iter 23.2.3: prelude — class Eq a + Eq Int/Bool/Str instances

crates/ailang-core/src/workspace.rs

@@ -920,6 +920,42 @@ mod tests {
             )),
             "prelude must contain Ordering type def"
         );
+
+        // Iter 23.2: prelude also ships the `Eq` class plus three
+        // primitive instances (Eq Int, Eq Bool, Eq Str).
+        assert!(
+            prelude.defs.iter().any(|d| matches!(
+                d,
+                crate::ast::Def::Class(c) if c.name == "Eq"
+            )),
+            "prelude must contain Eq class def"
+        );
+        let eq_instance_types: Vec<&str> = prelude
+            .defs
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|d| match d {
+                crate::ast::Def::Instance(i) if i.class == "Eq" => {
+                    if let crate::ast::Type::Con { name, .. } = &i.type_ {
+                        Some(name.as_str())
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect();
+        assert!(
+            eq_instance_types.contains(&"Int"),
+            "prelude must contain `instance Eq Int`; saw Eq instances on: {eq_instance_types:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eq_instance_types.contains(&"Bool"),
+            "prelude must contain `instance Eq Bool`; saw Eq instances on: {eq_instance_types:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            eq_instance_types.contains(&"Str"),
+            "prelude must contain `instance Eq Str`; saw Eq instances on: {eq_instance_types:?}"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]

examples/prelude.ail.json

@@ -13,6 +13,111 @@
         { "name": "EQ", "fields": [] },
         { "name": "GT", "fields": [] }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": "class",
+      "name": "Eq",
+      "param": "a",
+      "doc": "Structural equality. Ships in milestone 23 alongside Ord. The primitive `==` operator stays as the surface-level comparator this iter; routing `==` through `Eq.eq` is the declared P2 follow-up (see docs/specs/2026-05-10-23-eq-ord-prelude.md, `Out of scope`).",
+      "methods": [
+        {
+          "name": "eq",
+          "type": {
+            "k": "fn",
+            "params": [
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" },
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" }
+            ],
+            "param_modes": ["borrow", "borrow"],
+            "ret": { "k": "con", "name": "Bool" },
+            "effects": []
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": "instance",
+      "class": "Eq",
+      "type": { "k": "con", "name": "Int" },
+      "doc": "Eq Int. Body lowers to `icmp eq i64` via the existing primitive `==` dispatch in `lower_eq`.",
+      "methods": [
+        {
+          "name": "eq",
+          "body": {
+            "t": "lam",
+            "params": ["x", "y"],
+            "paramTypes": [
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" },
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" }
+            ],
+            "retType": { "k": "con", "name": "Bool" },
+            "body": {
+              "t": "app",
+              "fn": { "t": "var", "name": "==" },
+              "args": [
+                { "t": "var", "name": "x" },
+                { "t": "var", "name": "y" }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": "instance",
+      "class": "Eq",
+      "type": { "k": "con", "name": "Bool" },
+      "doc": "Eq Bool. Body lowers to `icmp eq i1` via the existing primitive `==` dispatch in `lower_eq`.",
+      "methods": [
+        {
+          "name": "eq",
+          "body": {
+            "t": "lam",
+            "params": ["x", "y"],
+            "paramTypes": [
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" },
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" }
+            ],
+            "retType": { "k": "con", "name": "Bool" },
+            "body": {
+              "t": "app",
+              "fn": { "t": "var", "name": "==" },
+              "args": [
+                { "t": "var", "name": "x" },
+                { "t": "var", "name": "y" }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": "instance",
+      "class": "Eq",
+      "type": { "k": "con", "name": "Str" },
+      "doc": "Eq Str. The lambda body shape mirrors Int/Bool for round-trip stability, but the codegen intercept in `emit_fn` overrides the body to call `@ail_str_eq` directly — see `try_emit_primitive_instance_body` in `crates/ailang-codegen/src/lib.rs`.",
+      "methods": [
+        {
+          "name": "eq",
+          "body": {
+            "t": "lam",
+            "params": ["x", "y"],
+            "paramTypes": [
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" },
+              { "k": "var", "name": "a" }
+            ],
+            "retType": { "k": "con", "name": "Bool" },
+            "body": {
+              "t": "app",
+              "fn": { "t": "var", "name": "==" },
+              "args": [
+                { "t": "var", "name": "x" },
+                { "t": "var", "name": "y" }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }