typetools / typetools/checker-framework

Proposal: Migrate the JDK 21 annotations typetools/jdk to JDK 25

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Description

This issue proposes migrating the existing annotated JDK 21 repository (in typetools) to the OpenJDK 25 release.

According to the New Contributor Projects - Case Study: JDK 25 documentation, merging existing JDK 21 annotations into JDK 25 is the principal first step for this project. I have reviewed the checker-framework and typetools repositories and have not found any active work or open PRs regarding this specific migration.

I am highly interested in leading this migration. I have already initialized the merge process locally and have successfully resolved approximately 40% of the conflicts.

I opened this ticket because the following reasons:

  1. Verify that this migration is currently necessary and valuable for the Checker Framework.

  2. Ensure that no other contributors are currently working on this task to avoid duplicated effort.

  3. If the above are confirmed, I would like to share my detailed merge strategy and feasibility analysis (based on the project README) for review and feedback.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the existing annotated JDK 21 repository in typetools/jdk, the JDK 25 case-study documentation, and the project README. Review the local merge work and remaining conflicts, then confirm that the annotations are migrated to OpenJDK 25 and that the resulting repository integrates with the Checker Framework.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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