feat: implement RemoveConst and RemoveConstIgnore

src/builder/build_traits.rs

@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ pub trait Container {
     ///
     /// This function will return an error if there is an error in adding the
     /// [`OpType::Const`] node.
-    fn add_constant(&mut self, constant: ops::Const) -> Result<ConstID, BuildError> {
-        let const_n = self.add_child_node(NodeType::new(constant, ExtensionSet::new()))?;
+    fn add_constant(&mut self, constant: impl Into<ops::Const>) -> Result<ConstID, BuildError> {
+        let const_n = self.add_child_node(NodeType::new(constant.into(), ExtensionSet::new()))?;
 
         Ok(const_n.into())
     }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub trait Dataflow: Container {
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// This function will return an error if there is an error when adding the node.
-    fn add_load_const(&mut self, constant: ops::Const) -> Result<Wire, BuildError> {
+    fn add_load_const(&mut self, constant: impl Into<ops::Const>) -> Result<Wire, BuildError> {
         let cid = self.add_constant(constant)?;
         self.load_const(&cid)
     }

src/builder/tail_loop.rs

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mod test {
         let build_result: Result<Hugr, ValidationError> = {
             let mut loop_b = TailLoopBuilder::new(vec![], vec![BIT], vec![USIZE_T])?;
             let [i1] = loop_b.input_wires_arr();
-            let const_wire = loop_b.add_load_const(ConstUsize::new(1).into())?;
+            let const_wire = loop_b.add_load_const(ConstUsize::new(1))?;
 
             let break_wire = loop_b.make_break(loop_b.loop_signature()?.clone(), [const_wire])?;
             loop_b.set_outputs(break_wire, [i1])?;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ mod test {
                         let mut branch_1 = conditional_b.case_builder(1)?;
                         let [_b1] = branch_1.input_wires_arr();
 
-                        let wire = branch_1.add_load_const(ConstUsize::new(2).into())?;
+                        let wire = branch_1.add_load_const(ConstUsize::new(2))?;
                         let break_wire = branch_1.make_break(signature, [wire])?;
                         branch_1.finish_with_outputs([break_wire])?;
 

src/hugr/rewrite.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Rewrite operations on the HUGR - replacement, outlining, etc.
 
+pub mod consts;
 pub mod insert_identity;
 pub mod outline_cfg;
 pub mod replace;

src/hugr/rewrite/consts.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+//! Rewrite operations involving Const and LoadConst operations
+
+use std::iter;
+
+use crate::{
+    hugr::{HugrError, HugrMut},
+    HugrView, Node,
+};
+
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use super::Rewrite;
+
+/// Remove a [`crate::ops::LoadConstant`] node with no consumers.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RemoveConstIgnore(pub Node);
+
+/// Error from an [`RemoveConst`] or [`RemoveConstIgnore`] operation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RemoveError {
+    /// Invalid node.
+    #[error("Node is invalid (either not in HUGR or not correct operation).")]
+    InvalidNode(Node),
+    /// Node in use.
+    #[error("Node: {0:?} has non-zero outgoing connections.")]
+    ValueUsed(Node),
+    /// Removal error
+    #[error("Removing node caused error: {0:?}.")]
+    RemoveFail(#[from] HugrError),
+}
+
+impl Rewrite for RemoveConstIgnore {
+    type Error = RemoveError;
+
+    // The Const node the LoadConstant was connected to.
+    type ApplyResult = Node;
+
+    type InvalidationSet<'a> = iter::Once<Node>;
+
+    const UNCHANGED_ON_FAILURE: bool = true;
+
+    fn verify(&self, h: &impl HugrView) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        let node = self.0;
+
+        if (!h.contains_node(node)) || (!h.get_optype(node).is_load_constant()) {
+            return Err(RemoveError::InvalidNode(node));
+        }
+
+        if h.out_value_types(node)
+            .next()
+            .is_some_and(|(p, _)| h.linked_inputs(node, p).next().is_some())
+        {
+            return Err(RemoveError::ValueUsed(node));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn apply(self, h: &mut impl HugrMut) -> Result<Self::ApplyResult, Self::Error> {
+        self.verify(h)?;
+        let node = self.0;
+        let source = h
+            .input_neighbours(node)
+            .exactly_one()
+            .ok()
+            .expect("Validation should check a Const is connected to LoadConstant.");
+        h.remove_node(node)?;
+
+        Ok(source)
+    }
+
+    fn invalidation_set(&self) -> Self::InvalidationSet<'_> {
+        iter::once(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Remove a [`crate::ops::Const`] node with no outputs.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RemoveConst(pub Node);
+
+impl Rewrite for RemoveConst {
+    type Error = RemoveError;
+
+    // The parent of the Const node.
+    type ApplyResult = Node;
+
+    type InvalidationSet<'a> = iter::Once<Node>;
+
+    const UNCHANGED_ON_FAILURE: bool = true;
+
+    fn verify(&self, h: &impl HugrView) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        let node = self.0;
+
+        if (!h.contains_node(node)) || (!h.get_optype(node).is_const()) {
+            return Err(RemoveError::InvalidNode(node));
+        }
+
+        if h.output_neighbours(node).next().is_some() {
+            return Err(RemoveError::ValueUsed(node));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn apply(self, h: &mut impl HugrMut) -> Result<Self::ApplyResult, Self::Error> {
+        self.verify(h)?;
+        let node = self.0;
+        let parent = h
+            .get_parent(node)
+            .expect("Const node without a parent shouldn't happen.");
+        h.remove_node(node)?;
+
+        Ok(parent)
+    }
+
+    fn invalidation_set(&self) -> Self::InvalidationSet<'_> {
+        iter::once(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{
+        builder::{Container, Dataflow, HugrBuilder, ModuleBuilder, SubContainer},
+        extension::{
+            prelude::{ConstUsize, USIZE_T},
+            PRELUDE_REGISTRY,
+        },
+        hugr::HugrMut,
+        ops::{handle::NodeHandle, LeafOp},
+        type_row,
+        types::FunctionType,
+    };
+    #[test]
+    fn test_const_remove() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let mut build = ModuleBuilder::new();
+        let con_node = build.add_constant(ConstUsize::new(2))?;
+
+        let mut dfg_build =
+            build.define_function("main", FunctionType::new_endo(type_row![]).into())?;
+        let load_1 = dfg_build.load_const(&con_node)?;
+        let load_2 = dfg_build.load_const(&con_node)?;
+        let tup = dfg_build.add_dataflow_op(
+            LeafOp::MakeTuple {
+                tys: type_row![USIZE_T, USIZE_T],
+            },
+            [load_1, load_2],
+        )?;
+        dfg_build.finish_sub_container()?;
+
+        let mut h = build.finish_prelude_hugr()?;
+        // nodes are Module, Function, Input, Output, Const, LoadConstant*2, MakeTuple
+        assert_eq!(h.node_count(), 8);
+        let tup_node = tup.node();
+        // can't remove invalid node
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.apply_rewrite(RemoveConst(tup_node)),
+            Err(RemoveError::InvalidNode(tup_node))
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.apply_rewrite(RemoveConstIgnore(tup_node)),
+            Err(RemoveError::InvalidNode(tup_node))
+        );
+        let load_1_node = load_1.node();
+        let load_2_node = load_2.node();
+        let con_node = con_node.node();
+
+        let remove_1 = RemoveConstIgnore(load_1_node);
+        assert_eq!(
+            remove_1.invalidation_set().exactly_one().ok(),
+            Some(load_1_node)
+        );
+
+        let remove_2 = RemoveConstIgnore(load_2_node);
+
+        let remove_con = RemoveConst(con_node);
+        assert_eq!(
+            remove_con.invalidation_set().exactly_one().ok(),
+            Some(con_node)
+        );
+
+        // can't remove nodes in use
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.apply_rewrite(remove_1.clone()),
+            Err(RemoveError::ValueUsed(load_1_node))
+        );
+
+        // remove the use
+        h.remove_node(tup_node)?;
+
+        // remove first load
+        let reported_con_node = h.apply_rewrite(remove_1)?;
+        assert_eq!(reported_con_node, con_node);
+
+        // still can't remove const, in use by second load
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.apply_rewrite(remove_con.clone()),
+            Err(RemoveError::ValueUsed(con_node))
+        );
+
+        // remove second use
+        let reported_con_node = h.apply_rewrite(remove_2)?;
+        assert_eq!(reported_con_node, con_node);
+        // remove const
+        assert_eq!(h.apply_rewrite(remove_con)?, h.root());
+
+        assert_eq!(h.node_count(), 4);
+        assert!(h.validate(&PRELUDE_REGISTRY).is_ok());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

src/hugr/views/tests.rs

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn static_targets() {
     )
     .unwrap();
 
-    let c = dfg.add_constant(ConstUsize::new(1).into()).unwrap();
+    let c = dfg.add_constant(ConstUsize::new(1)).unwrap();
 
     let load = dfg.load_const(&c).unwrap();