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* Unit 14 --- Algorithm W (Hindley-Milner Type Inference)
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*Tutorial 2: PL Semantics in Lean* · [[../README.org][← Back to README]]
** Goals
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- Understand type inference as solving unification constraints
- Implement *Algorithm W*: the classic HM inference algorithm
- Write =unify= (Robinson's unification)
- Write =infer= (the main inference loop)
** Sources
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:CUSTOM_ID: sources
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- [[https://www.jeffvaughan.net/docs/hmproof.pdf][Vaughan 2008, §3]]
- [[https://github.com/sdemos/type-inference][sdemos/type-inference]]
- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindley%E2%80%93Milner_type_system#Algorithm_W][Wikipedia: Algorithm W]]
** Background
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Algorithm W takes an expression and returns a substitution + type:
#+begin_example
infer(Γ, e) = (S, τ)
#+end_example
- =Γ= maps variables to type schemes
- =e= is the expression to type
- =S= is a type substitution (unifies constraints found during inference)
- =τ= is the inferred monotype
The algorithm uses a supply of /fresh type variables/ to build constraints,
then unifies them.
** Exercises
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#+begin_src lean
open MonoType
open HMExpr
open TypeScheme
-- 14.1 — Substitutions
-- A substitution maps type variables to monotypes
abbrev Subst := Nat MonoType
-- Identity substitution
def idSubst : Subst := fun α => MonoType.tvar α
-- Apply a substitution to a monotype
def applySubst (S : Subst) : MonoType MonoType
| MonoType.tvar α => S α
| MonoType.fn τ₁ τ₂ => MonoType.fn (applySubst S τ₁) (applySubst S τ₂)
-- Compose substitutions: (S₁ ∘ S₂)(α) = S₁(S₂(α))
def compose (S₁ S₂ : Subst) : Subst :=
fun α => applySubst S₁ (S₂ α)
-- 14.2 — Unification (Robinson's algorithm)
-- Returns a substitution that makes τ₁ and τ₂ equal, if possible.
-- Fails if there's a type mismatch (e.g., unifying α → β with α is impossible).
def unify (τ₁ τ₂ : MonoType) : Option Subst :=
match τ₁, τ₂ with
| MonoType.tvar α, MonoType.tvar β =>
if α == β then some idSubst
else some (fun γ => if γ == α then MonoType.tvar β else MonoType.tvar γ)
| MonoType.tvar α, τ =>
if occurs α τ then none -- occurs check: α ∉ ftv(τ)
else some (fun γ => if γ == α then τ else MonoType.tvar γ)
| τ, MonoType.tvar α =>
if occurs α τ then none
else some (fun γ => if γ == α then τ else MonoType.tvar γ)
| MonoType.fn τ₁ τ₁, MonoType.fn τ₂ τ₂ =>
match unify τ₁ τ₂ with
| none => none
| some S₁ =>
match unify (applySubst S₁ τ₁) (applySubst S₁ τ₂) with
| none => none
| some S₂ => some (compose S₂ S₁)
-- Occurs check: does α appear in τ?
def occurs (α : Nat) : MonoType Bool
| MonoType.tvar β => α == β
| MonoType.fn τ₁ τ₂ => occurs α τ₁ || occurs α τ₂
-- 14.3 — Fresh variable supply
-- We use a counter to generate fresh type variables
def freshVar (counter : Nat) : Nat × Nat := (counter, counter + 1)
-- 14.4 — Generalization: close a type under the environment
-- `generalize(Γ, τ)` produces `∀αs. τ` where αs = ftv(τ) \ ftv(Γ)
def generalize (Γ : HMEnv) (τ : MonoType) : TypeScheme :=
{ vars := (ftv τ).filter (fun α => α ftv_env Γ)
, body := τ }
-- 14.5 — Algorithm W (the core inference algorithm)
-- Returns `(S, τ)` where S is a substitution and τ the inferred type.
-- Uses a state monad for the fresh variable counter (simplified here).
def inferW (Γ : HMEnv) (e : HMExpr) (counter : Nat) : Option (Subst × MonoType × Nat) :=
match e with
| HMExpr.var i =>
match lookup Γ i with
| none => none
| some σ => some (idSubst, instantiate σ counter, counter + length σ.vars)
| HMExpr.lam body =>
-- Create a fresh type variable for the parameter
let (α, counter') := freshVar counter
let τ_param := MonoType.tvar α
-- Add x : α to the environment
let Γ' := {vars := [], body := τ_param} :: Γ
-- Infer the body type
match inferW Γ' body counter' with
| none => none
| some (S, τ_body, counter'') =>
some (S, MonoType.fn (applySubst S τ_param) τ_body, counter'')
| HMExpr.app f a =>
match inferW Γ f counter with
| none => none
| some (S₁, τ_f, counter₁) =>
match inferW (applySubstEnv S₁ Γ) a counter₁ with
| none => none
| some (S₂, τ_a, counter₂) =>
let β := freshVar counter₂
let α_counter₃ := β.2
match unify (applySubst S₂ τ_f) (MonoType.fn τ_a (MonoType.tvar β.1)) with
| none => none
| some S₃ =>
let S := compose S₃ (compose S₂ S₁)
some (S, applySubst S₃ (MonoType.tvar β.1), α_counter₃)
| HMExpr.lett e₁ e₂ =>
match inferW Γ e₁ counter with
| none => none
| some (S₁, τ₁, counter₁) =>
let σ₁ := generalize (applySubstEnv S₁ Γ) τ₁
let Γ' := σ₁ :: applySubstEnv S₁ Γ
match inferW Γ' e₂ counter₁ with
| none => none
| some (S₂, τ₂, counter₂) =>
some (compose S₂ S₁, τ₂, counter₂)
-- 14.6 — Exercise: infer the type of λx. x
def infer_id : Option (Subst × MonoType × Nat) :=
inferW [] (HMExpr.lam (HMExpr.var 0)) 0
-- Should return a substitution mapping α₀ to α₀ and type α₀ → α₀
-- #eval infer_id
-- 14.7 — Exercise: infer the type of let x = λy. y in x x
def infer_self_app : Option (Subst × MonoType × Nat) :=
inferW [] self_app_id 0
#+end_src
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