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Fixes #1716 by preserving nested nullness annotations from extends and implements clauses when computing supertypes and inherited member types.

The previous implementation tracked only direct annotations on type variables, so annotations nested in types such as MyFuture<List<@Nullable V>> were lost. This replaces that mapping with annotation-preserving supertype reconstruction and adds test coverage for inherited members, multi-level inheritance, enclosing generics, and raw types. This change is actually about equally complex to what we had before, since we can simplify and remove some code.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of nested nullability annotations across generic inheritance and inherited member types.
    • Preserved nullability through generic enclosing classes and annotated supertypes.
    • Safely handled inheritance paths containing raw types.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for nested nullable type arguments, inherited members, enclosing generics, and raw-type inheritance paths.
    • Limited a platform-specific test to supported JDK versions.

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The change preserves nested nullability annotations when reconstructing inherited generic supertypes and member types. It adds annotated-supertype traversal and removes supplemental type-variable annotation maps from restoration APIs. Tests cover nested nullable arguments, inherited members, generic enclosing classes, raw inheritance paths, and JDK-specific test execution.

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The change preserves nested nullness annotations through inheritance, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains. A localized documentation follow-up for a changed private method should be addressed or accepted by the owner.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #1716 by reconstructing annotated supertypes, preserving nested annotations from extends and implements clauses, handling inherited member types, and adding targeted regressi…
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The changes address issue #1716 by reconstructing annotated supertypes, preserving nested annotations from extends and implements clauses, handling inherited member types, and adding targeted regression tests.

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- Around line 337-362: Add a GenericInheritanceTests case covering a raw
inheritance edge below an annotated generic clause: define Box, IntermediateBox
extending it with the nullable List substitution, and RawBox implementing the
intermediate type, then access the inherited member through RawBox. Verify the
test completes without crashing and exercises the fallback used when
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nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/TypeSubstitutionUtils.java (2)

501-513: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add Javadoc for updateDirectNullabilityAnnotationsForType.

This non-trivial private method defines the direct annotation restoration rule but has no Javadoc. Document that it copies direct @Nullable or @NonNull annotations from other to t, and returns t when no supported annotation exists.

As per coding guidelines: **/src/main/**/*.java: Add Javadoc for every non-trivial method, including private methods.

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In `@nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/TypeSubstitutionUtils.java`
around lines 501 - 513, 添加方法 updateDirectNullabilityAnnotationsForType 的
Javadoc,说明它会将 other 上的直接 `@Nullable` 或 `@NonNull` 注解复制到 t,并在不存在受支持注解时返回原始 t。

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48-58: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Handle TypeVar receivers in memberType.

asSuper callers use class types. memberType can receive a TypeVar from a method-call receiver or method-reference qualifier. When its bound inherits an annotated generic member, the DeclaredType guard can drop nested nullability annotations. Add equivalent handling or regression tests for both input shapes.

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In `@nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/TypeSubstitutionUtils.java`
around lines 48 - 58, Update memberType to handle TypeVar receivers by resolving
their bound when traversing to superTypeSymbol, preserving nested nullability
annotations from annotated generic members just as for DeclaredType receivers.
Add regression coverage for both DeclaredType and TypeVar inputs, including
method-call receivers or method-reference qualifiers.
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In
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- Around line 501-513: 添加方法 updateDirectNullabilityAnnotationsForType 的
Javadoc,说明它会将 other 上的直接 `@Nullable` 或 `@NonNull` 注解复制到 t,并在不存在受支持注解时返回原始 t。
- Around line 48-58: Update memberType to handle TypeVar receivers by resolving
their bound when traversing to superTypeSymbol, preserving nested nullability
annotations from annotated generic members just as for DeclaredType receivers.
Add regression coverage for both DeclaredType and TypeVar inputs, including
method-call receivers or method-reference qualifiers.

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❌ Patch coverage is 92.30769% with 3 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 87.73%. Comparing base (f2015e7) to head (4bda187).

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...y/generics/ClassDeclarationNullnessAnnotUtils.java 88.23% 1 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
.../uber/nullaway/generics/TypeSubstitutionUtils.java 95.45% 0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
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msridhar enabled auto-merge (squash) August 25, 2026 15:34
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msridhar merged commit 6a163a1 into master Aug 25, 2026
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msridhar deleted the issue-1716 branch August 25, 2026 15:53
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@Nullable from extends/implements type argument lost

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