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-rw-r--r--src/ast/hir.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/ast/mod.rs162
-rw-r--r--src/commands/check.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/common/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/common/namer.rs122
-rw-r--r--src/interpreter/error.rs5
-rw-r--r--src/interpreter/mod.rs5
-rw-r--r--src/interpreter/value.rs20
-rw-r--r--src/main.rs1
-rw-r--r--src/parser/expr.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/parser/mod.rs50
-rw-r--r--src/parser/type_.rs19
-rw-r--r--src/tc/mod.rs274
13 files changed, 575 insertions, 111 deletions
diff --git a/src/ast/hir.rs b/src/ast/hir.rs
index 9db6919f6f53..6859174a2dd0 100644
--- a/src/ast/hir.rs
+++ b/src/ast/hir.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ pub enum Decl<'a, T> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, T> Decl<'a, T> {
+    pub fn type_(&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Decl::Fun { type_, .. } => type_,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn traverse_type<F, U, E>(self, f: F) -> Result<Decl<'a, U>, E>
     where
         F: Fn(T) -> Result<U, E> + Clone,
diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 5526c5348350..1884ba69f43c 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub(crate) mod hir;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'a> Literal<'a> {
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub struct Binding<'a> {
     pub ident: Ident<'a>,
-    pub type_: Option<Type>,
+    pub type_: Option<Type<'a>>,
     pub body: Expr<'a>,
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ impl<'a> Binding<'a> {
     fn to_owned(&self) -> Binding<'static> {
         Binding {
             ident: self.ident.to_owned(),
-            type_: self.type_.clone(),
+            type_: self.type_.as_ref().map(|t| t.to_owned()),
             body: self.body.to_owned(),
         }
     }
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ pub enum Expr<'a> {
 
     Ascription {
         expr: Box<Expr<'a>>,
-        type_: Type,
+        type_: Type<'a>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -215,20 +216,46 @@ impl<'a> Expr<'a> {
             },
             Expr::Ascription { expr, type_ } => Expr::Ascription {
                 expr: Box::new((**expr).to_owned()),
-                type_: type_.clone(),
+                type_: type_.to_owned(),
             },
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct Arg<'a> {
+    pub ident: Ident<'a>,
+    pub type_: Option<Type<'a>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Arg<'a> {
+    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> Arg<'static> {
+        Arg {
+            ident: self.ident.to_owned(),
+            type_: self.type_.as_ref().map(Type::to_owned),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a str> for Arg<'a> {
+    type Error = <Ident<'a> as TryFrom<&'a str>>::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: &'a str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Arg {
+            ident: Ident::try_from(value)?,
+            type_: None,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub struct Fun<'a> {
-    pub args: Vec<Ident<'a>>,
+    pub args: Vec<Arg<'a>>,
     pub body: Expr<'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Fun<'a> {
-    fn to_owned(&self) -> Fun<'static> {
+    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> Fun<'static> {
         Fun {
             args: self.args.iter().map(|arg| arg.to_owned()).collect(),
             body: self.body.to_owned(),
@@ -236,40 +263,147 @@ impl<'a> Fun<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub enum Decl<'a> {
     Fun { name: Ident<'a>, body: Fun<'a> },
 }
 
+////
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
-pub struct FunctionType {
-    pub args: Vec<Type>,
-    pub ret: Box<Type>,
+pub struct FunctionType<'a> {
+    pub args: Vec<Type<'a>>,
+    pub ret: Box<Type<'a>>,
 }
 
-impl Display for FunctionType {
+impl<'a> FunctionType<'a> {
+    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> FunctionType<'static> {
+        FunctionType {
+            args: self.args.iter().map(|a| a.to_owned()).collect(),
+            ret: Box::new((*self.ret).to_owned()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Display for FunctionType<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "fn {} -> {}", self.args.iter().join(", "), self.ret)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
-pub enum Type {
+pub enum Type<'a> {
     Int,
     Float,
     Bool,
     CString,
-    Function(FunctionType),
+    Var(Ident<'a>),
+    Function(FunctionType<'a>),
 }
 
-impl Display for Type {
+impl<'a> Type<'a> {
+    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> Type<'static> {
+        match self {
+            Type::Int => Type::Int,
+            Type::Float => Type::Float,
+            Type::Bool => Type::Bool,
+            Type::CString => Type::CString,
+            Type::Var(v) => Type::Var(v.to_owned()),
+            Type::Function(f) => Type::Function(f.to_owned()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn alpha_equiv(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        fn do_alpha_equiv<'a>(
+            substs: &mut HashMap<&'a Ident<'a>, &'a Ident<'a>>,
+            lhs: &'a Type,
+            rhs: &'a Type,
+        ) -> bool {
+            match (lhs, rhs) {
+                (Type::Var(v1), Type::Var(v2)) => substs.entry(v1).or_insert(v2) == &v2,
+                (
+                    Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                        args: args1,
+                        ret: ret1,
+                    }),
+                    Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                        args: args2,
+                        ret: ret2,
+                    }),
+                ) => {
+                    args1.len() == args2.len()
+                        && args1
+                            .iter()
+                            .zip(args2)
+                            .all(|(a1, a2)| do_alpha_equiv(substs, a1, a2))
+                        && do_alpha_equiv(substs, ret1, ret2)
+                }
+                _ => lhs == rhs,
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut substs = HashMap::new();
+        do_alpha_equiv(&mut substs, self, other)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Display for Type<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Type::Int => f.write_str("int"),
             Type::Float => f.write_str("float"),
             Type::Bool => f.write_str("bool"),
             Type::CString => f.write_str("cstring"),
+            Type::Var(v) => v.fmt(f),
             Type::Function(ft) => ft.fmt(f),
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn type_var(n: &str) -> Type<'static> {
+        Type::Var(Ident::try_from(n.to_owned()).unwrap())
+    }
+
+    mod alpha_equiv {
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn trivial() {
+            assert!(Type::Int.alpha_equiv(&Type::Int));
+            assert!(!Type::Int.alpha_equiv(&Type::Bool));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn simple_type_var() {
+            assert!(type_var("a").alpha_equiv(&type_var("b")));
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn function_with_type_vars_equiv() {
+            assert!(Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                args: vec![type_var("a")],
+                ret: Box::new(type_var("b")),
+            })
+            .alpha_equiv(&Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                args: vec![type_var("b")],
+                ret: Box::new(type_var("a")),
+            })))
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn function_with_type_vars_non_equiv() {
+            assert!(!Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                args: vec![type_var("a")],
+                ret: Box::new(type_var("a")),
+            })
+            .alpha_equiv(&Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                args: vec![type_var("b")],
+                ret: Box::new(type_var("a")),
+            })))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/check.rs b/src/commands/check.rs
index 40de288a282c..0bea482c1478 100644
--- a/src/commands/check.rs
+++ b/src/commands/check.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ pub struct Check {
     expr: Option<String>,
 }
 
-fn run_expr(expr: String) -> Result<Type> {
+fn run_expr(expr: String) -> Result<Type<'static>> {
     let (_, parsed) = parser::expr(&expr)?;
     let hir_expr = tc::typecheck_expr(parsed)?;
-    Ok(hir_expr.type_().clone())
+    Ok(hir_expr.type_().to_owned())
 }
 
-fn run_path(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Type> {
+fn run_path(path: PathBuf) -> Result<Type<'static>> {
     todo!()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index af5974a116fb..8368a6dd180f 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 pub(crate) mod env;
 pub(crate) mod error;
+pub(crate) mod namer;
 
 pub use error::{Error, Result};
+pub use namer::{Namer, NamerOf};
diff --git a/src/common/namer.rs b/src/common/namer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..016e9f6ed99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/namer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+pub struct Namer<T, F> {
+    make_name: F,
+    counter: u64,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T, F> Namer<T, F> {
+    pub fn new(make_name: F) -> Self {
+        Namer {
+            make_name,
+            counter: 0,
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Namer<String, Box<dyn Fn(u64) -> String>> {
+    pub fn with_prefix<T>(prefix: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Display + 'static,
+    {
+        Namer::new(move |i| format!("{}{}", prefix, i)).boxed()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_suffix<T>(suffix: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Display + 'static,
+    {
+        Namer::new(move |i| format!("{}{}", i, suffix)).boxed()
+    }
+
+    pub fn alphabetic() -> Self {
+        Namer::new(|i| {
+            if i <= 26 {
+                std::char::from_u32((i + 96) as u32).unwrap().to_string()
+            } else {
+                format!(
+                    "{}{}",
+                    std::char::from_u32(((i % 26) + 96) as u32).unwrap(),
+                    i - 26
+                )
+            }
+        })
+        .boxed()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, F> Namer<T, F>
+where
+    F: Fn(u64) -> T,
+{
+    pub fn make_name(&mut self) -> T {
+        self.counter += 1;
+        (self.make_name)(self.counter)
+    }
+
+    pub fn boxed(self) -> NamerOf<T>
+    where
+        F: 'static,
+    {
+        Namer {
+            make_name: Box::new(self.make_name),
+            counter: self.counter,
+            _phantom: self._phantom,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn map<G, U>(self, f: G) -> NamerOf<U>
+    where
+        G: Fn(T) -> U + 'static,
+        T: 'static,
+        F: 'static,
+    {
+        Namer {
+            counter: self.counter,
+            make_name: Box::new(move |x| f((self.make_name)(x))),
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub type NamerOf<T> = Namer<T, Box<dyn Fn(u64) -> T>>;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prefix() {
+        let mut namer = Namer::with_prefix("t");
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "t1");
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "t2");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suffix() {
+        let mut namer = Namer::with_suffix("t");
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "1t");
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "2t");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn alphabetic() {
+        let mut namer = Namer::alphabetic();
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "a");
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "b");
+        (0..25).for_each(|_| {
+            namer.make_name();
+        });
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), "b2");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn custom_callback() {
+        let mut namer = Namer::new(|n| n + 1);
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(namer.make_name(), 3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/interpreter/error.rs b/src/interpreter/error.rs
index e0299d180553..268d6f479a1e 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/error.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/error.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     UndefinedVariable(Ident<'static>),
 
     #[error("Unexpected type {actual}, expected type {expected}")]
-    InvalidType { actual: Type, expected: Type },
+    InvalidType {
+        actual: Type<'static>,
+        expected: Type<'static>,
+    },
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/src/interpreter/mod.rs b/src/interpreter/mod.rs
index d414dedf8560..3bfeeb52e85c 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/mod.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'a> Interpreter<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn eval<'a>(expr: &'a Expr<'a, Type>) -> Result<Value> {
+pub fn eval<'a>(expr: &'a Expr<'a, Type>) -> Result<Value<'a>> {
     let mut interpreter = Interpreter::new();
     interpreter.eval(expr)
 }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use BinaryOperator::*;
 
-    fn int_lit(i: u64) -> Box<Expr<'static, Type>> {
+    fn int_lit(i: u64) -> Box<Expr<'static, Type<'static>>> {
         Box::new(Expr::Literal(Literal::Int(i), Type::Int))
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[ignore]
     fn function_call() {
         let res = do_eval::<i64>("let id = fn x = x in id 1");
         assert_eq!(res, 1);
diff --git a/src/interpreter/value.rs b/src/interpreter/value.rs
index a1a579aec8db..55ba42f9de58 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/value.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/value.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ use crate::ast::{FunctionType, Ident, Type};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Function<'a> {
-    pub type_: FunctionType,
+    pub type_: FunctionType<'a>,
     pub args: Vec<Ident<'a>>,
-    pub body: Expr<'a, Type>,
+    pub body: Expr<'a, Type<'a>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(From, TryInto)]
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<'a> Val<'a> {
         &'b T: TryFrom<&'b Self>,
     {
         <&T>::try_from(self).map_err(|_| Error::InvalidType {
-            actual: self.type_(),
+            actual: self.type_().to_owned(),
             expected: <T as TypeOf>::type_of(),
         })
     }
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ impl<'a> Val<'a> {
         match self {
             Val::Function(f) if f.type_ == function_type => Ok(&f),
             _ => Err(Error::InvalidType {
-                actual: self.type_(),
-                expected: Type::Function(function_type),
+                actual: self.type_().to_owned(),
+                expected: Type::Function(function_type.to_owned()),
             }),
         }
     }
@@ -175,29 +175,29 @@ impl<'a> Div for Value<'a> {
 }
 
 pub trait TypeOf {
-    fn type_of() -> Type;
+    fn type_of() -> Type<'static>;
 }
 
 impl TypeOf for i64 {
-    fn type_of() -> Type {
+    fn type_of() -> Type<'static> {
         Type::Int
     }
 }
 
 impl TypeOf for bool {
-    fn type_of() -> Type {
+    fn type_of() -> Type<'static> {
         Type::Bool
     }
 }
 
 impl TypeOf for f64 {
-    fn type_of() -> Type {
+    fn type_of() -> Type<'static> {
         Type::Float
     }
 }
 
 impl TypeOf for String {
-    fn type_of() -> Type {
+    fn type_of() -> Type<'static> {
         Type::CString
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d476b96ed634..4ba0aaf33e91 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![feature(str_split_once)]
+#![feature(or_insert_with_key)]
 
 use clap::Clap;
 
diff --git a/src/parser/expr.rs b/src/parser/expr.rs
index fd37fcb9c67c..12c55df02b80 100644
--- a/src/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/src/parser/expr.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use nom::{
 use pratt::{Affix, Associativity, PrattParser, Precedence};
 
 use crate::ast::{BinaryOperator, Binding, Expr, Fun, Literal, UnaryOperator};
-use crate::parser::{ident, type_};
+use crate::parser::{arg, ident, type_};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum TokenTree<'a> {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ named!(no_arg_call(&str) -> Expr, do_parse!(
 named!(fun_expr(&str) -> Expr, do_parse!(
     tag!("fn")
         >> multispace1
-        >> args: separated_list0!(multispace1, ident)
+        >> args: separated_list0!(multispace1, arg)
         >> multispace0
         >> char!('=')
         >> multispace0
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ named!(fun_expr(&str) -> Expr, do_parse!(
         })))
 ));
 
-named!(arg(&str) -> Expr, alt!(
+named!(fn_arg(&str) -> Expr, alt!(
     ident_expr |
     literal_expr |
     paren_expr
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ named!(arg(&str) -> Expr, alt!(
 named!(call_with_args(&str) -> Expr, do_parse!(
     fun: funcref
         >> multispace1
-        >> args: separated_list1!(multispace1, arg)
+        >> args: separated_list1!(multispace1, fn_arg)
         >> (Expr::Call {
             fun: Box::new(fun),
             args
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ named!(pub expr(&str) -> Expr, alt!(
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::ast::{Ident, Type};
+    use crate::ast::{Arg, Ident, Type};
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
     use BinaryOperator::*;
     use Expr::{BinaryOp, If, Let, UnaryOp};
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                     ident: Ident::try_from("id").unwrap(),
                     type_: None,
                     body: Expr::Fun(Box::new(Fun {
-                        args: vec![Ident::try_from("x").unwrap()],
+                        args: vec![Arg::try_from("x").unwrap()],
                         body: *ident_expr("x")
                     }))
                 }],
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                         ident: Ident::try_from("const_1").unwrap(),
                         type_: None,
                         body: Expr::Fun(Box::new(Fun {
-                            args: vec![Ident::try_from("x").unwrap()],
+                            args: vec![Arg::try_from("x").unwrap()],
                             body: Expr::Ascription {
                                 expr: Box::new(Expr::Literal(Literal::Int(1))),
                                 type_: Type::Int,
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 9c4598732247..8599ccabfc23 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod macros;
 mod expr;
 mod type_;
 
-use crate::ast::{Decl, Fun, Ident};
+use crate::ast::{Arg, Decl, Fun, Ident};
 pub use expr::expr;
 pub use type_::type_;
 
@@ -58,12 +58,33 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+named!(ascripted_arg(&str) -> Arg, do_parse!(
+    complete!(char!('(')) >>
+        multispace0 >>
+        ident: ident >>
+        multispace0 >>
+        complete!(char!(':')) >>
+        multispace0 >>
+        type_: type_ >>
+        multispace0 >>
+        complete!(char!(')')) >>
+        (Arg {
+            ident,
+            type_: Some(type_)
+        })
+));
+
+named!(arg(&str) -> Arg, alt!(
+    ident => { |ident| Arg {ident, type_: None}} |
+    ascripted_arg
+));
+
 named!(fun_decl(&str) -> Decl, do_parse!(
     complete!(tag!("fn"))
         >> multispace0
         >> name: ident
         >> multispace1
-        >> args: separated_list0!(multispace1, ident)
+        >> args: separated_list0!(multispace1, arg)
         >> multispace0
         >> char!('=')
         >> multispace0
@@ -87,6 +108,8 @@ named!(pub toplevel(&str) -> Vec<Decl>, terminated!(many0!(decl), multispace0));
 mod tests {
     use std::convert::TryInto;
 
+    use crate::ast::{BinaryOperator, Expr, Literal, Type};
+
     use super::*;
     use expr::tests::ident_expr;
 
@@ -106,6 +129,29 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn ascripted_fn_args() {
+        test_parse!(ascripted_arg, "(x : int)");
+        let res = test_parse!(decl, "fn plus1 (x : int) = x + 1");
+        assert_eq!(
+            res,
+            Decl::Fun {
+                name: "plus1".try_into().unwrap(),
+                body: Fun {
+                    args: vec![Arg {
+                        ident: "x".try_into().unwrap(),
+                        type_: Some(Type::Int),
+                    }],
+                    body: Expr::BinaryOp {
+                        lhs: ident_expr("x"),
+                        op: BinaryOperator::Add,
+                        rhs: Box::new(Expr::Literal(Literal::Int(1))),
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn multiple_decls() {
         let res = test_parse!(
             toplevel,
diff --git a/src/parser/type_.rs b/src/parser/type_.rs
index 66b4f9f72c23..c90ceda4d72e 100644
--- a/src/parser/type_.rs
+++ b/src/parser/type_.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use nom::character::complete::{multispace0, multispace1};
 use nom::{alt, delimited, do_parse, map, named, opt, separated_list0, tag, terminated, tuple};
 
+use super::ident;
 use crate::ast::{FunctionType, Type};
 
 named!(function_type(&str) -> Type, do_parse!(
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ named!(pub type_(&str) -> Type, alt!(
     tag!("bool") => { |_| Type::Bool } |
     tag!("cstring") => { |_| Type::CString } |
     function_type |
+    ident => { |id| Type::Var(id) } |
     delimited!(
         tuple!(tag!("("), multispace0),
         type_,
@@ -38,7 +40,10 @@ named!(pub type_(&str) -> Type, alt!(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
     use super::*;
+    use crate::ast::Ident;
 
     #[test]
     fn simple_types() {
@@ -103,4 +108,18 @@ mod tests {
             })
         )
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn type_vars() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            test_parse!(type_, "fn x, y -> x"),
+            Type::Function(FunctionType {
+                args: vec![
+                    Type::Var(Ident::try_from("x").unwrap()),
+                    Type::Var(Ident::try_from("y").unwrap()),
+                ],
+                ret: Box::new(Type::Var(Ident::try_from("x").unwrap())),
+            })
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tc/mod.rs b/src/tc/mod.rs
index 2c40a02bf7c6..4c088c885749 100644
--- a/src/tc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tc/mod.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+use bimap::BiMap;
 use derive_more::From;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
-use std::result;
+use std::{mem, result};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::ast::{self, hir, BinaryOperator, Ident, Literal};
+use crate::ast::{self, hir, Arg, BinaryOperator, Ident, Literal};
 use crate::common::env::Env;
+use crate::common::{Namer, NamerOf};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum PrimType {
     CString,
 }
 
-impl From<PrimType> for ast::Type {
+impl<'a> From<PrimType> for ast::Type<'a> {
     fn from(pr: PrimType) -> Self {
         match pr {
             PrimType::Int => ast::Type::Int,
@@ -88,22 +91,7 @@ pub enum Type {
     },
 }
 
-impl PartialEq<ast::Type> for Type {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &ast::Type) -> bool {
-        match (self, other) {
-            (Type::Univ(_), _) => todo!(),
-            (Type::Exist(_), _) => false,
-            (Type::Nullary(_), _) => todo!(),
-            (Type::Prim(pr), ty) => ast::Type::from(*pr) == *ty,
-            (Type::Fun { args, ret }, ast::Type::Function(ft)) => {
-                *args == ft.args && (**ret).eq(&*ft.ret)
-            }
-            (Type::Fun { .. }, _) => false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Type> for ast::Type {
+impl<'a> TryFrom<Type> for ast::Type<'a> {
     type Error = Type;
 
     fn try_from(value: Type) -> result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
@@ -142,33 +130,29 @@ impl Display for Type {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<ast::Type> for Type {
-    fn from(type_: ast::Type) -> Self {
-        match type_ {
-            ast::Type::Int => INT,
-            ast::Type::Float => FLOAT,
-            ast::Type::Bool => BOOL,
-            ast::Type::CString => CSTRING,
-            ast::Type::Function(ast::FunctionType { args, ret }) => Type::Fun {
-                args: args.into_iter().map(Self::from).collect(),
-                ret: Box::new(Self::from(*ret)),
-            },
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 struct Typechecker<'ast> {
-    ty_var_counter: u64,
+    ty_var_namer: NamerOf<TyVar>,
     ctx: HashMap<TyVar, Type>,
     env: Env<Ident<'ast>, Type>,
+
+    /// AST type var -> type
+    instantiations: Env<Ident<'ast>, Type>,
+
+    /// AST type-var -> universal TyVar
+    type_vars: RefCell<(BiMap<Ident<'ast>, TyVar>, NamerOf<Ident<'static>>)>,
 }
 
 impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            ty_var_counter: 0,
+            ty_var_namer: Namer::new(TyVar).boxed(),
+            type_vars: RefCell::new((
+                Default::default(),
+                Namer::alphabetic().map(|n| Ident::try_from(n).unwrap()),
+            )),
             ctx: Default::default(),
             env: Default::default(),
+            instantiations: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -224,7 +208,8 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
                         |ast::Binding { ident, type_, body }| -> Result<hir::Binding<Type>> {
                             let body = self.tc_expr(body)?;
                             if let Some(type_) = type_ {
-                                self.unify(body.type_(), &type_.into())?;
+                                let type_ = self.type_from_ast_type(type_);
+                                self.unify(body.type_(), &type_)?;
                             }
                             self.env.set(ident.clone(), body.type_().clone());
                             Ok(hir::Binding {
@@ -265,19 +250,22 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
                 self.env.push();
                 let args: Vec<_> = args
                     .into_iter()
-                    .map(|id| {
-                        let ty = self.fresh_ex();
-                        self.env.set(id.clone(), ty.clone());
-                        (id, ty)
+                    .map(|Arg { ident, type_ }| {
+                        let ty = match type_ {
+                            Some(t) => self.type_from_ast_type(t),
+                            None => self.fresh_ex(),
+                        };
+                        self.env.set(ident.clone(), ty.clone());
+                        (ident, ty)
                     })
                     .collect();
                 let body = self.tc_expr(body)?;
                 self.env.pop();
                 Ok(hir::Expr::Fun {
-                    type_: Type::Fun {
-                        args: args.iter().map(|(_, ty)| ty.clone()).collect(),
-                        ret: Box::new(body.type_().clone()),
-                    },
+                    type_: self.universalize(
+                        args.iter().map(|(_, ty)| ty.clone()).collect(),
+                        body.type_().clone(),
+                    ),
                     args,
                     body: Box::new(body),
                 })
@@ -290,6 +278,7 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
                     ret: Box::new(ret_ty.clone()),
                 };
                 let fun = self.tc_expr(*fun)?;
+                self.instantiations.push();
                 self.unify(&ft, fun.type_())?;
                 let args = args
                     .into_iter()
@@ -300,6 +289,7 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
                         Ok(arg)
                     })
                     .try_collect()?;
+                self.commit_instantiations();
                 Ok(hir::Expr::Call {
                     fun: Box::new(fun),
                     args,
@@ -308,7 +298,8 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
             }
             ast::Expr::Ascription { expr, type_ } => {
                 let expr = self.tc_expr(*expr)?;
-                self.unify(expr.type_(), &type_.into())?;
+                let type_ = self.type_from_ast_type(type_);
+                self.unify(expr.type_(), &type_)?;
                 Ok(expr)
             }
         }
@@ -334,8 +325,7 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
     }
 
     fn fresh_tv(&mut self) -> TyVar {
-        self.ty_var_counter += 1;
-        TyVar(self.ty_var_counter)
+        self.ty_var_namer.make_name()
     }
 
     fn fresh_ex(&mut self) -> Type {
@@ -343,29 +333,69 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
     }
 
     fn fresh_univ(&mut self) -> Type {
-        Type::Exist(self.fresh_tv())
-    }
+        Type::Univ(self.fresh_tv())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure)] // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/6903
+    fn universalize(&mut self, args: Vec<Type>, ret: Type) -> Type {
+        let mut vars = HashMap::new();
+        let mut universalize_type = move |ty| match ty {
+            Type::Exist(tv) if self.resolve_tv(tv).is_none() => vars
+                .entry(tv)
+                .or_insert_with_key(|tv| {
+                    let ty = self.fresh_univ();
+                    self.ctx.insert(*tv, ty.clone());
+                    ty
+                })
+                .clone(),
+            _ => ty,
+        };
 
-    fn universalize<'a>(&mut self, expr: hir::Expr<'a, Type>) -> hir::Expr<'a, Type> {
-        // TODO
-        expr
+        Type::Fun {
+            args: args.into_iter().map(|t| universalize_type(t)).collect(),
+            ret: Box::new(universalize_type(ret)),
+        }
     }
 
     fn unify(&mut self, ty1: &Type, ty2: &Type) -> Result<Type> {
         match (ty1, ty2) {
-            (Type::Prim(p1), Type::Prim(p2)) if p1 == p2 => Ok(ty2.clone()),
             (Type::Exist(tv), ty) | (ty, Type::Exist(tv)) => match self.resolve_tv(*tv) {
-                Some(existing_ty) if *ty == existing_ty => Ok(ty.clone()),
-                Some(existing_ty) => Err(Error::TypeMismatch {
-                    expected: ty.clone(),
-                    actual: existing_ty.into(),
-                }),
+                Some(existing_ty) if self.types_match(ty, &existing_ty) => Ok(ty.clone()),
+                Some(var @ ast::Type::Var(_)) => {
+                    let var = self.type_from_ast_type(var);
+                    self.unify(&var, ty)
+                }
+                Some(existing_ty) => match ty {
+                    Type::Exist(_) => {
+                        let rhs = self.type_from_ast_type(existing_ty);
+                        self.unify(ty, &rhs)
+                    }
+                    _ => Err(Error::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: ty.clone(),
+                        actual: self.type_from_ast_type(existing_ty),
+                    }),
+                },
                 None => match self.ctx.insert(*tv, ty.clone()) {
                     Some(existing) => self.unify(&existing, ty),
                     None => Ok(ty.clone()),
                 },
             },
             (Type::Univ(u1), Type::Univ(u2)) if u1 == u2 => Ok(ty2.clone()),
+            (Type::Univ(u), ty) | (ty, Type::Univ(u)) => {
+                let ident = self.name_univ(*u);
+                match self.instantiations.resolve(&ident) {
+                    Some(existing_ty) if ty == existing_ty => Ok(ty.clone()),
+                    Some(existing_ty) => Err(Error::TypeMismatch {
+                        expected: ty.clone(),
+                        actual: existing_ty.clone(),
+                    }),
+                    None => {
+                        self.instantiations.set(ident, ty.clone());
+                        Ok(ty.clone())
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            (Type::Prim(p1), Type::Prim(p2)) if p1 == p2 => Ok(ty2.clone()),
             (
                 Type::Fun {
                     args: args1,
@@ -395,18 +425,24 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn finalize_expr(&self, expr: hir::Expr<'ast, Type>) -> Result<hir::Expr<'ast, ast::Type>> {
+    fn finalize_expr(
+        &self,
+        expr: hir::Expr<'ast, Type>,
+    ) -> Result<hir::Expr<'ast, ast::Type<'ast>>> {
         expr.traverse_type(|ty| self.finalize_type(ty))
     }
 
-    fn finalize_decl(&self, decl: hir::Decl<'ast, Type>) -> Result<hir::Decl<'ast, ast::Type>> {
+    fn finalize_decl(
+        &self,
+        decl: hir::Decl<'ast, Type>,
+    ) -> Result<hir::Decl<'ast, ast::Type<'ast>>> {
         decl.traverse_type(|ty| self.finalize_type(ty))
     }
 
-    fn finalize_type(&self, ty: Type) -> Result<ast::Type> {
-        match ty {
+    fn finalize_type(&self, ty: Type) -> Result<ast::Type<'static>> {
+        let ret = match ty {
             Type::Exist(tv) => self.resolve_tv(tv).ok_or(Error::AmbiguousType(tv)),
-            Type::Univ(tv) => todo!(),
+            Type::Univ(tv) => Ok(ast::Type::Var(self.name_univ(tv))),
             Type::Nullary(_) => todo!(),
             Type::Prim(pr) => Ok(pr.into()),
             Type::Fun { args, ret } => Ok(ast::Type::Function(ast::FunctionType {
@@ -416,23 +452,105 @@ impl<'ast> Typechecker<'ast> {
                     .try_collect()?,
                 ret: Box::new(self.finalize_type(*ret)?),
             })),
-        }
+        };
+        ret
     }
 
-    fn resolve_tv(&self, tv: TyVar) -> Option<ast::Type> {
+    fn resolve_tv(&self, tv: TyVar) -> Option<ast::Type<'static>> {
         let mut res = &Type::Exist(tv);
         loop {
             match res {
                 Type::Exist(tv) => {
                     res = self.ctx.get(tv)?;
                 }
-                Type::Univ(_) => todo!(),
+                Type::Univ(tv) => {
+                    let ident = self.name_univ(*tv);
+                    if let Some(r) = self.instantiations.resolve(&ident) {
+                        res = r;
+                    } else {
+                        break Some(ast::Type::Var(ident));
+                    }
+                }
                 Type::Nullary(_) => todo!(),
                 Type::Prim(pr) => break Some((*pr).into()),
                 Type::Fun { args, ret } => todo!(),
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn type_from_ast_type(&mut self, ast_type: ast::Type<'ast>) -> Type {
+        match ast_type {
+            ast::Type::Int => INT,
+            ast::Type::Float => FLOAT,
+            ast::Type::Bool => BOOL,
+            ast::Type::CString => CSTRING,
+            ast::Type::Function(ast::FunctionType { args, ret }) => Type::Fun {
+                args: args
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|t| self.type_from_ast_type(t))
+                    .collect(),
+                ret: Box::new(self.type_from_ast_type(*ret)),
+            },
+            ast::Type::Var(id) => Type::Univ({
+                let opt_tv = { self.type_vars.borrow_mut().0.get_by_left(&id).copied() };
+                opt_tv.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                    let tv = self.fresh_tv();
+                    self.type_vars
+                        .borrow_mut()
+                        .0
+                        .insert_no_overwrite(id, tv)
+                        .unwrap();
+                    tv
+                })
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn name_univ(&self, tv: TyVar) -> Ident<'static> {
+        let mut vars = self.type_vars.borrow_mut();
+        vars.0
+            .get_by_right(&tv)
+            .map(Ident::to_owned)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                let name = vars.1.make_name();
+                vars.0.insert_no_overwrite(name.clone(), tv).unwrap();
+                name
+            })
+    }
+
+    fn commit_instantiations(&mut self) {
+        let mut ctx = mem::take(&mut self.ctx);
+        for (_, v) in ctx.iter_mut() {
+            if let Type::Univ(tv) = v {
+                if let Some(concrete) = self.instantiations.resolve(&self.name_univ(*tv)) {
+                    *v = concrete.clone();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self.ctx = ctx;
+        self.instantiations.pop();
+    }
+
+    fn types_match(&self, type_: &Type, ast_type: &ast::Type<'ast>) -> bool {
+        match (type_, ast_type) {
+            (Type::Univ(u), ast::Type::Var(v)) => {
+                Some(u) == self.type_vars.borrow().0.get_by_left(v)
+            }
+            (Type::Univ(_), _) => false,
+            (Type::Exist(_), _) => false,
+            (Type::Nullary(_), _) => todo!(),
+            (Type::Prim(pr), ty) => ast::Type::from(*pr) == *ty,
+            (Type::Fun { args, ret }, ast::Type::Function(ft)) => {
+                args.len() == ft.args.len()
+                    && args
+                        .iter()
+                        .zip(&ft.args)
+                        .all(|(a1, a2)| self.types_match(a1, &a2))
+                    && self.types_match(&*ret, &*ft.ret)
+            }
+            (Type::Fun { .. }, _) => false,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn typecheck_expr(expr: ast::Expr) -> Result<hir::Expr<ast::Type>> {
@@ -446,8 +564,10 @@ pub fn typecheck_toplevel(decls: Vec<ast::Decl>) -> Result<Vec<hir::Decl<ast::Ty
     decls
         .into_iter()
         .map(|decl| {
-            let decl = typechecker.tc_decl(decl)?;
-            typechecker.finalize_decl(decl)
+            let hir_decl = typechecker.tc_decl(decl)?;
+            let res = typechecker.finalize_decl(hir_decl)?;
+            typechecker.ctx.clear();
+            Ok(res)
         })
         .try_collect()
 }
@@ -462,7 +582,13 @@ mod tests {
             let parsed_expr = test_parse!(expr, $expr);
             let parsed_type = test_parse!(type_, $type);
             let res = typecheck_expr(parsed_expr).unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
-            assert_eq!(res.type_(), &parsed_type);
+            assert!(
+                res.type_().alpha_equiv(&parsed_type),
+                "{} inferred type {}, but expected {}",
+                $expr,
+                res.type_(),
+                $type
+            );
         };
     }
 
@@ -501,9 +627,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore]
     fn generic_function() {
-        assert_type!("fn x = x", "fn x, y -> x");
+        assert_type!("fn x = x", "fn x -> x");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -518,6 +643,11 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn arg_ascriptions() {
+        assert_type!("fn (x: int) = x", "fn int -> int");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn call_concrete_function() {
         assert_type!("(fn x = x + 1) 2", "int");
     }