[DeadCode] Add RemoveUselessUnionReturnDocblockRector#8126
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Adds a dead-code rule that removes a
@returnunion docblock when a more specific, non-array native return type already covers it.The docblock adds nothing once the native type is narrower-or-equal, so it is dead.
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Also handles a union docblock over a single native type, e.g.
@return bool|float|mixed|stringover: string.Trigger
@returntype is a union nodeRequires PHP 8.0 (
MinPhpVersionInterface->UNION_TYPES). Registered in the dead-code set viaDeadCodeLevel.