feat(native): expose u8 and byte profile types

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Summary

Adds the next bounded slice of the native-value profile proposed in #6827: a public one-byte unsigned scalar backed by the verifier existing genuine U8 representation.

Changes

• expose u8 as a public type and checked conversion in perry/native
• expose byte as a type alias for u8
• canonicalize named and aliased imports to the verifier native U8 representation
• support exact one-byte u8 and byte fields in C-layout pod<T> records
• reject negative, fractional, out-of-range, and non-number conversions without wrapping or truncation
• update generated API declarations, language docs, changelog fragment, and end-to-end coverage

This deliberately does not claim the still-unsupported i8, i16, u16, or isize contracts. It builds on the public profile from #8032 and checked conversions from #8285 rather than treating the broader repsel optimization campaign as a source-level API guarantee.

Related issue

Refs #6827

Test plan

• ./scripts/test_affected_crates.sh --base origin/main
• ./scripts/pre-tag-check.sh --quick
• PERRY=target/release/perry bash tests/test_native_value_profile.sh
• cargo test -p perry-runtime native_value_profile --lib -- --nocapture
• cargo test -p perry-hir --test native_arena -- --nocapture
• cargo test -p perry-codegen --test native_proof_regressions pod_manifest:: -- --nocapture
• cargo test -p perry-api-manifest --lib --quiet
• cargo test -p perry --bin perry commands::types::tests::writes_perry_native_type_stub -- --exact --nocapture
• python3 scripts/check_test_registration.py
• ./scripts/regen_api_docs.sh

Executable output

The native profile fixture prints tiny=2:1:255:255:7, proving a two-field u8/byte POD has size 2, the second field offset is 1, checked u8(255) round-trips, and both fields materialize correctly. It also reports rejectedOctet=true for u8(256).

Checklist

• No workspace version bump
• No edits to CLAUDE.md or CHANGELOG.md
• Commit follows the repository conventional prefix style
• Read CONTRIBUTING.md and agree to the Code of Conduct

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added native unsigned 8-bit (u8) and byte types.
  • Added checked u8(value) conversion supporting values from 0 through 255.
  • Added one-byte fields for native records and improved type declarations.

• Bug Fixes

  • Invalid, fractional, negative, out-of-range, and non-numeric values are now rejected instead of truncated or wrapped.

• Documentation

  • Updated API references and native value documentation with u8 and byte examples.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR adds checked native u8 and byte support. It updates manifest and type declarations, HIR and codegen handling, runtime validation, one-byte POD fields, documentation, and regression coverage.

Changes

Native U8 Profile

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Public contracts and type resolution crates/perry-api-manifest/..., crates/perry-hir/..., types/perry/native/index.d.ts, docs/..., changelog.d/...	The public API defines u8, byte, and PerryU8. HIR resolves the aliases and recognizes u8 conversions. Documentation and the changelog describe the supported representation.
Compiler representation and lowering crates/perry-codegen/...	Codegen adds the U8 representation, validates literals, lowers conversions, maps fields to LLVM I8, and wires the native runtime call.
Runtime conversion and POD guards crates/perry-runtime/...	Runtime conversion accepts values from 0 through 255. POD scalar writes require finite, non-negative, integral values that round-trip exactly.
Lowering and native profile coverage crates/perry-hir/tests/..., tests/...	Tests cover aliased imports, conversion lowering, one-byte record layout, valid values, and rejection of 256.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 12c19

This change exposes checked u8/byte conversions and one-byte POD fields. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains at the current head; the remaining request is limited to additional direct invalid-input assertions and does not indicate a known production defect.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NativeCode
  participant HIR
  participant Codegen
  participant Runtime
  NativeCode->>HIR: import u8 or byte
  HIR->>Codegen: lower u8(value)
  Codegen->>Runtime: call js_perry_native_u8(value)
  Runtime-->>Codegen: return validated value or reject
  Codegen->>NativeCode: write validated U8 POD field

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Possibly related issues

• PerryTS/perry issue 6827 — Covers the u8/byte scalar, checked conversions, POD integration, and public perry/native contract implemented by this PR.

Possibly related PRs

• PerryTS/perry#8032 — Introduces the native value-profile infrastructure extended here for u8 and byte.
• PerryTS/perry#8285 — Adds the checked native scalar-conversion system extended here with U8 handling.

Suggested reviewers: jdalton, thehypnoo

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 68.42% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: exposing the native u8 and byte profile types.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the required summary, changes, issue reference, test plan, output, and checklist, with clear implementation and validation details.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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crates/perry-runtime/src/native_value_profile.rs (1)

120-132: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add U8-specific invalid-input assertions.

The U8 tests cover 0, 255, -1, and 256. The fractional assertion targets I32, and no U8 assertion uses a non-number JSValue. Add direct U8 cases for a fractional value and a non-number value so the checked-conversion contract remains protected.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/native_value_profile.rs` around lines 120 - 132, The
checked_number tests should add U8-specific invalid-input assertions: verify a
fractional value is rejected for ScalarConversion::U8 and verify a non-number
JSValue is also rejected for U8. Keep the existing boundary and I32 assertions
unchanged, using the existing checked_number test structure.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/native_value_profile.rs`:
- Around line 120-132: The checked_number tests should add U8-specific
invalid-input assertions: verify a fractional value is rejected for
ScalarConversion::U8 and verify a non-number JSValue is also rejected for U8.
Keep the existing boundary and I32 assertions unchanged, using the existing
checked_number test structure.

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📒 Files selected for processing (22)

• changelog.d/8330-native-u8-profile.md
• crates/perry-api-manifest/src/emit.rs
• crates/perry-api-manifest/src/entries/part_1.rs
• crates/perry-api-manifest/src/lib.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/i32_fast_path.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/pod_record.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/native_table/native_profile.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/native_value/pod.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/native_value/rep.rs
• crates/perry-codegen/src/runtime_decls/stdlib_ffi/third_party.rs
• crates/perry-hir/src/lower/context.rs
• crates/perry-hir/src/lower/expr_call/intrinsics/native_scalars.rs
• crates/perry-hir/src/lower_types/extract.rs
• crates/perry-hir/tests/native_arena.rs
• crates/perry-runtime/src/native_value_profile.rs
• crates/perry-runtime/src/value/nanbox.rs
• docs/api/perry.d.ts
• docs/src/api/reference.md
• docs/src/language/native-values.md
• tests/fixtures/native_value_profile.ts
• tests/test_native_value_profile.sh
• types/perry/native/index.d.ts

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