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-  package nsc
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-  package typechecker
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-  trait Contexts extends AnyRef

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scala.tools.nsc.typechecker.Contexts

# Context 

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#### class Context extends AnyRef

A motley collection of the state and loosely associated behaviour of the type checker. Each `Typer` has an associated context, and as it descends into the tree new `(Typer, Context)` pairs are spawned.

Meet the crew; first the state:

- A tree, symbol, and scope representing the focus of the typechecker
- An enclosing context, `outer`.
- The current compilation unit.
- A variety of bits that track the current error reporting policy (more on this later); whether or not implicits/macros are enabled, whether we are in a self or super call or in a constructor suffix. These are represented as bits in the mask `contextMode`.
- Some odds and ends: undetermined type parameters of the current line of type inference; contextual augmentation for error messages, tracking of the nesting depth.

And behaviour:

- The central point for issuing errors and warnings from the typechecker, with a means to buffer these for use in 'silent' type checking, when some recovery might be possible.

- `Context` is something of a Zipper for the tree were are typechecking: it `enclosingContextChain` is the path back to the root. This is exactly what we need to resolve names (`lookupSymbol`) and to collect in-scope implicit definitions (`implicitss`) Supporting these are `imports`, which represents all `Import` trees in in the enclosing context chain.
- In a similar vein, we can assess accessibility (`isAccessible`.)

More on error buffering: When are type errors recoverable? In quite a few places, it turns out. Some examples: trying to type an application with/without the expected type, or with/without implicit views enabled. This is usually mediated by `Typer.silent`, `Inferencer#tryTwice`.

Initially, starting from the `typer` phase, the contexts either buffer or report errors; afterwards errors are thrown. This is configured in `rootContext`. Additionally, more fine grained control is needed based on the kind of error; ambiguity errors are often suppressed during exploratory typing, such as determining whether `a == b` in an argument position is an assignment or a named argument, when `Inferencer#isApplicableSafe` type checks applications with and without an expected type, or when `Typer#tryTypedApply` tries to fit arguments to a function type with/without implicit views.

When the error policies entail error/warning buffering, the mutable ReportBuffer records everything that is issued. It is important to note, that child Contexts created with `make` "inherit" the very same `ReportBuffer` instance, whereas children spawned through `makeSilent` receive a separate, fresh buffer.

Source
  Contexts.scala

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### Type Members

1.  abstract class TryTwice extends AnyRef

   Try inference twice: once without views and once with views, unless views are already disabled.

### Value Members

1.  final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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2.  final def ##(): Int
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3.  def +(other: String): String
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     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to any2stringadd[Analyzer.Context] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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     any2stringadd
4.  def ->[B](y: B): (Analyzer.Context, B)
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     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to ArrowAssoc[Analyzer.Context] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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5.  final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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6.  def ambiguousErrors: Boolean
7.  def apply(mask: ContextMode): Boolean

   Is this context in all modes in the given `mask`?

8.  final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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9.  def bufferErrors: Boolean
10.  def clone(): AnyRef
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11.  var contextMode: ContextMode

    A bitmask containing all the boolean flags in a context, e.g.

    A bitmask containing all the boolean flags in a context, e.g. are implicit views enabled

12.  def defaultModeForTyped: Mode
13.  def deprecationWarning(pos: Global.Position, sym: Global.Symbol): Unit
14.  def deprecationWarning(pos: Global.Position, sym: Global.Symbol, msg: String, since: String): Unit
15.  val depth: Int
16.  var diagUsedDefaults: Boolean

    To enrich error messages involving default arguments.

    To enrich error messages involving default arguments. When extending the notion, group diagnostics in an object.

17.  def echo(pos: Global.Position, msg: String): Unit
18.  var enclClass: Analyzer.Context

    The next outer context whose tree is a template or package definition

19.  def enclClassOrMethod: Analyzer.Context

    The next enclosing context (potentially `this`) that is owned by a class or method

20.  var enclMethod: Analyzer.Context

    The next (logical) outer context whose tree is a method.

    The next (logical) outer context whose tree is a method.

    NOTE: this is the "logical" enclosing method, which may not be the actual enclosing method when we synthesize a nested method, such as for lazy val getters (scala/bug#8245) or the methods that implement a PartialFunction literal (scala/bug#10291).

21.  def enclosingApply: Analyzer.Context

    ...or an Apply.

22.  def enclosingCaseDef: Analyzer.Context

    The next enclosing context (potentially `this`) that has a `CaseDef` as a tree

23.  def enclosingContextChain: List[Analyzer.Context]
24.  def enclosingNonImportContext: Analyzer.Context
25.  def enclosingSubClassContext(clazz: Global.Symbol): Analyzer.Context

    Return the closest enclosing context that defines a subclass of `clazz` or a companion object thereof, or `NoContext` if no such context exists.

26.  def enrichmentEnabled: Boolean
27.  def enrichmentEnabled_=(value: Boolean): Unit
28.  def ensuring(cond: (Analyzer.Context) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Analyzer.Context
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      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to Ensuring[Analyzer.Context] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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29.  def ensuring(cond: (Analyzer.Context) ⇒ Boolean): Analyzer.Context
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      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to Ensuring[Analyzer.Context] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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30.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Analyzer.Context
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      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to Ensuring[Analyzer.Context] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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31.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Analyzer.Context
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to Ensuring[Analyzer.Context] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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32.  final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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      AnyRef
33.  def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
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34.  def error(pos: Global.Position, msg: String): Unit

    Issue/throw the given error message according to the current mode for error reporting.

35.  def extractUndetparams(): List[Global.Symbol]

    Return and clear the undetermined type parameters

36.  def featureWarning(pos: Global.Position, featureName: String, featureDesc: String, featureTrait: Global.Symbol, construct: ⇒ String = "", required: Boolean): Unit
37.  def finalize(): Unit
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38.  def firstImport: Option[Analyzer.ImportInfo]

    Equivalent to `imports.headOption`, but more efficient

39.  def fixPosition(pos: Global.Position): Global.Position
40.  def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
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      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to StringFormat[Analyzer.Context] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
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      StringFormat
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      @inline()
41.  final def getClass(): Class[_]
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      @native()
42.  def hashCode(): Int
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      @native()
43.  def implicitsEnabled: Boolean
44.  def implicitsEnabled_=(value: Boolean): Unit
45.  def implicitss: List[List[Analyzer.ImplicitInfo]]
46.  def imports: List[Analyzer.ImportInfo]

    The currently visible imports

47.  def inConstructorSuffix: Boolean
48.  def inConstructorSuffix_=(value: Boolean): Unit
49.  def inPatAlternative: Boolean
50.  def inPatAlternative_=(value: Boolean): Unit
51.  def inReturnExpr: Boolean
52.  def inSecondTry: Boolean
53.  def inSecondTry_=(value: Boolean): Unit
54.  def inSelfSuperCall: Boolean
55.  def inSelfSuperCall_=(value: Boolean): Unit
56.  final def inSilentMode(expr: ⇒ Boolean): Boolean
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57.  def inSuperInit: Boolean
58.  def inSuperInit_=(value: Boolean): Unit
59.  def inTypeConstructorAllowed: Boolean
60.  def initRootContext(throwing: Boolean = false, checking: Boolean = false): Unit

    Use reporter (possibly buffered) for errors/warnings and enable implicit conversion *

61.  def isAccessible(sym: Global.Symbol, pre: Global.Type, superAccess: Boolean = false): Boolean

    Is `sym` accessible as a member of `pre` in current context?

62.  def isInPackageObject(sym: Global.Symbol, pkg: Global.Symbol): Boolean

    Must `sym` defined in package object of package `pkg`, if it selected from a prefix with `pkg` as its type symbol?

63.  final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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64.  def isNameInScope(name: Global.Name): Boolean
65.  def isRootImport: Boolean
66.  final def isSearchingForImplicitParam: Boolean
67.  def lookup(name: Global.Name, expectedOwner: Global.Symbol): Global.Symbol

    Find a symbol in this context or one of its outers.

    Find a symbol in this context or one of its outers.

    Used to find symbols are owned by methods (or fields), they can't be found in some scope.

    Examples: companion module of classes owned by a method, default getter methods of nested methods. See NamesDefaults.scala

68.  final def lookupCompanionInIncompleteOwner(original: Global.Symbol): Global.Symbol
69.  def lookupSymbol(name: Global.Name, qualifies: (Global.Symbol) ⇒ Boolean): Global.NameLookup

    Find the symbol of a simple name starting from this context.

    Find the symbol of a simple name starting from this context. All names are filtered through the "qualifies" predicate, the search continuing as long as no qualifying name is found.

70.  def macrosEnabled: Boolean
71.  def macrosEnabled_=(value: Boolean): Unit
72.  def make(tree: Global.Tree, owner: Global.Symbol, scope: Global.Scope): Analyzer.Context
73.  def make(tree: Global.Tree = tree, owner: Global.Symbol = owner, scope: Global.Scope = scope, unit: Global.CompilationUnit = unit, reporter: Analyzer.ContextReporter = this.reporter): Analyzer.Context

    Construct a child context.

    Construct a child context. The parent and child will share the report buffer. Compare with `makeSilent`, in which the child has a fresh report buffer.

    If `tree` is an `Import`, that import will be available at the head of `Context#imports`.

74.  def makeConstructorContext: Analyzer.Context

    A context for typing constructor parameter ValDefs, super or self invocation arguments and default getters of constructors.

    A context for typing constructor parameter ValDefs, super or self invocation arguments and default getters of constructors. These expressions need to be type checked in a scope outside the class, cf. spec 5.3.1.

    This method is called by namer / typer where `this` is the context for the constructor DefDef. The owner of the resulting (new) context is the outer context for the Template, i.e. the context for the ClassDef. This means that class type parameters will be in scope. The value parameters of the current constructor are also entered into the new constructor scope. Members of the class however will not be accessible.

75.  def makeImplicit(reportAmbiguousErrors: Boolean): Analyzer.Context

    Make a silent child context does not allow implicits.

    Make a silent child context does not allow implicits. Used to prevent chaining of implicit views.

76.  def makeNewScope(tree: Global.Tree, owner: Global.Symbol, reporter: Analyzer.ContextReporter = this.reporter): Analyzer.Context

    Make a child context that represents a new nested scope

77.  def makeNonSilent(newtree: Global.Tree): Analyzer.Context
78.  def makeSilent(reportAmbiguousErrors: Boolean = ambiguousErrors, newtree: Global.Tree = tree): Analyzer.Context

    Make a child context that buffers errors and warnings into a fresh report buffer.

79.  var namedApplyBlockInfo: Option[(Global.Tree, Analyzer.NamedApplyInfo)]
80.  final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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81.  def nextEnclosing(p: (Analyzer.Context) ⇒ Boolean): Analyzer.Context
82.  final def notify(): Unit
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83.  final def notifyAll(): Unit
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84.  var openImplicits: List[Analyzer.OpenImplicit]

    Types for which implicit arguments are currently searched

85.  final def outer: Analyzer.Context
86.  def outerDepth: Int
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87.  val owner: Global.Symbol
88.  var prefix: Global.Type
89.  def pushTypeBounds(sym: Global.Symbol): Unit
90.  def reportErrors: Boolean
91.  def reporter: Analyzer.ContextReporter
92.  def resetCache(): Unit
93.  def restoreTypeBounds(tp: Global.Type): Global.Type
94.  def returnsSeen: Boolean
95.  def returnsSeen_=(value: Boolean): Unit
96.  def retyping: Boolean
97.  def retyping_=(value: Boolean): Unit
98.  var savedTypeBounds: List[(Global.Symbol, Global.Type)]

    Saved type bounds for type parameters which are narrowed in a GADT.

99.  def savingUndeterminedTypeParams[A](reportAmbiguous: Boolean = ambiguousErrors)(body: ⇒ A): A

    Run `body` with this context with no undetermined type parameters, restore the original the original list afterwards.

    Run `body` with this context with no undetermined type parameters, restore the original the original list afterwards.

    reportAmbiguous

      Should ambiguous errors be reported during evaluation of `body`?

100.  val scope: Global.Scope
101.  def set(enable: ContextMode = NOmode, disable: ContextMode = NOmode): Context.this.type

     Set all modes in the mask `enable` to true, and all in `disable` to false.

102.  def siteString: String
103.  def starPatterns: Boolean
104.  def starPatterns_=(value: Boolean): Unit
105.  final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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106.  def toString(): String
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107.  val tree: Global.Tree
108.  def undetparams: List[Global.Symbol]

     Undetermined type parameters.

     Undetermined type parameters. See `Infer#{inferExprInstance, adjustTypeArgs}`. Not inherited to child contexts

109.  def undetparamsString: String
110.  def undetparams_=(ps: List[Global.Symbol]): Unit
111.  val unit: Global.CompilationUnit
112.  def update(mask: ContextMode, value: Boolean): Unit

     Update all modes in `mask` to `value`

113.  var variance: Variance

     Variance relative to enclosing class

114.  final def wait(): Unit
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115.  final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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116.  final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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117.  def warning(pos: Global.Position, msg: String): Unit

     Issue/throw the given error message according to the current mode for error reporting.

118.  final def withImplicits[T](enabled: Boolean)(op: ⇒ T): T
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       @inline()
119.  final def withImplicitsDisabled[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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       @inline()
120.  final def withImplicitsDisabledAllowEnrichment[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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121.  final def withImplicitsEnabled[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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122.  final def withMacros[T](enabled: Boolean)(op: ⇒ T): T
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123.  final def withMacrosDisabled[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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124.  final def withMacrosEnabled[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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125.  final def withMode[T](enabled: ContextMode = NOmode, disabled: ContextMode = NOmode)(op: ⇒ T): T
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126.  final def withOnlyStickyModes[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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127.  final def withinPatAlternative[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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128.  final def withinReturnExpr[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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129.  final def withinSecondTry[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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130.  final def withinStarPatterns[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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131.  final def withinSuperInit[T](op: ⇒ T): T
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132.  final def withinTypeConstructorAllowed[T](op: ⇒ T): T

     TypeConstructorAllowed is enabled when we are typing a higher-kinded type.

     TypeConstructorAllowed is enabled when we are typing a higher-kinded type. adapt should then check kind-arity based on the prototypical type's kind arity. Type arguments should not be inferred.

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       @inline()
133.  def →[B](y: B): (Analyzer.Context, B)
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       This member is added by an implicit conversion from Analyzer.Context to ArrowAssoc[Analyzer.Context] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any

### Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from Analyzer.Context to any2stringadd[Analyzer.Context]

### Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from Analyzer.Context to StringFormat[Analyzer.Context]

### Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from Analyzer.Context to Ensuring[Analyzer.Context]

### Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from Analyzer.Context to ArrowAssoc[Analyzer.Context]

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