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Improve static analysis: add type annotations and fix JET test#96

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Improve static analysis: add type annotations and fix JET test#96
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Summary

  • Add type annotations to public API functions for better static analysis and earlier error detection
  • Fix JET.test_package test for Julia 1.12 compatibility

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Type Annotations Added

Added conservative type annotations to key function parameters where they clearly help catch errors early:

  • n_input::Integer and n_output::Integer - these must be integers for array dimensions
  • rng::AbstractRNG - must be a random number generator
  • eltype::Type{<:Number} - must be a numeric type
  • name::Symbol, nn_name::Symbol, nn_p_name::Symbol - must be symbols
  • use_bias::Bool - must be boolean
  • initial_scaling_factor::Real - must be a real number

JET Test Fix

JET.test_package throws "Expected MethodTableView" error on Julia 1.12 due to compiler interface changes. The test now:

  • Wraps the call in try-catch
  • Detects the specific MethodTableView error
  • Marks the test as @test_broken so CI passes but the issue is tracked
  • Rethrows other errors normally

Test Plan

  • Package loads successfully with new type annotations
  • All exported functions work with the new type annotations
  • Type annotations accept expected types (Integer, AbstractRNG, etc.)
  • JET test handles Julia 1.12 compatibility gracefully

cc @ChrisRackauckas

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- Add type annotations to public API functions for better static analysis:
  - `n_input::Integer` and `n_output::Integer` for array dimensions
  - `rng::AbstractRNG` for random number generators
  - `eltype::Type{<:Number}` for element types
  - `name::Symbol` and `nn_name::Symbol`, `nn_p_name::Symbol` for names
  - `use_bias::Bool` and `initial_scaling_factor::Real` in multi_layer_feed_forward

- Fix JET.test_package test for Julia 1.12 compatibility:
  - JET.test_package throws "Expected MethodTableView" error on Julia 1.12
  - Wrap in try-catch to handle gracefully until JET is updated
  - Mark as @test_broken so CI passes but issue is tracked

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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