google/closure-compiler

Cryptic "Bad Annotation" Error Message

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#2,489 opened on May 12, 2017

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Description

A variable assignment with 2 @extends annotations gave this warning using NTI:

WARNING - Bad type annotation. type annotation incompatible with other annotations. See https://github.com/google/closure-compiler/wiki/Bad-Type-Annotation for more information. That could be a lot better (more helpful).

/**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {Polymer.Element}
  * @extends {ObservableModelsElement}
  */
const CardElement = observableModelsMixin(cardUtilsMixin(Polymer.GestureEventListeners(Polymer.Element)));

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Identify the source of the 'Bad type annotation' warning in the Closure Compiler codebase, and improve the message to indicate that using multiple @extends annotations is not supported or to explain the conflict.
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