Add typing for ``json_reporter`` and sub-classes

pylint/interfaces.py

diff --git a/pylint/interfaces.py b/pylint/interfaces.py
index 8480f9d..e657e71 100644
--- a/pylint/interfaces.py
+++ b/pylint/interfaces.py
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 
 """Interfaces for Pylint objects"""
 from collections import namedtuple
-from typing import Tuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple
 
 from astroid import nodes
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 Confidence = namedtuple("Confidence", ["name", "description"])
 # Warning Certainties
 HIGH = Confidence("HIGH", "No false positive possible.")
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@
     def handle_message(self, msg) -> None:
         """Handle the given message object."""
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout):
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """display results encapsulated in the layout tree"""
 
 

pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py

diff --git a/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py b/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
index e74ffdd..9bd9e80 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
 
 from pylint.message import Message
+from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Text
 from pylint.typing import CheckerStats
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class BaseReporter:
     """base class for reporters
@@ -39,18 +43,21 @@
         """write a line in the output buffer"""
         print(string, file=self.out)
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout):
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """display results encapsulated in the layout tree"""
         self.section = 0
         if layout.report_id:
-            layout.children[0].children[0].data += f" ({layout.report_id})"
+            if isinstance(layout.children[0].children[0], Text):
+                layout.children[0].children[0].data += f" ({layout.report_id})"
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"Incorrect child for {layout.children[0].children}")
         self._display(layout)
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """display the layout"""
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def display_messages(self, layout):
+    def display_messages(self, layout: Optional["Section"]) -> None:
         """Hook for displaying the messages of the reporter
 
         This will be called whenever the underlying messages

pylint/reporters/collecting_reporter.py

diff --git a/pylint/reporters/collecting_reporter.py b/pylint/reporters/collecting_reporter.py
index 145c3c8..fbd9eb4 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/collecting_reporter.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/collecting_reporter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/LICENSE
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from pylint.reporters.base_reporter import BaseReporter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class CollectingReporter(BaseReporter):
     """collects messages"""
@@ -15,4 +20,5 @@
     def reset(self) -> None:
         self.messages = []
 
-    _display = None
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
+        pass

pylint/reporters/json_reporter.py

diff --git a/pylint/reporters/json_reporter.py b/pylint/reporters/json_reporter.py
index 12aab69..87949c1 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/json_reporter.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/json_reporter.py
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@
 
 """JSON reporter"""
 import json
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from pylint.interfaces import IReporter
 from pylint.reporters.base_reporter import BaseReporter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.lint.pylinter import PyLinter
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class JSONReporter(BaseReporter):
     """Report messages and layouts in JSON."""
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@
     name = "json"
     extension = "json"
 
-    def display_messages(self, layout):
+    def display_messages(self, layout: Optional["Section"]) -> None:
         """Launch layouts display"""
         json_dumpable = [
             {
@@ -43,13 +48,13 @@
         ]
         print(json.dumps(json_dumpable, indent=4), file=self.out)
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout):
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """Don't do anything in this reporter."""
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """Do nothing."""
 
 
-def register(linter):
+def register(linter: "PyLinter") -> None:
     """Register the reporter classes with the linter."""
     linter.register_reporter(JSONReporter)

pylint/reporters/multi_reporter.py

diff --git a/pylint/reporters/multi_reporter.py b/pylint/reporters/multi_reporter.py
index 445e9b3..b3b67d8 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/multi_reporter.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/multi_reporter.py
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 
 
 import os
-from typing import IO, Any, AnyStr, Callable, List, Optional
+from typing import IO, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Callable, List, Optional
 
 from pylint.interfaces import IReporter
 from pylint.message import Message
 from pylint.reporters.base_reporter import BaseReporter
-from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import BaseLayout
 from pylint.typing import CheckerStats
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 AnyFile = IO[AnyStr]
 PyLinter = Any
 
@@ -78,12 +80,12 @@
         for rep in self._sub_reporters:
             rep.writeln(string)
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout: BaseLayout) -> None:
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """display results encapsulated in the layout tree"""
         for rep in self._sub_reporters:
             rep.display_reports(layout)
 
-    def display_messages(self, layout: BaseLayout) -> None:
+    def display_messages(self, layout: Optional["Section"]) -> None:
         """hook for displaying the messages of the reporter"""
         for rep in self._sub_reporters:
             rep.display_messages(layout)

pylint/reporters/text.py

diff --git a/pylint/reporters/text.py b/pylint/reporters/text.py
index 53eef21..e941ba6 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/text.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/text.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from pylint import utils
 from pylint.interfaces import IReporter
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 from pylint.reporters import BaseReporter
 from pylint.reporters.ureports.text_writer import TextWriter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 TITLE_UNDERLINES = ["", "=", "-", "."]
 
 ANSI_PREFIX = "\033["
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@
                 self.writeln("************* ")
         self.write_message(msg)
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """launch layouts display"""
         print(file=self.out)
         TextWriter().format(layout, self.out)

pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py

diff --git a/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py b/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
index 9527544..480f1ed 100644
--- a/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
+++ b/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 
 from io import StringIO
 from os import getcwd, linesep, sep
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pylint import interfaces
 from pylint.message import Message
 from pylint.reporters import BaseReporter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class GenericTestReporter(BaseReporter):
     """reporter storing plain text messages"""
@@ -56,25 +59,27 @@
 
     # pylint: enable=unused-argument
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout):
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """ignore layouts"""
 
-    _display = None
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
+        pass
 
 
 class MinimalTestReporter(BaseReporter):
     def on_set_current_module(self, module: str, filepath: Optional[str]) -> None:
         self.messages = []
 
-    _display = None
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
+        pass
 
 
 class FunctionalTestReporter(BaseReporter):
     def on_set_current_module(self, module: str, filepath: Optional[str]) -> None:
         self.messages = []
 
-    def display_reports(self, layout):
+    def display_reports(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         """Ignore layouts and don't call self._display()."""
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         pass

tests/extensions/test_broad_try_clause.py

diff --git a/tests/extensions/test_broad_try_clause.py b/tests/extensions/test_broad_try_clause.py
index 85c51eb..4e38adb 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/test_broad_try_clause.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/test_broad_try_clause.py
@@ -14,19 +14,22 @@
 """Tests for the pylint checker in :mod:`pylint.extensions.broad_try_clause`"""
 import unittest
 from os import path as osp
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from pylint import checkers
 from pylint.extensions.broad_try_clause import BroadTryClauseChecker
 from pylint.lint import PyLinter
 from pylint.reporters import BaseReporter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class BroadTryClauseTestReporter(BaseReporter):
     def on_set_current_module(self, module: str, filepath: Optional[str]) -> None:
         self.messages = []
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         pass
 
 

tests/extensions/test_comparetozero.py

diff --git a/tests/extensions/test_comparetozero.py b/tests/extensions/test_comparetozero.py
index 52be28c..7b5bb16 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/test_comparetozero.py
+++ b/tests/extensions/test_comparetozero.py
@@ -15,19 +15,22 @@
 
 import os
 import unittest
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from pylint import checkers
 from pylint.extensions.comparetozero import CompareToZeroChecker
 from pylint.lint import PyLinter
 from pylint.reporters import BaseReporter
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 class CompareToZeroTestReporter(BaseReporter):
     def on_set_current_module(self, module: str, filepath: Optional[str]) -> None:
         self.messages = []
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         pass
 
 

tests/test_self.py

diff --git a/tests/test_self.py b/tests/test_self.py
index 9c04441..41e7898 100644
--- a/tests/test_self.py
+++ b/tests/test_self.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 from io import StringIO
 from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Union
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@
 from pylint.message import Message
 from pylint.reporters import JSONReporter
 from pylint.reporters.text import BaseReporter, ColorizedTextReporter, TextReporter
-from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import EvaluationSection
 from pylint.utils import utils
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 HERE = abspath(dirname(__file__))
 CLEAN_PATH = re.escape(dirname(dirname(__file__)) + os.path.sep)
 UNNECESSARY_LAMBDA = join(
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@
         for rep in self._reporters:
             rep.handle_message(msg)
 
-    def _display(self, layout: EvaluationSection) -> None:
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         pass
 
     @property

tests/unittest_reporting.py

diff --git a/tests/unittest_reporting.py b/tests/unittest_reporting.py
index 88f9c43..c0fdb61 100644
--- a/tests/unittest_reporting.py
+++ b/tests/unittest_reporting.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from contextlib import redirect_stdout
 from io import StringIO
 from json import dumps
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@
 from pylint.reporters.text import ParseableTextReporter, TextReporter
 from pylint.typing import FileItem
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.reporters.ureports.nodes import Section
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def reporter():
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
     def writeln(self, string=""):
         pass
 
-    def _display(self, layout):
+    def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
         pass
 
 
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@
 
 def test_display_results_is_renamed():
     class CustomReporter(TextReporter):
-        def _display(self, layout):
+        def _display(self, layout: "Section") -> None:
             return None
 
     reporter = CustomReporter()