Use copy_signature to preserve typing of pass-through methods

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What does this PR do ?

Uses the copy_signature helper to propagate type hints through methods that simply pass arguments onward.

Contribution process

flowchart LR
    A[Pre-checks] --> B[PR Tests]
    subgraph Code Review/Approval
        C1[Expert Review] --> C2[Final Review]
    end
    B --> C1
    C2 --> D[Merge]

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• I have added relevant unit tests
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• I have added proper typing to my code Typing guidelines
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[Phlip79]

/ok to test 9d75ec4

[yashaswikarnati]

/ok to test 9e0a55f

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/ok to test 9e0a55f

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