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Fixes #1720

Preserve nested nullness in enhanced for var types

Reconstruct the inferred type of a var-declared enhanced-for loop variable from the loop expression rather than relying on javac's variable symbol, which can omit nested type-use annotations.

Handle both arrays and Iterable subtypes. For iterables, view the annotation-preserving expression type as Iterable and use the effective upper bound of its element argument, matching the enhanced-for typing rules. Continue to fall back to javac's symbol type when reconstruction is unavailable, and avoid caching types computed during dataflow.

Add regressions for Map.Entry.setValue with nullable map values, nested nullable CompletableFuture values reached through Map.Entry.getValue, and non-null controls. Also enable the existing enhanced-for nested-nullness assertion that was previously JDK-dependent.

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msridhar commented Aug 25, 2026 •
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This change is part of the following stack:

  • Allow nullable method references for void functions #1747
    • Preserve nested nullness in enhanced for var types #1748 ◀
      • Track nullable elements in enhanced for dataflow #1749
        • Honor ignored methods in null-marked library models #1753

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Enhanced-for variables declared with var now infer element types from arrays and Iterable expressions. The inference preserves nested nullability annotations and avoids caching during dataflow analysis. Tests cover nullable dereferences from list and map entry values, nested nullable values, and array elements. Non-null array elements remain accepted.

Suggested reviewers: arimu1, dbwiddis, kamilkrzywanski, subhramit

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation addresses issue #1720 by preserving map value type arguments and nested nullness for enhanced-for var variables. The added tests cover nullable map values, nested nullable values,…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope. The implementation updates enhanced-for var type inference, and the tests validate nullness preservation for iterable and array elements related to that behavior.
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The implementation addresses issue #1720 by preserving map value type arguments and nested nullness for enhanced-for var variables. The added tests cover nullable map values, nested nullable values, and array elements.

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❌ Patch coverage is 66.66667% with 10 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 87.65%. Comparing base (e5c9e66) to head (d6ae819).

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...ava/com/uber/nullaway/generics/GenericsChecks.java 66.66% 5 Missing and 5 partials ⚠️
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@msridhar msridhar mentioned this pull request Aug 25, 2026
Track nullable elements in enhanced for dataflow #1749
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nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/GenericsChecks.java (1)

1114-1115: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the raw-type bailout for inferred element types.

At Line 1080, the fallback returns null for a raw type. Lines 1114-1115 and Lines 1131-1133 return element types directly. For List[] or Iterable<List>, the element type is raw List. Callers then receive a raw Type instead of the unavailable-type fallback.

Wrap both returned element types with typeOrNullIfRaw(...).

Proposed fix
         if (expressionType instanceof Type.ArrayType arrayType) {
-          return arrayType.getComponentType();
+          return typeOrNullIfRaw(arrayType.getComponentType());
         }
...
-        return GenericsUtils.effectiveWildcardUpperBound(
-            typeArguments.head, state, config, handler);
+        return typeOrNullIfRaw(
+            GenericsUtils.effectiveWildcardUpperBound(
+                typeArguments.head, state, config, handler));

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In `@nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/GenericsChecks.java` around
lines 1114 - 1115, Update the inferred element-type returns in the array and
iterable branches of GenericsChecks to pass their resolved types through
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In `@nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/generics/GenericsChecks.java`:
- Around line 1114-1115: Update the inferred element-type returns in the array
and iterable branches of GenericsChecks to pass their resolved types through
typeOrNullIfRaw(...), preserving the existing null fallback for raw types such
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This was referenced Aug 26, 2026
Honor ignored methods in null-marked library models #1753
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Allow nullable method references for void functions #1747
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msridhar requested a review from seemantasaha August 26, 2026 03:28
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Base automatically changed from issue-1719 to master August 26, 2026 05:03
msridhar added 4 commits August 25, 2026 22:03
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Preserve nested nullness in enhanced for var types
9e0abbc
Reconstruct the inferred type of a var-declared enhanced-for loop variable from the loop expression rather than relying on javac's variable symbol, which can omit nested type-use annotations.

Handle both arrays and Iterable subtypes. For iterables, view the annotation-preserving expression type as Iterable and use the effective upper bound of its element argument, matching the enhanced-for typing rules. Continue to fall back to javac's symbol type when reconstruction is unavailable, and avoid caching types computed during dataflow.

Add regressions for Map.Entry.setValue with nullable map values, nested nullable CompletableFuture values reached through Map.Entry.getValue, and non-null controls. Also enable the existing enhanced-for nested-nullness assertion that was previously JDK-dependent.

Fixes #1720
@msridhar
Test enhanced for var inference over arrays
d46054b
Cover the array branch of enhanced-for var type reconstruction with an array whose element type contains a nested nullable type argument.

Assert that nullable element metadata reaches calls through the inferred loop variable while a corresponding non-null array remains accepted.
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add a stronger assert
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msridhar force-pushed the issue-1720 branch from 98954d2 to d6ae819 Compare August 26, 2026 05:03
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@Artur- Artur- mentioned this pull request Sep 2, 2026
JSpecify: iterating over a optionally nullable iterable #1799
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@FelixTJDietrich FelixTJDietrich mentioned this pull request Sep 4, 2026
test(server): fix the nullness NullAway 0.14.1 finds in three tests hephaestus-build/Hephaestus#1823
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