Fix covariant property override discovery

[thomhurst]

Description

Generated PropertyMetadata.ReflectionInfo lookups now include the compile-time property return type. This disambiguates covariant overrides that reflection exposes alongside their base properties and prevents generated test-source static constructors from throwing AmbiguousMatchException.

Properties containing unresolved type parameters retain the existing name-only lookup because their concrete return type is unavailable to generated open-generic code.

Added an executable regression test plus source-generator snapshot coverage. Code-simplifier review found no further simplification without obscuring the generic fallback.

Related Issue

Fixes #6657

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Documentation update
• Performance improvement
• Refactoring (no functional changes)

Checklist

Required

• I have read the Contributing Guidelines
• My code follows the project's code style
• I have written tests that prove the fix is effective

TUnit-Specific Requirements

• Dual-mode behavior verified
  • Source-generator path fixed and tested
  • Reflection path already uses exact PropertyInfo and regression test passes with --reflection
• Source-generator snapshots run, reviewed, accepted, and committed
• Hot-path allocations remain unchanged
• Native AOT publish not run; generated code uses an existing Type.GetProperty overload and adds no new runtime reflection path

Testing

• TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests: 484 passed, 4 skipped across net472/net8.0/net9.0/net10.0
• Regression test: passed in source-generated and reflection modes across net8.0/net9.0/net10.0
• TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator build: 0 warnings, 0 errors
• Full TUnit.Dev.slnx: 15,568 passed, 133 skipped, 2 unrelated failures in TUnit.AspNetCore.Analyzers.Tests caused by corrupt/missing temporary NuGet reference-assembly package data (packageStream null and missing .nuspec)

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of inherited properties with covariant type overrides.
  • Increased reliability when resolving generated test property metadata, including generic and tuple-valued properties.
  • Improved beta package version handling to preserve accurate stable and beta version information.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for covariant property overrides.
  • Updated generated test expectations to validate accurate property type resolution.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The source generator now uses typed property reflection lookups for resolved property types and name-only lookups for unresolved type parameters. Regression coverage adds a covariant property override fixture. Beta packaging now separates recorded beta versions from stable packing versions.

Changes

Property Metadata Fix

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Typed property reflection generation src/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator/Utilities/MetadataGenerationHelper.cs, tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/*.verified.txt	WritePropertyMetadata emits typed GetProperty lookups for resolved property types and name-only lookups for unresolved type parameters. Verified outputs reflect the new metadata.
Covariant override regression coverage tests/TUnit.TestProject/Bugs/6657/Tests.cs, tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/Bugs/6657/Tests6657.cs, tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/Tests6657.Test.verified.txt	The fixture defines a covariant property override. The test harness runs the fixture, and generated source registers the inherited test.

Beta Packaging

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Beta version handling src/TUnit.Assertions.Should/TUnit.Assertions.Should.csproj, tools/TUnit.Pipeline/Modules/PackTUnitFilesModule.cs	The project file appends -beta to the package version. The packaging module records the beta version and passes the unsuffixed semantic version to packing.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3713b

The change narrows generated property lookup to the compile-time return type, preventing failures when covariant overrides are discovered. The remaining merge-readiness risk is that the two added regression-test methods omit the repository-required CancellationToken parameter, so owner follow-up is needed.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SourceGenerator
  participant GeneratedTestSource
  participant Reflection
  participant TestDiscovery
  SourceGenerator->>GeneratedTestSource: Emit typed property metadata
  GeneratedTestSource->>Reflection: Call GetProperty with property name and type
  Reflection-->>GeneratedTestSource: Return unambiguous PropertyInfo
  GeneratedTestSource->>TestDiscovery: Register inherited test

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Poem

A rabbit checks each property bright,
Typed lookups resolve it right.
Covariant tests now run with care,
Beta labels stay clear and fair.
Metadata hops through every gate,
While packages keep versions straight.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The package version changes in the project and pipeline files are unrelated to the covariant property override fix in issue #6657.	Move the package version handling changes to a separate pull request or link them to an issue that requires those changes.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: fixing covariant property override discovery.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The generator fix and regression coverage address issue #6657 by avoiding ambiguous property reflection and validating inherited covariant overrides.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.

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Greptile Summary

The PR qualifies generated property reflection lookups with the compile-time return type to disambiguate covariant overrides, while retaining name-only lookup for unresolved generic property types.

• Adds source-generator snapshot and executable regression coverage for issue [Bug]: Covariant property override in a test class breaks discovery with AmbiguousMatchException #6657.
• Updates affected generated-source snapshots.
• Moves the TUnit.Assertions.Should beta suffix into its project file so it does not flow into sibling package dependencies.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

No blocking failure remains.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator/Utilities/MetadataGenerationHelper.cs	Qualifies generated property reflection lookups by return type while preserving the open-generic fallback.
tests/TUnit.TestProject/Bugs/6657/Tests.cs	Adds an executable covariant-property override regression scenario.
tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/Bugs/6657/Tests6657.cs	Adds source-generator snapshot coverage for the regression fixture.
src/TUnit.Assertions.Should/TUnit.Assertions.Should.csproj	Makes PackageVersion local and applies the package-specific beta suffix within the project.
tools/TUnit.Pipeline/Modules/PackTUnitFilesModule.cs	Passes the unsuffixed common package version to MSBuild while tracking the Should package’s suffixed output version.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A[Property symbol] --> B{Contains unresolved type parameter?}
    B -->|No| C[Generate GetProperty with name and return type]
    B -->|Yes| D[Generate name-only GetProperty]
    C --> E[PropertyMetadata.ReflectionInfo]
    D --> E

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tests/TUnit.TestProject/Bugs/6657/Tests.cs (1)

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Use braces for the empty type declarations.

IThing and Thing use semicolon-only bodies. Replace them with { } to follow the repository brace rule.

As per coding guidelines, always use braces, even for single lines.

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In `@tests/TUnit.TestProject/Bugs/6657/Tests.cs` around lines 3 - 5, Update the
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In `@tests/TUnit.TestProject/Bugs/6657/Tests.cs`:
- Around line 3-5: Update the empty IThing interface and Thing class
declarations to use explicit empty brace bodies instead of semicolon-only
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Code review

Reviewed the source-gen GetProperty disambiguation fix, the beta-suffix packaging change, and the accompanying regression/snapshot coverage.

No issues found.

Notes from review (not blocking):

• MetadataGenerationHelper.WritePropertyMetadata: qualifying GetProperty with the compile-time return type correctly disambiguates the covariant-override case from [Bug]: Covariant property override in a test class breaks discovery with AmbiguousMatchException #6657 (C# covariant property overrides emit two same-named PropertyInfo entries with different return types, causing AmbiguousMatchException). The type-parameter fallback (name-only lookup) is preserved for open-generic properties, so no regression there.
• Confirmed the reflection-mode path (ReflectionInstanceFactory.CreatePropertyMetadata) already builds PropertyMetadata from an enumerated PropertyInfo (via GetProperties()), not a name lookup, so it was never subject to this ambiguity — the PR's dual-mode checklist claim checks out.
• All affected .verified.txt snapshots were updated consistently with the new GetProperty(name, type) call shape; no .received.txt files were committed.
• TUnit.Assertions.Should.csproj + PackTUnitFilesModule.cs: moving the -beta suffix stamping into the project itself (via TreatAsLocalProperty="PackageVersion") rather than passing a globally-suffixed PackageVersion through dotnet pack is the right fix — the previous approach let the suffix leak into the TUnit.Assertions ProjectReference's evaluated version, producing an unpublishable >= x-beta dependency constraint. The change is isolated to the one beta package and doesn't affect other packed projects.

Good regression coverage: source-gen snapshot test, executable reflection-mode test, and updated verified outputs across all affected snapshot files.