@elaraai/east 1.0.4 → 1.0.5

package/dist/src/type_diff.d.ts

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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Elara AI Pty Ltd
+ * Dual-licensed under AGPL-3.0 and commercial license. See LICENSE for details.
+ */
+import { type EastType, TypeMismatchError } from "./types.js";
+import { type EastTypeValue } from "./type_of_type.js";
+import { type Location } from "./location.js";
+/**
+ * One step from a root type down to the location of a {@link TypeDiff}.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * A path is read left-to-right from the root. {@link renderTypePath} turns a
+ * path into a string like `.binding.patch` or `.write(arg 0)`.
+ */
+export type TypePathSegment = 
+/** Into struct field `name`. */
+{
+    readonly kind: "field";
+    readonly name: string;
+}
+/** Into the payload of variant case `name`. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "case";
+    readonly name: string;
+}
+/** Into the element of an `Array` / `Set` / `Vector` / `Matrix`. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "element";
+}
+/** Into the key of a `Dict`. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "key";
+}
+/** Into the value of a `Dict` or the referent of a `Ref`. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "value";
+}
+/** Into the function input at position `index`. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "input";
+    readonly index: number;
+}
+/** Into the function output. */
+ | {
+    readonly kind: "output";
+};
+/** A location inside a type, as a sequence of {@link TypePathSegment}s from the root. */
+export type TypePath = readonly TypePathSegment[];
+/**
+ * A single point of incompatibility between an `actual` and an `expected` type.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Produced by {@link diffTypes} / {@link diffTypeValues}. Every record carries
+ * the {@link TypePath} where the incompatibility was found and the two subtypes
+ * at that location. The `kind` discriminant determines how `actual`/`expected`
+ * should be read — for the structural kinds they carry the field/case type that
+ * is the subject of the diff (see each variant):
+ *
+ * - `constructor` — different type constructors (e.g. `.Struct` vs `.Integer`,
+ *   `.Array` vs `.Set`, sync `.Function` where async was required). `actual` and
+ *   `expected` are the two whole subtypes.
+ * - `primitive` — both sides are primitive leaves but differ (e.g. `.Integer` vs
+ *   `.Float`). `actual`/`expected` are those leaves.
+ * - `missing-field` — `expected` is a struct field absent from the actual struct;
+ *   `actual` is the actual struct (context). `name` is the field.
+ * - `extra-field` — `actual` is a struct field absent from the expected struct;
+ *   `expected` is the expected struct (context). `name` is the field.
+ * - `field-order` — both structs have the same shared fields but in a different
+ *   order (struct field order is significant in East). `actual`/`expected` are
+ *   the structs; `actualOrder`/`expectedOrder` list the shared names.
+ * - `missing-case` — `expected` is a variant case payload required by the
+ *   expected type but absent from the actual variant; `actual` is the actual
+ *   variant (context).
+ * - `extra-case` — `actual` is a variant case payload present in the actual type
+ *   but not accepted by the expected variant; `expected` is the expected variant.
+ * - `arity` — function input counts differ; `actual`/`expected` are the function
+ *   types and `actualCount`/`expectedCount` the input counts.
+ */
+export type TypeDiff = {
+    readonly path: TypePath;
+    readonly actual: EastTypeValue;
+    readonly expected: EastTypeValue;
+} & ({
+    readonly kind: "constructor";
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "primitive";
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "missing-field";
+    readonly name: string;
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "extra-field";
+    readonly name: string;
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "field-order";
+    readonly actualOrder: readonly string[];
+    readonly expectedOrder: readonly string[];
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "missing-case";
+    readonly name: string;
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "extra-case";
+    readonly name: string;
+} | {
+    readonly kind: "arity";
+    readonly actualCount: number;
+    readonly expectedCount: number;
+});
+/** Options for {@link diffTypes} / {@link diffTypeValues}. */
+export interface DiffTypesOptions {
+    /** Stop after this many records, to bound work on pathologically large or
+     * deeply divergent types. Defaults to 64. */
+    readonly maxDiffs?: number;
+}
+/**
+ * Compute the structural differences that make `actual` not assignable to
+ * `expected`, as a list of {@link TypeDiff} records.
+ *
+ * @param actual - The type that was supplied.
+ * @param expected - The type that was required.
+ * @param options - See {@link DiffTypesOptions}.
+ * @returns One record per incompatible location. Empty when `actual` is
+ * assignable to `expected` (a subtype of it).
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The walk follows East's assignability rules — struct fields covariant with a
+ * fixed field set, variant width subtyping, contravariant function inputs and
+ * covariant outputs, invariant mutable-container contents. Subtrees that are
+ * already compatible (including `OptionType<T>` against its `Variant{none, some}`
+ * form) are pruned, so the result pinpoints only what actually differs rather
+ * than restating the whole type. Use {@link renderTypeDiff} to format the result.
+ */
+export declare function diffTypeValues(actual: EastTypeValue, expected: EastTypeValue, options?: DiffTypesOptions): TypeDiff[];
+/**
+ * {@link EastType} entry point for {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ *
+ * @param actual - The type that was supplied.
+ * @param expected - The type that was required.
+ * @param options - See {@link DiffTypesOptions}.
+ * @returns One {@link TypeDiff} per incompatible location; empty when `actual`
+ * is assignable to `expected`.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Converts both types with {@link toEastTypeValue} (which interns them, enabling
+ * the identity fast paths) and defers to {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ */
+export declare function diffTypes(actual: EastType, expected: EastType, options?: DiffTypesOptions): TypeDiff[];
+/**
+ * A compact, truncated string for an {@link EastTypeValue}, for use in diff
+ * messages.
+ *
+ * @param type - The type value to summarize.
+ * @param maxDepth - How many levels of compound types to expand before
+ * collapsing to an ellipsis. Defaults to 1.
+ * @param maxMembers - How many struct fields / variant cases to list before
+ * `…+N`. Defaults to 4.
+ * @returns A one-line summary such as `.Struct {nodes, links, metadata}` or
+ * `.Function (.Integer) => .Null`.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The {@link EastTypeValue} sibling of `printTypeSummary`; it stays terse
+ * (struct/variant members are listed by name) because the {@link TypePath} on a
+ * {@link TypeDiff} already carries the precise location.
+ */
+export declare function printTypeValueSummary(type: EastTypeValue, maxDepth?: number, maxMembers?: number): string;
+/**
+ * Render a {@link TypePath} as a readable location string.
+ *
+ * @param path - The path to render.
+ * @returns e.g. `.binding.patch`, `.write(arg 0)`, `.items[]`, or `(root)` for
+ * the empty path.
+ */
+export declare function renderTypePath(path: TypePath): string;
+/** Options for {@link renderTypeDiff}. */
+export interface RenderTypeDiffOptions {
+    /** Maximum number of diff lines to show before `…and N more`. Defaults to 6. */
+    readonly maxShown?: number;
+    /** `maxDepth` passed to {@link printTypeValueSummary}. Defaults to 1. */
+    readonly maxDepth?: number;
+    /** `maxMembers` passed to {@link printTypeValueSummary}. Defaults to 4. */
+    readonly maxMembers?: number;
+}
+/**
+ * Format a list of {@link TypeDiff} records as a concise, multi-line message.
+ *
+ * @param diffs - The diffs from {@link diffTypes} / {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ * @param options - See {@link RenderTypeDiffOptions}.
+ * @returns A message with one line per location (deepest first), or `""` when
+ * there are no diffs.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * When every diff is a leaf mismatch sharing the same actual/expected pair (the
+ * common case where one wrong inner type shows up at several call sites), a
+ * single summary line is emitted ahead of the per-location lines.
+ */
+export declare function renderTypeDiff(diffs: readonly TypeDiff[], options?: RenderTypeDiffOptions): string;
+/** Options for {@link typeMismatchError}. */
+export interface TypeMismatchErrorOptions {
+    /** Resolved source frames. Takes precedence over `loc_id`. */
+    readonly location?: Location[];
+    /** A source-map id, resolved into frames via the ambient source map (the one
+     * established with `with_source_map` while building IR). Used by callers like
+     * `coerce_to` that hold the id but not the map. */
+    readonly loc_id?: bigint;
+    /** Forwarded to {@link renderTypeDiff} when building the message. */
+    readonly render?: RenderTypeDiffOptions;
+}
+/**
+ * Build a {@link TypeMismatchError} for an assignability failure, populating its
+ * rendered message and structured `diffs`/`actual`/`expected` from
+ * {@link diffTypes}, and resolving frames from `loc_id` via the ambient source
+ * map when no explicit `location` is given.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The diff is computed here (not in the error class) so {@link types.TypeMismatchError}
+ * stays free of a dependency on the diff machinery.
+ */
+export declare function typeMismatchError(actual: EastType, expected: EastType, options?: TypeMismatchErrorOptions): TypeMismatchError;
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package/dist/src/type_diff.js

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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Elara AI Pty Ltd
+ * Dual-licensed under AGPL-3.0 and commercial license. See LICENSE for details.
+ */
+import { TypeMismatchError } from "./types.js";
+import { toEastTypeValue, isTypeValueEqual, isSubtypeValue } from "./type_of_type.js";
+import { get_current_source_map } from "./location.js";
+const PRIMITIVE_TAGS = new Set([
+    "Never", "Null", "Boolean", "Integer", "Float", "String", "DateTime", "Blob",
+]);
+function flip(v) {
+    return v === "co" ? "contra" : v === "contra" ? "co" : "inv";
+}
+// Already-compatible subtrees produce no diff. Reusing the canonical relations
+// means everything East already considers equivalent — Option ≡ Variant{none,some},
+// variant width subtyping, recursive alpha-equivalence — is pruned for free, and
+// we only ever descend into a genuinely incompatible subtree to localize it.
+function compatible(a, b, v) {
+    if (v === "inv")
+        return isTypeValueEqual(a, b);
+    if (v === "co")
+        return isSubtypeValue(a, b);
+    return isSubtypeValue(b, a);
+}
+function isFunctionLike(t) {
+    return t.type === "Function" || t.type === "AsyncFunction";
+}
+// Recursive bodies are compared at most once per id pair (see the assumption
+// set in `walk`); this only bounds malformed/non-terminating input.
+const MAX_PATH_DEPTH = 256;
+function walk(a, b, v, ctx) {
+    if (ctx.diffs.length >= ctx.maxDiffs)
+        return;
+    if (a === b)
+        return;
+    // Absolute backstop against pathological depth; recursion is bounded by the
+    // assumption set below, this only guards malformed input.
+    if (ctx.path.length > MAX_PATH_DEPTH)
+        return;
+    if (compatible(a, b, v))
+        return;
+    if (a.type === "Recursive" || b.type === "Recursive") {
+        const aRef = a.type === "Recursive" && a.value.type === "ref" ? a.value.value : undefined;
+        const bRef = b.type === "Recursive" && b.value.type === "ref" ? b.value.value : undefined;
+        // Two back-references: equal recursive ids, or a pair we are already
+        // unfolding (the coinductive hypothesis), are aligned — not a difference.
+        if (aRef !== undefined && bRef !== undefined) {
+            if (aRef === bRef || ctx.assumed.has(`${aRef}:${bRef}`))
+                return;
+            ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "constructor", path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+            return;
+        }
+        // Two wrappers: assume their ids correspond, then compare the bodies once.
+        // The assumption makes the paired back-references (handled above) align, so
+        // we report only where the unfolded structures actually diverge.
+        if (a.type === "Recursive" && a.value.type === "wrapper" && b.type === "Recursive" && b.value.type === "wrapper") {
+            const key = `${a.value.value.id}:${b.value.value.id}`;
+            if (ctx.assumed.has(key))
+                return;
+            ctx.assumed.add(key);
+            walk(a.value.value.inner, b.value.value.inner, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        // One wrapper against a concrete type: unfold and compare its head.
+        if (a.type === "Recursive" && a.value.type === "wrapper") {
+            walk(a.value.value.inner, b, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (b.type === "Recursive" && b.value.type === "wrapper") {
+            walk(a, b.value.value.inner, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        // A bare back-reference against a non-recursive type.
+        ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "constructor", path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+        return;
+    }
+    const sameFunctionFamily = isFunctionLike(a) && isFunctionLike(b);
+    if (a.type !== b.type && !sameFunctionFamily) {
+        const kind = PRIMITIVE_TAGS.has(a.type) && PRIMITIVE_TAGS.has(b.type) ? "primitive" : "constructor";
+        ctx.diffs.push({ kind, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+        return;
+    }
+    switch (a.type) {
+        case "Ref": {
+            ctx.path.push({ kind: "value" });
+            walk(a.value, b.value, "inv", ctx);
+            ctx.path.pop();
+            return;
+        }
+        case "Array":
+        case "Set":
+        case "Vector":
+        case "Matrix": {
+            ctx.path.push({ kind: "element" });
+            walk(a.value, b.value, "inv", ctx);
+            ctx.path.pop();
+            return;
+        }
+        case "Dict": {
+            const bv = b.value;
+            ctx.path.push({ kind: "key" });
+            walk(a.value.key, bv.key, "inv", ctx);
+            ctx.path.pop();
+            ctx.path.push({ kind: "value" });
+            walk(a.value.value, bv.value, "inv", ctx);
+            ctx.path.pop();
+            return;
+        }
+        case "Struct": {
+            diffStruct(a.value, b.value, a, b, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        case "Variant": {
+            diffVariant(a.value, b.value, a, b, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        case "Function":
+        case "AsyncFunction": {
+            diffFunction(a, b, v, ctx);
+            return;
+        }
+        // Equal primitives are compatible (returned above) and unequal ones are a
+        // head mismatch (handled above), so a primitive cannot reach here. Listed
+        // for exhaustiveness (Recursive is already excluded by the branch above).
+        case "Never":
+        case "Null":
+        case "Boolean":
+        case "Integer":
+        case "Float":
+        case "String":
+        case "DateTime":
+        case "Blob":
+            return;
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unhandled type in type diff: ${a.type}`);
+    }
+}
+function diffStruct(af, bf, a, b, v, ctx) {
+    const aNames = af.map((f) => f.name);
+    const bByName = new Map(bf.map((f) => [f.name, f.type]));
+    const aSet = new Set(aNames);
+    for (const f of bf) {
+        if (!aSet.has(f.name))
+            ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "missing-field", name: f.name, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: f.type });
+    }
+    for (const f of af) {
+        if (!bByName.has(f.name))
+            ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "extra-field", name: f.name, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: f.type, expected: b });
+    }
+    const sharedA = aNames.filter((n) => bByName.has(n));
+    const sharedB = bf.map((f) => f.name).filter((n) => aSet.has(n));
+    if (sharedA.length === sharedB.length && sharedA.some((n, i) => n !== sharedB[i])) {
+        ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "field-order", actualOrder: sharedA, expectedOrder: sharedB, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+    }
+    for (const f of af) {
+        const bt = bByName.get(f.name);
+        if (bt === undefined)
+            continue;
+        ctx.path.push({ kind: "field", name: f.name });
+        walk(f.type, bt, v, ctx);
+        ctx.path.pop();
+    }
+}
+function diffVariant(ac, bc, a, b, v, ctx) {
+    const aByName = new Map(ac.map((c) => [c.name, c.type]));
+    const bByName = new Map(bc.map((c) => [c.name, c.type]));
+    // Under covariance the actual case set must be a subset of the expected one
+    // (width subtyping), so a case only in `actual` is the error; under
+    // contravariance the requirement flips; invariance demands the sets match.
+    if (v === "co" || v === "inv") {
+        for (const c of ac) {
+            if (!bByName.has(c.name))
+                ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "extra-case", name: c.name, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: c.type, expected: b });
+        }
+    }
+    if (v === "contra" || v === "inv") {
+        for (const c of bc) {
+            if (!aByName.has(c.name))
+                ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "missing-case", name: c.name, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: c.type });
+        }
+    }
+    for (const c of ac) {
+        const bt = bByName.get(c.name);
+        if (bt === undefined)
+            continue;
+        ctx.path.push({ kind: "case", name: c.name });
+        walk(c.type, bt, v, ctx);
+        ctx.path.pop();
+    }
+}
+function diffFunction(a, b, v, ctx) {
+    const av = a.value;
+    const bv = b.value;
+    // A sync Function is assignable to an async one but not vice versa.
+    if (a.type !== b.type) {
+        const syncRequiredButAsyncGiven = (v === "co" && a.type === "AsyncFunction") ||
+            (v === "contra" && b.type === "AsyncFunction") ||
+            v === "inv";
+        if (syncRequiredButAsyncGiven)
+            ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "constructor", path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+    }
+    if (av.inputs.length !== bv.inputs.length) {
+        ctx.diffs.push({ kind: "arity", actualCount: av.inputs.length, expectedCount: bv.inputs.length, path: ctx.path.slice(), actual: a, expected: b });
+    }
+    else {
+        for (let i = 0; i < av.inputs.length; i++) {
+            ctx.path.push({ kind: "input", index: i });
+            walk(av.inputs[i], bv.inputs[i], flip(v), ctx);
+            ctx.path.pop();
+        }
+    }
+    ctx.path.push({ kind: "output" });
+    walk(av.output, bv.output, v, ctx);
+    ctx.path.pop();
+}
+/**
+ * Compute the structural differences that make `actual` not assignable to
+ * `expected`, as a list of {@link TypeDiff} records.
+ *
+ * @param actual - The type that was supplied.
+ * @param expected - The type that was required.
+ * @param options - See {@link DiffTypesOptions}.
+ * @returns One record per incompatible location. Empty when `actual` is
+ * assignable to `expected` (a subtype of it).
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The walk follows East's assignability rules — struct fields covariant with a
+ * fixed field set, variant width subtyping, contravariant function inputs and
+ * covariant outputs, invariant mutable-container contents. Subtrees that are
+ * already compatible (including `OptionType<T>` against its `Variant{none, some}`
+ * form) are pruned, so the result pinpoints only what actually differs rather
+ * than restating the whole type. Use {@link renderTypeDiff} to format the result.
+ */
+export function diffTypeValues(actual, expected, options = {}) {
+    const ctx = { diffs: [], path: [], assumed: new Set(), maxDiffs: options.maxDiffs ?? 64 };
+    walk(actual, expected, "co", ctx);
+    return ctx.diffs;
+}
+/**
+ * {@link EastType} entry point for {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ *
+ * @param actual - The type that was supplied.
+ * @param expected - The type that was required.
+ * @param options - See {@link DiffTypesOptions}.
+ * @returns One {@link TypeDiff} per incompatible location; empty when `actual`
+ * is assignable to `expected`.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Converts both types with {@link toEastTypeValue} (which interns them, enabling
+ * the identity fast paths) and defers to {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ */
+export function diffTypes(actual, expected, options = {}) {
+    return diffTypeValues(toEastTypeValue(actual), toEastTypeValue(expected), options);
+}
+/**
+ * A compact, truncated string for an {@link EastTypeValue}, for use in diff
+ * messages.
+ *
+ * @param type - The type value to summarize.
+ * @param maxDepth - How many levels of compound types to expand before
+ * collapsing to an ellipsis. Defaults to 1.
+ * @param maxMembers - How many struct fields / variant cases to list before
+ * `…+N`. Defaults to 4.
+ * @returns A one-line summary such as `.Struct {nodes, links, metadata}` or
+ * `.Function (.Integer) => .Null`.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The {@link EastTypeValue} sibling of `printTypeSummary`; it stays terse
+ * (struct/variant members are listed by name) because the {@link TypePath} on a
+ * {@link TypeDiff} already carries the precise location.
+ */
+export function printTypeValueSummary(type, maxDepth = 1, maxMembers = 4) {
+    switch (type.type) {
+        case "Never": return ".Never";
+        case "Null": return ".Null";
+        case "Boolean": return ".Boolean";
+        case "Integer": return ".Integer";
+        case "Float": return ".Float";
+        case "String": return ".String";
+        case "DateTime": return ".DateTime";
+        case "Blob": return ".Blob";
+        case "Ref": return maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Ref …" : `.Ref ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        case "Array": return maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Array …" : `.Array ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        case "Set": return maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Set …" : `.Set ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        case "Vector": return maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Vector …" : `.Vector ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        case "Matrix": return maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Matrix …" : `.Matrix ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        case "Dict":
+            return maxDepth <= 0
+                ? ".Dict …"
+                : `.Dict (key=${printTypeValueSummary(type.value.key, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}, value=${printTypeValueSummary(type.value.value, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)})`;
+        case "Struct": {
+            const names = type.value.map((f) => f.name);
+            return `.Struct {${truncateMembers(names, maxMembers)}}`;
+        }
+        case "Variant": {
+            const names = type.value.map((c) => c.name);
+            return `.Variant (${truncateMembers(names, maxMembers).split(", ").join(" | ")})`;
+        }
+        case "Function":
+        case "AsyncFunction": {
+            const head = type.type === "AsyncFunction" ? ".AsyncFunction" : ".Function";
+            if (maxDepth <= 0)
+                return `${head} …`;
+            const inputs = type.value.inputs.map((i) => printTypeValueSummary(i, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)).join(", ");
+            return `${head} (${inputs}) => ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value.output, maxDepth - 1, maxMembers)}`;
+        }
+        case "Recursive":
+            return type.value.type === "ref"
+                ? `.Recursive ref(${type.value.value})`
+                : maxDepth <= 0 ? ".Recursive …" : `.Recursive ${printTypeValueSummary(type.value.value.inner, maxDepth, maxMembers)}`;
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unhandled type in type summary: ${type.type}`);
+    }
+}
+function truncateMembers(names, maxMembers) {
+    if (names.length <= maxMembers)
+        return names.join(", ");
+    return `${names.slice(0, maxMembers).join(", ")}, …+${names.length - maxMembers}`;
+}
+/**
+ * Render a {@link TypePath} as a readable location string.
+ *
+ * @param path - The path to render.
+ * @returns e.g. `.binding.patch`, `.write(arg 0)`, `.items[]`, or `(root)` for
+ * the empty path.
+ */
+export function renderTypePath(path) {
+    if (path.length === 0)
+        return "(root)";
+    let out = "";
+    for (const seg of path) {
+        switch (seg.kind) {
+            case "field":
+                out += `.${seg.name}`;
+                break;
+            case "case":
+                out += `:${seg.name}`;
+                break;
+            // Collection traversals read as the element/key/value *type* (East
+            // collections are homogeneous), not a particular index/entry.
+            case "element":
+                out += "[element]";
+                break;
+            case "key":
+                out += "[key]";
+                break;
+            case "value":
+                out += "[value]";
+                break;
+            case "input":
+                out += `(arg ${seg.index})`;
+                break;
+            case "output":
+                out += "(ret)";
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+function phrase(d, summarize) {
+    switch (d.kind) {
+        case "constructor":
+        case "primitive":
+            return `expected ${summarize(d.expected)}, found ${summarize(d.actual)}`;
+        case "missing-field":
+            return `missing field "${d.name}": ${summarize(d.expected)}`;
+        case "extra-field":
+            return `unexpected field "${d.name}": ${summarize(d.actual)}`;
+        case "field-order":
+            return `field order differs (expected ${d.expectedOrder.join(", ")}; found ${d.actualOrder.join(", ")})`;
+        case "missing-case":
+            return `missing variant case "${d.name}": ${summarize(d.expected)}`;
+        case "extra-case":
+            return `unexpected variant case "${d.name}": ${summarize(d.actual)}`;
+        case "arity":
+            return `expected ${d.expectedCount} argument${d.expectedCount === 1 ? "" : "s"}, found ${d.actualCount}`;
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Format a list of {@link TypeDiff} records as a concise, multi-line message.
+ *
+ * @param diffs - The diffs from {@link diffTypes} / {@link diffTypeValues}.
+ * @param options - See {@link RenderTypeDiffOptions}.
+ * @returns A message with one line per location (deepest first), or `""` when
+ * there are no diffs.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * When every diff is a leaf mismatch sharing the same actual/expected pair (the
+ * common case where one wrong inner type shows up at several call sites), a
+ * single summary line is emitted ahead of the per-location lines.
+ */
+export function renderTypeDiff(diffs, options = {}) {
+    if (diffs.length === 0)
+        return "";
+    const maxShown = options.maxShown ?? 6;
+    const summarize = (t) => printTypeValueSummary(t, options.maxDepth ?? 1, options.maxMembers ?? 4);
+    const lines = [];
+    const allLeaves = diffs.every((d) => d.kind === "constructor" || d.kind === "primitive");
+    if (allLeaves && diffs.length >= 2) {
+        const pairs = new Set(diffs.map((d) => `${summarize(d.actual)}${summarize(d.expected)}`));
+        if (pairs.size === 1) {
+            const d0 = diffs[0];
+            lines.push(`all ${diffs.length} differences: found ${summarize(d0.actual)} where ${summarize(d0.expected)} was expected`);
+        }
+    }
+    const sorted = [...diffs].sort((x, y) => y.path.length - x.path.length);
+    for (const d of sorted.slice(0, maxShown)) {
+        lines.push(`${renderTypePath(d.path)}: ${phrase(d, summarize)}`);
+    }
+    if (sorted.length > maxShown)
+        lines.push(`…and ${sorted.length - maxShown} more`);
+    return lines.join("\n");
+}
+/**
+ * Build a {@link TypeMismatchError} for an assignability failure, populating its
+ * rendered message and structured `diffs`/`actual`/`expected` from
+ * {@link diffTypes}, and resolving frames from `loc_id` via the ambient source
+ * map when no explicit `location` is given.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * The diff is computed here (not in the error class) so {@link types.TypeMismatchError}
+ * stays free of a dependency on the diff machinery.
+ */
+export function typeMismatchError(actual, expected, options = {}) {
+    const diffs = diffTypes(actual, expected);
+    const body = renderTypeDiff(diffs, options.render);
+    const detail = body.length > 0
+        ? body
+        : `${printTypeValueSummary(toEastTypeValue(actual))} is not assignable to ${printTypeValueSummary(toEastTypeValue(expected))}`;
+    const location = options.location
+        ?? (options.loc_id !== undefined ? [...(get_current_source_map()?.resolve(options.loc_id) ?? [])] : []);
+    return new TypeMismatchError(`East type mismatch:\n${detail}`, { actual, expected, diffs, location });
+}
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