Annotations: annotate containers with no type information. Re #155.

Mypy: annotate containers with no type information such as dictionaries and lists. This applies to both module-level and class attributes.

addon/appModules/splcreator.py

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def isPlaylistEditor(self):
 	SPLEditorDateTime = 0
 	SPLEditorDuration = 1
 	SPLEditorStatusBar = 2
-	_playlistEditorStatusCache = {}
+	_playlistEditorStatusCache: dict[int, Any] = {}
 
 	@scriptHandler.script(gesture="kb:alt+NVDA+1")
 	def script_playlistDateTime(self, gesture):

addon/appModules/splengine/encoders.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # Use a thread to monitor status changes for encoders.
 SPLBackgroundMonitor = set()
 # A collection of encoder status monitor threads.
-SPLBackgroundMonitorThreads = {}
+SPLBackgroundMonitorThreads: dict[str, threading.Thread] = {}
 # Do not play connection tone while an encoder is connecting.
 SPLNoConnectionTone = set()
 # Stop announcing connection status messages when an error is encountered.

addon/appModules/splremotevt.py

@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ def chooseNVDAObjectOverlayClasses(self, obj, clsList):
 	# Playlist editor is same as Creator except it responds a bit faster.
 	# Without keeping a copy of status cache, NVDA will announce wrong values
 	# as Creator app module's cache will be used.
-	_playlistEditorStatusCache = {}
+	_playlistEditorStatusCache: dict[int, Any] = {}

addon/appModules/splstudio/__init__.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def new(*args, **kwargs):
 libScanT = None
 
 # Versions of Studio where library scanning functionality is broken.
-noLibScanMonitor = []
+noLibScanMonitor: list[str] = []
 
 
 # Braille and play a sound in response to an alarm or an event.
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ def script_timeRangeFinder(self, gesture):
 	# Cart explorer
 	cartExplorer = False
 	# The carts dictionary (key = cart gesture, item = cart name).
-	carts = {}
+	carts: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
 	# Assigning and building carts.
 
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ def script_SPLAssistantToggle(self, gesture):
 		SPLTemperature: [7, 0],  # Temperature for the current city.
 	}
 
-	_cachedStatusObjs = {}
+	_cachedStatusObjs: dict[int, Any] = {}
 
 	# Called in the layer commands themselves.
 	# 16.11: in Studio 5.20, it is possible to obtain some of these via the API, hence the API method is used.

addon/appModules/splstudio/splconfig.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # Cache a copy of the loaded config.
 # This comes in handy when saving configuration to disk. For the most part, no change occurs to config.
 # This helps prolong life of a solid-state drive (preventing unnecessary writes).
-_SPLCache = {}
+_SPLCache: dict[Optional[str], dict[Any, Any]] = {}
 # The following settings can be changed in profiles:
 _mutatableSettings = ("IntroOutroAlarms", "MicrophoneAlarm", "MetadataStreaming", "ColumnAnnouncement")
 # 7.0: Profile-specific confspec (might be removed once a more optimal way to validate sections is found).