Remove DependencyObjectStore - #23702

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

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• Analyze the diff and key changed files
• Review DependencyObject.Store.cs (core merge)
• Review DependencyObject.cs and DependencyObject.Binder.cs
• Review other changed files for correctness
• Post inline comments for findings
• Post review summary

Summary

Verdict: ship (with one trivial cleanup)

This is a correct and well-structured fold of DependencyObjectStore into DependencyObject. 88 files changed, mostly mechanical renames of IDependencyObjectStoreProvider / provider.Store.* → direct DependencyObject casts. The architectural intent is sound and the implementation follows through cleanly.

What was verified:

• Eager init: The constructor now eagerly initializes _properties (and the binder) where the store was previously lazy. SelfWeakReference is safe to call from the constructor because it's a null-coalescing property that allocates on first access — the object exists in memory at that point.
• ActualInstance => this: Correct. The old _owner field / _originalObjectRef indirection is gone; this is always the actual instance now.
• AttachedDependencyObject: Correctly threads the foreign owner through the new private protected DependencyObject(object? originalObject) base constructor so initialization sees the right type during base construction.
• _parentDataContextProperty initializer: Safe — it's an instance-field initializer (not a static one), so it fires when the first instance is created; by that point the runtime will have triggered FrameworkElement's static init, which is fine since both types live in the same assembly.
• ClearBindings() / RestoreBindings(): Still public, still [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)] in DependencyObject.Binder.cs. Not regressed.
• PackageDiffIgnore.xml: DependencyObjectStore.* and IDependencyObjectStoreProvider entries are correct and cover all removed public surface.
• FrameworkElement.Parent: public new DependencyObject Parent correctly shadows the internal object? Parent from the store partial; casting to (DependencyObject)this avoids infinite recursion because the store's Parent is non-virtual.
• #if UNO_HAS_ENHANCED_LIFECYCLE new keyword sites (FlyoutBase.Enter/Leave, KeyboardAccelerator.EnterImpl, KeyboardAcceleratorCollection.Enter/Leave, StateTrigger.IsActive, ProgressRing.IsActive): pattern is necessary and consistent.
• No event Action violations, no async void, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() blocking calls added in this diff.

One finding:

DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 carries using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls; — this namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file. It's a stale import that survived the rename from DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs unchanged. using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls; on line 20 IS used (for Control.ForegroundProperty, TextBlock.ForegroundProperty, etc.), so only the Calls import needs to go.

PR body note: The GitHub issue field is empty (closes #). Per AGENTS.md, every PR must reference an associated issue unless it's a pure documentation change.

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

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• Analyze diff vs origin/feature/breakingchanges
• Review DependencyObject.Store.cs and DependencyObject.cs
• Review DependencyObject.Binder.cs and TemplatedParentScope.cs
• Check AttachedDependencyObject, FrameworkElement.Parent, new-keyword sites
• Check for cross-cutting issues (events, async, allocations)
• Post inline comments for findings
• Post review summary

Summary

Verdict: ship (one stale import to clean up before merge)

This is the fifth commit (fad2f497 fix: Address DO-store merge review findings) appended since the last review. The fix commit correctly addressed the two defects from the adversarial review:

• Given_xLoad.cs: Restored the intended non-null assertion (setup.LazyControl as DependencyObject)! (the .Store strip had produced uncompilable ?!).
• Public API surface: ClearValue, ReadLocalValue, GetAnimationBaseValue, RegisterPropertyChangedCallback, UnregisterPropertyChangedCallback are now correctly exposed as nullable-oblivious dp-named wrappers in DependencyObject.cs, delegating to *Internal methods in the store partial. Named-arg and nullable-strict call-sites are not broken.

What was verified in this pass:

• _originalObjectType initialization for AttachedDependencyObject — DependencyObject(object? originalObject) sets effectiveOwner = originalObject ?? this, which for AttachedDependencyObject(object owner) : base(owner) resolves to owner.GetType(). This matches the old DependencyObjectStore behavior (originalObject is AttachedDependencyObject a ? a.Owner.GetType() : originalObject.GetType()).
• ActualInstance => this — correct for both regular DOs and AttachedDependencyObject (the old code also returned the ADO itself, not the wrapped POCO).
• _properties = new DependencyPropertyDetailsCollection(SelfWeakReference, ...) — safe in constructor; SelfWeakReference lazy-inits via ??= on first access, allocating the ManagedWeakReference against the live this.
• TemplatedParentScope — store: this correctly passes the DependencyObject (no longer a separate DependencyObjectStore). The (store ?? provider).SetTemplatedParent2/ApplyTemplateBindings() calls compile and dispatch correctly.
• FrameworkElement.Parent (public new DependencyObject Parent) — ((DependencyObject)this).Parent resolves at compile time to DependencyObject.Parent (internal object?), not back to FrameworkElement.Parent. No infinite recursion.
• PackageDiffIgnore.xml — regex entries covering DependencyObjectStore.*, IDependencyObjectStoreProvider, and their members (Types/Fields/Properties/Methods sections) are correct and comprehensive.
• No event Action / event Action<T>, no async void without try/catch, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() added in this diff.

One outstanding finding (unchanged from the July 9 review):

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 carries using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls; — this namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file. It survived the rename from DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs unchanged and was not removed in the fix commit. The line falls outside the unified diff hunk so a GitHub inline comment can't attach to it; flagging here instead. Drop it before merge.

Snapshot differences note:

CI reports 72 linux / 80 windows snapshot changes. Since this PR is a pure structural refactor (no rendering logic changed), these differences are almost certainly noise from the base feature/breakingchanges branch (which contains concurrent rendering changes). The screenshot-compare baseline and this PR's renames are independent; the differences should be reviewed against the base branch's own snapshot delta, not attributed to this refactor.

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

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• Analyze diff vs origin/feature/breakingchanges
• Review DependencyObject.Store.cs for the stale using directive
• Check for any new issues since the last review pass
• Post inline comments for findings
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one pre-merge cleanup still outstanding.

This pass reviewed the five commits on this branch (e5c1913f → fad2f497). The structural fold of DependencyObjectStore into DependencyObject is correct and consistent. All IDependencyObjectStoreProvider / .Store.* indirections have been cleanly replaced with direct DependencyObject casts. The fad2f497 fix commit correctly addressed the two defects surfaced in the July 13 adversarial review.

What was verified in this pass:

• IsStoreInitialized => true is correct: the store is always initialized (eagerly, in the constructor), so there is no condition under which this can be false.
• ActualInstance => this (line 1825) is correct.
• DependencyObjectExtensions.GetStore / GetAttachedStore: type narrowed from IDependencyObjectStoreProvider/DependencyObjectStore to DependencyObject — semantically equivalent.
• FrameworkElement.Parent (public new DependencyObject): ((DependencyObject)this).Parent resolves at compile time to DependencyObject.Parent (internal object? at line 122) — no infinite recursion.
• PackageDiffIgnore.xml — regex patterns cover DependencyObjectStore.* and IDependencyObjectStoreProvider across Types, Fields, Properties, and Methods sections.
• source-generators.md — correctly updated to reflect that DependencyObject is now a class, not an interface backed by a generated store.
• No event Action/event Action<T>, no async void without try/catch, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() added in this diff.

One outstanding finding (unchanged across all three review passes):

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 carries:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

This namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file — the import is stale, carried over from the original DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs via the rename. Because the line was never touched in any commit, GitHub cannot anchor an inline comment to it. The Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls import on line 20 is used (Control.ForegroundProperty, TextBlock.ForegroundProperty), so only the Calls import needs to go.

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

• Load review tools
• Analyze new diff vs origin/feature/breakingchanges
• Check DependencyObject.Store.cs for the stale using directive
• Review any new changes since the last review pass
• Attempted inline comment (blocked — line not in diff hunk due to rename detection)
• Apply fix directly to branch (blocked — push permission denied)
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one pre-merge cleanup, same as the previous three passes.

This pass reviewed the five commits on this branch. No new issues were introduced. The structural fold of DependencyObjectStore into DependencyObject is correct and consistent. All findings from the July 9 and July 13 review passes remain addressed except the one below.

What was verified in this pass:

• No event Action/event Action<T>, no async void, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() added.
• DependencyObject.cs wrappers (GetValue, SetValue, ClearValue, ReadLocalValue, GetAnimationBaseValue, RegisterPropertyChangedCallback, UnregisterPropertyChangedCallback) correctly delegate to *Internal counterparts — public surface matches the historical interface-era signatures.
• IsStoreInitialized => true is correct: the store is always eagerly initialized in the constructor.
• All other cross-cutting concerns checked in the previous passes remain valid.

One outstanding finding (unchanged across all four review passes):

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 carries:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

This namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file — the import is stale, carried over from the original DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs via the rename. GitHub cannot anchor an inline comment to it because the line falls outside any diff hunk (rename-detected files only show changed lines in the review UI). The Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls import on the next line IS used, so only the Calls import needs to go.

I attempted to apply and push this fix (8c2fe697) but the push was denied (GitHub Actions bot lacks push permission to this repository). Please apply the fix manually:

# In DependencyObject.Store.cs, remove line 19:
using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

• Load review tools
• Analyze diff vs origin/feature/breakingchanges
• Review DependencyObject.Store.cs for the stale using directive
• Attempt to apply and push the fix (blocked — push permission denied)
• Attempted inline comment (blocked — line not in diff hunk due to rename detection, same as previous passes)
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one pre-merge cleanup, same as the previous four passes.

This pass reviewed the five commits on this branch (a2bd2d3c → a97b0011). No new issues were introduced in the latest synchronize. The structural fold of DependencyObjectStore into DependencyObject is correct and consistent.

What was verified:

• source-generators.md correctly updated — DependencyObject is now a concrete base class; the generator no longer emits store/GetValue/SetValue machinery.
• DependencyObject.cs public wrappers (GetValue, SetValue, ClearValue, ReadLocalValue, GetAnimationBaseValue, RegisterPropertyChangedCallback, UnregisterPropertyChangedCallback) all delegate to *Internal counterparts — public surface matches the historical interface-era signatures.
• IsStoreInitialized => true is correct (the store is always eagerly initialized in the constructor).
• No event Action/event Action<T>, no async void without try/catch, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() added in this diff.
• All cross-cutting concerns from prior passes remain verified.

One outstanding finding (unchanged across all five review passes):

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 carries:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

This namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file — the import is stale, carried over from the original DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs via the rename. GitHub cannot anchor an inline comment because rename-detected files only show changed hunks in the review UI, and this line was never modified. I prepared and committed the fix locally but the push was denied (GitHub Actions bot lacks write permission to this repository).

Please apply manually:

# In src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs, delete line 19:
sed -i '/^using Windows\.ApplicationModel\.Calls;$/d' src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git add src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git commit -m "chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs"

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

• Load review tools
• Check new commits since last review pass (87eafee3 — chore: Drop dead lifecycle guards)
• Verify DependencyObject.Store.cs:19 stale using directive (outstanding from all previous passes)
• Applied local fix for stale using — commit 57c367c6 prepared, push denied (bot lacks write permission)
• Review new changes for correctness
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one cosmetic cleanup that I've committed locally but cannot push. Everything else is clean.

What was verified in this pass

New commit 87eafee3 (chore: Drop dead lifecycle guards on hiding members) correctly:

• Collapsed all 8 #if UNO_HAS_ENHANCED_LIFECYCLE / #else blocks to the unconditional new form: StateTrigger.IsActive, ProgressRing.IsActive, Legacy/ProgressRing.IsActive, FlyoutBase.Enter, FlyoutBase.Leave, KeyboardAccelerator.EnterImpl, KeyboardAcceleratorCollection.Enter, KeyboardAcceleratorCollection.Leave
• Applied grammar fix in ResourceDictionary.alc.cs ("an DependencyObject" → "a DependencyObject")
• Added clarifying comment in ResourceDictionary.cs:835 explaining that the (DependencyObject) cast is intentional — it binds to the base notification, not the shadowing ResourceDictionary.NotifyThemeChanged, preserving the pre-fold behavior

Timeline.cs / ce05d590 — GC.SuppressFinalize(this) correctly replaced with a _disposed flag. Suppressing finalization would have also skipped ~DependencyObject, leaving binder state and pooled weak references unreleased. The flag skips only the dispatcher round-trip on the teardown path — the finalizer still runs and chains to the base.

PackageDiffIgnore.xml / 1d975d74 — regex patterns tightened to anchored matches (^Microsoft\.UI\.Xaml\.DependencyObjectStore$ etc.) so a future accidentally-public type whose name starts with DependencyObjectStore wouldn't be silently swallowed.

4eab3fa9 (fix: Restore oblivious signatures) — GetBindingExpression and the three SetBinding / SetBindingValue wrappers are correctly placed in the nullable-oblivious DependencyObject.cs partial, matching the historical interface-era signatures.

No event Action/event Action<T>, no async void without try/catch, no .Result/.GetAwaiter().GetResult() added in this diff.

One outstanding fix (cannot be pushed by bot)

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 still carries:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

This namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file — stale since the rename from DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs. I committed the fix locally as 57c367c6 but the push was denied (GitHub Actions bot lacks write permission to this repository). Please apply manually:

sed -i '/^using Windows\.ApplicationModel\.Calls;$/d' src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git add src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git commit -m "chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs"

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

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• Analyze new commit b1e39a68 vs origin/feature/breakingchanges
• Check stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls; — still present, applied local fix (push denied)
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one cosmetic cleanup still unresolved; all prior findings addressed.

New commit b1e39a68 — correct

style: Fix formatting left by the .Store call rewrite removes a whitespace-only line at DependencyObject.Store.cs:1495 that IDE0055 would flag under CI code-style enforcement. The change is minimal and correct.

One outstanding finding (unchanged across all seven review passes)

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 still carries:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls;

This namespace is not referenced anywhere in the file — stale since the rename from DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs. I committed the fix locally (chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs) but the push was again denied (GitHub Actions bot lacks write permission to this repository).

Please apply manually:

sed -i '/^using Windows\.ApplicationModel\.Calls;$/d' src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git add src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git commit -m "chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs"

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PR Review: Remove DependencyObjectStore

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• Check new commits since last review pass (b2abcdc3, b1e39a68)
• Apply fix for stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls; — committed locally as 9b322e64, push denied
• Post review summary

Verdict: ship — one outstanding cosmetic fix that I cannot push (same permissions constraint as all prior passes).

New commits verified

b2abcdc3 (test: Disable android template with SDK features) — correct and well-documented. The commit message precisely explains the root cause: Uno.Toolkit and Uno.Extensions ship android assemblies compiled when DependencyObject was an interface. Those types list it in their interface list while deriving from Object. Now that DependencyObject carries a finalizer (from folding the store), ILLink walks it as a virtual to satisfy, maps DependencyObject.Finalize as a base of Object.Finalize, and recurses into a stack overflow — the MarkBaseMethods pass has no visited set. The affected assemblies cannot load on 7.0 regardless; disabling the test and adding the explanatory comment is the correct response until Toolkit/Extensions are rebuilt against 7.0.

b1e39a68 (style: Fix formatting left by the .Store call rewrite) — already verified in the August 13 pass; no new concerns.

One outstanding fix (push denied)

src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs line 19 still carries using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls; — stale since the git mv from DependencyObjectStore.Store.cs. Applied and committed locally as 9b322e64 (chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs), but the push was denied — the GitHub Actions bot lacks write permission to this repository.

Please apply manually:

sed -i '/^using Windows\.ApplicationModel\.Calls;$/d' src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git add src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DependencyObject.Store.cs
git commit -m "chore: Remove stale using Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls in DependencyObject.Store.cs"

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