Customizable math classes (#1681)

crates/typst-library/src/math/class.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use super::*;
+
+/// Forced use of a certain math class.
+///
+/// This is useful to treat certain symbols as if they were of a different
+/// class, e.g. to make text behave like a binary operator.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```example
+/// $x class("relation", "<=") 5$
+/// ```
+///
+/// Display: Class
+/// Category: math
+#[element(LayoutMath)]
+pub struct ClassElem {
+    /// The class to apply to the content.
+    #[required]
+    pub class: MathClass,
+
+    /// The content to which the class is applied.
+    #[required]
+    pub body: Content,
+}
+
+impl LayoutMath for ClassElem {
+    fn layout_math(&self, ctx: &mut MathContext) -> SourceResult<()> {
+        ctx.style(ctx.style.with_class(self.class()));
+        let mut fragment = ctx.layout_fragment(&self.body())?;
+        ctx.unstyle();
+
+        fragment.set_class(self.class());
+        ctx.push(fragment);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/typst-library/src/math/ctx.rs

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'v> MathContext<'a, 'b, 'v> {
             style: MathStyle {
                 variant: MathVariant::Serif,
                 size: if block { MathSize::Display } else { MathSize::Text },
+                class: Smart::Auto,
                 cramped: false,
                 bold: variant.weight >= FontWeight::BOLD,
                 italic: match variant.style {
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'v> MathContext<'a, 'b, 'v> {
             // A single letter that is available in the math font.
             match self.style.size {
                 MathSize::Display => {
-                    if glyph.class == Some(MathClass::Large) {
+                    let class = self.style.class.as_custom().or(glyph.class);
+                    if class == Some(MathClass::Large) {
                         let height = scaled!(self, display_operator_min_height);
                         glyph.stretch_vertical(self, height, Abs::zero()).into()
                     } else {

crates/typst-library/src/math/fragment.rs

@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ impl MathFragment {
     }
 
     pub fn class(&self) -> Option<MathClass> {
-        match self {
+        self.style().and_then(|style| style.class.as_custom()).or(match self {
             Self::Glyph(glyph) => glyph.class,
             Self::Variant(variant) => variant.class,
             Self::Frame(fragment) => Some(fragment.class),
             _ => None,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn style(&self) -> Option<MathStyle> {
@@ -88,10 +88,27 @@ impl MathFragment {
     }
 
     pub fn set_class(&mut self, class: MathClass) {
+        macro_rules! set_style_class {
+            ($fragment:ident) => {
+                if $fragment.style.class.is_custom() {
+                    $fragment.style.class = Smart::Custom(class);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
         match self {
-            Self::Glyph(glyph) => glyph.class = Some(class),
+            Self::Glyph(glyph) => {
-            Self::Variant(variant) => variant.class = Some(class),
+                glyph.class = Some(class);
-            Self::Frame(fragment) => fragment.class = class,
+                set_style_class!(glyph);
+            }
+            Self::Variant(variant) => {
+                variant.class = Some(class);
+                set_style_class!(variant);
+            }
+            Self::Frame(fragment) => {
+                fragment.class = class;
+                set_style_class!(fragment);
+            }
             _ => {}
         }
     }
@@ -107,7 +124,13 @@ impl MathFragment {
 
     pub fn is_spaced(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
-            MathFragment::Frame(frame) => frame.spaced,
+            MathFragment::Frame(frame) => {
+                match self.style().and_then(|style| style.class.as_custom()) {
+                    Some(MathClass::Fence) => true,
+                    Some(_) => false,
+                    None => frame.spaced,
+                }
+            }
             _ => self.class() == Some(MathClass::Fence),
         }
     }

crates/typst-library/src/math/mod.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod accent;
 mod align;
 mod attach;
 mod cancel;
+mod class;
 mod delimited;
 mod frac;
 mod fragment;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ pub use self::accent::*;
 pub use self::align::*;
 pub use self::attach::*;
 pub use self::cancel::*;
+pub use self::class::*;
 pub use self::delimited::*;
 pub use self::frac::*;
 pub use self::matrix::*;
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ pub fn module() -> Module {
     math.define("script", script_func());
     math.define("sscript", sscript_func());
 
+    math.define("class", ClassElem::func());
+
     // Text operators.
     math.define("op", OpElem::func());
     op::define(&mut math);

crates/typst-library/src/math/style.rs

@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ pub struct MathStyle {
     pub variant: MathVariant,
     /// The size of the glyphs.
     pub size: MathSize,
+    /// The class of the element.
+    pub class: Smart<MathClass>,
     /// Affects the height of exponents.
     pub cramped: bool,
     /// Whether to use bold glyphs.
@@ -339,6 +341,11 @@ impl MathStyle {
         Self { size, ..self }
     }
 
+    // This style, with the given `class`.
+    pub fn with_class(self, class: MathClass) -> Self {
+        Self { class: Smart::Custom(class), ..self }
+    }
+
     /// This style, with `cramped` set to the given value.
     pub fn with_cramped(self, cramped: bool) -> Self {
         Self { cramped, ..self }

crates/typst/src/eval/cast.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub use typst_macros::{cast, Cast};
+use unicode_math_class::MathClass;
 
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::ops::Add;
@@ -314,3 +315,34 @@ impl FromValue for Never {
         Err(Self::error(&value))
     }
 }
+
+cast! {
+    MathClass,
+    self => IntoValue::into_value(match self {
+        MathClass::Normal => "normal",
+        MathClass::Alphabetic => "alphabetic",
+        MathClass::Binary => "binary",
+        MathClass::Closing => "closing",
+        MathClass::Diacritic => "diacritic",
+        MathClass::Fence => "fence",
+        MathClass::GlyphPart => "glyph-part",
+        MathClass::Large => "large",
+        MathClass::Opening => "opening",
+        MathClass::Punctuation => "punctuation",
+        MathClass::Relation => "relation",
+        MathClass::Space => "space",
+        MathClass::Unary => "unary",
+        MathClass::Vary => "vary",
+        MathClass::Special => "special",
+    }),
+    "normal" => MathClass::Normal,
+    "binary" => MathClass::Binary,
+    "closing" => MathClass::Closing,
+    "fence" => MathClass::Fence,
+    "large" => MathClass::Large,
+    "opening" => MathClass::Opening,
+    "punctuation" => MathClass::Punctuation,
+    "relation" => MathClass::Relation,
+    "unary" => MathClass::Unary,
+    "vary" => MathClass::Vary,
+}

tests/typ/math/class.typ

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Test math classes.
+
+---
+// Test characters.
+$ a class("normal", +) b \
+  a class("binary", .) b \
+  lr(class("opening", \/) a/b class("closing", \\)) \
+  { x class("fence", \;) x > 0} \
+  a class("large", \/) b \
+  a class("punctuation", :) b \
+  a class("relation", ~) b \
+  a + class("unary", times) b \
+  class("vary", :) a class("vary", :) b $
+
+---
+// Test custom content.
+#let dotsq = square(
+  size: 0.7em,
+  stroke: 0.5pt,
+  align(center+horizon, circle(radius: 0.15em, fill: black))
+)
+
+$ a dotsq b \
+  a class("normal", dotsq) b \
+  a class("vary", dotsq) b \
+  a + class("vary", dotsq) b \
+  a class("punctuation", dotsq) b $
+
+---
+// Test nested.
+#let normal = math.class.with("normal")
+#let pluseq = $class("binary", normal(+) normal(=))$
+$ a pluseq 5 $