text/template: support all comparable types in eq

Extends the built-in eq function to support all Go
comparable types.

Fixes #33740

Change-Id: I522310e313e251c4dc6a013d33d7c2034fe2ec8e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/193837
Run-TryBot: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>

src/text/template/doc.go

@@ -385,14 +385,12 @@ returning in effect
 (Unlike with || in Go, however, eq is a function call and all the
 arguments will be evaluated.)
 
-The comparison functions work on basic types only (or named basic
+The comparison functions work on any values whose type Go defines as
-types, such as "type Celsius float32"). They implement the Go rules
+comparable. For basic types such as integers, the rules are relaxed:
-for comparison of values, except that size and exact type are
+size and exact type are ignored, so any integer value, signed or unsigned,
-ignored, so any integer value, signed or unsigned, may be compared
+may be compared with any other integer value. (The arithmetic value is compared,
-with any other integer value. (The arithmetic value is compared,
+not the bit pattern, so all negative integers are less than all unsigned integers.)
-not the bit pattern, so all negative integers are less than all
+However, as usual, one may not compare an int with a float32 and so on.
-unsigned integers.) However, as usual, one may not compare an int
-with a float32 and so on.
 
 Associated templates
 

src/text/template/exec_test.go

@@ -1156,11 +1156,22 @@ var cmpTests = []cmpTest{
 	{"ge .Uthree .NegOne", "true", true},
 	{"eq (index `x` 0) 'x'", "true", true}, // The example that triggered this rule.
 	{"eq (index `x` 0) 'y'", "false", true},
+	{"eq .V1 .V2", "true", true},
+	{"eq .Ptr .Ptr", "true", true},
+	{"eq .Ptr .NilPtr", "false", true},
+	{"eq .NilPtr .NilPtr", "true", true},
+	{"eq .Iface1 .Iface1", "true", true},
+	{"eq .Iface1 .Iface2", "false", true},
+	{"eq .Iface2 .Iface2", "true", true},
 	// Errors
 	{"eq `xy` 1", "", false},       // Different types.
 	{"eq 2 2.0", "", false},        // Different types.
 	{"lt true true", "", false},    // Unordered types.
 	{"lt 1+0i 1+0i", "", false},    // Unordered types.
+	{"eq .Ptr 1", "", false},       // Incompatible types.
+	{"eq .Ptr .NegOne", "", false}, // Incompatible types.
+	{"eq .Map .Map", "", false},    // Uncomparable types.
+	{"eq .Map .V1", "", false},     // Uncomparable types.
 }
 
 func TestComparison(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1168,7 +1179,18 @@ func TestComparison(t *testing.T) {
 	var cmpStruct = struct {
 		Uthree, Ufour  uint
 		NegOne, Three  int
-	}{3, 4, -1, 3}
+		Ptr, NilPtr    *int
+		Map            map[int]int
+		V1, V2         V
+		Iface1, Iface2 fmt.Stringer
+	}{
+		Uthree: 3,
+		Ufour:  4,
+		NegOne: -1,
+		Three:  3,
+		Ptr:    new(int),
+		Iface1: b,
+	}
 	for _, test := range cmpTests {
 		text := fmt.Sprintf("{{if %s}}true{{else}}false{{end}}", test.expr)
 		tmpl, err := New("empty").Parse(text)

src/text/template/funcs.go

@@ -441,19 +441,18 @@ func basicKind(v reflect.Value) (kind, error) {
 // eq evaluates the comparison a == b || a == c || ...
 func eq(arg1 reflect.Value, arg2 ...reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
 	v1 := indirectInterface(arg1)
-	k1, err := basicKind(v1)
+	if v1 != zero {
-	if err != nil {
+		if t1 := v1.Type(); !t1.Comparable() {
-		return false, err
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("uncomparable type %s: %v", t1, v1)
+		}
 	}
 	if len(arg2) == 0 {
 		return false, errNoComparison
 	}
+	k1, _ := basicKind(v1)
 	for _, arg := range arg2 {
 		v2 := indirectInterface(arg)
-		k2, err := basicKind(v2)
+		k2, _ := basicKind(v2)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
 		truth := false
 		if k1 != k2 {
 			// Special case: Can compare integer values regardless of type's sign.
@@ -480,7 +479,14 @@ func eq(arg1 reflect.Value, arg2 ...reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
 			case uintKind:
 				truth = v1.Uint() == v2.Uint()
 			default:
-				panic("invalid kind")
+				if v2 == zero {
+					truth = v1 == v2
+				} else {
+					if t2 := v2.Type(); !t2.Comparable() {
+						return false, fmt.Errorf("uncomparable type %s: %v", t2, v2)
+					}
+					truth = v1.Interface() == v2.Interface()
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if truth {