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-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs21
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs43
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/visit.rs4
6 files changed, 46 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 87113b4b98e..60db7a16a77 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -1488,6 +1488,7 @@ pub enum TraitItemKind {
     Macro(Mac),
 }
 
+/// Represents anything within an `impl` block.
 #[derive(Clone, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Debug)]
 pub struct ImplItem {
     pub id: NodeId,
@@ -1502,12 +1503,13 @@ pub struct ImplItem {
     pub tokens: Option<TokenStream>,
 }
 
+/// Represents various kinds of content within an `impl`.
 #[derive(Clone, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Debug)]
 pub enum ImplItemKind {
     Const(P<Ty>, P<Expr>),
     Method(MethodSig, P<Block>),
     Type(P<Ty>),
-    Existential(GenericBounds),
+    OpaqueTy(GenericBounds),
     Macro(Mac),
 }
 
@@ -1710,7 +1712,7 @@ pub enum TyKind {
     ///
     /// The `NodeId` exists to prevent lowering from having to
     /// generate `NodeId`s on the fly, which would complicate
-    /// the generation of `existential type` items significantly.
+    /// the generation of opaque `type Foo = impl Trait` items significantly.
     ImplTrait(NodeId, GenericBounds),
     /// No-op; kept solely so that we can pretty-print faithfully.
     Paren(P<Ty>),
@@ -2334,10 +2336,10 @@ pub enum ItemKind {
     ///
     /// E.g., `type Foo = Bar<u8>;`.
     Ty(P<Ty>, Generics),
-    /// An existential type declaration (`existential type`).
+    /// An opaque `impl Trait` type alias.
     ///
-    /// E.g., `existential type Foo: Bar + Boo;`.
-    Existential(GenericBounds, Generics),
+    /// E.g., `type Foo = impl Bar + Boo;`.
+    OpaqueTy(GenericBounds, Generics),
     /// An enum definition (`enum` or `pub enum`).
     ///
     /// E.g., `enum Foo<A, B> { C<A>, D<B> }`.
@@ -2391,7 +2393,7 @@ impl ItemKind {
             ItemKind::ForeignMod(..) => "foreign module",
             ItemKind::GlobalAsm(..) => "global asm",
             ItemKind::Ty(..) => "type alias",
-            ItemKind::Existential(..) => "existential type",
+            ItemKind::OpaqueTy(..) => "opaque type",
             ItemKind::Enum(..) => "enum",
             ItemKind::Struct(..) => "struct",
             ItemKind::Union(..) => "union",
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
index 4f637a23e69..33d10b269e1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
@@ -453,9 +453,6 @@ declare_features! (
     // Allows `#[doc(alias = "...")]`.
     (active, doc_alias, "1.27.0", Some(50146), None),
 
-    // Allows defining `existential type`s.
-    (active, existential_type, "1.28.0", Some(63063), None),
-
     // Allows inconsistent bounds in where clauses.
     (active, trivial_bounds, "1.28.0", Some(48214), None),
 
@@ -560,6 +557,9 @@ declare_features! (
     // Allows `[x; N]` where `x` is a constant (RFC 2203).
     (active, const_in_array_repeat_expressions, "1.37.0", Some(49147), None),
 
+    // Allows `impl Trait` to be used inside type aliases (RFC 2515).
+    (active, type_alias_impl_trait, "1.38.0", Some(63063), None),
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // feature-group-end: actual feature gates
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ declare_features! (
     (removed, dropck_parametricity, "1.38.0", Some(28498), None, None),
     (removed, await_macro, "1.38.0", Some(50547), None,
      Some("subsumed by `.await` syntax")),
+    // Allows defining `existential type`s.
+    (removed, existential_type, "1.38.0", Some(63063), None,
+     Some("removed in favor of `#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]`")),
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // feature-group-end: removed features
@@ -2014,12 +2017,12 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
                 gate_feature_post!(&self, decl_macro, i.span, msg);
             }
 
-            ast::ItemKind::Existential(..) => {
+            ast::ItemKind::OpaqueTy(..) => {
                 gate_feature_post!(
                     &self,
-                    existential_type,
+                    type_alias_impl_trait,
                     i.span,
-                    "existential types are unstable"
+                    "`impl Trait` in type aliases is unstable"
                 );
             }
 
@@ -2243,12 +2246,12 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
 
         match ii.node {
             ast::ImplItemKind::Method(..) => {}
-            ast::ImplItemKind::Existential(..) => {
+            ast::ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(..) => {
                 gate_feature_post!(
                     &self,
-                    existential_type,
+                    type_alias_impl_trait,
                     ii.span,
-                    "existential types are unstable"
+                    "`impl Trait` in type aliases is unstable"
                 );
             }
             ast::ImplItemKind::Type(_) => {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
index a5085c5f879..176bcf1959a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ pub fn noop_visit_item_kind<T: MutVisitor>(kind: &mut ItemKind, vis: &mut T) {
             vis.visit_ty(ty);
             vis.visit_generics(generics);
         }
-        ItemKind::Existential(bounds, generics) => {
+        ItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds, generics) => {
             visit_bounds(bounds, vis);
             vis.visit_generics(generics);
         }
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ pub fn noop_flat_map_impl_item<T: MutVisitor>(mut item: ImplItem, visitor: &mut
             visitor.visit_block(body);
         }
         ImplItemKind::Type(ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ty),
-        ImplItemKind::Existential(bounds) => visit_bounds(bounds, visitor),
+        ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds) => visit_bounds(bounds, visitor),
         ImplItemKind::Macro(mac) => visitor.visit_mac(mac),
     }
     visitor.visit_span(span);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 8ca962a4419..eca1e218fca 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ use std::path::{self, Path, PathBuf};
 use std::slice;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-/// Whether the type alias or associated type is a concrete type or an existential type
+/// Whether the type alias or associated type is a concrete type or an opaque type
 pub enum AliasKind {
     /// Just a new name for the same type
     Weak(P<Ty>),
     /// Only trait impls of the type will be usable, not the actual type itself
-    Existential(GenericBounds),
+    OpaqueTy(GenericBounds),
 }
 
 bitflags::bitflags! {
@@ -4273,11 +4273,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.token.is_keyword(kw::Crate) && self.look_ahead(1, |t| t != &token::ModSep)
     }
 
-    fn is_existential_type_decl(&self) -> bool {
-        self.token.is_keyword(kw::Existential) &&
-        self.is_keyword_ahead(1, &[kw::Type])
-    }
-
     fn is_auto_trait_item(&self) -> bool {
         // auto trait
         (self.token.is_keyword(kw::Auto) &&
@@ -4375,7 +4370,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                   !self.token.is_qpath_start() &&
                   !self.is_union_item() &&
                   !self.is_crate_vis() &&
-                  !self.is_existential_type_decl() &&
                   !self.is_auto_trait_item() &&
                   !self.is_async_fn() {
             let path = self.parse_path(PathStyle::Expr)?;
@@ -5694,7 +5688,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             let (name, alias, generics) = type_?;
             let kind = match alias {
                 AliasKind::Weak(typ) => ast::ImplItemKind::Type(typ),
-                AliasKind::Existential(bounds) => ast::ImplItemKind::Existential(bounds),
+                AliasKind::OpaqueTy(bounds) => ast::ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds),
             };
             (name, kind, generics)
         } else if self.is_const_item() {
@@ -6813,40 +6807,29 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok(self.mk_item(lo.to(prev_span), invalid, ItemKind::ForeignMod(m), visibility, attrs))
     }
 
-    /// Parses `type Foo = Bar;`
-    /// or
-    /// `existential type Foo: Bar;`
-    /// or
-    /// `return `None``
+    /// Parses `type Foo = Bar;` or returns `None`
     /// without modifying the parser state.
     fn eat_type(&mut self) -> Option<PResult<'a, (Ident, AliasKind, ast::Generics)>> {
         // This parses the grammar:
         //     Ident ["<"...">"] ["where" ...] ("=" | ":") Ty ";"
-        if self.check_keyword(kw::Type) ||
-           self.check_keyword(kw::Existential) &&
-                self.is_keyword_ahead(1, &[kw::Type]) {
-            let existential = self.eat_keyword(kw::Existential);
-            assert!(self.eat_keyword(kw::Type));
-            Some(self.parse_existential_or_alias(existential))
+        if self.eat_keyword(kw::Type) {
+            Some(self.parse_type_alias())
         } else {
             None
         }
     }
 
-    /// Parses a type alias or existential type.
-    fn parse_existential_or_alias(
-        &mut self,
-        existential: bool,
-    ) -> PResult<'a, (Ident, AliasKind, ast::Generics)> {
+    /// Parses a type alias or opaque type.
+    fn parse_type_alias(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, (Ident, AliasKind, ast::Generics)> {
         let ident = self.parse_ident()?;
         let mut tps = self.parse_generics()?;
         tps.where_clause = self.parse_where_clause()?;
-        let alias = if existential {
-            self.expect(&token::Colon)?;
+        self.expect(&token::Eq)?;
+        let alias = if self.check_keyword(kw::Impl) {
+            self.bump();
             let bounds = self.parse_generic_bounds(Some(self.prev_span))?;
-            AliasKind::Existential(bounds)
+            AliasKind::OpaqueTy(bounds)
         } else {
-            self.expect(&token::Eq)?;
             let ty = self.parse_ty()?;
             AliasKind::Weak(ty)
         };
@@ -7268,7 +7251,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             // TYPE ITEM
             let item_ = match alias {
                 AliasKind::Weak(ty) => ItemKind::Ty(ty, generics),
-                AliasKind::Existential(bounds) => ItemKind::Existential(bounds, generics),
+                AliasKind::OpaqueTy(bounds) => ItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds, generics),
             };
             let prev_span = self.prev_span;
             let item = self.mk_item(lo.to(prev_span),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index 07b1aef337f..e61e1113dca 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -1221,9 +1221,10 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                 self.s.word(";");
                 self.end(); // end the outer ibox
             }
-            ast::ItemKind::Existential(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
-                self.head(visibility_qualified(&item.vis, "existential type"));
+            ast::ItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
+                self.head(visibility_qualified(&item.vis, "type"));
                 self.print_ident(item.ident);
+                self.word_space("= impl");
                 self.print_generic_params(&generics.params);
                 self.end(); // end the inner ibox
 
@@ -1581,9 +1582,12 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             ast::ImplItemKind::Type(ref ty) => {
                 self.print_associated_type(ii.ident, None, Some(ty));
             }
-            ast::ImplItemKind::Existential(ref bounds) => {
-                self.word_space("existential");
-                self.print_associated_type(ii.ident, Some(bounds), None);
+            ast::ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds) => {
+                self.word_space("type");
+                self.print_ident(ii.ident);
+                self.word_space("= impl");
+                self.print_type_bounds(":", bounds);
+                self.s.word(";");
             }
             ast::ImplItemKind::Macro(ref mac) => {
                 self.print_mac(mac);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index 5fee8ed81ab..67226c2177f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ pub fn walk_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, item: &'a Item) {
             visitor.visit_ty(typ);
             visitor.visit_generics(generics)
         }
-        ItemKind::Existential(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
+        ItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
             visitor.visit_generics(generics)
         }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ pub fn walk_impl_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, impl_item: &'a ImplIt
         ImplItemKind::Type(ref ty) => {
             visitor.visit_ty(ty);
         }
-        ImplItemKind::Existential(ref bounds) => {
+        ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
         }
         ImplItemKind::Macro(ref mac) => {