WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen

Convert getMemoryOrNull to getMemory

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Description

Since we are producing a fatal error anyway, might as well call getMemory instead of getMemoryOrNull and skip the error checking here.

Originally posted by @tlively in https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/pull/4811#discussion_r933621253

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Search the repository for getMemoryOrNull and inspect the caller where the fatal error is produced. Replace that call with getMemory and verify the surrounding error-checking path and relevant tests still behave as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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