr) symtab classes =
 
 typeCheckStatement :: Statement -> [(Identifier, DataType)] -> [Class] -> Statement
 typeCheckStatement (If cond thenStmt elseStmt) symtab classes =
-  let cond' = typeCheckExpression cond symtab classes
+  let
+    cond' = typeCheckExpression cond symtab classes
     thenStmt' = typeCheckStatement thenStmt symtab classes
-      elseStmt' = case elseStmt of
+    elseStmt' = fmap (\stmt -> typeCheckStatement stmt symtab classes) elseStmt
-        Just stmt -> Just (typeCheckStatement stmt symtab classes)
+
-        Nothing   -> Nothing
     thenType = getTypeFromStmt thenStmt'
     elseType = maybe "void" getTypeFromStmt elseStmt'
-      ifType = if thenType /= "void" && elseType /= "void" && thenType == elseType then thenType else "void"
+
+    ifType = if thenType == "void" || elseType == "void"
+             then "void"
+             else unifyReturnTypes thenType elseType
+
   in if getTypeFromExpr cond' == "boolean"
-        then
+       then TypedStatement ifType (If cond' thenStmt' elseStmt')
-          TypedStatement ifType (If cond' thenStmt' elseStmt')
+       else error "If condition must be of type boolean"
-        else
-          error "If condition must be of type boolean"
 
 
 typeCheckStatement (LocalVariableDeclaration (VariableDeclaration dataType identifier maybeExpr)) symtab classes =
@@ -272,12 +273,14 @@ typeCheckStatement (Block statements) symtab classes =
     in TypedStatement blockType (Block checkedStatements)
 
 typeCheckStatement (Return expr) symtab classes =
-  let expr' = case expr of
+  let methodReturnType = fromMaybe (error "Method return type not found in symbol table") (lookup "thisMeth" symtab)
+      expr' = case expr of
         Just e  -> Just (typeCheckExpression e symtab classes)
         Nothing -> Nothing
-   in case expr' of
+      returnType = maybe "void" getTypeFromExpr expr'
-        Just e' -> TypedStatement (getTypeFromExpr e') (Return (Just e'))
+  in if returnType == methodReturnType || isSubtype returnType methodReturnType classes
-        Nothing -> TypedStatement "void" (Return Nothing)
+       then TypedStatement returnType (Return expr')
+       else error $ "Return: Return type mismatch: expected " ++ methodReturnType ++ ", found " ++ returnType
 
 typeCheckStatement (StatementExpressionStatement stmtExpr) symtab classes =
   let stmtExpr' = typeCheckStatementExpression stmtExpr symtab classes
@@ -285,6 +288,17 @@ typeCheckStatement (StatementExpressionStatement stmtExpr) symtab classes =
 
 -- ********************************** Type Checking: Helpers **********************************
 
+isSubtype :: DataType -> DataType -> [Class] -> Bool
+isSubtype subType superType classes
+  | subType == superType = True
+  | subType == "null" && isObjectType superType = True
+  | superType == "Object" && isObjectType subType = True
+  | superType == "Object" && isUserDefinedClass subType classes = True
+  | otherwise = False
+
+isUserDefinedClass :: DataType -> [Class] -> Bool
+isUserDefinedClass dt classes = dt `elem` map (\(Class name _ _) -> name) classes
+
 isObjectType :: DataType -> Bool
 isObjectType dt = dt /= "int" && dt /= "boolean" && dt /= "char"
 
@@ -303,6 +317,8 @@ getTypeFromStmtExpr _ = error "Untyped statement expression found where typed wa
 unifyReturnTypes :: DataType -> DataType -> DataType
 unifyReturnTypes dt1 dt2
   | dt1 == dt2 = dt1
+  | dt1 == "null" = dt2
+  | dt2 == "null" = dt1
   | otherwise = "Object"
 
 resolveResultType :: DataType -> DataType -> DataType