feat(resolution): local-variable method calls in Lua, Luau, R, Pascal (#1112) (#1113)

Extends the local-variable receiver-type inference (#1108/#1110) to the
remaining supported languages with object-method calls. An empirical
sweep found Objective-C, Svelte, Vue, and Astro already resolved
`localVar.method()` (ObjC via message-send handling; the template langs
ride the TypeScript path), leaving Lua, Luau, R, and Pascal.

Lua/Luau/R were a resolution gap, not extraction: the call ref IS
extracted (`lg:log`, `lg$log`), but (1) the resolver's fast pre-filter
`hasAnyPossibleMatch` only understood `.`/`::` separators, so a `:`/`$`
ref was dropped before any strategy ran, and (2) matchMethodCall only
parsed `.`/`::` receivers with no local-var inference for these langs.
Fixes: pre-filter now checks the member/receiver around `:` and `$`;
matchMethodCall recognizes `lg:log` / `lg$log` and routes them through
the same inference + validated resolveMethodOnType path; and inference
patterns are added for Lua/Luau (`local x = T.new()` / `T()` / `x: T`),
R (`x <- T$new()`), and Pascal (`var x: T` / `x := T.Create`).

Pascal statement-form calls (`obj.Method;`) now resolve via the new
inference pattern. The assignment-RHS parameterless form
(`x := obj.Method`) is deliberately left as a field read by the existing
Pascal extractor — an intentional field-vs-call ambiguity tradeoff — so
it stays out of scope.

Validated with single-file and two-file same-name repros per language
(resolves to the right method; two-file is same-file-correct, #1079).
Adds all four to the local-variable inference test matrix. Full suite
green.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Colby Mchenry
2026-07-01 15:59:06 -05:00
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co-authored by Claude Opus 4.8
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@@ -1120,6 +1120,22 @@ function localReceiverTypePatterns(language: Language, r: string): RegExp[] {
return [
new RegExp(`\\$?${r}\\b\\s*=\\s*new\\s+([A-Za-z_\\\\][\\w\\\\]*)`), // $lg = new Logger()
];
case 'lua':
case 'luau':
return [
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*=\\s*([A-Z][\\w]*)\\.new\\b`), // local lg = Logger.new()
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*=\\s*([A-Z][\\w]*)\\s*\\(`), // local lg = Logger(...) (callable table)
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*:\\s*([A-Z][\\w.]*)`), // Luau: local lg: Logger / typed param
];
case 'r':
return [
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*(?:<-|<<-|=)\\s*([A-Z][\\w.]*)\\$new\\b`), // lg <- Logger$new() (R6)
];
case 'pascal':
return [
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*:\\s*([A-Z][\\w]*)`), // var lg: TLogger / param lg: TLogger
new RegExp(`\\b${r}\\b\\s*:=\\s*([A-Z][\\w.]*)\\.Create\\b`), // lg := TLogger.Create
];
default:
return [];
}
@@ -1196,20 +1212,33 @@ export function matchMethodCall(
// `Guard.Against.X()`) matched no pattern and never resolved.
const dotMatch = ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+)\.(\w+:?(?:\w+:)*)$/);
const colonMatch = ref.referenceName.match(/^(\w+)::(\w+)$/);
// Lua/Luau method calls use a single colon (`lg:log`); R uses `$` (`lg$log`).
// Recognize these receiver/method separators so local-variable receiver-type
// inference (#1108) applies to them too — extraction already emits the ref in
// this shape, but the resolver otherwise only understood `.` and `::`.
const luaColonMatch = (ref.language === 'lua' || ref.language === 'luau')
? ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+):(\w+)$/)
: null;
const rDollarMatch = ref.language === 'r'
? ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+)\$(\w+)$/)
: null;
const match = dotMatch || colonMatch;
const match = dotMatch || colonMatch || luaColonMatch || rDollarMatch;
if (!match) {
return null;
}
const [, objectOrClass, methodName] = match;
// A simple `receiver.method` / `receiver:method` / `receiver$method` shape whose
// receiver type we can try to infer from its local declaration.
const inferableReceiver = dotMatch || luaColonMatch || rDollarMatch;
// Infer the receiver's type from its local declaration/initializer in the
// enclosing scope, then resolve the method on that type (#1108). C++ keeps its
// dedicated inferrer (header scan + `auto`); every other language uses the
// shared source-based inferrer. resolveMethodOnType validates the method
// exists on the inferred type, so a mis-inference produces no edge.
if (dotMatch) {
if (inferableReceiver) {
const inferredType =
ref.language === 'cpp'
? inferCppReceiverType(objectOrClass!, ref, context)