[Capability] Stop a union type losing a branch (#434)

* [Capability] Stop a union type losing a branch

mapPhpTypeToJsonSchemaType() tested for array syntax before splitting the
union, so string[]|int mapped to array alone; applyArrayConstraints() then
overwrote the type with array whenever the union contained one, dropping the
scalar branch a second time. A tool declaring such a parameter rejected a
valid integer argument.

The split now happens first and only at the top level, so array<int|string>
and array{a: int|string} stay one type rather than two that do not exist, and
the array branch keeps its items alongside the others - which is what 2020-12
means by items: a constraint that applies only when the instance is an array.

* Apply suggestion from @chr-hertel

* Isolate the array branch before inferring its element type

* Don't apply items to arrays whose union branches disagree on element type
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<?php
/*
* This file is part of the official PHP MCP SDK.
*
* A collaboration between Symfony and the PHP Foundation.
*
* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
* file that was distributed with this source code.
*/
namespace Mcp\Tests\Unit\Capability\Discovery;
use Mcp\Capability\Discovery\DocBlockParser;
use Mcp\Capability\Discovery\SchemaGenerator;
use Mcp\Capability\Discovery\SchemaValidator;
use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
class SchemaGeneratorUnionTest extends TestCase
{
/**
* @return iterable<string, array{string, list<string>}>
*/
public static function unions(): iterable
{
yield 'not a union' => ['string', ['string']];
yield 'simple union' => ['int|string', ['int', 'string']];
yield 'three branches' => ['int|string|bool', ['int', 'string', 'bool']];
yield 'array branch alongside a scalar' => ['string[]|int', ['string[]', 'int']];
yield 'generic branch alongside a scalar' => ['array<string>|int', ['array<string>', 'int']];
// The `|` here parameterises the outer type; splitting it would turn
// one type into two that do not exist.
yield 'union inside a generic' => ['array<int|string>', ['array<int|string>']];
yield 'union inside a shape' => ['array{a: int|string}', ['array{a: int|string}']];
yield 'nested generics' => ['array<string, array<int|bool>>', ['array<string, array<int|bool>>']];
yield 'shape beside a scalar' => ['array{a: int|string}|null', ['array{a: int|string}', 'null']];
yield 'whitespace is trimmed' => ['int | string', ['int', 'string']];
yield 'empty branches are dropped' => ['int||string', ['int', 'string']];
}
/**
* @param list<string> $expected
*/
#[DataProvider('unions')]
#[TestDox('a type string splits on its top-level union only')]
public function testSplitUnion(string $type, array $expected): void
{
$this->assertSame($expected, SchemaGenerator::splitUnion($type));
}
/**
* @return iterable<string, array{string, list<string>}>
*/
public static function mappedTypes(): iterable
{
yield 'scalar union' => ['int|string', ['integer', 'string']];
// The regression: the `[]` check ran before the union split, so this
// came back as ['array'] and the `int` branch vanished.
yield 'array beside a scalar keeps both' => ['string[]|int', ['array', 'integer']];
yield 'scalar before an array keeps both' => ['int|string[]', ['integer', 'array']];
yield 'generic beside a scalar keeps both' => ['array<string>|bool', ['array', 'boolean']];
yield 'a generic union is still one array' => ['array<int|string>', ['array']];
yield 'a shape is still one object' => ['array{a: int|string}', ['object']];
}
/**
* @param list<string> $expected
*/
#[DataProvider('mappedTypes')]
#[TestDox('a union maps to every JSON Schema type its branches need')]
public function testMappedTypes(string $type, array $expected): void
{
$generator = new SchemaGenerator(new DocBlockParser());
$map = new \ReflectionMethod($generator, 'mapPhpTypeToJsonSchemaType');
$this->assertSame($expected, $map->invoke($generator, $type));
}
#[TestDox('a generated schema keeps both branches of an array-or-scalar union')]
public function testGeneratedUnionSchemaKeepsBothBranches(): void
{
$schema = (new SchemaGenerator(new DocBlockParser()))
->generate(new \ReflectionMethod(UnionFixture::class, 'handle'));
// `items` constrains the instance only when it *is* an array, so it
// coexists with the scalar branch instead of excluding it.
$this->assertSame(['array', 'integer'], $schema['properties']['mixedish']['type']);
// The array branch keeps its own element-type constraint rather than
// losing it to the union as a whole (`items` would otherwise be `{}`).
$this->assertSame(['type' => 'string'], $schema['properties']['mixedish']['items']);
$this->assertSame(['integer', 'string'], $schema['properties']['scalars']['type']);
$this->assertSame('array', $schema['properties']['arrayOnly']['type']);
$this->assertSame(['array', 'null'], $schema['properties']['nullableArray']['type']);
// Two array branches with different element types can't both be
// enforced without rejecting a value that is valid under one of
// them, so neither constraint is applied (falls back to the "matches
// anything" empty schema `ensureArrayItems()` defaults every array to).
$this->assertSame('array', $schema['properties']['disagreeingArrays']['type']);
$this->assertEquals(new \stdClass(), $schema['properties']['disagreeingArrays']['items']);
}
#[TestDox('a value from either branch validates against the generated schema')]
public function testBothBranchesValidate(): void
{
$schema = (new SchemaGenerator(new DocBlockParser()))
->generate(new \ReflectionMethod(UnionFixture::class, 'handle'));
$validator = new SchemaValidator();
$base = ['scalars' => 1, 'arrayOnly' => ['a'], 'nullableArray' => null, 'disagreeingArrays' => []];
$this->assertSame([], $validator->validateAgainstJsonSchema([...$base, 'mixedish' => ['a', 'b']], $schema));
$this->assertSame([], $validator->validateAgainstJsonSchema([...$base, 'mixedish' => 42], $schema));
// A float is in neither branch, so it is still refused.
$this->assertNotSame([], $validator->validateAgainstJsonSchema([...$base, 'mixedish' => 1.5], $schema));
// Neither element type is enforced, so both branches' values pass.
$this->assertSame([], $validator->validateAgainstJsonSchema([...$base, 'mixedish' => 42, 'disagreeingArrays' => ['a', 'b']], $schema));
$this->assertSame([], $validator->validateAgainstJsonSchema([...$base, 'mixedish' => 42, 'disagreeingArrays' => [1, 2]], $schema));
}
}

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<?php
/*
* This file is part of the official PHP MCP SDK.
*
* A collaboration between Symfony and the PHP Foundation.
*
* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
* file that was distributed with this source code.
*/
namespace Mcp\Tests\Unit\Capability\Discovery;
class UnionFixture
{
/**
* @param string[]|int $mixedish an array branch beside a scalar one
* @param int|string $scalars two scalar branches
* @param string[] $arrayOnly one branch, and it is an array
* @param string[]|null $nullableArray an array branch that may be null
* @param string[]|int[] $disagreeingArrays two array branches with different element types
*/
public function handle(array|int $mixedish, int|string $scalars, array $arrayOnly, ?array $nullableArray, array $disagreeingArrays): string
{
return '';
}
}