Merge pull request github#20122 from paldepind/rust/type-inference-dyn-assoc

paldepind · web-flow · commit 13d9d8ad3f46 · 2025-07-26T12:40:09.000+02:00
Rust: Fix type inference for trait objects for traits with associated types
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/Type.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/Type.qll
@@ -7,6 +7,27 @@ private import codeql.rust.internal.CachedStages
 private import codeql.rust.elements.internal.generated.Raw
 private import codeql.rust.elements.internal.generated.Synth
 
+/**
+ * Holds if a dyn trait type should have a type parameter associated with `n`. A
+ * dyn trait type inherits the type parameters of the trait it implements. That
+ * includes the type parameters corresponding to associated types.
+ *
+ * For instance in
+ * ```rust
+ * trait SomeTrait<A> {
+ *   type AssociatedType;
+ * }
+ * ```
+ * this predicate holds for the nodes `A` and `type AssociatedType`.
+ */
+private predicate dynTraitTypeParameter(Trait trait, AstNode n) {
+  trait = any(DynTraitTypeRepr dt).getTrait() and
+  (
+    n = trait.getGenericParamList().getATypeParam() or
+    n = trait.(TraitItemNode).getAnAssocItem().(TypeAlias)
+  )
+}
+
 cached
 newtype TType =
   TTuple(int arity) {
@@ -30,9 +51,7 @@ newtype TType =
   TTypeParamTypeParameter(TypeParam t) or
   TAssociatedTypeTypeParameter(TypeAlias t) { any(TraitItemNode trait).getAnAssocItem() = t } or
   TArrayTypeParameter() or
-  TDynTraitTypeParameter(TypeParam tp) {
-    tp = any(DynTraitTypeRepr dt).getTrait().getGenericParamList().getATypeParam()
-  } or
+  TDynTraitTypeParameter(AstNode n) { dynTraitTypeParameter(_, n) } or
   TRefTypeParameter() or
   TSelfTypeParameter(Trait t) or
   TSliceTypeParameter()
@@ -406,15 +425,35 @@ class ArrayTypeParameter extends TypeParameter, TArrayTypeParameter {
 }
 
 class DynTraitTypeParameter extends TypeParameter, TDynTraitTypeParameter {
-  private TypeParam typeParam;
+  private AstNode n;
 
-  DynTraitTypeParameter() { this = TDynTraitTypeParameter(typeParam) }
+  DynTraitTypeParameter() { this = TDynTraitTypeParameter(n) }
 
-  TypeParam getTypeParam() { result = typeParam }
+  Trait getTrait() { dynTraitTypeParameter(result, n) }
 
-  override string toString() { result = "dyn(" + typeParam.toString() + ")" }
+  /** Gets the dyn trait type that this type parameter belongs to. */
+  DynTraitType getDynTraitType() { result.getTrait() = this.getTrait() }
 
-  override Location getLocation() { result = typeParam.getLocation() }
+  /** Gets the `TypeParam` of this dyn trait type parameter, if any. */
+  TypeParam getTypeParam() { result = n }
+
+  /** Gets the `TypeAlias` of this dyn trait type parameter, if any. */
+  TypeAlias getTypeAlias() { result = n }
+
+  /** Gets the trait type parameter that this dyn trait type parameter corresponds to. */
+  TypeParameter getTraitTypeParameter() {
+    result.(TypeParamTypeParameter).getTypeParam() = n
+    or
+    result.(AssociatedTypeTypeParameter).getTypeAlias() = n
+  }
+
+  private string toStringInner() {
+    result = [this.getTypeParam().toString(), this.getTypeAlias().getName().toString()]
+  }
+
+  override string toString() { result = "dyn(" + this.toStringInner() + ")" }
+
+  override Location getLocation() { result = n.getLocation() }
 }
 
 /** An implicit reference type parameter. */
@@ -503,8 +542,7 @@ final class ImplTypeAbstraction extends TypeAbstraction, Impl {
 
 final class DynTypeAbstraction extends TypeAbstraction, DynTraitTypeRepr {
   override TypeParameter getATypeParameter() {
-    result.(TypeParamTypeParameter).getTypeParam() =
-      this.getTrait().getGenericParamList().getATypeParam()
+    result = any(DynTraitTypeParameter tp | tp.getTrait() = this.getTrait()).getTraitTypeParameter()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeInference.qll
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ private module Input1 implements InputSig1<Location> {
         id = 2
         or
         kind = 1 and
-        id = idOfTypeParameterAstNode(tp0.(DynTraitTypeParameter).getTypeParam())
+        id =
+          idOfTypeParameterAstNode([
+              tp0.(DynTraitTypeParameter).getTypeParam().(AstNode),
+              tp0.(DynTraitTypeParameter).getTypeAlias()
+            ])
         or
         kind = 2 and
         exists(AstNode node | id = idOfTypeParameterAstNode(node) |
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeMention.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/TypeMention.qll
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ class DynTraitTypeReprMention extends TypeMention instanceof DynTraitTypeRepr {
     result = dynType
     or
     exists(DynTraitTypeParameter tp, TypePath path0, TypePath suffix |
-      tp = dynType.getTypeParameter(_) and
+      dynType = tp.getDynTraitType() and
       path = TypePath::cons(tp, suffix) and
       result = super.getTypeBoundList().getBound(0).getTypeRepr().(TypeMention).resolveTypeAt(path0) and
-      path0.isCons(TTypeParamTypeParameter(tp.getTypeParam()), suffix)
+      path0.isCons(tp.getTraitTypeParameter(), suffix)
     )
   }
 }
@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ class DynTypeBoundListMention extends TypeMention instanceof TypeBoundList {
     path.isEmpty() and
     result.(DynTraitType).getTrait() = trait
     or
-    exists(TypeParam param |
-      param = trait.getGenericParamList().getATypeParam() and
-      path = TypePath::singleton(TDynTraitTypeParameter(param)) and
-      result = TTypeParamTypeParameter(param)
+    exists(DynTraitTypeParameter tp |
+      trait = tp.getTrait() and
+      path = TypePath::singleton(tp) and
+      result = tp.getTraitTypeParameter()
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/CONSISTENCY/PathResolutionConsistency.expected b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/CONSISTENCY/PathResolutionConsistency.expected
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 multipleCallTargets
 | dereference.rs:61:15:61:24 | e1.deref() |
-| main.rs:2213:13:2213:31 | ...::from(...) |
-| main.rs:2214:13:2214:31 | ...::from(...) |
-| main.rs:2215:13:2215:31 | ...::from(...) |
-| main.rs:2221:13:2221:31 | ...::from(...) |
-| main.rs:2222:13:2222:31 | ...::from(...) |
-| main.rs:2223:13:2223:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2253:13:2253:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2254:13:2254:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2255:13:2255:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2261:13:2261:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2262:13:2262:31 | ...::from(...) |
+| main.rs:2263:13:2263:31 | ...::from(...) |
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/dyn_type.rs b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/dyn_type.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ trait GenericGet<A> {
     fn get(&self) -> A;
 }
 
+trait AssocTrait<GP> {
+    type AP;
+    // AssocTrait::get
+    fn get(&self) -> (GP, Self::AP);
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct MyStruct {
     value: i32,
@@ -36,6 +42,17 @@ impl<A: Clone + Debug> GenericGet<A> for GenStruct<A> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<GGP> AssocTrait<GGP> for GenStruct<GGP>
+where
+    GGP: Clone + Debug,
+{
+    type AP = bool;
+    // GenStruct<GGP>::get
+    fn get(&self) -> (GGP, bool) {
+        (self.value.clone(), true) // $ fieldof=GenStruct target=clone
+    }
+}
+
 fn get_a<A, G: GenericGet<A> + ?Sized>(a: &G) -> A {
     a.get() // $ target=GenericGet::get
 }
@@ -58,10 +75,34 @@ fn test_poly_dyn_trait() {
     let _result = (*obj).get(); // $ target=deref target=GenericGet::get type=_result:bool
 }
 
+fn assoc_dyn_get<A, B>(a: &dyn AssocTrait<A, AP = B>) -> (A, B) {
+    a.get() // $ target=AssocTrait::get
+}
+
+fn assoc_get<A, B, T: AssocTrait<A, AP = B> + ?Sized>(a: &T) -> (A, B) {
+    a.get() // $ target=AssocTrait::get
+}
+
+fn test_assoc_type(obj: &dyn AssocTrait<i64, AP = bool>) {
+    let (
+        _gp, // $ type=_gp:i64
+        _ap, // $ type=_ap:bool
+    ) = (*obj).get(); // $ target=deref target=AssocTrait::get
+    let (
+        _gp, // $ type=_gp:i64
+        _ap, // $ type=_ap:bool
+    ) = assoc_dyn_get(obj); // $ target=assoc_dyn_get
+    let (
+        _gp, // $ type=_gp:i64
+        _ap, // $ type=_ap:bool
+    ) = assoc_get(obj); // $ target=assoc_get
+}
+
 pub fn test() {
     test_basic_dyn_trait(&MyStruct { value: 42 }); // $ target=test_basic_dyn_trait
     test_generic_dyn_trait(&GenStruct {
         value: "".to_string(),
     }); // $ target=test_generic_dyn_trait
     test_poly_dyn_trait(); // $ target=test_poly_dyn_trait
+    test_assoc_type(&GenStruct { value: 100 }); // $ target=test_assoc_type
 }
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/main.rs b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/main.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ mod function_trait_bounds {
     }
 }
 
-mod trait_associated_type {
+mod associated_type_in_trait {
     #[derive(Debug)]
     struct Wrapper<A> {
         field: A,
@@ -803,6 +803,46 @@ mod trait_associated_type {
     }
 }
 
+mod associated_type_in_supertrait {
+    trait Supertrait {
+        type Content;
+        fn insert(content: Self::Content);
+    }
+
+    trait Subtrait: Supertrait {
+        // Subtrait::get_content
+        fn get_content(&self) -> Self::Content;
+    }
+
+    struct MyType<T>(T);
+
+    impl<T> Supertrait for MyType<T> {
+        type Content = T;
+        fn insert(_content: Self::Content) {
+            println!("Inserting content: ");
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Clone> Subtrait for MyType<T> {
+        // MyType::get_content
+        fn get_content(&self) -> Self::Content {
+            (*self).0.clone() // $ fieldof=MyType target=clone target=deref
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_content<T: Subtrait>(item: &T) -> T::Content {
+        item.get_content() // $ target=Subtrait::get_content
+    }
+
+    fn test() {
+        let item1 = MyType(42i64);
+        let _content1 = item1.get_content(); // $ target=MyType::get_content MISSING: type=_content1:i64
+
+        let item2 = MyType(true);
+        let _content2 = get_content(&item2); // $ target=get_content MISSING: type=_content2:bool
+    }
+}
+
 mod generic_enum {
     #[derive(Debug)]
     enum MyEnum<A> {
@@ -2469,7 +2509,7 @@ fn main() {
     method_non_parametric_impl::f(); // $ target=f
     method_non_parametric_trait_impl::f(); // $ target=f
     function_trait_bounds::f(); // $ target=f
-    trait_associated_type::f(); // $ target=f
+    associated_type_in_trait::f(); // $ target=f
     generic_enum::f(); // $ target=f
     method_supertraits::f(); // $ target=f
     function_trait_bounds_2::f(); // $ target=f
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/type-inference/type-inference.expected

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ class DynTraitTypeReprMention extends TypeMention instanceof DynTraitTypeRepr {`
`324`	`324`	`result = dynType`
`325`	`325`	`or`
`326`	`326`	`exists(DynTraitTypeParameter tp, TypePath path0, TypePath suffix \|`
`327`		`- tp = dynType.getTypeParameter(_) and`
	`327`	`+ dynType = tp.getDynTraitType() and`
`328`	`328`	`path = TypePath::cons(tp, suffix) and`
`329`	`329`	`result = super.getTypeBoundList().getBound(0).getTypeRepr().(TypeMention).resolveTypeAt(path0) and`
`330`		`- path0.isCons(TTypeParamTypeParameter(tp.getTypeParam()), suffix)`
	`330`	`+ path0.isCons(tp.getTraitTypeParameter(), suffix)`
`331`	`331`	`)`
`332`	`332`	`}`
`333`	`333`	`}`
`@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ class DynTypeBoundListMention extends TypeMention instanceof TypeBoundList {`
`363`	`363`	`path.isEmpty() and`
`364`	`364`	`result.(DynTraitType).getTrait() = trait`
`365`	`365`	`or`
`366`		`- exists(TypeParam param \|`
`367`		`- param = trait.getGenericParamList().getATypeParam() and`
`368`		`- path = TypePath::singleton(TDynTraitTypeParameter(param)) and`
`369`		`- result = TTypeParamTypeParameter(param)`
	`366`	`+ exists(DynTraitTypeParameter tp \|`
	`367`	`+ trait = tp.getTrait() and`
	`368`	`+ path = TypePath::singleton(tp) and`
	`369`	`+ result = tp.getTraitTypeParameter()`
`370`	`370`	`)`
`371`	`371`	`}`
`372`	`372`	`}`