diff --git a/nac3core/src/inference.rs b/nac3core/src/inference.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eb351e6c..000000000
--- a/nac3core/src/inference.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,591 +0,0 @@
-use super::typedef::{Type::*, *};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-
-fn find_subst(
-    ctx: &GlobalContext,
-    valuation: &Option<(VariableId, Rc<Type>)>,
-    sub: &mut HashMap<VariableId, Rc<Type>>,
-    mut a: Rc<Type>,
-    mut b: Rc<Type>,
-) -> Result<(), String> {
-    // TODO: fix error messages later
-    if let TypeVariable(id) = a.as_ref() {
-        if let Some((assumption_id, t)) = valuation {
-            if assumption_id == id {
-                a = t.clone();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    let mut substituted = false;
-    if let TypeVariable(id) = b.as_ref() {
-        if let Some(c) = sub.get(&id) {
-            b = c.clone();
-            substituted = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    match (a.as_ref(), b.as_ref()) {
-        (BotType, _) => Ok(()),
-        (TypeVariable(id_a), TypeVariable(id_b)) => {
-            if substituted {
-                return if id_a == id_b {
-                    Ok(())
-                } else {
-                    Err("different variables".to_string())
-                };
-            }
-            let v_a = ctx.get_variable(*id_a);
-            let v_b = ctx.get_variable(*id_b);
-            if v_b.bound.len() > 0 {
-                if v_a.bound.len() == 0 {
-                    return Err("unbounded a".to_string());
-                } else {
-                    let diff: Vec<_> = v_a
-                        .bound
-                        .iter()
-                        .filter(|x| !v_b.bound.contains(x))
-                        .collect();
-                    if diff.len() > 0 {
-                        return Err("different domain".to_string());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            sub.insert(*id_b, a.clone().into());
-            Ok(())
-        }
-        (TypeVariable(id_a), _) => {
-            let v_a = ctx.get_variable(*id_a);
-            if v_a.bound.len() == 1 && v_a.bound[0].as_ref() == b.as_ref() {
-                Ok(())
-            } else {
-                Err("different domain".to_string())
-            }
-        }
-        (_, TypeVariable(id_b)) => {
-            let v_b = ctx.get_variable(*id_b);
-            if v_b.bound.len() == 0 || v_b.bound.contains(&a) {
-                sub.insert(*id_b, a.clone().into());
-                Ok(())
-            } else {
-                Err("different domain".to_string())
-            }
-        }
-        (_, VirtualClassType(id_b)) => {
-            let mut parents;
-            match a.as_ref() {
-                ClassType(id_a) => {
-                    parents = [*id_a].to_vec();
-                }
-                VirtualClassType(id_a) => {
-                    parents = [*id_a].to_vec();
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    return Err("cannot substitute non-class type into virtual class".to_string());
-                }
-            };
-            while !parents.is_empty() {
-                if *id_b == parents[0] {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-                let c = ctx.get_class(parents.remove(0));
-                parents.extend_from_slice(&c.parents);
-            }
-            Err("not subtype".to_string())
-        }
-        (ParametricType(id_a, param_a), ParametricType(id_b, param_b)) => {
-            if id_a != id_b || param_a.len() != param_b.len() {
-                Err("different parametric types".to_string())
-            } else {
-                for (x, y) in param_a.iter().zip(param_b.iter()) {
-                    find_subst(ctx, valuation, sub, x.clone(), y.clone())?;
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
-        (_, _) => {
-            if a == b {
-                Ok(())
-            } else {
-                Err("not equal".to_string())
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn resolve_call_rec(
-    ctx: &GlobalContext,
-    valuation: &Option<(VariableId, Rc<Type>)>,
-    obj: Option<Rc<Type>>,
-    func: &str,
-    args: &[Rc<Type>],
-) -> Result<Option<Rc<Type>>, String> {
-    let mut subst = obj
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|v| v.get_subst(ctx))
-        .unwrap_or(HashMap::new());
-
-    let fun = match &obj {
-        Some(obj) => {
-            let base = match obj.as_ref() {
-                TypeVariable(id) => {
-                    let v = ctx.get_variable(*id);
-                    if v.bound.len() == 0 {
-                        return Err("unbounded type var".to_string());
-                    }
-                    let results: Result<Vec<_>, String> = v
-                        .bound
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|ins| {
-                            resolve_call_rec(
-                                ctx,
-                                &Some((*id, ins.clone())),
-                                Some(ins.clone()),
-                                func,
-                                args.clone(),
-                            )
-                        })
-                        .collect();
-                    let results = results?;
-                    if results.iter().all(|v| v == &results[0]) {
-                        return Ok(results[0].clone());
-                    }
-                    let mut results = results.iter().zip(v.bound.iter()).map(|(r, ins)| {
-                        r.as_ref()
-                            .map(|v| v.inv_subst(&[(ins.clone(), obj.clone().into())]))
-                    });
-                    let first = results.next().unwrap();
-                    if results.all(|v| v == first) {
-                        return Ok(first);
-                    } else {
-                        return Err("divergent type after substitution".to_string());
-                    }
-                }
-                PrimitiveType(id) => &ctx.get_primitive(*id),
-                ClassType(id) | VirtualClassType(id) => &ctx.get_class(*id).base,
-                ParametricType(id, _) => &ctx.get_parametric(*id).base,
-                _ => return Err("not supported".to_string()),
-            };
-            base.methods.get(func)
-        }
-        None => ctx.get_fn(func),
-    }
-    .ok_or("no such function".to_string())?;
-
-    if args.len() != fun.args.len() {
-        return Err("incorrect parameter number".to_string());
-    }
-    for (a, b) in args.iter().zip(fun.args.iter()) {
-        find_subst(ctx, valuation, &mut subst, a.clone(), b.clone())?;
-    }
-    let result = fun.result.as_ref().map(|v| v.subst(&subst));
-    Ok(result.map(|result| {
-        if let SelfType = result {
-            obj.unwrap()
-        } else {
-            result.into()
-        }
-    }))
-}
-
-pub fn resolve_call(
-    ctx: &GlobalContext,
-    obj: Option<Rc<Type>>,
-    func: &str,
-    args: &[Rc<Type>],
-) -> Result<Option<Rc<Type>>, String> {
-    resolve_call_rec(ctx, &None, obj, func, args)
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::primitives::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_simple_generic() {
-        let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "int32", &[PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()]),
-            Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()))
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "int32", &[PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()],),
-            Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()))
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()]),
-            Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()))
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into()]),
-            Err("different domain".to_string())
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[]),
-            Err("incorrect parameter number".to_string())
-        );
-
-        let v1 = ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V1",
-            bound: vec![
-                PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
-            ],
-        });
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[TypeVariable(v1).into()]),
-            Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()))
-        );
-
-        let v2 = ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V2",
-            bound: vec![
-                PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
-            ],
-        });
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[TypeVariable(v2).into()]),
-            Err("different domain".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_methods() {
-        let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
-
-        let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V0",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-        let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V1",
-            bound: vec![
-                PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
-            ],
-        })));
-        let v2 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V2",
-            bound: vec![
-                PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
-            ],
-        })));
-        let v3 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V3",
-            bound: vec![
-                PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
-                PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
-            ],
-        })));
-
-        let int32 = Rc::new(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE));
-        let int64 = Rc::new(PrimitiveType(INT64_TYPE));
-
-        // simple cases
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int32.clone()]),
-            Ok(Some(int32.clone()))
-        );
-
-        assert_ne!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int32.clone()]),
-            Ok(Some(int64.clone()))
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int64.clone()]),
-            Err("not equal".to_string())
-        );
-
-        // with type variables
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v1.clone()]),
-            Ok(Some(v1.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v0.clone()), "__add__", &[v2.clone()]),
-            Err("unbounded type var".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v0.clone()]),
-            Err("different domain".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v2.clone()]),
-            Err("different domain".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v3.clone()]),
-            Err("different domain".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v3.clone()), "__add__", &[v1.clone()]),
-            Err("no such function".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v3.clone()), "__add__", &[v3.clone()]),
-            Err("no such function".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_multi_generic() {
-        let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
-        let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V0",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-        let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V1",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-        let v2 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V2",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-        let v3 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V3",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-
-        ctx.add_fn(
-            "foo",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![v0.clone(), v0.clone(), v1.clone()],
-                result: Some(v0.clone()),
-            },
-        );
-
-        ctx.add_fn(
-            "foo1",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![
-                    ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v0.clone(), v0.clone(), v1.clone()]).into(),
-                ],
-                result: Some(v0.clone()),
-            },
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v2.clone()]),
-            Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v3.clone()]),
-            Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v3.clone(), v3.clone()]),
-            Err("different variables".to_string())
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                None,
-                "foo1",
-                &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v2.clone()]).into()]
-            ),
-            Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                None,
-                "foo1",
-                &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v3.clone()]).into()]
-            ),
-            Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                None,
-                "foo1",
-                &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v3.clone(), v3.clone()]).into()]
-            ),
-            Err("different variables".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_class_generics() {
-        let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
-
-        let list = ctx.get_parametric_mut(LIST_TYPE);
-        let t = Rc::new(TypeVariable(list.params[0]));
-        list.base.methods.insert(
-            "head",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![],
-                result: Some(t.clone()),
-            },
-        );
-        list.base.methods.insert(
-            "append",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![t.clone()],
-                result: None,
-            },
-        );
-
-        let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V0",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-        let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
-            name: "V1",
-            bound: vec![],
-        })));
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
-                "head",
-                &[]
-            ),
-            Ok(Some(v0.clone()))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
-                "append",
-                &[v0.clone()]
-            ),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(
-                &ctx,
-                Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
-                "append",
-                &[v1.clone()]
-            ),
-            Err("different variables".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_virtual_class() {
-        let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
-
-        let foo = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
-            base: TypeDef {
-                name: "Foo",
-                methods: HashMap::new(),
-                fields: HashMap::new(),
-            },
-            parents: vec![],
-        });
-
-        let foo1 = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
-            base: TypeDef {
-                name: "Foo1",
-                methods: HashMap::new(),
-                fields: HashMap::new(),
-            },
-            parents: vec![foo],
-        });
-
-        let foo2 = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
-            base: TypeDef {
-                name: "Foo2",
-                methods: HashMap::new(),
-                fields: HashMap::new(),
-            },
-            parents: vec![foo1],
-        });
-
-        let bar = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
-            base: TypeDef {
-                name: "bar",
-                methods: HashMap::new(),
-                fields: HashMap::new(),
-            },
-            parents: vec![],
-        });
-
-        ctx.add_fn(
-            "foo",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![VirtualClassType(foo).into()],
-                result: None,
-            },
-        );
-        ctx.add_fn(
-            "foo1",
-            FnDef {
-                args: vec![VirtualClassType(foo1).into()],
-                result: None,
-            },
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo1).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo2).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(bar).into()]),
-            Err("not subtype".to_string())
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo1).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo2).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo).into()]),
-            Err("not subtype".to_string())
-        );
-
-        // virtual class substitution
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo1).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo2).into()]),
-            Ok(None)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(bar).into()]),
-            Err("not subtype".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/nac3core/src/inference_core.rs b/nac3core/src/inference_core.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b3679f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nac3core/src/inference_core.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,591 @@
+use crate::context::InferenceContext;
+use crate::typedef::{TypeEnum::*, *};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+fn find_subst(
+    ctx: &InferenceContext,
+    valuation: &Option<(VariableId, Type)>,
+    sub: &mut HashMap<VariableId, Type>,
+    mut a: Type,
+    mut b: Type,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // TODO: fix error messages later
+    if let TypeVariable(id) = a.as_ref() {
+        if let Some((assumption_id, t)) = valuation {
+            if assumption_id == id {
+                a = t.clone();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut substituted = false;
+    if let TypeVariable(id) = b.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(c) = sub.get(&id) {
+            b = c.clone();
+            substituted = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    match (a.as_ref(), b.as_ref()) {
+        (BotType, _) => Ok(()),
+        (TypeVariable(id_a), TypeVariable(id_b)) => {
+            if substituted {
+                return if id_a == id_b {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err("different variables".to_string())
+                };
+            }
+            let v_a = ctx.get_variable_def(*id_a);
+            let v_b = ctx.get_variable_def(*id_b);
+            if v_b.bound.len() > 0 {
+                if v_a.bound.len() == 0 {
+                    return Err("unbounded a".to_string());
+                } else {
+                    let diff: Vec<_> = v_a
+                        .bound
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter(|x| !v_b.bound.contains(x))
+                        .collect();
+                    if diff.len() > 0 {
+                        return Err("different domain".to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            sub.insert(*id_b, a.clone().into());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        (TypeVariable(id_a), _) => {
+            let v_a = ctx.get_variable_def(*id_a);
+            if v_a.bound.len() == 1 && v_a.bound[0].as_ref() == b.as_ref() {
+                Ok(())
+            } else {
+                Err("different domain".to_string())
+            }
+        }
+        (_, TypeVariable(id_b)) => {
+            let v_b = ctx.get_variable_def(*id_b);
+            if v_b.bound.len() == 0 || v_b.bound.contains(&a) {
+                sub.insert(*id_b, a.clone().into());
+                Ok(())
+            } else {
+                Err("different domain".to_string())
+            }
+        }
+        (_, VirtualClassType(id_b)) => {
+            let mut parents;
+            match a.as_ref() {
+                ClassType(id_a) => {
+                    parents = [*id_a].to_vec();
+                }
+                VirtualClassType(id_a) => {
+                    parents = [*id_a].to_vec();
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    return Err("cannot substitute non-class type into virtual class".to_string());
+                }
+            };
+            while !parents.is_empty() {
+                if *id_b == parents[0] {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                let c = ctx.get_class_def(parents.remove(0));
+                parents.extend_from_slice(&c.parents);
+            }
+            Err("not subtype".to_string())
+        }
+        (ParametricType(id_a, param_a), ParametricType(id_b, param_b)) => {
+            if id_a != id_b || param_a.len() != param_b.len() {
+                Err("different parametric types".to_string())
+            } else {
+                for (x, y) in param_a.iter().zip(param_b.iter()) {
+                    find_subst(ctx, valuation, sub, x.clone(), y.clone())?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+        (_, _) => {
+            if a == b {
+                Ok(())
+            } else {
+                Err("not equal".to_string())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_call_rec(
+    ctx: &InferenceContext,
+    valuation: &Option<(VariableId, Type)>,
+    obj: Option<Type>,
+    func: &str,
+    args: &[Type],
+) -> Result<Option<Type>, String> {
+    let mut subst = obj
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|v| v.get_subst(ctx))
+        .unwrap_or(HashMap::new());
+
+    let fun = match &obj {
+        Some(obj) => {
+            let base = match obj.as_ref() {
+                TypeVariable(id) => {
+                    let v = ctx.get_variable_def(*id);
+                    if v.bound.len() == 0 {
+                        return Err("unbounded type var".to_string());
+                    }
+                    let results: Result<Vec<_>, String> = v
+                        .bound
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|ins| {
+                            resolve_call_rec(
+                                ctx,
+                                &Some((*id, ins.clone())),
+                                Some(ins.clone()),
+                                func,
+                                args.clone(),
+                            )
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+                    let results = results?;
+                    if results.iter().all(|v| v == &results[0]) {
+                        return Ok(results[0].clone());
+                    }
+                    let mut results = results.iter().zip(v.bound.iter()).map(|(r, ins)| {
+                        r.as_ref()
+                            .map(|v| v.inv_subst(&[(ins.clone(), obj.clone().into())]))
+                    });
+                    let first = results.next().unwrap();
+                    if results.all(|v| v == first) {
+                        return Ok(first);
+                    } else {
+                        return Err("divergent type after substitution".to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+                PrimitiveType(id) => &ctx.get_primitive_def(*id),
+                ClassType(id) | VirtualClassType(id) => &ctx.get_class_def(*id).base,
+                ParametricType(id, _) => &ctx.get_parametric_def(*id).base,
+                _ => return Err("not supported".to_string()),
+            };
+            base.methods.get(func)
+        }
+        None => ctx.get_fn_def(func),
+    }
+    .ok_or("no such function".to_string())?;
+
+    if args.len() != fun.args.len() {
+        return Err("incorrect parameter number".to_string());
+    }
+    for (a, b) in args.iter().zip(fun.args.iter()) {
+        find_subst(ctx, valuation, &mut subst, a.clone(), b.clone())?;
+    }
+    let result = fun.result.as_ref().map(|v| v.subst(&subst));
+    Ok(result.map(|result| {
+        if let SelfType = result {
+            obj.unwrap()
+        } else {
+            result.into()
+        }
+    }))
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_call(
+    ctx: &InferenceContext,
+    obj: Option<Type>,
+    func: &str,
+    args: &[Type],
+) -> Result<Option<Type>, String> {
+    resolve_call_rec(ctx, &None, obj, func, args)
+}
+
+// #[cfg(test)]
+// mod tests {
+//     use super::*;
+//     use crate::primitives::*;
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn test_simple_generic() {
+//         let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "int32", &[PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()]),
+//             Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()))
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "int32", &[PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()],),
+//             Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()))
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into()]),
+//             Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()))
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into()]),
+//             Err("different domain".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[]),
+//             Err("incorrect parameter number".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         let v1 = ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V1",
+//             bound: vec![
+//                 PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
+//             ],
+//         });
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[TypeVariable(v1).into()]),
+//             Ok(Some(PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into()))
+//         );
+
+//         let v2 = ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V2",
+//             bound: vec![
+//                 PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
+//             ],
+//         });
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "float", &[TypeVariable(v2).into()]),
+//             Err("different domain".to_string())
+//         );
+//     }
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn test_methods() {
+//         let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
+
+//         let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V0",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+//         let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V1",
+//             bound: vec![
+//                 PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
+//             ],
+//         })));
+//         let v2 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V2",
+//             bound: vec![
+//                 PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
+//             ],
+//         })));
+//         let v3 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V3",
+//             bound: vec![
+//                 PrimitiveType(BOOL_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE).into(),
+//                 PrimitiveType(FLOAT_TYPE).into(),
+//             ],
+//         })));
+
+//         let int32 = Rc::new(PrimitiveType(INT32_TYPE));
+//         let int64 = Rc::new(PrimitiveType(INT64_TYPE));
+
+//         // simple cases
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int32.clone()]),
+//             Ok(Some(int32.clone()))
+//         );
+
+//         assert_ne!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int32.clone()]),
+//             Ok(Some(int64.clone()))
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(int32.clone()), "__add__", &[int64.clone()]),
+//             Err("not equal".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         // with type variables
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v1.clone()]),
+//             Ok(Some(v1.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v0.clone()), "__add__", &[v2.clone()]),
+//             Err("unbounded type var".to_string())
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v0.clone()]),
+//             Err("different domain".to_string())
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v2.clone()]),
+//             Err("different domain".to_string())
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v1.clone()), "__add__", &[v3.clone()]),
+//             Err("different domain".to_string())
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v3.clone()), "__add__", &[v1.clone()]),
+//             Err("no such function".to_string())
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, Some(v3.clone()), "__add__", &[v3.clone()]),
+//             Err("no such function".to_string())
+//         );
+//     }
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn test_multi_generic() {
+//         let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
+//         let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V0",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+//         let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V1",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+//         let v2 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V2",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+//         let v3 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V3",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+
+//         ctx.add_fn(
+//             "foo",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![v0.clone(), v0.clone(), v1.clone()],
+//                 result: Some(v0.clone()),
+//             },
+//         );
+
+//         ctx.add_fn(
+//             "foo1",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![
+//                     ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v0.clone(), v0.clone(), v1.clone()]).into(),
+//                 ],
+//                 result: Some(v0.clone()),
+//             },
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v2.clone()]),
+//             Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v3.clone()]),
+//             Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[v2.clone(), v3.clone(), v3.clone()]),
+//             Err("different variables".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 None,
+//                 "foo1",
+//                 &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v2.clone()]).into()]
+//             ),
+//             Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 None,
+//                 "foo1",
+//                 &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v2.clone(), v3.clone()]).into()]
+//             ),
+//             Ok(Some(v2.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 None,
+//                 "foo1",
+//                 &[ParametricType(TUPLE_TYPE, vec![v2.clone(), v3.clone(), v3.clone()]).into()]
+//             ),
+//             Err("different variables".to_string())
+//         );
+//     }
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn test_class_generics() {
+//         let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
+
+//         let list = ctx.get_parametric_mut(LIST_TYPE);
+//         let t = Rc::new(TypeVariable(list.params[0]));
+//         list.base.methods.insert(
+//             "head",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![],
+//                 result: Some(t.clone()),
+//             },
+//         );
+//         list.base.methods.insert(
+//             "append",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![t.clone()],
+//                 result: None,
+//             },
+//         );
+
+//         let v0 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V0",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+//         let v1 = Rc::new(TypeVariable(ctx.add_variable(VarDef {
+//             name: "V1",
+//             bound: vec![],
+//         })));
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
+//                 "head",
+//                 &[]
+//             ),
+//             Ok(Some(v0.clone()))
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
+//                 "append",
+//                 &[v0.clone()]
+//             ),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(
+//                 &ctx,
+//                 Some(ParametricType(LIST_TYPE, vec![v0.clone()]).into()),
+//                 "append",
+//                 &[v1.clone()]
+//             ),
+//             Err("different variables".to_string())
+//         );
+//     }
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn test_virtual_class() {
+//         let mut ctx = basic_ctx();
+
+//         let foo = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
+//             base: TypeDef {
+//                 name: "Foo",
+//                 methods: HashMap::new(),
+//                 fields: HashMap::new(),
+//             },
+//             parents: vec![],
+//         });
+
+//         let foo1 = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
+//             base: TypeDef {
+//                 name: "Foo1",
+//                 methods: HashMap::new(),
+//                 fields: HashMap::new(),
+//             },
+//             parents: vec![foo],
+//         });
+
+//         let foo2 = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
+//             base: TypeDef {
+//                 name: "Foo2",
+//                 methods: HashMap::new(),
+//                 fields: HashMap::new(),
+//             },
+//             parents: vec![foo1],
+//         });
+
+//         let bar = ctx.add_class(ClassDef {
+//             base: TypeDef {
+//                 name: "bar",
+//                 methods: HashMap::new(),
+//                 fields: HashMap::new(),
+//             },
+//             parents: vec![],
+//         });
+
+//         ctx.add_fn(
+//             "foo",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![VirtualClassType(foo).into()],
+//                 result: None,
+//             },
+//         );
+//         ctx.add_fn(
+//             "foo1",
+//             FnDef {
+//                 args: vec![VirtualClassType(foo1).into()],
+//                 result: None,
+//             },
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo1).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(foo2).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[ClassType(bar).into()]),
+//             Err("not subtype".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo1).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo2).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo1", &[ClassType(foo).into()]),
+//             Err("not subtype".to_string())
+//         );
+
+//         // virtual class substitution
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo1).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(foo2).into()]),
+//             Ok(None)
+//         );
+//         assert_eq!(
+//             resolve_call(&ctx, None, "foo", &[VirtualClassType(bar).into()]),
+//             Err("not subtype".to_string())
+//         );
+//     }
+// }
diff --git a/nac3core/src/lib.rs b/nac3core/src/lib.rs
index ca0c5979e..557efe013 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extern crate inkwell;
 extern crate rustpython_parser;
 
 // pub mod expression;
-// pub mod inference;
+pub mod inference_core;
 mod operators;
 pub mod primitives;
 pub mod typedef;