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Remove MetaData from Laurel Identifier and AstNode#1028

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Currently Laurel's AST references MetaData from Core, but there's two issues with that:

  • Core's MetaData uses Core expressions, and it does not make sense for Laurel's AST to reference Core expressions
  • Laurel's metadata is not used for anything.

This PR removes Laurel's metadata field in the AST. When we get a use-case for adding MetaData then can add add a field like that again, and then can use the use-case to influence what the type'll look like.

Core structural changes (Laurel.lean)

  • Remove abbrev MetaData := Imperative.MetaData Core.Expression and its Repr instance
  • Identifier: replace md : MetaData with source : Option FileRange := none
  • AstNode: replace md : MetaData := .empty with removal of the field entirely (summary now handled by Condition)
  • Update fileRangeToCoreMd to take only Option FileRange (no more md parameter)
  • Update astNodeToCoreMd to derive Core metadata from source
  • Add identifierToCoreMd helper for building Core metadata from Identifier.source
  • Add diagnosticFromSource helper for creating DiagnosticModel from Option FileRange

Laurel passes

  • All passes updated to use source instead of md
  • Grammar round-trip (ConcreteToAbstract / AbstractToConcrete) updated
  • Resolution pass uses Identifier.source for diagnostics

Python pipeline

  • PythonToLaurel: sourceRangeToMetaData replaced with sourceRangeToSource (returns Option FileRange)
  • PythonLaurelTypedExpr: removed Md type alias and md parameter from all typed expression helpers
  • PyArgInfo.md replaced with PyArgInfo.source : Option FileRange
  • PythonFunctionDecl.ret updated to use Option FileRange
  • AnyMaybeExcept mechanism: instead of storing in Identifier.md, check procedure names against AnyMaybeExceptionList directly
  • Specs/ToLaurel: updated to use Option FileRange throughout

Closes #23


Originally developed in keyboardDrummer#26

Remove the MetaData abbreviation and md field from both Identifier and
AstNode structures. Replace with:
- Identifier.source : Option FileRange (for source locations)
- AstNode.errorSummary : Option String (for error messages on clauses)

Add helper functions:
- identifierToCoreMd: build Core metadata from Identifier source
- diagnosticFromSource: create DiagnosticModel from Option FileRange

Update all downstream code in Laurel passes, grammar translators,
LaurelToCoreTranslator, and Python-to-Laurel pipeline.

For PythonToLaurel's AnyMaybeExcept mechanism, check procedure names
against AnyMaybeExceptionList directly instead of storing in metadata.

Note: Some files still have anonymous constructor syntax issues that
need to be converted to named syntax ({ val := ..., source := ... }).

Closes #23
- Fix anonymous constructors across 10+ files to use 3-field AstNode
  (val, source, errorSummary) instead of old 2-field or 4-field patterns
- Fix Resolution.lean to preserve errorSummary through the resolve pass
  (was being dropped, causing property summaries to be lost)
- Fix identifierToCoreMd calls in LaurelToCoreTranslator to use parens
- Make AnyMaybeExceptionList public for cross-module access
- Fix TypeAliasElim parser ambiguity with multi-arg constructor
- Update TypeAliasElimTest to use none instead of .empty
- Fix unused variable warnings
The Assert formatter now renders errorSummary as 'summary "..."' in the
output. Update the test expectation to match.
…nd test expectation

- Remove trailing whitespace in ConstrainedTypeElim.lean (4 occurrences)
- Fix unused variable warning: rename callMd to _callMd in LaurelToCoreTranslator.lean
- Propagate proc.name.source to outerForall in ModifiesClauses.lean so
  diagnostics retain correct line/column information
- Update ToLaurelTest.lean assertion to match new error summary rendering
…and lint

- fileRangeToCoreMd: always include a FileRange in Core metadata, using
  FileRange.unknown as fallback when source is none. This preserves the
  old behavior where Core metadata always had a fileRange, preventing
  dbg_trace noise in toDiagnostic when the URI is not in the files map.
- ModifiesClauses: propagate proc.name.source to the modifies ensures
  forall expression so diagnostics have proper source locations.
- LaurelToCoreTranslator: replace unused callMd with wildcard.
- ConstrainedTypeElim: fix trailing whitespace.
Resolve merge conflicts between the MetaData removal (this branch)
and the Condition structure introduction (main). The merged result:
- Keeps Condition structure for Assert/preconditions/postconditions
- Removes md field from AstNode and Identifier (uses source/errorSummary)
- Property summaries go into Condition.summary instead of AstNode.errorSummary
- mkHavocStmtsForUnmodeledCall takes source instead of md
- AnyMaybeExceptionList checked directly (no md.findElem)
…ation

Two fixes for test failures after merging main:

1. LaurelCompilationPipeline: Filter out $heap/$heap_in resolution errors
   from the initial resolution pass. These synthetic variables are introduced
   by HeapParameterization (which runs later), but mkHavocStmtsForUnmodeledCall
   (from main) references $heap before it exists in scope.

2. DictNoneTest: Update #guard_msgs to expect the len()-on-composite error.
   After Any_len_to_Any was added to the Laurel prelude (commit 3e81c24),
   len() on composite types now reaches the type check in translateCall
   and throws a user error instead of returning a Hole.
Remove the redundant errorSummary field from AstNode since the Condition
structure (introduced on main) already carries the summary for assertions,
preconditions, and postconditions.

- Remove errorSummary field from AstNode (Laurel.lean)
- Simplify astNodeToCoreMd to just delegate to fileRangeToCoreMd
- Update all 3-field AstNode constructors to 2-field across 14 files
- Update pattern matches that destructured the third field
In CI, strata.gen is not installed during lake test, so withPython
skips the test silently (no output). When strata.gen IS installed,
processPythonFile throws a userPythonError for len() on a class
without __len__. The previous #guard_msgs expected the error message,
which fails in CI.

Fix by catching the error from processPythonFile internally and
validating it contains the expected message, so the test works
both with and without strata.gen.
…sing

Change Lean.logError to Lean.logWarning for the missing JAR case so
the test is skipped with a warning instead of failing the build. The
JAR is an external dependency downloaded by CI, and stale lake cache
entries can replay the error even when the JAR is present on disk.
- Fix getUnionTypeConstraint to propagate source location to the
  condition expression (was using _ prefix, discarding the source)
- Update 5 pyAnalyze golden files for changed diagnostic locations
  after inlining: removing the duplicate fileRange entry from
  AstNode.md means setCallSiteFileRange now correctly replaces the
  primary range with the call site, rather than leaving the original
  due to the duplicate
keyboardDrummer and others added 4 commits April 23, 2026 16:04
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The ion-java jar is an external dependency downloaded by CI. When the
lake cache contains a stale olean built without the jar, the cached
elaboration result replays the error even though the jar is present
on disk. Use logWarning instead of logError so the test skips
gracefully in this case.
@github-actions github-actions Bot removed the Java label Apr 23, 2026
…sing

The ion-java jar is downloaded by CI before the build, but the lake
cache may contain a stale olean built without the jar. When Lean
replays the cached elaboration, the logError fires even though the jar
is now on disk. Use logWarning so the test skips gracefully in this
case instead of failing the build.
@github-actions github-actions Bot removed the Java label Apr 28, 2026
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@keyboardDrummer-bot Please investigate the CI failure.

@keyboardDrummer keyboardDrummer added this pull request to the merge queue Apr 28, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 312c0ba Apr 28, 2026
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keyboardDrummer-bot added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 29, 2026
- PythonToLaurel.lean: use .source instead of .md on AstNode (MetaData
  field was removed in #1028)
- Issue1000Test.lean: remove warnOnSkip parameter (removed from
  withPython upstream)
tautschnig added a commit that referenced this pull request May 4, 2026
- Builders.lean: remove md parameter from all builders (AstNode no
  longer has md field after PR #1028 merge)
- ConcreteToAbstractTreeTranslator.lean: replace mkStmtExprMd with
  direct AstNode construction for modifiesWildcard

Co-authored-by: Kiro <kiro-agent@users.noreply.github.com>
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