Autotype

Syntax-less Ruby type inference: analyze method bodies with Prism, accumulate send capabilities, and solve to fixed-point types without requiring source annotations.

Install

gem install autotype

Or from source:

bundle exec rake native:compile
bundle exec rspec

CLI

autotype app/**/*.rb --json
autotype lib/**/*.rb --html typedoc.html

Enable the native C solver priming pass:

AUTOTYPE_NATIVE=1 autotype app/**/*.rb --json

No config file is required. Autotype discovers actor port wiring, emit patterns, entity factories, and type file locations from your Ruby source.

Optional overrides

When heuristics get something wrong, add autotype.yml (see autotype.example.yml):

skip:
  - vendor/**

types:
  members:
    query: MyApp::Entities::Query   # only when name conventions fail

Set AUTOTYPE_CONFIG or pass --config PATH to point at a non-default location.

What is discovered automatically

Concern	How
Actor DSL	`input` / `output` / `option` calls at class level
Port handler	Instance method with `from:` (or `source:`) keyword — prefers `process`
Output emit	`emit(x, to: :port)`-style sends on actor classes
Options hash	Classes declaring `option` and reading `options`
Entity factories	`Entity.define`, `*::Entity.define`, `Data.define`, `Struct.new`
Entity file paths	Glob `{snake}.rb` under project root; match constant definition
Member / option types	Common field names (`name`, `step`, `base_url`, …)
Lifecycle methods	`on_*` methods on actor classes → `nil` return
Structured prefixes	Namespaces seen in port `type:` constants (e.g. `MyApp::Entities::`)

Everything in the old verbose config (dsl, wiring, pipeline, structured, locators, self_types) is inferred unless you override it.

Ruby API

require "autotype"

Autotype.run(["app/models/user.rb", "--json"])

Native extension

The optional C extension accelerates the builtin fixed-point solver. It compiles automatically on gem install via ext/autotype/extconf.rb, sharing sources with native/autotype/.

cd native/autotype && make test

Editor extension

The Cursor / VS Code extension lives in editor/. It runs autotype --json and renders inline signatures.

cd editor
npm install

Configure workspace settings to point at the autotype executable on your PATH, or rely on the bundled exe/autotype via bundle exec.

License

MIT

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Development

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