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fix(mocks): rename method type parameters that collide with the mocked type's - #7303

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Fixes #7299

Problem

Some generic interfaces have a type parameter with the same name as a type parameter of one of their generic methods. The method can also be inherited, for example Wolverine's IDbContextOutbox<T> inherits IMessageBus.InvokeAsync<T>. For these interfaces the generated mock code does not compile. The generated mock-call class and the setup extension blocks declare the mocked type's type parameters next to the method's own type parameters. The output then contains:

  • MockCall<T, T>, which gives CS0692 and CS0229.
  • extension<T>(...) { Invoke<T>(...) }, which gives CS9289.
  • Mock implementations that cannot tell the interface's T from the method's T when both appear in one signature, for example IConverter<T>.Convert<T>(T) reached through IStore<T> : IConverter<T>. This gives CS0535 and CS0738.

Fix

MemberDiscovery now records the type parameters that the generated mock declares. These are the open type arguments of the mocked type or types, including the type arguments of containing types. When a method type parameter has one of these names, the generator renames it per symbol while it builds that method's model. The new name is TMethod, or TMethod2, TMethod3 and so on if TMethod is already in use.

  • The new MethodTypeParameterRenames holds a scope for each method. The four display helpers that render model strings go through it: GetFullyQualifiedName, GetFullyQualifiedNameWithNullability, GetMinimallyQualifiedNameWithNullability, and the constraint renderer.
  • Inside the scope, display parts whose symbol is a renamed type parameter are replaced. Signatures, constraints, smart defaults and span or params element types therefore all use the new name.
  • The interface's own T keeps its name wherever both type parameters appear, for example T Convert<TMethod>(TMethod value).

Type parameters that do not collide are not changed. All existing snapshots are unchanged.

Tests

  • tests/TUnit.Mocks.Tests/Issue7299Tests.cs: runtime tests compiled by the SDK, which is the only compiler here that parses extension blocks. They cover the issue's repro, an inherited Invoke<T>, an interface type parameter and a method type parameter in one signature, and a renamed type parameter used in another type parameter's constraint. Without the fix, this project fails to build with the CS0692, CS9289, CS0229, CS0311, CS0535 and CS0738 errors from the issue.
  • tests/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator.Tests/Issue7299Tests.cs: snapshot test. It includes the case where TMethod is already in use, which renames to TMethod2.
  • Full suites on net10.0: TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator.Tests 198/198 passed, TUnit.Mocks.Tests 1447/1447 passed.

Related

While testing I found that on Mock.Of<IGeneric<X>>(), a generic-method setup with explicit type arguments, such as mock.Invoke<int>(...), fails to bind with CS1061. The bug exists on main and is not related to this change. The typed wrapper from IGeneric<X>.Mock() binds the same call. I filed it as #7302. The runtime tests here use .Mock() for the explicit-type-argument setups.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed mock generation when generic method type parameters share names with interface or containing-type parameters, including in constraints.
    • Generic methods with colliding type-parameter, value-parameter, or method names can now be configured and verified without compilation errors.
    • Generated mocks support these scenarios across inherited methods, interfaces, and mocked classes.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for inherited generic methods, multiple type parameters, constraints, name collisions, and generic methods on mocked classes.

…d type's

A generic interface whose type parameter shares a name with one of its
(possibly inherited) generic methods' type parameters, such as
IOutbox<T> inheriting Invoke<T>(), generated MockCall<T, T> classes
(CS0692) and extension blocks that redeclared the container's T
(CS9289). Colliding method type parameters are now renamed (T ->
TMethod) per symbol while the member model is rendered, so signatures,
constraints and defaults stay consistent and the interface's own T is
still distinguished where both appear.

Fixes #7299
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The source generator renames generic method type parameters that collide with containing type parameters. The change covers interface, class, and static abstract interface methods. Snapshot and runtime tests cover generated code and mock usage.

Changes: Mock generation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Collect and pass containing type-parameter names
src/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator/Discovery/MemberDiscovery.cs
Member discovery collects open type-parameter names from target and containing types. It passes those names to method-model creation.
Rename collisions during method-model generation
src/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator/Extensions/MethodTypeParameterRenames.cs, src/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator/Discovery/MemberDiscovery.cs, src/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator/Extensions/MethodSymbolExtensions.cs, src/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator/Extensions/TypeSymbolExtensions.cs
A scoped helper assigns unique names to colliding method type parameters. Generated method models, constraints, and type-name formatting use the renamed names.
Validate generated mocks and runtime use
tests/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator.Tests/Issue7299Tests.cs, tests/TUnit.Mocks.SourceGenerator.Tests/Snapshots/Colliding_Method_Type_Parameters_Snapshot.verified.txt, tests/TUnit.Mocks.Tests/Issue7299Tests.cs
Snapshot and runtime tests cover colliding names, constraints, inherited methods, mock configuration, and generic method calls.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Low · up to 68d85

Open-generic multi-type mocks can now generate extension methods with an unbound type parameter and fail compilation. The affected case is narrow, but the one-line correction should be made before merging.

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Linked Issues check Passed The changes satisfy #7299. MemberDiscovery supplies mocked-type parameter names. MethodTypeParameterRenames renames colliding method symbols to unique names and applies the names to generated disp…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within #7299. Production code implements type-parameter disambiguation. Snapshot and runtime tests verify the implementation. No implementation for the separate #7302 binding issue …
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The title "fix(mocks): rename method type parameters that collide with the mocked type's" matches the main change. The PR renames generic method type parameters that share a name with a type parameter of the mocked type, in MemberDiscovery, MethodTypeParameterRenames, and the symbol extensions. The added tests and snapshots cover the same collision case from issue #7299. The title is specific, concise, and uses the conventional fix(scope) prefix. It omits the inherited-method and generated-code-compiles aspects, which is acceptable for a title.

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The changes satisfy #7299. MemberDiscovery supplies mocked-type parameter names. MethodTypeParameterRenames renames colliding method symbols to unique names and applies the names to generated display strings and constraints. The tests cover inherited methods, mixed interface and method parameters, constraints, value-parameter and method-name conflicts, and class methods.

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Review of #7303

I found no blocking issues. The approach fits the problem.

What I checked

  • MemberDiscovery collects the mocked type's open type-parameter names, including those of containing types. Collection runs before any member is modelled, and for every additional type symbol, so renames see the full set.
  • Renames are keyed on ITypeParameterSymbol rather than on the name string. This is what lets IStore<T> : IConverter<T> keep the interface's T and rename only the method's T.
  • CreateUniqueName checks the outer names, the method's own parameters and the names already chosen. ITaken<T>.Use<T, TMethod> is covered in the snapshot test.
  • Scope is a struct that restores the previous state on dispose. The nested-scope handling is correct.
  • Existing snapshots are unchanged, so types that don't collide are unaffected.

Suggestions (non-blocking)

  1. [ThreadStatic] ambient state is easy to break later. Any model-string rendering that happens outside CreateMethodModel, or deferred (for example a lazy Select), would silently skip the rename. A more robust design would pass an explicit renamer object into the display helpers, or compute the renamed strings once in CreateMethodModel. The ambient approach is acceptable here because it keeps the diff small and the scope is tight. A short comment saying that all rendering must happen inside CreateMethodModel would help future maintainers.
  2. ToDisplayString allocates a StringBuilder per call while a scope is active. This only happens for colliding methods, so it is cheap. A small fast path could return symbol.ToDisplayString(format) when no type parameter in the symbol is renamed.
  3. Consider a test for a mocked class with a virtual generic method that collides. The ProcessClassMembers path is changed but not covered by the new snapshot.

Overall this is a clean, well-scoped fix with a good regression test.

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[Medium impact] The PR appears safe to merge; the previous method-name clash is fixed.

Summary

The generator renames method type parameters that clash with the mocked type's parameters.

  • Generated mocks give colliding method type parameters a unique name.

Reviews (3) · Last reviewed commit: "fix(mocks): avoid renaming a method type..." · Reviewed by Greptile

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A colliding method type parameter was renamed to TMethod even when the
method has a value parameter named TMethod, producing CS0412. Value
parameter names are now taken into account when choosing the name.

Also documents that renames apply only inside the active scope, and adds
a runtime test for a mocked class's virtual generic method.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Follow-up on the review suggestions (13de947):

  1. Ambient [ThreadStatic] state: added a note to the MethodTypeParameterRenames summary. All model strings for a method must be rendered eagerly inside the scope, because deferred rendering keeps the original names.
  2. StringBuilder per call: left as is. The scope is active only for methods that collide, so the extra cost is limited to those.
  3. Class with a virtual generic method: class mocks are always emitted for the closed type, so the class's type parameters are never declared beside the method's and no collision can occur. I added a runtime test (Handler7299<T>.Handle<T>) to guard that path.

Also merged main. The Windows net472 failure in NamespaceStartingWithCore_GeneratedCodeCompiles came from #7293 and was fixed on main by #7296.

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Review of PR 7303 (colliding method and type type-parameter names). I didn't build or run the tests.

The approach is sound and targeted. Names are only renamed when they collide, so existing snapshots stay unchanged. The generated name is unique (TMethod, TMethod2 and so on) against outer type parameters, other method type parameters, value parameter names and earlier renames. Tests cover both the generator snapshot and a runtime compile of IConverter.Convert.

Design concern: ambient ThreadStatic state. MethodTypeParameterRenames makes every display helper (GetFullyQualifiedName and the others) behave differently depending on hidden thread-local state. Its own doc comment admits the weak spot: anything rendered lazily outside the scope, such as a deferred LINQ query, silently keeps the old name. That would bring back the original compile errors with no diagnostic. The current call sites in CreateMethodModel look eager, but nothing enforces that.

A more robust option is to pass the rename map explicitly. Either add a renamer parameter to the display helpers, or have CreateMethodModel build one small formatter object and use it for everything in that method. That removes the thread-local, turns laziness bugs into compile errors, and is easier to test. If you keep the ambient approach, consider a test that guards against deferred rendering.

Minor points:

  • ToDisplayString allocates a StringBuilder per call while a scope is active. This is fine because it only happens for colliding methods.
  • Nested scopes are not tested. A short comment saying scopes never nest in practice would be enough.
  • A constraint that references another renamed parameter (for example where U : IEnumerable with T renamed) should work through the same helper. Adding it to the snapshot would lock that in.

Overall this is a good fix. I'd prefer the explicit renamer over the thread-static, but I don't think that blocks merging.

A colliding method type parameter on a method named TMethod was renamed
to TMethod, producing CS0694. The method name is now treated as taken.

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Follow-up on the latest review (68d856d):

  • Explicit renamer instead of [ThreadStatic]: not done in this PR. Every display helper renders through MethodTypeParameterRenames.ToDisplayString, so passing a renamer explicitly would mean changing the signature of each helper and all of their callers across the generator. All rendering for a method happens eagerly inside CreateMethodModel, and the class summary documents this. I can do the refactor separately if you want it.
  • Nested scopes: added a comment on Scope. Scopes do not nest in practice, and restoring the previous state keeps nesting safe.
  • Constraint that references a renamed parameter: already in the snapshot. IConstrained<T>.Select<T, TOther>(T value) where TOther : T renders as where TOther : TMethod, and the runtime test Renamed_Type_Parameter_Is_Renamed_In_Constraints covers it.

Also fixed the new Greptile finding: a renamed parameter can no longer take the method's own name (CS0694).

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Review of PR 7303 (colliding method/type generic parameter names, #7299): I found no blocking issues. I did not build or run the tests.

The fix targets the cause: it renames the method's type parameter per symbol, instead of patching each emission site. Names that don't collide are untouched, so the existing snapshots are unchanged. The new snapshot covers the inherited-method case, constraints, a taken TMethod, a parameter named TMethod, and a method named TMethod.

Design concern (non-blocking): MethodTypeParameterRenames keeps its state in a [ThreadStatic] ambient dictionary. The correctness of every model string depends on it being rendered eagerly inside the 'using var renames' scope. The doc comment says so, but nothing enforces it. A later lazy Select, or a string rendered after the scope ends, would silently emit the unrenamed T again and bring back the original compile errors. A sturdier alternative is to pass an explicit rename map (or a rename-aware formatter) into the display helpers. That makes the dependency visible at each call site and removes the thread-affinity assumption. If the ambient state stays, a test or assertion that a method model has no unrenamed colliding names after CreateMethodModel returns would help.

Minor points:

  • CreateUniqueName always appends 'Method', so T becomes TMethod but TKey becomes TKeyMethod. The PR description doesn't mention this pattern.
  • Class mocks (ProcessClassMembers) and static-abstract members are wired in, but the snapshot only exercises interfaces. A test with a generic class that has a colliding generic virtual method would confirm the class path.

Overall this is a good, well-documented fix.

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Outside diff Do not rename method parameters against undeclared multi-type parameters.

168-184: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Do not rename method parameters against undeclared multi-type parameters.

DiscoverMembersFromMultipleTypes adds T from every open target, but the multi-type model declares no outer type parameters. For M<T>(), the head therefore emits an extension method with <TMethod> and a receiver containing IFoo<T>. T is unbound. The base emitted <T>, which bound the receiver. Remove the outer-name collection from the multi-type path.

This does not fix the separate pre-existing undeclared T in the generated multi-type implementation base list.

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         var state = new DiscoveryState();
         var primaryClass = typeSymbols[0].TypeKind == TypeKind.Class ? typeSymbols[0] : null;
-        foreach (var typeSymbol in typeSymbols)
-        {
-            AddOuterTypeParameterNames(typeSymbol, state.OuterTypeParameterNames);
-        }
         for (int i = 0; i < typeSymbols.Length; i++)

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Remove the outer type-parameter collection from DiscoverMembersFromMultipleTypes
so it does not populate OuterTypeParameterNames for the multi-type path. Leave
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