parser, checker: fix const var below at struct fixed array fields(fix#19593) (#19893)

vlib/v/checker/struct.v

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module checker
 
 import v.ast
 import v.util
+import v.transformer
 
 fn (mut c Checker) struct_decl(mut node ast.StructDecl) {
 	util.timing_start(@METHOD)
@@ -52,6 +53,67 @@ fn (mut c Checker) struct_decl(mut node ast.StructDecl) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Evaluate the size of the unresolved fixed array
+		for mut field in node.fields {
+			sym := c.table.sym(field.typ)
+			if sym.kind == .array_fixed {
+				info := sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
+				if info.size > 0 {
+					continue
+				}
+				mut fixed_size := 0
+				match info.size_expr {
+					ast.Ident {
+						if mut const_field := c.table.global_scope.find_const('${c.mod}.${info.size_expr.name}') {
+							if mut const_field.expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+								fixed_size = const_field.expr.val.int()
+							} else if mut const_field.expr is ast.InfixExpr {
+								mut t := transformer.new_transformer_with_table(c.table,
+									c.pref)
+								folded_expr := t.infix_expr(mut const_field.expr)
+								if folded_expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+									fixed_size = folded_expr.val.int()
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						if fixed_size <= 0 {
+							c.error('non-constant array bound `${info.size_expr.name}`',
+								info.size_expr.pos)
+						}
+					}
+					ast.InfixExpr {
+						mut t := transformer.new_transformer_with_table(c.table, c.pref)
+						mut size_expr := unsafe { &info.size_expr }
+						folded_expr := t.infix_expr(mut size_expr)
+
+						if folded_expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+							fixed_size = folded_expr.val.int()
+						}
+						if fixed_size <= 0 {
+							c.error('fixed array size cannot use non-constant eval value',
+								info.size_expr.pos)
+						}
+					}
+					else {}
+				}
+				if fixed_size <= 0 {
+					c.error('fixed size cannot be zero or negative', info.size_expr.pos())
+				}
+				idx := c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(info.elem_type, fixed_size,
+					info.size_expr, false)
+				if info.elem_type.has_flag(.generic) {
+					field.typ = ast.new_type(idx).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					field.typ = ast.new_type(idx)
+				}
+				for mut symfield in struct_sym.info.fields {
+					if symfield.name == field.name {
+						symfield.typ = field.typ
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Update .default_expr_typ for all fields in the struct:
 		util.timing_start('Checker.struct setting default_expr_typ')
 		old_expected_type := c.expected_type

vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v

@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) write_typedef_types() {
 						mut def_str := 'typedef ${fixed};'
 						def_str = def_str.replace_once('(*)', '(*${styp}[${len}])')
 						g.type_definitions.writeln(def_str)
-					} else if !info.is_fn_ret {
+					} else if !info.is_fn_ret && len.int() > 0 {
 						g.type_definitions.writeln('typedef ${fixed} ${styp} [${len}];')
 						base := g.typ(info.elem_type.clear_flags(.option, .result))
 						if info.elem_type.has_flag(.option) && base !in g.options_forward {
@@ -6044,7 +6044,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_types(symbols []&ast.TypeSymbol) {
 						mut def_str := 'typedef ${fixed_elem_name};'
 						def_str = def_str.replace_once('(*)', '(*${styp}[${len}])')
 						g.type_definitions.writeln(def_str)
-					} else {
+					} else if len > 0 {
 						g.type_definitions.writeln('typedef ${fixed_elem_name} ${styp} [${len}];')
 					}
 				}

vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v

@@ -16,30 +16,28 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_array_type(expecting token.Kind, is_option bool) ast.Typ
 	if p.tok.kind in [.number, .name] {
 		mut fixed_size := 0
 		mut size_expr := p.expr(0)
+		mut size_unresolved := true
 		if p.pref.is_fmt {
 			fixed_size = 987654321
 		} else {
 			match mut size_expr {
 				ast.IntegerLiteral {
 					fixed_size = size_expr.val.int()
+					size_unresolved = false
 				}
 				ast.Ident {
-					mut show_non_const_error := true
 					if mut const_field := p.table.global_scope.find_const('${p.mod}.${size_expr.name}') {
 						if mut const_field.expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
 							fixed_size = const_field.expr.val.int()
-							show_non_const_error = false
+							size_unresolved = false
-						} else {
+						} else if mut const_field.expr is ast.InfixExpr {
-							if mut const_field.expr is ast.InfixExpr {
+							// QUESTION: this should most likely no be done in the parser, right?
-								// QUESTION: this should most likely no be done in the parser, right?
+							mut t := transformer.new_transformer_with_table(p.table, p.pref)
-								mut t := transformer.new_transformer_with_table(p.table,
+							folded_expr := t.infix_expr(mut const_field.expr)
-									p.pref)
-								folded_expr := t.infix_expr(mut const_field.expr)
 
-								if folded_expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+							if folded_expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
-									fixed_size = folded_expr.val.int()
+								fixed_size = folded_expr.val.int()
-									show_non_const_error = false
+								size_unresolved = false
-								}
 							}
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -47,26 +45,17 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_array_type(expecting token.Kind, is_option bool) ast.Typ
 							// for vfmt purposes, pretend the constant does exist
 							// it may have been defined in another .v file:
 							fixed_size = 1
-							show_non_const_error = false
+							size_unresolved = false
 						}
 					}
-					if show_non_const_error {
-						p.error_with_pos('non-constant array bound `${size_expr.name}`',
-							size_expr.pos)
-					}
 				}
 				ast.InfixExpr {
-					mut show_non_const_error := true
 					mut t := transformer.new_transformer_with_table(p.table, p.pref)
 					folded_expr := t.infix_expr(mut size_expr)
 
 					if folded_expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
 						fixed_size = folded_expr.val.int()
-						show_non_const_error = false
+						size_unresolved = false
-					}
-					if show_non_const_error {
-						p.error_with_pos('fixed array size cannot use non-constant eval value',
-							size_expr.pos)
 					}
 				}
 				else {
@@ -85,7 +74,10 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_array_type(expecting token.Kind, is_option bool) ast.Typ
 			// error is handled by parse_type
 			return 0
 		}
-		if fixed_size <= 0 {
+		// TODO:
+		// For now, when a const variable or expression is temporarily unavailable to evaluate,
+		// only pending struct fields are deferred.
+		if fixed_size <= 0 && (!p.inside_struct_field_decl || !size_unresolved) {
 			p.error_with_pos('fixed size cannot be zero or negative', size_expr.pos())
 		}
 		idx := p.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(elem_type, fixed_size, size_expr,

vlib/v/tests/constant_array_size_test.v

@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ fn test_consant_array_size() {
 	mut b := [c_b_s]int{}
 	b = [1, 2]!
 }
+
+// test const was declared below struct fixed array fields declaration
+struct Foo {
+	posts [max_posts_count]int
+}
+
+const max_posts_count = 5
+
+fn test_const_below_at_struct_fixed_array_fields() {
+	foo := Foo{}
+	assert foo.posts == [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]!
+}