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    "Add a type wrapper for smart pointers that guarantees at compile and initialization time that the pointer is not null",
    "Eliminate defensive runtime null checks across internal call sites and clarify ownership invariants"
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    "Ready to review; the custom C++20 implementation is in place and the branch has an up-to-date ACK"
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    "Strong support from stickies-v, who co-authored the simplified C++20 implementation (stickies-v)",
    "Earlier iterations had an approval that went stale after the move semantics rewrite (l0rinc)"
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  "summary": "Introduces `util::NotNull<SmartPtrType>` (along with `NotNullUniquePtr` and `NotNullSharedPtr` aliases) to express that a smart pointer cannot be null. It enforces non-nullness upon construction via `Assert` and documents pointer contracts at function boundaries, demonstrating its use across several areas including `CTxMemPool`, `CDBWrapper`, and `CNode`.",
  "problem": "Bitcoin Core relies extensively on smart pointers where nullability is often either disallowed or unexpected, requiring repetitive defensive `Assert()` checks before dereferencing and obscuring API contracts.",
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    "Replaced the initial third-party GSL-based implementation with a minimal and modern C++20 implementation co-authored with stickies-v",
    "Added aliases (`NotNullUniquePtr`, `NotNullSharedPtr`) to mitigate template verbosity at call sites",
    "Addressed potential constructor selection ambiguity and unnecessary assertions on copy operations"
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    "stickies-v approved head commit fa0e12e77b",
    "sedited gave Concept ACK",
    "l0rinc approved earlier iterations before the rewrite from GSL to custom C++20"
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    "rationale": "Tests pin the new utility library rather than testing the test framework itself."
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    "rationale": "Provides a reusable type invariant that simplifies null handling and improves type safety across the codebase, resolving long-standing issue #24423."
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    "rationale": "Does not change validation logic or behavior; only updates variable types."
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  "card": "This PR introduces `util::NotNull<SmartPtrType>` to document and enforce non-nullness invariants for smart pointers at compile time and initialization. It solves the recurrent burden of defensive runtime assertions on smart pointer arguments and returns, addressing issue #24423. Reviewers successfully guided the PR from an imported GSL dependency to a clean, idiomatic C++20 custom implementation. The PR is fully reviewable and has an active approval from stickies-v."
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