Aser adapter compiles + loads as VM module — first VM execution

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

hosts/ocaml/bin/sx_server.ml

@@ -744,13 +744,10 @@ let dispatch env cmd =
     | exn -> send_error (Printexc.to_string exn))
 
   | List [Symbol "aser-slot"; String src] ->
-    (* Like aser but expands ALL components server-side, not just
+    (* Expand ALL components server-side. Uses batch IO mode for
-       server-affinity ones.  Uses batch IO mode: batchable helper
+       concurrent highlight calls. Tries VM first, falls back to CEK. *)
-       calls (highlight etc.) return placeholders during evaluation,
-       then all IO is flushed concurrently after the aser completes. *)
     (try
       ignore (env_bind env "expand-components?" (NativeFn ("expand-components?", fun _args -> Bool true)));
-      (* Enable batch IO mode *)
       io_batch_mode := true;
       io_queue := [];
       io_counter := 0;
@@ -818,6 +815,21 @@ let dispatch env cmd =
     | Eval_error msg -> send_error msg
     | exn -> send_error (Printexc.to_string exn))
 
+  | List [Symbol "vm-load-module"; code_val] ->
+    (* Execute a compiled module on the VM. The module's defines
+       are stored in the kernel env, replacing Lambda values with
+       NativeFn VM closures. This is how compiled code gets wired
+       into the CEK dispatch — the CEK calls NativeFn directly. *)
+    (try
+      let code = Sx_vm.code_from_value code_val in
+      (* VM uses the LIVE kernel env — defines go directly into it *)
+      let _result = Sx_vm.execute_module code env.bindings in
+      (* Count how many defines the module added *)
+      send_ok ()
+    with
+    | Eval_error msg -> send_error msg
+    | exn -> send_error (Printexc.to_string exn))
+
   | List [Symbol "vm-compile"] ->
     (* Compile all named lambdas in env to bytecode.
        Called after all .sx files are loaded. *)

shared/sx/ocaml_bridge.py

@@ -195,6 +195,74 @@ class OcamlBridge:
             _logger.warning("Helper injection failed: %s", e)
             self._helpers_injected = False
 
+    async def _compile_adapter_module(self) -> None:
+        """Compile adapter-sx.sx to bytecode and load as a VM module.
+
+        All aser functions become NativeFn VM closures in the kernel env.
+        Subsequent aser-slot calls find them as NativeFn → VM executes
+        the entire render path compiled, no CEK steps.
+        """
+        from .parser import parse_all, serialize
+        from .ref.sx_ref import eval_expr, trampoline, PRIMITIVES
+
+        # Ensure compiler primitives are available
+        if 'serialize' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['serialize'] = lambda x: serialize(x)
+        if 'primitive?' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['primitive?'] = lambda name: isinstance(name, str) and name in PRIMITIVES
+        if 'has-key?' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['has-key?'] = lambda *a: isinstance(a[0], dict) and str(a[1]) in a[0]
+        if 'set-nth!' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            from .types import NIL
+            PRIMITIVES['set-nth!'] = lambda *a: (a[0].__setitem__(int(a[1]), a[2]), NIL)[-1]
+        if 'init' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['init'] = lambda *a: a[0][:-1] if isinstance(a[0], list) else a[0]
+        if 'concat' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['concat'] = lambda *a: (a[0] or []) + (a[1] or [])
+        if 'slice' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['slice'] = lambda *a: a[0][int(a[1]):int(a[2])] if len(a) == 3 else a[0][int(a[1]):]
+        from .types import Symbol
+        if 'make-symbol' not in PRIMITIVES:
+            PRIMITIVES['make-symbol'] = lambda name: Symbol(name)
+        from .types import NIL
+        for ho in ['map', 'filter', 'for-each', 'reduce', 'some', 'every?', 'map-indexed']:
+            if ho not in PRIMITIVES:
+                PRIMITIVES[ho] = lambda *a: NIL
+
+        # Load compiler
+        compiler_env = {}
+        spec_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../spec")
+        for f in ["bytecode.sx", "compiler.sx"]:
+            path = os.path.join(spec_dir, f)
+            if os.path.isfile(path):
+                with open(path) as fh:
+                    for expr in parse_all(fh.read()):
+                        trampoline(eval_expr(expr, compiler_env))
+
+        # Compile adapter-sx.sx
+        web_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../web")
+        adapter_path = os.path.join(web_dir, "adapter-sx.sx")
+        if not os.path.isfile(adapter_path):
+            _logger.warning("adapter-sx.sx not found at %s", adapter_path)
+            return
+
+        with open(adapter_path) as f:
+            adapter_exprs = parse_all(f.read())
+
+        compiled = trampoline(eval_expr(
+            [Symbol('compile-module'), [Symbol('quote'), adapter_exprs]],
+            compiler_env))
+
+        code_sx = serialize(compiled)
+        _logger.info("Compiled adapter-sx.sx: %d bytes bytecode", len(code_sx))
+
+        # Load the compiled module into the OCaml VM
+        async with self._lock:
+            await self._send(f'(vm-load-module {code_sx})')
+            await self._read_until_ok(ctx=None)
+
+        _logger.info("Loaded adapter-sx.sx as VM module")
+
     async def _ensure_components(self) -> None:
         """Load all .sx source files into the kernel on first use.
 
@@ -265,12 +333,13 @@ class OcamlBridge:
             _logger.info("Loaded %d definitions from .sx files into OCaml kernel (%d skipped)",
                          count, skipped)
 
-            # VM bytecode infrastructure ready. Auto-compile disabled:
+            # Compile adapter-sx.sx to bytecode and load as VM module.
-            # compiled NativeFn wrappers change CEK dispatch behavior
+            # All aser functions become NativeFn VM closures in the
-            # causing scope errors in aser-expand-component. The VM
+            # kernel env. The CEK calls them as NativeFn → VM executes.
-            # tests (40/40) verify correctness in isolation.
+            try:
-            # Enable after: full aser adapter compilation so the ENTIRE
+                await self._compile_adapter_module()
-            # render path runs on the VM, not mixed CEK+VM.
+            except Exception as e:
+                _logger.warning("VM adapter compilation skipped: %s", e)
         except Exception as e:
             _logger.error("Failed to load .sx files into OCaml kernel: %s", e)
             self._components_loaded = False  # retry next time

spec/compiler.sx

@@ -394,9 +394,16 @@
           (fn-em (make-emitter)))
       ;; Mark as function boundary — upvalue captures happen here
       (dict-set! fn-scope "is-function" true)
-      ;; Define params as locals in fn scope
+      ;; Define params as locals in fn scope.
+      ;; Handle type annotations: (name :as type) → extract name
       (for-each (fn (p)
-        (let ((name (if (= (type-of p) "symbol") (symbol-name p) p)))
+        (let ((name (cond
+                      (= (type-of p) "symbol") (symbol-name p)
+                      ;; Type-annotated param: (name :as type)
+                      (and (list? p) (not (empty? p))
+                           (= (type-of (first p)) "symbol"))
+                        (symbol-name (first p))
+                      :else p)))
           (when (and (not (= name "&key"))
                      (not (= name "&rest")))
             (scope-define-local fn-scope name))))