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A class method the class body calls with literal arguments, that defines
methods under names it builds from them, was refused at its define_method:
class Markdown
def self.extension name
define_method "#{name}?" do
extension? name
end
end
extension :github
end
The class-body macro expander already ran such calls when the method came
from a module the class extends and handed define_method a lambda. Now it
also collects a class's own `def self.m` that calls define_method or
define_singleton_method with a name that isn't a literal, and expands the
block form: the block is the method's body and its parameters the
method's, so the call becomes the `def` it makes, with the macro's
arguments substituted for the locals the block reads. A macro whose every
call was expanded is dropped, and a call inside its own body (the instance
method `extension` above, which shares its name) no longer counts as one
it couldn't expand.
A block that yields, asks block_given?, passes its arguments on with a
bare super, leaves itself with next, break or redo, declares block-local
variables, destructures a parameter or takes numbered ones has no def
spelling and stays refused. So does a define_method, block or lambda,
reading a macro local the macro assigns again after the call: the method
sees the local when it runs, so the value substituted would be stale.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Around line 854-970: Update mx_subst_body to exclude implicit block delimiters
when its body is a PM_BEGIN_NODE with no begin_keyword_loc: emit only the source
range from the first body clause through the last rescue, else, or ensure
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| /* The body of a method a macro defines from a lambda or a block, one level | ||
| in from the macro's own locals, as the text of a def's body. */ | ||
| static int mx_subst_body(MxCtx *c, pm_node_t *body, MxBuf *o) { | ||
| if (!body) return 1; | ||
| if (PM_NODE_TYPE(body) != PM_STATEMENTS_NODE) { | ||
| int ok = mx_subst_text_at(c, body, o, 1); | ||
| mxb_puts(o, "\n"); | ||
| return ok; | ||
| } | ||
| pm_statements_node_t *st = (pm_statements_node_t *)body; | ||
| for (size_t i = 0; i < st->body.size; i++) { | ||
| if (!mx_subst_text_at(c, st->body.nodes[i], o, 1)) return 0; | ||
| mxb_puts(o, "\n"); | ||
| } | ||
| return 1; | ||
| } | ||
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| /* Does the macro assign one of its locals that the define_method call `dm` | ||
| reads, after the call? The method sees the local when it runs, not when it | ||
| was defined, so the value substituted would be stale: | ||
| x = 1; define_method(name) { x }; x = 2 # the method answers 2 | ||
| The evaluator runs no loop, so a later write is one later in the text. */ | ||
| typedef struct { const char *name; const uint8_t *after; int found; } MxLocScan; | ||
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| static bool mx_loc_write_visit(const pm_node_t *n, void *data) { | ||
| MxLocScan *l = (MxLocScan *)data; | ||
| pm_constant_id_t wn = 0; | ||
| switch (PM_NODE_TYPE(n)) { | ||
| case PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_WRITE_NODE: wn = ((const pm_local_variable_write_node_t *)n)->name; break; | ||
| case PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_OPERATOR_WRITE_NODE: wn = ((const pm_local_variable_operator_write_node_t *)n)->name; break; | ||
| case PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_OR_WRITE_NODE: wn = ((const pm_local_variable_or_write_node_t *)n)->name; break; | ||
| case PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_AND_WRITE_NODE: wn = ((const pm_local_variable_and_write_node_t *)n)->name; break; | ||
| case PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_TARGET_NODE: wn = ((const pm_local_variable_target_node_t *)n)->name; break; | ||
| default: break; | ||
| } | ||
| if (wn && n->location.start >= l->after) { | ||
| char *w = mx_name(wn); | ||
| if (strcmp(w, l->name) == 0) l->found = 1; | ||
| free(w); | ||
| } | ||
| return !l->found; | ||
| } | ||
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| static bool mx_loc_read_visit(const pm_node_t *n, void *data) { | ||
| MxLocScan *l = (MxLocScan *)data; | ||
| if (PM_NODE_TYPE(n) == PM_LOCAL_VARIABLE_READ_NODE) { | ||
| char *r = mx_name(((const pm_local_variable_read_node_t *)n)->name); | ||
| if (strcmp(r, l->name) == 0) l->found = 1; | ||
| free(r); | ||
| } | ||
| return !l->found; | ||
| } | ||
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| static int mx_capture_rebound(MxCtx *c, const pm_node_t *dm) { | ||
| for (int i = 0; c->mbody && i < c->nloc; i++) { | ||
| MxLocScan r = { c->loc[i].name, NULL, 0 }; | ||
| pm_visit_node(dm, mx_loc_read_visit, &r); | ||
| if (!r.found) continue; | ||
| MxLocScan w = { c->loc[i].name, dm->location.end, 0 }; | ||
| pm_visit_node(c->mbody, mx_loc_write_visit, &w); | ||
| if (w.found) return 1; | ||
| } | ||
| return 0; | ||
| } | ||
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| /* Does a block given define_method read as a def's body? Not when it yields | ||
| or asks for a block (the macro's, in the block; the method's own, in a | ||
| def), passes its arguments on with a bare `super`, or leaves the block | ||
| itself with `next`, `break` or `redo` (no def can); nor when it declares | ||
| block-local variables, destructures one, or takes numbered parameters. */ | ||
| typedef struct { int loop; int bad; } MxBodyScan; | ||
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| static bool mx_block_body_visit(const pm_node_t *n, void *data) { | ||
| MxBodyScan *b = (MxBodyScan *)data; | ||
| if (b->bad) return false; | ||
| switch (PM_NODE_TYPE(n)) { | ||
| case PM_DEF_NODE: return false; | ||
| case PM_BLOCK_NODE: case PM_LAMBDA_NODE: case PM_WHILE_NODE: case PM_UNTIL_NODE: case PM_FOR_NODE: | ||
| b->loop++; | ||
| pm_visit_child_nodes(n, mx_block_body_visit, b); | ||
| b->loop--; | ||
| return false; | ||
| case PM_YIELD_NODE: case PM_FORWARDING_SUPER_NODE: b->bad = 1; return false; | ||
| case PM_NEXT_NODE: case PM_BREAK_NODE: case PM_REDO_NODE: | ||
| if (!b->loop) b->bad = 1; | ||
| return true; | ||
| case PM_CALL_NODE: { | ||
| const pm_call_node_t *cn = (const pm_call_node_t *)n; | ||
| if (!cn->receiver) { | ||
| char *nm = mx_name(cn->name); | ||
| if (strcmp(nm, "block_given?") == 0 || strcmp(nm, "iterator?") == 0) b->bad = 1; | ||
| free(nm); | ||
| } | ||
| return !b->bad; | ||
| } | ||
| default: return true; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
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| static int mx_block_is_method_body(const pm_block_node_t *blk) { | ||
| if (blk->parameters) { | ||
| if (PM_NODE_TYPE(blk->parameters) != PM_BLOCK_PARAMETERS_NODE) return 0; | ||
| const pm_block_parameters_node_t *bp = (const pm_block_parameters_node_t *)blk->parameters; | ||
| if (bp->locals.size) return 0; | ||
| /* `|(a, b)|` and `|a,|` have no def spelling */ | ||
| const pm_parameters_node_t *ps = bp->parameters; | ||
| if (ps && ps->rest && PM_NODE_TYPE(ps->rest) == PM_IMPLICIT_REST_NODE) return 0; | ||
| for (size_t i = 0; ps && i < ps->requireds.size; i++) | ||
| if (PM_NODE_TYPE(ps->requireds.nodes[i]) == PM_MULTI_TARGET_NODE) return 0; | ||
| for (size_t i = 0; ps && i < ps->posts.size; i++) | ||
| if (PM_NODE_TYPE(ps->posts.nodes[i]) == PM_MULTI_TARGET_NODE) return 0; | ||
| } | ||
| MxBodyScan b = { 0, 0 }; | ||
| if (blk->body) pm_visit_node(blk->body, mx_block_body_visit, &b); | ||
| return !b.bad; | ||
| } | ||
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In Prism, an implicit rescue (such as a method-level `rescue` without `begin`) is still represented by a `BeginNode`; Ruby’s syntax documentation confirms that methods have an implied exception-handling block. ([docs.ruby-lang.org](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/syntax/methods_rdoc.html?utm_source=openai))
`BeginNode` exposes `statements`, `rescue_clause`, and the full `location` range. The official node docs establish those fields, but do **not** specify the exact range boundaries or how the node is marked as implicit. ([docs.ruby-lang.org](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/Prism/BeginNode.html?utm_source=openai))
So, for exact offsets in your Ruby/Prism version, inspect the parsed node’s `location` and its `begin_keyword_loc` (which may be absent), rather than assuming the docs define the implicit node’s range. The cited API page is for Ruby 3.3; behavior in another version may differ. ([docs.ruby-lang.org](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/Prism/BeginNode.html?utm_source=openai))
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- 1: https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/syntax/methods_rdoc.html?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/Prism/BeginNode.html?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/3.3/Prism/BeginNode.html?utm_source=openai
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source = "define_method(:m) do\n work\nrescue StandardError\n recover\nend\n"
result = Prism.parse(source)
puts "errors=#{result.errors.length}"
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blk = node.respond_to?(:block) ? node.block : nil
body = blk.respond_to?(:body) ? blk.body : nil
puts "call=#{node.class}"
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puts "#{label}: #{body.class}"
puts "body=#{body.location.start_offset}..#{body.location.end_offset}"
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Exclude implicit block delimiters from the generated method body.
When a block contains an implicit rescue, Prism makes blk->body a PM_BEGIN_NODE whose range includes do and the block's closing end. mx_subst_body copies that entire range, then the block expansion adds another method end. The generated method can therefore contain a standalone do and an extra end, which makes the expanded Ruby invalid.
When begin_keyword_loc is absent, emit the range from the first body clause through the last rescue/else/ensure clause. Preserve explicit begin nodes unchanged.
Suggested fix
static int mx_subst_text_at(MxCtx *c, pm_node_t *n, MxBuf *b, uint32_t scope) {
MxSubst s = { c, n->location.start, b, 0, scope };
/* `n` itself too: a read, a write of a macro local, or a block or lambda
handed over whole (whose body is one scope further in) */
if (mx_subst_visit(n, &s)) pm_visit_child_nodes(n, mx_subst_visit, &s);
if (s.bad || s.from > n->location.end) return 0;
mxb_putn(b, (const char *)s.from, (size_t)(n->location.end - s.from));
return 1;
}
+static int mx_subst_text_range(MxCtx *c, const pm_node_t *root,
+ const uint8_t *from, const uint8_t *to,
+ MxBuf *b, uint32_t scope) {
+ MxSubst s = { c, from, b, 0, scope };
+ pm_visit_child_nodes(root, mx_subst_visit, &s);
+ if (s.bad || s.from > to) return 0;
+ mxb_putn(b, (const char *)s.from, (size_t)(to - s.from));
+ return 1;
+}
+
static int mx_subst_body(MxCtx *c, pm_node_t *body, MxBuf *o) {
if (!body) return 1;
+ if (PM_NODE_TYPE(body) == PM_BEGIN_NODE) {
+ pm_begin_node_t *bn = (pm_begin_node_t *)body;
+ if (!bn->begin_keyword_loc.start) {
+ const pm_node_t *parts[] = {
+ bn->statements,
+ (const pm_node_t *)bn->rescue_clause,
+ (const pm_node_t *)bn->else_clause,
+ (const pm_node_t *)bn->ensure_clause
+ };
+ const pm_node_t *first = NULL, *last = NULL;
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(parts) / sizeof(parts[0]); i++) {
+ if (parts[i]) {
+ if (!first) first = parts[i];
+ last = parts[i];
+ }
+ }
+ if (first) {
+ int ok = mx_subst_text_range(c, body, first->location.start,
+ last->location.end, o, 1);
+ mxb_puts(o, "\n");
+ return ok;
+ }
+ }
+ }
if (PM_NODE_TYPE(body) != PM_STATEMENTS_NODE) {
int ok = mx_subst_text_at(c, body, o, 1);
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Review comment at @src/sp_macro.c around lines 854 - 970:
Update mx_subst_body to exclude implicit block delimiters when its body is a
PM_BEGIN_NODE with no begin_keyword_loc: emit only the source range from the
first body clause through the last rescue, else, or ensure clause, applying
macro substitutions within that range. Preserve explicit begin nodes and the
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What this changes
Before: a class method that defines methods under names it builds from its arguments was refused at its
define_method, even when the class body calls it with literal arguments. Calls like that were only expanded when the method came from a module the class extends and handeddefine_methoda lambda. ruby/rdoc'sRDoc::Markdowndefinesgithub?,notes?,css?and the rest this way throughdef self.extension, so every call to one of them was refused too.After: the class body's calls to such a method are expanded into the
defs they make, for a class's owndef self.mas well as a method of an extended module, and for the block form as well as the lambda form. The block is the method's body and its parameters are the method's, with the macro's arguments substituted for the locals the block reads. A block that yields, asksblock_given?, passes its arguments on with a baresuper, leaves itself withnext,breakorredo, declares block-local variables, destructures a parameter or takes numbered ones has nodefspelling and stays refused. So does a block or lambda reading a macro local that the macro assigns again after thedefine_method, since the method would see the later value.CRuby prints
falseand thentrue. Master refuses line 3 with "Module#define_method with a non-literal name is not supported". With this change it compiles and prints the same as CRuby.make gate(on this branch merged with current master)Both corpus legs fail only
socket_ipv6_and_class_methods(cannot create UDP socket) andpkg.tmpdir.tmpdir_expand_usable. Master fails both the same way on the machine the gate ran on. Benchmarks (70 pass), Optcarrot (checksum 59662), rubyspec-gate and the refusals check all pass..expectedfiles that match CRuby 4.0 run with--enable-frozen-string-literal# spinel: int64Summary by CodeRabbit
define_methodanddefine_singleton_methodwhen their blocks can be represented as method bodies, including supported parameters and captured local values.