replace static_lifetime with new_lifetime_var where necessary

implemented suggested fixes and changes and fix merge conflicts

crates/hir-def/src/resolver.rs

@@ -430,17 +430,12 @@ pub fn resolve_lifetime(&self, lifetime: &LifetimeRef) -> Option<LifetimeNs> {
             return Some(LifetimeNs::Static);
         }
 
-        for scope in self.scopes() {
-            match scope {
-                Scope::GenericParams { def, params } => {
-                    if let Some(id) = params.find_lifetime_by_name(&lifetime.name, *def) {
-                        return Some(LifetimeNs::LifetimeParam(id));
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => continue,
+        self.scopes().find_map(|scope| match scope {
+            Scope::GenericParams { def, params } => {
+                params.find_lifetime_by_name(&lifetime.name, *def).map(LifetimeNs::LifetimeParam)
             }
-        }
-        None
+            _ => None,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Returns a set of names available in the current scope.

crates/hir-ty/src/builder.rs

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 use crate::{
     consteval::unknown_const_as_generic, db::HirDatabase, error_lifetime,
-    infer::unify::InferenceTable, primitive, static_lifetime, to_assoc_type_id, to_chalk_trait_id,
-    utils::generics, Binders, BoundVar, CallableSig, GenericArg, GenericArgData, Interner,
-    ProjectionTy, Substitution, TraitRef, Ty, TyDefId, TyExt, TyKind,
+    infer::unify::InferenceTable, primitive, to_assoc_type_id, to_chalk_trait_id, utils::generics,
+    Binders, BoundVar, CallableSig, GenericArg, GenericArgData, Interner, ProjectionTy,
+    Substitution, TraitRef, Ty, TyDefId, TyExt, TyKind,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fill_with_inference_vars(self, table: &mut InferenceTable<'_>) ->
         self.fill(|x| match x {
             ParamKind::Type => table.new_type_var().cast(Interner),
             ParamKind::Const(ty) => table.new_const_var(ty.clone()).cast(Interner),
-            // FIXME: create new_lifetime_var in table
-            ParamKind::Lifetime => static_lifetime().cast(Interner),
+            ParamKind::Lifetime => table.new_lifetime_var().cast(Interner),
         })
     }
 

crates/hir-ty/src/display.rs

@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ fn hir_fmt(
                         parent_params + self_param + type_params + const_params + lifetime_params;
                     // We print all params except implicit impl Trait params. Still a bit weird; should we leave out parent and self?
                     if total_len > 0 {
-                        // `parameters` are in the order of fn's params (including impl traits),
+                        // `parameters` are in the order of fn's params (including impl traits), fn's lifetimes
                         // parent's params (those from enclosing impl or trait, if any).
                         let parameters = parameters.as_slice(Interner);
                         let fn_params_len = self_param + type_params + const_params;
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ fn should_show(
         } else {
             parameters.as_slice(Interner)
         };
-        //FIXME: Should handle when creating substitutions
+        //FIXME: Should handle the ordering of lifetimes when creating substitutions
         let mut parameters_to_write = parameters_to_write.to_vec();
         parameters_to_write.sort_by(param_compare);
         if !parameters_to_write.is_empty() {

crates/hir-ty/src/infer/expr.rs

@@ -1873,8 +1873,9 @@ fn substs_for_method_call(
                 GenericParamId::ConstParamId(id) => {
                     substs.push(self.table.new_const_var(self.db.const_param_ty(id)).cast(Interner))
                 }
-                // FIXME: create `new_lifetime_var` in infer
-                GenericParamId::LifetimeParamId(_) => substs.push(static_lifetime().cast(Interner)),
+                GenericParamId::LifetimeParamId(_) => {
+                    substs.push(self.table.new_lifetime_var().cast(Interner))
+                }
             }
         }
         assert_eq!(substs.len(), total_len);

crates/hir-ty/src/lower.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     cast::Cast, fold::Shift, fold::TypeFoldable, interner::HasInterner, Mutability, Safety,
 };
 
+use either::Either;
 use hir_def::{
     builtin_type::BuiltinType,
     data::adt::StructKind,
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ pub fn lower_ty_ext(&self, type_ref: &TypeRef) -> (Ty, Option<TypeNs>) {
             }
             TypeRef::Reference(inner, lifetime, mutability) => {
                 let inner_ty = self.lower_ty(inner);
+                // FIXME: It should infer the eldided lifetimes instead of stubbing with static
                 let lifetime =
                     lifetime.as_ref().map_or_else(static_lifetime, |lr| self.lower_lifetime(lr));
                 TyKind::Ref(lower_to_chalk_mutability(*mutability), lifetime, inner_ty)
@@ -863,9 +865,9 @@ fn substs_from_args_and_bindings(
                 fill_self_params();
             }
             let expected_num = if generic_args.has_self_type {
-                self_params + type_params + const_params + lifetime_params
+                self_params + type_params + const_params
             } else {
-                type_params + const_params + lifetime_params
+                type_params + const_params
             };
             let skip = if generic_args.has_self_type && self_params == 0 { 1 } else { 0 };
             // if args are provided, it should be all of them, but we can't rely on that
@@ -899,8 +901,7 @@ fn substs_from_args_and_bindings(
                 .args
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|arg| matches!(arg, GenericArg::Lifetime(_)))
-                .skip(skip)
-                .take(expected_num)
+                .take(lifetime_params)
             {
                 // Taking into the fact that def_generic_iter will always have lifetimes at the end
                 // Should have some test cases tho to test this behaviour more properly