Add shorthand type specifier syntax for policy configs

bundle/src/main/java/dev/cel/bundle/BUILD.bazel

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ java_library(
     name = "environment",
     srcs = [
         "CelEnvironment.java",
+        "TypeSpecifierParser.java",
     ],
     tags = [
     ],
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ java_library(
         "//common:container",
         "//common:options",
         "//common:source",
+        "//common/formats:parser_context",
         "//common/types",
         "//common/types:type_providers",
         "//compiler:compiler_builder",

bundle/src/main/java/dev/cel/bundle/CelEnvironment.java

@@ -692,6 +692,19 @@ public static TypeDecl create(String name) {
       return newBuilder().setName(name).build();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses a type specifier shorthand string (e.g. {@code "list<int>"}, {@code "map<string,
+     * dyn>"}, {@code "list<~T>"}) into a {@link TypeDecl}.
+     */
+    static TypeDecl parse(String typeSpecifier) {
+      return TypeSpecifierParser.parse(typeSpecifier);
+    }
+
+    /** Creates a new {@link TypeDecl} representing a type parameter with the provided name. */
+    static TypeDecl ofTypeParam(String typeParamName) {
+      return newBuilder().setName(typeParamName).setIsTypeParam(true).build();
+    }
+
     public static TypeDecl.Builder newBuilder() {
       return new AutoValue_CelEnvironment_TypeDecl.Builder().setIsTypeParam(false);
     }

bundle/src/main/java/dev/cel/bundle/CelEnvironmentYamlParser.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import static dev.cel.common.formats.YamlHelper.newString;
 import static dev.cel.common.formats.YamlHelper.parseYamlSource;
 import static dev.cel.common.formats.YamlHelper.validateYamlType;
-import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
  */
 public final class CelEnvironmentYamlParser {
   // Sentinel values to be returned for various declarations when parsing failure is encountered.
-  private static final TypeDecl ERROR_TYPE_DECL = TypeDecl.create(ERROR);
+  private static final TypeDecl ERROR_TYPE_DECL = TypeSpecifierParser.ERROR_TYPE_DECL;
   private static final VariableDecl ERROR_VARIABLE_DECL =
       VariableDecl.create(ERROR, ERROR_TYPE_DECL);
   private static final FunctionDecl ERROR_FUNCTION_DECL =
@@ -335,6 +334,7 @@ private ContextVariable parseContextVariable(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node)
       Node valueNode = nodeTuple.getValueNode();
       String keyName = ((ScalarNode) keyNode).getValue();
       switch (keyName) {
+        case "type":
         case "type_name":
           typeName = newString(ctx, valueNode);
           break;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ private FunctionDecl parseFunction(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
     return builder.build();
   }
 
-  private static ImmutableSet<OverloadDecl> parseOverloads(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
+  private ImmutableSet<OverloadDecl> parseOverloads(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
     long listId = ctx.collectMetadata(node);
     ImmutableSet.Builder<OverloadDecl> overloadSetBuilder = ImmutableSet.builder();
     if (!assertYamlType(ctx, listId, node, YamlNodeType.LIST)) {
@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ private static ImmutableList<String> parseOverloadExamples(ParserContext<Node> c
     return builder.build();
   }
 
-  private static ImmutableList<TypeDecl> parseOverloadArguments(
-      ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
+  private ImmutableList<TypeDecl> parseOverloadArguments(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
     long listValueId = ctx.collectMetadata(node);
     if (!assertYamlType(ctx, listValueId, node, YamlNodeType.LIST)) {
       return ImmutableList.of();
@@ -791,7 +790,7 @@ private static ImmutableSet<OverloadSelector> parseFunctionOverloadsSelector(
   }
 
   @CanIgnoreReturnValue
-  private static TypeDecl.Builder parseInlinedTypeDecl(
+  private TypeDecl.Builder parseInlinedTypeDecl(
       ParserContext<Node> ctx, long keyId, Node keyNode, Node valueNode, TypeDecl.Builder builder) {
     if (!assertYamlType(ctx, keyId, keyNode, YamlNodeType.STRING, YamlNodeType.TEXT)) {
       return builder;
@@ -800,24 +799,28 @@ private static TypeDecl.Builder parseInlinedTypeDecl(
     // Create a synthetic node to make this behave as if a `type: ` parent node actually exists.
     MappingNode mapNode =
         new MappingNode(
-            Tag.MAP, /* value= */ singletonList(new NodeTuple(keyNode, valueNode)), FlowStyle.AUTO);
+            Tag.MAP,
+            /* value= */ ImmutableList.of(new NodeTuple(keyNode, valueNode)),
+            FlowStyle.AUTO);
 
     return parseTypeDeclFields(ctx, mapNode, builder);
   }
 
-  private static TypeDecl parseTypeDecl(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
-    TypeDecl.Builder builder = TypeDecl.newBuilder();
+  private TypeDecl parseTypeDecl(ParserContext<Node> ctx, Node node) {
     long id = ctx.collectMetadata(node);
-    if (!assertYamlType(ctx, id, node, YamlNodeType.MAP)) {
-      return ERROR_TYPE_DECL;
+    if (validateYamlType(node, YamlNodeType.STRING, YamlNodeType.TEXT)) {
+      return TypeSpecifierParser.parse(ctx, id, newString(ctx, node));
     }
-
-    MappingNode mapNode = (MappingNode) node;
-    return parseTypeDeclFields(ctx, mapNode, builder).build();
+    if (validateYamlType(node, YamlNodeType.MAP)) {
+      TypeDecl.Builder builder = TypeDecl.newBuilder();
+      return parseTypeDeclFields(ctx, (MappingNode) node, builder).build();
+    }
+    assertYamlType(ctx, id, node, YamlNodeType.STRING, YamlNodeType.TEXT, YamlNodeType.MAP);
+    return ERROR_TYPE_DECL;
   }
 
   @CanIgnoreReturnValue
-  private static TypeDecl.Builder parseTypeDeclFields(
+  private TypeDecl.Builder parseTypeDeclFields(
       ParserContext<Node> ctx, MappingNode mapNode, TypeDecl.Builder builder) {
     for (NodeTuple nodeTuple : mapNode.getValue()) {
       Node keyNode = nodeTuple.getKeyNode();

bundle/src/main/java/dev/cel/bundle/TypeSpecifierParser.java

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package dev.cel.bundle;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import dev.cel.bundle.CelEnvironment.TypeDecl;
+import dev.cel.common.formats.ParserContext;
+
+/**
+ * Parses a type specifier shorthand string (e.g. {@code "map<string, int>"}, {@code "list<~T>"},
+ * {@code "int"}) into a {@link TypeDecl}.
+ */
+final class TypeSpecifierParser {
+  private static final int MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH = 64;
+  static final TypeDecl ERROR_TYPE_DECL = TypeDecl.create("*error*");
+
+  private final String text;
+  private final int length;
+  private int pos;
+
+  static TypeDecl parse(String text) {
+    checkNotNull(text);
+    TypeSpecifierParser parser = new TypeSpecifierParser(text);
+    return parser.parse();
+  }
+
+  static TypeDecl parse(ParserContext<?> ctx, long nodeId, String text) {
+    checkNotNull(ctx);
+    checkNotNull(text);
+    try {
+      return parse(text);
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      ctx.reportError(nodeId, e.getMessage());
+      return ERROR_TYPE_DECL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private TypeDecl parse() {
+    TypeDecl res = parseTypeElem(0);
+    skipWhitespace();
+    if (pos < length) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format(
+              "unexpected character '%c' at position %d in %s",
+              text.charAt(pos), pos, formatQuoted(text)));
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  private TypeSpecifierParser(String text) {
+    this.text = text;
+    this.length = text.length();
+    this.pos = 0;
+  }
+
+  private TypeDecl parseTypeElem(int depth) {
+    if (depth > MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format("exceeded maximum type specifier recursion depth at position %d", pos));
+    }
+    skipWhitespace();
+    if (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) == '~') {
+      pos++; // consume '~'
+      String id = parseTypeParamIdent();
+      return TypeDecl.ofTypeParam(id);
+    }
+    return parseConcreteType(depth);
+  }
+
+  private TypeDecl parseConcreteType(int depth) {
+    String id = parseNamespaceIdentifier();
+    skipWhitespace();
+    if (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) == '<') {
+      pos++; // consume '<'
+      ImmutableList.Builder<TypeDecl> params = ImmutableList.builder();
+      while (true) {
+        TypeDecl param = parseTypeElem(depth + 1);
+        params.add(param);
+        skipWhitespace();
+        if (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) == ',') {
+          pos++; // consume ','
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) == '>') {
+          pos++; // consume '>'
+          break;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+            String.format("expected ',' or '>' at position %d", pos));
+      }
+      return TypeDecl.newBuilder().setName(id).addParams(params.build()).build();
+    }
+    return TypeDecl.create(id);
+  }
+
+  private String parseNamespaceIdentifier() {
+    StringBuilder id = new StringBuilder();
+    while (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) != '<') {
+      char c = text.charAt(pos);
+      if (c == '.') {
+        id.append('.');
+        pos++; // consume '.'
+      }
+      String ident = parseIdentifier();
+      id.append(ident);
+      if (pos < length && text.charAt(pos) != '.') {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    String identifier = id.toString();
+    if (identifier.isEmpty()) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("missing identifier at position %d", pos));
+    }
+    return identifier;
+  }
+
+  private String parseIdentifier() {
+    if (pos >= length) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("unexpected end of input");
+    }
+    int start = pos;
+    while (pos < length) {
+      char c = text.charAt(pos);
+      boolean isValid = (pos == start) ? (isAlpha(c) || c == '_') : (isAlphaNumeric(c) || c == '_');
+      if (isValid) {
+        pos++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (pos == start) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+            String.format("identifier is expected, but '%c' was found at position %d", c, pos));
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    return text.substring(start, pos);
+  }
+
+  private String parseTypeParamIdent() {
+    if (pos >= length) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("unexpected end of input");
+    }
+    char c = text.charAt(pos);
+    if (c < 'A' || c > 'Z') {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format(
+              "invalid type parameter identifier '%c' at position %d, must be a single character"
+                  + " from A-Z",
+              c, pos));
+    }
+    pos++;
+    if (pos < length) {
+      char next = text.charAt(pos);
+      if (isAlphaNumeric(next) || next == '_') {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+            String.format(
+                "invalid type parameter identifier '%c' at position %d, must be a single character"
+                    + " from A-Z",
+                next, pos));
+      }
+    }
+    return String.valueOf(c);
+  }
+
+  private void skipWhitespace() {
+    while (pos < length) {
+      char c = text.charAt(pos);
+      if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+        pos++;
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isAlpha(char c) {
+    return (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z');
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isAlphaNumeric(char c) {
+    return isAlpha(c) || (c >= '0' && c <= '9');
+  }
+
+  private static String formatQuoted(String s) {
+    return "\"" + s + "\"";
+  }
+}