README.md

Gradual Scheme

A simple implementation of the Gradually Typed Lambda Calculus with a Scheme-like syntax in OCaml. For an introduction to gradual typing and more details on this implementation, see Gradual Typing and The Gradually Typed Lambda Calculus.

Examples

A typechecker for a simple, gradual scheme.
    Here are some example expressions.
        #t
        (lambda (x) x)
        ((lambda (x : int) x) 42)
        ((lambda : ? -> ? (x : ? -> ?) x) (lambda : bool (x : bool) x))
    Here are some misannotated example expressions.
        ((lambda (x : int) x) #t)
        ((lambda : int -> int (x : int -> int) x) (lambda (x : bool) x))

> (lambda (x) x)
[INPUT] (lambda (x) x)
[OK] (lambda (x) x)
> ((lambda (x : int) x) #t)
[ERROR] int is not consistent with bool.

Installing

# Install dependencies.
> opam install ppx_deriving sedlex

# Build.
> make

# Run REPL.
> ./gradual.native

Implementation Checklist

• AST
• Allow type annotations
• Fix AST to have option type for annotations
• Pretty print AST
• REPL
• Support assignment operation
• Support evaluation with casts

Extensions

• Blame, to be assigned by parser
• Type Inference

References

• (How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python))