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Type inference for inline consts #89561

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Fixes #78132
Fixes #78174
Fixes #81857
Fixes #89964

Perform type checking/inference of inline consts in the same context as the outer def, similar to what is currently done to closure.

Doing so would require closure_base_def_id of the inline const to return the outer def, and since closure_base_def_id can be called on non-local crate (and thus have no HIR available), a new DefKind is created for inline consts.

The type of the generated anon const can capture lifetime of outer def, so we couldn't just use the typeck result as the type of the inline const's def. Closure has a similar issue, and it uses extra type params CK, CS, U to capture closure kind, input/output signature and upvars. I use a similar approach for inline consts, letting it have an extra type param R, and then typeof(InlineConst<[paremt generics], R>) would just be R. In borrowck region requirements are also propagated to the outer MIR body just like it's currently done for closure.

With this PR, inline consts in expression position are quitely usable now; however the usage in pattern position is still incomplete -- since those does not remain in the MIR borrowck couldn't verify the lifetime there. I have left an ignored test as a FIXME.

Some disucssions can be found on this Zulip thread.
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@rustbot label A-inference F-inline_const T-compiler

@rustbot rustbot added A-inference Area: Type inference F-inline_const Inline constants (aka: const blocks, const expressions, anonymous constants) T-compiler Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue. labels Oct 5, 2021
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@@ -1938,7 +1938,8 @@ fn resolution_failure(
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| LifetimeParam
| Ctor(_, _)
| AnonConst => {
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These should probably just be unreachable! ... but this change is fine, it should never be hit in practice.

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skimmed over this and it looks really nice, good job 👍 ❤️

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let old_body_id = self.body_id;
let old_body_owner = self.body_owner;
let env_snapshot = self.outlives_environment.push_snapshot_pre_closure();
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same here, push_snapshot_pre_closure is somewhat badly named now

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Renamed to push_snapshot_pre_typeck_child. Feel free to suggest a better name :)

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Ah, very cool!

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bors commented Oct 23, 2021

☔ The latest upstream changes (presumably #90065) made this pull request unmergeable. Please resolve the merge conflicts.

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This seems great to me. Anyway, leaving this up to @nikomatsakis.

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r=me modulo nits

let parent_substs =
tcx.erase_regions(InternalSubsts::identity_for_item(tcx, outer_def_id));
let substs =
InlineConstSubsts::new(tcx, InlineConstSubstsParts { parent_substs, ty })
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seems weird to erase regions above, given that ty is not erased here -- it'd be better to erase everything or nothing.

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ty is from typeck().node_type() and is already erased.

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can we extract this into a method, so that we write

defining_ty.is_any_const()

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There is is_const that does this, but this one needs to match def_id. I'll split it into a is_const call followed by a def_id call.

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☔ The latest upstream changes (presumably #90661) made this pull request unmergeable. Please resolve the merge conflicts.

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📌 Commit c4103d4 has been approved by nikomatsakis

@bors bors added S-waiting-on-bors Status: Waiting on bors to run and complete tests. Bors will change the label on completion. and removed S-waiting-on-review Status: Awaiting review from the assignee but also interested parties. labels Nov 8, 2021
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 8, 2021
Type inference for inline consts

Fixes rust-lang#78132
Fixes rust-lang#78174
Fixes rust-lang#81857
Fixes rust-lang#89964

Perform type checking/inference of inline consts in the same context as the outer def, similar to what is currently done to closure.

Doing so would require `closure_base_def_id` of the inline const to return the outer def, and since `closure_base_def_id` can be called on non-local crate (and thus have no HIR available), a new `DefKind` is created for inline consts.

The type of the generated anon const can capture lifetime of outer def, so we couldn't just use the typeck result as the type of the inline const's def. Closure has a similar issue, and it uses extra type params `CK, CS, U` to capture closure kind, input/output signature and upvars. I use a similar approach for inline consts, letting it have an extra type param `R`, and then `typeof(InlineConst<[paremt generics], R>)` would just be `R`. In borrowck region requirements are also propagated to the outer MIR body just like it's currently done for closure.

With this PR, inline consts in expression position are quitely usable now; however the usage in pattern position is still incomplete -- since those does not remain in the MIR borrowck couldn't verify the lifetime there. I have left an ignored test as a FIXME.

Some disucssions can be found on [this Zulip thread](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260443-project-const-generics/topic/inline.20consts.20typeck).
cc ``@spastorino`` ``@lcnr``
r? ``@nikomatsakis``

``@rustbot`` label A-inference F-inline_const T-compiler
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 8, 2021
Type inference for inline consts

Fixes rust-lang#78132
Fixes rust-lang#78174
Fixes rust-lang#81857
Fixes rust-lang#89964

Perform type checking/inference of inline consts in the same context as the outer def, similar to what is currently done to closure.

Doing so would require `closure_base_def_id` of the inline const to return the outer def, and since `closure_base_def_id` can be called on non-local crate (and thus have no HIR available), a new `DefKind` is created for inline consts.

The type of the generated anon const can capture lifetime of outer def, so we couldn't just use the typeck result as the type of the inline const's def. Closure has a similar issue, and it uses extra type params `CK, CS, U` to capture closure kind, input/output signature and upvars. I use a similar approach for inline consts, letting it have an extra type param `R`, and then `typeof(InlineConst<[paremt generics], R>)` would just be `R`. In borrowck region requirements are also propagated to the outer MIR body just like it's currently done for closure.

With this PR, inline consts in expression position are quitely usable now; however the usage in pattern position is still incomplete -- since those does not remain in the MIR borrowck couldn't verify the lifetime there. I have left an ignored test as a FIXME.

Some disucssions can be found on [this Zulip thread](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260443-project-const-generics/topic/inline.20consts.20typeck).
cc ```@spastorino``` ```@lcnr```
r? ```@nikomatsakis```

```@rustbot``` label A-inference F-inline_const T-compiler
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 8, 2021
Type inference for inline consts

Fixes rust-lang#78132
Fixes rust-lang#78174
Fixes rust-lang#81857
Fixes rust-lang#89964

Perform type checking/inference of inline consts in the same context as the outer def, similar to what is currently done to closure.

Doing so would require `closure_base_def_id` of the inline const to return the outer def, and since `closure_base_def_id` can be called on non-local crate (and thus have no HIR available), a new `DefKind` is created for inline consts.

The type of the generated anon const can capture lifetime of outer def, so we couldn't just use the typeck result as the type of the inline const's def. Closure has a similar issue, and it uses extra type params `CK, CS, U` to capture closure kind, input/output signature and upvars. I use a similar approach for inline consts, letting it have an extra type param `R`, and then `typeof(InlineConst<[paremt generics], R>)` would just be `R`. In borrowck region requirements are also propagated to the outer MIR body just like it's currently done for closure.

With this PR, inline consts in expression position are quitely usable now; however the usage in pattern position is still incomplete -- since those does not remain in the MIR borrowck couldn't verify the lifetime there. I have left an ignored test as a FIXME.

Some disucssions can be found on [this Zulip thread](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260443-project-const-generics/topic/inline.20consts.20typeck).
cc ````@spastorino```` ````@lcnr````
r? ````@nikomatsakis````

````@rustbot```` label A-inference F-inline_const T-compiler
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 9, 2021
…askrgr

Rollup of 7 pull requests

Successful merges:

 - rust-lang#89561 (Type inference for inline consts)
 - rust-lang#90035 (implement rfc-2528 type_changing-struct-update)
 - rust-lang#90613 (Allow to run a specific rustdoc-js* test)
 - rust-lang#90683 (Make `compiler-docs` only control the default instead of being a hard off-switch)
 - rust-lang#90685 (x.py: remove fixme by deleting code)
 - rust-lang#90701 (Record more artifact sizes during self-profiling.)
 - rust-lang#90723 (Better document `Box` and `alloc::alloc::box_free` connection)

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@bors bors merged commit fd74c93 into rust-lang:master Nov 9, 2021
@rustbot rustbot added this to the 1.58.0 milestone Nov 9, 2021
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flip1995 pushed a commit to flip1995/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 23, 2021
Type inference for inline consts

Fixes rust-lang#78132
Fixes rust-lang#78174
Fixes rust-lang#81857
Fixes rust-lang#89964

Perform type checking/inference of inline consts in the same context as the outer def, similar to what is currently done to closure.

Doing so would require `closure_base_def_id` of the inline const to return the outer def, and since `closure_base_def_id` can be called on non-local crate (and thus have no HIR available), a new `DefKind` is created for inline consts.

The type of the generated anon const can capture lifetime of outer def, so we couldn't just use the typeck result as the type of the inline const's def. Closure has a similar issue, and it uses extra type params `CK, CS, U` to capture closure kind, input/output signature and upvars. I use a similar approach for inline consts, letting it have an extra type param `R`, and then `typeof(InlineConst<[paremt generics], R>)` would just be `R`. In borrowck region requirements are also propagated to the outer MIR body just like it's currently done for closure.

With this PR, inline consts in expression position are quitely usable now; however the usage in pattern position is still incomplete -- since those does not remain in the MIR borrowck couldn't verify the lifetime there. I have left an ignored test as a FIXME.

Some disucssions can be found on [this Zulip thread](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260443-project-const-generics/topic/inline.20consts.20typeck).
cc `````@spastorino````` `````@lcnr`````
r? `````@nikomatsakis`````

`````@rustbot````` label A-inference F-inline_const T-compiler
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 23, 2021
Split inline const to two feature gates and mark expression position inline const complete

This PR splits inline const in pattern position into its own `#![feature(inline_const_pat)]` feature gate, and make the usage in expression position complete.

I think I have resolved most outstanding issues related to `inline_const` with rust-lang#89561 and other PRs. The only thing left that I am aware of is rust-lang#90150 and the lack of lifetime checks when inline const is used in pattern position (FIXME in rust-lang#89561). Implementation-wise when used in pattern position it has to be lowered during MIR building while in expression position it's evaluated only when monomorphizing (just like normal consts), so it makes some sense to separate it into two feature gates so one can progress without being blocked by another.

`@rustbot` label: T-compiler F-inline_const
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Nov 23, 2021
Split inline const to two feature gates and mark expression position inline const complete

This PR splits inline const in pattern position into its own `#![feature(inline_const_pat)]` feature gate, and make the usage in expression position complete.

I think I have resolved most outstanding issues related to `inline_const` with rust-lang#89561 and other PRs. The only thing left that I am aware of is rust-lang#90150 and the lack of lifetime checks when inline const is used in pattern position (FIXME in rust-lang#89561). Implementation-wise when used in pattern position it has to be lowered during MIR building while in expression position it's evaluated only when monomorphizing (just like normal consts), so it makes some sense to separate it into two feature gates so one can progress without being blocked by another.

``@rustbot`` label: T-compiler F-inline_const
matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this pull request Jan 15, 2022
…-const-block, r=fee1-dead

Do not fail evaluation in const blocks

Evaluate const blocks with a const param-env, so we properly check `~const` trait bounds.

Fixes rust-lang#92713
(I will fix the poor diagnostics in rust-lang#92713 and rust-lang#92712 in a separate PR)

cc `@nbdd0121` who wrote the code this PR touches in rust-lang#89561
GuillaumeGomez added a commit to GuillaumeGomez/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 22, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 22, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
bors added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2024
Stabilise inline_const

# Stabilisation Report

## Summary

This PR will stabilise `inline_const` feature in expression position. `inline_const_pat` is still unstable and will *not* be stabilised.

The feature will allow code like this:
```rust
foo(const { 1 + 1 })
```
which is roughly desugared into
```rust
struct Foo;
impl Foo {
    const FOO: i32 = 1 + 1;
}
foo(Foo::FOO)
```

This feature is from rust-lang/rfcs#2920 and is tracked in rust-lang#76001 (the tracking issue should *not* be closed as it needs to track inline const in pattern position). The initial implementation is done in rust-lang#77124.

## Difference from RFC

There are two major differences (enhancements) as implemented from the RFC. First thing is that the RFC says that the type of an inline const block inferred from the content *within* it, but we currently can infer the type using the information from outside the const block as well. This is a frequently requested feature to the initial implementation (e.g. rust-lang#89964). The inference is implemented in rust-lang#89561 and is done by treating inline const similar to a closure and therefore share inference context with its parent body.

This allows code like:
```rust
let v: Vec<i32> = const { Vec::new() };
```

Another enhancement that differs from the RFC is that we currently allow inline consts to reference generic parameters. This is implemented in rust-lang#96557.

This allows code like:
```rust
fn create_none_array<T, const N: usize>() -> [Option<T>; N] {
    [const { None::<T> }; N]
}
```

This enhancement also makes inline const usable as static asserts:

```rust
fn require_zst<T>() {
    const { assert!(std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0) }
}
```

## Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1295

## Unresolved issues

We still have a few issues that are not resolved, but I don't think it necessarily has to block stabilisation:
* expr fragment specifier issue: rust-lang#86730
* ~~`const {}` behaves similar to `async {}` but not to `{}` and `unsafe {}` (they are treated as `ExpressionWithoutBlock` rather than `ExpressionWithBlock`): https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/213817-t-lang/topic/const.20blocks.20differ.20from.20normal.20and.20from.20unsafe.20blocks/near/290229453~~

## Tests

There are a few tests in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/test/ui/inline-const
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