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Jimmy Miller 4fe24e91d4 fix(compiler): clarify void filter predicate fence 2026-08-14 10:27:38 -04:00
Jimmy Miller 0bd90765cf feat(compiler): accept truthy (non-bool) filter predicates
`.filter(fn)` required the callback to return exactly bool. JS applies
ToBoolean to whatever the predicate answers, so `xs.filter((s) => s)` — the
idiomatic drop-the-falsy — was refused for no semantic reason.

The filter loop now wraps the call in the same toBool an `if` statement would
apply. A bool answer is unchanged and emits identical IR. A union answer
routes through its interned per-arm truthy helper, requested at the call site
where a real node exists for the diagnostic. A unit-only answer is constantly
falsy, and the call still runs for its effects.

The kinds with no native ToBoolean keep the fence: void has no value at all,
and dyn/jsval/caught truthiness needs the embedded engine.

Verified against Node: filtering strings, numbers, and a
`(string | undefined)[]` all print identically in both.

Diagnostics 100, filter corpus 9 across both
backends.
2026-08-14 10:27:38 -04:00