[swift-evolution] [Proposal][Discussion] Deprecate Tuple Shuffles
Jose Cheyo Jimenez
cheyo at masters3d.com
Fri May 5 11:55:57 CDT 2017
I filled a bug report. https://bugs.swift.org/browse/SR-4811 <https://bugs.swift.org/browse/SR-4811>
> On May 5, 2017, at 9:38 AM, Jose Cheyo Jimenez <cheyo at masters3d.com> wrote:
>
>
>> On May 5, 2017, at 8:34 AM, Vladimir.S <svabox at gmail.com <mailto:svabox at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> On 05.05.2017 6:12, Jose Cheyo Jimenez via swift-evolution wrote:
>>> I can't think of a single time when I would need a tuple shuffle but I don't really work with tuples much. It would be great to hear other people's usage of this feature.
>>> I did not know that types could be overloaded with values. That was very surprising to me. Honestly I think that is the issue here. Not sure what can be done about it.
>>
>>> let Int = 5 // works
>>> let Void = "what?" // works.
>>
>> Very interesting. Could some one clarify, why this is allowed? Isn't this is a bug we want to fix? At least by requiring a tilda like `Int`
>> And of course, you can't "overload" user defined type:
>> struct S {}
>> let S = 10 // Error: invalid redeclaration of ’S'
>
> What version of swift are you using? Could it be a regression?
>
> Welcome to Apple Swift version 3.1 (swiftlang-802.0.51 clang-802.0.41). Type :help for assistance.
> 1> struct S {}
> 2> let S = 10
> S: Int = 10
> 3> print(S)
> error: repl.swift:3:7: error: ambiguous use of 'S'
> print(S)
> ^
>
>
>
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>>> On May 4, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Robert Widmann via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org> <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> So sorry that this proposal comes so late in the game, but I feel it’s too important not to bring it to the attention of the community now. Attached is a proposal to deprecate a language feature many of you will probably have never had the chance to use: Tuple Shuffles. I’ve attached a copy of the first draft of the proposal below, but the latest copy can be read on Github <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/pull/705/files <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/pull/705/files>>.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> ~Robert Widmann
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Deprecate Tuple Shuffles
>>>>
>>>> * Proposal: SE-NNNN
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-filename.md <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-filename.md>>
>>>> * Authors: Robert Widmann <https://github.com/codafi <https://github.com/codafi>>
>>>> * Review Manager: TBD
>>>> * Status: Awaiting review
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#introduction <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#introduction>>Introduction
>>>>
>>>> This proposal seeks the deprecation of a little-known feature of Swift called a "Tuple Shuffle".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#motivation <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#motivation>>Motivation
>>>>
>>>> A tuple-shuffle is an undocumented feature of Swift in which one can re-order the indices of a tuple by writing a pattern that describes a permutation in a syntax reminiscent of adding type-annotations to a parameter list:
>>>>
>>>> let a= (x:1,y:2)
>>>> var b: (y:Int,x:Int)
>>>> b= a
>>>>
>>>> It can be used to simultaneously destructure and reorder a tuple:
>>>>
>>>> let tuple= (first:0,second: (x:1,y:2))
>>>> let (second: (x: b,y: c),first: a)= tuple
>>>>
>>>> It can also be used to map parameter labels out of order in a call expression:
>>>>
>>>> func foo(_ : (x :Int, y :Int)) {}
>>>> foo((y:5,x:10))// Valid
>>>>
>>>> Note that a tuple shuffle is distinct from a re-assignment through a tuple pattern. For example, this series of statements will continue to function as before:
>>>>
>>>> var x= 5
>>>> var y= 10
>>>> var z= 15
>>>> (z, y, x)= (x, z, y)
>>>>
>>>> Their inclusion in the language complicates every part of the compiler stack, uses a syntax that can be confused for type annotations <https://twitter.com/CodaFi_/status/860246169854894081 <https://twitter.com/CodaFi_/status/860246169854894081>>, contradicts the goals of earlier SE's (see SE-0060 <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/9cf2685293108ea3efcbebb7ee6a8618b83d4a90/proposals/0060-defaulted-parameter-order.md <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/9cf2685293108ea3efcbebb7ee6a8618b83d4a90/proposals/0060-defaulted-parameter-order.md>>), and makes non-sensical patterns possible in surprising places.
>>>>
>>>> Take switch-statements, for example:
>>>>
>>>> switch ((0,0),0){
>>>> case (_ :let (y, z),_ :let s): ()// We are forbidden from giving these patterns names other than "_"
>>>> default: ()
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> This proposal seeks to deprecate them in Swift 3 compatibility mode and enforce that deprecation as a hard error in Swift 4 to facilitate their eventual removal from the language.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#proposed-solution <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#proposed-solution>>Proposed
>>>> solution
>>>>
>>>> Construction of Tuple Shuffle Expressions will become a warning in Swift 3 compatibility mode and will be a hard-error in Swift 4.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#detailed-design <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#detailed-design>>Detailed
>>>> design
>>>>
>>>> In addition to the necessary diagnostics, the grammar will be ammended to simplify the following productions:
>>>>
>>>> tuple-pattern → (tuple-pattern-element-list <opt>)
>>>> tuple-pattern-element-list → tuple-pattern-element | tuple-pattern-element , tuple-pattern-element-list
>>>> - tuple-pattern-element → pattern | identifier:pattern
>>>> + tuple-pattern-element → pattern
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#impact-on-existing-code <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#impact-on-existing-code>>Impact
>>>> on Existing Code
>>>>
>>>> Because very little code is intentionally using Tuple Shuffles, impact on existing code will be negligible but not non-zero.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#alternatives-considered <https://github.com/CodaFi/swift-evolution/blob/8eaf320b3c2a117909fc0269c398e89c033a4b9f/proposals/NNNN-deprecate-tuple-shuffles.md#alternatives-considered>>Alternatives
>>>> considered
>>>>
>>>> Continue to keep the architecture in place to facilitate this feature.
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