Add the Modifiability Checker by YukiYang31 · Pull Request #8234 · typetools/checker-framework

YukiYang31 · 2026-09-20T23:21:41Z

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…dd this to grow and replace. add a test case to check whether TypeAnnotator preserve types Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

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…rator results * On a type variable or wildcard, `@Modifiable` and `@Unmodifiable` claim a capability only if the upper bound is a subtype of a type known to have it (`typesWithCapability()`). Previously they claimed it unless a type lacking the capability was a subtype of the bound, which missed bounds such as `AbstractCollection` and `Collection & Serializable`. * An iterator method whose declared result is polymorphic keeps the result of polymorphic resolution, whether or not type arguments were inferred. * Other pending fixes to the checker and its tests.

…rgument to a @PreservesModifiability method

…Modifiability method (#11)

smillst

I've reviewed the classes in org.checkerframework.checker.modifiability. I had some minor comments, and I don't need to re-review that part. I'll review the rest of the code tomorrow.

smillst

I've finished my review. Everything looks good, other than the comment from my last review. I don't need to re-review before merge. Thanks!

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🔴 Critical · Resolve positiveCapability() through atypeFactory. · ModifiabilityBaseVisitor.java:301

checker/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/modifiability/ModifiabilityBaseVisitor.java:301
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve positiveCapability() through atypeFactory.

ModifiabilityBaseVisitor does not declare or inherit positiveCapability(). The unqualified call at line 301 does not compile. Use atypeFactory.positiveCapability().
🐛 Suggested fix
-        || AnnotationUtils.areSameByName(receiverAnno, positiveCapability())
+        || AnnotationUtils.areSameByName(receiverAnno, atypeFactory.positiveCapability())
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Update the `positiveCapability()` call in `ModifiabilityBaseVisitor` to resolve
the method through `atypeFactory`, so the code compiles using the factory’s
capability annotation.

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- Line 301: Update the `positiveCapability()` call in `ModifiabilityBaseVisitor`
to resolve the method through `atypeFactory`, so the code compiles using the
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🟠 Major · Declare the five vivifying maps as @Modifiable. · AExpression.java:19-43

annotation-file-utilities/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/afu/scenelib/el/AExpression.java:19-43
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Declare the five vivifying maps as @Modifiable.

@Shrinkable does not provide the @Growable and @Replaceable capabilities required by getVivify and copyMapContents. The current declarations therefore cause modifiability-checker errors in the checker build. Change all five fields to @Modifiable, matching funs.

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-  public final @Shrinkable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> typecasts =
+  public final @Modifiable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> typecasts =
       ATypeElement.<RelativeLocation>newVivifyingLHMap_ATE();

-  public final @Shrinkable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> instanceofs =
+  public final @Modifiable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> instanceofs =
       ATypeElement.<RelativeLocation>newVivifyingLHMap_ATE();

-  public final @Shrinkable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> news =
+  public final @Modifiable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> news =
       ATypeElement.<RelativeLocation>newVivifyingLHMap_ATE();

-  public final @Shrinkable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> calls =
+  public final @Modifiable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> calls =
       ATypeElement.<RelativeLocation>newVivifyingLHMap_ATE();

-  public final @Shrinkable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> refs =
+  public final @Modifiable VivifyingMap<RelativeLocation, ATypeElement> refs =
       ATypeElement.<RelativeLocation>newVivifyingLHMap_ATE();

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Change the type-use annotations on the five VivifyingMap fields in
AExpression—typecasts, instanceofs, news, calls, and refs—from @Shrinkable to
@Modifiable, matching funs.

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- Around line 19-43: Change the type-use annotations on the five VivifyingMap
fields in AExpression—typecasts, instanceofs, news, calls, and refs—from
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YukiYang31 · 2026-09-30T22:45:23Z

I have finished my review and I think this is ready to merge.

mernst and others added 30 commits May 2, 2026 11:24

Merge ../checker-framework-fork-mernst-branch-canonical-annotation-wi…

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Rename IteratorPreservesRemove to IteratorPolyShrink

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Update manual

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fixed typos in javadoc

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clean up methodFromUse in ShrinkAnnotatedTypeFactory and add document…

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extends special treatment of iterator method to ListIterator. TODO: a…

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…dd this to grow and replace. add a test case to check whether TypeAnnotator preserve types Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

add listiterator handler in grow and replace.

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reorganize methodFromUse for both grow and replace annotatedTypeFactory.

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rename IteratorPolyShrink to IteratorPolyMod

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add more cases to SubtypeCapabilityPreservationTest

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Better way to test

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Merge ../checker-framework-branch-master into canonical-annotation-wi…

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Add import

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Remove nullness annotation

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fixed javadoc in modifiable and unmodifiable

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refine SubtypeCapabilityPreservationTest

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add test for canonical annotation

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finished overriding canonical annotation

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add documentation

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add below java21 jdk skip test in ThrowsUOEtest.java

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Suppress nullness warning

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Add test that reproduces a StackOverflowError for a poly-expression a…

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Fix StackOverflowError for a poly-expression argument to a @Preserves…

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…Modifiability method (#11)

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YukiYang31 added 3 commits September 29, 2026 22:25

Use \hyperref instead of removed \ahrefloc macro

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fix the comments

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use processMethodTree to handle constructor and inline atypeFactory.…

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use ErasedSubtype and clean up

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fix stale comment in IdentityHashMapModifiableTest

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change vivifyingLHMap to return a modifiable map

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fix CI

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fix annotation in wrapperMap.java

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Merge branch 'master' into modifiability

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make vivifyingMap modifiable

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