Flight Log / dotnet/docfx #10675
Fix NullReferenceException in GenerateExtensionMethods with 'allows ref struct' — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/docfx on May 21, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +145,333 −145,294, 275 files, 0 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot submitted a fix for a NullReferenceException in DocFX's GenerateExtensionMethods, triggered by generic extension methods using the allows ref struct constraint. The change touched 275 files, 145333 additions and 145294 deletions across five commits. It received zero reviews and was closed unmerged after human review. The reviewer wrote, "@copilot fix the CI error"
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## Issue When DocFX processes C# code containing a generic extension method with the `allows ref struct` constraint (a C# 12 feature), it throws a `NullReferenceException` during the API documentation generation: ```csharp // This code causes DocFX to throw NullReferenceException public static cla…
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