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Replace `exprpb.Type` references with `cel.Type`
Feature request checklist
- [X] There are no issues that match the desired change
- [X] The change is large enough it can't be addressed with a simple Pull Request
- [ ] If this is a bug, please file a Bug Report.
Change
The top-level API currently emphasizes using cel.Type values rather than exprpb.Type
values in an effort to reduce the protobuf surface area visible on the cel-go APIs. However,
the ref.TypeProvider currently exposes a method to FindType and FindFieldType which
return an exprpb.Type. This interface is used by a handful of customers to extend the
CEL type-system, and creates a disconnect between the top-level API and the extensions.
The change should introduce a new TypeProvider which can wrap the old style and produce
cel.Type values from these methods for use within the type-checker and runtimes.
Alternatives considered
Provide new methods on the existing TypeProvider interface.
- Functional, but would be a breaking API change for existing users.
- Introduces a more complex migration burden of having to support both the old and new-style methods.
