Add hint for missing method error for dictionary where a field with a function is present (#1922)

2 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/typst/src/eval/methods.rs b/crates/typst/src/eval/methods.rs
index 6df504b5..6127a807 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/eval/methods.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/eval/methods.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,17 @@ pub fn call(
             "keys" => dict.keys().into_value(),
             "values" => dict.values().into_value(),
             "pairs" => dict.pairs().into_value(),
-            _ => return missing(),
+            _ => {
+                return if matches!(dict.at(method, None), Ok(Value::Func(_))) {
+                    Err(missing_method(name, method))
+                        .hint(eco_format!(
+                            "to call the function stored in the dictionary, surround the field access with parentheses"
+                        ))
+                        .at(span)
+                } else {
+                    missing()
+                }
+            }
         },
 
         Value::Func(func) => match method {
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
index b257394f..957ebe92 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
@@ -92,3 +92,23 @@
 ---
 // Error: 3-15 cannot mutate a temporary value
 #((key: "val").other = "some")
+
+---
+#{
+  let dict = (
+    func: () => 1,
+  )
+  // Error: 3-14 type dictionary has no method `func`
+  // Hint: 3-14 to call the function stored in the dictionary, surround the field access with parentheses
+  dict.func()
+}
+
+---
+#{
+  let dict = (
+    nonfunc: 1
+  )
+
+  // Error: 3-17 type dictionary has no method `nonfunc`
+  dict.nonfunc()
+}
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