fix(cpp): resolve explicit operator calls (a.operator+(b)) to the operator method (#1268)

* fix(cpp): resolve explicit operator calls (a.operator+(b)) to the operator method (#1247)

tree-sitter-cpp can't parse an operator_name in field position: the
call_expression carries `function: <receiver>` plus an ERROR child
wrapping the operator_name instead of a field_expression callee, so the
extractor emitted a calls ref named just the receiver (`a`) and the edge
never resolved — while the operator method itself indexed fine.

Two-part fix, scoped to the explicit call form (infix `a + b` / `a[i]`
need receiver type inference and are tracked in #1258):

- extraction: recover the operator_name from the ERROR child and emit
  `<receiver>.operator+` (`->` receivers normalized, `this->` emits the
  bare name), like any other member call
- resolution: matchMethodCall's dot pattern now admits an operator
  method part (cpp-gated; symbol chars failed the \w match), so
  receiver-type inference + resolveMethodOnType validate the target —
  a same-named operator on an unrelated class can't capture the edge

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(cpp): harden explicit operator-call recovery against real-world shapes (#1247)

Validated on nlohmann/json (dozens of explicit operator[] / operator* /
operator< call sites). Two refinements the synthetic fixtures missed:

- normalize spaced call-site operator names (`it.operator * ()`,
  `other.operator < (*this)`) to the compact form definitions index as
- drop the ref for a complex receiver (`obj()->operator+`, member chains
  ending in a call) instead of emitting a bare operator name: exact-name
  fallback GUESSED among unrelated same-named operators (linked a
  std::map operator[] call to an in-repo operator[]) — silent miss,
  never a wrong edge

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Colby Mchenry
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## [Unreleased]
### Fixes
- C++ explicit operator calls — `a.operator+(b)`, `p->operator+(b)`, `a.operator[](3)`, and the other symbolic forms — now produce a `calls` edge to the operator method, so an operator invoked only through the explicit syntax no longer looks uncalled in callers and impact analysis. tree-sitter parses these call sites with the operator name stranded in an error node (never as a normal member access), so the call's target was silently read as just the receiver variable; the operator name is now recovered from the error node and resolved through receiver-type inference like any other member call — a same-named operator on an unrelated class can never capture the edge. Infix uses (`a + b`, `a[i]`) need real type inference and are tracked separately. (#1247)
## [1.4.1] - 2026-07-10
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});
});
describe('C++ explicit operator-call refs (#1247)', () => {
// tree-sitter-cpp can't parse an operator_name in field position:
// `a.operator+(b)` yields `call_expression(function: identifier «a»,
// ERROR(operator_name), argument_list)` instead of a field_expression
// callee, so the emitted ref was just the receiver (`a`) and the call never
// resolved. The extractor recovers the operator_name from the ERROR child
// and emits `<receiver>.operator+` like any other member call.
const HEADER = 'struct V {\n V operator+(const V& o) const;\n V operator[](int i) const;\n V operator()(int i) const;\n bool operator==(const V& o) const;\n int get() const;\n};\n';
const callRefsOf = (body: string) =>
extractFromSource('op.cpp', HEADER + body)
.unresolvedReferences.filter((r) => r.referenceKind === 'calls')
.map((r) => r.referenceName);
it('recovers receiver.operator+ from the explicit call form', () => {
expect(callRefsOf('V f(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator+(b); }\n')).toContain('a.operator+');
});
it('recovers pointer receivers (p->operator+ → p.operator+)', () => {
expect(callRefsOf('V f(const V* p, const V& b) { return p->operator+(b); }\n')).toContain('p.operator+');
});
it('recovers subscript, call, and comparison operator forms', () => {
const refs = callRefsOf(
'V f1(const V& a) { return a.operator[](3); }\n' +
'V f2(V& a) { return a.operator()(1); }\n' +
'bool f3(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator==(b); }\n'
);
expect(refs).toContain('a.operator[]');
expect(refs).toContain('a.operator()');
expect(refs).toContain('a.operator==');
});
it('normalizes spaced call-site operator names to the compact definition form', () => {
// nlohmann/json calls `it.operator * ()` / `other.operator < (*this)`
// while defining `operator*` / `operator<` compact.
const refs = callRefsOf(
'bool f(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator == (b); }\n' +
'V g(const V& a) { return a.operator [] (3); }\n'
);
expect(refs).toContain('a.operator==');
expect(refs).toContain('a.operator[]');
});
it('drops the ref for a complex receiver instead of guessing (no wrong edge)', () => {
// `object->operator[](val)` through a member chain ending in a call —
// the receiver type isn't inferable and a bare `operator[]` ref would
// let exact-name matching guess among unrelated operators.
const refs = callRefsOf(
'struct W { V* obj(); };\n' +
'V f(W& w, const V& b) { return w.obj()->operator+(b); }\n'
);
expect(refs.some((r) => r.includes('operator+'))).toBe(false);
expect(refs).toContain('w.obj'); // the inner call itself still refs normally
});
it('emits the bare operator name for a this-> receiver', () => {
const refs = extractFromSource(
'op.cpp',
'struct V {\n V operator+(const V& o) const;\n V twice() const { return this->operator+(*this); }\n};\n'
).unresolvedReferences.filter((r) => r.referenceKind === 'calls').map((r) => r.referenceName);
expect(refs).toContain('operator+');
expect(refs.some((r) => r.includes('this'))).toBe(false);
});
it('leaves plain member calls unchanged (control)', () => {
expect(callRefsOf('int f(const V& a) { return a.get(); }\n')).toContain('a.get');
});
});
describe('C++ macro-prefixed function names (#1093 follow-up)', () => {
// An unknown inline-specifier macro before the return type
// (`FORCEINLINE FString GetName(…)`) threw tree-sitter into error recovery:
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});
});
describe('C++ explicit operator-call resolution (#1247)', () => {
// `a.operator+(b)` produced no calls edge: the operator_name lands in an
// ERROR node (never a field_expression callee), so the extractor emitted a
// ref named just `a`. With the ERROR-node recovery it emits `a.operator+`,
// and matchMethodCall (dot pattern extended to admit operator method parts)
// resolves it through receiver-type inference. Infix `a + b` / `a[i]` need
// real type inference and are out of scope here (#1258).
async function indexCpp(files: Record<string, string>): Promise<void> {
for (const [name, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, name), content);
}
cg = await CodeGraph.init(tempDir, { index: true });
}
function callerNamesOf(qualifiedName: string): string[] {
const target = cg.getNodesByKind('method').find((n) => n.qualifiedName === qualifiedName);
if (!target) return [];
const names = cg
.getIncomingEdges(target.id)
.filter((e) => e.kind === 'calls')
.map((e) => cg.getNode(e.source)?.name)
.filter((n): n is string => !!n);
return [...new Set(names)].sort();
}
it('resolves explicit operator calls to the receiver type, never a same-named decoy', async () => {
// Aaa sorts first and declares the same operators — only receiver-type
// inference (const V& a → V) can pick V, so a name-only tie can't win.
await indexCpp({
'optest.cpp': `struct Aaa {
Aaa operator+(const Aaa& o) const { return o; }
Aaa operator[](int i) const { return *this; }
};
struct V {
int x;
V operator+(const V& o) const { return V{x + o.x}; }
V operator[](int i) const { return V{x + i}; }
int get() const { return x; }
};
int plainCaller(const V& a) { return a.get(); }
V explicitCaller(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator+(b); }
V subscriptCaller(const V& a) { return a.operator[](3); }
V pointerCaller(const V* p, const V& b) { return p->operator+(b); }
`,
});
expect(callerNamesOf('V::operator+')).toEqual(['explicitCaller', 'pointerCaller']);
expect(callerNamesOf('V::operator[]')).toEqual(['subscriptCaller']);
expect(callerNamesOf('V::get')).toEqual(['plainCaller']); // control: plain calls unaffected
expect(callerNamesOf('Aaa::operator+')).toEqual([]);
expect(callerNamesOf('Aaa::operator[]')).toEqual([]);
});
it('resolves an out-of-line operator definition (declaration in header)', async () => {
await indexCpp({
'v.hpp': `#pragma once
struct V { int x; V operator+(const V& o) const; };
`,
'v.cpp': `#include "v.hpp"
V V::operator+(const V& o) const { return V{x + o.x}; }
`,
'app.cpp': `#include "v.hpp"
V add(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator+(b); }
`,
});
expect(callerNamesOf('V::operator+')).toEqual(['add']);
});
});
describe('PHP chained static-factory call resolution (#608)', () => {
function callerNamesOf(qualifiedName: string): string[] {
const target = cg.getNodesByKind('method').find((n) => n.qualifiedName === qualifiedName);
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import { describe, it, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
import { extractFromSource } from '../src/extraction';
import { initGrammars, loadAllGrammars, getParser } from '../src/extraction/grammars';
beforeAll(async () => {
await initGrammars();
await loadAllGrammars();
});
const CODE = `struct V {
int x;
V operator+(const V& o) const { return V{x + o.x}; }
V operator[](int i) const { return V{x + i}; }
int get() const { return x; }
};
int plainCaller(const V& a) { return a.get(); }
V explicitCaller(const V& a, const V& b) { return a.operator+(b); }
`;
describe('scratch', () => {
it('dumps', async () => {
const parser: any = getParser('cpp' as any);
const tree = parser.parse(CODE);
const dump = (n: any, d = 0) => {
let out = `${' '.repeat(d)}${n.type} [${JSON.stringify(n.text.slice(0, 40))}]\n`;
for (let i = 0; i < n.childCount; i++) {
const c = n.child(i);
const f = n.fieldNameForChild ? n.fieldNameForChild(i) : null;
out += `${' '.repeat(d + 1)}${f ? f + ': ' : ''}`.trimEnd() ? '' : '';
out += dump(c, d + 1);
}
return out;
};
// just dump the explicitCaller subtree
console.log(dump(tree.rootNode));
const result = extractFromSource('optest.cpp', CODE);
console.log('NODES', result.nodes.map((n: any) => `${n.kind}:${n.name}`));
console.log('KEYS', Object.keys(result));
console.log('UREFS', JSON.stringify((result as any).unresolvedReferences, null, 1));
});
});
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import { describe, it, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
import { extractFromSource } from '../src/extraction';
import { initGrammars, loadAllGrammars, getParser } from '../src/extraction/grammars';
beforeAll(async () => { await initGrammars(); await loadAllGrammars(); });
const CASES: Record<string,string> = {
dot_plus: 'V f(V a, V b) { return a.operator+(b); }',
arrow_plus: 'V f(V* a, V b) { return a->operator+(b); }',
dot_sub: 'V f(V a) { return a.operator[](3); }',
dot_call: 'V f(V a) { return a.operator()(3); }',
dot_eq: 'bool f(V a, V b) { return a.operator==(b); }',
dot_bool: 'bool f(V a) { return a.operator bool(); }',
qualified: 'V f(V a, V b) { return V::operator+(a, b); }',
free_op: 'V f(V a, V b) { return operator+(a, b); }',
this_op: 'struct V { V g(V b) { return this->operator+(b); } };',
member_op: 'struct V { V x; V g(V b) { return x.operator+(b); } };',
arrow_deref: 'V f(V a) { return a.operator->(); }',
dot_notop: 'bool f(V a) { return a.operator!(); }',
};
describe('dump', () => {
it('all', () => {
const p: any = getParser('cpp' as any);
for (const [k, code] of Object.entries(CASES)) {
const tree = p.parse(code);
const dump = (n: any, d = 0): string => {
let out = `${' '.repeat(d)}${n.type}${n.childCount === 0 ? ' ' + JSON.stringify(n.text) : ''}\n`;
for (let i = 0; i < n.childCount; i++) out += dump(n.child(i), d + 1);
return out;
};
const call = (function find(n: any): any {
if (n.type === 'call_expression') return n;
for (let i = 0; i < n.childCount; i++) { const r = find(n.child(i)); if (r) return r; }
return null;
})(tree.rootNode);
const refs = extractFromSource('t.cpp', code).unresolvedReferences.filter((r: any) => r.referenceKind === 'calls');
console.log(`\n=== ${k}: ${code}\n${call ? dump(call) : '(no call_expression)'}refs: ${JSON.stringify(refs.map((r: any) => r.referenceName))} hasError=${tree.rootNode.hasError}`);
}
});
});
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import { describe, it, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
import { extractFromSource } from '../src/extraction';
import { initGrammars, loadAllGrammars } from '../src/extraction/grammars';
beforeAll(async () => { await initGrammars(); await loadAllGrammars(); });
describe('d', () => { it('n', () => {
const code = `struct V {
int x;
operator bool() const { return x != 0; }
V operator+(const V& o) const { return V{x+o.x}; }
V& operator=(const V& o) { x = o.x; return *this; }
};`;
const r = extractFromSource('t.cpp', code);
console.log('NODES', r.nodes.map((n: any) => `${n.kind}:${JSON.stringify(n.name)}`));
}); });
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} else {
const func = getChildByField(node, 'function') || node.namedChild(0);
// C++ explicit operator call `a.operator+(b)` / `p->operator+(b)` (#1247):
// tree-sitter-cpp can't parse an operator_name in field position, so the
// callee is NOT a field_expression — the call_expression carries
// `function: <receiver>` plus an ERROR child wrapping the operator_name.
// Reading the function field alone yields just the receiver (`a`), an
// unresolvable ref. Recover `<receiver>.operator+` so it resolves like any
// other member call (matchMethodCall admits the operator method part).
// The infix forms `a + b` / `a[i]` need receiver type inference and are
// tracked separately (#1258).
if (this.language === 'cpp' && func) {
let operatorName = '';
for (let i = 0; i < node.namedChildCount; i++) {
const child = node.namedChild(i);
if (child?.type !== 'ERROR') continue;
const op = child.namedChildren.find((c: SyntaxNode) => c.type === 'operator_name');
if (op) { operatorName = getNodeText(op, this.source); break; }
}
if (operatorName) {
// Call sites may space the symbolic name (nlohmann/json's
// `it.operator * ()`, `other.operator < (*this)`) while definitions
// index compact (`operator*`) — normalize so they match. The word
// forms (`operator new`) keep their space.
const sym = operatorName.slice('operator'.length).trim();
if (/^[^\w\s]/.test(sym)) operatorName = `operator${sym.replace(/\s+/g, '')}`;
// `->` receivers resolve identically to `.` ones. A receiver that
// isn't a simple identifier/member chain (`(*it)`, a call result, …)
// can't aid type inference, and a bare operator name would fall
// through to exact-name matching — which GUESSES among the many
// same-named operators (on nlohmann/json it linked a std::map
// `object->operator[]` call to an unrelated in-repo operator[]).
// Drop the ref: a silent miss, never a wrong edge. `this->` keeps
// the bare name, matching how `this.method()` calls are emitted —
// the target is on the enclosing class, where exact-name's same-file
// preference is reliable.
const receiver = getNodeText(func, this.source).replace(/->/g, '.').replace(/\s+/g, '');
if (receiver !== 'this' && !/^[A-Za-z_][\w.]*$/.test(receiver)) return;
const calleeName = receiver === 'this' ? operatorName : `${receiver}.${operatorName}`;
this.unresolvedReferences.push({
fromNodeId: callerId,
referenceName: calleeName,
referenceKind: 'calls',
line: node.startPosition.row + 1,
column: node.startPosition.column,
});
return;
}
}
if (func) {
if (func.type === 'member_expression' || func.type === 'attribute' || func.type === 'selector_expression' || func.type === 'navigation_expression' || func.type === 'field_expression') {
// Method call: obj.method() or obj.field.method()
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// (with its existing single-candidate / receiver-overlap guards). Without this
// a multi-dot extension-method call (C# DI `builder.Services.AddCoreServices()`,
// `Guard.Against.X()`) matched no pattern and never resolved.
const dotMatch = ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+)\.(\w+:?(?:\w+:)*)$/);
// C++ explicit operator call `a.operator+(b)` reaches the resolver as
// `a.operator+` (#1247) — the operator's symbol chars (`+`, `==`, `[]`, `()`)
// fail the \w method part of the plain pattern, so admit them explicitly.
// Names like `operatorTable` stay on the plain pattern (tried first); the
// operator form requires at least one non-word char after `operator`, and
// every downstream strategy compares the method part by exact string
// equality, so a stray match can't invent an edge.
const dotMatch =
ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+)\.(\w+:?(?:\w+:)*)$/) ??
(ref.language === 'cpp'
? ref.referenceName.match(/^([\w.]+)\.(operator[^\w\s.]+)$/)
: null);
const colonMatch = ref.referenceName.match(/^(\w+)::(\w+)$/);
// Lua/Luau method calls use a single colon (`lg:log`); R uses `$` (`lg$log`).
// Recognize these receiver/method separators so local-variable receiver-type