Implement compile-time witness resolution verification#15
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[WIP] Implement annotation processor for witness verification
Implement compile-time witness resolution verification
Dec 15, 2025
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Adds a JavaC compiler plugin that verifies
witness(Ty<T>)calls will succeed at compile time, catching resolution failures (not found, ambiguous) before runtime.Implementation
TypeClasses.witness()calls, extracts type arguments, and runsWitnessResolution.resolve()at compile timeMETA-INF/services/com.sun.source.util.Pluginfor automatic discoveryANNOTATION_PROCESSOR.mdcovers usage in external projectsUsage
Add to compiler configuration:
Compilation will fail with clear diagnostics:
Notes
Uses Plugin API (not standard annotation processing) to access method invocation AST. Reuses runtime resolution logic for consistency.
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