Repository: delph-in/pydelphin

Issue:
TDL reader bugs
Francis Bond and I are working to get the LTDB working with the full set of available DELPH-IN grammars, and we ran into some hiccups with the Norwegian grammar NorSource, where Lars often repeats a full path name within an AVM to assign a value to a feature.

Here is the source of the grammar files we're working with:
git clone https://github.com/Regdili-NTNU/NorSource.git

Most of the time, the PyDelphin TDL reader copes well, but there are two classes of errors we saw when reading in the grammar:

1. The reader complains when an AVM definition assigns a type value to a feature F on one line, and then later adds a feature-value constraint to that same F on a later line, crucially using the abbreviated feature-path notation with ".".  An example is the following from the file `norsk.tdl' where DTR is assigned the value pl-indef-noun-lexeme, and then a later line says

`DTR.RULE #1
`
```
mascpl-indef-noun-const-word := noun-word & const-ltow-rule &
  [ SYNSEM.LOCAL.CONT.HOOK.INDEX.PNG.NG masc-pl,
    DTR pl-indef-noun-lexeme,
    RULE #1,
    DTR.RULE #1 ].
```

Changing the line "DTR.RULE #1" to "DTR [ RULE #1 ]" is enough to make the reader happy.  The reader also accepts the definition below if the "DTR.RULE #1" line precedes "DTR pl-indef-noun-lexeme".

With the original definition, here is the error report from the reader:

```
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/grm2db.py", line 126, in <module>
    tdls, types, hierarchy, les = read_grm(cfg, log)
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 71, in read_grm
    hierarchy, les = process_type(cfg, str(base), str(path),
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 142, in process_type
    raise ValueError(error_msg) from e
ValueError: Error at line 6612 in build/norsource/norsk.tdl: <class 'delphin.tdl.TypeIdentifier'> object at feature DTR does not support item assignment

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. The reader seems to dislike two type values being assigned to the same feature in separate statements, even though they unify when the grammar is compiled.  Here is an example from the file `lex_p-adv.tdl':

```
til_dirtel-end-p := dir-fixpoint-prep-word &
  [ STEM < "til" >,
    SYNSEM.LKEYS.KEYREL end-of-path-rel & [PRED "_til_p-dirtel_rel"],
    SYNSEM.LKEYS.KEYREL to-endpoint-simple-rel ].
```

Here is the error report:
```

  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/grm2db.py", line 126, in <module>
    tdls, types, hierarchy, les = read_grm(cfg, log)
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 71, in read_grm
    hierarchy, les = process_type(cfg, str(base), str(path),
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 142, in process_type
    raise ValueError(error_msg) from e
ValueError: Error at line 187 in build/norsource/lex_p-adv.tdl: string indices must be integers, not 'str'
```

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We also get a third type of error when reading the NorSource irules-v.tdl file.
The reader complains when a line defining a letter-set (for inflectional rules) ends with a comment, as with this line:
`
%(letter-set (!a abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzæøå)) ; any letter`

Here is the error report:

```
File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/grm2db.py", line 126, in <module>
    tdls, types, hierarchy, les = read_grm(cfg, log)
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 71, in read_grm
    hierarchy, les = process_type(cfg, str(base), str(path),
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/danf/codex/etc/ltdb/scripts/tdl2db.py", line 142, in process_type
    raise ValueError(error_msg) from e
ValueError: Error at line None in build/norsource/irules-v.tdl: 
  line 19, character 0
    %(letter-set (!a abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzæøå)) ; any letter
```

Hints from issue comments:
@goodmami: Hi @danflick, thanks for the report. I've reproduced the errors with these minimal working examples:

1. `foo := bar & [ ABC x, ABC.DEF y ]` -- this is likely due to how the typed feature structure object doesn't model a full conjunction at every step of the path. Maybe I can adjust it to promote a simple type to a conjunction with an AVM when dot-notation signals deeper structure.

2. `foo := bar & [ ABC x & [ DEF y ], ABC z ].` -- the error looks like it's coming from the norsource or ltdb scripts and not from PyDelphin, however that doesn't mean PyDelphin is without fault here. In my tests, it appears that the second assignment (`ABC z` in my MWE here) replaces the previous definition instead of implicitly conjoining with it.

3. `%(letter-set (!a abc))  ; comment` -- this appears to be a simple gap in the TDL parser. The EBNF for TDL provided on the [wiki](https://delph-in.github.io/docs/tools/TdlRFC/) does not allow for the `SPACING` terminal (optional whitespace and comments) after lettersets or wildcards. This should be an easy fix for PyDelphin, but I should also update the EBNF in the docs wiki.@goodmami: > Changing the line `DTR.RULE #1` to `DTR [ RULE #1 ]` is enough to make the reader happy.

The lack of error here is misleading. This is the same problem as (2). It is because the `tdl.AVM` data structure in Python supports reassignment instead of unification:

```pycon
>>> from delphin import tdl
>>> avm = tdl.AVM([("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("x"))])
>>> avm["FEAT"]
<TypeIdentifier object (x) at 135229474849232>
>>> avm["FEAT"] = tdl.TypeIdentifier("y")
>>> avm["FEAT"]  # reassigned to y; doesn't conjoin x & y
<TypeIdentifier object (y) at 135229474849136>
>>> avm = tdl.AVM([("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("x")), ("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("z"))])
>>> avm["FEAT"]  # same problem during initialization; only z is kept
<TypeIdentifier object (z) at 135229474849712>
```

I think I'd like to keep the ability to reassign feature values without creating conjunctions, so it looks like I shouldn't use AVM assignment (`__setitem__()` in Python) during initialization. Instead I could provide something like a `.update()` method that assumes any overlapping features will create a conjunction. That is, something like this:

```pycon
>>> avm = tdl.AVM([("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("x")), ("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("z"))])
>>> avm["FEAT"]
<Conjunction object at 140406330510032>
>>> avm["FEAT"].types()
[<TypeIdentifier object (x) at 140406332110704>, <TypeIdentifier object (z) at 140406329164144>]
>>> print(tdl.format(avm))
[ FEAT x & z ]
```

@danflick and @fcbond, are you going to be fine with the change in formatting? That is, if you read this in PyDelphin:

```
foo := bar & [
  FOO x,
  FOO.BAR y ].
```

... then it would be formatted like this:

```
foo := bar & [
  FOO x & [ BAR y ] ].
```@goodmami: @danflick @fcbond I created #398 which solves the issue, mostly. It does not preserve the styling of the TDL when formatting something with repeated features or with comments on letter-set or wild-card declarations.

Here are the results from those NorSource examples:

```diff
 mascpl-indef-noun-const-word := noun-word & const-ltow-rule &
   [ SYNSEM.LOCAL.CONT.HOOK.INDEX.PNG.NG masc-pl,
-    DTR pl-indef-noun-lexeme,
-    RULE #1,
-    DTR.RULE #1 ].
+    DTR pl-indef-noun-lexeme & [ RULE #1 ],
+    RULE #1 ].
```

```diff
 til_dirtel-end-p := dir-fixpoint-prep-word &
   [ STEM < "til" >,
-    SYNSEM.LKEYS.KEYREL end-of-path-rel & [PRED "_til_p-dirtel_rel"],
-    SYNSEM.LKEYS.KEYREL to-endpoint-simple-rel ].
+    SYNSEM.LKEYS.KEYREL end-of-path-rel & [ PRED "_til_p-dirtel_rel" ] & to-endpoint-simple-rel ].
```

```diff
-%(letter-set (!a abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzæøå)) ; any letter
+%(letter-set (!a abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzæøå))
+
+; any letter
```

I hope that works for you.

Solution patch:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48cea65..850e3f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@
 * Removed Python 3.8 support ([#396])
 * Added Python 3.13 support ([#396])
 
+### Added
+
+* `delphin.tdl.AVM.aggregate()` ([#395])
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Parse TDL comments after letter-sets and wild-cards ([#395])
+* Repeated features in AVMs get merged instead of reassigned ([#395])
+
+### Changed
+
+* `tdl.AVM` initialization uses `AVM.aggregate()` instead of
+  assignment of values on features ([#395])
+
 
 ## [v1.9.1]
 
@@ -1653,4 +1667,5 @@ information about changes, except for
 [#379]: https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/379
 [#383]: https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/383
 [#386]: https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/386
+[#395]: https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/395
 [#396]: https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/396
diff --git a/delphin/hierarchy.py b/delphin/hierarchy.py
index a30036b..6f5c19f 100644
--- a/delphin/hierarchy.py
+++ b/delphin/hierarchy.py
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 Basic support for hierarchies.
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Hashable, Mapping
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Generic,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    Optional,
+    TypeVar,
+)
+
 # Default modules need to import the PyDelphin version
 from delphin.__about__ import __version__  # noqa: F401
 from delphin.exceptions import PyDelphinException
@@ -12,12 +23,23 @@ class HierarchyError(PyDelphinException):
     """Raised for invalid operations on hierarchies."""
 
 
-def _norm_id(id):
+H = TypeVar("H", bound=Hashable)
+# generic types
+Identifiers = Iterable[H]
+HierarchyMap = Mapping[H, Identifiers]
+DataMap = Mapping[H, Any]
+# explicit types
+HierarchyDict = dict[H, tuple[H, ...]]
+DataDict = dict[H, Any]
+IdentifierNormalizer = Callable[[H], H]
+
+
+def _norm_id(id: H) -> H:
     """Default id normalizer does nothing."""
     return id
 
 
-class MultiHierarchy:
+class MultiHierarchy(Generic[H]):
     """
     A Multiply-inheriting Hierarchy.
 
@@ -30,6 +52,10 @@ class MultiHierarchy:
     data. Data for identifiers may be get and set individually with
     dictionary key-access.
 
+    While MultiHierarchy can model non-string hierarchies, the data
+    type of all node identifiers must be hashable and consistent
+    within the hierarchy.
+
     >>> h = MultiHierarchy('*top*', {'food': '*top*',
     ...                              'utensil': '*top*'})
     >>> th.update({'fruit': 'food', 'apple': 'fruit'})
@@ -72,8 +98,19 @@ class MultiHierarchy:
         top: the hierarchy's top node identifier
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, top, hierarchy=None, data=None,
-                 normalize_identifier=None):
+    _top: H
+    _hier: HierarchyDict
+    _loer: dict[H, set[H]]
+    _data: DataDict
+    _norm: IdentifierNormalizer
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        top: H,
+        hierarchy: Optional[HierarchyMap] = None,
+        data: Optional[DataMap] = None,
+        normalize_identifier: Optional[IdentifierNormalizer] = None,
+    ):
         if not normalize_identifier:
             self._norm = _norm_id
         elif not callable(normalize_identifier):
@@ -89,17 +126,19 @@ def __init__(self, top, hierarchy=None, data=None,
             self.update(hierarchy, data)
 
     @property
-    def top(self):
+    def top(self) -> H:
         return self._top
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
+    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
             return NotImplemented
-        return (self._top == other._top
-                and self._hier == other._hier
-                and self._data == other._data)
+        return (
+            self._top == other._top
+            and self._hier == other._hier
+            and self._data == other._data
+        )
 
-    def __getitem__(self, identifier):
+    def __getitem__(self, identifier: H) -> Any:
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         data = None
         try:
@@ -109,31 +148,37 @@ def __getitem__(self, identifier):
                 raise
         return data
 
-    def __setitem__(self, identifier, data):
+    def __setitem__(self, identifier: H, data: Any) -> None:
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         if identifier not in self:
             raise HierarchyError(
                 f'cannot set data; not in hierarchy: {identifier}')
         self._data[identifier] = data
 
-    def __iter__(self):
-        return iter(identifier for identifier in self._hier
-                    if identifier != self._top)
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[H]:
+        return iter(
+            identifier for identifier in self._hier
+            if identifier != self._top
+        )
 
-    def __contains__(self, identifier):
+    def __contains__(self, identifier: H) -> bool:
         return self._norm(identifier) in self._hier
 
-    def __len__(self):
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
         return len(self._hier) - 1  # ignore top
 
-    def items(self):
+    def items(self) -> Iterable[tuple[H, Any]]:
         """
         Return the (identifier, data) pairs excluding the top node.
         """
         value = self.__getitem__
         return [(identifier, value(identifier)) for identifier in self]
 
-    def update(self, subhierarchy=None, data=None):
+    def update(
+        self,
+        subhierarchy: Optional[HierarchyMap] = None,
+        data: Optional[DataMap] = None,
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Incorporate *subhierarchy* and *data* into the hierarchy.
 
@@ -166,7 +211,7 @@ def update(self, subhierarchy=None, data=None):
         loer = dict(self._loer)
 
         while subhierarchy:
-            eligible = _get_eligible(hier, subhierarchy)
+            eligible: list[H] = _get_eligible(hier, subhierarchy)
 
             for identifier in eligible:
                 parents = subhierarchy.pop(identifier)
@@ -181,22 +226,22 @@ def update(self, subhierarchy=None, data=None):
         self._loer = loer
         self._data.update(data)
 
-    def parents(self, identifier):
+    def parents(self, identifier: H) -> tuple[H, ...]:
         """Return the immediate parents of *identifier*."""
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         return self._hier[identifier]
 
-    def children(self, identifier):
+    def children(self, identifier: H) -> set[H]:
         """Return the immediate children of *identifier*."""
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         return self._loer[identifier]
 
-    def ancestors(self, identifier):
+    def ancestors(self, identifier: H) -> set[H]:
         """Return the ancestors of *identifier*."""
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         return _ancestors(identifier, self._hier)
 
-    def descendants(self, identifier):
+    def descendants(self, identifier: H) -> set[H]:
         """Return the descendants of *identifier*."""
         identifier = self._norm(identifier)
         xs = set()
@@ -205,7 +250,7 @@ def descendants(self, identifier):
             xs.update(self.descendants(child))
         return xs
 
-    def subsumes(self, a, b):
+    def subsumes(self, a: H, b: H) -> bool:
         """
         Return `True` if node *a* subsumes node *b*.
 
@@ -234,7 +279,7 @@ def subsumes(self, a, b):
         a, b = norm(a), norm(b)
         return a == b or b in self.descendants(a)
 
-    def compatible(self, a, b):
+    def compatible(self, a: H, b: H) -> bool:
         """
         Return `True` if node *a* is compatible with node *b*.
 
@@ -262,7 +307,11 @@ def compatible(self, a, b):
         b_lineage = self.descendants(b).union([b])
         return len(a_lineage.intersection(b_lineage)) > 0
 
-    def validate_update(self, subhierarchy, data):
+    def validate_update(
+        self,
+        subhierarchy: Optional[HierarchyMap],
+        data: Optional[DataMap],
+    ) -> tuple[HierarchyDict, DataDict]:
         """
         Check if the update can apply to the current hierarchy.
 
@@ -277,17 +326,17 @@ def validate_update(self, subhierarchy, data):
         ids = set(self._hier).intersection(subhierarchy)
         if ids:
             raise HierarchyError(
-                'already in hierarchy: {}'.format(', '.join(ids)))
+                'already in hierarchy: {}'.format(', '.join(map(str, ids))))
 
         ids = set(data).difference(set(self._hier).union(subhierarchy))
         if ids:
             raise HierarchyError(
                 'cannot update data; not in hierarchy: {}'
-                .format(', '.join(ids)))
+                .format(', '.join(map(str, ids))))
         return subhierarchy, data
 
 
-def _ancestors(id, hier):
+def _ancestors(id: H, hier: dict[H, tuple[H, ...]]) -> set[H]:
     xs = set()
     for parent in hier[id]:
         xs.add(parent)
@@ -295,8 +344,13 @@ def _ancestors(id, hier):
     return xs
 
 
-def _normalize_update(norm, subhierarchy, data):
-    sub = {}
+def _normalize_update(
+    norm: IdentifierNormalizer,
+    subhierarchy: Optional[HierarchyMap],
+    data: Optional[DataMap],
+) -> tuple[HierarchyDict, DataDict]:
+    sub: HierarchyDict = {}
+    parents: Identifiers
     if subhierarchy:
         for id, parents in subhierarchy.items():
             if isinstance(parents, str):
@@ -304,31 +358,39 @@ def _normalize_update(norm, subhierarchy, data):
             id = norm(id)
             parents = tuple(map(norm, parents))
             sub[id] = parents
-    dat = {}
+    dat: DataDict = {}
     if data:
         dat = {norm(id): obj for id, obj in data.items()}
     return sub, dat
 
 
-def _get_eligible(hier, sub):
+def _get_eligible(
+    hier: HierarchyDict,
+    sub: HierarchyDict,
+) -> list[H]:
     eligible = [id for id, parents in sub.items()
                 if all(parent in hier for parent in parents)]
     if not eligible:
         raise HierarchyError(
             'disconnected or cyclic hierarchy; remaining: {}'
-            .format(', '.join(sub)))
+            .format(', '.join(map(str, sub))))
     return eligible
 
 
-def _validate_parentage(id, parents, hier):
-    ancestors = set()
+def _validate_parentage(
+    id: H,
+    parents: tuple[H, ...],
+    hier: HierarchyDict,
+) -> None:
+    ancestors: set[H] = set()
     for parent in parents:
         ancestors.update(_ancestors(parent, hier))
-    redundant = ancestors.intersection(parents)
+    redundant = sorted(map(str, ancestors.intersection(parents)))
     if redundant:
         raise HierarchyError(
             '{} has redundant parents: {}'
-            .format(id, ', '.join(sorted(redundant))))
+            .format(id, ', '.join(redundant))
+        )
 
 
 # single-parented hierarchy might be something like this:
diff --git a/delphin/tdl.py b/delphin/tdl.py
index d710fca..12099e8 100644
--- a/delphin/tdl.py
+++ b/delphin/tdl.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 import re
 import textwrap
 import warnings
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Generator, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Generator, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from delphin import util
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@
 _line_width = 79  # try not to go beyond this number of characters
 
 
+AttrSeq = Sequence[tuple[str, Union['Conjunction', 'Term']]]
+AttrMap = Mapping[str, Union['Conjunction', 'Term']]
+
 # Exceptions
 
 class TDLError(PyDelphinException):
@@ -190,21 +194,78 @@ class AVM(FeatureStructure, Term):
         docstring (str): documentation string
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, featvals=None, docstring=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        featvals: Union[AttrSeq, AttrMap, None] = None,
+        docstring=None,
+    ) -> None:
         # super() doesn't work because I need to split the parameters
-        FeatureStructure.__init__(self, featvals)
+        FeatureStructure.__init__(self)
         Term.__init__(self, docstring=docstring)
+        if featvals is not None:
+            self.aggregate(featvals)
 
     @classmethod
     def _default(cls):
-        return AVM()
+        return _ImplicitAVM()
 
-    def __setitem__(self, key, val):
+    def __setitem__(self, key: str, val: Union['Conjunction', Term]) -> None:
         if not (val is None or isinstance(val, (Term, Conjunction))):
-            raise TypeError('invalid attribute value type: {}'.format(
-                type(val).__name__))
+            raise TypeError(
+                'invalid attribute value type: {}'.format(type(val).__name__)
+            )
         super(AVM, self).__setitem__(key, val)
 
+    def aggregate(self, featvals: Union[AttrSeq, AttrMap]) -> None:
+        """Combine features in a single AVM.
+
+        This function takes feature paths and values and merges them
+        into the AVM, but does not do full unification. For example:
+
+        >>> avm = tdl.AVM([("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("val1"))])
+        >>> avm.aggregate([
+        ...     ("FEAT", tdl.TypeIdentifier("val2")),
+        ...     ("FEAT.SUB", tdl.TypeIdentifier("val3")),
+        ... ])
+        >>> print(tdl.format(avm))
+        [ FEAT val1 & val2 & [ SUB val3 ] ]
+
+        The *featvals* argument may be an sequence of (feature, value)
+        pairs or a mapping of features to values.
+
+        """
+        if hasattr(featvals, 'items'):
+            featvals = list(featvals.items())
+        for feat, val in featvals:
+            avm = self
+            feat = feat.upper()
+            while feat:
+                subkey, _, rest = feat.partition(".")
+                cur_val = avm.get(subkey)
+                # new feature, just assign
+                if subkey not in avm:
+                    avm[feat] = val
+                    break
+                # last feature on path, conjoin
+                elif not rest:
+                    avm[subkey] = cur_val & val
+                # non-conjunction implicit AVM; follow the dots
+                elif isinstance(cur_val, _ImplicitAVM):
+                    avm = cur_val
+                # conjunction with implicit AVM; follow the AVM's dots
+                elif (
+                    isinstance(cur_val, Conjunction)
+                    and (avm_ := cur_val._last_avm())
+                    and isinstance(avm_, _ImplicitAVM)
+                ):
+                    avm = avm_
+                # some other term; create conjunction with implicit AVM
+                else:
+                    avm_ = _ImplicitAVM()
+                    avm[subkey] = cur_val & avm_
+                    avm = avm_
+                feat = rest
+
     def normalize(self):
         """
         Reduce trivial AVM conjunctions to just the AVM.
@@ -255,7 +316,7 @@ def features(self, expand=False):
 
 
 class _ImplicitAVM(AVM):
-    """AVM implicitly constructed by list syntax."""
+    """AVM implicitly constructed by dot-notation and list syntax."""
 
 
 class ConsList(AVM):
@@ -397,7 +458,6 @@ def __init__(self, values=None, docstring=None):
             tmplist = ConsList(values, end=cr)
             dl_list = _ImplicitAVM()
             dl_list._avm.update(tmplist._avm)
-            dl_list._feats = tmplist._feats
             self.last = 'LIST.' + tmplist._last_path
         else:
             dl_list = cr
@@ -515,13 +575,10 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, val):
         """Set *key* to *val* in the last AVM in the conjunction"""
-        avm = None
-        for term in self._terms:
-            if isinstance(term, AVM):
-                avm = term
-        if avm is None:
+        if avm := self._last_avm():
+            avm[key] = val
+        else:
             raise TDLError('no AVM in Conjunction')
-        avm[key] = val
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
         """Delete *key* from all AVMs in the conjunction"""
@@ -615,6 +672,12 @@ def string(self):
                 return str(term)
         return None  # conjunction does not have a string type (not an error)
 
+    def _last_avm(self) -> Optional[AVM]:
+        for term in reversed(self._terms):
+            if isinstance(term, AVM):
+                return term
+        return None
+
 
 class TypeDefinition:
     """
@@ -891,7 +954,7 @@ class BlockComment(str):
     |(!>)                            #  17  diff list close
     |(>)                             #  18  cons list close
     |\#({identifier})                #  19  coreference
-    |%\s*\((.*)\)\s*$                #  20  letter-set or wild-card
+    |%\s*\((.*)\)                    #  20  letter-set or wild-card
     |%(prefix|suffix)                #  21  start of affixing pattern
     |\(([^ ]+\s+(?:[^ )\\]|\\.)+)\)  #  22  affix subpattern
     |(\/)                            #  23  defaults (currently unused)
@@ -1148,7 +1211,7 @@ def _parse_tdl_definition(identifier, tokens):
 
 
 def _parse_letterset(token, line_no):
-    end = r'\s+((?:[^) \\]|\\.)+)\)\s*$'
+    end = r'\s+((?:[^) \\]|\\.)+)\)'
     m = re.match(r'\s*letter-set\s*\((!.)' + end, token)
     if m is not None:
         chars = re.sub(r'\\(.)', r'\1', m.group(2))
@@ -1400,6 +1463,7 @@ def _format_term(term, indent):
         Regex: _format_regex,
         Coreference: _format_coref,
         AVM: _format_avm,
+        _ImplicitAVM: _format_avm,
         ConsList: _format_conslist,
         DiffList: _format_difflist,
     }.get(term.__class__, None)
diff --git a/delphin/tfs.py b/delphin/tfs.py
index 0bfd9ee..1040ace 100644
--- a/delphin/tfs.py
+++ b/delphin/tfs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Basic classes for modeling feature structures.
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable, Optional, Union
+
 # Default modules need to import the PyDelphin version
 from delphin.__about__ import __version__  # noqa: F401
 from delphin.exceptions import PyDelphinException
@@ -13,6 +16,14 @@ class TFSError(PyDelphinException):
     """Raised on invalid feature structure operations."""
 
 
+# generic input argument types
+FeatureSeq = Sequence[tuple[str, Any]]
+FeatureMap = Mapping[str, Any]
+# explicit types
+FeatureList = list[tuple[str, Any]]
+FeatureDict = dict[str, Any]
+
+
 class FeatureStructure:
     """
     A feature structure.
@@ -25,35 +36,37 @@ class FeatureStructure:
             to feature values
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ('_avm', '_feats')
+    __slots__ = '_avm',
 
-    def __init__(self, featvals=None):
+    _avm: FeatureDict
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        featvals: Union[FeatureSeq, FeatureMap, None] = None,
+    ) -> None:
         self._avm = {}
-        self._feats = []
-        if isinstance(featvals, dict):
-            featvals = featvals.items()
+        if featvals and hasattr(featvals, 'items'):
+            featvals = list(featvals.items())
         for feat, val in list(featvals or []):
             self[feat] = val
 
     @classmethod
-    def _default(cls):
+    def _default(cls) -> 'FeatureStructure':
         return cls(None)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return '<{} object at {}>'.format(self.__class__.__name__, id(self))
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
+    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, FeatureStructure):
             return NotImplemented
         return self._avm == other._avm
 
-    def __setitem__(self, key, val):
+    def __setitem__(self, key: str, val: Any) -> None:
         avm = self._avm
-        subkeys = key.split('.', 1)
-        subkey = subkeys[0].upper()
-        if subkey not in avm:
-            self._feats.append(subkey)
-        if len(subkeys) == 1:
+        subkey, _, rest = key.partition(".")
+        subkey = subkey.upper()
+        if not rest:
             avm[subkey] = val
         else:
             if subkey in avm:
@@ -64,16 +77,16 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, val):
                         f'{subkey} does not support item assignment')
             else:
                 subdef = avm[subkey] = self._default()
-            subdef[subkeys[1]] = val
+            subdef[rest] = val
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> Any:
         first, _, remainder = key.partition('.')
         val = self._avm[first.upper()]
         if remainder:
             val = val[remainder]
         return val
 
-    def __delitem__(self, key):
+    def __delitem__(self, key: str) -> None:
         first, _, remainder = key.partition('.')
         if remainder:
             fs = self._avm[first.upper()]
@@ -81,7 +94,7 @@ def __delitem__(self, key):
         else:
             del self._avm[first.upper()]
 
-    def __contains__(self, key):
+    def __contains__(self, key: str) -> bool:
         subkeys = key.split('.', 1)
         subkey = subkeys[0].upper()
         if subkey in self._avm:
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ def __contains__(self, key):
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def get(self, key, default=None):
+    def get(self, key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
         """
         Return the value for *key* if it exists, otherwise *default*.
         """
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ def get(self, key, default=None):
             val = default
         return val
 
-    def _is_notable(self):
+    def _is_notable(self) -> bool:
         """
         Notability determines if the FeatureStructure should be listed as
         the value of a feature or if the feature should just "pass
@@ -110,7 +123,7 @@ def _is_notable(self):
         """
         return self._avm is None or len(self._avm) != 1
 
-    def features(self, expand=False):
+    def features(self, expand: bool = False) -> FeatureList:
         """
         Return the list of tuples of feature paths and feature values.
 
@@ -125,12 +138,7 @@ def features(self, expand=False):
         """
         fs = []
         if self._avm is not None:
-            if len(self._feats) == len(self._avm):
-                feats = self._feats
-            else:
-                feats = list(self._avm)
-            for feat in feats:
-                val = self._avm[feat]
+            for feat, val in self._avm.items():
                 if isinstance(val, FeatureStructure):
                     if not expand and val._is_notable():
                         fs.append((feat, val))
@@ -153,92 +161,73 @@ class TypedFeatureStructure(FeatureStructure):
     """
     __slots__ = '_type'
 
-    def __init__(self, type, featvals=None):
+    _type: str
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        type: str,
+        featvals: Union[FeatureSeq, FeatureMap, None] = None,
+    ) -> None:
         self._type = type
         super().__init__(featvals)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return '<TypedFeatureStructure object ({}) at {}>'.format(
             self.type, id(self)
         )
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
+    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, TypedFeatureStructure):
             return NotImplemented
         return self._type == other._type and self._avm == other._avm
 
     @property
-    def type(self):
+    def type(self) -> str:
         """The type assigned to the feature structure."""
         return self._type
 
     @type.setter
-    def type(self, value):
+    def type(self, value: str) -> None:
         self._type = value
 
 
-class TypeHierarchy(MultiHierarchy):
+class TypeHierarchy(MultiHierarchy[str]):
     """
     A Type Hierarchy.
 
-    Type hierarchies have certain properties, such as a unique top
-    node, multiple inheritance, case insensitivity, and unique
-    greatest-lower-bound (glb) types.
+    Type hierarchies are instances of
+    :class:`delphin.hierarchy.MultiHierarchy` constrained to use
+    case-insensitive (downcased) strings for node identifiers and
+    unique greatest-lower-bound (glb) types.
 
     Note:
         Checks for unique glbs is not yet implemented.
 
-    TypeHierarchies may be constructed when instantiating the class or
-    via the :meth:`update` method using a dictionary mapping type
-    names to node values, or one-by-one using dictionary-like access.
-    In both cases, the node values may be an individual parent name,
-    an iterable of parent names, or a :class:`TypeHierarchyNode`
-    object. Retrieving a node via dictionary access on the typename
-    returns a :class:`TypeHierarchyNode` regardless of the method used
-    to create the node.
-
-    >>> th = TypeHierarchy('*top*', {'can-fly': '*top*'})
-    >>> th.update({'can-swim': '*top*', 'can-walk': '*top*'})
-    >>> th['butterfly'] = ('can-fly', 'can-walk')
-    >>> th['duck'] = TypeHierarchyNode(
-    ...     ('can-fly', 'can-swim', 'can-walk'),
-    ...     data='some info relating to ducks...')
-    >>> th['butterfly'].data = 'some info relating to butterflies'
-
-    In some ways the TypeHierarchy behaves like a dictionary, but it
-    is not a subclass of :py:class:`dict` and does not implement all
-    its methods. Also note that some methods ignore the top node,
-    which make certain actions easier:
-
-    >>> th = TypeHierarchy('*top*', {'a': '*top*', 'b': 'a', 'c': 'a'})
-    >>> len(th)
-    3
-    >>> list(th)
-    ['a', 'b', 'c']
-    >>> TypeHierarchy('*top*', dict(th.items())) == th
-    True
-
-    But others do not ignore the top node, namely those where you can
-    request it specifically:
-
-    >>> '*top*' in th
-    True
-    >>> th['*top*']
-    <TypeHierarchyNode ... >
+    >>> th = TypeHierarchy(
+    ...     '*top*',
+    ...     {'can-fly': '*top*', 'can-swim': '*top*', 'can-walk': '*top*'}
+    ... )
+    >>> th.update({'butterfly': ('can-fly', 'can-walk')})
+    >>> th['butterfly'] = 'some info relating to butterflies'
+    >>> th.update(
+    ...     {'duck': ('can-fly', 'can-swim', 'can-walk')},
+    ...     data={'duck': 'some info relating to ducks...'}
+    ... )
 
-    Args:
-        top (str): unique top type
-        hierarchy (dict): mapping of `{child: node}` (see description
-            above concerning the `node` values)
-    Attributes:
-        top: the hierarchy's top type
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, top, hierarchy=None, data=None,
-                 normalize_identifier=None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        top: str,
+        hierarchy: Optional[Mapping[str, Iterable[str]]] = None,
+        data: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = None,
+        normalize_identifier: Optional[Callable[[str], str]] = None
+    ) -> None:
         if not normalize_identifier:
             normalize_identifier = str.lower
-        super().__init__(top,
-                         hierarchy=hierarchy,
-                         data=data,
-                         normalize_identifier=normalize_identifier)
+        super().__init__(
+            top,
+            hierarchy=hierarchy,
+            data=data,
+            normalize_identifier=normalize_identifier
+        )


Test patch:
diff --git a/tests/tdl_test.py b/tests/tdl_test.py
index 1182c01..8af3979 100644
--- a/tests/tdl_test.py
+++ b/tests/tdl_test.py
@@ -721,6 +721,16 @@ def test_parse_wildcard():
         tdlparse('%(wild-card (?a ab c))')
 
 
+def test_parse_comment_issue_395():
+    # https://github.com/delph-in/pydelphin/issues/395
+    ls = tdlparse(r'%(letter-set (!a abc))  ; comment')
+    assert ls.characters == 'abc'
+    ls = tdlparse(r'%(letter-set (!a abc))  #| comment |#')
+    assert ls.characters == 'abc'
+    wc = tdlparse(r'%(wild-card (?a abc))  ; comment')
+    assert wc.characters == 'abc'
+
+
 def test_parse_linecomment():
     lc = tdlparse('; this is a comment\n')
     assert lc == ' this is a comment'
@@ -998,3 +1008,20 @@ def test_issue_357():
     assert isinstance(c, ConsList)
     assert len(c.values()) == 2
     assert tdl.format(t) == 'id := < a . < b . c > >.'
+
+
+def test_promote_conjunction_issue_395():
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC x, ABC [ DEF y ] ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC x & [ DEF y ] ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC x, ABC.DEF y ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC x & [ DEF y ] ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC.DEF y, ABC x ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC [ DEF y ] & x ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC [ DEF x ], ABC [ GHI y ] ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC [ DEF x ] & [ GHI y ] ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC [ DEF x ], ABC.DEF y ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC [ DEF x ] & [ DEF y ] ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC [ DEF x ], ABC.GHI y ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC [ DEF x ] & [ GHI y ] ].'
+    t = tdlparse('a := b & [ ABC x & [ DEF y ], ABC z ].')
+    assert tdl.format(t) == 'a := b &\n  [ ABC x & [ DEF y ] & z ].'