return_of_do_not_store

'{0}' is annotated with 'doNotStore' and shouldn't be returned unless '{1}' is also annotated.

The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a value that is annotated with the doNotStore annotation is returned from a method, getter, or function that doesn't have the same annotation.

The following code produces this diagnostic because the result of invoking f shouldn't be stored, but the function g isn't annotated to preserve that semantic:

import 'package:meta/meta.dart';

@doNotStore
int f() => 0;

int g() => f();

If the value that shouldn't be stored is the correct value to return, then mark the function with the doNotStore annotation:

import 'package:meta/meta.dart';

@doNotStore
int f() => 0;

@doNotStore
int g() => f();

Otherwise, return a different value from the function:

import 'package:meta/meta.dart';

@doNotStore
int f() => 0;

int g() => 0;

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