tl.tl

local VERSION = "0.15.3+dev"

local record tl
   enum LoadMode
      "b"
      "t"
      "bt"
      "cb"
      "ct"
      "cbt"
   end
   type LoadFunction = function(...:any): any...

   enum CompatMode
      "off"
      "optional"
      "required"
   end

   enum TargetMode
      "5.1"
      "5.3"
      "5.4"
   end

   record PrettyPrintOptions
      preserve_indent: boolean
      preserve_newlines: boolean
      preserve_hashbang: boolean
   end

   record TypeCheckOptions
      lax: boolean
      filename: string
      module_name: string
      gen_compat: CompatMode
      gen_target: TargetMode
      env: Env
      run_internal_compiler_checks: boolean
   end

   record Env
      globals: {string:Variable}
      modules: {string:Type}
      loaded: {string:Result}
      loaded_order: {string}
      gen_compat: CompatMode
      gen_target: TargetMode
      keep_going: boolean
   end

   record Symbol
      x: integer
      y: integer
      name: string
      typ: Type
      other: integer
      skip: boolean
   end

   record Result
      filename: string
      ast: Node
      type: Type
      syntax_errors: {Error}
      type_errors: {Error}
      gen_error: string
      warnings: {Error}
      symbol_list: {Symbol}
      env: Env
      dependencies: {string:string} -- module name, file found
   end

   enum WarningKind
      "unknown"
      "unused"
      "redeclaration"
      "branch"
      "hint"
      "debug"
   end
   warning_kinds: {WarningKind:boolean}

   record Error
      y: integer
      x: integer
      msg: string
      filename: string

      tag: WarningKind

      -- used temporarily for stable-sorting
      i: integer
   end

   typecodes: {string:integer}

   record TypeInfo
      t: integer

      str: string
      file: string
      x: integer
      y: integer
      ref: integer -- NOMINAL
      fields: {string: integer} -- RECORD, ARRAYRECORD
      enums: {string} -- ENUM
      args: {{integer, string}} -- FUNCTION
      rets: {{integer, string}} -- FUNCTION
      vararg: boolean -- FUNCTION
      types: {integer} -- UNION, POLY, TUPLE
      keys: integer -- MAP
      values: integer -- MAP
      elements: integer -- ARRAY
   end

   record TypeReport
      type Symbol = {integer, integer, string, integer}

      by_pos: {string: {integer: {integer: integer}}}
      types: {integer: TypeInfo}
      symbols: {Symbol}
      symbols_by_file: {string: {Symbol}}
      globals: {string: integer}
   end

   record TypeReportEnv
      typeid_to_num: {integer: integer}
      next_num: integer
      tr: TypeReport
   end

   load: function(string, string, LoadMode, {any:any}): LoadFunction, string
   process: function(string, Env, string, FILE): (Result, string)
   process_string: function(string, boolean, Env, string, string): Result
   gen: function(string, Env, PrettyPrintOptions): string, Result
   type_check: function(Node, TypeCheckOptions): Result, string
   init_env: function(boolean, boolean | CompatMode, TargetMode, {string}): Env, string
   version: function(): string

   package_loader_env: Env
   load_envs: { {any:any} : Env }
end

tl.version = function(): string
   return VERSION
end

local wk <total>: {tl.WarningKind:boolean} = {
   ["unknown"] = true,
   ["unused"] = true,
   ["redeclaration"] = true,
   ["branch"] = true,
   ["hint"] = true,
   ["debug"] = true,
}
tl.warning_kinds = wk

-- Implementation rationale:
-- * bit 31: (MSB) special ("any", "unknown", "invalid")
--   * "any" satisfies all Lua masks
-- * bits 30-27: if valid: other Teal types ("nominal", "poly", "union", "typevar")
-- * bits 24-26: reserved
-- * bits 16-19: if valid: Teal types ("array", "record", "arrayrecord", "map", "tuple", "enum") that map to a Lua type ("table", "string")
-- * bit 15: if not valid: value is unknown
-- * bits 8-14: reserved
-- * bits 0-7: (LSB) Lua types, one bit for each ("nil", "number", "boolean", "string", table, "function", "userdata", "thread")
--   * every valid value has a Lua type bit set
tl.typecodes = {
   -- Lua types
   NIL                    = 0x00000001,
   NUMBER                 = 0x00000002,
   BOOLEAN                = 0x00000004,
   STRING                 = 0x00000008,
   TABLE                  = 0x00000010,
   FUNCTION               = 0x00000020,
   USERDATA               = 0x00000040,
   THREAD                 = 0x00000080,
   -- Lua type masks
   IS_TABLE               = 0x00000008,
   IS_NUMBER              = 0x00000002,
   IS_STRING              = 0x00000004,
   LUA_MASK               = 0x00000fff,
   -- Teal types
   INTEGER                = 0x00010002,
   ARRAY                  = 0x00010008,
   RECORD                 = 0x00020008,
   ARRAYRECORD            = 0x00030008,
   MAP                    = 0x00040008,
   TUPLE                  = 0x00080008,
   EMPTY_TABLE            = 0x00000008,
   ENUM                   = 0x00010004,
   -- Teal type masks
   IS_ARRAY               = 0x00010008,
   IS_RECORD              = 0x00020008,
   -- Indirect types
   NOMINAL                = 0x10000000,
   TYPE_VARIABLE          = 0x08000000,
   -- Indirect type masks
   IS_UNION               = 0x40000000,
   IS_POLY                = 0x20000020,
   -- Special types
   ANY                    = 0xffffffff,
   UNKNOWN                = 0x80008000,
   INVALID                = 0x80000000,
   -- Special type masks
   IS_SPECIAL             = 0x80000000,
   IS_VALID               = 0x00000fff,
}

local type Result = tl.Result
local type Env = tl.Env
local type Error = tl.Error
local type CompatMode = tl.CompatMode
local type PrettyPrintOptions = tl.PrettyPrintOptions
local type TypeCheckOptions = tl.TypeCheckOptions
local type LoadMode = tl.LoadMode
local type LoadFunction = tl.LoadFunction
local type TargetMode = tl.TargetMode
local type TypeInfo = tl.TypeInfo
local type TypeReport = tl.TypeReport
local type TypeReportEnv = tl.TypeReportEnv
local type Symbol = tl.Symbol

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Compiler debugging
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local TL_DEBUG = os.getenv("TL_DEBUG")
local TL_DEBUG_MAXLINE = math.maxinteger

if TL_DEBUG then
   local max <const> = assert(tonumber(TL_DEBUG), "TL_DEBUG was defined, but not a number")
   if max < 0 then
      TL_DEBUG_MAXLINE = math.tointeger(-max)
   elseif max > 1 then
      local count = 0
      local skip: string = nil
      debug.sethook(function(event: debug.HookEvent)
         if event == "call" or event == "tail call" or event == "return" then
            local info <const> = debug.getinfo(2)

            if skip then
               if info.name == skip and event == "return" then
                  skip = nil
               end
               return
            elseif (info.name or "?"):match("^tl_debug_") and event == "call" then
               skip = info.name
               return
            end

            io.stderr:write(info.name or "<anon>", info.currentline > 0 and "@" .. info.currentline or "", " :: ", event as string, "\n")
            io.stderr:flush()
         else
            count = count + 100
            if count > max then
               error("Too many instructions")
            end
         end
      end, "cr", 100)
   end
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Lexer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local enum TokenKind
   "hashbang"
   "keyword"
   "op"
   "string"
   "[" "]" "(" ")" "{" "}" "," ":" "#" "." ";"
   "::"
   "..."
   "identifier"
   "number"
   "integer"
   "$ERR unfinished_comment$"
   "$ERR invalid_string$"
   "$ERR invalid_number$"
   "$ERR invalid$"
   "$EOF$"
end

local record Token
   x: integer
   y: integer
   tk: string
   kind: TokenKind
end

do
   local enum LexState
      "start"
      "any"
      "identifier"
      "got -"
      "got --"
      "got ."
      "got .."
      "got ="
      "got ~"
      "got ["
      "got 0"
      "got <"
      "got >"
      "got /"
      "got :"
      "got --["
      "string single"
      "string single got \\"
      "string double"
      "string double got \\"
      "string long"
      "string long got ]"
      "comment short"
      "comment long"
      "comment long got ]"
      "number dec"
      "number decfloat"
      "number hex"
      "number hexfloat"
      "number power"
      "number powersign"
   end

   local last_token_kind <total>: {LexState:TokenKind} = {
      ["start"] = nil, -- never in a token
      ["any"] = nil, -- never in a token
      ["identifier"] = "identifier",
      ["got -"] = "op",
      ["got --"] = nil, -- drop comment
      ["got ."] = ".",
      ["got .."] = "op",
      ["got ="] = "op",
      ["got ~"] = "op",
      ["got ["] = "[",
      ["got 0"] = "number",
      ["got <"] = "op",
      ["got >"] = "op",
      ["got /"] = "op",
      ["got :"] = "op",
      ["got --["] = nil, -- drop comment
      ["string single"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["string single got \\"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["string double"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["string double got \\"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["string long"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["string long got ]"] = "$ERR invalid_string$",
      ["comment short"] = nil, -- drop comment
      ["comment long"] = "$ERR unfinished_comment$",
      ["comment long got ]"] = "$ERR unfinished_comment$",
      ["number dec"] = "integer",
      ["number decfloat"] = "number",
      ["number hex"] = "integer",
      ["number hexfloat"] = "number",
      ["number power"] = "number",
      ["number powersign"] = "$ERR invalid_number$",
   }

   local keywords: {string:boolean} = {
      ["and"] = true,
      ["break"] = true,
      ["do"] = true,
      ["else"] = true,
      ["elseif"] = true,
      ["end"] = true,
      ["false"] = true,
      ["for"] = true,
      ["function"] = true,
      ["goto"] = true,
      ["if"] = true,
      ["in"] = true,
      ["local"] = true,
      ["nil"] = true,
      ["not"] = true,
      ["or"] = true,
      ["repeat"] = true,
      ["return"] = true,
      ["then"] = true,
      ["true"] = true,
      ["until"] = true,
      ["while"] = true,
   }

   local lex_any_char_states: {string:LexState} = {
      ["\""] = "string double",
      ["'"] = "string single",
      ["-"] = "got -",
      ["."] = "got .",
      ["0"] = "got 0",
      ["<"] = "got <",
      [">"] = "got >",
      ["/"] = "got /",
      [":"] = "got :",
      ["="] = "got =",
      ["~"] = "got ~",
      ["["] = "got [",
   }

   for c = string.byte("a"), string.byte("z") do
      lex_any_char_states[string.char(c)] = "identifier"
   end
   for c = string.byte("A"), string.byte("Z") do
      lex_any_char_states[string.char(c)] = "identifier"
   end
   lex_any_char_states["_"] = "identifier"

   for c = string.byte("1"), string.byte("9") do
      lex_any_char_states[string.char(c)] = "number dec"
   end

   local lex_word: {string:boolean} = {}
   for c = string.byte("a"), string.byte("z") do
      lex_word[string.char(c)] = true
   end
   for c = string.byte("A"), string.byte("Z") do
      lex_word[string.char(c)] = true
   end
   for c = string.byte("0"), string.byte("9") do
      lex_word[string.char(c)] = true
   end
   lex_word["_"] = true

   local lex_decimals: {string:boolean} = {}
   for c = string.byte("0"), string.byte("9") do
      lex_decimals[string.char(c)] = true
   end

   local lex_hexadecimals: {string:boolean} = {}
   for c = string.byte("0"), string.byte("9") do
      lex_hexadecimals[string.char(c)] = true
   end
   for c = string.byte("a"), string.byte("f") do
      lex_hexadecimals[string.char(c)] = true
   end
   for c = string.byte("A"), string.byte("F") do
      lex_hexadecimals[string.char(c)] = true
   end

   local lex_any_char_kinds: {string:TokenKind} = {}
   local single_char_kinds: {TokenKind} = {"[", "]", "(", ")", "{", "}", ",", "#", ";"}
   for _, c in ipairs(single_char_kinds) do
      lex_any_char_kinds[c] = c
   end
   for _, c in ipairs({"+", "*", "|", "&", "%", "^"}) do
      lex_any_char_kinds[c] = "op"
   end

   local lex_space: {string:boolean} = {}
   for _, c in ipairs({" ", "\t", "\v", "\n", "\r"}) do
      lex_space[c] = true
   end

   local escapable_characters: {string:boolean} = {
      a = true,
      b = true,
      f = true,
      n = true,
      r = true,
      t = true,
      v = true,
      z = true,
      ["\\"] = true,
      ["\'"] = true,
      ["\""] = true,
      ["\r"] = true,
      ["\n"] = true,
   }

   local function lex_string_escape(input: string, i: integer, c: string): integer, boolean
      if escapable_characters[c] then
         return 0, true
      elseif c == "x" then
         return 2, (
            lex_hexadecimals[input:sub(i+1, i+1)] and
            lex_hexadecimals[input:sub(i+2, i+2)]
         )
      elseif c == "u" then
         if input:sub(i+1, i+1) == "{" then
            local p = i + 2
            if not lex_hexadecimals[input:sub(p, p)] then
               return 2, false
            end
            while true do
               p = p + 1
               c = input:sub(p, p)
               if not lex_hexadecimals[c] then
                  return p - i, c == "}"
               end
            end
         end
      elseif lex_decimals[c] then
         local len = lex_decimals[input:sub(i+1, i+1)]
                     and (lex_decimals[input:sub(i+2, i+2)] and 2 or 1)
                     or  0
         return len, tonumber(input:sub(i, i + len)) < 256
      else
         return 0, false
      end
   end

   function tl.lex(input: string, filename: string): {Token}, {Error}
      local tokens: {Token} = {}

      local state: LexState = "any"
      local fwd = true
      local y = 1
      local x = 0
      local i = 0
      local lc_open_lvl = 0
      local lc_close_lvl = 0
      local ls_open_lvl = 0
      local ls_close_lvl = 0
      local errs: {Error} = {}
      local nt = 0

      local tx: integer
      local ty: integer
      local ti: integer
      local in_token = false

      local function begin_token()
         tx = x
         ty = y
         ti = i
         in_token = true
      end

      local function end_token(kind: TokenKind, tk: string)
         nt = nt + 1
         tokens[nt] = {
            x = tx,
            y = ty,
            tk = tk,
            kind = kind,
         }
         in_token = false
      end

      local function end_token_identifier()
         local tk = input:sub(ti, i - 1)
         nt = nt + 1
         tokens[nt] = {
            x = tx,
            y = ty,
            tk = tk,
            kind = keywords[tk] and "keyword" or "identifier"
         }
         in_token = false
      end

      local function end_token_prev(kind: TokenKind)
         local tk = input:sub(ti, i - 1)
         nt = nt + 1
         tokens[nt] = {
            x = tx,
            y = ty,
            tk = tk,
            kind = kind
         }
         in_token = false
      end

      local function end_token_here(kind: TokenKind)
         local tk = input:sub(ti, i)
         nt = nt + 1
         tokens[nt] = {
            x = tx,
            y = ty,
            tk = tk,
            kind = kind
         }
         in_token = false
      end

      local function drop_token()
         in_token = false
      end

      local function add_syntax_error()
         local t = tokens[nt]
         local msg: string
         if t.kind == "$ERR invalid_string$" then
            msg = "malformed string"
         elseif t.kind == "$ERR invalid_number$" then
            msg = "malformed number"
         elseif t.kind == "$ERR unfinished_comment$" then
            msg = "unfinished long comment"
         else
            msg = "invalid token '" .. t.tk .. "'"
         end
         table.insert(errs, {
            filename = filename,
            y = t.y,
            x = t.x,
            msg = msg,
         })
      end

      local len = #input
      if input:sub(1,2) == "#!" then
         begin_token()
         i = input:find("\n")
         if not i then
            i = len + 1
         end
         end_token_prev("hashbang")
         y = 2
         x = 0
      end
      state = "any"

      while i <= len do
         if fwd then
            i = i + 1
            if i > len then
               break
            end
         end

         local c: string = input:sub(i, i)

         if fwd then
            if c == "\n" then
               y = y + 1
               x = 0
            else
               x = x + 1
            end
         else
            fwd = true
         end

         if state == "any" then
            local st = lex_any_char_states[c]
            if st then
               state = st
               begin_token()
            else
               local k = lex_any_char_kinds[c]
               if k then
                  begin_token()
                  end_token(k, c)
               elseif not lex_space[c] then
                  begin_token()
                  end_token_here("$ERR invalid$")
                  add_syntax_error()
               end
            end
         elseif state == "identifier" then
            if not lex_word[c] then
               end_token_identifier()
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "string double" then
            if c == "\\" then
               state = "string double got \\"
            elseif c == "\"" then
               end_token_here("string")
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "comment short" then
            if c == "\n" then
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got =" then
            local t: string
            if c == "=" then
               t = "=="
            else
               t = "="
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token("op", t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "got ." then
            if c == "." then
               state = "got .."
            elseif lex_decimals[c] then
               state = "number decfloat"
            else
               end_token(".", ".")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got :" then
            local t: TokenKind
            if c == ":" then
               t = "::"
            else
               t = ":"
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token(t, t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "got [" then
            if c == "[" then
               state = "string long"
            elseif c == "=" then
               ls_open_lvl = ls_open_lvl + 1
            else
               end_token("[", "[")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
               ls_open_lvl = 0
            end
         elseif state == "number dec" then
            if lex_decimals[c] then
               -- proceed
            elseif c == "." then
               state = "number decfloat"
            elseif c == "e" or c == "E" then
               state = "number powersign"
            else
               end_token_prev("integer")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got -" then
            if c == "-" then
               state = "got --"
            else
               end_token("op", "-")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got .." then
            if c == "." then
               end_token("...", "...")
            else
               end_token("op", "..")
               fwd = false
            end
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "number hex" then
            if lex_hexadecimals[c] then
               -- proceed
            elseif c == "." then
               state = "number hexfloat"
            elseif c == "p" or c == "P" then
               state = "number powersign"
            else
               end_token_prev("integer")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got --" then
            if c == "[" then
               state = "got --["
            else
               fwd = false
               state = "comment short"
               drop_token()
            end
         elseif state == "got 0" then
            if c == "x" or c == "X" then
               state = "number hex"
            elseif c == "e" or c == "E" then
               state = "number powersign"
            elseif lex_decimals[c] then
               state = "number dec"
            elseif c == "." then
               state = "number decfloat"
            else
               end_token_prev("integer")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "got --[" then
            if c == "[" then
               state = "comment long"
            elseif c == "=" then
               lc_open_lvl = lc_open_lvl + 1
            else
               fwd = false
               state = "comment short"
               drop_token()
               lc_open_lvl = 0
            end
         elseif state == "comment long" then
            if c == "]" then
               state = "comment long got ]"
            end
         elseif state == "comment long got ]" then
            if c == "]" and lc_close_lvl == lc_open_lvl then
               drop_token()
               state = "any"
               lc_open_lvl = 0
               lc_close_lvl = 0
            elseif c == "=" then
               lc_close_lvl = lc_close_lvl + 1
            else
               state = "comment long"
               lc_close_lvl = 0
            end
         elseif state == "string double got \\" then
            local skip, valid = lex_string_escape(input, i, c)
            i = i + skip
            if not valid then
               end_token_here("$ERR invalid_string$")
               add_syntax_error()
            end
            x = x + skip
            state = "string double"
         elseif state == "string single" then
            if c == "\\" then
               state = "string single got \\"
            elseif c == "'" then
               end_token_here("string")
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "string single got \\" then
            local skip, valid = lex_string_escape(input, i, c)
            i = i + skip
            if not valid then
               end_token_here("$ERR invalid_string$")
               add_syntax_error()
            end
            x = x + skip
            state = "string single"
         elseif state == "got ~" then
            local t: string
            if c == "=" then
               t = "~="
            else
               t = "~"
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token("op", t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "got <" then
            local t: string
            if c == "=" then
               t = "<="
            elseif c == "<" then
               t = "<<"
            else
               t = "<"
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token("op", t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "got >" then
            local t: string
            if c == "=" then
               t = ">="
            elseif c == ">" then
               t = ">>"
            else
               t = ">"
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token("op", t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "got /" then
            local t: string
            if c == "/" then
               t = "//"
            else
               t = "/"
               fwd = false
            end
            end_token("op", t)
            state = "any"
         elseif state == "string long" then
            if c == "]" then
               state = "string long got ]"
            end
         elseif state == "string long got ]" then
            if c == "]" then
               if ls_close_lvl == ls_open_lvl then
                  end_token_here("string")
                  state = "any"
                  ls_open_lvl = 0
                  ls_close_lvl = 0
               end
            elseif c == "=" then
               ls_close_lvl = ls_close_lvl + 1
            else
               state = "string long"
               ls_close_lvl = 0
            end
         elseif state == "number hexfloat" then
            if c == "p" or c == "P" then
               state = "number powersign"
            elseif not lex_hexadecimals[c] then
               end_token_prev("number")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "number decfloat" then
            if c == "e" or c == "E" then
               state = "number powersign"
            elseif not lex_decimals[c] then
               end_token_prev("number")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "number powersign" then
            if c == "-" or c == "+" then
               state = "number power"
            elseif lex_decimals[c] then
               state = "number power"
            else
               end_token_here("$ERR invalid_number$")
               add_syntax_error()
               state = "any"
            end
         elseif state == "number power" then
            if not lex_decimals[c] then
               end_token_prev("number")
               fwd = false
               state = "any"
            end
         end
      end

      if in_token then
         if last_token_kind[state] then
            end_token_prev(last_token_kind[state])
            if last_token_kind[state]:sub(1, 4) == "$ERR" then
               add_syntax_error()
            elseif keywords[tokens[nt].tk] then
               tokens[nt].kind = "keyword"
            end
         else
            drop_token()
         end
      end

      table.insert(tokens, { x = x + 1, y = y, i = i, tk = "$EOF$", kind = "$EOF$" })

      return tokens, errs
   end
end

local function binary_search<T, U>(list: {T}, item: U, cmp: function(T, U): boolean): integer, T
   local len <const> = #list
   local mid: integer
   local s, e = 1, len
   while s <= e do
      mid = math.floor((s + e) / 2)
      local val <const> = list[mid]
      local res <const> = cmp(val, item)
      if res then
         if mid == len then
            return mid, val
         else
            if not cmp(list[mid + 1], item) then
               return mid, val
            end
         end
         s = mid + 1
      else
         e = mid - 1
      end
   end
end

function tl.get_token_at(tks: {Token}, y: integer, x: integer): string
   local _, found <const> = binary_search(
      tks, nil,
      function(tk: Token): boolean
         return tk.y < y
            or (tk.y == y and tk.x <= x)
      end
   )

   if found
      and found.y == y
      and found.x <= x and x < found.x + #found.tk
   then
      return found.tk
   end
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Recursive descent parser
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local last_typeid = 0

local function new_typeid(): integer
   last_typeid = last_typeid + 1
   return last_typeid
end

local enum TypeName
   "typetype"
   "nestedtype"
   "typevar"
   "typearg"
   "function"
   "array"
   "map"
   "tupletable"
   "arrayrecord"
   "record"
   "enum"
   "boolean"
   "string"
   "nil"
   "thread"
   "number"
   "integer"
   "union"
   "nominal"
   "bad_nominal"
   "emptytable"
   "table_item"
   "unresolved_emptytable_value"
   "unresolved_typearg"
   "unresolvable_typearg"
   "circular_require"
   "tuple"
   "poly" -- intersection types, currently restricted to polymorphic functions defined inside records
   "any"
   "unknown" -- to be used in lax mode only
   "invalid" -- producing a new value of this type (not propagating) must always produce a type error
   "unresolved"
   "none"
end

local table_types <total>: {TypeName:boolean} = {
   ["array"] = true,
   ["map"] = true,
   ["arrayrecord"] = true,
   ["record"] = true,
   ["emptytable"] = true,
   ["tupletable"] = true,

   ["typetype"] = false,
   ["nestedtype"] = false,
   ["typevar"] = false,
   ["typearg"] = false,
   ["function"] = false,
   ["enum"] = false,
   ["boolean"] = false,
   ["string"] = false,
   ["nil"] = false,
   ["thread"] = false,
   ["number"] = false,
   ["integer"] = false,
   ["union"] = false,
   ["nominal"] = false,
   ["bad_nominal"] = false,
   ["table_item"] = false,
   ["unresolved_emptytable_value"] = false,
   ["unresolved_typearg"] = false,
   ["unresolvable_typearg"] = false,
   ["circular_require"] = false,
   ["tuple"] = false,
   ["poly"] = false,
   ["any"] = false,
   ["unknown"] = false,
   ["invalid"] = false,
   ["unresolved"] = false,
   ["none"] = false,
}

local record Type
   {Type}
   y: integer
   x: integer
   filename: string
   typename: TypeName
   tk: string

   yend: integer
   xend: integer

   -- Lua compatibilty
   needs_compat: boolean

   -- tuple
   is_va: boolean

   -- poly, union, tupletable
   types: {Type}

   -- typetype
   def: Type
   is_alias: boolean
   closed: boolean

   -- map
   keys: Type
   values: Type
   is_total: boolean
   missing: {string}

   -- records
   typeargs: {Type}
   fields: {string: Type}
   field_order: {string}
   meta_fields: {string: Type}
   meta_field_order: {string}
   is_userdata: boolean

   -- array
   elements: Type
   -- tupletable/array
   inferred_len: integer

   -- function
   is_method: boolean
   args: Type
   rets: Type

   typeid: integer

   -- function argument
   is_self: boolean

   -- nominal
   names: {string}
   typevals: {Type}
   found: Type    -- type is found but typeargs are not resolved
   resolved: Type -- type is found and typeargs are resolved

   -- typevar
   typevar: string

   -- typearg
   typearg: string

   -- table items
   kname: string
   ktype: Type
   vtype: Type

   -- emptytable
   declared_at: Node
   assigned_to: string
   keys_inferred_at: Node
   keys_inferred_at_file: string
   inferred_at: Node
   inferred_at_file: string
   emptytable_type: Type

   -- enum
   enumset: {string:boolean}

   -- unresolved items
   labels: {string:{Node}}
   nominals: {string:{Type}}
   global_types: {string:boolean}
   narrows: {string:boolean}
end

local record Operator
   y: integer
   x: integer
   arity: integer
   op: string
   prec: integer
end

local enum NodeKind
   "op"
   "nil"
   "string"
   "number"
   "integer"
   "boolean"
   "table_literal"
   "table_item"
   "function"
   "expression_list"
   "enum_item"
   "if"
   "if_block"
   "while"
   "fornum"
   "forin"
   "goto"
   "label"
   "repeat"
   "do"
   "break"
   "return"
   "newtype"
   "argument"
   "type_identifier"
   "variable"
   "variable_list"
   "statements"
   "assignment"
   "argument_list"
   "local_function"
   "global_function"
   "local_type"
   "global_type"
   "record_function"
   "local_declaration"
   "global_declaration"
   "identifier"
   "cast"
   "..."
   "paren"
   "error_node"
end

local enum FactType
   "is"     -- type-based type judgement (its negation implies the subtracted type)
   "=="     -- value-based type judgement (its negation does not imply a subtracted type negated)
   "not"    -- negation: type-based judgements subtract, value-based judgements prove nothing
   "and"    -- conjunction: type-based judgements intersect, any value-based judgement downgrades all
   "or"     -- disjunction: type-based judgements unite, any value-based judgement downgrades all
   "truthy" -- expression that is either truthy or a runtime error
end

local record Fact
   fact: FactType
   where: Node

   -- is
   var: string
   typ: Type

   -- not, and, or
   f1: Fact
   f2: Fact

   metamethod __call: function(Fact, Fact): Fact
end

local enum KeyParsed
   "short"
   "long"
   "implicit"
end

local enum Attribute
   "const"
   "close"
   "total"
end

local attributes <total>: {Attribute: boolean} = {
   ["const"] = true,
   ["close"] = true,
   ["total"] = true,
}
local is_attribute <const>: {string:boolean} = attributes as {string:boolean}

local record Node
   {Node}

   record ExpectedContext
      kind: NodeKind
      name: string
   end

   y: integer
   x: integer
   tk: string
   kind: NodeKind
   symbol_list_slot: integer
   semicolon: boolean
   hashbang: string

   is_longstring: boolean

   yend: integer
   xend: integer

   known: Fact

   -- bidirectional inference
   expected: Type
   expected_context: Node.ExpectedContext

   key: Node
   value: Node
   key_parsed: KeyParsed

   typeargs: Type
   args: Node
   rets: Type
   body: Node
   implicit_global_function: boolean
   is_predeclared_local_function: boolean
   rtype: Type

   name: Node

   -- statements list in a `repeat`, delay closing scope
   is_repeat: boolean

   -- var declaration
   attribute: Attribute

   fn_owner: Node
   is_method: boolean

   exp: Node
   if_parent: Node
   if_block_n: integer
   if_blocks: {Node}
   block_returns: boolean

   -- fornum
   var: Node
   from: Node
   to: Node
   step: Node

   -- forin
   vars: Node
   exps: Node

   -- newtype
   newtype: Type
   is_alias: boolean
   elide_type: boolean

   -- expressions
   op: Operator
   e1: Node
   e2: Node
   constnum: number
   conststr: string
   failstore: boolean

   -- table literal
   array_len: integer

   -- goto
   label: string

   casttype: Type

   -- variable
   is_lvalue: boolean

   type: Type
   decltype: Type
end

local function is_array_type(t:Type): boolean
   return t.typename == "array" or t.typename == "arrayrecord"
end

local function is_record_type(t:Type): boolean
   return t.typename == "record" or t.typename == "arrayrecord"
end

local function is_number_type(t:Type): boolean
   return t.typename == "number" or t.typename == "integer"
end

local function is_typetype(t:Type): boolean
   return t.typename == "typetype" or t.typename == "nestedtype"
end

local record ParseState
   tokens: {Token}
   errs: {Error}
   filename: string
   end_alignment_hint: Error

   required_modules: {string}
end

local enum ParseTypeListMode
   "rets"
   "decltype"
   "casttype"
end

local parse_type_list: function(ParseState, integer, ParseTypeListMode): integer, Type
local parse_expression: function(ParseState, integer): integer, Node, integer
local parse_expression_and_tk: function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, tk: string): integer, Node
local parse_statements: function(ParseState, integer, boolean): integer, Node
local parse_argument_list: function(ParseState, integer): integer, Node
local parse_argument_type_list: function(ParseState, integer): integer, Type
local parse_type: function(ParseState, integer): integer, Type, integer
local parse_newtype: function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, name: string): integer, Node

local type ParseBody = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, node: Node, name: string): integer, Node
local parse_enum_body: function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, node: Node): integer, Node
local parse_record_body: function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, node: Node, name: string): integer, Node
local parse_type_body_fns: {TypeName:ParseBody}

local function fail(ps: ParseState, i: integer, msg: string): integer
   if not ps.tokens[i] then
      local eof = ps.tokens[#ps.tokens]
      table.insert(ps.errs, { filename = ps.filename, y = eof.y, x = eof.x, msg = msg or "unexpected end of file" })
      return #ps.tokens
   end
   table.insert(ps.errs, { filename = ps.filename, y = ps.tokens[i].y, x = ps.tokens[i].x, msg = assert(msg, "syntax error, but no error message provided") })
   return math.min(#ps.tokens, i + 1)
end

local function end_at(node: Node, tk: Token)
   node.yend = tk.y
   node.xend = tk.x + #tk.tk - 1
end

local function verify_tk(ps: ParseState, i: integer, tk: string): integer
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == tk then
      return i + 1
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected '" .. tk .. "'")
end

local function verify_end(ps: ParseState, i: integer, istart: integer, node: Node): integer
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "end" then
      local endy, endx = ps.tokens[i].y, ps.tokens[i].x
      node.yend = endy
      node.xend = endx + 2
      if node.kind ~= "function" and endy ~= node.y and endx ~= node.x then
         if not ps.end_alignment_hint then
            ps.end_alignment_hint = { filename = ps.filename, y = node.y, x = node.x, msg = "syntax error hint: construct starting here is not aligned with its 'end' at " .. ps.filename .. ":" .. endy .. ":" .. endx .. ":" }
         end
      end
      return i + 1
   end
   end_at(node, ps.tokens[i])
   if ps.end_alignment_hint then
      table.insert(ps.errs, ps.end_alignment_hint)
      ps.end_alignment_hint = nil
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected 'end' to close construct started at " .. ps.filename .. ":" .. ps.tokens[istart].y .. ":" .. ps.tokens[istart].x .. ":")
end

local function new_node(tokens: {Token}, i: integer, kind: NodeKind): Node
   local t = tokens[i]
   return { y = t.y, x = t.x, tk = t.tk, kind = kind or t.kind }
end

local function a_type(t: Type): Type
   t.typeid = new_typeid()
   return t
end

local function new_type(ps: ParseState, i: integer, typename: TypeName): Type
   local token = ps.tokens[i]
   return a_type {
      typename = assert(typename),
      filename = ps.filename,
      y = token.y,
      x = token.x,
      tk = token.tk
   }
end

-- Makes a shallow copy of the given type
local function shallow_copy_type(t: Type): Type
   local copy: {any:any} = {}
   for k, v in pairs(t as {any:any}) do
      copy[k] = v
   end
   return copy as Type
end

local function verify_kind(ps: ParseState, i: integer, kind: TokenKind, node_kind: NodeKind): integer, Node
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == kind then
      return i + 1, new_node(ps.tokens, i, node_kind)
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected " .. kind)
end

local type SkipFunction = function(ParseState, integer): integer, Node

local function skip(ps: ParseState, i: integer, skip_fn: SkipFunction): integer, Node
   local err_ps: ParseState = {
      filename = ps.filename,
      tokens = ps.tokens,
      errs = {},
      required_modules = {},
   }
   return skip_fn(err_ps, i)
end

local function failskip(ps: ParseState, i: integer, msg: string, skip_fn: SkipFunction, starti: integer): integer
   local skip_i = skip(ps, starti or i, skip_fn)
   fail(ps, i, msg)
   return skip_i
end

local function skip_type_body(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local tn = ps.tokens[i].tk as TypeName
   i = i + 1
   assert(parse_type_body_fns[tn], tn .. " has no parse body function")
   return parse_type_body_fns[tn](ps, i, {}, { kind = "function" --[[ skip end_alignment_hint ]] })
end

local function parse_table_value(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
   local next_word = ps.tokens[i].tk
   if next_word == "record" then
      local skip_i, e = skip(ps, i, skip_type_body)
      if e then
         fail(ps, i, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; declare nested record inside a record")
         return skip_i, new_node(ps.tokens, i, "error_node")
      end
   elseif next_word == "enum" and ps.tokens[i + 1].kind == "string" then
      i = failskip(ps, i, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; declare nested enum inside a record", skip_type_body)
      return i, new_node(ps.tokens, i - 1, "error_node")
   end

   local e: Node
   i, e = parse_expression(ps, i)
   if not e then
      e = new_node(ps.tokens, i - 1, "error_node")
   end
   return i, e
end

local function parse_table_item(ps: ParseState, i: integer, n: integer): integer, Node, integer
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "table_item")
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "$EOF$" then
      return fail(ps, i, "unexpected eof")
   end

   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "[" then
      node.key_parsed = "long"
      i = i + 1
      i, node.key = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, "]")
      i = verify_tk(ps, i, "=")
      i, node.value = parse_table_value(ps, i)
      return i, node, n
   elseif ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" then
      if ps.tokens[i+1].tk == "=" then
         node.key_parsed = "short"
         i, node.key = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "string")
         node.key.conststr = node.key.tk
         node.key.tk = '"' .. node.key.tk .. '"'
         i = verify_tk(ps, i, "=")
         i, node.value = parse_table_value(ps, i)
         return i, node, n
      elseif ps.tokens[i+1].tk == ":" then
         node.key_parsed = "short"
         local orig_i = i
         local try_ps: ParseState = {
            filename = ps.filename,
            tokens = ps.tokens,
            errs = {},
            required_modules = ps.required_modules,
         }
         i, node.key = verify_kind(try_ps, i, "identifier", "string")
         node.key.conststr = node.key.tk
         node.key.tk = '"' .. node.key.tk .. '"'
         i = verify_tk(try_ps, i, ":")
         i, node.decltype = parse_type(try_ps, i)
         if node.decltype and ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
            i = verify_tk(try_ps, i, "=")
            i, node.value = parse_table_value(try_ps, i)
            if node.value then
               for _, e in ipairs(try_ps.errs) do
                  table.insert(ps.errs, e)
               end
               return i, node, n
            end
         end
         -- backtrack:
         node.decltype = nil
         i = orig_i
      end
   end

   node.key = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "integer")
   node.key_parsed = "implicit"
   node.key.constnum = n
   node.key.tk = tostring(n)
   i, node.value = parse_expression(ps, i)
   if not node.value then
      return fail(ps, i, "expected an expression")
   end
   return i, node, n + 1
end

local type ParseItem = function<T>(ParseState, integer, integer): integer, T, integer

local enum SeparatorMode
   "sep"
   "term"
end

local function parse_list<T>(ps: ParseState, i: integer, list: {T}, close: {string:boolean}, sep: SeparatorMode, parse_item: ParseItem<T>): integer, {T}
   local n = 1
   while ps.tokens[i].kind ~= "$EOF$" do
      if close[ps.tokens[i].tk] then
         end_at(list as Node, ps.tokens[i])
         break
      end
      local item: T
      local oldn = n
      i, item, n = parse_item(ps, i, n)
      n = n or oldn
      table.insert(list, item)
      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "," then
         i = i + 1
         if sep == "sep" and close[ps.tokens[i].tk] then
            fail(ps, i, "unexpected '" .. ps.tokens[i].tk .. "'")
            return i, list
         end
      elseif sep == "term" and ps.tokens[i].tk == ";" then
         i = i + 1
      elseif not close[ps.tokens[i].tk] then
         local options = {}
         for k, _ in pairs(close) do
            table.insert(options, "'" .. k .. "'")
         end
         table.sort(options)
         local first = options[1]:sub(2, -2)
         local msg: string
         -- heuristic for parenthesized lists
         if first == ")" and ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
            msg = "syntax error, cannot perform an assignment here (did you mean '=='?)"
            i = failskip(ps, i, msg, parse_expression, i + 1)
         else
            table.insert(options, "','")
            msg = "syntax error, expected one of: " .. table.concat(options, ", ")
            fail(ps, i, msg)
         end
         -- heuristic for error recovery to avoid a cascade of errors:
         -- * if we're parsing a bracketed list, assume the missing token is a separator;
         -- * otherwise, if we have a line break, insert expected terminator token.
         if first ~= "}" and ps.tokens[i].y ~= ps.tokens[i-1].y then
            -- FIXME closing token may not be a keyword (but non-keywords are checked with verify_tk, so it should work)
            table.insert(ps.tokens, i, { tk = first, y = ps.tokens[i-1].y, x = ps.tokens[i-1].x + 1, kind = "keyword" })
            return i, list
         end
      end
   end
   return i, list
end

local function parse_bracket_list<T>(ps: ParseState, i: integer, list: {T}, open: string, close: string, sep: SeparatorMode, parse_item: ParseItem<T>): integer, {T}
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, open)
   i = parse_list(ps, i, list, { [close] = true }, sep, parse_item)
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, close)
   return i, list
end

local function parse_table_literal(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "table_literal")
   return parse_bracket_list(ps, i, node, "{", "}", "term", parse_table_item)
end

local function parse_trying_list<T>(ps: ParseState, i: integer, list: {T}, parse_item: ParseItem<T>, ret_lookahead: boolean): integer, {T}
   local try_ps: ParseState = {
      filename = ps.filename,
      tokens = ps.tokens,
      errs = {},
      required_modules = ps.required_modules,
   }
   local tryi, item: integer, T = parse_item(try_ps, i)
   if not item then
      return i, list
   end
   for _, e in ipairs(try_ps.errs) do
      table.insert(ps.errs, e)
   end
   i = tryi
   table.insert(list, item)
   while ps.tokens[i].tk == ","
   and (not ret_lookahead
        or (not (ps.tokens[i + 1].kind == "identifier"
                 and ps.tokens[i + 2] and ps.tokens[i + 2].tk == ":")))
   do
      i = i + 1
      i, item = parse_item(ps, i)
      table.insert(list, item)
   end
   return i, list
end

local function parse_anglebracket_list(ps: ParseState, i: integer, parse_item: ParseItem<Type>): integer, {Type}
   if ps.tokens[i+1].tk == ">" then
      return fail(ps, i+1, "type argument list cannot be empty")
   end
   local typ = new_type(ps, i, "tuple")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "<")
   i = parse_list(ps, i, typ, { [">"] = true, [">>"] = true, }, "sep", parse_item)
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == ">" then
      i = i + 1
   elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == ">>" then
      -- tokenizer hack: consume one bracket from '>>', don't increment i
      ps.tokens[i].tk = ">"
   else
      return fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected '>'")
   end
   return i, typ
end

local function parse_typearg(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type, integer
   i = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
   return i, a_type {
      y = ps.tokens[i - 2].y,
      x = ps.tokens[i - 2].x,
      typename = "typearg",
      typearg = ps.tokens[i-1].tk,
   }
end

local function parse_return_types(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type
   return parse_type_list(ps, i, "rets")
end

local function parse_function_type(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type
   local typ = new_type(ps, i, "function")
   i = i + 1
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "<" then
      i, typ.typeargs = parse_anglebracket_list(ps, i, parse_typearg)
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "(" then
      i, typ.args = parse_argument_type_list(ps, i)
      i, typ.rets = parse_return_types(ps, i)
   else
      typ.args = a_type { typename = "tuple", is_va = true, a_type { typename = "any" } }
      typ.rets = a_type { typename = "tuple", is_va = true, a_type { typename = "any" } }
   end
   if typ.args[1] and typ.args[1].is_self then
      typ.is_method = true
   end
   return i, typ
end

local NIL = a_type { typename = "nil" }
local ANY = a_type { typename = "any" }
local TABLE = a_type { typename = "map", keys = ANY, values = ANY }
local NUMBER = a_type { typename = "number" }
local STRING = a_type { typename = "string" }
local THREAD = a_type { typename = "thread" }
local BOOLEAN = a_type { typename = "boolean" }
local INTEGER = a_type { typename = "integer" }

local simple_types: {string:Type} = {
   ["nil"] = NIL,
   ["any"] = ANY,
   ["table"] = TABLE,
   ["number"] = NUMBER,
   ["string"] = STRING,
   ["thread"] = THREAD,
   ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
   ["integer"] = INTEGER,
}

local function parse_base_type(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type, integer
   local tk = ps.tokens[i].tk
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" then
      local st = simple_types[tk]
      if st then
         return i + 1, st
      end
      local typ = new_type(ps, i, "nominal")
      typ.names = { tk }
      i = i + 1
      while ps.tokens[i].tk == "." do
         i = i + 1
         if ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" then
            table.insert(typ.names, ps.tokens[i].tk)
            i = i + 1
         else
            return fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected identifier")
         end
      end

      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "<" then
         i, typ.typevals = parse_anglebracket_list(ps, i, parse_type)
      end
      return i, typ
   elseif tk == "{" then
      i = i + 1
      local decl = new_type(ps, i, "array")
      local t: Type
      i, t = parse_type(ps, i)
      if not t then
         return i
      end
      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "}" then
         decl.elements = t
         end_at(decl as Node, ps.tokens[i])
         i = verify_tk(ps, i, "}")
      elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "," then
         decl.typename = "tupletable"
         decl.types = { t }
         local n = 2
         repeat
            i = i + 1
            i, decl.types[n] = parse_type(ps, i)
            if not decl.types[n] then
               break
            end
            n = n + 1
         until ps.tokens[i].tk ~= ","
         end_at(decl as Node, ps.tokens[i])
         i = verify_tk(ps, i, "}")
      elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == ":" then
         decl.typename = "map"
         i = i + 1
         decl.keys = t
         i, decl.values = parse_type(ps, i)
         if not decl.values then
            return i
         end
         end_at(decl as Node, ps.tokens[i])
         i = verify_tk(ps, i, "}")
      else
         return fail(ps, i, "syntax error; did you forget a '}'?")
      end
      return i, decl
   elseif tk == "function" then
      return parse_function_type(ps, i)
   elseif tk == "nil" then
      return i + 1, simple_types["nil"]
   elseif tk == "table" then
      local typ = new_type(ps, i, "map")
      typ.keys = a_type { typename = "any" }
      typ.values = a_type { typename = "any" }
      return i + 1, typ
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "expected a type")
end

parse_type = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type, integer
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "(" then
      i = i + 1
      local t: Type
      i, t = parse_type(ps, i)
      i = verify_tk(ps, i, ")")
      return i, t
   end

   local bt: Type
   local istart = i
   i, bt = parse_base_type(ps, i)
   if not bt then
      return i
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "|" then
      local u = new_type(ps, istart, "union")
      u.types = { bt }
      while ps.tokens[i].tk == "|" do
         i = i + 1
         i, bt = parse_base_type(ps, i)
         if not bt then
            return i
         end
         table.insert(u.types, bt)
      end
      bt = u
   end
   return i, bt
end

parse_type_list = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, mode: ParseTypeListMode): integer, Type
   local list = new_type(ps, i, "tuple")

   local first_token = ps.tokens[i].tk
   if mode == "rets" or mode == "decltype" then
      if first_token == ":" then
         i = i + 1
      else
         return i, list
      end
   end

   local optional_paren = false
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "(" then
      optional_paren = true
      i = i + 1
   end

   local prev_i = i
   i = parse_trying_list(ps, i, list, parse_type, mode == "rets")
   if i == prev_i and ps.tokens[i].tk ~= ")" then
      fail(ps, i - 1, "expected a type list")
   end

   if mode == "rets" and ps.tokens[i].tk == "..." then
      i = i + 1
      local nrets = #list
      if nrets > 0 then
         list.is_va = true
      else
         fail(ps, i, "unexpected '...'")
      end
   end

   if optional_paren then
      i = verify_tk(ps, i, ")")
   end

   return i, list
end

local function parse_function_args_rets_body(ps: ParseState, i: integer, node: Node): integer, Node
   local istart = i - 1
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "<" then
      i, node.typeargs = parse_anglebracket_list(ps, i, parse_typearg)
   end
   i, node.args = parse_argument_list(ps, i)
   i, node.rets = parse_return_types(ps, i)
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   end_at(node, ps.tokens[i])
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   assert(node.rets.typename == "tuple")
   return i, node
end

local function parse_function_value(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "function")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "function")
   return parse_function_args_rets_body(ps, i, node)
end

local function unquote(str: string): string, boolean
   local f = str:sub(1, 1)
   if f == '"' or f == "'" then
      return str:sub(2, -2), false
   end
   f = str:match("^%[=*%[")
   local l = #f + 1
   return str:sub(l, -l), true
end

local function parse_literal(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local tk = ps.tokens[i].tk
   local kind = ps.tokens[i].kind
   if kind == "identifier" then
      return verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "variable")
   elseif kind == "string" then
      local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "string")
      node.conststr, node.is_longstring = unquote(tk)
      return i + 1, node
   elseif kind == "number" or kind == "integer" then
      local n = tonumber(tk)
      local node: Node
      i, node = verify_kind(ps, i, kind)
      node.constnum = n
      return i, node
   elseif tk == "true" then
      return verify_kind(ps, i, "keyword", "boolean")
   elseif tk == "false" then
      return verify_kind(ps, i, "keyword", "boolean")
   elseif tk == "nil" then
      return verify_kind(ps, i, "keyword", "nil")
   elseif tk == "function" then
      return parse_function_value(ps, i)
   elseif tk == "{" then
      return parse_table_literal(ps, i)
   elseif kind == "..." then
      return verify_kind(ps, i, "...")
   elseif kind == "$ERR invalid_string$" then
      return fail(ps, i, "malformed string")
   elseif kind == "$ERR invalid_number$" then
      return fail(ps, i, "malformed number")
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "syntax error")
end

local function node_is_require_call(n: Node): string
   if n.e1 and n.e2 -- literal require call
      and n.e1.kind == "variable" and n.e1.tk == "require"
      and n.e2.kind == "expression_list" and #n.e2 == 1
      and n.e2[1].kind == "string"
   then
      return n.e2[1].conststr
   elseif n.op and n.op.op == "@funcall" -- pcall(require, "str")
      and n.e1 and n.e1.tk == "pcall"
      and n.e2 and #n.e2 == 2
      and n.e2[1].kind == "variable" and n.e2[1].tk == "require"
      and n.e2[2].kind == "string" and n.e2[2].conststr
   then
      return n.e2[2].conststr
   else
      return nil -- table.insert cares about arity
   end
end

local an_operator: function(Node, integer, string): Operator

do
   local precedences: {integer:{string:integer}} = {
      [1] = {
         ["not"] = 11,
         ["#"] = 11,
         ["-"] = 11,
         ["~"] = 11,
      },
      [2] = {
         ["or"] = 1,
         ["and"] = 2,
         ["is"] = 3,
         ["<"] = 3,
         [">"] = 3,
         ["<="] = 3,
         [">="] = 3,
         ["~="] = 3,
         ["=="] = 3,
         ["|"] = 4,
         ["~"] = 5,
         ["&"] = 6,
         ["<<"] = 7,
         [">>"] = 7,
         [".."] = 8,
         ["+"] = 9,
         ["-"] = 9,
         ["*"] = 10,
         ["/"] = 10,
         ["//"] = 10,
         ["%"] = 10,
         ["^"] = 12,
         ["as"] = 50,
         ["@funcall"] = 100,
         ["@index"] = 100,
         ["."] = 100,
         [":"] = 100,
      },
   }

   local is_right_assoc: {string:boolean} = {
      ["^"] = true,
      [".."] = true,
   }

   local function new_operator(tk: Token, arity: integer, op: string): Operator
      op = op or tk.tk
      return { y = tk.y, x = tk.x, arity = arity, op = op, prec = precedences[arity][op] }
   end

   an_operator = function(node: Node, arity: integer, op: string): Operator
      return { y = node.y, x = node.x, arity = arity, op = op, prec = precedences[arity][op] }
   end

   local args_starters: {TokenKind:boolean} = {
      ["("] = true,
      ["{"] = true,
      ["string"] = true,
   }

   local E: function(ParseState, integer, Node, integer): integer, Node

   local function after_valid_prefixexp(ps: ParseState, prevnode: Node, i: integer): boolean
      return ps.tokens[i - 1].kind == ")" -- '(' exp ')'
         or (prevnode.kind == "op"
             and (prevnode.op.op == "@funcall"
                  or prevnode.op.op == "@index"
                  or prevnode.op.op == "."
                  or prevnode.op.op == ":")
             )
         or prevnode.kind == "identifier"
         or prevnode.kind == "variable"
   end

   -- small hack: for the sake of `tl types`, parse an invalid binary exp
   -- as a paren to produce a unary indirection on e1 and save its location.
   local function failstore(tkop: Token, e1: Node): Node
      return { y = tkop.y, x = tkop.x, kind = "paren", e1 = e1, failstore = true }
   end

   local function P(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
      if ps.tokens[i].kind == "$EOF$" then
         return i
      end
      local e1: Node
      local t1 = ps.tokens[i]
      if precedences[1][ps.tokens[i].tk] ~= nil then
         local op: Operator = new_operator(ps.tokens[i], 1)
         i = i + 1
         local prev_i = i
         i, e1 = P(ps, i)
         if not e1 then
            fail(ps, prev_i, "expected an expression")
            return i
         end
         e1 = { y = t1.y, x = t1.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1 }
      elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "(" then
         i = i + 1
         local prev_i = i
         i, e1 = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, ")")
         if not e1 then
            fail(ps, prev_i, "expected an expression")
            return i
         end
         e1 = { y = t1.y, x = t1.x, kind = "paren", e1 = e1 }
      else
         i, e1 = parse_literal(ps, i)
      end

      if not e1 then
         return i
      end

      while true do
         local tkop = ps.tokens[i]
         if tkop.kind == "," or tkop.kind == ")" then -- check most common terminators first
            break
         end
         if tkop.tk == "." or tkop.tk == ":" then
            local op: Operator = new_operator(tkop, 2)

            local prev_i = i

            local key: Node
            i = i + 1
            if ps.tokens[i].kind ~= "identifier" then
               local skipped = skip(ps, i, parse_type as SkipFunction)
               if skipped > i + 1 then
                  fail(ps, i, "syntax error, cannot declare a type here (missing 'local' or 'global'?)")
                  return skipped, failstore(tkop, e1)
               end
            end
            i, key = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
            if not key then
               return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
            end

            if op.op == ":" then
               if not args_starters[ps.tokens[i].kind] then
                  if ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
                     fail(ps, i, "syntax error, cannot perform an assignment here (missing 'local' or 'global'?)")
                  else
                     fail(ps, i, "expected a function call for a method")
                  end
                  return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
               end

               if not after_valid_prefixexp(ps, e1, prev_i) then
                  fail(ps, prev_i, "cannot call a method on this expression")
                  return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
               end
            end

            e1 = { y = tkop.y, x = tkop.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1, e2 = key }
         elseif tkop.tk == "(" then
            local prev_tk = ps.tokens[i - 1]
            if tkop.y > prev_tk.y then
               table.insert(ps.tokens, i, { y = prev_tk.y, x = prev_tk.x + #prev_tk.tk, tk = ";", kind = ";" })
               break
            end

            local op: Operator = new_operator(tkop, 2, "@funcall")

            local prev_i = i

            local args = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "expression_list")
            i, args = parse_bracket_list(ps, i, args, "(", ")", "sep", parse_expression)

            if not after_valid_prefixexp(ps, e1, prev_i) then
               fail(ps, prev_i, "cannot call this expression")
               return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
            end

            e1 = { y = args.y, x = args.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1, e2 = args }

            table.insert(ps.required_modules, node_is_require_call(e1))
         elseif tkop.tk == "[" then
            local op: Operator = new_operator(tkop, 2, "@index")

            local prev_i = i

            local idx: Node
            i = i + 1
            i, idx = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, "]")

            if not after_valid_prefixexp(ps, e1, prev_i) then
               fail(ps, prev_i, "cannot index this expression")
               return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
            end

            e1 = { y = tkop.y, x = tkop.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1, e2 = idx }
         elseif tkop.kind == "string" or tkop.kind == "{" then
            local op: Operator = new_operator(tkop, 2, "@funcall")

            local prev_i = i

            local args = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "expression_list")
            local argument: Node
            if tkop.kind == "string" then
               argument = new_node(ps.tokens, i)
               argument.conststr = unquote(tkop.tk)
               i = i + 1
            else
               i, argument = parse_table_literal(ps, i)
            end

            if not after_valid_prefixexp(ps, e1, prev_i) then
               if tkop.kind == "string" then
                  fail(ps, prev_i, "cannot use a string here; if you're trying to call the previous expression, wrap it in parentheses")
               else
                  fail(ps, prev_i, "cannot use a table here; if you're trying to call the previous expression, wrap it in parentheses")
               end
               return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
            end

            table.insert(args, argument)
            e1 = { y = args.y, x = args.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1, e2 = args }

            table.insert(ps.required_modules, node_is_require_call(e1))
         elseif tkop.tk == "as" or tkop.tk == "is" then
            local op: Operator = new_operator(tkop, 2, tkop.tk)

            i = i + 1
            local cast = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "cast")
            if ps.tokens[i].tk == "(" then
               i, cast.casttype = parse_type_list(ps, i, "casttype")
            else
               i, cast.casttype = parse_type(ps, i)
            end
            if not cast.casttype then
               return i, failstore(tkop, e1)
            end
            e1 = { y = tkop.y, x = tkop.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = e1, e2 = cast, conststr = e1.conststr }
         else
            break
         end
      end

      return i, e1
   end

   E = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, lhs: Node, min_precedence: integer): integer, Node
      local lookahead = ps.tokens[i].tk
      while precedences[2][lookahead] and precedences[2][lookahead] >= min_precedence do
         local t1 = ps.tokens[i]
         local op: Operator = new_operator(t1, 2)
         i = i + 1
         local rhs: Node
         i, rhs = P(ps, i)
         if not rhs then
            fail(ps, i, "expected an expression")
            return i
         end
         lookahead = ps.tokens[i].tk
         while precedences[2][lookahead] and ((precedences[2][lookahead] > (precedences[2][op.op]))
            or (is_right_assoc[lookahead] and (precedences[2][lookahead] == precedences[2][op.op]))) do
            i, rhs = E(ps, i, rhs, precedences[2][lookahead])
            if not rhs then
               fail(ps, i, "expected an expression")
               return i
            end
            lookahead = ps.tokens[i].tk
         end
         lhs = { y = t1.y, x = t1.x, kind = "op", op = op, e1 = lhs, e2 = rhs, }
      end
      return i, lhs
   end

   parse_expression = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
      local lhs: Node
      local istart = i
      i, lhs = P(ps, i)
      if lhs then
         i, lhs = E(ps, i, lhs, 0)
      end
      if lhs then
         return i, lhs, 0
      end
      -- if cursor moved, a more specific error was already thrown
      if i == istart then
         i = fail(ps, i, "expected an expression")
      end
      return i
   end
end

parse_expression_and_tk = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, tk: string): integer, Node
   local e: Node
   i, e = parse_expression(ps, i)
   if not e then
      e = new_node(ps.tokens, i - 1, "error_node")
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == tk then
      i = i + 1
   else
      local msg = "syntax error, expected '" .. tk .. "'"
      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
         msg = "syntax error, cannot perform an assignment here (did you mean '=='?)"
      end

      -- try to resync the parser for a bit
      for n = 0, 19 do
         local t = ps.tokens[i + n]
         if t.kind == "$EOF$" then
            break
         end
         if t.tk == tk then
            fail(ps, i, msg)
            return i + n + 1, e
         end
      end
      i = fail(ps, i, msg)
   end
   return i, e
end

local function parse_variable_name(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
   local node: Node
   i, node = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
   if not node then
      return i
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "<" then
      i = i + 1
      local annotation: Node
      i, annotation = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
      if annotation then
         if not is_attribute[annotation.tk] then
            fail(ps, i, "unknown variable annotation: " .. annotation.tk)
         end
         node.attribute = annotation.tk as Attribute
      else
         fail(ps, i, "expected a variable annotation")
      end
      i = verify_tk(ps, i, ">")
   end
   return i, node
end

local function parse_argument(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
   local node: Node
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "..." then
      i, node = verify_kind(ps, i, "...", "argument")
   else
      i, node = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "argument")
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "..." then
      fail(ps, i, "'...' needs to be declared as a typed argument")
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == ":" then
      i = i + 1
      local decltype: Type

      i, decltype = parse_type(ps, i)

      if node then
         node.decltype = decltype
      end
   end
   return i, node, 0
end

parse_argument_list = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "argument_list")
   i, node = parse_bracket_list(ps, i, node, "(", ")", "sep", parse_argument)
   for a, fnarg in ipairs(node) do
      if fnarg.tk == "..." and a ~= #node then
         fail(ps, i, "'...' can only be last argument")
      end
   end
   return i, node
end

local record TypeAndVararg
   i: integer
   type: Type
   is_va: boolean
end

local function parse_argument_type(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, TypeAndVararg, integer
   local is_va = false
   local argument_name: string = nil
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" and ps.tokens[i + 1].tk == ":" then
      argument_name = ps.tokens[i].tk
      i = i + 2
   elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "..." then
      if ps.tokens[i + 1].tk == ":" then
         i = i + 2
         is_va = true
      else
         return fail(ps, i, "cannot have untyped '...' when declaring the type of an argument")
      end
   end

   local typ: Type; i, typ = parse_type(ps, i)
   if typ then
      if not is_va and ps.tokens[i].tk == "..." then
         i = i + 1
         is_va = true
      end
   end

   if argument_name == "self" then
      typ.is_self = true
   end

   return i, { i = i, type = typ, is_va = is_va }, 0
end

parse_argument_type_list = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Type
   local tvs: {TypeAndVararg} = {}
   i = parse_bracket_list(ps, i, tvs, "(", ")", "sep", parse_argument_type)
   local list = new_type(ps, i, "tuple")
   local n = #tvs
   for l, tv in ipairs(tvs) do
      list[l] = tv.type
      if tv.is_va and l < n then
         fail(ps, tv.i, "'...' can only be last argument")
      end
   end
   if tvs[n] and tvs[n].is_va then
      list.is_va = true
   end
   return i, list
end

local function parse_identifier(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" then
      return i + 1, new_node(ps.tokens, i, "identifier")
   end
   i = fail(ps, i, "syntax error, expected identifier")
   return i, new_node(ps.tokens, i, "error_node")
end

local function parse_local_function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "local")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "function")
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i - 2, "local_function")
   i, node.name = parse_identifier(ps, i)
   return parse_function_args_rets_body(ps, i, node)
end

local enum FunctionType
   "global"
   "record"
end

local function parse_function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, ft: FunctionType): integer, Node
   local orig_i = i
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "function")
   local fn = new_node(ps.tokens, i - 1, "global_function")
   local names: {Node} = {}
   i, names[1] = parse_identifier(ps, i)
   while ps.tokens[i].tk == "." do
      i = i + 1
      i, names[#names + 1] = parse_identifier(ps, i)
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == ":" then
      i = i + 1
      i, names[#names + 1] = parse_identifier(ps, i)
      fn.is_method = true
   end

   if #names > 1 then
      fn.kind = "record_function"
      local owner = names[1]
      owner.kind = "type_identifier"
      for i2 = 2, #names - 1 do
         local dot = an_operator(names[i2], 2, ".")
         names[i2].kind = "identifier"
         owner = { y = names[i2].y, x = names[i2].x, kind = "op", op = dot, e1 = owner, e2 = names[i2] }
      end
      fn.fn_owner = owner
   end
   fn.name = names[#names]

   local selfx, selfy = ps.tokens[i].x, ps.tokens[i].y
   i = parse_function_args_rets_body(ps, i, fn)
   if fn.is_method then
      table.insert(fn.args, 1, { x = selfx, y = selfy, tk = "self", kind = "identifier", is_self = true })
   end

   if not fn.name then
      return orig_i + 1
   end

   if fn.kind == "record_function" and ft == "global" then
      fail(ps, orig_i, "record functions cannot be annotated as 'global'")
   elseif fn.kind == "global_function" and ft == "record" then
      fn.implicit_global_function = true
   end

   return i, fn
end

local function parse_if_block(ps: ParseState, i: integer, n: integer, node: Node, is_else: boolean): integer, Node
   local block = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "if_block")
   i = i + 1
   block.if_parent = node
   block.if_block_n = n
   if not is_else then
      i, block.exp = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, "then")
      if not block.exp then
         return i
      end
   end
   i, block.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   if not block.body then
      return i
   end
   end_at(block.body, ps.tokens[i - 1])
   block.yend, block.xend = block.body.yend, block.body.xend
   table.insert(node.if_blocks, block)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_if(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local istart = i
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "if")
   node.if_blocks = {}
   i, node = parse_if_block(ps, i, 1, node)
   if not node then
      return i
   end
   local n = 2
   while ps.tokens[i].tk == "elseif" do
      i, node = parse_if_block(ps, i, n, node)
      if not node then
         return i
      end
      n = n + 1
   end
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "else" then
      i, node = parse_if_block(ps, i, n, node, true)
      if not node then
         return i
      end
   end
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_while(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local istart = i
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "while")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "while")
   i, node.exp = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, "do")
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_fornum(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local istart = i
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "fornum")
   i = i + 1
   i, node.var = parse_identifier(ps, i)
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "=")
   i, node.from = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, ",")
   i, node.to = parse_expression(ps, i)
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "," then
      i = i + 1
      i, node.step = parse_expression_and_tk(ps, i, "do")
   else
      i = verify_tk(ps, i, "do")
   end
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_forin(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local istart = i
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "forin")
   i = i + 1
   node.vars = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "variable_list")
   i, node.vars = parse_list(ps, i, node.vars, { ["in"] = true }, "sep", parse_identifier)
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "in")
   node.exps = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "expression_list")
   i = parse_list(ps, i, node.exps, { ["do"] = true }, "sep", parse_expression)
   if #node.exps < 1 then
      return fail(ps, i, "missing iterator expression in generic for")
   elseif #node.exps > 3 then
      return fail(ps, i, "too many expressions in generic for")
   end
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "do")
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_for(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   if ps.tokens[i+1].kind == "identifier" and ps.tokens[i+2].tk == "=" then
      return parse_fornum(ps, i)
   else
      return parse_forin(ps, i)
   end
end

local function parse_repeat(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "repeat")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "repeat")
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   node.body.is_repeat = true
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "until")
   i, node.exp = parse_expression(ps, i)
   end_at(node, ps.tokens[i - 1])
   return i, node
end

local function parse_do(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local istart = i
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "do")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "do")
   i, node.body = parse_statements(ps, i)
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local function parse_break(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "break")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "break")
   return i, node
end

local function parse_goto(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "goto")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "goto")
   node.label = ps.tokens[i].tk
   i = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
   return i, node
end

local function parse_label(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "label")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "::")
   node.label = ps.tokens[i].tk
   i = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "::")
   return i, node
end

local stop_statement_list: {string:boolean} = {
   ["end"] = true,
   ["else"] = true,
   ["elseif"] = true,
   ["until"] = true,
}

local stop_return_list: {string:boolean} = {
   [";"] = true,
   ["$EOF$"] = true,
}

for k, v in pairs(stop_statement_list) do
   stop_return_list[k] = v
end

local function parse_return(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "return")
   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "return")
   node.exps = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "expression_list")
   i = parse_list(ps, i, node.exps, stop_return_list, "sep", parse_expression)
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == ";" then
      i = i + 1
   end
   return i, node
end

local function store_field_in_record(ps: ParseState, i: integer, field_name: string, t: Type, fields: {string: Type}, field_order: {string}): boolean
   if not fields[field_name] then
      fields[field_name] = t
      table.insert(field_order, field_name)
   else
      local prev_t = fields[field_name]
      if t.typename == "function" and prev_t.typename == "function" then
         fields[field_name] = new_type(ps, i, "poly")
         fields[field_name].types = { prev_t, t }
      elseif t.typename == "function" and prev_t.typename == "poly" then
         table.insert(prev_t.types, t)
      else
         fail(ps, i, "attempt to redeclare field '" .. field_name .. "' (only functions can be overloaded)")
         return false
      end
   end
   return true
end

local function parse_nested_type(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, typename: TypeName, parse_body: ParseBody): integer, boolean
   i = i + 1 -- skip 'record' or 'enum'
   local iv = i

   local v: Node
   i, v = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "type_identifier")
   if not v then
      return fail(ps, i, "expected a variable name")
   end

   local nt: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i - 2, "newtype")
   nt.newtype = new_type(ps, i, "typetype")
   local rdef = new_type(ps, i, typename)
   local iok = parse_body(ps, i, rdef, nt, v.tk)
   if iok then
      i = iok
      nt.newtype.def = rdef
   end

   store_field_in_record(ps, iv, v.tk, nt.newtype, def.fields, def.field_order)
   return i
end

parse_enum_body = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, node: Node): integer, Node
   local istart = i - 1
   def.enumset = {}
   while ps.tokens[i].tk ~= "$EOF$" and ps.tokens[i].tk ~= "end" do
      local item: Node
      i, item = verify_kind(ps, i, "string", "enum_item")
      if item then
         table.insert(node, item)
         def.enumset[unquote(item.tk)] = true
      end
   end
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

local metamethod_names: {string:boolean} = {
   ["__add"] = true,
   ["__sub"] = true,
   ["__mul"] = true,
   ["__div"] = true,
   ["__mod"] = true,
   ["__pow"] = true,
   ["__unm"] = true,
   ["__idiv"] = true,
   ["__band"] = true,
   ["__bor"] = true,
   ["__bxor"] = true,
   ["__bnot"] = true,
   ["__shl"] = true,
   ["__shr"] = true,
   ["__concat"] = true,
   ["__len"] = true,
   ["__eq"] = true,
   ["__lt"] = true,
   ["__le"] = true,
   ["__index"] = true,
   ["__newindex"] = true,
   ["__call"] = true,
   ["__tostring"] = true,
   ["__pairs"] = true,
   ["__gc"] = true,
   ["__close"] = true,
}

parse_record_body = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, def: Type, node: Node, name: string): integer, Node
   local istart = i - 1
   def.fields = {}
   def.field_order = {}
   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "<" then
      i, def.typeargs = parse_anglebracket_list(ps, i, parse_typearg)
   end
   while not (ps.tokens[i].kind == "$EOF$" or ps.tokens[i].tk == "end") do
      local tn = ps.tokens[i].tk as TypeName
      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "userdata" and ps.tokens[i+1].tk ~= ":" then
         if def.is_userdata then
            fail(ps, i, "duplicated 'userdata' declaration in record")
         else
            def.is_userdata = true
         end
         i = i + 1
      elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "{" then
         if def.typename == "arrayrecord" then
            i = failskip(ps, i, "duplicated declaration of array element type in record", parse_type as SkipFunction)
         else
            i = i + 1
            local t: Type
            i, t = parse_type(ps, i)
            if ps.tokens[i].tk == "}" then
               i = verify_tk(ps, i, "}")
            else
               return fail(ps, i, "expected an array declaration")
            end
            def.typename = "arrayrecord"
            def.elements = t
         end
      elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "type" and ps.tokens[i + 1].tk ~= ":" then
         i = i + 1
         local iv = i
         local v: Node
         i, v = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "type_identifier")
         if not v then
            return fail(ps, i, "expected a variable name")
         end
         i = verify_tk(ps, i, "=")
         local nt: Node
         i, nt = parse_newtype(ps, i, v.tk)
         if not nt or not nt.newtype then
            return fail(ps, i, "expected a type definition")
         end

         store_field_in_record(ps, iv, v.tk, nt.newtype, def.fields, def.field_order)
      elseif parse_type_body_fns[tn] and ps.tokens[i+1].tk ~= ":" then
         i = parse_nested_type(ps, i, def, tn, parse_type_body_fns[tn])
      else
         local is_metamethod = false
         if ps.tokens[i].tk == "metamethod" and ps.tokens[i+1].tk ~= ":" then
            is_metamethod = true
            i = i + 1
         end

         local v: Node
         if ps.tokens[i].tk == "[" then
            i, v = parse_literal(ps, i+1)
            if v and not v.conststr then
               return fail(ps, i, "expected a string literal")
            end
            i = verify_tk(ps, i, "]")
         else
            i, v = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier", "variable")
         end
         local iv = i
         if not v then
            return fail(ps, i, "expected a variable name")
         end

         if ps.tokens[i].tk == ":" then
            i = i + 1
            local t: Type
            i, t = parse_type(ps, i)
            if not t then
               return fail(ps, i, "expected a type")
            end

            local field_name = v.conststr or v.tk
            local fields = def.fields
            local field_order = def.field_order
            if is_metamethod then
               if not def.meta_fields then
                  def.meta_fields = {}
                  def.meta_field_order = {}
               end
               fields = def.meta_fields
               field_order = def.meta_field_order
               if not metamethod_names[field_name] then
                  fail(ps, i - 1, "not a valid metamethod: " .. field_name)
               end
            end

            if t.is_method and t.args and t.args[1] and t.args[1].is_self then
               local selfarg = t.args[1]
               if selfarg.tk ~= name or (def.typeargs and not selfarg.typevals) then
                  t.is_method = false
                  selfarg.is_self = false
               elseif def.typeargs then
                  for j=1,#def.typeargs do
                     if (not selfarg.typevals[j]) or selfarg.typevals[j].tk ~= def.typeargs[j].typearg then
                        t.is_method = false
                        selfarg.is_self = false
                        break
                     end
                  end
               end
            end

            store_field_in_record(ps, iv, field_name, t, fields, field_order)
         elseif ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
            local next_word = ps.tokens[i + 1].tk
            if next_word == "record" or next_word == "enum" then
               return fail(ps, i, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; use '" .. next_word .. " " .. v.tk .. "'")
            elseif next_word == "functiontype" then
               return fail(ps, i, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; use 'type " .. v.tk .. " = function('...")
            else
               return fail(ps, i, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; use 'type " .. v.tk .. " = '...")
            end
         else
            fail(ps, i, "syntax error: expected ':' for an attribute or '=' for a nested type")
         end
      end
   end
   i = verify_end(ps, i, istart, node)
   return i, node
end

parse_type_body_fns = {
   ["record"] = parse_record_body,
   ["enum"] = parse_enum_body,
}

parse_newtype = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, name: string): integer, Node
   local node: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "newtype")
   node.newtype = new_type(ps, i, "typetype")
   local tn = ps.tokens[i].tk as TypeName
   if parse_type_body_fns[tn] then
      local def = new_type(ps, i, tn)
      i = i + 1
      i = parse_type_body_fns[tn](ps, i, def, node, name)
      node.newtype.def = def
      return i, node
   else
      i, node.newtype.def = parse_type(ps, i)
      if not node.newtype.def then
         return i
      end
      return i, node
   end
   return fail(ps, i, "expected a type")
end

local function parse_assignment_expression_list(ps: ParseState, i: integer, asgn: Node): integer, Node
   asgn.exps = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "expression_list")
   repeat
      i = i + 1
      local val: Node
      i, val = parse_expression(ps, i)
      if not val then
         if #asgn.exps == 0 then
            asgn.exps = nil
         end
         return i
      end
      table.insert(asgn.exps, val)
   until ps.tokens[i].tk ~= ","
   return i, asgn
end

local parse_call_or_assignment: function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
do
   local function is_lvalue(node: Node): boolean
      node.is_lvalue = node.kind == "variable"
                       or (node.kind == "op"
                           and (node.op.op == "@index" or node.op.op == "."))
      return node.is_lvalue
   end

   local function parse_variable(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node, integer
      local node: Node
      i, node = parse_expression(ps, i)
      if not (node and is_lvalue(node)) then
         return fail(ps, i, "expected a variable")
      end
      return i, node
   end

   parse_call_or_assignment = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
      local exp: Node
      local istart = i
      i, exp = parse_expression(ps, i)
      if not exp then
         return i
      end

      if (exp.op and exp.op.op == "@funcall") or exp.failstore then
         return i, exp
      end

      if not is_lvalue(exp) then
         return fail(ps, i, "syntax error")
      end

      local asgn: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, istart, "assignment")
      asgn.vars = new_node(ps.tokens, istart, "variable_list")
      asgn.vars[1] = exp
      if ps.tokens[i].tk == "," then
         i = i + 1
         i = parse_trying_list(ps, i, asgn.vars, parse_variable)
         if #asgn.vars < 2 then
            return fail(ps, i, "syntax error")
         end
      end

      if ps.tokens[i].tk ~= "=" then
         verify_tk(ps, i, "=")
         return i
      end

      i, asgn = parse_assignment_expression_list(ps, i, asgn)
      return i, asgn
   end
end

local function parse_variable_declarations(ps: ParseState, i: integer, node_name: NodeKind): integer, Node
   local asgn: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, node_name)

   asgn.vars = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "variable_list")
   i = parse_trying_list(ps, i, asgn.vars, parse_variable_name)
   if #asgn.vars == 0 then
      return fail(ps, i, "expected a local variable definition")
   end

   i, asgn.decltype = parse_type_list(ps, i, "decltype")

   if ps.tokens[i].tk == "=" then
      -- produce nice error message when using <= 0.7.1 syntax
      local next_word = ps.tokens[i + 1].tk
      local tn = next_word as TypeName
      if parse_type_body_fns[tn] then
         local scope = node_name == "local_declaration" and "local" or "global"
         return failskip(ps, i + 1, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; use '" .. scope .. " " .. next_word .. " " .. asgn.vars[1].tk .. "'", skip_type_body)
      elseif next_word == "functiontype" then
         local scope = node_name == "local_declaration" and "local" or "global"
         return failskip(ps, i + 1, "syntax error: this syntax is no longer valid; use '" .. scope .. " type " .. asgn.vars[1].tk .. " = function('...", parse_function_type as SkipFunction)
      end

      i, asgn = parse_assignment_expression_list(ps, i, asgn)
   end
   return i, asgn
end

local function parse_type_declaration(ps: ParseState, i: integer, node_name: NodeKind): integer, Node
   i = i + 2 -- skip `local` or `global`, and `type`

   local asgn: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, node_name)
   i, asgn.var = parse_variable_name(ps, i)
   if not asgn.var then
      return fail(ps, i, "expected a type name")
   end

   if node_name == "global_type" and ps.tokens[i].tk ~= "=" then
      return i, asgn
   end

   i = verify_tk(ps, i, "=")

   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "identifier" and ps.tokens[i].tk == "require" then
      local istart = i
      i, asgn.value = parse_call_or_assignment(ps, i)
      if asgn.value and not node_is_require_call(asgn.value) then
         fail(ps, istart, "require() for type declarations must have a literal argument")
      end
      return i, asgn
   end

   i, asgn.value = parse_newtype(ps, i, asgn.var.tk)
   if not asgn.value then
      return i
   end
   if not asgn.value.newtype.def.names then
      asgn.value.newtype.def.names = { asgn.var.tk }
   end

   return i, asgn
end

local function parse_type_constructor(ps: ParseState, i: integer, node_name: NodeKind, type_name: TypeName, parse_body: ParseBody): integer, Node
   local asgn: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, node_name)
   local nt: Node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "newtype")
   asgn.value = nt
   nt.newtype = new_type(ps, i, "typetype")
   local def = new_type(ps, i, type_name)
   nt.newtype.def = def

   i = i + 2 -- skip `local` or `global`, and the constructor name

   i, asgn.var = verify_kind(ps, i, "identifier")
   if not asgn.var then
      return fail(ps, i, "expected a type name")
   end
   nt.newtype.def.names = { asgn.var.tk }

   i = parse_body(ps, i, def, nt, asgn.var.tk)
   return i, asgn
end

local function skip_type_declaration(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   return parse_type_declaration(ps, i - 1, "local_type")
end

local function parse_local(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local ntk = ps.tokens[i + 1].tk
   local tn = ntk as TypeName
   if ntk == "function" then
      return parse_local_function(ps, i)
   elseif ntk == "type" and ps.tokens[i+2].kind == "identifier" then
      return parse_type_declaration(ps, i, "local_type")
   elseif parse_type_body_fns[tn] and ps.tokens[i+2].kind == "identifier" then
      return parse_type_constructor(ps, i, "local_type", tn, parse_type_body_fns[tn])
   end
   return parse_variable_declarations(ps, i + 1, "local_declaration")
end

local function parse_global(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local ntk = ps.tokens[i + 1].tk
   local tn = ntk as TypeName
   if ntk == "function" then
      return parse_function(ps, i + 1, "global")
   elseif ntk == "type" and ps.tokens[i+2].kind == "identifier" then
      return parse_type_declaration(ps, i, "global_type")
   elseif parse_type_body_fns[tn] and ps.tokens[i+2].kind == "identifier" then
      return parse_type_constructor(ps, i, "global_type", tn, parse_type_body_fns[tn])
   elseif ps.tokens[i+1].kind == "identifier" then
      return parse_variable_declarations(ps, i + 1, "global_declaration")
   end
   return parse_call_or_assignment(ps, i) -- global is a soft keyword
end

local function parse_record_function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   return parse_function(ps, i, "record")
end

local parse_statement_fns: {string : function(ParseState, integer):(integer, Node)} = {
   ["::"] = parse_label,
   ["do"] = parse_do,
   ["if"] = parse_if,
   ["for"] = parse_for,
   ["goto"] = parse_goto,
   ["local"] = parse_local,
   ["while"] = parse_while,
   ["break"] = parse_break,
   ["global"] = parse_global,
   ["repeat"] = parse_repeat,
   ["return"] = parse_return,
   ["function"] = parse_record_function,
}

local function type_needs_local_or_global(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
   local tk = ps.tokens[i].tk
   return failskip(ps, i, ("%s needs to be declared with 'local %s' or 'global %s'"):format(tk, tk, tk), skip_type_body)
end

local needs_local_or_global: {string : function(ParseState, integer):(integer, Node)} = {
   ["type"] = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer): integer, Node
      return failskip(ps, i, "types need to be declared with 'local type' or 'global type'", skip_type_declaration)
   end,
   ["record"] = type_needs_local_or_global,
   ["enum"] = type_needs_local_or_global,
}

parse_statements = function(ps: ParseState, i: integer, toplevel: boolean): integer, Node
   local node = new_node(ps.tokens, i, "statements")
   local item: Node
   while true do
      while ps.tokens[i].kind == ";" do
         i = i + 1
         if item then
            item.semicolon = true
         end
      end

      if ps.tokens[i].kind == "$EOF$" then
         break
      end
      local tk = ps.tokens[i].tk
      if (not toplevel) and stop_statement_list[tk] then
         break
      end

      local fn = parse_statement_fns[tk]
      if not fn then
         local skip_fn = needs_local_or_global[tk]
         if skip_fn and ps.tokens[i + 1].kind == "identifier" then
            fn = skip_fn
         else
            fn = parse_call_or_assignment
         end
      end

      i, item = fn(ps, i)

      if item then
         table.insert(node, item)
      elseif i > 1 then
         -- heuristic to resync at the next line after an invalid statement
         local lasty = ps.tokens[i - 1].y
         while ps.tokens[i].kind ~= "$EOF$" and ps.tokens[i].y == lasty do
            i = i + 1
         end
      end
   end

   end_at(node, ps.tokens[i])
   return i, node
end

local function clear_redundant_errors(errors: {Error})
   local redundant: {integer} = {}
   local lastx, lasty = 0, 0
   for i, err in ipairs(errors) do
      err.i = i
   end
   table.sort(errors, function(a: Error, b: Error): boolean
      local af = a.filename or ""
      local bf = b.filename or ""
      return af < bf
             or (af == bf   and (a.y < b.y
             or (a.y == b.y and (a.x < b.x
             or (a.x == b.x and (a.i < b.i))))))
   end)
   for i, err in ipairs(errors) do
      err.i = nil
      if err.x == lastx and err.y == lasty then
         table.insert(redundant, i)
      end
      lastx, lasty = err.x, err.y
   end
   for i = #redundant, 1, -1 do
      table.remove(errors, redundant[i])
   end
end

function tl.parse_program(tokens: {Token}, errs: {Error}, filename: string): Node, {string}
   errs = errs or {}
   local ps: ParseState = {
      tokens = tokens,
      errs = errs,
      filename = filename or "",
      required_modules = {},
   }
   local i = 1
   local hashbang: string
   if ps.tokens[i].kind == "hashbang" then
      hashbang = ps.tokens[i].tk
      i = i + 1
   end
   local _, node = parse_statements(ps, i, true)
   if hashbang then
      node.hashbang = hashbang
   end

   clear_redundant_errors(errs)
   return node, ps.required_modules
end

function tl.parse(input: string, filename: string): Node, {Error}, {string}
   local tokens, errs = tl.lex(input, filename)
   local node, required_modules = tl.parse_program(tokens, errs, filename)
   return node, errs, required_modules
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- AST traversal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local record VisitorCallbacks<N, T>
   before: function(N, {T})
   before_exp: function({N}, {T})
   before_arguments: function({N}, {T})
   before_statements: function({N}, {T})
   before_e2: function({N}, {T})
   after: function(N, {T}, T): T
end

local enum VisitorExtraCallback
   "before_arguments"
   "before_statements"
   "before_exp"
   "before_e2"
end

local record Visitor<K, N, T>
   cbs: {K:VisitorCallbacks<N, T>}
   after: function(N, {T}, T): T
   allow_missing_cbs: boolean
end

local enum MetaMode
   "meta"
end

local function fields_of(t: Type, meta: MetaMode): (function(): string, Type)
   local i = 1
   local field_order, fields: {string}, {string:Type}
   if meta then
      field_order, fields = t.meta_field_order, t.meta_fields
   else
      field_order, fields = t.field_order, t.fields
   end
   if not fields then
      return function(): string, Type
      end
   end
   return function(): string, Type
      local name = field_order[i]
      if not name then
         return nil
      end
      i = i + 1
      return name, fields[name]
   end
end

local show_type: function(Type, boolean, {Type:string}): string

local tl_debug_indent = 0
local record DebugEntry
   mark: string
   y: integer
   x: integer
   msg: string
end
local tl_debug_entry: DebugEntry = nil
local tl_debug_y = 1

local function tl_debug_loc(y: integer, x: integer): string
   return (tostring(y) or "?") .. ":" .. (tostring(x) or "?")
end

local function tl_debug_indent_push(mark: string, y: integer, x: integer, fmt: string, ...: any)
   if tl_debug_entry then
      if tl_debug_entry.y and (tl_debug_entry.y > tl_debug_y) then
         io.stderr:write("\n")
         tl_debug_y = tl_debug_entry.y
      end
      io.stderr:write(("   "):rep(tl_debug_indent) .. tl_debug_entry.mark .. " " ..
                      tl_debug_loc(tl_debug_entry.y, tl_debug_entry.x) .. " " ..
                      tl_debug_entry.msg .. "\n")
      io.stderr:flush()
      tl_debug_entry = nil
      tl_debug_indent = tl_debug_indent + 1
   end
   tl_debug_entry = {
      mark = mark,
      y = y,
      x = x,
      msg = fmt:format(...)
   }
end

local function tl_debug_indent_pop(mark: string, single: string, y: integer, x: integer, fmt: string, ...: any)
   if tl_debug_entry then
      local msg = tl_debug_entry.msg
      if fmt then
         msg = fmt:format(...)
      end
      if y and (y > tl_debug_y) then
         io.stderr:write("\n")
         tl_debug_y = y
      end
      io.stderr:write(("   "):rep(tl_debug_indent) .. single .. " " .. tl_debug_loc(y, x) .. " " .. msg .. "\n")
      io.stderr:flush()
      tl_debug_entry = nil
   else
      tl_debug_indent = tl_debug_indent - 1
      if fmt then
         io.stderr:write(("   "):rep(tl_debug_indent) .. mark .. " " .. fmt:format(...) .. "\n")
         io.stderr:flush()
      end
   end
end

local function recurse_type<T>(ast: Type, visit: Visitor<TypeName, Type, T>): T
   local kind = ast.typename

   if TL_DEBUG then
      tl_debug_indent_push("---", ast.y, ast.x, "[%s] = %s", kind, show_type(ast))
   end

   local cbs = visit.cbs
   local cbkind = cbs and cbs[kind]
   if cbkind then
      local cbkind_before = cbkind.before
      if cbkind_before then
         cbkind_before(ast)
      end
   end

   local xs: {T} = {}

   if ast.typeargs then
      for _, child in ipairs(ast.typeargs) do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end

   for i, child in ipairs(ast) do
      xs[i] = recurse_type(child, visit)
   end

   if ast.types then
      for _, child in ipairs(ast.types) do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end
   if ast.def then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.def, visit))
   end
   if ast.keys then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.keys, visit))
   end
   if ast.values then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.values, visit))
   end
   if ast.elements then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.elements, visit))
   end
   if ast.fields then
      for _, child in fields_of(ast) do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end
   if ast.meta_fields then
      for _, child in fields_of(ast, "meta") do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end
   if ast.args then
      for i, child in ipairs(ast.args) do
         if i > 1 or not ast.is_method or child.is_self then
            table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
         end
      end
   end
   if ast.rets then
      for _, child in ipairs(ast.rets) do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end
   if ast.typevals then
      for _, child in ipairs(ast.typevals) do
         table.insert(xs, recurse_type(child, visit))
      end
   end
   if ast.ktype then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.ktype, visit))
   end
   if ast.vtype then
      table.insert(xs, recurse_type(ast.vtype, visit))
   end

   local ret: T
   local cbkind_after = cbkind and cbkind.after
   if cbkind_after then
      ret = cbkind_after(ast, xs)
   end
   local visit_after = visit.after
   if visit_after then
      ret = visit_after(ast, xs, ret)
   end

   if TL_DEBUG then
      tl_debug_indent_pop("---", "---", ast.y, ast.x)
   end

   return ret
end

local function recurse_typeargs<T>(ast: Node, visit_type: Visitor<TypeName, Type, T>)
   if ast.typeargs then
      for _, typearg in ipairs(ast.typeargs) do
         recurse_type(typearg, visit_type)
      end
   end
end

local function extra_callback<T>(name: VisitorExtraCallback,
                                 ast: Node,
                                 xs: {T},
                                 visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, T>)
   local cbs = visit_node.cbs
   if not cbs then return end
   local nbs = cbs[ast.kind]
   if not nbs then return end
   local bs = nbs[name]
   if not bs then return end
   bs(ast, xs)
end

local no_recurse_node: {NodeKind : boolean} = {
   ["..."] = true,
   ["nil"] = true,
   ["cast"] = true,
   ["goto"] = true,
   ["break"] = true,
   ["label"] = true,
   ["number"] = true,
   ["string"] = true,
   ["boolean"] = true,
   ["integer"] = true,
   ["variable"] = true,
   ["error_node"] = true,
   ["identifier"] = true,
   ["type_identifier"] = true,
}

local function recurse_node<T>(root: Node,
                               visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, T>,
                               visit_type: Visitor<TypeName, Type, T>): T
   if not root then
      -- parse error
      return
   end

   local recurse: function(Node): T

   local function walk_children(ast: Node, xs: {T})
      for i, child in ipairs(ast) do
         xs[i] = recurse(child)
      end
   end

   local function walk_vars_exps(ast: Node, xs: {T})
      xs[1] = recurse(ast.vars)
      if ast.decltype then
         xs[2] = recurse_type(ast.decltype, visit_type)
      end
      extra_callback("before_exp", ast, xs, visit_node)
      if ast.exps then
         xs[3] = recurse(ast.exps)
      end
   end

   local function walk_var_value(ast: Node, xs: {T})
      xs[1] = recurse(ast.var)
      xs[2] = recurse(ast.value)
   end

   local function walk_named_function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
      recurse_typeargs(ast, visit_type)
      xs[1] = recurse(ast.name)
      xs[2] = recurse(ast.args)
      xs[3] = recurse_type(ast.rets, visit_type)
      extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
      xs[4] = recurse(ast.body)
   end

   local walkers: {NodeKind : function(Node, {T})} = {
      ["op"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.e1)
         local p1 = ast.e1.op and ast.e1.op.prec or nil
         if ast.op.op == ":" and ast.e1.kind == "string" then
            p1 = -999
         end
         xs[2] = p1 as T
         if ast.op.arity == 2 then
            extra_callback("before_e2", ast, xs, visit_node)
            if ast.op.op == "is" or ast.op.op == "as" then
               xs[3] = recurse_type(ast.e2.casttype, visit_type)
            else
               xs[3] = recurse(ast.e2)
            end
            xs[4] = (ast.e2.op and ast.e2.op.prec) as T
         end
      end,

      ["statements"] = walk_children,
      ["argument_list"] = walk_children,
      ["table_literal"] = walk_children,
      ["variable_list"] = walk_children,
      ["expression_list"] = walk_children,

      ["table_item"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.key)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.value)
         if ast.decltype then
            xs[3] = recurse_type(ast.decltype, visit_type)
         end
      end,

      ["assignment"] = walk_vars_exps,
      ["local_declaration"] = walk_vars_exps,
      ["global_declaration"] = walk_vars_exps,

      ["local_type"] = walk_var_value,
      ["global_type"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.var)
         if ast.value then
            xs[2] = recurse(ast.value)
         end
      end,

      ["if"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         for _, e in ipairs(ast.if_blocks) do
            table.insert(xs, recurse(e))
         end
      end,

      ["if_block"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         if ast.exp then
            xs[1] = recurse(ast.exp)
         end
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["while"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.exp)
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["repeat"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.body)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.exp)
      end,

      ["function"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         recurse_typeargs(ast, visit_type)
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.args)
         xs[2] = recurse_type(ast.rets, visit_type)
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[3] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,
      ["local_function"] = walk_named_function,
      ["global_function"] = walk_named_function,
      ["record_function"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         recurse_typeargs(ast, visit_type)
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.fn_owner)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.name)
         extra_callback("before_arguments", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[3] = recurse(ast.args)
         xs[4] = recurse_type(ast.rets, visit_type)
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[5] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["forin"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.vars)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.exps)
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[3] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["fornum"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.var)
         xs[2] = recurse(ast.from)
         xs[3] = recurse(ast.to)
         xs[4] = ast.step and recurse(ast.step)
         extra_callback("before_statements", ast, xs, visit_node)
         xs[5] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["return"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.exps)
      end,

      ["do"] = function(ast: Node, xs: {T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.body)
      end,

      ["paren"] = function(ast: Node, xs:{T})
         xs[1] = recurse(ast.e1)
      end,

      ["newtype"] = function(ast: Node, xs:{T})
         xs[1] = recurse_type(ast.newtype, visit_type)
      end,

      ["argument"] = function(ast: Node, xs:{T})
         if ast.decltype then
            xs[1] = recurse_type(ast.decltype, visit_type)
         end
      end,
   }

   if not visit_node.allow_missing_cbs and not visit_node.cbs then
      error("missing cbs in visit_node")
   end
   local visit_after = visit_node.after

   recurse = function(ast: Node): T
      local xs: {T} = {}
      local kind = assert(ast.kind)
      local kprint: string

      local cbs = visit_node.cbs
      local cbkind = cbs and cbs[kind]
      if cbkind then
         if cbkind.before then
            cbkind.before(ast)
         end
      end

      if TL_DEBUG then
         if ast.y > TL_DEBUG_MAXLINE then
            error("Halting execution at input line " .. ast.y)
         end
         kprint = kind == "op" and "op " .. ast.op.op
                  or kind == "identifier" and "identifier " .. ast.tk
                  or kind
         tl_debug_indent_push("{{{", ast.y, ast.x, "[%s]", kprint)
      end

      local fn = walkers[kind]
      if fn then
         fn(ast, xs)
      else
         assert(no_recurse_node[kind])
      end

      local ret: T
      local cbkind_after = cbkind and cbkind.after
      if cbkind_after then
         ret = cbkind_after(ast, xs)
      end
      if visit_after then
         ret = visit_after(ast, xs, ret)
      end

      if TL_DEBUG then
         tl_debug_indent_pop("}}}", "***", ast.y, ast.x, "[%s] = %s", kprint, ast.type and show_type(ast.type))
      end

      return ret
   end

   return recurse(root)
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Pretty-print AST
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local tight_op: {integer:{string:boolean}} = {
   [1] = {
      ["-"] = true,
      ["~"] = true,
      ["#"] = true,
   },
   [2] = {
      ["."] = true,
      [":"] = true,
   },
}

local spaced_op: {integer:{string:boolean}} = {
   [1] = {
      ["not"] = true,
   },
   [2] = {
      ["or"] = true,
      ["and"] = true,
      ["<"] = true,
      [">"] = true,
      ["<="] = true,
      [">="] = true,
      ["~="] = true,
      ["=="] = true,
      ["|"] = true,
      ["~"] = true,
      ["&"] = true,
      ["<<"] = true,
      [">>"] = true,
      [".."] = true,
      ["+"] = true,
      ["-"] = true,
      ["*"] = true,
      ["/"] = true,
      ["//"] = true,
      ["%"] = true,
      ["^"] = true,
   },
}


local default_pretty_print_ast_opts: PrettyPrintOptions = {
   preserve_indent = true,
   preserve_newlines = true,
   preserve_hashbang = false,
}

local fast_pretty_print_ast_opts: PrettyPrintOptions = {
   preserve_indent = false,
   preserve_newlines = true,
   preserve_hashbang = false,
}

local primitive: {TypeName:string} = {
   ["function"] = "function",
   ["enum"] = "string",
   ["boolean"] = "boolean",
   ["string"] = "string",
   ["nil"] = "nil",
   ["number"] = "number",
   ["integer"] = "number",
   ["thread"] = "thread",
}

function tl.pretty_print_ast(ast: Node, gen_target: TargetMode, mode: boolean | PrettyPrintOptions): string, string
   local err: string
   local indent = 0

   local opts: PrettyPrintOptions
   if mode is PrettyPrintOptions then
      opts = mode
   elseif mode == true then
      opts = fast_pretty_print_ast_opts
   else
      opts = default_pretty_print_ast_opts
   end

   local record Output
      {string}
      y: integer
      h: integer
   end

   local save_indent: {integer} = {}

   local function increment_indent(node: Node)
      local child = node.body or node[1]
      if not child then
         return
      end
      if child.y ~= node.y then
         if indent == 0 and #save_indent > 0 then
            indent = save_indent[#save_indent] + 1
         else
            indent = indent + 1
         end
      else
         table.insert(save_indent, indent)
         indent = 0
      end
   end

   local function decrement_indent(node: Node, child: Node)
      if child.y ~= node.y then
         indent = indent - 1
      else
         indent = table.remove(save_indent)
      end
   end

   if not opts.preserve_indent then
      increment_indent = nil
      decrement_indent = function() end
   end

   local function add_string(out: Output, s: string)
      table.insert(out, s)
      if string.find(s, "\n", 1, true) then
         for _nl in s:gmatch("\n") do
            out.h = out.h + 1
         end
      end
   end

   local function add_child(out: Output, child: Output, space: string, current_indent: integer): integer
      if #child == 0 then
         return
      end

      if child.y ~= -1 and child.y < out.y then
         out.y = child.y
      end

      if child.y > out.y + out.h and opts.preserve_newlines then
         local delta = child.y - (out.y + out.h)
         out.h = out.h + delta
         table.insert(out, ("\n"):rep(delta))
      else
         if space then
            if space ~= "" then
               table.insert(out, space)
            end
            current_indent = nil
         end
      end
      if current_indent and opts.preserve_indent then
         table.insert(out, ("   "):rep(current_indent))
      end
      table.insert(out, child as string)
      out.h = out.h + child.h
   end

   local function concat_output(out: Output): string
      for i, s in ipairs(out) do
         if type(s) == "table" then
            out[i] = concat_output(s as Output)
         end
      end
      return table.concat(out)
   end

   local function print_record_def(typ: Type): string
      local out: {string} = { "{" }
      for _, name in ipairs(typ.field_order) do
         if is_typetype(typ.fields[name]) and is_record_type(typ.fields[name].def) then
            table.insert(out, name)
            table.insert(out, " = ")
            table.insert(out, print_record_def(typ.fields[name].def))
            table.insert(out, ", ")
         end
      end
      table.insert(out, "}")
      return table.concat(out)
   end

   local visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, Output> = {}

   local lua_54_attribute <total>: {Attribute:string} = {
      ["const"] = " <const>",
      ["close"] = " <close>",
      ["total"] = " <const>",
   }

   local function emit_exactly(node: Node, _children: {Output}): Output
      local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
      add_string(out, node.tk)
      return out
   end

   local emit_exactly_visitor_cbs <const>: VisitorCallbacks<Node, Output> = { after = emit_exactly }

   visit_node.cbs = {
      ["statements"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output
            if opts.preserve_hashbang and node.hashbang then
               out = { y = 1, h = 0 }
               table.insert(out, node.hashbang)
            else
               out = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            end
            local space: string
            for i, child in ipairs(children) do
               add_child(out, child, space, indent)
               if node[i].semicolon then
                  table.insert(out, ";")
                  space = " "
               else
                  space = "; "
               end
            end
            return out
         end
      },
      ["local_declaration"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "local ")
            for i, var in ipairs(node.vars) do
               if i > 1 then
                  add_string(out, ", ")
               end
               add_string(out, var.tk)
               if var.attribute then
                  if gen_target ~= "5.4" and var.attribute == "close" then
                     err = "attempt to emit a <close> attribute for a non 5.4 target"
                  end

                  if gen_target == "5.4" then
                     add_string(out, lua_54_attribute[var.attribute])
                  end
               end
            end
            if children[3] then
               table.insert(out, " =")
               add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["local_type"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if not node.var.elide_type then
               table.insert(out, "local")
               add_child(out, children[1], " ")
               table.insert(out, " =")
               add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["global_type"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if children[2] then
               add_child(out, children[1])
               table.insert(out, " =")
               add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["global_declaration"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if children[3] then
               add_child(out, children[1])
               table.insert(out, " =")
               add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["assignment"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            add_child(out, children[1])
            table.insert(out, " =")
            add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["if"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            for i, child in ipairs(children) do
               add_child(out, child, i > 1 and " ", child.y ~= node.y and indent)
            end
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["if_block"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if node.if_block_n == 1 then
               table.insert(out, "if")
            elseif not node.exp then
               table.insert(out, "else")
            else
               table.insert(out, "elseif")
            end
            if node.exp then
               add_child(out, children[1], " ")
               table.insert(out, " then")
            end
            add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["while"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "while")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, " do")
            add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["repeat"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "repeat")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "until " }, " ", indent)
            add_child(out, children[2])
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["do"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "do")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["forin"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "for")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, " in")
            add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            table.insert(out, " do")
            add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["fornum"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "for")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, " =")
            add_child(out, children[2], " ")
            table.insert(out, ",")
            add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            if children[4] then
               table.insert(out, ",")
               add_child(out, children[4], " ")
            end
            table.insert(out, " do")
            add_child(out, children[5], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["return"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "return")
            if #children[1] > 0 then
               add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["break"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "break")
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["variable_list"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            local space: string
            for i, child in ipairs(children) do
               if i > 1 then
                  table.insert(out, ",")
                  space = " "
               end
               add_child(out, child, space, child.y ~= node.y and indent)
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["table_literal"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if #children == 0 then
               table.insert(out, "{}")
               return out
            end
            table.insert(out, "{")
            local n = #children
            for i, child in ipairs(children) do
               add_child(out, child, " ", child.y ~= node.y and indent)
               if i < n or node.yend ~= node.y then
                  table.insert(out, ",")
               end
            end
            decrement_indent(node, node[1])
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "}" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["table_item"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if node.key_parsed ~= "implicit" then
               if node.key_parsed == "short" then
                  children[1][1] = children[1][1]:sub(2, -2)
                  add_child(out, children[1])
                  table.insert(out, " = ")
               else
                  table.insert(out, "[")
                  if node.key_parsed == "long" and node.key.is_longstring then
                     table.insert(children[1], 1, " ")
                     table.insert(children[1], " ")
                  end
                  add_child(out, children[1])
                  table.insert(out, "] = ")
               end
            end
            add_child(out, children[2])
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["local_function"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "local function")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, "(")
            add_child(out, children[2])
            table.insert(out, ")")
            add_child(out, children[4], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["global_function"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "function")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, "(")
            add_child(out, children[2])
            table.insert(out, ")")
            add_child(out, children[4], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["record_function"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "function")
            add_child(out, children[1], " ")
            table.insert(out, node.is_method and ":" or ".")
            add_child(out, children[2])
            table.insert(out, "(")
            if node.is_method then
               -- remove self
               table.remove(children[3], 1)
               if children[3][1] == "," then
                  table.remove(children[3], 1)
                  table.remove(children[3], 1)
               end
            end
            add_child(out, children[3])
            table.insert(out, ")")
            add_child(out, children[5], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["function"] = {
         before = increment_indent,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "function(")
            add_child(out, children[1])
            table.insert(out, ")")
            add_child(out, children[3], " ")
            decrement_indent(node, node.body)
            add_child(out, { y = node.yend, h = 0, [1] = "end" }, " ", indent)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["cast"] = {
      },
      ["paren"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "(")
            add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
            table.insert(out, ")")
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["op"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if node.op.op == "@funcall" then
               add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
               table.insert(out, "(")
               add_child(out, children[3], "", indent)
               table.insert(out, ")")
            elseif node.op.op == "@index" then
               add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
               table.insert(out, "[")
               if node.e2.is_longstring then
                  table.insert(children[3], 1, " ")
                  table.insert(children[3], " ")
               end
               add_child(out, children[3], "", indent)
               table.insert(out, "]")
            elseif node.op.op == "as" then
               add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
            elseif node.op.op == "is" then
               if node.e2.casttype.typename == "integer" then
                  table.insert(out, "math.type(")
                  add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
                  table.insert(out, ") == \"integer\"")
               elseif node.e2.casttype.typename == "nil" then
                  add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
                  table.insert(out, " == nil")
               else
                  table.insert(out, "type(")
                  add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
                  table.insert(out, ") == \"")
                  add_child(out, children[3], "", indent)
                  table.insert(out, "\"")
               end
            elseif spaced_op[node.op.arity][node.op.op] or tight_op[node.op.arity][node.op.op] then
               local space = spaced_op[node.op.arity][node.op.op] and " " or ""
               if children[2] and node.op.prec > tonumber(children[2]) then
                  table.insert(children[1], 1, "(")
                  table.insert(children[1], ")")
               end
               if node.op.arity == 1 then
                  table.insert(out, node.op.op)
                  add_child(out, children[1], space, indent)
               elseif node.op.arity == 2 then
                  add_child(out, children[1], "", indent)
                  if space == " " then
                     table.insert(out, " ")
                  end
                  table.insert(out, node.op.op)
                  if children[4] and node.op.prec > tonumber(children[4]) then
                     table.insert(children[3], 1, "(")
                     table.insert(children[3], ")")
                  end
                  add_child(out, children[3], space, indent)
               end
            else
               error("unknown node op " .. node.op.op)
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["newtype"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            if node.is_alias then
               table.insert(out, table.concat(node.newtype.def.names, "."))
            elseif is_record_type(node.newtype.def) then
               table.insert(out, print_record_def(node.newtype.def))
            else
               table.insert(out, "{}")
            end
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["goto"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "goto ")
            table.insert(out, node.label)
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["label"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }
            table.insert(out, "::")
            table.insert(out, node.label)
            table.insert(out, "::")
            return out
         end,
      },
      ["string"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Output}): Output
            -- translate escape sequences not supported by Lua 5.1
            -- in particular:
            --  - \z : removes trailing whitespace
            --  - \xXX : hex byte
            --  - \u{} : unicode

            if node.tk:sub(1, 1) == "[" or gen_target ~= "5.1" or not node.tk:find("\\", 1, true) then
               return emit_exactly(node, children)
            end

            local out <const>: Output = { y = node.y, h = 0 }

            local replaced = node.tk
            for _ in replaced:gmatch("\n") do
               out.h = out.h + 1
            end

            replaced = replaced:gsub("()\\z(%s*)", function(index_in_disguise: string, ws: string): string
               local index <const> = index_in_disguise as integer - 1
               if replaced:sub(index, index) == "\\" then
                  return "\\z" .. ws
               end
               for _ in ws:gmatch("\n") do
                  out.h = out.h - 1
               end
               return ""
            end)

            replaced = replaced:gsub("()\\x(..)", function(index_in_disguise: string, digits: string): string
               local index <const> = index_in_disguise as integer - 1
               if replaced:sub(index, index) == "\\" then
                  return "\\x" .. digits
               end
               local byte <const> = tonumber(digits, 16)
               return byte and string.format("\\%03d", byte) or "\\x" .. digits
            end)

            replaced = replaced:gsub("()\\u{(.-)}", function(index_in_disguise: string, hex_digits: string): string
               local index <const> = index_in_disguise as integer - 1
               if replaced:sub(index, index) == "\\" then
                  return "\\u{" .. hex_digits .. "}"
               end
               local codepoint <const> = tonumber(hex_digits, 16)
               if not codepoint then
                  return "\\000"
               end
               local sequence <const> = utf8.char(codepoint)
               return (sequence:gsub(".", function(c: string): string
                  return ("\\%03d"):format(string.byte(c))
               end))
            end)

            out[1] = replaced
            return out
         end,
      },

      ["variable"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["identifier"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["number"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["integer"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["nil"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["boolean"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["..."] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["argument"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
      ["type_identifier"] = emit_exactly_visitor_cbs,
   }

   local visit_type: Visitor<TypeName, Type, Output> = {}
   visit_type.cbs = {
      ["string"] = {
         after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Output}): Output
            local out: Output = { y = typ.y or -1, h = 0 }
            local r = typ.resolved or typ
            local lua_type = primitive[r.typename]
                             or (r.is_userdata and "userdata")
                             or "table"
            table.insert(out, lua_type)
            return out
         end,
      },
   }
   visit_type.cbs["typetype"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["typevar"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["typearg"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["function"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["thread"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["array"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["map"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["tupletable"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["arrayrecord"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["record"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["enum"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["boolean"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["nil"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["number"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["integer"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["union"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["nominal"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["bad_nominal"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["emptytable"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["table_item"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unresolved_emptytable_value"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["tuple"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["poly"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["any"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unknown"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["invalid"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unresolved"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["none"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]

   visit_node.cbs["expression_list"] = visit_node.cbs["variable_list"]
   visit_node.cbs["argument_list"] = visit_node.cbs["variable_list"]

   local out = recurse_node(ast, visit_node, visit_type)
   if err then
      return nil, err
   end

   local code: Output
   if opts.preserve_newlines then
      code = { y = 1, h = 0 }
      add_child(code, out)
   else
      code = out
   end
   return (concat_output(code):gsub(" *\n", "\n"))
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Type check
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local function VARARG(t: {Type}): Type
   local tuple = t as Type
   tuple.typename = "tuple"
   tuple.is_va = true
   return a_type(t)
end

local function TUPLE(t: {Type}): Type
   local tuple = t as Type
   tuple.typename = "tuple"
   return a_type(t)
end

local function UNION(t: {Type}): Type
   return a_type { typename = "union", types = t }
end

local NONE = a_type { typename = "none" }
local INVALID = a_type { typename = "invalid" }
local UNKNOWN = a_type { typename = "unknown" }
local CIRCULAR_REQUIRE = a_type { typename = "circular_require" }

local FUNCTION = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = VARARG { ANY } }

local NOMINAL_FILE = a_type { typename = "nominal", names = {"FILE"} }
local XPCALL_MSGH_FUNCTION = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { } }

local USERDATA = ANY -- Placeholder for maybe having a userdata "primitive" type

local numeric_binop = {
   ["number"] = {
      ["number"] = NUMBER,
      ["integer"] = NUMBER,
   },
   ["integer"] = {
      ["integer"] = INTEGER,
      ["number"] = NUMBER,
   },
}

local float_binop = {
   ["number"] = {
      ["number"] = NUMBER,
      ["integer"] = NUMBER,
   },
   ["integer"] = {
      ["integer"] = NUMBER,
      ["number"] = NUMBER,
   },
}

local integer_binop = {
   ["number"] = {
      ["number"] = INTEGER,
      ["integer"] = INTEGER,
   },
   ["integer"] = {
      ["integer"] = INTEGER,
      ["number"] = INTEGER,
   },
}

local relational_binop = {
   ["number"] = {
      ["integer"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["number"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["integer"] = {
      ["number"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["integer"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["string"] = {
      ["string"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["boolean"] = {
      ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
}

local equality_binop = {
   ["number"] = {
      ["number"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["integer"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["integer"] = {
      ["number"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["integer"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["string"] = {
      ["string"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["boolean"] = {
      ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["record"] = {
      ["emptytable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["arrayrecord"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["record"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["array"] = {
      ["emptytable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["arrayrecord"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["array"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["arrayrecord"] = {
      ["emptytable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["arrayrecord"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["record"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["array"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["map"] = {
      ["emptytable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["map"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
   ["thread"] = {
      ["thread"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["nil"] = BOOLEAN,
   }
}

local unop_types: {string:{string:Type}} = {
   ["#"] = {
      ["arrayrecord"] = INTEGER,
      ["string"] = INTEGER,
      ["array"] = INTEGER,
      ["tupletable"] = INTEGER,
      ["map"] = INTEGER,
      ["emptytable"] = INTEGER,
   },
   ["-"] = {
      ["number"] = NUMBER,
      ["integer"] = INTEGER,
   },
   ["~"] = {
      ["number"] = INTEGER,
      ["integer"] = INTEGER,
   },
   ["not"] = {
      ["string"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["number"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["integer"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["record"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["arrayrecord"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["array"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["tupletable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["map"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["emptytable"] = BOOLEAN,
      ["thread"] = BOOLEAN,
   },
}

local unop_to_metamethod: {string:string} = {
   ["#"] = "__len",
   ["-"] = "__unm",
   ["~"] = "__bnot",
}

local binop_types: {string:{TypeName:{TypeName:Type}}} = {
   ["+"] = numeric_binop,
   ["-"] = numeric_binop,
   ["*"] = numeric_binop,
   ["%"] = numeric_binop,
   ["/"] = float_binop,
   ["//"] = numeric_binop,
   ["^"] = float_binop,
   ["&"] = integer_binop,
   ["|"] = integer_binop,
   ["<<"] = integer_binop,
   [">>"] = integer_binop,
   ["~"] = integer_binop,
   ["=="] = equality_binop,
   ["~="] = equality_binop,
   ["<="] = relational_binop,
   [">="] = relational_binop,
   ["<"] = relational_binop,
   [">"] = relational_binop,
   ["or"] = {
      ["boolean"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
         ["function"] = FUNCTION, -- HACK
      },
      ["number"] = {
         ["integer"] = NUMBER,
         ["number"] = NUMBER,
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["integer"] = {
         ["integer"] = INTEGER,
         ["number"] = NUMBER,
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["string"] = {
         ["string"] = STRING,
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
         ["enum"] = STRING,
      },
      ["function"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["array"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["record"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["arrayrecord"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["map"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      },
      ["enum"] = {
         ["string"] = STRING,
      },
      ["thread"] = {
         ["boolean"] = BOOLEAN,
      }
   },
   [".."] = {
      ["string"] = {
         ["string"] = STRING,
         ["enum"] = STRING,
         ["number"] = STRING,
         ["integer"] = STRING,
      },
      ["number"] = {
         ["integer"] = STRING,
         ["number"] = STRING,
         ["string"] = STRING,
         ["enum"] = STRING,
      },
      ["integer"] = {
         ["integer"] = STRING,
         ["number"] = STRING,
         ["string"] = STRING,
         ["enum"] = STRING,
      },
      ["enum"] = {
         ["number"] = STRING,
         ["integer"] = STRING,
         ["string"] = STRING,
         ["enum"] = STRING,
      }
   },
}

local binop_to_metamethod: {string:string} = {
   ["+"] = "__add",
   ["-"] = "__sub",
   ["*"] = "__mul",
   ["/"] = "__div",
   ["%"] = "__mod",
   ["^"] = "__pow",
   ["//"] = "__idiv",
   ["&"] = "__band",
   ["|"] = "__bor",
   ["~"] = "__bxor",
   ["<<"] = "__shl",
   [">>"] = "__shr",
   [".."] = "__concat",
   ["=="] = "__eq",
   ["<"] = "__lt",
   ["<="] = "__le",
   ["@index"] = "__index",
}

local function is_unknown(t: Type): boolean
   return t.typename == "unknown"
       or t.typename == "unresolved_emptytable_value"
end

local function show_type_base(t: Type, short: boolean, seen: {Type:string}): string
   -- FIXME this is a control for recursively built types, which should in principle not exist
   if seen[t] then
      return seen[t]
   end
   seen[t] = "..."

   local function show(typ: Type): string
      return show_type(typ, short, seen)
   end

   local function show_record_type(name: string): string
      if t.names then
         return t.names[1]
      end
      if short then
         return name
      else
         local out: {string} = {name}
         if t.typeargs then
            table.insert(out, "<")
            local typeargs = {}
            for _, v in ipairs(t.typeargs) do
               table.insert(typeargs, show(v))
            end
            table.insert(out, table.concat(typeargs, ", "))
            table.insert(out, ">")
         end
         table.insert(out, " (")
         if t.elements then
            table.insert(out, "{" .. show(t.elements) .. "}")
         end
         local fs = {}
         for _, k in ipairs(t.field_order) do
            local v = t.fields[k]
            table.insert(fs, k .. ": " .. show(v))
         end
         table.insert(out, table.concat(fs, "; "))
         table.insert(out, ")")
         return table.concat(out)
      end
   end

   if t.typename == "nominal" then
      if t.typevals then
         local out = { table.concat(t.names, "."), "<" }
         local vals: {string} = {}
         for _, v in ipairs(t.typevals) do
            table.insert(vals, show(v))
         end
         table.insert(out, table.concat(vals, ", "))
         table.insert(out, ">")
         return table.concat(out)
      else
         return table.concat(t.names, ".")
      end
   elseif t.typename == "tuple" then
      local out: {string} = {}
      for _, v in ipairs(t) do
         table.insert(out, show(v))
      end
      return "(" .. table.concat(out, ", ") .. ")"
   elseif t.typename == "tupletable" then
      local out: {string} = {}
      for _, v in ipairs(t.types) do
         table.insert(out, show(v))
      end
      return "{" .. table.concat(out, ", ") .. "}"
   elseif t.typename == "poly" then
      local out: {string} = {}
      for _, v in ipairs(t.types) do
         table.insert(out, show(v))
      end
      return "polymorphic function (with types " .. table.concat(out, " and ") .. ")"
   elseif t.typename == "union" then
      local out: {string} = {}
      for _, v in ipairs(t.types) do
         table.insert(out, show(v))
      end
      return table.concat(out, " | ")
   elseif t.typename == "emptytable" then
      return "{}"
   elseif t.typename == "map" then
      return "{" .. show(t.keys) .. " : " .. show(t.values) .. "}"
   elseif t.typename == "array" then
      return "{" .. show(t.elements) .. "}"
   elseif t.typename == "enum" then
      return t.names and table.concat(t.names, ".") or "enum"
   elseif is_record_type(t) then
      return show_record_type("record")
   elseif t.typename == "function" then
      local out: {string} = {"function"}
      if t.typeargs then
         table.insert(out, "<")
         local typeargs = {}
         for _, v in ipairs(t.typeargs) do
            table.insert(typeargs, show(v))
         end
         table.insert(out, table.concat(typeargs, ", "))
         table.insert(out, ">")
      end
      table.insert(out, "(")
      local args = {}
      if t.is_method then
         table.insert(args, "self")
      end
      for i, v in ipairs(t.args) do
         if not t.is_method or i > 1 then
            table.insert(args, (i == #t.args and t.args.is_va and "...: " or "") .. show(v))
         end
      end
      table.insert(out, table.concat(args, ", "))
      table.insert(out, ")")
      if #t.rets > 0 then
         table.insert(out, ": ")
         local rets = {}
         for i, v in ipairs(t.rets) do
            table.insert(rets, show(v) .. (i == #t.rets and t.rets.is_va and "..." or ""))
         end
         table.insert(out, table.concat(rets, ", "))
      end
      return table.concat(out)
   elseif t.typename == "number"
       or t.typename == "integer"
       or t.typename == "boolean"
       or t.typename == "thread" then
      return t.typename
   elseif t.typename == "string" then
      if short then
         return "string"
      else
         return t.typename ..
                (t.tk and " " .. t.tk or "")
      end
   elseif t.typename == "typevar" then
      return TL_DEBUG and t.typevar or (t.typevar:gsub("@.*", ""))
   elseif t.typename == "typearg" then
      return TL_DEBUG and t.typearg or (t.typearg:gsub("@.*", ""))
   elseif t.typename == "unresolvable_typearg" then
      return (TL_DEBUG and t.typearg or (t.typearg:gsub("@.*", ""))) .. " (unresolved generic)"
   elseif is_unknown(t) then
      return "<unknown type>"
   elseif t.typename == "invalid" then
      return "<invalid type>"
   elseif t.typename == "any" then
      return "<any type>"
   elseif t.typename == "nil" then
      return "nil"
   elseif t.typename == "none" then
      return ""
   elseif is_typetype(t) then
      return "type " .. show(t.def) .. (t.is_alias and " (alias)" or "")
   elseif t.typename == "bad_nominal" then
      return table.concat(t.names, ".") .. " (an unknown type)"
   else
      return "<" .. t.typename .. " " .. tostring(t) .. ">"
   end
end

local function inferred_msg(t: Type): string
   return " (inferred at "..t.inferred_at_file..":"..t.inferred_at.y..":"..t.inferred_at.x..")"
end

show_type = function(t: Type, short: boolean, seen: {Type:string}): string
   seen = seen or {}
   if seen[t] then
      return seen[t]
   end
   local ret = show_type_base(t, short, seen)
   if t.inferred_at then
      ret = ret .. inferred_msg(t)
   end
   seen[t] = ret
   return ret
end

local function search_for(module_name: string, suffix: string, path: string, tried: {string}): string, FILE, {string}
   for entry in path:gmatch("[^;]+") do
      local slash_name = module_name:gsub("%.", "/")
      local filename = entry:gsub("?", slash_name)
      local tl_filename = filename:gsub("%.lua$", suffix)
      local fd = io.open(tl_filename, "rb")
      if fd then
         return tl_filename, fd, tried
      end
      table.insert(tried, "no file '" .. tl_filename .. "'")
   end
   return nil, nil, tried
end

local function filename_to_module_name(filename: string): string
   local path = os.getenv("TL_PATH") or package.path
   for entry in path:gmatch("[^;]+") do
      entry = entry:gsub("%.", "%%.")
      local lua_pat = "^" .. entry:gsub("%?", ".+") .. "$"
      local d_tl_pat = lua_pat:gsub("%%.lua%$", "%%.d%%.tl$")
      local tl_pat = lua_pat:gsub("%%.lua%$", "%%.tl$")

      for _, pat in ipairs({ tl_pat, d_tl_pat, lua_pat }) do
         local cap = filename:match(pat)
         if cap then
            return (cap:gsub("[/\\]", "."))
         end
      end
   end

   -- fallback:
   return (filename:gsub("%.lua$", ""):gsub("%.d%.tl$", ""):gsub("%.tl$", ""):gsub("[/\\]", "."))
end

function tl.search_module(module_name: string, search_dtl: boolean): string, FILE, {string}
   local found: string
   local fd: FILE
   local tried: {string} = {}
   local path = os.getenv("TL_PATH") or package.path
   if search_dtl then
      found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".d.tl", path, tried)
      if found then
         return found, fd
      end
   end
   found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".tl", path, tried)
   if found then
      return found, fd
   end
   found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".lua", path, tried)
   if found then
      return found, fd
   end
   return nil, nil, tried
end

local enum Narrow
   "narrow"
   "narrowed_declaration"
   "declaration"
end

local record Variable
   t: Type
   attribute: Attribute
   needs_compat: boolean
   narrowed_from: Type
   is_narrowed: Narrow
   declared_at: Node
   is_func_arg: boolean
   used: boolean
   used_as_type: boolean
   aliasing: Variable
   implemented: {string:boolean}
end

local function sorted_keys<A,B>(m: {A:B}):{A}
   local keys = {}
   for k, _ in pairs(m) do
      table.insert(keys, k)
   end
   table.sort(keys)
   return keys
end

local function fill_field_order(t: Type)
   if t.typename == "record" then
      t.field_order = sorted_keys(t.fields)
   end
end

local function require_module(module_name: string, lax: boolean, env: Env): Type, boolean
   local mod = env.modules[module_name]
   if mod then
      return mod, true
   end

   local found, fd = tl.search_module(module_name, true)
   if found and (lax or found:match("tl$") as boolean) then
      local found_result, err: Result, string = tl.process(found, env, module_name, fd)
      assert(found_result, err)

      return found_result.type, true
   elseif fd then
      fd:close()
   end

   return INVALID, found ~= nil
end

local compat_code_cache: {string:Node} = {}

local function add_compat_entries(program: Node, used_set: {string: boolean}, gen_compat: CompatMode)
   if gen_compat == "off" or not next(used_set) then
      return
   end

   local tl_debug = TL_DEBUG
   TL_DEBUG = nil

   local used_list: {string} = sorted_keys(used_set)

   local compat_loaded = false

   local n = 1
   local function load_code(name: string, text: string)
      local code: Node = compat_code_cache[name]
      if not code then
         code = tl.parse(text, "@internal")
         tl.type_check(code, { filename = "<internal>", lax = false, gen_compat = "off" })
         compat_code_cache[name] = code
      end
      for _, c in ipairs(code) do
         table.insert(program, n, c)
         n = n + 1
      end
   end

   local function req(m: string): string
      return (gen_compat == "optional")
             and "pcall(require, '" .. m .. "')"
             or  "true, require('" .. m .. "')"
   end

   for _, name in ipairs(used_list) do
      if name == "table.unpack" then
         load_code(name, "local _tl_table_unpack = unpack or table.unpack")
      elseif name == "bit32" then
         load_code(name, "local bit32 = bit32; if not bit32 then local p, m = " .. req("bit32") .. "; if p then bit32 = m end")
      elseif name == "mt" then
         load_code(name, "local _tl_mt = function(m, s, a, b) return (getmetatable(s == 1 and a or b)[m](a, b) end")
      elseif name == "math.maxinteger" then
         load_code(name, "local _tl_math_maxinteger = math.maxinteger or math.pow(2,53)")
      elseif name == "math.mininteger" then
         load_code(name, "local _tl_math_mininteger = math.mininteger or -math.pow(2,53) - 1")
      else
         if not compat_loaded then
            load_code("compat", "local _tl_compat; if (tonumber((_VERSION or ''):match('[%d.]*$')) or 0) < 5.3 then local p, m = " .. req("compat53.module") .. "; if p then _tl_compat = m end")
            compat_loaded = true
         end
         load_code(name, (("local $NAME = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.$NAME or $NAME"):gsub("$NAME", name)))
      end
   end
   program.y = 1

   TL_DEBUG = tl_debug
end

local function get_stdlib_compat(lax: boolean): {string:boolean}
   if lax then
      return {
         ["utf8"] = true,
      }
   else
      return {
         ["io"] = true,
         ["math"] = true,
         ["string"] = true,
         ["table"] = true,
         ["utf8"] = true,
         ["coroutine"] = true,
         ["os"] = true,
         ["package"] = true,
         ["debug"] = true,
         ["load"] = true,
         ["loadfile"] = true,
         ["assert"] = true,
         ["pairs"] = true,
         ["ipairs"] = true,
         ["pcall"] = true,
         ["xpcall"] = true,
         ["rawlen"] = true,
      }
   end
end

local bit_operators: {string:string} = {
   ["&"] = "band",
   ["|"] = "bor",
   ["~"] = "bxor",
   [">>"] = "rshift",
   ["<<"] = "lshift",
}

local function convert_node_to_compat_call(node: Node, mod_name: string, fn_name: string, e1: Node, e2: Node)
   node.op.op = "@funcall"
   node.op.arity = 2
   node.op.prec = 100
   node.e1 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "op", op = an_operator(node, 2, ".") }
   node.e1.e1 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "identifier", tk = mod_name }
   node.e1.e2 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "identifier", tk = fn_name }
   node.e2 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "expression_list" }
   node.e2[1] = e1
   node.e2[2] = e2
end

local function convert_node_to_compat_mt_call(node: Node, mt_name: string, which_self: integer, e1: Node, e2: Node)
   node.op.op = "@funcall"
   node.op.arity = 2
   node.op.prec = 100
   node.e1 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "identifier", tk = "_tl_mt" }
   node.e2 = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "expression_list" }
   node.e2[1] = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "string", tk = "\"" .. mt_name .. "\"" }
   node.e2[2] = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "integer", tk = tostring(which_self) }
   node.e2[3] = e1
   node.e2[4] = e2
end

local globals_typeid: integer
local fresh_typevar_ctr = 1

local function init_globals(lax: boolean): {string:Variable}, {string:Type}
   local globals: {string:Variable} = {}
   local stdlib_compat = get_stdlib_compat(lax)

   -- ensure globals are always initialized with the same typeids
   local is_first_init = globals_typeid == nil

   local save_typeid = last_typeid
   if is_first_init then
      globals_typeid = new_typeid()
   else
      last_typeid = globals_typeid
   end

   local function a_gfunction(n: integer, f: function(...: Type): Type): Type
      local typevars = {}
      local typeargs = {}
      local c = string.byte("A") - 1
      fresh_typevar_ctr = fresh_typevar_ctr + 1
      for i = 1, n do
         local name = string.char(c + i) .. "@" .. fresh_typevar_ctr
         typevars[i] = a_type { typename = "typevar", typevar = name }
         typeargs[i] = a_type { typename = "typearg", typearg = name }
      end
      local t = f(table.unpack(typevars))
      t.typename = "function"
      t.typeargs = typeargs
      return a_type(t)
   end

   local function a_grecord(n: integer, f: function(...: Type): Type): Type
      local t = a_gfunction(n, f)
      t.typename = "record"
      return t
   end

   local function an_enum(keys: {string}): Type
      local t = a_type {
         typename = "enum",
         enumset = {}
      }
      for _, k in ipairs(keys) do
         t.enumset[k] = true
      end
      return t
   end

   local type TypeConstructor = function({Type}):Type

   local record ArgsRets
      ctor: TypeConstructor
      args: {Type}
      rets: {Type}
   end

   local file_reader_poly_types: {ArgsRets} = {
      { ctor = VARARG, args = { UNION { NUMBER, an_enum { "*a", "a", "*l", "l", "*L", "L" } } }, rets = { STRING } },
      { ctor = TUPLE, args = { an_enum { "*n", "n" } }, rets = { NUMBER, STRING } },
      { ctor = VARARG, args = { UNION { NUMBER, an_enum { "*a", "a", "*l", "l", "*L", "L", "*n", "n" } } }, rets = { UNION { STRING, NUMBER } } },
      { ctor = VARARG, args = { UNION { NUMBER, STRING } }, rets = { STRING } },
   }

   local function a_file_reader(fn: (function(ctor: TypeConstructor, args: {Type}, rets: {Type}): Type)): Type
      local t = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {}
      }
      for _, entry in ipairs(file_reader_poly_types) do
         local args = shallow_copy_type(entry.args as Type) as {Type}
         local rets = shallow_copy_type(entry.rets as Type) as {Type}
         table.insert(t.types, fn(entry.ctor, args, rets))
      end
      return t
   end

   local LOAD_FUNCTION = a_type { typename = "function", args = {}, rets = TUPLE { STRING } }

   local OS_DATE_TABLE = a_type {
      typename = "record",
      fields = {
         ["year"] = INTEGER,
         ["month"] = INTEGER,
         ["day"] = INTEGER,
         ["hour"] = INTEGER,
         ["min"] = INTEGER,
         ["sec"] = INTEGER,
         ["wday"] = INTEGER,
         ["yday"] = INTEGER,
         ["isdst"] = BOOLEAN,
      }
   }

   local DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE = a_type {
      typename = "record",
      fields = {
         ["name"] = STRING,
         ["namewhat"] = STRING,
         ["source"] = STRING,
         ["short_src"] = STRING,
         ["linedefined"] = INTEGER,
         ["lastlinedefined"] = INTEGER,
         ["what"] = STRING,
         ["currentline"] = INTEGER,
         ["istailcall"] = BOOLEAN,
         ["nups"] = INTEGER,
         ["nparams"] = INTEGER,
         ["isvararg"] = BOOLEAN,
         ["func"] = ANY,
         ["activelines"] = a_type { typename = "map", keys = INTEGER, values = BOOLEAN },
      }
   }

   local DEBUG_HOOK_EVENT = an_enum { "call", "tail call", "return", "line", "count" }

   local DEBUG_HOOK_FUNCTION = a_type {
      typename = "function",
      args = TUPLE { DEBUG_HOOK_EVENT, INTEGER },
      rets = TUPLE {},
   }

   local TABLE_SORT_FUNCTION = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type):Type return { args = TUPLE { a, a }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } } end)

   local metatable_nominals = {}

   local function METATABLE(a: Type): Type
      local t = a_type { typename = "nominal", names = {"metatable"}, typevals = { a } }
      table.insert(metatable_nominals, t)
      return t
   end

   local function ARRAY(t: Type): Type
      return a_type {
         typename = "array",
         elements = t,
      }
   end

   local function MAP(k: Type, v: Type): Type
      return a_type {
         typename = "map",
         keys = k,
         values = v,
      }
   end

   -- placeholders for when we have optional arity annotations
   local function OPT(x: Type): Type
      return x
   end

   local standard_library: {string:Type} = {
      ["..."] = VARARG { STRING },
      ["any"] = a_type { typename = "typetype", def = ANY },
      ["arg"] = ARRAY(STRING),
      ["assert"] = a_gfunction(2, function(a: Type, b: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a, OPT(b) }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
      ["collectgarbage"] = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { an_enum { "collect", "count", "stop", "restart" } }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { an_enum { "step", "setpause", "setstepmul" }, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { an_enum { "isrunning" } }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { a_type { typename = "union", types = { BOOLEAN, NUMBER } } } },
         }
      },
      ["dofile"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(STRING) }, rets = VARARG { ANY } },
      ["error"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE {} },
      ["getmetatable"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE { METATABLE(a) } } end),
      ["ipairs"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a) }, rets = TUPLE {
         a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER, a } },
      } } end),
      ["load"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { UNION { STRING, LOAD_FUNCTION }, OPT(STRING), OPT(STRING), OPT(TABLE) }, rets = TUPLE { FUNCTION, STRING } },
      ["loadfile"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(STRING), OPT(STRING), OPT(TABLE) }, rets = TUPLE { FUNCTION, STRING } },
      ["next"] = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {
            a_gfunction(2, function(a: Type, b: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { MAP(a, b), OPT(a) }, rets = TUPLE { a, b } } end),
            a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), OPT(a) }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER, a } } end),
         },
      },
      ["pairs"] = a_gfunction(2, function(a: Type, b: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a_type { typename = "map", keys = a, values = b } }, rets = TUPLE {
         a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { a, b } },
      } } end),
      ["pcall"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { FUNCTION, ANY }, rets = VARARG { BOOLEAN, ANY } },
      ["xpcall"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { FUNCTION, XPCALL_MSGH_FUNCTION, ANY }, rets = VARARG { BOOLEAN, ANY } },
      ["print"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = TUPLE {} },
      ["rawequal"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
      ["rawget"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { TABLE, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
      ["rawlen"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { UNION { TABLE, STRING } }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
      ["rawset"] = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {
            a_gfunction(2, function(a: Type, b: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { MAP(a, b), a, b }, rets = TUPLE {} } end),
            a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), NUMBER, a }, rets = TUPLE {} } end),
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { TABLE, ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE {} },
         }
      },
      ["require"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE {} },
      ["select"] = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {
            a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = VARARG { NUMBER, a }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
            a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { NUMBER, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
            a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
         }
      },
      ["setmetatable"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a, METATABLE(a) }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
      ["tonumber"] = a_type {
         typename = "poly",
         types = {
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
         }
      },
      ["tostring"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
      ["type"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
      ["FILE"] = a_type {
         typename = "typetype",
         def = a_type {
            typename = "record",
            is_userdata = true,
            fields = {
               ["close"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING, INTEGER } },
               ["flush"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE }, rets = TUPLE {} },
               ["lines"] = a_file_reader(function(ctor: (function({Type}):Type), args: {Type}, rets: {Type}): Type
                  table.insert(args, 1, NOMINAL_FILE)
                  return a_type { typename = "function", args = ctor(args), rets = TUPLE {
                     a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = ctor(rets) },
                  } }
               end),
               ["read"] = a_file_reader(function(ctor: (function({Type}):Type), args: {Type}, rets: {Type}): Type
                  table.insert(args, 1, NOMINAL_FILE)
                  return a_type { typename = "function", args = ctor(args), rets = ctor(rets) }
               end),
               ["seek"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, OPT(STRING), OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER, STRING } },
               ["setvbuf"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, STRING, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE {} },
               ["write"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { NOMINAL_FILE, UNION { STRING, NUMBER } }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, STRING } },
               -- TODO complete...
            },
            meta_fields = { ["__close"] = FUNCTION },
            meta_field_order = { "__close" },
         },
      },
      ["metatable"] = a_type {
         typename = "typetype",
         def = a_grecord(1, function(a: Type): Type return {
            fields = {
               ["__call"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { a, ANY }, rets = VARARG { ANY } },
               ["__gc"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE {} },
               ["__index"] = ANY, -- FIXME: function | table | anything with an __index metamethod
               ["__len"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__mode"] = an_enum { "k", "v", "kv" },
               ["__newindex"] = ANY, -- FIXME: function | table | anything with a __newindex metamethod
               ["__pairs"] = a_gfunction(2, function(k: Type, v: Type): Type
                  return {
                     args = TUPLE { a },
                     rets = TUPLE { a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { k, v } } }
                  }
               end),
               ["__tostring"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
               ["__name"] = STRING,
               ["__add"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__sub"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__mul"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__div"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__idiv"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__mod"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__pow"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__unm"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__band"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__bor"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__bxor"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__bnot"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__shl"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__shr"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__concat"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               ["__eq"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
               ["__lt"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
               ["__le"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
               ["__close"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE { } },
            },
         } end),
      },
      ["coroutine"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["create"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION }, rets = TUPLE { THREAD } },
            ["close"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING } },
            ["isyieldable"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
            ["resume"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { THREAD, ANY }, rets = VARARG { BOOLEAN, ANY } },
            ["running"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { THREAD, BOOLEAN } },
            ["status"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["wrap"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION }, rets = TUPLE { FUNCTION } },
            ["yield"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = VARARG { ANY } },
         }
      },
      ["debug"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["Info"] = a_type {
               typename = "typetype",
               def = DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE,
            },
            ["Hook"] = a_type {
               typename = "typetype",
               def = DEBUG_HOOK_FUNCTION,
            },
            ["HookEvent"] = a_type {
               typename = "typetype",
               def = DEBUG_HOOK_EVENT,
            },

            ["debug"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE {} },
            ["gethook"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(THREAD) }, rets = TUPLE { DEBUG_HOOK_FUNCTION, INTEGER } },
            ["getlocal"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD, FUNCTION, NUMBER }, rets = STRING },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, ANY } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, NUMBER }, rets = STRING },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, ANY } },
               },
            },
            ["getmetatable"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a }, rets = TUPLE { METATABLE(a) } } end),
            ["getregistry"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { TABLE } },
            ["getupvalue"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
            ["getuservalue"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { USERDATA, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
            ["sethook"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD, DEBUG_HOOK_FUNCTION, STRING, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE {} },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { DEBUG_HOOK_FUNCTION, STRING, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE {} },
               }
            },
            ["setlocal"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD, NUMBER, NUMBER, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
               }
            },
            ["setmetatable"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { a, METATABLE(a) }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
            ["setupvalue"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, NUMBER, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["setuservalue"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { USERDATA, ANY, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { USERDATA } },
            ["traceback"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { THREAD, STRING, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
               },
            },
            ["upvalueid"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { USERDATA } },
            ["upvaluejoin"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, NUMBER, FUNCTION, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE {} },
            ["getinfo"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, STRING }, rets = TUPLE { DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY, ANY, STRING }, rets = TUPLE { DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE } },
               },
            },
         },
      },
      ["io"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["close"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(NOMINAL_FILE) }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING } },
            ["flush"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE {} },
            ["input"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(UNION { STRING, NOMINAL_FILE }) }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE } },
            ["lines"] = a_file_reader(function(ctor: TypeConstructor, args: {Type}, rets: {Type}): Type
               return a_type { typename = "function", args = ctor(args), rets = TUPLE {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = ctor(rets) },
               } }
            end),
            ["open"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, STRING } },
            ["output"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(UNION { STRING, NOMINAL_FILE }) }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE } },
            ["popen"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, STRING } },
            ["read"] = a_file_reader(function(ctor: TypeConstructor, args: {Type}, rets: {Type}): Type
               return a_type { typename = "function", args = ctor(args), rets = ctor(rets) }
            end),
            ["stderr"] = NOMINAL_FILE,
            ["stdin"] = NOMINAL_FILE,
            ["stdout"] = NOMINAL_FILE,
            ["tmpfile"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE } },
            ["type"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["write"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { UNION { STRING, NUMBER } }, rets = TUPLE { NOMINAL_FILE, STRING } },
         },
      },
      ["math"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["abs"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { INTEGER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
               }
            },
            ["acos"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["asin"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["atan"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["atan2"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["ceil"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["cos"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["cosh"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["deg"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["exp"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["floor"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["fmod"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { INTEGER, INTEGER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
               }
            },
            ["frexp"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER } },
            ["huge"] = NUMBER,
            ["ldexp"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["log"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["log10"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["max"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { INTEGER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = VARARG { a }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { a_type { typename = "union", types = { NUMBER, INTEGER } } }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               }
            },
            ["maxinteger"] = a_type { typename = "integer", needs_compat = true },
            ["min"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { INTEGER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = VARARG { a }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { a_type { typename = "union", types = { NUMBER, INTEGER } } }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { ANY } },
               }
            },
            ["mininteger"] = a_type { typename = "integer", needs_compat = true },
            ["modf"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER, NUMBER } },
            ["pi"] = NUMBER,
            ["pow"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["rad"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["random"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
               }
            },
            ["randomseed"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER, INTEGER } },
            ["sin"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["sinh"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["sqrt"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["tan"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["tanh"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["tointeger"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["type"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["ult"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } },
         },
      },
      ["os"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["clock"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["date"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { an_enum { "!*t", "*t" }, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { OS_DATE_TABLE } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(STRING), OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
               }
            },
            ["difftime"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } },
            ["execute"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING, INTEGER } },
            ["exit"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { UNION { NUMBER, BOOLEAN }, BOOLEAN }, rets = TUPLE {} },
            ["getenv"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["remove"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING } },
            ["rename"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING}, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN, STRING } },
            ["setlocale"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, OPT(STRING) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["time"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { OPT(OS_DATE_TABLE) }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["tmpname"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
         },
      },
      ["package"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["config"] = STRING,
            ["cpath"] = STRING,
            ["loaded"] = a_type {
               typename = "map",
               keys = STRING,
               values = ANY,
            },
            ["loaders"] = a_type {
               typename = "array",
               elements = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { ANY, ANY } }
            },
            ["loadlib"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING }, rets = TUPLE { FUNCTION } },
            ["path"] = STRING,
            ["preload"] = TABLE,
            ["searchers"] = a_type {
               typename = "array",
               elements = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { ANY, ANY } }
            },
            ["searchpath"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, OPT(STRING), OPT(STRING) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, STRING } },
         },
      },
      ["string"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["byte"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = VARARG { INTEGER } },
               },
            },
            ["char"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["dump"] = a_type({ typename = "function", args = TUPLE { FUNCTION, OPT(BOOLEAN) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } }),
            ["find"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, OPT(NUMBER), OPT(BOOLEAN) }, rets = VARARG { INTEGER, INTEGER, STRING } },
            ["format"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["gmatch"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING }, rets = TUPLE {
               a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE {}, rets = VARARG { STRING } },
            } },
            ["gsub"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, STRING, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, a_type { typename = "map", keys = STRING, values = STRING }, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } } }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER } } }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { BOOLEAN } } }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING }, rets = TUPLE {} } }, rets = TUPLE { STRING, INTEGER } },
                  -- FIXME any other modes
               }
            },
            ["len"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["lower"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["match"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, NUMBER }, rets = VARARG { STRING } },
            ["pack"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { STRING, ANY }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["packsize"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["rep"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER, OPT(STRING) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["reverse"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["sub"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["unpack"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, STRING, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = VARARG { ANY } },
            ["upper"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
         },
      },
      ["table"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["concat"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { ARRAY(UNION {STRING, NUMBER }), OPT(STRING), OPT(NUMBER), OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["insert"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), NUMBER, a }, rets = TUPLE {} } end),
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), a }, rets = TUPLE {} } end),
               }
            },
            ["move"] = a_type {
               typename = "poly",
               types = {
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), NUMBER, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { ARRAY(a) } }end ),
                  a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), NUMBER, NUMBER, NUMBER, ARRAY(a) }, rets = TUPLE { ARRAY(a) } } end),
               }
            },
            ["pack"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { ANY }, rets = TUPLE { TABLE } },
            ["remove"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { a } } end),
            ["sort"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), OPT(TABLE_SORT_FUNCTION) }, rets = TUPLE {} } end),
            ["unpack"] = a_gfunction(1, function(a: Type): Type return { needs_compat = true, args = TUPLE { ARRAY(a), NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = VARARG { a } } end),
         },
      },
      ["utf8"] = a_type {
         typename = "record",
         fields = {
            ["char"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { STRING } },
            ["charpattern"] = STRING,
            ["codepoint"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, OPT(NUMBER), OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = VARARG { INTEGER } },
            ["codes"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING }, rets = TUPLE {
               a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, OPT(NUMBER) }, rets = TUPLE { NUMBER, NUMBER } },
            }, },
            ["len"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
            ["offset"] = a_type { typename = "function", args = TUPLE { STRING, NUMBER, NUMBER }, rets = TUPLE { INTEGER } },
         },
      },
      ["_VERSION"] = STRING,
   }

   for _, t in pairs(standard_library) do
      fill_field_order(t)
      if is_typetype(t) then
         fill_field_order(t.def)
      end
   end
   fill_field_order(OS_DATE_TABLE)
   fill_field_order(DEBUG_GETINFO_TABLE)

   NOMINAL_FILE.found = standard_library["FILE"]
   for _, m in ipairs(metatable_nominals) do
      m.found = standard_library["metatable"]
   end

   for name, typ in pairs(standard_library) do
      globals[name] = { t = typ, needs_compat = stdlib_compat[name], attribute = "const" }
   end

   -- only global scope and vararg functions accept `...`:
   -- `@is_va` is an internal sentinel value which is
   -- `any` if `...` is accepted in this scope or `nil` if it isn't.
   globals["@is_va"] = { t = ANY }

   if not is_first_init then
      last_typeid = save_typeid
   end

   return globals, standard_library
end

tl.init_env = function(lax: boolean, gen_compat: boolean | CompatMode, gen_target: TargetMode, predefined: {string}): Env, string
   if gen_compat == true or gen_compat == nil then
      gen_compat = "optional"
   elseif gen_compat == false then
      gen_compat = "off"
   end
   gen_compat = gen_compat as CompatMode

   if not gen_target then
      if _VERSION == "Lua 5.1" or _VERSION == "Lua 5.2" then
         gen_target = "5.1"
      else
         gen_target = "5.3"
      end
   end

   if gen_target == "5.4" and gen_compat ~= "off" then
      return nil, "gen-compat must be explicitly 'off' when gen-target is '5.4'"
   end

   local globals, standard_library = init_globals(lax)

   local env = {
      ok = true,
      modules = {},
      loaded = {},
      loaded_order = {},
      globals = globals,
      gen_compat = gen_compat,
      gen_target = gen_target,
   }

   -- make standard library tables available as modules for require()
   for name, var in pairs(standard_library) do
      if var.typename == "record" then
         env.modules[name] = var
      end
   end

   if predefined then
      for _, name in ipairs(predefined) do
         local module_type = require_module(name, lax, env)

         if module_type == INVALID then
            return nil, string.format("Error: could not predefine module '%s'", name)
         end
      end
   end

   return env
end

tl.type_check = function(ast: Node, opts: TypeCheckOptions): Result, string
   opts = opts or {}
   local env = opts.env
   if not env then
      local err: string
      env, err = tl.init_env(opts.lax, opts.gen_compat, opts.gen_target)
      if err then
         return nil, err
      end
   end

   if opts.module_name then
      env.modules[opts.module_name] = a_type { typename = "typetype", def = CIRCULAR_REQUIRE }
   end

   local lax = opts.lax
   local filename = opts.filename

   local type Scope = {string:Variable}
   local st: {Scope} = { env.globals }

   local symbol_list: {Symbol} = {}
   local symbol_list_n = 0

   local all_needs_compat = {}

   local dependencies: {string:string} = {}
   local warnings: {Error} = {}
   local errors: {Error} = {}

   local module_type: Type

   local enum VarUse
      "use"
      "lvalue"
      "use_type"
      "check_only"
   end

   local function find_var(name: string, use: VarUse): Variable, integer, Attribute

      for i = #st, 1, -1 do
         local scope = st[i]
         local var = scope[name]
         if var then
            if use == "lvalue" and var.is_narrowed then
               if var.narrowed_from then
                  var.used = true
                  return { t = var.narrowed_from, attribute = var.attribute }, i, var.attribute
               end
            else
               if i == 1 and var.needs_compat then
                  all_needs_compat[name] = true
               end
               if use == "use_type" then
                  var.used_as_type = true
               elseif use ~= "check_only" then
                  var.used = true
               end
               return var, i, var.attribute
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function simulate_g(): Type, Attribute
      -- this is a static approximation of _G
      local globals: {string:Type} = {}
      for k, v in pairs(st[1]) do
         if k:sub(1,1) ~= "@" then
            globals[k] = v.t
         end
      end
      return {
         typeid = globals_typeid,
         typename = "record",
         field_order = sorted_keys(globals),
         fields = globals,
      }, nil
   end

   local type ResolveType = function(Type): Type
   local resolve_typevars: function (typ: Type, fn_var: ResolveType, fn_arg: ResolveType): boolean, Type, {Error}

   local function fresh_typevar(t: Type): Type, Type, boolean
      return a_type {
         typename = "typevar",
         typevar = (t.typevar:gsub("@.*", "")) .. "@" .. fresh_typevar_ctr
      }
   end

   local function fresh_typearg(t: Type): Type
      return a_type {
         typename = "typearg",
         typearg = (t.typearg:gsub("@.*", "")) .. "@" .. fresh_typevar_ctr
      }
   end

   local function ensure_fresh_typeargs(t: Type): Type
      if not t.typeargs then
         return t
      end

      fresh_typevar_ctr = fresh_typevar_ctr + 1
      local ok: boolean
      ok, t = resolve_typevars(t, fresh_typevar, fresh_typearg)
      assert(ok, "Internal Compiler Error: error creating fresh type variables")
      return t
   end

   local function find_var_type(name: string, use: VarUse): Type, Attribute
      local var = find_var(name, use)
      if var then
         local t = var.t
         if t.typename == "unresolved_typearg" then
            return nil
         end
         t = ensure_fresh_typeargs(t)
         return t, var.attribute
      end
   end

   local function error_in_type(where: Type, msg: string, ...: Type): Error
      local n = select("#", ...)
      if n > 0 then
         local showt = {}
         for i = 1, n do
            local t = select(i, ...)
            if t then
               if t.typename == "invalid" then
                  return nil
               end
               showt[i] = show_type(t)
            end
         end
         msg = msg:format(table.unpack(showt))
      end

      return {
         y = where.y,
         x = where.x,
         msg = msg,
         filename = where.filename or filename,
      }
   end

   local function type_error(t: Type, msg: string, ...:Type): boolean
      local e = error_in_type(t, msg, ...)
      if e then
         table.insert(errors, e)
         return true
      else
         return false
      end
   end

   local function find_type(names: {string}, accept_typearg: boolean): Type
      local typ = find_var_type(names[1], "use_type")
      if not typ then
         return nil
      end
      if typ.found then
         typ = typ.found
      end
      for i = 2, #names do
         local fields = typ.fields or (typ.def and typ.def.fields)
         if fields then
            typ = fields[names[i]]
            if typ == nil then
               return nil
            end
            typ = ensure_fresh_typeargs(typ)
            if typ.found then
               typ = typ.found
            end
         else
            return nil
         end
      end
      if is_typetype(typ) or (accept_typearg and typ.typename == "typearg") then
         return typ
      end
   end

   local function union_type(t: Type): string
      if is_typetype(t) then
         return union_type(t.def)
      elseif t.typename == "tuple" then
         return union_type(t[1])
      elseif t.typename == "nominal" then
         local typetype = t.found or find_type(t.names)
         if not typetype then
            return "invalid"
         end
         return union_type(typetype)
      elseif t.typename == "record" then
         if t.is_userdata then
            return "userdata"
         end
         return "table"
      elseif table_types[t.typename] then
         return "table"
      else
         return t.typename
      end
   end

   local function is_valid_union(typ: Type): boolean, string
      if typ.typename ~= "union" then
         return false, nil
      end

      -- check for limitations in our union support
      -- due to codegen limitations (we only check with type() so far)
      local n_table_types = 0
      local n_function_types = 0
      local n_userdata_types = 0
      local n_string_enum = 0
      local has_primitive_string_type = false
      for _, t in ipairs(typ.types) do
         local ut = union_type(t)
         if ut == "userdata" then -- must be tested before table_types
            n_userdata_types = n_userdata_types + 1
            if n_userdata_types > 1 then
               return false, "cannot discriminate a union between multiple userdata types: %s"
            end
         elseif ut == "table" then
            n_table_types = n_table_types + 1
            if n_table_types > 1 then
               return false, "cannot discriminate a union between multiple table types: %s"
            end
         elseif ut == "function" then
            n_function_types = n_function_types + 1
            if n_function_types > 1 then
               return false, "cannot discriminate a union between multiple function types: %s"
            end
         elseif ut == "enum" or (ut == "string" and not has_primitive_string_type) then
            n_string_enum = n_string_enum + 1
            if n_string_enum > 1 then
               return false, "cannot discriminate a union between multiple string/enum types: %s"
            end
            if ut == "string" then
               has_primitive_string_type = true
            end
         elseif ut == "invalid" then
            return false, nil -- error message comes from invalid type
         end
      end
      return true
   end

   local function validate_union(where: Node, u: Type, store_errs: boolean, errs: {Error}): Type, {Error}
      local valid, err = is_valid_union(u)
      if err then
         if store_errs then
            errs = errs or {}
         else
            errs = errors
         end
         table.insert(errs, error_in_type(where as Type, err, u))
      end
      if not valid then
         u = INVALID
      end
      return u, store_errs and errs
   end

   local function resolve_typetype(t: Type): Type
      if is_typetype(t) then
         return t.def
      else
         return t
      end
   end

   local no_nested_types: {string:boolean} = {
      ["string"] = true,
      ["number"] = true,
      ["integer"] = true,
      ["boolean"] = true,
      ["thread"] = true,
      ["any"] = true,
      ["enum"] = true,
      ["nil"] = true,
      ["unknown"] = true,
   }

   local function default_resolve_typevars_callback(t: Type): Type
      local rt = find_var_type(t.typevar)
      if not rt then
         return nil
      elseif rt.typename == "string" then
         -- tk is not propagated
         return STRING
      end
      return rt
   end

   resolve_typevars = function(typ: Type, fn_var: ResolveType, fn_arg: ResolveType): boolean, Type, {Error}
      local errs: {Error}
      local seen: {Type:Type} = {}
      local resolved: {string:boolean} = {}

      fn_var = fn_var or default_resolve_typevars_callback

      local function resolve(t: Type, all_same: boolean): Type, boolean
         local same = true

         -- avoid copies of types that do not contain type variables
         if no_nested_types[t.typename] or (t.typename == "nominal" and not t.typevals) then
            return t, all_same
         end

         if seen[t] then
            return seen[t], all_same
         end

         local orig_t = t
         if t.typename == "typevar" then
            local rt = fn_var(t)
            if rt then
               resolved[orig_t.typevar] = true
               if no_nested_types[rt.typename] or (rt.typename == "nominal" and not rt.typevals) then
                  seen[orig_t] = rt
                  return rt, false
               end
               same = false
               t = rt
            end
         end

         local copy: Type = {}
         seen[orig_t] = copy

         copy.is_userdata = t.is_userdata
         copy.typename = t.typename
         copy.filename = t.filename
         copy.x = t.x
         copy.y = t.y
         copy.yend = t.yend
         copy.xend = t.xend
         copy.names = t.names -- which types have this, exactly?

         for i, tf in ipairs(t) do
            copy[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
         end

         if t.typename == "array" then
            copy.elements, same = resolve(t.elements, same)
            -- inferred_len is not propagated
         elseif t.typename == "typearg" then
            if fn_arg then
               copy = fn_arg(t)
            else
               copy.typearg = t.typearg
            end
         elseif t.typename == "unresolvable_typearg" then
            copy.typearg = t.typearg
         elseif t.typename == "typevar" then
            copy.typevar = t.typevar
         elseif is_typetype(t) then
            copy.def, same = resolve(t.def, same)
         elseif t.typename == "nominal" then
            copy.typevals = {}
            for i, tf in ipairs(t.typevals) do
               copy.typevals[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
            end
            copy.found = t.found
         elseif t.typename == "function" then
            if t.typeargs then
               copy.typeargs = {}
               for i, tf in ipairs(t.typeargs) do
                  copy.typeargs[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
               end
            end

            copy.is_method = t.is_method
            copy.args, same = resolve(t.args, same)
            copy.rets, same = resolve(t.rets, same)
         elseif t.typename == "record" or t.typename == "arrayrecord" then
            if t.typeargs then
               copy.typeargs = {}
               for i, tf in ipairs(t.typeargs) do
                  copy.typeargs[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
               end
            end

            if t.elements then
               copy.elements, same = resolve(t.elements, same)
            end

            copy.fields = {}
            copy.field_order = {}
            for i, k in ipairs(t.field_order) do
               copy.field_order[i] = k
               copy.fields[k], same = resolve(t.fields[k], same)
            end

            if t.meta_fields then
               copy.meta_fields = {}
               copy.meta_field_order = {}
               for i, k in ipairs(t.meta_field_order) do
                  copy.meta_field_order[i] = k
                  copy.meta_fields[k], same = resolve(t.meta_fields[k], same)
               end
            end
         elseif t.typename == "map" then
            copy.keys, same = resolve(t.keys, same)
            copy.values, same = resolve(t.values, same)
         elseif t.typename == "union" then
            copy.types = {}
            for i, tf in ipairs(t.types) do
               copy.types[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
            end

            copy, errs = validate_union(t as Node, copy, true, errs)
         elseif t.typename == "poly" or t.typename == "tupletable" then
            copy.types = {}
            for i, tf in ipairs(t.types) do
               copy.types[i], same = resolve(tf, same)
            end
         elseif t.typename == "tuple" then
            copy.is_va = t.is_va
         end

         copy.typeid = same and orig_t.typeid or new_typeid()
         return copy, same and all_same
      end

      local copy, same = resolve(typ, true)
      if errs then
         return false, INVALID, errs
      end
      if copy.typeargs and not same then
         for i = #copy.typeargs, 1, -1 do
            if resolved[copy.typeargs[i].typearg] then
               table.remove(copy.typeargs, i)
            end
         end
         if not copy.typeargs[1] then
            copy.typeargs = nil
         end
      end
      return true, copy
   end

   local function infer_emptytable(emptytable: Type, fresh_t: Type)
      local is_global = (emptytable.declared_at and emptytable.declared_at.kind == "global_declaration")
      local nst = is_global and 1 or #st
      for i = nst, 1, -1 do
         local scope = st[i]
         if scope[emptytable.assigned_to] then
            scope[emptytable.assigned_to] = { t = fresh_t }
         end
      end
   end

   local function resolve_tuple(t: Type): Type
      if t.typename == "tuple" then
         t = t[1]
      end
      if t == nil then
         return NIL
      end
      return t
   end

   local function node_warning(tag: tl.WarningKind, node: Node, fmt: string, ...: any)
      table.insert(warnings, {
         y = node.y,
         x = node.x,
         msg = fmt:format(...),
         filename = filename,
         tag = tag,
      })
   end

   local function node_error(node: Node, msg: string, ...:Type): Type
      type_error(node as Type, msg, ...)
      node.type = INVALID
      return node.type
   end

   local function terr(t: Type, s: string, ...: Type): {Error}
      return { error_in_type(t, s, ...) }
   end

   local function add_unknown(node: Node, name: string)
      node_warning("unknown", node, "unknown variable: %s", name)
   end

   local function redeclaration_warning(node: Node, old_var: Variable)
      if node.tk:sub(1, 1) == "_" then return end

      local var_kind = "variable"
      local var_name = node.tk
      if node.kind == "local_function" or node.kind == "record_function" then
         var_kind = "function"
         var_name = node.name.tk
      end

      local short_error = "redeclaration of " .. var_kind .. " '%s'"
      if old_var and old_var.declared_at then
         node_warning("redeclaration", node, short_error .. " (originally declared at %d:%d)", var_name, old_var.declared_at.y, old_var.declared_at.x)
      else
         node_warning("redeclaration", node, short_error, var_name)
      end
   end

   local function check_if_redeclaration(new_name: string, at: Node)
      local old <const> = find_var(new_name, "check_only")
      if old then
         redeclaration_warning(at, old)
      end
   end

   local function unused_warning(name: string, var: Variable)
      local prefix <const> = name:sub(1,1)
      if var.declared_at
         and var.is_narrowed ~= "narrow"
         and prefix ~= "_"
         and prefix ~= "@"
      then
         if name:sub(1, 2) == "::" then
            node_warning("unused", var.declared_at, "unused label %s", name)
         else
            node_warning(
               "unused",
               var.declared_at,
               "unused %s %s: %s",
               var.is_func_arg and "argument"
                  or var.t.typename == "function" and "function"
                  or is_typetype(var.t) and "type"
                  or "variable",
               name,
               show_type(var.t)
            )
         end
      end
   end

   local function add_errs_prefixing(where: Node, src: {Error}, dst: {Error}, prefix: string)
      if not src then
         return
      end
      for _, err in ipairs(src) do
         err.msg = prefix .. err.msg

         -- where.y may be nil because of `typ as Node` casts and not all types have .y set
         if where and where.y and (
            (err.filename ~= filename)
            or (not err.y)
            or (where.y > err.y or (where.y == err.y and where.x > err.x))
         ) then
            err.y = where.y
            err.x = where.x
            err.filename = filename
         end

         table.insert(dst, err)
      end
   end

   local function resolve_typevars_at(where: Node, t: Type): Type
      assert(where)
      local ok, typ, errs = resolve_typevars(t)
      if not ok then
         assert(where.y)
         add_errs_prefixing(where, errs, errors, "")
      end
      return typ
   end

   local function infer_at(where: Node, t: Type): Type
      local ret = resolve_typevars_at(where, t)
      if ret.typename == "invalid" then
         ret = t -- errors are produced by resolve_typevars_at
      end
      ret = (ret ~= t) and ret or shallow_copy_type(t)
      ret.inferred_at = where
      ret.inferred_at_file = filename
      return ret
   end

   local function drop_constant_value(t: Type): Type
      if not t.tk then
         return t
      end
      local ret = shallow_copy_type(t)
      ret.tk = nil
      return ret
   end

   local function reserve_symbol_list_slot(node: Node)
      symbol_list_n = symbol_list_n + 1
      node.symbol_list_slot = symbol_list_n
   end

   local get_unresolved: function(scope: Scope): Type

   local function add_to_scope(node: Node, name: string, t: Type, attribute: Attribute, narrow: Narrow, dont_check_redeclaration: boolean): Variable
      local scope <const> = st[#st]
      local var = scope[name]
      if narrow then
         if var then
            if var.is_narrowed then
               var.t = t
               return var
            end

            var.is_narrowed = narrow
            var.narrowed_from = var.t
            var.t = t
         else
            var = { t = t, attribute = attribute, is_narrowed = narrow, declared_at = node }
            scope[name] = var
         end

         local unresolved = get_unresolved(scope)
         unresolved.narrows[name] = true

         return var
      end

      if not dont_check_redeclaration
         and node
         and name ~= "self"
         and name ~= "..."
         and name:sub(1, 1) ~= "@"
      then
         check_if_redeclaration(name, node)
      end

      if var and not var.used then
         -- the old var is removed from the scope and won't be checked when it closes,
         -- so check it here
         unused_warning(name, var)
      end

      var = { t = t, attribute = attribute, is_narrowed = nil, declared_at = node }
      scope[name] = var

      return var
   end

   local function add_var(node: Node, name: string, t: Type, attribute: Attribute, narrow: Narrow, dont_check_redeclaration: boolean): Variable
      if lax and node and is_unknown(t) and (name ~= "self" and name ~= "...") and not narrow then
         add_unknown(node, name)
      end
      if not attribute then
         t = drop_constant_value(t)
      end

      local var = add_to_scope(node, name, t, attribute, narrow, dont_check_redeclaration)

      if node and t.typename ~= "unresolved" and t.typename ~= "none" then
         node.type = node.type or t
         local slot: integer
         if node.symbol_list_slot then
            slot = node.symbol_list_slot
         else
            symbol_list_n = symbol_list_n + 1
            slot = symbol_list_n
         end
         symbol_list[slot] = { y = node.y, x = node.x, name = name, typ = t }
      end

      return var
   end

   local type CompareTypes = function(Type, Type, boolean): boolean, {Error}

   local function compare_and_infer_typevars(t1: Type, t2: Type, comp: CompareTypes): boolean, {Error}
      -- if both are typevars and they are the same variable, nothing to do here
      if t1.typevar == t2.typevar then
         return true
      end

      -- we have one typevar to compare to or infer to the other term
      local typevar = t2.typevar or t1.typevar

      -- does the typevar currently match to a type?
      local vt = find_var_type(typevar)
      if vt then
         -- If so, compare it to the other type
         if t2.typevar then
            return comp(t1, vt)
         else
            return comp(vt, t2)
         end
      else
         -- otherwise, infer it to the other type
         local other = t2.typevar and t1 or t2
         local ok, resolved, errs = resolve_typevars(other)
         if not ok then
            return false, errs
         end
         if resolved.typename ~= "unknown" then
            resolved = resolve_typetype(resolved)
            add_var(nil, typevar, resolved)
         end
         return true
      end
   end

   local same_type: function(t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean, {Error}
   local is_a: function(Type, Type, boolean): boolean, {Error}

   local type TypeGetter = function(string): Type

   local function match_record_fields(rec1: Type, t2: TypeGetter, invariant: boolean): boolean, {Error}
      local fielderrs: {Error} = {}
      for _, k in ipairs(rec1.field_order) do
         local f = rec1.fields[k]
         local t2k = t2(k)
         if t2k == nil then
            if (not lax) and invariant then
               table.insert(fielderrs, error_in_type(f, "unknown field " .. k))
            end
         else
            local ok, errs: boolean, {Error}
            if invariant then
               ok, errs = same_type(f, t2k)
            else
               ok, errs = is_a(f, t2k)
            end
            if not ok then
               add_errs_prefixing(nil, errs, fielderrs, "record field doesn't match: " .. k .. ": ")
            end
         end
      end
      if #fielderrs > 0 then
         return false, fielderrs
      end
      return true
   end

   local function match_fields_to_record(rec1: Type, rec2: Type, invariant: boolean): boolean, {Error}
      if rec1.is_userdata ~= rec2.is_userdata then
         return false, { error_in_type(rec1, "userdata record doesn't match: %s", rec2) }
      end
      local ok, fielderrs = match_record_fields(rec1, function(k: string): Type return rec2.fields[k] end, invariant)
      if not ok then
         local errs = {}
         add_errs_prefixing(nil, fielderrs, errs, show_type(rec1) .. " is not a " .. show_type(rec2) .. ": ")
         return false, errs
      end
      return true
   end

   local function match_fields_to_map(rec1: Type, map: Type): boolean, {Error}
      if not match_record_fields(rec1, function(_: string): Type return map.values end) then
         return false, { error_in_type(rec1, "record is not a valid map; not all fields have the same type") }
      end
      return true
   end

   local function arg_check(where: Node, cmp: CompareTypes, a: Type, b: Type, n: integer, errs: {Error}, ctx: string): boolean
      local matches, match_errs = cmp(a, b)
      if not matches then
         add_errs_prefixing(where, match_errs, errs, ctx .. (n and " " .. n or "") .. ": ")
         return false
      end
      return true
   end

   local function has_all_types_of(t1s: {Type}, t2s: {Type}, cmp: CompareTypes): boolean
      for _, t1 in ipairs(t1s) do
         local found = false
         for _, t2 in ipairs(t2s) do
            if cmp(t2, t1) then
               found = true
               break
            end
         end
         if not found then
            return false
         end
      end
      return true
   end

   local function any_errors(all_errs: {Error}): boolean, {Error}
      if #all_errs == 0 then
         return true
      else
         return false, all_errs
      end
   end

   local function close_nested_records(t: Type)
      for _, ft in pairs(t.fields) do
         if is_typetype(ft) then
            ft.closed = true
            if is_record_type(ft.def) then
               close_nested_records(ft.def)
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function close_types(vars: {string:Variable})
      for _, var in pairs(vars) do
         if is_typetype(var.t) then
            var.t.closed = true
            if is_record_type(var.t.def) then
               close_nested_records(var.t.def)
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local record Unused
      y: integer
      x: integer
      name: string
      var: Variable
   end

   local function check_for_unused_vars(vars: {string:Variable}, is_global: boolean)
      if not next(vars) then
         return
      end
      local list: {Unused} = {}
      for name, var in pairs(vars) do
         if var.declared_at and not var.used then
            if var.used_as_type then
               var.declared_at.elide_type = true
            else
               if is_typetype(var.t) and not is_global then
                  var.declared_at.elide_type = true
               end
               table.insert(list, { y = var.declared_at.y, x = var.declared_at.x, name = name, var = var })
            end
         elseif var.used and is_typetype(var.t) and var.aliasing then
            var.aliasing.used = true
            var.aliasing.declared_at.elide_type = false
         end
      end
      if list[1] then
         table.sort(list, function(a: Unused, b: Unused): boolean
            return a.y < b.y or (a.y == b.y and a.x < b.x)
         end)
         for _, u in ipairs(list) do
            unused_warning(u.name, u.var)
         end
      end
   end

   get_unresolved = function(scope: Scope): Type
      local unresolved: Type
      if scope then
         local unr = scope["@unresolved"]
         unresolved = unr and unr.t
      else
         unresolved = find_var_type("@unresolved")
      end
      if not unresolved then
         unresolved = {
            typename = "unresolved",
            labels = {},
            nominals = {},
            global_types = {},
            narrows = {},
         }
         add_var(nil, "@unresolved", unresolved)
      end
      return unresolved
   end

   local function begin_scope(node: Node)
      table.insert(st, {})

      if node then
         symbol_list_n = symbol_list_n + 1
         symbol_list[symbol_list_n] = { y = node.y, x = node.x, name = "@{" }
      end
   end

   local function end_scope(node: Node)
      local scope = st[#st]
      local unresolved = scope["@unresolved"]
      if unresolved then
         local next_scope = st[#st - 1]
         local upper = next_scope["@unresolved"]
         if upper then
            for name, nodes in pairs(unresolved.t.labels) do
               for _, n in ipairs(nodes) do
                  upper.t.labels[name] = upper.t.labels[name] or {}
                  table.insert(upper.t.labels[name], n)
               end
            end
            for name, types in pairs(unresolved.t.nominals) do
               for _, typ in ipairs(types) do
                  upper.t.nominals[name] = upper.t.nominals[name] or {}
                  table.insert(upper.t.nominals[name], typ)
               end
            end
            for name, _ in pairs(unresolved.t.global_types) do
               upper.t.global_types[name] = true
            end
         else
            next_scope["@unresolved"] = unresolved
            unresolved.t.narrows = {}
         end
      end
      close_types(scope)
      check_for_unused_vars(scope)
      table.remove(st)

      if node then
         if symbol_list[symbol_list_n].name == "@{" then
            symbol_list[symbol_list_n] = nil
            symbol_list_n = symbol_list_n - 1
         else
            symbol_list_n = symbol_list_n + 1
            symbol_list[symbol_list_n] = { y = assert(node.yend), x = assert(node.xend), name = "@}" }
         end
      end
   end

   local end_scope_and_none_type = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
      end_scope(node)
      node.type = NONE
      return node.type
   end

   local resolve_nominal: function(t: Type): Type
   do
      local function match_typevals(t: Type, def: Type): Type
         if t.typevals and def.typeargs then
            if #t.typevals ~= #def.typeargs then
               type_error(t, "mismatch in number of type arguments")
               return nil
            end

            begin_scope()
            for i, tt in ipairs(t.typevals) do
               add_var(nil, def.typeargs[i].typearg, tt)
            end
            local ret = resolve_typevars_at(t as Node, def)
            end_scope()
            return ret
         elseif t.typevals then
            type_error(t, "spurious type arguments")
            return nil
         elseif def.typeargs then
            type_error(t, "missing type arguments in %s", def)
            return nil
         else
            return def
         end
      end

      resolve_nominal = function(t: Type): Type
         if t.resolved then
            return t.resolved
         end

         local resolved: Type

         local typetype = t.found or find_type(t.names)
         if not typetype then
            type_error(t, "unknown type %s", t)
            return INVALID
         elseif is_typetype(typetype) then
            if typetype.is_alias then
               typetype = typetype.def.found
               assert(is_typetype(typetype))
            end

            if typetype.def.typename == "circular_require" then
               -- return, but do not store resolution
               return typetype.def
            end

            if typetype.def.typename == "nominal" then
               typetype = typetype.def.found
               assert(is_typetype(typetype))
            end
            assert(typetype.def.typename ~= "nominal")
            resolved = match_typevals(t, typetype.def)
         else
            type_error(t, table.concat(t.names, ".") .. " is not a type")
         end

         if not resolved then
            resolved = a_type { typename = "bad_nominal", names = t.names }
         end

         if not t.filename then
            t.filename = resolved.filename
            if t.x == nil and t.y == nil then
               t.x = resolved.x
               t.y = resolved.y
            end
         end
         t.found = typetype
         t.resolved = resolved
         return resolved
      end
   end

   local function are_same_unresolved_global_type(t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean
      if #t1.names == 1 and #t2.names == 1
         and t1.names[1] == t2.names[1]
      then
         local unresolved = get_unresolved()
         if unresolved.global_types[t1.names[1]] then
            return true
         end
      end
      return false
   end

   local function are_same_nominals(t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean, {Error}
      local same_names: boolean
      if t1.found and t2.found then
         same_names = t1.found.typeid == t2.found.typeid
      else
         local ft1 = t1.found or find_type(t1.names)
         local ft2 = t2.found or find_type(t2.names)
         if ft1 and ft2 then
            same_names = ft1.typeid == ft2.typeid
         else
            if are_same_unresolved_global_type(t1, t2) then
               return true
            end

            if not ft1 then
               type_error(t1, "unknown type %s", t1)
            end
            if not ft2 then
               type_error(t2, "unknown type %s", t2)
            end
            return false, {} -- errors were already produced
         end
      end

      if same_names then
         if t1.typevals == nil and t2.typevals == nil then
            return true
         elseif t1.typevals and t2.typevals and #t1.typevals == #t2.typevals then
            local all_errs = {}
            for i = 1, #t1.typevals do
               local _, errs = same_type(t1.typevals[i], t2.typevals[i])
               add_errs_prefixing(t1 as Node, errs, all_errs, "type parameter <" .. show_type(t2.typevals[i]) .. ">: ")
            end
            if #all_errs == 0 then
               return true
            else
               return false, all_errs
            end
         end
      else
         local t1name = show_type(t1)
         local t2name = show_type(t2)
         if t1name == t2name then
            local t1r = resolve_nominal(t1)
            if t1r.filename then
               t1name = t1name .. " (defined in " .. t1r.filename .. ":" .. t1r.y .. ")"
            end
            local t2r = resolve_nominal(t2)
            if t2r.filename then
               t2name = t2name .. " (defined in " .. t2r.filename .. ":" .. t2r.y .. ")"
            end
         end
         return false, terr(t1, t1name .. " is not a " .. t2name)
      end
   end

   local is_lua_table_type: function(t: Type): boolean
   local resolve_tuple_and_nominal: function(t: Type): Type = nil

   local function invariant_match_fields_to_record(t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean, {Error}
      local ok, errs = match_fields_to_record(t1, t2, true)
      if not ok then
         return ok, errs
      end
      ok, errs = match_fields_to_record(t2, t1, true)
      if not ok then
         return ok, errs
      end
      return true
   end

   -- invariant type comparison
   same_type = function(t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean, {Error}
      assert(type(t1) == "table")
      assert(type(t2) == "table")

      if t1.typeid == t2.typeid then
         if TL_DEBUG then
            local st1, st2 = show_type_base(t1, false, {}), show_type_base(t2, false, {})
            assert(st1 == st2, st1 .. " ~= " .. st2)
         end
         return true
      end

      if t1.typename == "typevar" or t2.typename == "typevar" then
         return compare_and_infer_typevars(t1, t2, same_type)
      end

      if t1.typename == "emptytable" and is_lua_table_type(resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t2)) then
         return true
      end

      if t2.typename == "emptytable" and is_lua_table_type(resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t1)) then
         return true
      end

      if t1.typename ~= t2.typename then
         return false, terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
      end
      if t1.typename == "array" then
         return same_type(t1.elements, t2.elements)
      elseif t1.typename == "tupletable" then
         local all_errs = {}
         for i = 1, math.min(#t1.types, #t2.types) do
            local ok, err = same_type(t1.types[i], t2.types[i])
            if not ok then
               add_errs_prefixing(t1 as Node, err, all_errs, "values")
            end
         end
         return any_errors(all_errs)
      elseif t1.typename == "map" then
         local all_errs = {}
         local k_ok, k_errs = same_type(t1.keys, t2.keys)
         if not k_ok then
            add_errs_prefixing(t1 as Node, k_errs, all_errs, "keys")
         end
         local v_ok, v_errs = same_type(t1.values, t2.values)
         if not v_ok then
            add_errs_prefixing(t1 as Node, v_errs, all_errs, "values")
         end
         return any_errors(all_errs)
      elseif t1.typename == "union" then
         if  has_all_types_of(t1.types, t2.types, same_type)
         and has_all_types_of(t2.types, t1.types, same_type) then
            return true
         else
            return false, terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
         end
      elseif t1.typename == "nominal" then
         return are_same_nominals(t1, t2)
      elseif t1.typename == "record" then
         return invariant_match_fields_to_record(t1, t2)
      elseif t1.typename == "function" then
         local argdelta = t1.is_method and 1 or 0
         if #t1.args ~= #t2.args then
            if t1.is_method ~= t2.is_method then
               return false, terr(t1, "different number of input arguments: method and non-method are not the same type")
            end
            return false, terr(t1, "different number of input arguments: got " .. #t1.args - argdelta .. ", expected " .. #t2.args - argdelta)
         end
         if #t1.rets ~= #t2.rets then
            return false, terr(t1, "different number of return values: got " .. #t1.rets .. ", expected " .. #t2.rets)
         end
         local all_errs = {}
         for i = 1, #t1.args do
            arg_check(t1 as Node, same_type, t1.args[i], t2.args[i], i - argdelta, all_errs, "argument")
         end
         for i = 1, #t1.rets do
            local _, errs = same_type(t1.rets[i], t2.rets[i])
            add_errs_prefixing(t1 as Node, errs, all_errs, "return " .. i)
         end
         return any_errors(all_errs)
      elseif t1.typename == "arrayrecord" then
         local ok, errs = same_type(t1.elements, t2.elements)
         if not ok then
            return ok, errs
         end
         return invariant_match_fields_to_record(t1, t2)
      end
      return true
   end

   local function unite(types: {Type}, flatten_constants: boolean): Type
      if #types == 1 then
         return types[1]
      end

      local ts: {Type} = {}
      local stack: {Type} = {}

      -- Make things like number | number resolve to number
      local types_seen: {(integer|string):boolean} = {}
      -- but never add nil as a type in the union
      types_seen[NIL.typeid] = true
      types_seen["nil"] = true

      local i = 1
      while types[i] or stack[1] do
         local t: Type
         if stack[1] then
            t = table.remove(stack)
         else
            t = types[i]
            i = i + 1
         end
         t = resolve_tuple(t)
         if t.typename == "union" then
            for _, s in ipairs(t.types) do
               table.insert(stack, s)
            end
         else
            if primitive[t.typename] and (flatten_constants or not t.tk) then
               if not types_seen[t.typename] then
                  types_seen[t.typename] = true
                  table.insert(ts, t)
               end
            else
               local typeid = t.typeid
               if t.typename == "nominal" then
                  typeid = resolve_nominal(t).typeid
               end
               if not types_seen[typeid] then
                  types_seen[typeid] = true
                  table.insert(ts, t)
               end
            end
         end
      end

      if types_seen[INVALID.typeid] then
         return INVALID
      end

      if #ts == 1 then
         return ts[1]
      else
         return a_type {
            typename = "union",
            types = ts,
         }
      end
   end

   local function add_map_errors(errs: {Error}, ctx: string, ctx_errs: {Error})
      if ctx_errs then
         for _, err in ipairs(ctx_errs) do
            err.msg = ctx .. err.msg
            table.insert(errs, err)
         end
      end
   end

   local function combine_map_errs(key_errs: {Error}, value_errs: {Error}): boolean, {Error}
      if not key_errs and not value_errs then
         return true
      end
      local errs: {Error} = {}
      add_map_errors(errs, "in map key: ", key_errs)
      add_map_errors(errs, "in map value: ", value_errs)
      return false, errs
   end

   local known_table_types: {TypeName:boolean} = {
      array = true,
      map = true,
      record = true,
      arrayrecord = true,
      tupletable = true,
   }

   -- Is the type represented concretely as a Lua table?
   is_lua_table_type = function(t: Type): boolean
      return known_table_types[t.typename] and not t.is_userdata
   end

   local expand_type: function(where: Node, old: Type, new: Type): Type
   local function arraytype_from_tuple(where: Node, tupletype: Type): Type, {Error}
      -- first just try a basic union
      local element_type = unite(tupletype.types, true)
      local valid = element_type.typename ~= "union" and true or is_valid_union(element_type)
      if valid then
         return a_type {
            elements = element_type,
            typename = "array",
         }
      end

      -- failing a basic union, expand the types
      local arr_type = a_type {
         elements = tupletype.types[1],
         typename = "array",
      }
      for i = 2, #tupletype.types do
         arr_type = expand_type(where, arr_type, a_type { elements = tupletype.types[i], typename = "array" })
         if not arr_type or not arr_type.elements then
            return nil, terr(tupletype, "unable to convert tuple %s to array", tupletype)
         end
      end
      return arr_type
   end

   -- subtyping comparison
   is_a = function(t1: Type, t2: Type, for_equality: boolean): boolean, {Error}
      assert(type(t1) == "table")
      assert(type(t2) == "table")

      if lax and (is_unknown(t1) or is_unknown(t2)) then
         return true
      end

      if t1.typeid == t2.typeid then
         if TL_DEBUG then
            local st1, st2 = show_type_base(t1, false, {}), show_type_base(t2, false, {})
            assert(st1 == st2, st1 .. " ~= " .. st2)
         end
         return true
      end

      if t1.typename == "bad_nominal" or t2.typename == "bad_nominal" then
         return false -- an error has been generated elsewhere
      end

      if t2.typename ~= "tuple" then
         t1 = resolve_tuple(t1)
      end

      if t2.typename == "tuple" and t1.typename ~= "tuple" then
         t1 = a_type {
            typename = "tuple",
            [1] = t1,
         }
      end

      if t1.typename == "typevar" or t2.typename == "typevar" then
         return compare_and_infer_typevars(t1, t2, is_a)
      end

      -- ∀ t, nil <: t
      if t1.typename == "nil" then -- TODO nilable
         return true
      end

      -- ∀ t, t <: any
      if t2.typename == "any" then
         return true


      elseif t1.typename == "union" then

         -- ∀ t in t1, ∃ u in t2 t <: u
         -- ───────────────────────────   -- a union t1 is a union t2
         --     t1 union <: t2 union      -- if all of t1's types can be satisfied in t2
         if t2.typename == "union" then
            local used = {}
            for _, t in ipairs(t1.types) do
               local ok = false
               begin_scope()
               for _, u in ipairs(t2.types) do
                  if not used[u] then
                     if is_a(t, u, for_equality) then
                        used[u] = t
                        ok = true
                        break
                     end
                  end
               end
               end_scope() -- don't preserve failed inferences
               if not ok then
                  return false, terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
               end
            end
            -- preserve all valid inferences
            for u, t in pairs(used) do
               is_a(t, u, for_equality)
            end
            return true

         -- ∀ t in t1, t <: t2
         -- ──────────────────   -- a union type t1 is a t2
         --   t1 union <: t2     -- if all of t1's types satisfy t2
         else
            for _, t in ipairs(t1.types) do
               if not is_a(t, t2, for_equality) then
                  return false, terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
               end
            end
            return true
         end

      -- ∃ t in t2, t1 <: t
      -- ──────────────────   -- a value of type t1 is a member of union type t2
      --   t1 <: t2 union     -- if it is a member of some of t2's types
      elseif t2.typename == "union" then
         for _, t in ipairs(t2.types) do
            if is_a(t1, t, for_equality) then
               return true
            end
         end

      -- ∀ t in t2, t1 <: t
      -- ──────────────────   -- a type t1 is a poly type t2
      --   t1 <: t2 poly      -- if all of t2's poly types are satisfied by t1
      elseif t2.typename == "poly" then
         for _, t in ipairs(t2.types) do
            if not is_a(t1, t, for_equality) then
               return false, terr(t1, "cannot match against all alternatives of the polymorphic type")
            end
         end
         return true

      -- ∃ t in t1, t <: t2
      -- ──────────────────   -- a poly type t1 is a t2 if
      --   t1 poly <: t2      -- t2 is some of of the poly's types
      elseif t1.typename == "poly" then
         for _, t in ipairs(t1.types) do
            if is_a(t, t2, for_equality) then
               return true
            end
         end
         return false, terr(t1, "cannot match against any alternatives of the polymorphic type")
      elseif t1.typename == "nominal" and t2.typename == "nominal" then
         local same, err = are_same_nominals(t1, t2)
         if same then
            return true
         end
         local t1r = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t1)
         local t2r = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t2)
         if is_record_type(t1r) and is_record_type(t2r) then
            return same, err
         else
            return is_a(t1r, t2r, for_equality)
         end
      elseif t1.typename == "enum" and t2.typename == "string" then
         local ok: boolean
         if for_equality then
            ok = t2.tk and t1.enumset[unquote(t2.tk)]
         else
            ok = true
         end
         if ok then
            return true
         else
            return false, terr(t1, "enum is incompatible with %s", t2)
         end
      elseif t1.typename == "integer" and t2.typename == "number" then
         return true
      elseif t1.typename == "string" and t2.typename == "enum" then
         local ok = t1.tk and t2.enumset[unquote(t1.tk)]
         if ok then
            return true
         else
            if t1.tk then
               return false, terr(t1, "%s is not a member of %s", t1, t2)
            else
               return false, terr(t1, "string is not a %s", t2)
            end
         end
      elseif t1.typename == "nominal" or t2.typename == "nominal" then
         local t1r = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t1)
         local t2r = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t2)
         local ok, errs = is_a(t1r, t2r, for_equality)
         if errs and #errs == 1 then
            if errs[1].msg:match("^got ") then
               --local got = t1.typename == "nominal" and t1.name or show_type(t1)
               --local expected = t2.typename == "nominal" and t2.name or show_type(t2)
               errs = terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
            end
         end
         return ok, errs
      elseif t1.typename == "emptytable" and is_lua_table_type(t2) then
         return true
      elseif t2.typename == "array" then
         if is_array_type(t1) then
            if is_a(t1.elements, t2.elements) then
               local t1e = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t1.elements)
               local t2e = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t2.elements)
               if t2e.typename == "enum" and t1e.typename == "string" and #t1.types > 1 then
                  for i = 2, #t1.types do
                     local t = t1.types[i]
                     if not is_a(t, t2e) then
                        return false, terr(t, "%s is not a member of %s", t, t2e)
                     end
                  end
               end
               return true
            end
         elseif t1.typename == "tupletable" then
            if t2.inferred_len and t2.inferred_len > #t1.types then
               return false, terr(t1, "incompatible length, expected maximum length of " .. tostring(#t1.types) .. ", got " .. tostring(t2.inferred_len))
            end
            local t1a, err = arraytype_from_tuple(t1.inferred_at, t1)
            if not t1a then
               return false, err
            end
            if not is_a(t1a, t2) then
               return false, terr(t2, "got %s (from %s), expected %s", t1a, t1, t2)
            end
            return true
         elseif t1.typename == "map" then
            local _, errs_keys, errs_values: any, {Error}, {Error}
            _, errs_keys = is_a(t1.keys, INTEGER)
            _, errs_values = is_a(t1.values, t2.elements)
            return combine_map_errs(errs_keys, errs_values)
         end
      elseif t2.typename == "record" then
         if is_record_type(t1) then
            return match_fields_to_record(t1, t2)
         elseif is_typetype(t1) and is_record_type(t1.def) then -- record as prototype
            return is_a(t1.def, t2, for_equality)
         end
      elseif t2.typename == "arrayrecord" then
         if t1.typename == "array" then
            return is_a(t1.elements, t2.elements)
         elseif t1.typename == "tupletable" then
            if t2.inferred_len and t2.inferred_len > #t1.types then
               return false, terr(t1, "incompatible length, expected maximum length of " .. tostring(#t1.types) .. ", got " .. tostring(t2.inferred_len))
            end
            local t1a, err = arraytype_from_tuple(t1.inferred_at, t1)
            if not t1a then
               return false, err
            end
            if not is_a(t1a, t2) then
               return false, terr(t2, "got %s (from %s), expected %s", t1a, t1, t2)
            end
            return true
         elseif t1.typename == "record" then
            return match_fields_to_record(t1, t2)
         elseif t1.typename == "arrayrecord" then
            if not is_a(t1.elements, t2.elements) then
               return false, terr(t1, "array parts have incompatible element types")
            end
            return match_fields_to_record(t1, t2)
         elseif is_typetype(t1) and is_record_type(t1.def) then -- record as prototype
            return is_a(t1.def, t2, for_equality)
         end
      elseif t2.typename == "map" then
         if t1.typename == "map" then
            local _, errs_keys, errs_values: any, {Error}, {Error}
            if t2.keys.typename ~= "any" then -- FIXME hack for {any:any}
               _, errs_keys = same_type(t2.keys, t1.keys)
            end
            if t2.values.typename ~= "any" then -- FIXME hack for {any:any}
               _, errs_values = same_type(t1.values, t2.values)
            end
            return combine_map_errs(errs_keys, errs_values)
         elseif t1.typename == "array" or t1.typename == "tupletable" then
            local elements: Type
            if t1.typename == "tupletable" then
               local arr_type = arraytype_from_tuple(t1.inferred_at, t1)
               if not arr_type then
                  return false, terr(t1, "Unable to convert tuple %s to map", t1)
               end
               elements = arr_type.elements
            else
               elements = t1.elements
            end
            local _, errs_keys, errs_values: any, {Error}, {Error}
            _, errs_keys = is_a(INTEGER, t2.keys)
            _, errs_values = is_a(elements, t2.values)
            return combine_map_errs(errs_keys, errs_values)
         elseif is_record_type(t1) then -- FIXME
            if not is_a(t2.keys, STRING) then
               return false, terr(t1, "can't match a record to a map with non-string keys")
            end
            if t2.keys.typename == "enum" then
               for _, k in ipairs(t1.field_order) do
                  if not t2.keys.enumset[k] then
                     return false, terr(t1, "key is not an enum value: " .. k)
                  end
               end
            end
            return match_fields_to_map(t1, t2)
         end
      elseif t2.typename == "tupletable" then
         if t1.typename == "tupletable" then
            for i = 1, math.min(#t1.types, #t2.types) do
               if not is_a(t1.types[i], t2.types[i], for_equality) then
                  return false, terr(t1, "in tuple entry " .. tostring(i) .. ": got %s, expected %s", t1.types[i], t2.types[i])
               end
            end
            if for_equality and #t1.types ~= #t2.types then
               return false, terr(t1, "tuples are not the same size")
            end
            if #t1.types > #t2.types then
               return false, terr(t1, "tuple %s is too big for tuple %s", t1, t2)
            end
            return true
         elseif is_array_type(t1) then
            if t1.inferred_len and t1.inferred_len > #t2.types then
               return false, terr(t1, "incompatible length, expected maximum length of " .. tostring(#t2.types) .. ", got " .. tostring(t1.inferred_len))
            end

            -- for array literals (which is the only case where inferred_len is defined),
            -- only check the entries present
            local len = (t1.inferred_len and t1.inferred_len > 0)
                        and t1.inferred_len
                        or  #t2.types

            for i = 1, len do
               if not is_a(t1.elements, t2.types[i], for_equality) then
                  return false, terr(t1, "tuple entry " .. tostring(i) .. " of type %s does not match type of array elements, which is %s", t2.types[i], t1.elements)
               end
            end
            return true
         end
      elseif t1.typename == "function" and t2.typename == "function" then
         local all_errs = {}
         if (not t2.args.is_va) and #t1.args > #t2.args then
            table.insert(all_errs, error_in_type(t1, "incompatible number of arguments: got " .. #t1.args .. " %s, expected " .. #t2.args .. " %s", t1.args, t2.args))
         else
            for i = ((t1.is_method or t2.is_method) and 2 or 1), #t1.args do
               arg_check(nil, is_a, t1.args[i], t2.args[i] or ANY, i, all_errs, "argument")
            end
         end
         local diff_by_va = #t2.rets - #t1.rets == 1 and t2.rets.is_va
         if #t1.rets < #t2.rets and not diff_by_va then
            table.insert(all_errs, error_in_type(t1, "incompatible number of returns: got " .. #t1.rets .. " %s, expected " .. #t2.rets .. " %s", t1.rets, t2.rets))
         else
            local nrets = #t2.rets
            if diff_by_va then
               nrets = nrets - 1
            end
            for i = 1, nrets do
               local _, errs = is_a(t1.rets[i], t2.rets[i])
               add_errs_prefixing(nil, errs, all_errs, "return " .. i .. ": ")
            end
         end
         if #all_errs == 0 then
            return true
         else
            return false, all_errs
         end
      elseif lax and ((not for_equality) and t2.typename == "boolean") then
         -- in .lua files, all values can be used in a boolean context (but not in == or ~=)
         return true
      elseif t1.typename == t2.typename then
         return true
      end

      return false, terr(t1, "got %s, expected %s", t1, t2)
   end

   local function assert_is_a(node: Node, t1: Type, t2: Type, context: string, name: string): boolean
      t1 = resolve_tuple(t1)
      t2 = resolve_tuple(t2)
      if lax and (is_unknown(t1) or is_unknown(t2)) then
         return true
      end

      -- some flow-based inference
      if t1.typename == "nil" then
         return true
      elseif t2.typename == "unresolved_emptytable_value" then
         if is_number_type(t2.emptytable_type.keys) then -- ideally integer only
            infer_emptytable(t2.emptytable_type, infer_at(node, a_type { typename = "array", elements = t1 }))
         else
            infer_emptytable(t2.emptytable_type, infer_at(node, a_type { typename = "map", keys = t2.emptytable_type.keys, values = t1 }))
         end
         return true
      elseif t2.typename == "emptytable" then
         if is_lua_table_type(t1) then
            infer_emptytable(t2, infer_at(node, t1))
         elseif t1.typename ~= "emptytable" then
            node_error(node, context .. ": " .. (name and (name .. ": ") or "") .. "assigning %s to a variable declared with {}", t1)
            return false
         end
         return true
      end

      local ok, match_errs = is_a(t1, t2)
      add_errs_prefixing(node, match_errs, errors, context .. ": ".. (name and (name .. ": ") or ""))
      return ok
   end

   local function type_is_closable(t: Type): boolean
      if t.typename == "invalid" then
         return false
      end
      if same_type(t, NIL) then
         return true
      end
      if t.typename ~= "function" then
         t = resolve_nominal(t)
      end
      return t.meta_fields and t.meta_fields["__close"] ~= nil
   end

   local definitely_not_closable_exprs <const>: {NodeKind:boolean} = {
      ["string"] = true,
      ["number"] = true,
      ["integer"] = true,
      ["boolean"] = true,
      ["table_literal"] = true,
   }
   local function expr_is_definitely_not_closable(e: Node): boolean
      return definitely_not_closable_exprs[e.kind]
   end

   local unknown_dots: {string:boolean} = {}

   local function add_unknown_dot(node: Node, name: string)
      if not unknown_dots[name] then
         unknown_dots[name] = true
         add_unknown(node, name)
      end
   end

   local function resolve_for_call(func: Type, args: {Type}, is_method: boolean): Type, boolean
      -- resolve unknown in lax mode, produce a general unknown function
      if lax and is_unknown(func) then
         func = a_type { typename = "function", args = VARARG { UNKNOWN }, rets = VARARG { UNKNOWN } }
      end
      -- unwrap if tuple, resolve if nominal
      func = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(func)
      if func.typename ~= "function" and func.typename ~= "poly" then
         -- resolve if prototype
         if is_typetype(func) and func.def.typename == "record" then
            func = func.def
         end
         -- resolve if metatable
         if func.meta_fields and func.meta_fields["__call"] then
            table.insert(args, 1, func)
            func = func.meta_fields["__call"]
            func = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(func)
            is_method = true
         end
      end
      return func, is_method
   end

   local type_check_function_call: function(Node, {Node}, Type, {Type}, Node, boolean, integer): Type
   do
      local function mark_invalid_typeargs(f: Type)
         if f.typeargs then
            for _, a in ipairs(f.typeargs) do
               if not find_var_type(a.typearg) then
                  add_var(nil, a.typearg, lax and UNKNOWN or { typename = "unresolvable_typearg", typearg = a.typearg })
               end
            end
         end
      end

      local function infer_emptytables(where: Node, wheres: {Node}, xs: Type, ys: Type, delta: integer)
         assert(xs.typename == "tuple")
         assert(ys.typename == "tuple")

         local n_xs = #xs
         local n_ys = #ys
         -- resolve inference of emptytables used as arguments or returns
         for i = 1, n_xs do
            local x = xs[i]
            if x.typename == "emptytable" or x.typename == "unresolved_emptytable_value" then
               local y = ys[i] or (ys.is_va and ys[n_ys])
               if y then -- y may not be present when inferring returns
                  local w = wheres and wheres[i + delta] or where -- for self, a + argdelta is 0
                  local inferred_y = infer_at(w, y)
                  infer_emptytable(x, inferred_y)
                  xs[i] = inferred_y
               end
            end
         end
      end

      local check_args_rets: function(where: Node, where_args: {Node}, f: Type, args: {Type}, rets: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type, {Error}
      do
         -- check if a tuple `xs` matches tuple `ys`
         local function check_func_type_list(where: Node, wheres: {Node}, xs: Type, ys: Type, from: integer, delta: integer, mode: string): boolean, {Error}
            assert(xs.typename == "tuple", xs.typename)
            assert(ys.typename == "tuple", ys.typename)

            local errs = {}
            local n_xs = #xs
            local n_ys = #ys

            for i = from, math.max(n_xs, n_ys) do
               local pos = i + delta
               local x = xs[i] or (xs.is_va and xs[n_xs]) or NIL
               local y = ys[i] or (ys.is_va and ys[n_ys])
               if y then
                  local w = wheres and wheres[pos] or where
                  if not arg_check(w, is_a, x, y, pos, errs, mode) then
                     return nil, errs
                  end
               end
            end

            return true
         end

         check_args_rets = function(where: Node, where_args: {Node}, f: Type, args: {Type}, rets: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type, {Error}
            local rets_ok = true
            local rets_errs: {Error}
            local args_ok: boolean
            local args_errs: {Error}

            local from = 1
            if argdelta == -1 then
               from = 2
               local errs = {}
               if not arg_check(where, is_a, args[1], f.args[1], nil, errs, "self") then
                  return nil, errs
               end
            end

            if rets then
               rets = infer_at(where, rets)
               infer_emptytables(where, nil, rets, f.rets, 0)

               rets_ok, rets_errs = check_func_type_list(where, nil, f.rets, rets, 1, 0, "return")
            end

            args_ok, args_errs = check_func_type_list(where, where_args, args, f.args, 1, argdelta, "argument")
            if (not args_ok) or (not rets_ok) then
               return nil, args_errs or {}
            end

            -- if we got to this point without returning,
            -- we got a valid function match

            infer_emptytables(where, where_args, args, f.args, argdelta)

            mark_invalid_typeargs(f)

            return resolve_typevars_at(where, f.rets)
         end
      end

      local function push_typeargs(func: Type)
         if func.typeargs then
            for _, fnarg in ipairs(func.typeargs) do
               add_var(nil, fnarg.typearg, { typename = "unresolved_typearg" })
            end
         end
      end

      local function pop_typeargs(func: Type)
         if func.typeargs then
            for _, fnarg in ipairs(func.typeargs) do
               if st[#st][fnarg.typearg] then
                  st[#st][fnarg.typearg] = nil
               end
            end
         end
      end

      local function fail_call(node: Node, func: Type, nargs: integer, errs: {Error}): Type
         if errs then
            -- report the errors from the first match
            for _, err in ipairs(errs) do
               table.insert(errors, err)
            end
         else
            -- found no arity match to try
            local expects: {string} = {}
            if func.typename == "poly" then
               for _, f in ipairs(func.types) do
                  table.insert(expects, tostring(#f.args or 0))
               end
               table.sort(expects)
               for i = #expects, 1, -1 do
                  if expects[i] == expects[i+1] then
                     table.remove(expects, i)
                  end
               end
            else
               table.insert(expects, tostring(#func.args or 0))
            end
            node_error(node, "wrong number of arguments (given " .. nargs .. ", expects " .. table.concat(expects, " or ") .. ")")
         end

         local f = func.typename == "poly" and func.types[1] or func
         mark_invalid_typeargs(f)
         return resolve_typevars_at(node, f.rets)
      end

      local function check_call(where: Node, where_args: {Node}, func: Type, args: {Type}, is_method: boolean, argdelta: integer): Type, Type
         assert(type(func) == "table")
         assert(type(args) == "table")

         if not (func.typename == "function" or func.typename == "poly") then
            func, is_method = resolve_for_call(func, args, is_method)
         end

         argdelta = is_method and -1 or argdelta or 0

         local is_func = func.typename == "function"
         local is_poly = func.typename == "poly"
         if not (is_func or is_poly) then
            return node_error(where, "not a function: %s", func)
         end

         local passes, n = 1, 1
         if is_poly then
            passes, n = 3, #func.types
         end

         local given = #args
         local tried: {integer:boolean}
         local first_errs: {Error}
         for pass = 1, passes do
            for i = 1, n do
               if (not tried) or not tried[i] then
                  local f = is_func and func or func.types[i]
                  if f.is_method and not is_method then
                     if args[1] and is_a(args[1], f.args[1]) then
                        -- a non-"@funcall" `where` means a synthesized call, e.g. from a metamethod
                        if where.kind == "op" and where.op.op == "@funcall" then
                           local receiver_is_typetype = where.e1.e1 and where.e1.e1.type and where.e1.e1.type.resolved and where.e1.e1.type.resolved.typename == "typetype"
                           if not receiver_is_typetype then
                              node_warning("hint", where, "invoked method as a regular function: consider using ':' instead of '.'")
                           end
                        end
                     else
                        return node_error(where, "invoked method as a regular function: use ':' instead of '.'")
                     end
                  end
                  local expected = #f.args

                  -- simple functions:
                  if (is_func and (given <= expected or (f.args.is_va and given > expected)))
                  -- poly, pass 1: try exact arity matches first
                  or (is_poly and ((pass == 1 and given == expected)
                  -- poly, pass 2: then try adjusting with nils to missing arguments or using '...'
                                or (pass == 2 and given < expected)
                  -- poly, pass 3: then finally try vararg functions
                                or (pass == 3 and f.args.is_va and given > expected)))
                  then
                     push_typeargs(f)

                     local matched, errs = check_args_rets(where, where_args, f, args, where.expected, argdelta)
                     if matched then
                        -- success!
                        return matched, f
                     end
                     first_errs = first_errs or errs

                     if where.expected then
                        -- revert inferred returns
                        infer_emptytables(where, where_args, f.rets, f.rets, argdelta)
                     end

                     if is_poly then
                        tried = tried or {}
                        tried[i] = true
                        pop_typeargs(f)
                     end
                  end
               end
            end
         end

         return fail_call(where, func, given, first_errs)
      end

      type_check_function_call = function(where: Node, where_args: {Node}, func: Type, args: {Type}, e1: Node, is_method: boolean, argdelta: integer): Type
         if where.expected and where.expected.typename ~= "tuple" then
            where.expected = a_type { typename = "tuple", where.expected }
         end

         begin_scope()
         local ret, f = check_call(where, where_args, func, args, is_method, argdelta)
         ret = resolve_typevars_at(where, ret)
         end_scope()
         if e1 then
            e1.type = f
         end
         return ret
      end
   end

   local function check_metamethod(node: Node, op: string, a: Type, b: Type, orig_a: Type, orig_b: Type): Type, integer
      local method_name: string
      local where_args: {Node}
      local args: Type
      local meta_on_operator = 1

      if lax and ((a and is_unknown(a)) or (b and is_unknown(b))) then
         return UNKNOWN, nil
      elseif not a.meta_fields and not (b and b.meta_fields) then
         return nil, nil
      end

      if a and b then
         method_name = binop_to_metamethod[op]
         where_args = { node.e1, node.e2 }
         args = { typename = "tuple", orig_a, orig_b }
      else
         method_name = unop_to_metamethod[op]
         where_args = { node.e1 }
         args = { typename = "tuple", orig_a }
      end

      local metamethod = a.meta_fields and a.meta_fields[method_name or ""]
      if (not metamethod) and b and op ~= "@index" then
         metamethod = b.meta_fields and b.meta_fields[method_name or ""]
         meta_on_operator = 2
      end
      if metamethod then
         return resolve_tuple_and_nominal(type_check_function_call(node, where_args, metamethod, args, nil, false, 0)), meta_on_operator
      else
         return nil, nil
      end
   end

   local function match_record_key(tbl: Type, rec: Node, key: string): Type, string
      assert(type(tbl) == "table")
      assert(type(rec) == "table")
      assert(type(key) == "string")

      tbl = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(tbl)

      if tbl.typename == "string" or tbl.typename == "enum" then
         tbl = find_var_type("string") -- simulate string metatable
      end

      if tbl.is_alias then
         return nil, "cannot use a nested type alias as a concrete value"
      end

      tbl = resolve_typetype(tbl)

      if is_record_type(tbl) then
         assert(tbl.fields, "record has no fields!?")

         if tbl.fields[key] then
            return tbl.fields[key]
         end

         local meta_t = check_metamethod(rec, "@index", tbl, STRING, tbl, STRING)
         if meta_t then
            return meta_t
         end

         if rec.kind == "variable" then
            return nil, "invalid key '" .. key .. "' in record '" .. rec.tk .. "' of type %s"
         else
            return nil, "invalid key '" .. key .. "' in type %s"
         end
      elseif tbl.typename == "emptytable" or is_unknown(tbl) then
         if lax then
            return INVALID
         end
         return nil, "cannot index a value of unknown type"
      end

      if rec.kind == "variable" then
         return nil, "cannot index key '" .. key .. "' in " .. tbl.typename .. " '" .. rec.tk .. "' of type %s"
      else
         return nil, "cannot index key '" .. key .. "' in type %s"
      end
   end

   local function widen_in_scope(scope: Scope, var: string): boolean
      assert(scope[var], "no " .. var .. " in scope")
      local narrow_mode = scope[var].is_narrowed
      if narrow_mode and narrow_mode ~= "declaration" then
         if scope[var].narrowed_from then
            scope[var].t = scope[var].narrowed_from
            scope[var].narrowed_from = nil
            scope[var].is_narrowed = nil
         else
            scope[var] = nil
         end

         local unresolved = get_unresolved(scope)
         unresolved.narrows[var] = nil
         return true
      end
      return false
   end

   local function widen_back_var(name: string): boolean
      local widened = false
      for i = #st, 1, -1 do
         if st[i][name] then
            if widen_in_scope(st[i], name) then
               widened = true
            else
               break
            end
         end
      end
      return widened
   end

   local function assigned_anywhere(name: string, root: Node): boolean
      local visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, boolean> = {
         cbs = {
            ["assignment"] = {
               after = function(node: Node, _children: {boolean}): boolean
                  for _, v in ipairs(node.vars) do
                     if v.kind == "variable" and v.tk == name then
                        return true
                     end
                  end
                  return false
               end
            }
         },
         after = function(_node: Node, children: {boolean}, ret: boolean): boolean
            ret = ret or false
            for _, c in ipairs(children) do
               local ca = c as any
               if ca is boolean then
                  ret = ret or c
               end
            end
            return ret
         end
      }

      local visit_type: Visitor<TypeName, Type, boolean> = {
         after = function(): boolean
            return false
         end
      }

      return recurse_node(root, visit_node, visit_type)
   end

   local function widen_all_unions(node: Node)
      for i = #st, 1, -1 do
         local scope = st[i]
         local unr = scope["@unresolved"]
         if unr and unr.t.narrows then
            for name, _ in pairs(unr.t.narrows) do
               if not node or assigned_anywhere(name, node) then
                  widen_in_scope(scope, name)
               end
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function add_global(node: Node, var: string, valtype: Type, is_assigning: boolean): Variable
      if lax and is_unknown(valtype) and (var ~= "self" and var ~= "...") then
         add_unknown(node, var)
      end

      local existing, scope, existing_attr = find_var(var)
      if existing and scope > 1 then
         node_error(node, "cannot define a global when a local with the same name is in scope")
         return nil
      end

      local is_const = node.attribute ~= nil

      if existing then
         if is_assigning and existing_attr then
            node_error(node, "cannot reassign to <" .. existing_attr .. "> global: " .. var)
         end
         if existing_attr and not is_const then
            node_error(node, "global was previously declared as <" .. existing_attr .. ">: " .. var)
         end
         if (not existing_attr) and is_const then
            node_error(node, "global was previously declared as not <" .. node.attribute .. ">: " .. var)
         end
         if valtype and not same_type(existing.t, valtype) then
            node_error(node, "cannot redeclare global with a different type: previous type of " .. var .. " is %s", existing.t)
         end
         return nil
      end

      st[1][var] = { t = valtype, attribute = is_const and "const" or nil }

      if node then
         node.type = node.type or valtype
      end

      return st[1][var]
   end

   local function get_rets(rets: {Type}): Type
      if lax and (#rets == 0) then
         return VARARG { UNKNOWN }
      end
      local t: Type = rets as Type
      if not t.typename then
         t = TUPLE(t)
      end
      assert(t.typeid)
      return t
   end

   local function add_internal_function_variables(node: Node)
      add_var(nil, "@is_va", node.args.type.is_va and ANY or NIL)
      add_var(nil, "@return", node.rets or a_type { typename = "tuple" })

      if node.typeargs then
         for _, t in ipairs(node.typeargs) do
            local v = find_var(t.typearg, "check_only")
            if not v or not v.used_as_type then
               type_error(t, "type argument '%s' is not used in function signature", t)
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function add_function_definition_for_recursion(node: Node)
      local args: Type = a_type { typename = "tuple", is_va = node.args.type.is_va }
      for _, fnarg in ipairs(node.args) do
         table.insert(args, fnarg.type)
      end

      add_var(nil, node.name.tk, a_type {
         typename = "function",
         args = args,
         rets = get_rets(node.rets),
      })
   end

   local function fail_unresolved()
      local unresolved = st[#st]["@unresolved"]
      if unresolved then
         st[#st]["@unresolved"] = nil
         for name, nodes in pairs(unresolved.t.labels) do
            for _, node in ipairs(nodes) do
               node_error(node, "no visible label '" .. name .. "' for goto")
            end
         end
         for name, types in pairs(unresolved.t.nominals) do
            if not unresolved.t.global_types[name] then
               for _, typ in ipairs(types) do
                  assert(typ.x)
                  assert(typ.y)
                  type_error(typ, "unknown type %s", typ)
               end
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function end_function_scope(node: Node)
      fail_unresolved()
      end_scope(node)
   end

   resolve_tuple_and_nominal = function(t: Type): Type
      t = resolve_tuple(t)
      if t.typename == "nominal" then
         t = resolve_nominal(t)
      end
      assert(t.typename ~= "nominal")
      return t
   end

   local function flatten_list(list: {Type}): {Type}
      local exps = {}
      for i = 1, #list - 1 do
         table.insert(exps, resolve_tuple_and_nominal(list[i]))
      end
      if #list > 0 then
         local last = list[#list]
         if last.typename == "tuple" then
            for _, val in ipairs(last) do
               table.insert(exps, val)
            end
         else
            table.insert(exps, last)
         end
      end
      return exps
   end

   local function get_assignment_values(vals: Type, wanted: integer): {Type}
      local ret: {Type} = {}
      if vals == nil then
         return ret
      end

      -- get all arguments except the last...
      local is_va = vals.is_va
      for i = 1, #vals - 1 do
         ret[i] = resolve_tuple(vals[i])
      end

      local last = vals[#vals]
      if last.typename == "tuple" then
         -- ...if the last is a tuple, unpack it
         is_va = last.is_va
         for _, v in ipairs(last) do
            table.insert(ret, v)
         end
      else
         -- ...otherwise simply get it
         table.insert(ret, last)
      end

      -- ...if the last is vararg, repeat its type until it matches the number of wanted args
      if is_va and last and #ret < wanted then
         while #ret < wanted do
            table.insert(ret, last)
         end
      end
      return ret
   end

   local function match_all_record_field_names(node: Node, a: Type, field_names: {string}, errmsg: string): Type
      local t: Type
      for _, k in ipairs(field_names) do
         local f = a.fields[k]
         if not t then
            t = f
         else
            if not same_type(f, t) then
               errmsg = errmsg .. string.format(" (types of fields '%s' and '%s' do not match)", field_names[1], k)
               t = nil
               break
            end
         end
      end
      if t then
         return t
      else
         return node_error(node, errmsg)
      end
   end

   local function type_check_index(anode: Node, bnode: Node, a: Type, b: Type): Type
      local orig_a = a
      local orig_b = b
      a = resolve_typetype(resolve_tuple_and_nominal(a))
      b = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(b)

      if lax and is_unknown(a) then
         return UNKNOWN
      end

      local errm: string
      local erra: Type
      local errb: Type

      if a.typename == "tupletable" and is_a(b, INTEGER) then
         if bnode.constnum then
            if bnode.constnum >= 1 and bnode.constnum <= #a.types and bnode.constnum == math.floor(bnode.constnum) then
               return a.types[bnode.constnum as integer]
            end

            errm, erra = "index " .. tostring(bnode.constnum) .. " out of range for tuple %s", a
         else
            local array_type = arraytype_from_tuple(bnode, a)
            if array_type then
               return array_type.elements
            end

            errm = "cannot index this tuple with a variable because it would produce a union type that cannot be discriminated at runtime"
         end
      elseif is_array_type(a) and is_a(b, INTEGER) then
         return a.elements
      elseif a.typename == "emptytable" then
         if a.keys == nil then
            a.keys = resolve_tuple(orig_b)
            a.keys_inferred_at = assert(anode)
            a.keys_inferred_at_file = filename
         end

         if is_a(orig_b, a.keys) then
            return a_type { y = anode.y, x = anode.x, typename = "unresolved_emptytable_value", emptytable_type = a }
         end

         errm, erra, errb = "inconsistent index type: got %s, expected %s (type of keys inferred at "
                            .. a.keys_inferred_at_file .. ":"
                            .. a.keys_inferred_at.y .. ":"
                            .. a.keys_inferred_at.x .. ": )", orig_b, a.keys
      elseif a.typename == "map" then
         if is_a(orig_b, a.keys) then
            return a.values
         end

         errm, erra, errb = "wrong index type: got %s, expected %s", orig_b, a.keys
      elseif bnode.kind == "string" then
         local t, e = match_record_key(orig_a, anode, bnode.conststr)
         if t then
            return t
         end

         errm, erra = e, orig_a
      elseif is_record_type(a) then
         if b.typename == "enum" then
            local field_names: {string} = sorted_keys(b.enumset)
            for _, k in ipairs(field_names) do
               if not a.fields[k] then
                  errm, erra = "enum value '" .. k .. "' is not a field in %s", a
                  break
               end
            end
            if not errm then
               return match_all_record_field_names(bnode, a, field_names,
                         "cannot index, not all enum values map to record fields of the same type")
            end
         elseif is_a(b, STRING) then
            errm, erra = "cannot index object of type %s with a string, consider using an enum", orig_a
         else
            errm, erra, errb = "cannot index object of type %s with %s", orig_a, orig_b
         end
      else
         errm, erra, errb = "cannot index object of type %s with %s", orig_a, orig_b
      end

      local meta_t = check_metamethod(anode, "@index", a, orig_b, orig_a, orig_b)
      if meta_t then
         return meta_t
      end

      return node_error(bnode, errm, erra, errb)
   end

   expand_type = function(where: Node, old: Type, new: Type): Type
      if not old or old.typename == "nil" then
         return new
      else
         if not is_a(new, old) then
            if old.typename == "map" and is_record_type(new) then
               if old.keys.typename == "string" then
                  for _, ftype in fields_of(new) do
                     old.values = expand_type(where, old.values, ftype)
                  end
               else
                  node_error(where, "cannot determine table literal type")
               end
            elseif is_record_type(old) and is_record_type(new) then
               old.typename = "map"
               old.keys = STRING
               for _, ftype in fields_of(old) do
                  if not old.values then
                     old.values = ftype
                  else
                     old.values = expand_type(where, old.values, ftype)
                  end
               end
               for _, ftype in fields_of(new) do
                  if not old.values then
                     new.values = ftype
                  else
                     new.values = expand_type(where, old.values, ftype)
                  end
               end
               old.fields = nil
               old.field_order = nil
            elseif old.typename == "union" then
               new.tk = nil
               table.insert(old.types, new)
            else
               old.tk = nil
               new.tk = nil
               return unite({ old, new })
            end
         end
      end
      return old
   end

   local function find_record_to_extend(exp: Node): Type, Variable, string
      -- base
      if exp.kind == "type_identifier" then
         local v = find_var(exp.tk)
         if not v then
            return nil, nil, exp.tk
         end

         local t = v.t
         if t.closed then
            return nil, nil, exp.tk
         end

         return t.def or t, v, exp.tk
      -- recurse
      elseif exp.kind == "op" then -- assert(exp.op.op == ".")
         local t, v, rname = find_record_to_extend(exp.e1)
         local fname = exp.e2.tk
         local dname = rname .. "." .. fname
         if not t then
            return nil, nil, dname
         end
         t = t and t.fields and t.fields[fname]

         return t.def or t, v, dname
      end
   end

   local function get_self_type(exp: Node): Type
      -- base
      if exp.kind == "type_identifier" then
         local t = find_var_type(exp.tk)
         if not t then
            return nil
         end

         if t.typename == "typetype" then
            local typevals: Type
            if t.def.typeargs then
               typevals = {}
               for _, a in ipairs(t.def.typeargs) do
                  table.insert(typevals, a_type { typename = "typevar", typevar = a.typearg })
               end
            end
            return a_type {
               y = exp.y,
               x = exp.x,
               typename = "nominal",
               typevals = typevals,
               names = { exp.tk },
               found = t,
            }
         else
            return t
         end
      -- recurse
      elseif exp.kind == "op" then -- assert(exp.op.op == ".")
         local t = get_self_type(exp.e1)
         if not t then
            return nil
         end

         if t.typename == "nominal" then
            if t.found and t.found.def and t.found.def.fields and t.found.def.fields[exp.e2.tk] then
               table.insert(t.names, exp.e2.tk)
               t.found = t.found.def.fields[exp.e2.tk]
            end
         else
            return t.fields and t.fields[exp.e2.tk]
         end
         return t
      end
   end

   -- Inference engine for 'is' operator
   local facts_and: function(where: Node, f1: Fact, f2: Fact): Fact
   local facts_or: function(where: Node, f1: Fact, f2: Fact): Fact
   local facts_not: function(where: Node, f1: Fact): Fact
   local apply_facts: function(where: Node, known: Fact)
   local FACT_TRUTHY: Fact
   do
      setmetatable(Fact, {
         __call = function(_: Fact, fact: Fact): Fact
            return setmetatable(fact, {
               __tostring = function(f: Fact): string
                  if f.fact == "is" then
                     return ("(%s is %s)"):format(f.var, show_type(f.typ))
                  elseif f.fact == "==" then
                     return ("(%s == %s)"):format(f.var, show_type(f.typ))
                  elseif f.fact == "truthy" then
                     return "*"
                  elseif f.fact == "not" then
                     return ("(not %s)"):format(tostring(f.f1))
                  elseif f.fact == "or" then
                     return ("(%s or %s)"):format(tostring(f.f1), tostring(f.f2))
                  elseif f.fact == "and" then
                     return ("(%s and %s)"):format(tostring(f.f1), tostring(f.f2))
                  end
               end
            })
         end,
      })

      FACT_TRUTHY = Fact { fact = "truthy" }

      facts_and = function(where: Node, f1: Fact, f2: Fact): Fact
         return Fact({ fact = "and", f1 = f1, f2 = f2, where = where })
      end

      facts_or = function(where: Node, f1: Fact, f2: Fact): Fact
         if f1 and f2 then
            return Fact { fact = "or", f1 = f1, f2 = f2, where = where }
         else
            return nil
         end
      end

      facts_not = function(where: Node, f1: Fact): Fact
         if f1 then
            return Fact { fact = "not", f1 = f1, where = where }
         else
            return nil
         end
      end

      -- t1 ∪ t2
      local function unite_types(t1: Type, t2: Type): Type, string
         return unite({t2, t1})
      end

      -- t1 ∩ t2
      local function intersect_types(t1: Type, t2: Type): Type, string
         if t2.typename == "union" then
            t1, t2 = t2, t1
         end
         if t1.typename == "union" then
            local out = {}
            for _, t in ipairs(t1.types) do
               if is_a(t, t2) then
                  table.insert(out, t)
               end
            end
            return unite(out)
         else
            if is_a(t1, t2) then
               return t1
            elseif is_a(t2, t1) then
               return t2
            else
               return NIL -- because of implicit nil in all unions
            end
         end
      end

      local function resolve_if_union(t: Type): Type
         local rt = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t)
         if rt.typename == "union" then
            return rt
         end
         return t
      end

      -- t1 - t2
      local function subtract_types(t1: Type, t2: Type): Type
         local types: {Type} = {}

         t1 = resolve_if_union(t1)

         -- poly are not first-class, so we don't handle them here
         if t1.typename ~= "union" then
            return t1
         end

         t2 = resolve_if_union(t2)
         local t2types = t2.types or { t2 }

         for _, at in ipairs(t1.types) do
            local not_present = true
            for _, bt in ipairs(t2types) do
               if same_type(at, bt) then
                  not_present = false
                  break
               end
            end
            if not_present then
               table.insert(types, at)
            end
         end

         if #types == 0 then
            return NIL -- because of implicit nil in all unions
         end

         return unite(types)
      end

      local eval_not: function(f: Fact): {string:Fact}
      local not_facts: function(fs: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
      local or_facts: function(fs1: {string:Fact}, fs2: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
      local and_facts: function(fs1: {string:Fact}, fs2: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
      local eval_fact: function(f: Fact): {string:Fact}

      local function invalid_from(f: Fact): Fact
         return Fact { fact = "is", var = f.var, typ = INVALID, where = f.where }
      end

      not_facts = function(fs: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
         local ret: {string:Fact} = {}
         for var, f in pairs(fs) do
            local typ = find_var_type(f.var, "check_only")
            local fact: FactType = "=="
            local where = f.where
            if not typ then
               typ = INVALID
            else
               if f.fact == "is" then
                  if typ.typename == "typevar" then
                     -- nothing is known from negation on typeargs; widen back
                     where = nil
                  elseif not is_a(f.typ, typ) then
                     node_warning("branch", f.where, f.var .. " (of type %s) can never be a %s", show_type(typ), show_type(f.typ))
                     typ = INVALID
                  else
                     fact = "is"
                     typ = subtract_types(typ, f.typ)
                  end
               elseif f.fact == "==" then
                  -- nothing is known from negation of equality; widen back
                  where = nil
               end
            end
            ret[var] = Fact { fact = fact, var = var, typ = typ, where = where }
         end
         return ret
      end

      eval_not = function(f: Fact): {string:Fact}
         if not f then
            return {}
         elseif f.fact == "is" then
            return not_facts({[f.var] = f})
         elseif f.fact == "not" then
            return eval_fact(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "and" and f.f2 and f.f2.fact == "truthy" then
            return eval_not(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "or" and f.f2 and f.f2.fact == "truthy" then
            return eval_fact(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "and" then
            return or_facts(not_facts(eval_fact(f.f1)), not_facts(eval_fact(f.f2)))
         elseif f.fact == "or" then
            return and_facts(not_facts(eval_fact(f.f1)), not_facts(eval_fact(f.f2)))
         else
            return not_facts(eval_fact(f))
         end
      end

      or_facts = function(fs1: {string:Fact}, fs2: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
         local ret: {string:Fact} = {}

         for var, f in pairs(fs2) do
            if fs1[var] then
               local fact: FactType = (fs1[var].fact == "is" and f.fact == "is")
                                      and "is" or "=="
               ret[var] = Fact { fact = fact, var = var, typ = unite_types(f.typ, fs1[var].typ), where = f.where }
            end
         end

         return ret
      end

      and_facts = function(fs1: {string:Fact}, fs2: {string:Fact}): {string:Fact}
         local ret: {string:Fact} = {}
         local has: {FactType:boolean} = {}

         for var, f in pairs(fs1) do
            local rt: Type
            local fact: FactType
            if fs2[var] then
               fact = (fs2[var].fact == "is" and f.fact == "is") and "is" or "=="
               rt = intersect_types(f.typ, fs2[var].typ)
            else
               fact = "=="
               rt = f.typ
            end
            ret[var] = Fact { fact = fact, var = var, typ = rt, where = f.where }
            has[fact] = true
         end

         for var, f in pairs(fs2) do
            if not fs1[var] then
               ret[var] = Fact { fact = "==", var = var, typ = f.typ, where = f.where }
               has["=="] = true
            end
         end

         if has["is"] and has["=="] then
            for _, f in pairs(ret) do
               f.fact = "=="
            end
         end

         return ret
      end

      eval_fact = function(f: Fact): {string:Fact}
         if not f then
            return {}
         elseif f.fact == "is" then
            local typ = find_var_type(f.var, "check_only")
            if not typ then
               return { [f.var] = invalid_from(f) }
            end
            if typ.typename ~= "typevar" then
               if is_a(typ, f.typ) then
                  -- drop this warning because of implicit nil in all unions
                  -- node_warning("branch", f.where, f.var .. " (of type %s) is always a %s", show_type(typ), show_type(f.typ))
                  return { [f.var] = f }
               elseif not is_a(f.typ, typ) then
                  node_error(f.where, f.var .. " (of type %s) can never be a %s", typ, f.typ)
                  return { [f.var] = invalid_from(f) }
               end
            end
            return { [f.var] = f }
         elseif f.fact == "==" then
            return { [f.var] = f }
         elseif f.fact == "not" then
            return eval_not(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "truthy" then
            return {}
         elseif f.fact == "and" and f.f2 and f.f2.fact == "truthy" then
            return eval_fact(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "or" and f.f2 and f.f2.fact == "truthy" then
            return eval_not(f.f1)
         elseif f.fact == "and" then
            return and_facts(eval_fact(f.f1), eval_fact(f.f2))
         elseif f.fact == "or" then
            return or_facts(eval_fact(f.f1), eval_fact(f.f2))
         end
      end

      apply_facts = function(where: Node, known: Fact)
         if not known then
            return
         end

         local facts = eval_fact(known)

         for v, f in pairs(facts) do
            if f.typ.typename == "invalid" then
               node_error(where, "cannot resolve a type for " .. v .. " here")
            end
            local t = infer_at(where, f.typ)
            if not f.where then
               t.inferred_at = nil
            end
            add_var(nil, v, t, "const", "narrow")
         end
      end
   end

   local function dismiss_unresolved(name: string)
      for i = #st, 1, -1 do
         local unresolved = st[i]["@unresolved"]
         if unresolved then
            if unresolved.t.nominals[name] then
               for _, t in ipairs(unresolved.t.nominals[name]) do
                  resolve_nominal(t)
               end
               unresolved.t.nominals[name] = nil
               return
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local type_check_funcall: function(node: Node, a: Type, b: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type

   local function special_pcall_xpcall(node: Node, _a: Type, b: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type
      local base_nargs = (node.e1.tk == "xpcall") and 2 or 1
      if #node.e2 < base_nargs then
         node_error(node, "wrong number of arguments (given " .. #node.e2 .. ", expects at least " .. base_nargs .. ")")
         return TUPLE { BOOLEAN }
      end

      -- The function called by pcall/xpcall is invoked as a regular function, so we wish to avoid incorrect error messages / unnecessary warning messages associated with calling methods as functions
      local ftype = table.remove(b, 1)
      ftype = shallow_copy_type(ftype)
      ftype.is_method = false

      local fe2: Node = {}
      if node.e1.tk == "xpcall" then
         base_nargs = 2
         local msgh = table.remove(b, 1)
         assert_is_a(node.e2[2], msgh, XPCALL_MSGH_FUNCTION, "in message handler")
      end
      for i = base_nargs + 1, #node.e2 do
         table.insert(fe2, node.e2[i])
      end
      local fnode: Node = {
         y = node.y,
         x = node.x,
         kind = "op",
         op = { op = "@funcall" },
         e1 = node.e2[1],
         e2 = fe2,
      }
      local rets = type_check_funcall(fnode, ftype, b, argdelta + base_nargs)
      if rets.typename ~= "tuple" then
         rets = a_type { typename = "tuple", rets }
      end
      table.insert(rets, 1, BOOLEAN)
      return rets
   end

   local special_functions: {string : function(Node,Type,{Type},integer):Type } = {
      ["rawget"] = function(node: Node, _a: Type, b: {Type}, _argdelta: integer): Type
         -- TODO should those offsets be fixed by _argdelta?
         if #b == 2 then
            return type_check_index(node.e2[1], node.e2[2], b[1], b[2])
         else
            return node_error(node, "rawget expects two arguments")
         end
      end,

      ["require"] = function(node: Node, _a: Type, b: {Type}, _argdelta: integer): Type
         if #b ~= 1 then
            return node_error(node, "require expects one literal argument")
         end
         if node.e2[1].kind ~= "string" then
            return ANY
         end

         local module_name = assert(node.e2[1].conststr)
         local t, found = require_module(module_name, lax, env)
         if not found then
            return node_error(node, "module not found: '" .. module_name .. "'")
         end

         if t.typename == "invalid" then
            if lax then
               return UNKNOWN
            end
            return node_error(node, "no type information for required module: '" .. module_name .. "'")
         end

         dependencies[module_name] = t.filename
         return t
      end,

      ["pcall"] = special_pcall_xpcall,
      ["xpcall"] = special_pcall_xpcall,

      ["assert"] = function(node: Node, a: Type, b: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type
         node.known = FACT_TRUTHY
         local r = type_check_function_call(node, node.e2, a, b, node, false, argdelta)
         apply_facts(node, node.e2[1].known)
         return r
      end,
   }

   type_check_funcall = function(node: Node, a: Type, b: {Type}, argdelta: integer): Type
      argdelta = argdelta or 0
      if node.e1.kind == "variable" then
         local special = special_functions[node.e1.tk]
         if special then
            return special(node, a, b, argdelta)
         else
            return type_check_function_call(node, node.e2, a, b, node.e1, false, argdelta)
         end
      elseif node.e1.op and node.e1.op.op == ":" then
         table.insert(b, 1, node.e1.e1.type)
         return type_check_function_call(node, node.e2, a, b, node.e1, true)
      else
         return type_check_function_call(node, node.e2, a, b, node.e1, false, argdelta)
      end
   end

   -- is the i-th assignment in a local declaration of the form `x = x` ?
   local function is_localizing_a_variable(node: Node, i: integer): boolean
      return node.exps
         and node.exps[i]
         and node.exps[i].kind == "variable"
         and node.exps[i].tk == node.vars[i].tk
   end

   local function resolve_nominal_typetype(typetype: Type): Type, Variable
      if typetype.def.typename == "nominal" then
         local names = typetype.def.names
         local aliasing = find_var(names[1], "use_type")
         local resolved = typetype
         if typetype.def.typevals then
            typetype.def = resolve_nominal(typetype.def)
         else
            resolved = find_type(names)
            if (not resolved) or (not is_typetype(resolved)) then
               type_error(typetype, "%s is not a type", typetype)
               resolved = a_type { typename = "bad_nominal", names = names }
            end
         end
         return resolved, aliasing
      end
      return typetype, nil
   end

   local function missing_initializer(node: Node, i: integer, name: string): Type
      if lax then
         return UNKNOWN
      else
         if node.exps then
            return node_error(node.vars[i], "assignment in declaration did not produce an initial value for variable '" .. name .. "'")
         else
            return node_error(node.vars[i], "variable '" .. name .. "' has no type or initial value")
         end
      end
   end

   local function set_expected_types_to_decltypes(node: Node, children: {Type})
      local decls = node.kind == "assignment" and children[1] or node.decltype
      if decls and node.exps then
         local ndecl = #decls
         local nexps = #node.exps
         for i = 1, nexps do
            local typ: Type
            typ = decls[i]
            if typ then
               if i == nexps and ndecl > nexps then
                  typ = a_type { y = node.y, x = node.x, filename = filename, typename = "tuple", types = {} }
                  for a = i, ndecl do
                     table.insert(typ, decls[a])
                  end
               end
               node.exps[i].expected = typ
               node.exps[i].expected_context = { kind = node.kind, name = node.vars[i].tk }
            end
         end
      end
   end

   local function is_positive_int(n: number): boolean
      return n and n >= 1 and math.floor(n) == n
   end

   local context_name: {NodeKind: string} = {
      ["local_declaration"] = "in local declaration",
      ["global_declaration"] = "in global declaration",
      ["assignment"] = "in assignment",
   }

   local function in_context(ctx: Node.ExpectedContext, msg: string): string
      if not ctx then
         return msg
      end
      local where = context_name[ctx.kind]
      if where then
         return where .. ": " .. (ctx.name and ctx.name .. ": " or "") .. msg
      else
         return msg
      end
   end

   local type CheckableKey = string | number | boolean

   local function check_redeclared_key(node: Node, ctx: Node.ExpectedContext, seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node}, key: CheckableKey)
      if key ~= nil then
         local s = seen_keys[key]
         if s then
            node_error(node, in_context(ctx, "redeclared key " .. tostring(key) .. " (previously declared at " .. filename .. ":" .. s.y .. ":" .. s.x .. ")"))
         else
            seen_keys[key] = node
         end
      end
   end

   local function infer_table_literal(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
      local typ = a_type {
         filename = filename,
         y = node.y,
         x = node.x,
         typename = "emptytable",
      }

      local is_record = false
      local is_array = false
      local is_map = false

      local is_tuple = false
      local is_not_tuple = false

      local last_array_idx = 1
      local largest_array_idx = -1

      local seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node} = {}

      for i, child in ipairs(children) do
         assert(child.typename == "table_item")

         local ck = child.kname
         local n = node[i].key.constnum
         local b: boolean = nil
         if child.ktype.typename == "boolean" then
            b = (node[i].key.tk == "true")
         end

         local key: CheckableKey = ck or n or b
         check_redeclared_key(node[i], nil, seen_keys, key)

         local uvtype = resolve_tuple(child.vtype)
         if ck then
            is_record = true
            if not typ.fields then
               typ.fields = {}
               typ.field_order = {}
            end
            typ.fields[ck] = uvtype
            table.insert(typ.field_order, ck)
         elseif is_number_type(child.ktype) then
            is_array = true
            if not is_not_tuple then
               is_tuple = true
            end
            if not typ.types then
               typ.types = {}
            end

            if node[i].key_parsed == "implicit" then
               if i == #children and child.vtype.typename == "tuple" then
                  -- need to expand last item in an array (e.g { 1, 2, 3, f() })
                  for _, c in ipairs(child.vtype) do
                     typ.elements = expand_type(node, typ.elements, c)
                     typ.types[last_array_idx] = resolve_tuple(c)
                     last_array_idx = last_array_idx + 1
                  end
               else
                  typ.types[last_array_idx] = uvtype
                  last_array_idx = last_array_idx + 1
                  typ.elements = expand_type(node, typ.elements, uvtype)
               end
            else -- explicit
               if not is_positive_int(n) then
                  typ.elements = expand_type(node, typ.elements, uvtype)
                  is_not_tuple = true
               elseif n then
                  typ.types[n as integer] = uvtype
                  if n > largest_array_idx then
                     largest_array_idx = n as integer
                  end
                  typ.elements = expand_type(node, typ.elements, uvtype)
               end
            end

            if last_array_idx > largest_array_idx then
               largest_array_idx = last_array_idx
            end
            if not typ.elements then
               is_array = false
            end
         else
            is_map = true
            child.ktype.tk = nil
            typ.keys = expand_type(node, typ.keys, child.ktype)
            typ.values = expand_type(node, typ.values, uvtype)
         end
      end

      if is_array and is_map then
         typ.typename = "map"
         typ.keys = expand_type(node, typ.keys, INTEGER)
         typ.values = expand_type(node, typ.values, typ.elements)
         typ.elements = nil
         node_error(node, "cannot determine type of table literal")
      elseif is_record and is_array then
         typ.typename = "arrayrecord"
      elseif is_record and is_map then
         if typ.keys.typename == "string" then
            typ.typename = "map"
            for _, ftype in fields_of(typ) do
               typ.values = expand_type(node, typ.values, ftype)
            end
            typ.fields = nil
            typ.field_order = nil
         else
            node_error(node, "cannot determine type of table literal")
         end
      elseif is_array then
         if is_not_tuple then
            typ.typename = "array"
            typ.inferred_len = largest_array_idx - 1
         else
            local pure_array = true

            local last_t: Type
            for _, current_t in pairs(typ.types as {integer:Type}) do
               if last_t then
                  if not same_type(last_t, current_t) then
                     pure_array = false
                     break
                  end
               end
               last_t = current_t
            end

            if not pure_array then
               typ.typename = "tupletable"
            else
               typ.typename = "array"
               typ.inferred_len = largest_array_idx - 1
            end
         end
      elseif is_record then
         typ.typename = "record"
      elseif is_map then
         typ.typename = "map"
      elseif is_tuple then
         typ.typename = "tupletable"
         if not typ.types or #typ.types == 0 then
            node_error(node, "cannot determine type of tuple elements")
         end
      end

      return typ
   end

   local function infer_negation_of_if_blocks(where: Node, ifnode: Node, n: integer)
      local f = facts_not(where, ifnode.if_blocks[1].exp.known)
      for e = 2, n do
         local b = ifnode.if_blocks[e]
         if b.exp then
            f = facts_and(where, f, facts_not(where, b.exp.known))
         end
      end
      apply_facts(where, f)
   end

   local function determine_declaration_type(var: Node, node: Node, infertypes: {Type}, i: integer): boolean, Type, boolean
      local ok = true
      local name = var.tk
      local infertype = infertypes and infertypes[i]
      if lax and infertype and infertype.typename == "nil" then
         infertype = nil
      end

      local decltype = node.decltype and node.decltype[i]
      if decltype then
         if resolve_tuple_and_nominal(decltype) == INVALID then
            decltype = INVALID
         end

         if infertype then
            ok = assert_is_a(node.vars[i], infertype, decltype, context_name[node.kind], name)
         end
      else
         if infertype and infertype.typename == "unresolvable_typearg" then
            node_error(node.vars[i], "cannot infer declaration type; an explicit type annotation is necessary")
            ok = false
            infertype = INVALID
         elseif infertype and infertype.is_method then
            -- If we assign a method to a variable, e.g local myfunc = myobj.dothing, the variable should not be treated as a method
            infertype = shallow_copy_type(infertype)
            infertype.typeid = new_typeid()
            infertype.is_method = false
         end
      end

      if var.attribute == "total" then
         local rd = decltype and resolve_tuple_and_nominal(decltype)
         if rd and (rd.typename ~= "map" and rd.typename ~= "record") then
            node_error(var, "attribute <total> only applies to maps and records")
            ok = false
         elseif not infertype then
            node_error(var, "variable declared <total> does not declare an initialization value")
            ok = false
         elseif not (node.exps[i] and node.exps[i].attribute == "total") then
            local ri = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(infertype)
            if ri.typename ~= "map" and ri.typename ~= "record" then
               node_error(var, "attribute <total> only applies to maps and records")
               ok = false
            elseif not infertype.is_total then
               local missing = ""
               if infertype.missing then
                  missing = " (missing: " .. table.concat(infertype.missing, ", ") .. ")"
               end
               if ri.typename == "map" then
                  node_error(var, "map variable declared <total> does not declare values for all possible keys" .. missing)
                  ok = false
               elseif ri.typename == "record" then
                  node_error(var, "record variable declared <total> does not declare values for all fields" .. missing)
                  ok = false
               end
            end
            infertype.is_total = nil
         end
      end

      local t = decltype or infertype
      if t == nil then
         t = missing_initializer(node, i, name)
      elseif t.typename == "emptytable" then
         t.declared_at = node
         t.assigned_to = name
      end
      t.inferred_len = nil

      return ok, t, infertype ~= nil
   end

   local function get_type_declaration(node: Node): Type, Variable
      if node.value.kind == "op" and node.value.op.op == "@funcall" then
         return special_functions["require"](node.value, find_var_type("require"), { STRING }, 0)
      else
         return resolve_nominal_typetype(node.value.newtype)
      end
   end

   local function total_check_key(key: CheckableKey, seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node}, is_total: boolean, missing: {string}): boolean, {string}
      if not seen_keys[key] then
         missing = missing or {}
         table.insert(missing, tostring(key))
         return false, missing
      end
      return is_total, missing
   end

   local function total_record_check(t: Type, seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node}): boolean, {string}
      if t.meta_field_order then
         return false
      end

      local is_total = true
      local missing: {string}
      for _, key in ipairs(t.field_order) do
         if not is_typetype(t.fields[key]) then
            is_total, missing = total_check_key(key, seen_keys, is_total, missing)
         end
      end
      return is_total, missing
   end

   local function total_map_check(t: Type, seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node}): boolean, {string}
      local k = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t.keys)
      local is_total = true
      local missing: {string}
      if k.typename == "enum" then
         for _, key in ipairs(sorted_keys(k.enumset)) do
            is_total, missing = total_check_key(key, seen_keys, is_total, missing)
         end
      elseif k.typename == "boolean" then
         for _, key in ipairs({ true, false }) do
            is_total, missing = total_check_key(key, seen_keys, is_total, missing)
         end
      else
         is_total = false
      end
      return is_total, missing
   end

   local visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, Type> = {}

   visit_node.cbs = {
      ["statements"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            begin_scope(node)
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            -- if at the top level
            if #st == 2 then
               fail_unresolved()
            end

            if not node.is_repeat then
               end_scope(node)
            end
            -- TODO extract node type from `return`
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end
      },
      ["local_type"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            local name = node.var.tk
            local resolved, aliasing = get_type_declaration(node)
            local var = add_var(node.var, name, resolved, node.var.attribute)
            node.value.type = resolved
            if aliasing then
               var.aliasing = aliasing
               node.value.is_alias = true
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            dismiss_unresolved(node.var.tk)
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["global_type"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            local name = node.var.tk
            local unresolved = get_unresolved()
            if node.value then
               local resolved, aliasing = get_type_declaration(node)
               local added = add_global(node.var, name, resolved)
               node.value.newtype = resolved
               if aliasing then
                  added.aliasing = aliasing
                  node.value.is_alias = true
               end

               if added and unresolved.global_types[name] then
                  unresolved.global_types[name] = nil
               end
            else
               if not st[1][name] then
                  unresolved.global_types[name] = true
               end
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            dismiss_unresolved(node.var.tk)
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["local_declaration"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            for _, var in ipairs(node.vars) do
               reserve_symbol_list_slot(var)
            end
         end,
         before_exp = set_expected_types_to_decltypes,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            local encountered_close = false
            local infertypes: {Type} = get_assignment_values(children[3], #node.vars)
            for i, var in ipairs(node.vars) do
               if var.attribute == "close" then
                  if opts.gen_target == "5.4" then
                     if encountered_close then
                        node_error(var, "only one <close> per declaration is allowed")
                     else
                        encountered_close = true
                     end
                  else
                     node_error(var, "<close> attribute is only valid for Lua 5.4 (current target is " .. tostring(opts.gen_target) .. ")")
                  end
               end

               local ok, t = determine_declaration_type(var, node, infertypes, i)

               if var.attribute == "close" then
                  if not type_is_closable(t) then
                     node_error(var, "to-be-closed variable " .. var.tk .. " has a non-closable type %s", t)
                  elseif node.exps and node.exps[i] and expr_is_definitely_not_closable(node.exps[i]) then
                     node_error(var, "to-be-closed variable " .. var.tk .. " assigned a non-closable value")
                  end
               end

               assert(var)
               add_var(var, var.tk, t, var.attribute, is_localizing_a_variable(node, i) and "declaration")

               if ok and infertypes and infertypes[i] then
                  local where = node.exps[i] or node.exps
                  local infertype = infertypes[i]

                  local rt = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t)
                  if rt.typename ~= "enum" and not same_type(t, infertype) then
                     add_var(where, var.tk, infer_at(where, infertype), "const", "narrowed_declaration")
                  end
               end

               dismiss_unresolved(var.tk)
            end
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["global_declaration"] = {
         before_exp = set_expected_types_to_decltypes,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            local infertypes: {Type} = get_assignment_values(children[3], #node.vars)
            for i, var in ipairs(node.vars) do
               local _, t, is_inferred = determine_declaration_type(var, node, infertypes, i)

               if var.attribute == "close" then
                  node_error(var, "globals may not be <close>")
               end

               add_global(var, var.tk, t, is_inferred)
               var.type = t

               dismiss_unresolved(var.tk)
            end
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["assignment"] = {
         before_exp = set_expected_types_to_decltypes,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            local valtypes: {Type} = get_assignment_values(children[3], #children[1])
            local exps = flatten_list(valtypes)
            for i, vartype in ipairs(children[1]) do
               local varnode = node.vars[i]
               local attr = varnode.attribute
               if varnode.kind == "variable" then
                  if widen_back_var(varnode.tk) then
                     vartype, attr = find_var_type(varnode.tk)
                  end
               end
               if attr then
                  node_error(varnode, "cannot assign to <" .. attr .. "> variable")
               end
               if vartype then
                  local val = exps[i]
                  if is_typetype(resolve_tuple_and_nominal(vartype)) then
                     node_error(varnode, "cannot reassign a type")
                  elseif val then
                     assert_is_a(varnode, val, vartype, "in assignment")

                     -- assigning a function
                     local rval = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(val)
                     if rval.typename == "function" then
                        widen_all_unions()
                     end

                     if varnode.kind == "variable" and vartype.typename == "union" then
                        -- narrow union
                        add_var(varnode, varnode.tk, val, nil, "narrow")
                     end
                  else
                     node_error(varnode, "variable is not being assigned a value")
                     if #node.exps == 1 and node.exps[1].kind == "op" and node.exps[1].op.op == "@funcall" then
                        local rets = node.exps[1].type
                        if rets.typename == "tuple" then
                           local msg = #rets == 1
                                       and "only 1 value is returned by the function"
                                       or ("only " .. #rets .. " values are returned by the function")
                           node_warning("hint", varnode, msg)
                        end
                     end
                  end
               else
                  node_error(varnode, "unknown variable")
               end
            end

            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["if"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            local all_return = true
            for _, b in ipairs(node.if_blocks) do
               if not b.block_returns then
                  all_return = false
                  break
               end
            end
            if all_return then
               node.block_returns = true
               infer_negation_of_if_blocks(node, node, #node.if_blocks)
            end

            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["if_block"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            begin_scope(node)
            if node.if_block_n > 1 then
               infer_negation_of_if_blocks(node, node.if_parent, node.if_block_n - 1)
            end
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            if node.exp then
               apply_facts(node.exp, node.exp.known)
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            end_scope(node)

            if #node.body > 0 and node.body[#node.body].block_returns then
               node.block_returns = true
            end

            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end
      },
      ["while"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            -- widen all narrowed variables because we don't calculate a fixpoint yet
            widen_all_unions(node)
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            begin_scope(node)
            apply_facts(node.exp, node.exp.known)
         end,
         after = end_scope_and_none_type,
      },
      ["label"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            -- widen all narrowed variables because we don't calculate a fixpoint yet
            widen_all_unions()
            local label_id = "::" .. node.label .. "::"
            if st[#st][label_id] then
               node_error(node, "label '" .. node.label .. "' already defined at " .. filename )
            end
            local unresolved = st[#st]["@unresolved"]
            node.type = a_type { y = node.y, x = node.x, typename = "none" }
            local var = add_var(node, label_id, node.type)
            if unresolved then
               if unresolved.t.labels[node.label] then
                  var.used = true
               end
               unresolved.t.labels[node.label] = nil
            end
         end,
      },
      ["goto"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            if not find_var_type("::" .. node.label .. "::") then
               local unresolved = get_unresolved(st[#st])
               unresolved.labels[node.label] = unresolved.labels[node.label] or {}
               table.insert(unresolved.labels[node.label], node)
            end
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["repeat"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            -- widen all narrowed variables because we don't calculate a fixpoint yet
            widen_all_unions(node)
         end,
         -- only end scope after checking `until`, `statements` in repeat body has is_repeat == true
         after = end_scope_and_none_type,
      },
      ["forin"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            begin_scope(node)
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            widen_all_unions(node)
            local exp1 = node.exps[1]
            local args = {
               typename = "tuple",
               node.exps[2] and node.exps[2].type,
               node.exps[3] and node.exps[3].type
            }
            local exp1type = resolve_for_call(exp1.type, args)

            if exp1type.typename == "poly" then
               type_check_function_call(exp1, {node.exps[2], node.exps[3]}, exp1type, args, exp1, false, 0)
               exp1type = exp1.type or exp1type
            end

            if exp1type.typename == "function" then
               -- check common errors:
               if exp1.op and exp1.op.op == "@funcall" then
                  local t = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(exp1.e2.type)
                  if exp1.e1.tk == "pairs" and is_array_type(t) then
                     node_warning("hint", exp1, "hint: applying pairs on an array: did you intend to apply ipairs?")
                  end

                  if exp1.e1.tk == "pairs" and t.typename ~= "map" then
                     if not (lax and is_unknown(t)) then
                        if is_record_type(t) then
                           match_all_record_field_names(exp1.e2, t, t.field_order,
                              "attempting pairs loop on a record with attributes of different types")
                           local ct = t.typename == "record" and "{string:any}" or "{any:any}"
                           node_warning("hint", exp1.e2, "hint: if you want to iterate over fields of a record, cast it to " .. ct)
                        else
                           node_error(exp1.e2, "cannot apply pairs on values of type: %s", exp1.e2.type)
                        end
                     end
                  elseif exp1.e1.tk == "ipairs" then
                     if t.typename == "tupletable" then
                        local arr_type = arraytype_from_tuple(exp1.e2, t)
                        if not arr_type then
                           node_error(exp1.e2, "attempting ipairs loop on tuple that's not a valid array: %s", exp1.e2.type)
                        end
                     elseif not is_array_type(t) then
                        if not (lax and (is_unknown(t) or t.typename == "emptytable")) then
                           node_error(exp1.e2, "attempting ipairs loop on something that's not an array: %s", exp1.e2.type)
                        end
                     end
                  end
               end

               -- TODO: check that exp1's arguments match with (optional self, explicit iterator, state)
               local last: Type
               local rets = exp1type.rets
               for i, v in ipairs(node.vars) do
                  local r = rets[i]
                  if not r then
                     if rets.is_va then
                        r = last
                     else
                        r = lax and UNKNOWN or INVALID
                     end
                  end
                  add_var(v, v.tk, r)
                  last = r
               end
               if (not lax) and (not rets.is_va and #node.vars > #rets) then
                  local nrets = #rets
                  local at = node.vars[nrets + 1]
                  local n_values = nrets == 1 and "1 value" or tostring(nrets) .. " values"
                  node_error(at, "too many variables for this iterator; it produces " .. n_values)
               end
            else
               if not (lax and is_unknown(exp1type)) then
                  node_error(exp1, "expression in for loop does not return an iterator")
               end
            end
         end,
         after = end_scope_and_none_type,
      },
      ["fornum"] = {
         before_statements = function(node: Node, children: {Type})
            widen_all_unions(node)
            begin_scope(node)
            local from_t = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(children[2])
            local to_t = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(children[3])
            local step_t = children[4] and resolve_tuple_and_nominal(children[4])
            local t = (from_t.typename == "integer" and
                       to_t.typename == "integer" and
                       (not step_t or step_t.typename == "integer"))
                      and INTEGER
                      or  NUMBER
            add_var(node.var, node.var.tk, t)
         end,
         after = end_scope_and_none_type,
      },
      ["return"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            local rets = find_var_type("@return")
            if rets then
               for i, exp in ipairs(node.exps) do
                  exp.expected = rets[i]
               end
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            node.block_returns = true
            local rets = find_var_type("@return")
            if not rets then
               -- if at the toplevel
               rets = infer_at(node, children[1])
               module_type = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(rets)
               module_type.tk = nil
               st[2]["@return"] = { t = rets }
            end
            local what = "in return value"
            if rets.inferred_at then
               what = what .. inferred_msg(rets)
            end

            local nrets = #rets
            local vatype: Type
            if nrets > 0 then
               vatype = rets.is_va and rets[nrets]
            end

            if #children[1] > nrets and (not lax) and not vatype then
               node_error(node, what ..": excess return values, expected " .. #rets .. " %s, got " .. #children[1] .. " %s", rets, children[1])
            end

            if nrets > 1
            and #node.exps == 1
            and node.exps[1].kind == "op"
            and (node.exps[1].op.op == "and" or node.exps[1].op.op == "or")
            and #node.exps[1].e2.type > 1 then
               node_warning("hint", node.exps[1].e2, "additional return values are being discarded due to '" .. node.exps[1].op.op .. "' expression; suggest parentheses if intentional")
            end

            for i = 1, #children[1] do
               local expected = rets[i] or vatype
               if expected then
                  expected = resolve_tuple(expected)
                  local where = (node.exps[i] and node.exps[i].x)
                                and node.exps[i]
                                or  node.exps
                  assert(where and where.x)
                  assert_is_a(where, children[1][i], expected, what)
               end
            end

            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["variable_list"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            node.type = TUPLE(children)

            -- explode last tuple: (1, 2, (3, 4)) becomes (1, 2, 3, 4)
            local n = #children
            if n > 0 and children[n].typename == "tuple" then
               if children[n].is_va then
                  node.type.is_va = true
               end
               local tuple = children[n]
               for i, c in ipairs(tuple) do
                  children[n + i - 1] = c
               end
            end

            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["table_literal"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            if node.expected then
               local decltype = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(node.expected)
               if decltype.typename == "tupletable" then
                  for _, child in ipairs(node) do
                     local n = child.key.constnum
                     if n and is_positive_int(n) then
                        child.value.expected = decltype.types[n as integer]
                     end
                  end
               elseif is_array_type(decltype) then
                  for _, child in ipairs(node) do
                     if child.key.constnum then
                        child.value.expected = decltype.elements
                     end
                  end
               elseif decltype.typename == "map" then
                  for _, child in ipairs(node) do
                     child.key.expected = decltype.keys
                     child.value.expected = decltype.values
                  end
               end

               if is_record_type(decltype) then
                  for _, child in ipairs(node) do
                     if child.key.conststr then
                        child.value.expected = decltype.fields[child.key.conststr]
                     end
                  end
               end
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            node.known = FACT_TRUTHY

            if node.expected then
               local decltype = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(node.expected)

               if decltype.typename == "union" then
                  for _, t in ipairs(decltype.types) do
                     local rt = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(t)
                     if is_lua_table_type(rt) then
                        node.expected = t
                        decltype = rt
                        break
                     end
                  end
               end

               if not is_lua_table_type(decltype) then
                  node.type = infer_table_literal(node, children)
                  return node.type
               end

               local is_record = is_record_type(decltype)
               local is_array = is_array_type(decltype)
               local is_tupletable = decltype.typename == "tupletable"
               local is_map = decltype.typename == "map"

               local force_array: Type = nil

               local seen_keys: {CheckableKey:Node} = {}

               for i, child in ipairs(children) do
                  assert(child.typename == "table_item")
                  local cvtype = resolve_tuple(child.vtype)
                  local ck = child.kname
                  local n = node[i].key.constnum
                  local b: boolean = nil
                  if child.ktype.typename == "boolean" then
                     b = (node[i].key.tk == "true")
                  end
                  check_redeclared_key(node[i], node.expected_context, seen_keys, ck or n or b)
                  if is_record and ck then
                     local df = decltype.fields[ck]
                     if not df then
                        node_error(node[i], in_context(node.expected_context, "unknown field " .. ck))
                     else
                        assert_is_a(node[i], cvtype, df, "in record field", ck)
                     end
                  elseif is_tupletable and is_number_type(child.ktype) then
                     local dt = decltype.types[n as integer]
                     if not n then
                        node_error(node[i], in_context(node.expected_context, "unknown index in tuple %s"), decltype)
                     elseif not dt then
                        node_error(node[i], in_context(node.expected_context, "unexpected index " .. n .. " in tuple %s"), decltype)
                     else
                        assert_is_a(node[i], cvtype, dt, in_context(node.expected_context, "in tuple"), "at index " .. tostring(n))
                     end
                  elseif is_array and is_number_type(child.ktype) then
                     if child.vtype.typename == "tuple" and i == #children and node[i].key_parsed == "implicit" then
                        -- need to expand last item in an array (e.g { 1, 2, 3, f() })
                        for ti, tt in ipairs(child.vtype) do
                           assert_is_a(node[i], tt, decltype.elements, in_context(node.expected_context, "expected an array"), "at index " .. tostring(i + ti - 1))
                        end
                     else
                        assert_is_a(node[i], cvtype, decltype.elements, in_context(node.expected_context, "expected an array"), "at index " .. tostring(n))
                     end
                  elseif node[i].key_parsed == "implicit" then
                     if is_map then
                        assert_is_a(node[i], INTEGER, decltype.keys, in_context(node.expected_context, "in map key"))
                        assert_is_a(node[i], cvtype, decltype.values, in_context(node.expected_context, "in map value"))
                     end
                     force_array = expand_type(node[i], force_array, child.vtype)
                  elseif is_map then
                     force_array = nil
                     assert_is_a(node[i], child.ktype, decltype.keys, in_context(node.expected_context, "in map key"))
                     assert_is_a(node[i], cvtype, decltype.values, in_context(node.expected_context, "in map value"))
                  else
                     node_error(node[i], in_context(node.expected_context, "unexpected key of type %s in table of type %s"), child.ktype, decltype)
                  end
               end

               if force_array then
                  node.type = a_type {
                     inferred_at = node,
                     inferred_at_file = filename,
                     typename = "array",
                     elements = force_array,
                  }
               else
                  node.type = resolve_typevars_at(node, node.expected)
                  if node.expected == node.type and node.type.typename == "nominal" then
                     node.type = {
                        typeid = node.type.typeid,
                        typename = "nominal",
                        names = node.type.names,
                        found = node.type.found,
                        resolved = node.type.resolved,
                     }
                  end
               end

               if decltype.typename == "record" then
                  node.type.is_total, node.type.missing = total_record_check(decltype, seen_keys)
               elseif decltype.typename == "map" then
                  node.type.is_total, node.type.missing = total_map_check(decltype, seen_keys)
               end
            else
               node.type = infer_table_literal(node, children)
            end

            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["table_item"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            local kname = node.key.conststr
            local ktype = children[1]
            local vtype = children[2]
            if node.decltype then
               vtype = node.decltype
               assert_is_a(node.value, children[2], node.decltype, "in table item")
            end
            if vtype.is_method then
               -- If we assign a method to a table item, e.g local a = { myfunc = myobj.dothing }, the table item should not be treated as a method
               vtype = shallow_copy_type(vtype)
               vtype.typeid = new_typeid()
               vtype.is_method = false
            end
            node.type = a_type {
               y = node.y,
               x = node.x,
               typename = "table_item",
               kname = kname,
               ktype = ktype,
               vtype = vtype,
            }
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["local_function"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            widen_all_unions()
            reserve_symbol_list_slot(node)
            begin_scope(node)
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            add_internal_function_variables(node)
            add_function_definition_for_recursion(node)
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            end_function_scope(node)
            local rets = get_rets(children[3])

            add_var(node, node.name.tk, ensure_fresh_typeargs(a_type {
               y = node.y,
               x = node.x,
               typename = "function",
               typeargs = node.typeargs,
               args = children[2],
               rets = rets,
               filename = filename,
            }))
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["global_function"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            widen_all_unions()
            begin_scope(node)
            if node.implicit_global_function then
               local typ = find_var_type(node.name.tk)
               if typ then
                  if typ.typename == "function" then
                     node.is_predeclared_local_function = true
                  elseif not lax then
                     node_error(node, "cannot declare function: type of " .. node.name.tk .. " is %s", typ)
                  end
               elseif not lax then
                  node_error(node, "functions need an explicit 'local' or 'global' annotation")
               end
            end
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            add_internal_function_variables(node)
            add_function_definition_for_recursion(node)
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            end_function_scope(node)
            if node.is_predeclared_local_function then
               return node.type
            end
            add_global(node, node.name.tk, ensure_fresh_typeargs(a_type {
               y = node.y,
               x = node.x,
               typename = "function",
               typeargs = node.typeargs,
               args = children[2],
               rets = get_rets(children[3]),
               filename = filename,
            }))
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["record_function"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            widen_all_unions()
            begin_scope(node)
         end,
         before_arguments = function(node: Node, children: {Type})
            node.rtype = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(resolve_typetype(children[1]))

            -- add type arguments from the record implicitly
            if node.rtype.typeargs then
               for _, typ in ipairs(node.rtype.typeargs) do
                  add_var(nil, typ.typearg, a_type {
                     y = typ.y,
                     x = typ.x,
                     typename = "typearg",
                     typearg = typ.typearg,
                  })
               end
            end
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node, children: {Type})
            add_internal_function_variables(node)

            local rtype = node.rtype
            if rtype.typename == "emptytable" then
               rtype.typename = "record"
               rtype.fields = {}
               rtype.field_order = {}
            end

            if lax and rtype.typename == "unknown" then
               return
            end

            if not is_record_type(rtype) then
               node_error(node, "not a module: %s", rtype)
               return
            end

            if node.is_method then
               local selftype = get_self_type(node.fn_owner)
               if not selftype then
                  node_error(node, "could not resolve type of self")
                  return
               end
               children[3][1] = selftype
               add_var(nil, "self", selftype)
            end

            local fn_type = ensure_fresh_typeargs(a_type {
               y = node.y,
               x = node.x,
               typename = "function",
               is_method = node.is_method,
               typeargs = node.typeargs,
               args = children[3],
               rets = get_rets(children[4]),
               filename = filename,
            })

            local open_t, open_v, owner_name = find_record_to_extend(node.fn_owner)
            local open_k = owner_name .. "." .. node.name.tk
            local rfieldtype = rtype.fields[node.name.tk]
            if rfieldtype then
               rfieldtype = resolve_tuple_and_nominal(rfieldtype)

               if open_v and open_v.implemented and open_v.implemented[open_k] then
                  redeclaration_warning(node)
               end

               local ok, err = same_type(fn_type, rfieldtype)
               if not ok then
                  if rfieldtype.typename == "poly" then
                     add_errs_prefixing(node, err, errors, "type signature does not match declaration: field has multiple function definitions (such polymorphic declarations are intended for Lua module interoperability)")
                     return
                  end

                  local shortname = node.fn_owner.type.typename == "nominal"
                                    and show_type(node.fn_owner.type)
                                    or owner_name
                  local msg = "type signature of '" .. node.name.tk .. "' does not match its declaration in " .. shortname .. ": "
                  add_errs_prefixing(node, err, errors, msg)
                  return
               end
            else
               if lax or rtype == open_t then
                  rtype.fields[node.name.tk] = fn_type
                  table.insert(rtype.field_order, node.name.tk)
               else
                  node_error(node, "cannot add undeclared function '" .. node.name.tk .. "' outside of the scope where '" .. owner_name .. "' was originally declared")
                  return
               end

            end

            if open_v then
               if not open_v.implemented then
                  open_v.implemented = {}
               end
               open_v.implemented[open_k] = true
            end
            node.name.type = fn_type
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            end_function_scope(node)
            node.type = NONE
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["function"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            widen_all_unions(node)
            begin_scope(node)
         end,
         before_statements = function(node: Node)
            add_internal_function_variables(node)
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            end_function_scope(node)
            -- children[1] args
            -- children[2] body
            node.type = ensure_fresh_typeargs(a_type {
               y = node.y,
               x = node.x,
               typename = "function",
               typeargs = node.typeargs,
               args = children[1],
               rets = children[2],
               filename = filename,
            })
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["cast"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            node.type = node.casttype
            return node.type
         end
      },
      ["paren"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            node.e1.expected = node.expected
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            node.known = node.e1 and node.e1.known
            node.type = resolve_tuple(children[1])
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["op"] = {
         before = function(node: Node)
            begin_scope()
            if node.expected then
               if node.op.op == "and" then
                  node.e2.expected = node.expected
               elseif node.op.op == "or" then
                  node.e1.expected = node.expected
                  if not (node.e2.kind == "table_literal" and #node.e2 == 0) then
                     node.e2.expected = node.expected
                  end
               end
            end
         end,
         before_e2 = function(node: Node)
            if node.op.op == "and" then
               apply_facts(node, node.e1.known)
            elseif node.op.op == "or" then
               apply_facts(node, facts_not(node, node.e1.known))
            elseif node.op.op == "@funcall" then
               if node.e1.type.typename == "function" then
                  local argdelta = (node.e1.op and node.e1.op.op == ":") and -1 or 0
                  if node.expected then
                     is_a(node.e1.type.rets, node.expected)
                  end
                  local e1args = node.e1.type.args
                  local at = argdelta
                  for _, typ in ipairs(e1args) do
                     at = at + 1
                     if node.e2[at] then
                        node.e2[at].expected = typ
                     end
                  end
                  if e1args.is_va then
                     local typ = e1args[#e1args]
                     for i = at + 1, #node.e2 do
                        node.e2[i].expected = typ
                     end
                  end
               end
            elseif node.op.op == "@index" then
               if node.e1.type.typename == "map" then
                  node.e2.expected = node.e1.type.keys
               end
            end
         end,
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            end_scope()

            local a: Type = children[1]
            local b: Type = children[3]

            local orig_a = a
            local orig_b = b
            local ra = a and resolve_tuple_and_nominal(a)
            local rb = b and resolve_tuple_and_nominal(b)

            local expected = node.expected and resolve_tuple_and_nominal(node.expected)

            if ra.typename == "circular_require" or (ra.def and ra.def.typename == "circular_require") then
               node_error(node, "cannot dereference a type from a circular require")
               node.type = INVALID
               return node.type
            end

            if is_typetype(ra) and ra.def.typename == "record" then
               ra = ra.def
            end
            if rb and is_typetype(rb) and rb.def.typename == "record" then
               rb = rb.def
            end

            if node.op.op == "@funcall" then
               if lax and is_unknown(a) then
                  if node.e1.op and node.e1.op.op == ":" and node.e1.e1.kind == "variable" then
                     add_unknown_dot(node, node.e1.e1.tk .. "." .. node.e1.e2.tk)
                  end
               end
               node.type = type_check_funcall(node, a, b)
            elseif node.op.op == "." then
               assert(node.e2.kind == "identifier")
               local bnode: Node = {
                  y = node.e2.y,
                  x = node.e2.x,
                  tk = node.e2.tk,
                  kind = "string",
                  conststr = node.e2.tk,
               }
               local btype = a_type {
                  y = node.e2.y,
                  x = node.e2.x,
                  tk = '"' ..node.e2.tk .. '"',
                  typename = "string",
               }
               node.type = type_check_index(node.e1, bnode, orig_a, btype)

               if node.type.needs_compat and opts.gen_compat ~= "off" then
                  -- only apply to a literal use, not a propagated type
                  if node.e1.kind == "variable" and node.e2.kind == "identifier" then
                     local key = node.e1.tk .. "." .. node.e2.tk
                     node.kind = "variable"
                     node.tk = "_tl_" .. node.e1.tk .. "_" .. node.e2.tk
                     all_needs_compat[key] = true
                  end
               end
            elseif node.op.op == "@index" then
               node.type = type_check_index(node.e1, node.e2, a, b)
            elseif node.op.op == "as" then
               node.type = b
            elseif node.op.op == "is" then
               if rb.typename == "integer" then
                  all_needs_compat["math"] = true
               end
               if ra.typename == "typetype" then
                  node_error(node, "can only use 'is' on variables, not types")
               elseif node.e1.kind == "variable" then
                  node.known = Fact { fact = "is", var = node.e1.tk, typ = b, where = node }
               else
                  node_error(node, "can only use 'is' on variables")
               end
               node.type = BOOLEAN
            elseif node.op.op == ":" then
               -- we handle ':' separately from '.' because ':' is specific to records,
               -- so we produce different error messages
               if lax and (is_unknown(a) or a.typename == "typevar") then
                  if node.e1.kind == "variable" then
                     add_unknown_dot(node.e1, node.e1.tk .. "." .. node.e2.tk)
                  end
                  node.type = UNKNOWN
               else
                  local t, e = match_record_key(a, node.e1, node.e2.conststr or node.e2.tk)
                  if not t then
                     node.type = INVALID
                     return node_error(node.e2, e, a == INVALID and a or resolve_tuple(orig_a))
                  end
                  node.type = t
               end
            elseif node.op.op == "not" then
               node.known = facts_not(node, node.e1.known)
               node.type = BOOLEAN
            elseif node.op.op == "and" then
               node.known = facts_and(node, node.e1.known, node.e2.known)
               node.type = resolve_tuple(b)
            elseif node.op.op == "or" and b.typename == "nil" then
               node.known = nil
               node.type = resolve_tuple(a)
            elseif node.op.op == "or" and is_lua_table_type(ra) and b.typename == "emptytable" then
               node.known = nil
               node.type = resolve_tuple(a)
            elseif node.op.op == "or"
                   and ((ra.typename == "enum" and rb.typename == "string" and is_a(rb, ra))
                    or  (ra.typename == "string" and rb.typename == "enum" and is_a(ra, rb))) then
               node.known = nil
               node.type = (ra.typename == "enum" and ra or rb)
            elseif node.op.op == "or" and expected and expected.typename == "union" then
               -- must be checked after string/enum above
               node.known = facts_or(node, node.e1.known, node.e2.known)
               local u = unite({ra, rb}, true)
               if u.typename == "union" then
                  u = validate_union(node, u)
               end
               node.type = u
            elseif node.op.op == "or" and is_a(rb, ra) then
               node.known = facts_or(node, node.e1.known, node.e2.known)
               if expected then
                  local a_is = is_a(a, node.expected)
                  local b_is = is_a(b, node.expected)
                  if a_is and b_is then
                     node.type = resolve_typevars_at(node, node.expected)
                  elseif a_is then
                     node.type = resolve_tuple(b)
                  else
                     node.type = resolve_tuple(a)
                  end
               else
                  node.type = resolve_tuple(a)
               end
               node.type.tk = nil
            elseif node.op.op == "==" or node.op.op == "~=" then
               node.type = BOOLEAN
               if is_a(b, a, true) or a.typename == "typevar" then
                  if node.op.op == "==" and node.e1.kind == "variable" then
                     node.known = Fact { fact = "==", var = node.e1.tk, typ = b, where = node }
                  end
               elseif is_a(a, b, true) or b.typename == "typevar" then
                  if node.op.op == "==" and node.e2.kind == "variable" then
                     node.known = Fact { fact = "==", var = node.e2.tk, typ = a, where = node }
                  end
               elseif lax and (is_unknown(a) or is_unknown(b)) then
                  node.type = UNKNOWN
               else
                  return node_error(node, "types are not comparable for equality: %s and %s", a, b)
               end
            elseif node.op.arity == 1 and unop_types[node.op.op] then
               a = ra
               if a.typename == "union" then
                  a = unite(a.types, true) -- squash unions of string constants
               end

               local types_op = unop_types[node.op.op]
               node.type = types_op[a.typename]
               local meta_on_operator: integer
               if not node.type then
                  node.type, meta_on_operator = check_metamethod(node, node.op.op, a, nil, orig_a, nil)
                  if not node.type then
                     node_error(node, "cannot use operator '" .. node.op.op:gsub("%%", "%%%%") .. "' on type %s", resolve_tuple(orig_a))
                  end
               end
               if a.typename == "map" then
                  if a.keys.typename == "number" or a.keys.typename == "integer" then
                      node_warning("hint", node, "using the '#' operator on a map with numeric key type may produce unexpected results")
                  else
                      node_error(node, "using the '#' operator on this map will always return 0")
                  end
               end

               if node.type.typename ~= "boolean" and not is_unknown(node.type) then
                  node.known = FACT_TRUTHY
               end

               if node.op.op == "~" and env.gen_target == "5.1" then
                  if meta_on_operator then
                     all_needs_compat["mt"] = true
                     convert_node_to_compat_mt_call(node, unop_to_metamethod[node.op.op], 1, node.e1)
                  else
                     all_needs_compat["bit32"] = true
                     convert_node_to_compat_call(node, "bit32", "bnot", node.e1)
                  end
               end

            elseif node.op.arity == 2 and binop_types[node.op.op] then
               if node.op.op == "or" then
                  node.known = facts_or(node, node.e1.known, node.e2.known)
               end

               a = ra
               b = rb

               if a.typename == "union" then
                  a = unite(a.types, true) -- squash unions of string constants
               end
               if b.typename == "union" then
                  b = unite(b.types, true) -- squash unions of string constants
               end

               local types_op = binop_types[node.op.op]
               node.type = types_op[a.typename] and types_op[a.typename][b.typename]
               local meta_on_operator: integer
               if not node.type then
                  node.type, meta_on_operator = check_metamethod(node, node.op.op, a, b, orig_a, orig_b)
                  if not node.type then
                     node_error(node, "cannot use operator '" .. node.op.op:gsub("%%", "%%%%") .. "' for types %s and %s", resolve_tuple(orig_a), resolve_tuple(orig_b))
                     if node.op.op == "or" and is_valid_union(unite({orig_a, orig_b})) then
                        node_warning("hint", node, "if a union type was intended, consider declaring it explicitly")
                     end
                  end
               end

               if types_op == numeric_binop or node.op.op == ".." then
                  node.known = FACT_TRUTHY
               end

               if node.op.op == "//" and env.gen_target == "5.1" then
                  if meta_on_operator then
                     all_needs_compat["mt"] = true
                     convert_node_to_compat_mt_call(node, "__idiv", meta_on_operator, node.e1, node.e2)
                  else
                     local div: Node = { y = node.y, x = node.x, kind = "op", op = an_operator(node, 2, "/"), e1 = node.e1, e2 = node.e2 }
                     convert_node_to_compat_call(node, "math", "floor", div)
                  end
               elseif bit_operators[node.op.op] and env.gen_target == "5.1" then
                  if meta_on_operator then
                     all_needs_compat["mt"] = true
                     convert_node_to_compat_mt_call(node, binop_to_metamethod[node.op.op], meta_on_operator, node.e1, node.e2)
                  else
                     all_needs_compat["bit32"] = true
                     convert_node_to_compat_call(node, "bit32", bit_operators[node.op.op], node.e1, node.e2)
                  end
               end
            else
               error("unknown node op " .. node.op.op)
            end
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["variable"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            if node.tk == "..." then
               local va_sentinel = find_var_type("@is_va")
               if not va_sentinel or va_sentinel.typename == "nil" then
                  return node_error(node, "cannot use '...' outside a vararg function")
               end
            end
            if node.tk == "_G" then
               node.type, node.attribute = simulate_g()
            else
               local use: VarUse = node.is_lvalue and "lvalue" or "use"
               node.type, node.attribute = find_var_type(node.tk, use)
            end
            if node.type and is_typetype(node.type) then
               node.type = a_type {
                  y = node.y,
                  x = node.x,
                  typename = "nominal",
                  names = { node.tk },
                  found = node.type,
                  resolved = node.type,
               }
            end
            if node.type == nil then
               node.type = a_type { typename = "unknown" }
               if lax then
                  add_unknown(node, node.tk)
               else
                  return node_error(node, "unknown variable: " .. node.tk)
               end
            end
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["type_identifier"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            node.type, node.attribute = find_var_type(node.tk)
            if node.type == nil then
               if lax then
                  node.type = UNKNOWN
                  add_unknown(node, node.tk)
               else
                  return node_error(node, "unknown variable: " .. node.tk)
               end
            end
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["argument"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, children: {Type}): Type
            local t = children[1]
            if not t then
               t = UNKNOWN
            end
            if node.tk == "..." then
               t = a_type { typename = "tuple", is_va = true, t }
            end
            add_var(node, node.tk, t).is_func_arg = true
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["identifier"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            node.type = node.type or NONE -- type is resolved elsewhere
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["newtype"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            node.type = node.type or node.newtype
            return node.type
         end,
      },
      ["error_node"] = {
         after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
            node.type = INVALID
            return node.type
         end,
      }
   }

   visit_node.cbs["break"] = {
      after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
         node.type = NONE
         return node.type
      end,
   }
   visit_node.cbs["do"] = visit_node.cbs["break"]

   local function after_literal(node: Node): Type
      node.type = a_type {
         y = node.y,
         x = node.x,
         typename = node.kind as TypeName,
         tk = node.tk,
      }
      node.known = FACT_TRUTHY
      return node.type
   end

   visit_node.cbs["string"] = {
      after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
         after_literal(node)
         if node.expected then
            if node.expected.typename == "enum" and is_a(node.type, node.expected) then
               node.type = node.expected
            end
         end
         return node.type
      end,
   }
   visit_node.cbs["number"] = { after = after_literal }
   visit_node.cbs["integer"] = { after = after_literal }

   visit_node.cbs["boolean"] = {
      after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
         after_literal(node)
         node.known = (node.tk == "true") and FACT_TRUTHY or nil
         return node.type
      end,
   }
   visit_node.cbs["nil"] = visit_node.cbs["boolean"]

   visit_node.cbs["..."] = visit_node.cbs["variable"]
   visit_node.cbs["argument_list"] = visit_node.cbs["variable_list"]
   visit_node.cbs["expression_list"] = visit_node.cbs["variable_list"]

   visit_node.after = function(node: Node, _children: {Type}): Type
      if type(node.type) ~= "table" then
         error(node.kind .. " did not produce a type")
      end
      if type(node.type.typename) ~= "string" then
         error(node.kind .. " type does not have a typename")
      end
      return node.type
   end

   local visit_type: Visitor<TypeName,Type,Type> = {
      cbs = {
         ["string"] = {
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               return typ
            end,
         },
         ["function"] = {
            before = function(_typ: Type, _children: {Type})
               begin_scope()
            end,
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               end_scope()
               return ensure_fresh_typeargs(typ)
            end,
         },
         ["record"] = {
            before = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type})
               begin_scope()
               for name, typ2 in fields_of(typ) do
                  if typ2.typename == "typetype" then
                     typ2.typename = "nestedtype"
                     local resolved, is_alias = resolve_nominal_typetype(typ2)
                     if is_alias then
                        typ2.is_alias = true
                        typ2.def.resolved = resolved
                     end
                     add_var(nil, name, resolved)
                  end
               end
            end,
            after = function(typ: Type, children: {Type}): Type
               end_scope()
               local i = 1
               if typ.typeargs then
                  for _, _ in ipairs(typ.typeargs) do
                     typ.typeargs[i] = children[i]
                     i = i + 1
                  end
               end
               if typ.elements then
                  typ.elements = children[i]
                  i = i + 1
               end
               for name, _ in fields_of(typ) do
                  local ftype = children[i]
                  if ftype.typename == "nestedtype" then
                     ftype.typename = "typetype"
                  end
                  typ.fields[name] = ftype
                  i = i + 1
               end
               for name, _ in fields_of(typ, "meta") do
                  local ftype = children[i]
                  if ftype.typename == "nestedtype" then
                     ftype.typename = "typetype"
                  end
                  typ.meta_fields[name] = ftype
                  i = i + 1
               end
               return typ
            end,
         },
         ["typearg"] = {
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               add_var(nil, typ.typearg, a_type {
                  y = typ.y,
                  x = typ.x,
                  typename = "typearg",
                  typearg = typ.typearg,
               })
               return typ
            end,
         },
         ["typevar"] = {
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               if not find_var_type(typ.typevar) then
                  type_error(typ, "undefined type variable " .. typ.typevar)
               end
               return typ
            end,
         },
         ["nominal"] = {
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               if typ.found then
                  return typ
               end

               local t = find_type(typ.names, true)
               if t then
                  if t.typename == "typearg" then
                     -- convert nominal into a typevar
                     typ.names = nil
                     typ.typename = "typevar"
                     typ.typevar = t.typearg
                  else
                     if t.is_alias then
                        t = t.def.resolved
                     end
                     if not (t.def and t.def.typename == "circular_require") then
                        typ.found = t
                     end
                  end
               else
                  local name = typ.names[1]
                  local unresolved = get_unresolved()
                  unresolved.nominals[name] = unresolved.nominals[name] or {}
                  table.insert(unresolved.nominals[name], typ)
               end
               return typ
            end,
         },
         ["union"] = {
            after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}): Type
               return (validate_union(typ as Node, typ))
            end
         },
      },
      after = function(typ: Type, _children: {Type}, ret: Type): Type
         if type(ret) ~= "table" then
            error(typ.typename .. " did not produce a type")
         end
         if type(ret.typename) ~= "string" then
            error("type node does not have a typename")
         end
         return ret
      end
   }

   if not opts.run_internal_compiler_checks then
      visit_node.after = nil
      visit_type.after = nil
   end

   visit_type.cbs["tupletable"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["typetype"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["nestedtype"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["array"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["map"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["arrayrecord"] = visit_type.cbs["record"]
   visit_type.cbs["enum"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["boolean"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["nil"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["number"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["integer"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["thread"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["bad_nominal"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["emptytable"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["table_item"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unresolved_emptytable_value"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["tuple"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["poly"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["any"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unknown"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["invalid"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["unresolved"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]
   visit_type.cbs["none"] = visit_type.cbs["string"]

   assert(ast.kind == "statements")
   recurse_node(ast, visit_node, visit_type)

   close_types(st[1])
   check_for_unused_vars(st[1], true)

   clear_redundant_errors(errors)

   add_compat_entries(ast, all_needs_compat, env.gen_compat)

   local result = {
      ast = ast,
      env = env,
      type = module_type or BOOLEAN,
      filename = filename,
      warnings = warnings,
      type_errors = errors,
      symbol_list = symbol_list,
      dependencies = dependencies,
   }

   env.loaded[filename] = result
   table.insert(env.loaded_order, filename)

   if opts.module_name then
      env.modules[opts.module_name] = result.type
   end

   return result
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Report types
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local typename_to_typecode <total>: {TypeName:integer} = {
   ["typevar"] = tl.typecodes.TYPE_VARIABLE,
   ["typearg"] = tl.typecodes.TYPE_VARIABLE,
   ["unresolved_typearg"] = tl.typecodes.TYPE_VARIABLE,
   ["unresolvable_typearg"] = tl.typecodes.TYPE_VARIABLE,
   ["function"] = tl.typecodes.FUNCTION,
   ["array"] = tl.typecodes.ARRAY,
   ["map"] = tl.typecodes.MAP,
   ["tupletable"] = tl.typecodes.TUPLE,
   ["arrayrecord"] = tl.typecodes.ARRAYRECORD,
   ["record"] = tl.typecodes.RECORD,
   ["enum"] = tl.typecodes.ENUM,
   ["boolean"] = tl.typecodes.BOOLEAN,
   ["string"] = tl.typecodes.STRING,
   ["nil"] = tl.typecodes.NIL,
   ["thread"] = tl.typecodes.THREAD,
   ["number"] = tl.typecodes.NUMBER,
   ["integer"] = tl.typecodes.INTEGER,
   ["union"] = tl.typecodes.IS_UNION,
   ["nominal"] = tl.typecodes.NOMINAL,
   ["bad_nominal"] = tl.typecodes.NOMINAL,
   ["circular_require"] = tl.typecodes.NOMINAL,
   ["emptytable"] = tl.typecodes.EMPTY_TABLE,
   ["unresolved_emptytable_value"] = tl.typecodes.EMPTY_TABLE,
   ["poly"] = tl.typecodes.IS_POLY,
   ["any"] = tl.typecodes.ANY,
   ["unknown"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["invalid"] = tl.typecodes.INVALID,
   -- types that should be skipped or not present:
   ["none"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["tuple"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["table_item"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["unresolved"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["typetype"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
   ["nestedtype"] = tl.typecodes.UNKNOWN,
}

local skip_types: {TypeName: boolean} = {
   ["none"] = true,
   ["tuple"] = true,
   ["table_item"] = true,
   ["unresolved"] = true,
   ["typetype"] = true,
   ["nestedtype"] = true,
}

function tl.get_types(result: Result, trenv: TypeReportEnv): TypeReport, TypeReportEnv
   local filename = result.filename or "?"

   local function mark_array<T>(x: T): T
      local arr = x as {boolean}
      arr[0] = false
      return x
   end

   if not trenv then
      trenv = {
         next_num = 1,
         typeid_to_num = {},
         tr = {
            by_pos = {},
            types = {},
            symbols_by_file = {},
            globals = {},
         },
      }
   end

   local tr = trenv.tr
   local typeid_to_num = trenv.typeid_to_num

   local get_typenum: function(t: Type): integer

   local function store_function(ti: TypeInfo, rt: Type)
      local args: {{integer, string}} = {}
      for _, fnarg in ipairs(rt.args) do
         table.insert(args, mark_array { get_typenum(fnarg), nil })
      end
      ti.args = mark_array(args)
      local rets: {{integer, string}} = {}
      for _, fnarg in ipairs(rt.rets) do
         table.insert(rets, mark_array { get_typenum(fnarg), nil })
      end
      ti.rets = mark_array(rets)
      ti.vararg = not not rt.is_va
   end

   get_typenum = function(t: Type): integer
      assert(t.typeid)
      -- try by typeid
      local n = typeid_to_num[t.typeid]
      if n then
         return n
      end

      -- it's a new entry: store and increment
      n = trenv.next_num

      local rt = t
      if is_typetype(rt) then
         rt = rt.def
      elseif rt.typename == "tuple" and #rt == 1 then
         rt = rt[1]
      end

      local ti: TypeInfo = {
         t = assert(typename_to_typecode[rt.typename]),
         str = show_type(t, true),
         file = t.filename,
         y = t.y,
         x = t.x,
      }
      tr.types[n] = ti
      typeid_to_num[t.typeid] = n
      trenv.next_num = trenv.next_num + 1

      if t.found then
         ti.ref = get_typenum(t.found)
      end
      if t.resolved then
         rt = t
      end
      assert(not is_typetype(rt))

      if is_record_type(rt) then
         -- store record field info
         local r = {}
         for _, k in ipairs(rt.field_order) do
            local v = rt.fields[k]
            r[k] = get_typenum(v)
         end
         ti.fields = r
      end

      if is_array_type(rt) then
         ti.elements = get_typenum(rt.elements)
      end

      if rt.typename == "map" then
         ti.keys = get_typenum(rt.keys)
         ti.values = get_typenum(rt.values)
      elseif rt.typename == "enum" then
         ti.enums = mark_array(sorted_keys(rt.enumset))
      elseif rt.typename == "function" then
         store_function(ti, rt)
      elseif rt.typename == "poly" or rt.typename == "union" or rt.typename == "tupletable" then
         local tis = {}

         for _, pt in ipairs(rt.types) do
            table.insert(tis, get_typenum(pt))
         end

         ti.types = mark_array(tis)
      end

      return n
   end

   local visit_node: Visitor<NodeKind, Node, nil> = { allow_missing_cbs = true }
   local visit_type: Visitor<TypeName, Type, nil> = { allow_missing_cbs = true }

   local ft: {integer:{integer:integer}} = {}
   tr.by_pos[filename] = ft

   local function store(y: integer, x: integer, typ: Type)
      if not typ or skip_types[typ.typename] then
         return
      end

      local yt = ft[y]
      if not yt then
         yt = {}
         ft[y] = yt
      end

      yt[x] = get_typenum(typ)
   end

   visit_node.after = function(node: Node): nil
      store(node.y, node.x, node.type)
   end

   visit_type.after = function(typ: Type): nil
      store(typ.y or 0, typ.x or 0, typ)
   end

   recurse_node(result.ast, visit_node, visit_type)

   tr.by_pos[filename][0] = nil

   -- mark unneeded scope blocks to be skipped
   do
      local n = 0 -- number of symbols in current scope
      local p = 0 -- opening position of current scope block
      local n_stack, p_stack = {}, {}
      local level = 0
      for i, s in ipairs(result.symbol_list) do
         if s.typ then
            n = n + 1
         elseif s.name == "@{" then
            level = level + 1
            n_stack[level], p_stack[level] = n, p -- push current scope
            n, p = 0, i -- begin new scope
         else
            if n == 0 then -- nothing declared in this scope
               result.symbol_list[p].skip = true -- skip @{
               s.skip = true -- skip @}
            end
            n, p = n_stack[level], p_stack[level] -- pop previous scope
            level = level - 1
         end
      end
   end

   local symbols: {TypeReport.Symbol} = mark_array {}
   tr.symbols_by_file[filename] = symbols

   -- resolve scope cross references, skipping unneeded scope blocks
   do
      local stack = {}
      local level = 0
      local i = 0
      for _, s in ipairs(result.symbol_list) do
         if not s.skip then
            i = i + 1
            local id: integer
            if s.typ then
               id = get_typenum(s.typ)
            elseif s.name == "@{" then
               level = level + 1
               stack[level] = i
               id = -1 -- will be overwritten
            else
               local other = stack[level]
               level = level - 1
               symbols[other][4] = i -- overwrite id from @{
               id = other - 1
            end
            local sym = mark_array({ s.y, s.x, s.name, id })
            table.insert(symbols, sym)
         end
      end
   end

   local gkeys = sorted_keys(result.env.globals)
   for _, name in ipairs(gkeys) do
      if name:sub(1, 1) ~= "@" then
         local var = result.env.globals[name]
         tr.globals[name] = get_typenum(var.t)
      end
   end

   if not tr.symbols then
      tr.symbols = tr.symbols_by_file[filename]
   end

   return tr, trenv
end

function tl.symbols_in_scope(tr: TypeReport, y: integer, x: integer): {string:integer}
   local function find(symbols: {{integer, integer, string, integer}}, at_y: integer, at_x: integer): integer
      local function le(a: {integer, integer}, b: {integer, integer}): boolean
         return a[1] < b[1]
            or (a[1] == b[1] and a[2] <= b[2])
      end
      return binary_search(symbols, {at_y, at_x}, le) or 0
   end

   local ret: {string:integer} = {}

   local n = find(tr.symbols, y, x)

   local symbols = tr.symbols
   while n >= 1 do
      local s = symbols[n]
      if s[3] == "@{" then
         n = n - 1
      elseif s[3] == "@}" then
         n = s[4]
      else
         ret[s[3]] = s[4]
         n = n - 1
      end
   end

   return ret
end

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- High-level API
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

local function read_full_file(fd: FILE): string, string
   local bom <const> = "\239\187\191" -- "\xEF\xBB\xBF"
   local content, err = fd:read("*a")
   if content:sub(1, bom:len()) == bom then
      content = content:sub(bom:len() + 1)
   end
   return content, err
end

tl.process = function(filename: string, env: Env, module_name: string, fd: FILE): Result, string
   if env and env.loaded and env.loaded[filename] then
      return env.loaded[filename]
   end

   local input, err: string, string

   if not fd then
      fd, err = io.open(filename, "rb")
      if not fd then
         return nil, "could not open " .. filename .. ": " .. err
      end
   end

   input, err = read_full_file(fd)
   fd:close()
   if not input then
      return nil, "could not read " .. filename .. ": " .. err
   end

   local _, extension = filename:match("(.*)%.([a-z]+)$")
   extension = extension and extension:lower()

   local is_lua: boolean
   if extension == "tl" then
      is_lua = false
   elseif extension == "lua" then
      is_lua = true
   else
      is_lua = input:match("^#![^\n]*lua[^\n]*\n") as boolean
   end

   return tl.process_string(input, is_lua, env, filename, module_name)
end

function tl.process_string(input: string, is_lua: boolean, env: Env, filename: string, module_name: string): Result
   if filename and not module_name then
      module_name = filename_to_module_name(filename)
   end

   env = env or tl.init_env(is_lua)
   if env.loaded and env.loaded[filename] then
      return env.loaded[filename]
   end
   filename = filename or ""

   local program, syntax_errors = tl.parse(input, filename)

   if (not env.keep_going) and #syntax_errors > 0 then
      local result = {
         ok = false,
         filename = filename,
         module_name = module_name,
         type = BOOLEAN,
         type_errors = {},
         syntax_errors = syntax_errors,
         env = env,
      }
      env.loaded[filename] = result
      table.insert(env.loaded_order, filename)
      return result
   end

   local opts: TypeCheckOptions = {
      filename = filename,
      module_name = module_name,
      lax = is_lua,
      gen_compat = env.gen_compat,
      gen_target = env.gen_target,
      env = env,
   }
   local result = tl.type_check(program, opts)

   result.syntax_errors = syntax_errors

   return result
end

tl.gen = function(input: string, env: Env, pp: PrettyPrintOptions): string, Result
   env = env or assert(tl.init_env(), "Default environment initialization failed")
   local result = tl.process_string(input, false, env)

   if (not result.ast) or #result.syntax_errors > 0 then
      return nil, result
   end

   local code: string
   code, result.gen_error = tl.pretty_print_ast(result.ast, env.gen_target, pp)
   return code, result
end

local function tl_package_loader(module_name: string): any, any
   local found_filename, fd, tried = tl.search_module(module_name, false)
   if found_filename then
      local input = read_full_file(fd)
      if not input then
         return table.concat(tried, "\n\t")
      end
      fd:close()
      local program, errs = tl.parse(input, found_filename)
      if #errs > 0 then
         error(found_filename .. ":" .. errs[1].y .. ":" .. errs[1].x .. ": " .. errs[1].msg)
      end
      local lax = not not found_filename:match("lua$")

      local env = tl.package_loader_env
      if not env then
         tl.package_loader_env = tl.init_env(lax)
         env = tl.package_loader_env
      end

      tl.type_check(program, {
         lax = lax,
         filename = found_filename,
         module_name = module_name,
         env = env,
         run_internal_compiler_checks = false,
      })

      -- TODO: should this be a hard error? this seems analogous to
      -- finding a lua file with a syntax error in it
      local code = assert(tl.pretty_print_ast(program, env.gen_target, true))
      local chunk, err = load(code, "@" .. found_filename, "t")
      if chunk then
         return function(modname: string, loader_data: string): any
            if loader_data == nil then
               loader_data = found_filename
            end
            local ret = chunk(modname, loader_data)
            package.loaded[module_name] = ret
            return ret
         end, found_filename
      else
         error("Internal Compiler Error: Teal generator produced invalid Lua. Please report a bug at https://github.com/teal-language/tl\n\n" .. err)
      end
   end
   return table.concat(tried, "\n\t")
end

function tl.loader()
   if package.searchers then
      table.insert(package.searchers, 2, tl_package_loader)
   else
      table.insert(package.loaders, 2, tl_package_loader)
   end
end

function tl.target_from_lua_version(str: string): TargetMode
   if str == "Lua 5.1"
      or str == "Lua 5.2" then
      return "5.1"
   elseif str == "Lua 5.3" then
      return "5.3"
   elseif str == "Lua 5.4" then
      return "5.4"
   end
end

local function env_for(lax: boolean, env_tbl: {any:any}): Env
   if not env_tbl then
      if not tl.package_loader_env then
         tl.package_loader_env = tl.init_env(lax)
      end
      return tl.package_loader_env
   end

   if not tl.load_envs then
      tl.load_envs = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "k" })
   end

   tl.load_envs[env_tbl] = tl.load_envs[env_tbl] or tl.init_env(lax)
   return tl.load_envs[env_tbl]
end

tl.load = function(input: string, chunkname: string, mode: LoadMode, ...: {any:any}): LoadFunction, string
   local program, errs = tl.parse(input, chunkname)
   if #errs > 0 then
      return nil, (chunkname or "") .. ":" .. errs[1].y .. ":" .. errs[1].x .. ": " .. errs[1].msg
   end

   local lax = chunkname and not not chunkname:match("lua$")
   if not tl.package_loader_env then
      tl.package_loader_env = tl.init_env(lax)
   end

   local result = tl.type_check(program, {
      lax = lax,
      filename = chunkname or ("string \"" .. input:sub(45) .. (#input > 45 and "..." or "") .. "\""),
      env = env_for(lax, ...),
      run_internal_compiler_checks = false,
   })

   if mode and mode:match("c") then
      if #result.type_errors > 0 then
         local errout = {}
         for _, err in ipairs(result.type_errors) do
            table.insert(errout, err.filename .. ":" .. err.y .. ":" .. err.x .. ": " .. (err.msg or ""))
         end
         return nil, table.concat(errout, "\n")
      end

      mode = mode:gsub("c", "") as LoadMode
   end

   local code, err = tl.pretty_print_ast(program, tl.target_from_lua_version(_VERSION), true)
   if not code then
      return nil, err
   end

   return load(code, chunkname, mode, ...)
end

return tl