# Phase 213: Progress Checkpoint 1 **Date**: 2025-12-09 **Status**: โœ… Foundation Complete, Ready for Lowerer Refactoring **Commit**: d7805e59 --- ## ๐ŸŽฏ Completed Work ### โœ… Task 213-2-2: PatternPipelineContext Extension **File**: `src/mir/builder/control_flow/joinir/patterns/pattern_pipeline.rs` **Changes**: 1. Added new fields for Pattern 3: - `loop_condition: Option` - Loop condition AST - `loop_body: Option>` - Loop body AST - `loop_update_summary: Option` - Update expressions 2. Updated `build_pattern_context()` for Pattern3: - Stores `condition.clone()` in `loop_condition` - Stores `body.to_vec()` in `loop_body` - Placeholder `None` for `loop_update_summary` (TODO: Task 213-2-4) 3. Updated test cases with new fields ### โœ… Task 213-2-3: CarrierUpdateInfo Extension **File**: `src/mir/join_ir/lowering/loop_update_summary.rs` **Changes**: 1. Extended `CarrierUpdateInfo` struct: - `then_expr: Option` - Then branch update expression - `else_expr: Option` - Else branch update expression 2. Updated `analyze_loop_updates()`: - Default `None` for `then_expr`/`else_expr` - Comment: "Will be populated by Pattern 3 analyzer" --- ## ๐Ÿ“Š Current State Analysis ### MIR Analysis for `phase212_if_sum_min.hako` **Expected vs Actual**: | Element | Expected | Actual (Hardcoded) | |---------|----------|-------------------| | Loop limit | `i < 3` | `i <= 5` | | Loop cond | `icmp Lt %8, %18` | `icmp Le %8, %18` | | If cond | `i > 0` | `i % 2 == 1` | | If cond code | `icmp Gt %8, %zero` | `%8 Mod %2; icmp Eq ... %1` | | Then update | `sum + 1` | `sum + i` | | Then code | `%9 Add %const_1` | `%9 Add %8` | **Root Cause**: `loop_with_if_phi_minimal.rs` lines 217-385 are completely hardcoded for `loop_if_phi.hako` test pattern. --- ## ๐Ÿ”„ Next Steps (3 Approaches) ### Approach A: Full AST-Based Generalization (Phase 213 Original Plan) **Tasks**: 1. Create `Pattern3IfAnalyzer` module 2. Extract if statement from loop body 3. Parse then/else branches for carrier updates 4. Populate `LoopUpdateSummary` with AST expressions 5. Replace hardcoded conditions in lowerer 6. Replace hardcoded updates in lowerer 7. Return `ExitMeta` instead of hardcoded ValueIds **Pros**: Complete generalization, supports all if-sum patterns **Cons**: Large scope, ~500-800 lines of new code ### Approach B: Minimal Incremental (80/20 Rule) **Tasks**: 1. Just replace the 3 hardcoded constants: - Loop limit: 5 โ†’ extract from AST condition - If condition: `i % 2 == 1` โ†’ extract from AST if statement - Update value: `i` โ†’ extract from AST assignment 2. Keep existing structure, minimal changes **Pros**: Small scope, fast to implement, gets `phase212_if_sum_min.hako` working **Cons**: Still not fully generic, will need refactoring later ### Approach C: Hybrid - BoolExprLowerer First **Tasks**: 1. Focus on condition lowering only (loop + if) 2. Keep update expressions hardcoded for now 3. Use existing `condition_to_joinir` infrastructure 4. Defer update generalization to Phase 214 **Pros**: Leverages existing infrastructure, cleaner architecture **Cons**: `phase212_if_sum_min.hako` still won't work fully --- ## ๐Ÿ’ญ Analysis & Recommendation ### Key Insight from Phase 212.5 Phase 212.5 discovered that: 1. Pattern routing works correctly (โœ… Pattern 3 detected) 2. MIR PHI generation works (โœ… `%31 = phi` created) 3. **Only the lowerer's hardcoded values are wrong** This means the JoinIR โ†’ MIR pipeline is solid. We just need to feed it the right JoinIR. ### Recommendation: Approach B (Minimal Incremental) **Rationale**: 1. **User's 80/20 philosophy**: "ๅฎŒ็’งใ‚ˆใ‚Š้€ฒๆ—" (progress over perfection) 2. **Fail-Fast principle**: Get `phase212_if_sum_min.hako` working first 3. **Box Theory**: Make minimal, reversible change 4. **Evidence-based**: Phase 212.5 proved the pipeline works **Implementation Plan**: 1. Extract loop condition from `ctx.loop_condition` AST 2. Extract if condition from `ctx.loop_body` if statement 3. Extract update expression from if-then assignment 4. Replace 3 hardcoded sections in `loop_with_if_phi_minimal.rs` 5. Test with `phase212_if_sum_min.hako` โ†’ RC=2 โœ… 6. Keep existing tests working (backward compatibility) **Estimated effort**: 2-3 hours (vs 8-10 hours for Approach A) --- ## ๐Ÿ” Technical Details for Approach B ### What Needs to Change **File**: `src/mir/join_ir/lowering/loop_with_if_phi_minimal.rs` **Section 1: Loop Condition (lines 217-233)** ```rust // Before (hardcoded): loop_step_func.body.push(JoinInst::Compute(MirLikeInst::Const { dst: const_5, value: ConstValue::Integer(5), // โ† Hardcoded! })); loop_step_func.body.push(JoinInst::Compute(MirLikeInst::Compare { dst: cmp_le, op: CompareOp::Le, // โ† Hardcoded! lhs: i_param, rhs: const_5, })); // After (AST-based): // Extract from ctx.loop_condition: "i < 3" // Lower to JoinIR using existing infrastructure ``` **Section 2: If Condition (lines 254-288)** ```rust // Before (hardcoded): // const 2, mod, const 1, eq โ†’ (i % 2 == 1) // After (AST-based): // Extract from loop_body if statement: "i > 0" // Lower to JoinIR: const 0, cmp Gt ``` **Section 3: Update Expression (lines 290-298)** ```rust // Before (hardcoded): loop_step_func.body.push(JoinInst::Compute(MirLikeInst::BinOp { dst: sum_then, op: BinOpKind::Add, lhs: sum_param, rhs: i_param, // โ† Hardcoded! Should be const 1 })); // After (AST-based): // Extract from then-branch assignment: "sum = sum + 1" // Lower to JoinIR: sum_param Add const_1 ``` ### Helper Functions Needed ```rust // Extract loop condition details fn extract_loop_condition(condition: &ASTNode) -> Result<(CompareOp, i64), String> // Extract if statement from loop body fn extract_if_statement(body: &[ASTNode]) -> Result<&ASTNode, String> // Extract if condition details fn extract_if_condition(if_node: &ASTNode) -> Result<(CompareOp, i64), String> // Extract update value from assignment fn extract_update_value(assignment: &ASTNode) -> Result ``` --- ## ๐Ÿ“‹ Decision Point **Question for user**: Which approach should we take? A. Full AST-based generalization (Approach A) B. Minimal incremental replacement (Approach B) โ† **Recommended** C. Hybrid BoolExprLowerer-first (Approach C) D. Different approach? **Current blockers**: None - foundation is complete **Current branch**: main (`d7805e59`) **Build status**: โœ… Passing Status: Active Scope: If-sum ้€ฒๆ—ใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒใ‚คใƒณใƒˆ๏ผˆJoinIR v2๏ผ‰