Lift arguments of explicitly constructed annotations

Author: mbovel

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Mode.scala

@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ object Mode {
    */
   val ForceInline: Mode = newMode(29, "ForceInline")
 
+  /** Are we typing an annotation? */
+  val InAnnotation: Mode = newMode(30, "InAnnotation")
+
   /** Skip inlining of methods. */
   val NoInline: Mode = newMode(31, "NoInline")
 }

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Applications.scala

@@ -694,9 +694,12 @@ trait Applications extends Compatibility {
       sym.is(JavaDefined) && sym.isConstructor && sym.owner.is(JavaAnnotation)
 
 
-    /** Is `sym` a constructor of an annotation? */
-    def isAnnotConstr(sym: Symbol): Boolean =
-      sym.isConstructor && sym.owner.isAnnotation
+    /** Is `sym` a constructor of an annotation class, and are we in an
+     *  annotation? If so, we don't lift arguments.
+     *  See #22035, #22526 and `dependent-annot-default-args.scala`.
+     */
+    protected final def isAnnotConstr(sym: Symbol): Boolean =
+      ctx.mode.is(Mode.InAnnotation) && sym.isConstructor && sym.owner.isAnnotation
 
     /** Match re-ordered arguments against formal parameters
      *  @param n   The position of the first parameter in formals in `methType`.
@@ -994,9 +997,7 @@ trait Applications extends Compatibility {
                 case (arg: NamedArg, _) => arg
                 case (arg, name)        => NamedArg(name, arg)
               }
-          else if isAnnotConstr(methRef.symbol) then
-            typedArgs
-          else if !sameSeq(args, orderedArgs) && !typedArgs.forall(isSafeArg) then
+          else if !isAnnotConstr(methRef.symbol) && !sameSeq(args, orderedArgs) && !typedArgs.forall(isSafeArg) then
             // need to lift arguments to maintain evaluation order in the
             // presence of argument reorderings.
             // (never do this for Java annotation constructors, hence the 'else if')

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala

@@ -2779,7 +2779,7 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
     def isInner(owner: Symbol) = owner == sym || sym.is(Param) && owner == sym.owner
     val outer = ctx.outersIterator.dropWhile(c => isInner(c.owner)).next()
     def local: FreshContext = outer.fresh.setOwner(newLocalDummy(sym.owner))
-    sym.owner.infoOrCompleter match
+    val ctx0 = sym.owner.infoOrCompleter match
       case completer: Namer#Completer
       if sym.is(Param) && completer.completerTypeParams(sym).nonEmpty =>
         // Create a new local context with a dummy owner and a scope containing the
@@ -2788,6 +2788,7 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
         local.setScope(newScopeWith(completer.completerTypeParams(sym)*))
       case _ =>
         if outer.owner.isClass then local else outer
+    ctx0.addMode(Mode.InAnnotation)
 
   def completeAnnotations(mdef: untpd.MemberDef, sym: Symbol)(using Context): Unit = {
     // necessary to force annotation trees to be computed.
@@ -2802,7 +2803,8 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
   }
 
   def typedAnnotation(annot: untpd.Tree)(using Context): Tree =
-    checkAnnotClass(checkAnnotArgs(typed(annot)))
+    val typedAnnot = withMode(Mode.InAnnotation)(typed(annot))
+    checkAnnotClass(checkAnnotArgs(typedAnnot))
 
   def registerNowarn(tree: Tree, mdef: untpd.Tree)(using Context): Unit =
     val annot = Annotations.Annotation(tree)
@@ -3335,7 +3337,8 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
   end typedPackageDef
 
   def typedAnnotated(tree: untpd.Annotated, pt: Type)(using Context): Tree = {
-    val annot1 = checkAnnotClass(typedExpr(tree.annot))
+    val annot0 = withMode(Mode.InAnnotation)(typedExpr(tree.annot))
+    val annot1 = checkAnnotClass(annot0)
     val annotCls = Annotations.annotClass(annot1)
     if annotCls == defn.NowarnAnnot then
       registerNowarn(annot1, tree)

tests/printing/dependent-annot-default-args.check

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ package <empty> {
         @annot2(
           y = Array.apply[Any](["Hello",y : Any]*)(scala.reflect.ClassTag.Any))
           val z4: Int = 45
+        val z5: annot2 =
+          {
+            val y$1: Array[Any] =
+              Array.apply[Any](["World" : Any]*)(scala.reflect.ClassTag.Any)
+            new annot2(x = 1, y = y$1)
+          }
         ()
       }
   }

tests/printing/dependent-annot-default-args.scala

@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ def test =
   @annot(44) val z3 = 45
   @annot2(y = Array("Hello", y)) val z4 = 45
 
+  // Arguments are still lifted if the annotation class is instantiated
+  // explicitly. See #22526.
+  val z5 = new annot2(y = Array("World"), x = 1)