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Track the terminating vs. non-terminating code paths for a given node

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Description

A node can be both terminating and non-terminating, depending on how it's invoked.

If it's reached via goto or nested from a node that would have been terminating, it's terminating for that code path. But if it's reached via call from a non-terminating node, it's not terminating.

It would be nice to surface this information somehow. The easiest option might be a warning, not sure how to actually represent this case in the call graph.

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No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by tracing how goto, nested, and call edges are represented in the call graph, then determine how terminating status could be surfaced and define a testable representation or warning for the two code paths.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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