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fix(resolve): a plain constructor parameter names an inherited field only when passed to super - #454

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Follow-up to #450, which left one case open (CodeRabbit finding on that PR).

Problem. In a class that extends another, any typed constructor parameter was taken for an inherited field, even when the constructor never passed it on. class B extends A { constructor(req: Request) { super(); } } made this.req.header() resolve to Request.header.

Change. The constructor's own body is read; a plain parameter counts only when it is an argument of super(...). super(options.req) does not count. Parameter properties (private req: T) and this.req = new T are unchanged.

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  • Two new cases in field-chain-owner.test.ts (nothing passed to super; a member of another value passed). With the check disabled they fail with expected [ 'Mailer::send' ] to deeply equal []; with it they pass. The existing "plain constructor parameter handed to super" case still passes.
  • Kernel build with clippy -D warnings clean.
  • Full suite: 688 files, 8774 tests passed, 39 skipped. No golden dump changed.
  • Not measured: hono and zod oracle recall. The rest of fix(resolve): type TypeScript getters and stop plain constructor parameters standing in for fields #450's measurement setup was not rebuilt for this change.

Summary by cubic

Fixes derived-class resolution so a plain constructor parameter only names an inherited field when the constructor hands it directly to super(...).

  • super(options.req), super(wrap(mailer)), super({ mailer }), and a super() inside a string literal no longer count; only a bare, top-level argument passed to super(...) does.
  • The scan reads the constructor body, blanks out string and template literal contents, and matches arguments at depth one.
  • Parameter properties (private req: T) and this.req = new T assignments behave as before.
  • Adds test cases covering constructors that forward nothing, a member of another value, an argument wrapped in a call, an object property, and a super call inside a string literal.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved TypeScript inherited-field detection for derived classes. A constructor parameter is recognized as an inherited field only when passed as a bare, top-level argument to super(...). Passing it as a property, wrapping it in another call, or merely mentioning it in a string or template literal does not qualify, preventing calls from being incorrectly associated with that parameter’s type.

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TypeScript field detection now requires a plain constructor parameter to be passed as a bare top-level argument to super(...) before treating it as an inherited field. Tests cover constructor forms that do not qualify, including nested calls, property accesses, and string contents.

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Inherited field detection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Require direct super(...) argument forwarding
codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs, __tests__/field-chain-owner.test.ts, CHANGELOG.md
Constructor field detection checks whether a plain parameter is passed to super(...) as a bare top-level argument. Tests cover five constructor forms that do not resolve the parameter as a field. The changelog records the forwarding rule.

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The supplied evidence establishes no actionable issue with the inherited-field change. It is mergeable after normal checks.

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The change affects 3 systems.

Changed systems: CHANGELOG.md, codegraph-kernel, __tests__

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  • observed — CHANGELOG.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — codegraph-kernel (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — tests (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.md: Adds a changelog entry describing the constructor-parameter rule for inherited fields: forwarding the parameter to super(...) qualifies, but passing a property such as options.req does not.
  • observed — Modified behavior in tests/field-chain-owner.test.ts: Adds cases for five constructor-call forms and expects Notifier.send to resolve no calls in each case; the cases cover passing no parameter, passing another value’s member, nesting the parameter in a call, passing it as an object property, and mentioning it only in a string.
  • observed — Modified behavior in codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs: ts_field_decl now initializes a cached constructor-forwarding result alongside the existing inheritance check.
  • observed — Modified behavior in codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs: Field declaration checks now use hands_to_super instead of treating inheritance alone as sufficient for a plain constructor parameter. The value is computed once for inherited classes from whether the constructor forwards the field parameter to super(...).



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  • 🪄 Fix CodeRabbit comments on this PR
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Review comments at @codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs:
- Around line 1191-1193: Update ctor_forwards_to_super to match only top-level
direct arguments passed to super(...), excluding identifiers inside
object-shorthand properties such as { mailer }. Add a persisted-graph test
covering super(options, { mailer }) and verify it does not resolve
this.mailer.send() using the plain parameter’s type.

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🟡 Minor · Limit ctor_forwards_to_super to the outer constructor body. · fields.rs:1162-1231

codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs:1162-1231
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Limit ctor_forwards_to_super to the outer constructor body.

nodes_in_file orders methods by start_line, so the outer constructor is selected first. Its inclusive span still contains nested class methods. A nested super(mailer) can therefore make an outer plain mailer parameter qualify even when the outer constructor calls only super(). This can make this.mailer.send() resolve to Mailer::send incorrectly.

Limit the matcher to a direct super(...) call from the selected constructor, excluding nested class bodies.

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Review comment at @codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs around lines 1162 -
1231:
Update ctor_forwards_to_super to ignore super(...) calls inside nested class
bodies while matching arguments in the selected constructor, so only calls made
directly from the outer constructor qualify a forwarded parameter.

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Review comments at @codegraph-kernel/src/resolve/fields.rs:
- Around line 1162-1231: Update ctor_forwards_to_super to ignore super(...)
calls inside nested class bodies while matching arguments in the selected
constructor, so only calls made directly from the outer constructor qualify a
forwarded parameter.

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Review: #454 (review)
Head: 489a60f
Reason: Not changed. The finding needs a class declared inside a constructor body whose own constructor calls super(<param>), with the same parameter name as the outer one. That shape is very rare, and when it happens the result is the behaviour before this PR (the parameter is treated as an inherited field), not a new wrong edge. Excluding nested class bodies would need brace tracking over comment- and string-blanked text for no realistic gain.

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Review: #454 (review)
Head: 3193d96
Reason: Not changed (same decision as the earlier acknowledgement; this head only merges the base branch). The finding needs a class declared inside a constructor body whose own constructor calls super(<param>) with the same parameter name as the outer one. That shape is very rare, and when it happens the result is the behaviour before this PR, not a new wrong edge. Excluding nested class bodies would need brace tracking for no realistic gain.

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