fix another type inference problem with external structures

lynglib/build.gradle.kts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.ExperimentalWasmDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 
 group = "net.sergeych"
-version = "1.5.6"
+version = "1.5.7-SNAPSHOT"
 
 // Removed legacy buildscript classpath declarations; plugins are applied via the plugins DSL below
 

lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/Compiler.kt

@@ -6702,7 +6702,19 @@ class Compiler(
     private fun inferCallReturnTypeDecl(ref: CallRef): TypeDecl? {
         callReturnTypeDeclByRef[ref]?.let { return it }
         val targetDecl = (resolveReceiverTypeDecl(ref.target) ?: seedTypeDeclFromRef(ref.target)) as? TypeDecl.Function
+            ?: run {
+                val targetName = when (val target = ref.target) {
+                    is LocalVarRef -> target.name
+                    is FastLocalVarRef -> target.name
+                    is LocalSlotRef -> target.name
+                    else -> null
+                } ?: return null
+                val declaredReturn = callableReturnTypeDeclByName[targetName]
+                    ?: (seedTypeDeclByName(targetName) as? TypeDecl.Function)?.returnType
                     ?: return null
+                callReturnTypeDeclByRef[ref] = declaredReturn
+                return declaredReturn
+            }
         val bindings = mutableMapOf<String, TypeDecl>()
         val paramList = mutableListOf<TypeDecl>()
         targetDecl.receiver?.let { paramList += it }

lynglib/src/commonTest/kotlin/GlobalPropertyCaptureRegressionTest.kt

@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ package net.sergeych.lyng
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import net.sergeych.lyng.bridge.bind
-import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjRecord
-import net.sergeych.lyng.bridge.data
 import net.sergeych.lyng.bridge.bindGlobalVar
+import net.sergeych.lyng.bridge.data
 import net.sergeych.lyng.bridge.globalBinder
-import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjFalse
-import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjInstance
-import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjTrue
+import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.*
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
@@ -138,12 +135,65 @@ class GlobalPropertyCaptureRegressionTest {
 
         assertEquals(77.0, x, "bound extern var should stay live after extern class property branch in child scope")
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun externPropertyOnExternFunctionResultCanAssignExternGlobalVar() = runTest {
+        val base = Script.newScope() as ModuleScope
+        var x = 0L
+
+        base.eval(
+            """
+            extern var X: Int
+
+            class InputResult {
+                extern val value: Int?
+            }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+
+        base.bind("InputResult") {
+            addVal("value") {
+                ObjInt.of(thisObjData<InputPayload>().value)
+            }
+        }
+
+        base.globalBinder().bindGlobalVar(
+            name = "X",
+            get = { x },
+            set = { x = it }
+        )
+
+        base.globalBinder().bindGlobalFunRaw("input") { _, _ ->
+            val instance = base.requireClass("InputResult").callOn(base.createChildScope()) as ObjInstance
+            instance.data = InputPayload(101L)
+            instance
+        }
+
+        val child = base.createChildScope()
+        child.eval(
+            """
+            extern fun input(): InputResult
+
+            fun main() {
+                X = input().value
+            }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+
+        child.eval("main()")
+
+        assertEquals(101L, x, "extern property read directly from extern function result should assign live extern var")
+    }
 }
 
 private data class ChoicePayload(
     val isSkip: Boolean,
 )
 
+private data class InputPayload(
+    val value: Long,
+)
+
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
 private fun <T> ScopeFacade.thisObjData(): T {
     val instance = thisObj as? ObjInstance ?: raiseClassCastError("Expected result object instance")