Iter 15d: std_either ships — 2-type-var ADT + 3-type-var eliminator

Third stdlib module. Either<e, a> is the first 2-type-var data def,
and the eliminator `either : (e -> c) -> (a -> c) -> Either<e, a> -> c`
the first fn with three type vars on top of the data — the deepest
polymorphism shipped end-to-end so far.

Five combinators: from_right, is_left, is_right, map_right, either.
Demo exercises every one and runs to deterministic output. IR shows
six distinct monomorphisations including two `from_right` variants
(Left=Int vs Left=$u depending on call site) and `either__I_I_I`.

No new compiler bugs surfaced: 14a / 14h / 15b coverage was wide
enough to handle 2-type-var data plus 3-type-var fns out of the box.

Discovered (queued as 15e): `ail render` and `ail parse` are not
symmetric. Form-(A) printer in ailang_surface::print is the actual
inverse of `parse` (round-trip test covers it across all 25 fixtures
including std_either) but is not exposed via the CLI; `render` still
calls the older ailang_core::pretty::module printer.

Tests: 89/89 (was 88, +1 e2e for std_either_demo).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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/// Iter 15d: `std_either` end-to-end. First stdlib ADT with two type
/// parameters (`Either<e, a>`); first combinator with three type vars
/// (`either : (e -> c) -> (a -> c) -> Either<e, a> -> c`).
///
/// Property protected: monomorphisation correctly distinguishes per-
/// call-site instantiations, including (a) two `from_right` instances
/// differing only in the unused `e` (Int vs $u) and (b) the
/// 3-type-var `either__I_I_I` instantiation. If wildcard substitution
/// regressed, one of those would either fail to emit or collide with
/// another instantiation.
#[test]
fn std_either_demo() {
let stdout = build_and_run("std_either_demo.ail.json");
let lines: Vec<&str> = stdout.lines().collect();
assert_eq!(
lines,
vec!["42", "99", "true", "true", "42", "6", "101"]
);
}
/// Guards `ail diff`: a modified body changes the hash of `sum`, while
/// `main` stays unchanged. Expects exit code 1, `changed` contains exactly
/// `sum`, `unchanged` contains `main`, `added`/`removed` empty.
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---
## Iter 15d — `std_either`: 2-type-var ADT + 3-type-var eliminator
**Goal.** Third stdlib module. Either is the canonical 2-type-var
disjoint sum. The eliminator combinator `either : (e → c) → (a → c) →
Either<e, a> → c` introduces a third type var on top of the data,
making it the most polymorphism-dense fn shipped to date.
**What shipped.**
- `examples/std_either.ailx` (74 LOC). Defines `Either e a = Left e | Right a`
plus 5 combinators:
- `from_right : a → Either<e, a> → a` — eliminate Right or use default.
- `is_left`, `is_right : Either<e, a> → Bool`.
- `map_right : (a → b) → Either<e, a> → Either<e, b>` —
Functor-style on the Right side.
- `either : (e → c) → (a → c) → Either<e, a> → c` —
catamorphism / fold-on-sum.
- `examples/std_either_demo.ailx` exercises every combinator,
including the eliminator with two distinct concrete instantiations
(over `Left 5` and over `Right 100`).
- Canonical JSON for both, parsed via `ail parse`, type-checked,
built, and executed end-to-end.
**Output (deterministic).**
```
42 ; from_right 0 (Right 42)
99 ; from_right 99 (Left 7)
true ; is_left (Left 7)
true ; is_right (Right 42)
42 ; from_right 0 (map_right inc (Right 41))
6 ; either inc inc (Left 5)
101 ; either inc inc (Right 100)
```
**Monomorphisation evidence.** Six distinct instantiations across the
five combinators, all generated correctly with the `$u` wildcard for
unused type-var positions:
```
@ail_std_either_from_right__I_I ; e=Int, a=Int
@ail_std_either_from_right__U_I ; e=$u, a=Int
@ail_std_either_is_left__I_U ; e=Int, a=$u
@ail_std_either_is_right__U_I ; e=$u, a=Int
@ail_std_either_map_right__U_I_I ; e=$u, a=Int, b=Int
@ail_std_either_either__I_I_I ; e=Int, a=Int, c=Int
```
The two `from_right` variants are notable: same source fn, two
different concrete `e` per call site (Int when scrutinee is Left 7;
$u when scrutinee is Right _ since Left's payload is unused). The
14a monomorphisation machinery picks the right one per site without
extra ceremony.
The 3-type-var instantiation `either__I_I_I` is the deepest type
substitution shipped through monomorphisation so far. Both call
sites in main hit the same instantiation (`e=a=c=Int`) so a single
emit suffices.
**No new compiler bugs surfaced.** First stdlib iter without a fresh
codegen/check fix. Indicator that 14a / 14h / 15b coverage was wide
enough to handle 2-type-var data + 3-type-var fns out of the box.
**Discovered (not fixed in this iter):** `ail render` and `ail parse`
are not symmetric, despite the help text in the CLI claiming they
are. `render` calls the older `ailang_core::pretty::module`
human-pretty printer (form B-ish), while `parse` consumes form (A).
The form-(A) printer in `ailang_surface::print` is correctly the
inverse of `parse` — confirmed by the round-trip test in
`crates/ailang-surface/tests/round_trip.rs` which now covers 25
fixtures including `std_either.ail.json` — but it is not exposed via
the CLI. Logged as 15e.
**Tests: 89/89 (was 88, +1 e2e for std_either_demo).** Cumulative
31 e2e tests.
**Cumulative state, post-15d.**
- Stdlib modules: 3 (`std_maybe`, `std_list`, `std_either`).
- Combinators: 19.
- Type-system surface area exercised: 1-type-var data (Maybe, List
with recursion) and 2-type-var data (Either); 1- and 2- and
3-type-var polymorphic fns; cross-module recursive ADTs;
monomorphisation-with-wildcards across all.
**Queue update.** 15d done; remaining queue: 15e (CLI render/parse
symmetry — small, just discovered), then `std_pair` if more stdlib
is wanted, then 16a/16b language gaps.
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; Iter 15d — third stdlib module: tagged-disjoint values.
; Either<e, a> is the canonical 2-type-var ADT. First stdlib module
; with two type parameters; first to ship an eliminator combinator
; (`either`) that introduces a third type var on top of the data.
(module std_either
(data Either (vars e a)
(doc "Disjoint sum: Left<e> for the failure branch, Right<a> for the success branch. Right is the conventional 'success' side.")
(ctor Left e)
(ctor Right a))
(fn from_right
(doc "Project the Right<a> payload, or use the default for Left<_>.")
(type
(forall (vars e a)
(fn-type
(params a (con Either e a))
(ret a))))
(params default x)
(body
(match x
(case (pat-ctor Right v) v)
(case (pat-ctor Left _) default))))
(fn is_left
(doc "Returns true iff x is Left<_>.")
(type
(forall (vars e a)
(fn-type
(params (con Either e a))
(ret (con Bool)))))
(params x)
(body
(match x
(case (pat-ctor Left _) true)
(case (pat-ctor Right _) false))))
(fn is_right
(doc "Returns true iff x is Right<_>.")
(type
(forall (vars e a)
(fn-type
(params (con Either e a))
(ret (con Bool)))))
(params x)
(body
(match x
(case (pat-ctor Left _) false)
(case (pat-ctor Right _) true))))
(fn map_right
(doc "Apply f to the Right<a> payload; pass Left<e> through untouched.")
(type
(forall (vars e a b)
(fn-type
(params (fn-type (params a) (ret b))
(con Either e a))
(ret (con Either e b)))))
(params f x)
(body
(match x
(case (pat-ctor Right v)
(term-ctor Either Right (app f v)))
(case (pat-ctor Left l)
(term-ctor Either Left l)))))
(fn either
(doc "Eliminator: apply on_left to a Left payload, on_right to a Right payload, fold both branches into the same result type c.")
(type
(forall (vars e a c)
(fn-type
(params (fn-type (params e) (ret c))
(fn-type (params a) (ret c))
(con Either e a))
(ret c))))
(params on_left on_right x)
(body
(match x
(case (pat-ctor Left l) (app on_left l))
(case (pat-ctor Right r) (app on_right r))))))
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; Iter 15d — third consumer demo.
; Imports std_either, exercises all five combinators. First demo to
; pass two function arguments to a single combinator (the eliminator
; `either`); first to drive a 3-type-var polymorphic fn end-to-end.
(module std_either_demo
(import std_either)
(fn inc
(doc "Add 1 to an Int. Used as the function arg to map_right and either.")
(type (fn-type (params (con Int)) (ret (con Int))))
(params x)
(body (app + x 1)))
(fn main
(doc "Drive each std_either combinator. Expected outputs (per line): 42, 99, true, true, 42, 6, 101.")
(type (fn-type (params) (ret (con Unit)) (effects IO)))
(params)
(body
(seq (do io/print_int (app std_either.from_right 0 (term-ctor std_either.Either Right 42)))
(seq (do io/print_int (app std_either.from_right 99 (term-ctor std_either.Either Left 7)))
(seq (do io/print_bool (app std_either.is_left (term-ctor std_either.Either Left 7)))
(seq (do io/print_bool (app std_either.is_right (term-ctor std_either.Either Right 42)))
(seq (do io/print_int (app std_either.from_right 0
(app std_either.map_right inc
(term-ctor std_either.Either Right 41))))
(seq (do io/print_int (app std_either.either inc inc
(term-ctor std_either.Either Left 5)))
(do io/print_int (app std_either.either inc inc
(term-ctor std_either.Either Right 100))))))))))))