compiler: allow conversion to types from external packages

pkg/compiler/codegen.go

@@ -821,13 +821,20 @@ func (c *codegen) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 			}
 
 			f, ok = c.funcs[name]
-			// @FIXME this could cause runtime errors.
+			if ok {
-			f.selector = fun.X.(*ast.Ident)
+				f.selector = fun.X.(*ast.Ident)
-			if !ok {
+				isBuiltin = isCustomBuiltin(f)
-				c.prog.Err = fmt.Errorf("could not resolve function %s", fun.Sel.Name)
+			} else {
+				typ := c.typeOf(fun)
+				if _, ok := typ.(*types.Signature); ok {
+					c.prog.Err = fmt.Errorf("could not resolve function %s", fun.Sel.Name)
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				ast.Walk(c, n.Args[0])
+				c.emitExplicitConvert(c.typeOf(n.Args[0]), typ)
 				return nil
 			}
-			isBuiltin = isCustomBuiltin(f)
 		case *ast.ArrayType:
 			// For now we will assume that there are only byte slice conversions.
 			// E.g. []byte("foobar") or []byte(scriptHash).
@@ -1242,6 +1249,24 @@ func (c *codegen) processDefers() {
 	}
 }
 
+// emitExplicitConvert handles `someType(someValue)` conversions between string/[]byte.
+// Rules for conversion:
+// 1. interop.* types are converted to ByteArray if not already.
+// 2. Otherwise convert between ByteArray/Buffer.
+// 3. Rules for types which are not string/[]byte should already
+//    be enforced by go parser.
+func (c *codegen) emitExplicitConvert(from, to types.Type) {
+	if isInteropPath(to.String()) {
+		if isByteSlice(from) && !isString(from) {
+			c.emitConvert(stackitem.ByteArrayT)
+		}
+	} else if isByteSlice(to) && !isByteSlice(from) {
+		c.emitConvert(stackitem.BufferT)
+	} else if isString(to) && !isString(from) {
+		c.emitConvert(stackitem.ByteArrayT)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *codegen) rangeLoadKey() {
 	emit.Int(c.prog.BinWriter, 2)
 	emit.Opcodes(c.prog.BinWriter,

pkg/compiler/convert_test.go

@@ -87,6 +87,37 @@ func TestTypeConversion(t *testing.T) {
 	eval(t, src, big.NewInt(42))
 }
 
+func TestSelectorTypeConversion(t *testing.T) {
+	src := `package foo
+	import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/compiler/testdata/types"
+	import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/util"
+	import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop"
+	func Main() int {
+		var a int
+		if util.Equals(types.Buffer(nil), nil) {
+			a += 1
+		}
+
+	    // Buffer != ByteArray
+		if util.Equals(types.Buffer("\x12"), "\x12") {
+			a += 10
+		}
+
+		tmp := []byte{0x23}
+		if util.Equals(types.ByteString(tmp), "\x23") {
+			a += 100
+		}
+
+		addr := "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+		buf := []byte(addr)
+		if util.Equals(interop.Hash160(addr), interop.Hash160(buf)) {
+			a += 1000
+		}
+		return a
+	}`
+	eval(t, src, big.NewInt(1101))
+}
+
 func TestTypeConversionString(t *testing.T) {
 	src := `package foo
 	type mystr string

pkg/compiler/testdata/types/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package types
+
+// Buffer represents Buffer VM type.
+type Buffer []byte
+
+// ByteString represents ByteString VM type.
+type ByteString string