Iter 10: Term::Seq sequencing operator

Adds `Term::Seq { lhs, rhs }` (serde tag "seq") as a first-class
AST node for sequencing effectful expressions. Equivalent in
behaviour to `let _ = lhs in rhs`, but the dedicated node gives the
pretty-printer and diagnostics a cleaner shape and surfaces the
intent ("run for effect, then yield rhs") to future tooling.

Typecheck: lhs must be Unit; rhs's type is the result; effects
accumulate.
Codegen: lower lhs (drop SSA), lower rhs (return).
Capture / deps walkers: recurse into both sides.

Refactored examples/list_map.ail.json's print_list to use seq
instead of `let _ = ...`. Output unchanged (2/4/6).

Hash stability: existing examples without Term::Seq serialise
bit-identical; only list_map.ail.json's hashes changed (deliberate
refactor).

Tests: 51 green (was 50). New unit test
`ailang_check::tests::seq_lhs_must_be_unit` covers the type-error
path; existing list_map e2e covers the happy path.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-05-07 13:14:28 +02:00
parent 4852df51fc
commit c75517ac79
8 changed files with 131 additions and 5 deletions
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@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ pub enum Term {
effects: Vec<String>,
body: Box<Term>,
},
/// Sequencing (Iter 10). `lhs` is evaluated for its effects and its
/// result discarded; `rhs` is the value of the whole expression.
/// Equivalent to `let _ = lhs in rhs`, but with a dedicated node so
/// pretty-print and diagnostics read cleanly.
Seq {
lhs: Box<Term>,
rhs: Box<Term>,
},
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
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@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ fn term_block(t: &Term, indent: usize) -> String {
s.push(')');
s
}
Term::Seq { lhs, rhs } => {
let mut s = format!("{pad}(seq\n");
s.push_str(&term_block(lhs, indent + 2));
s.push('\n');
s.push_str(&term_block(rhs, indent + 2));
s.push(')');
s
}
}
}
@@ -298,6 +306,9 @@ fn term_inline(t: &Term) -> String {
Term::Lam { params, .. } => {
format!("(\\ {} ...)", params.join(" "))
}
Term::Seq { lhs, rhs } => {
format!("(seq {} {})", term_inline(lhs), term_inline(rhs))
}
}
}