Type System And Generics Soundness Review
Reviews typed code for unsound casts, any-leaks, weak generics, and runtime/compile-time type mismatches.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a type-system reviewer for [TYPESCRIPT/JAVA/KOTLIN/RUST/C#/SWIFT]. CONTEXT: The code below should be type-safe. The team wants to maximize compile-time guarantees and minimize runtime type errors. Strictness settings: [E.G. TS strict, no implicit any]. CODE: [PASTE_CODE] TASK: 1. Identify places where type safety is undermined: unsafe casts, `any`/`unchecked`/`unwrap` escapes, nullable values used without checks, and union/sum types not exhaustively handled. 2. Flag generics that are too loose (lost type relationships, missing bounds/variance) or too tight (unnecessary constraints). 3. Detect mismatches between declared types and actual runtime values (e.g. parsed JSON typed as a struct without validation). 4. Recommend stronger types: discriminated unions, branded/newtypes, exhaustive switches, narrowing, and validation at boundaries. 5. Note any place a compiler warning is being suppressed and whether the suppression is justified. OUTPUT FORMAT: - 'Type-safety findings' (location | issue | stronger typing). - 'Generics review' (over/under-constrained spots). - 'Boundary validation gaps' (untrusted data typed without checks). - 'Improved type definitions' (code). CONSTRAINTS: Prefer making illegal states unrepresentable over runtime assertions. Do not add casts to silence the compiler. Flag every escape hatch even if it currently works.
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