Revert "Stop reporting StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER"

This reverts commit 649f7cf689ee007e98c09c6a3e9f484e9d853cac.

Reason for revert: Breaks google3: b/185875256

Original change's description:
> Stop reporting StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER
>
> Change-Id: I947e1edb042825a5cfc3394d2554ad3272f86b91
> Reviewed-on: https://dart-review.googlesource.com/c/sdk/+/195302
> Reviewed-by: Brian Wilkerson <brianwilkerson@google.com>
> Commit-Queue: Konstantin Shcheglov <scheglov@google.com>

# Not skipping CQ checks because original CL landed > 1 day ago.

Change-Id: Ic019fa570f048e213290ac04d02d1b4655415b47
Reviewed-on: https://dart-review.googlesource.com/c/sdk/+/196282
Reviewed-by: David Morgan <davidmorgan@google.com>
Commit-Queue: David Morgan <davidmorgan@google.com>
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/error/error.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/error/error.dart
index 128aa38..0134b77 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/error/error.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/error/error.dart
@@ -848,6 +848,8 @@
   StaticWarningCode.INVALID_OVERRIDE_DIFFERENT_DEFAULT_VALUES_POSITIONAL,
   StaticWarningCode.MISSING_ENUM_CONSTANT_IN_SWITCH,
   StaticWarningCode.UNNECESSARY_NON_NULL_ASSERTION,
+  StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_IDENTIFIER_NO_TYPE,
+  StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER,
   TodoCode.TODO,
 ];
 
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/error/codes.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/error/codes.dart
index bef21eb..9900a5e 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/error/codes.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/error/codes.dart
@@ -14180,3 +14180,63 @@
   @override
   ErrorType get type => ErrorType.STATIC_WARNING;
 }
+
+/**
+ * This class has Strong Mode specific error codes.
+ *
+ * "Strong Mode" was the prototype for Dart 2's sound type system. Many of these
+ * errors became part of Dart 2. Some of them are optional flags, used for
+ * stricter checking.
+ *
+ * These error codes tend to use the same message across different severity
+ * levels, so they are grouped for clarity.
+ */
+class StrongModeCode extends ErrorCode {
+  /*
+   * TODO(brianwilkerson) Make the TOP_LEVEL_ error codes be errors rather than
+   * hints and then clean up the function _errorSeverity in
+   * test/src/task/strong/strong_test_helper.dart.
+   */
+  /* TODO(leafp) Delete most of these.
+   */
+
+  static const StrongModeCode TOP_LEVEL_IDENTIFIER_NO_TYPE = StrongModeCode(
+      ErrorType.HINT,
+      'TOP_LEVEL_IDENTIFIER_NO_TYPE',
+      "The type of '{0}' can't be inferred because the type of '{1}' "
+          "couldn't be inferred.",
+      correction:
+          "Try adding an explicit type to either the variable '{0}' or the "
+          "variable '{1}'.");
+
+  static const StrongModeCode TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER = StrongModeCode(
+      ErrorType.STATIC_WARNING,
+      'TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER',
+      "The type of '{0}' can't be inferred because it refers to an instance "
+          "getter, '{1}', which has an implicit type.",
+      correction: "Add an explicit type for either '{0}' or '{1}'.");
+
+  @override
+  final ErrorType type;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize a newly created error code to have the given [type] and [name].
+   *
+   * The message associated with the error will be created from the given
+   * [message] template. The correction associated with the error will be
+   * created from the optional [correction] template.
+   */
+  const StrongModeCode(ErrorType type, String name, String message,
+      {String? correction, bool hasPublishedDocs = false})
+      : type = type,
+        super(
+          correction: correction,
+          hasPublishedDocs: hasPublishedDocs,
+          message: message,
+          name: name,
+          uniqueName: 'StrongModeCode.$name',
+        );
+
+  @override
+  ErrorSeverity get errorSeverity => type.severity;
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/summary2/top_level_inference.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/summary2/top_level_inference.dart
index 9f51dba..4138d99 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/summary2/top_level_inference.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/summary2/top_level_inference.dart
@@ -376,6 +376,15 @@
     return _node.name.name;
   }
 
+  bool get isImplicitlyTypedInstanceField {
+    var variables = _node.parent as VariableDeclarationList;
+    if (variables.type == null) {
+      var parent = variables.parent;
+      return parent is FieldDeclaration && !parent.isStatic;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   PropertyInducingElementImpl get _elementImpl {
     return _node.declaredElement as PropertyInducingElementImpl;
   }
@@ -391,7 +400,19 @@
       return const <_InferenceNode>[];
     }
 
-    return collector._set.map(_walker.getNode).whereNotNull().toList();
+    var dependencies =
+        collector._set.map(_walker.getNode).whereNotNull().toList();
+
+    for (var node in dependencies) {
+      if (node is _VariableInferenceNode &&
+          node.isImplicitlyTypedInstanceField) {
+        _elementImpl.type = DynamicTypeImpl.instance;
+        isEvaluated = true;
+        return const <_InferenceNode>[];
+      }
+    }
+
+    return dependencies;
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/task/strong/checker.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/task/strong/checker.dart
index 3d179d7..bd2547c 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/task/strong/checker.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/task/strong/checker.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 import 'package:analyzer/src/dart/element/inheritance_manager3.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/dart/element/type.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/dart/element/type_system.dart';
-import 'package:analyzer/src/error/codes.dart' show CompileTimeErrorCode;
+import 'package:analyzer/src/error/codes.dart'
+    show CompileTimeErrorCode, StrongModeCode;
 import 'package:analyzer/src/task/inference_error.dart';
 
 Element? _getKnownElement(Expression expression) {
@@ -496,21 +497,14 @@
 
   @override
   void visitVariableDeclaration(VariableDeclaration node) {
-    var element = node.declaredElement;
-    if (element is PropertyInducingElementImpl) {
-      var error = element.typeInferenceError;
-      if (error != null) {
-        if (error.kind == TopLevelInferenceErrorKind.dependencyCycle) {
-          // Errors on const should have been reported with
-          // [CompileTimeErrorCode.RECURSIVE_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANT].
-          if (!element.isConst) {
-            _recordMessage(
-              node.name,
-              CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE,
-              [element.name, error.arguments],
-            );
-          }
-        }
+    var variableElement = node.declaredElement;
+    var parent = node.parent;
+    if (variableElement is PropertyInducingElement &&
+        parent is VariableDeclarationList &&
+        parent.type == null) {
+      var initializer = node.initializer;
+      if (initializer != null) {
+        _validateTopLevelInitializer(variableElement.name, initializer);
       }
     }
     node.visitChildren(this);
@@ -922,6 +916,10 @@
     reporter.onError(error);
   }
 
+  void _validateTopLevelInitializer(String name, Expression n) {
+    n.accept(_TopLevelInitializerValidator(this, name));
+  }
+
   void _visitForEachParts(ForEachParts node, SimpleIdentifier loopVariable) {
     if (loopVariable.staticElement is! VariableElement) {
       return;
@@ -985,3 +983,169 @@
     throw StateError('${e.runtimeType} is unhandled type');
   }
 }
+
+class _TopLevelInitializerValidator extends RecursiveAstVisitor<void> {
+  final CodeChecker _codeChecker;
+  final String _name;
+
+  _TopLevelInitializerValidator(this._codeChecker, this._name);
+
+  void validateHasType(AstNode n, PropertyAccessorElement e) {
+    if (e.hasImplicitReturnType) {
+      var variable = e.declaration.variable as PropertyInducingElementImpl;
+      var error = variable.typeInferenceError;
+      if (error != null) {
+        if (error.kind == TopLevelInferenceErrorKind.dependencyCycle) {
+          // Errors on const should have been reported with
+          // [CompileTimeErrorCode.RECURSIVE_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANT].
+          if (!variable.isConst) {
+            _codeChecker._recordMessage(n, CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE,
+                [_name, error.arguments]);
+          }
+        } else {
+          _codeChecker._recordMessage(
+              n, StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_IDENTIFIER_NO_TYPE, [_name, e.name]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  void validateIdentifierElement(AstNode n, Element? e,
+      {bool isMethodCall = false}) {
+    if (e == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var enclosing = e.enclosingElement;
+    if (enclosing is CompilationUnitElement) {
+      if (e is PropertyAccessorElement) {
+        validateHasType(n, e);
+      }
+    } else if (enclosing is ClassElement) {
+      if (e is PropertyAccessorElement) {
+        if (e.isStatic) {
+          validateHasType(n, e);
+        } else if (e.hasImplicitReturnType) {
+          _codeChecker._recordMessage(
+              n, StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, [_name, e.name]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitAsExpression(AsExpression node) {
+    // Nothing to validate.
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitBinaryExpression(BinaryExpression node) {
+    TokenType operator = node.operator.type;
+    if (operator == TokenType.AMPERSAND_AMPERSAND ||
+        operator == TokenType.BAR_BAR ||
+        operator == TokenType.EQ_EQ ||
+        operator == TokenType.BANG_EQ) {
+      // These operators give 'bool', no need to validate operands.
+    } else {
+      node.leftOperand.accept(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitCascadeExpression(CascadeExpression node) {
+    node.target.accept(this);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitConditionalExpression(ConditionalExpression node) {
+    // No need to validate the condition, since it can't affect type inference.
+    node.thenExpression.accept(this);
+    node.elseExpression.accept(this);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitFunctionExpressionInvocation(FunctionExpressionInvocation node) {
+    if (node.typeArguments != null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var function = node.function;
+    if (function is PropertyAccess) {
+      var propertyName = function.propertyName;
+      validateIdentifierElement(propertyName, propertyName.staticElement);
+    }
+
+    var functionType = node.function.staticType;
+    if (functionType is FunctionType && functionType.typeFormals.isNotEmpty) {
+      node.argumentList.accept(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitIndexExpression(IndexExpression node) {
+    // Nothing to validate.
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitInstanceCreationExpression(InstanceCreationExpression node) {
+    var constructor = node.constructorName.staticElement;
+    var class_ = constructor?.enclosingElement;
+    if (node.constructorName.type.typeArguments == null &&
+        class_ != null &&
+        class_.typeParameters.isNotEmpty) {
+      // Type inference might depend on the parameters
+      super.visitInstanceCreationExpression(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitIsExpression(IsExpression node) {
+    // Nothing to validate.
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitListLiteral(ListLiteral node) {
+    if (node.typeArguments == null) {
+      super.visitListLiteral(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitMethodInvocation(MethodInvocation node) {
+    node.target?.accept(this);
+    var method = node.methodName.staticElement;
+    validateIdentifierElement(node, method, isMethodCall: true);
+    if (method is ExecutableElement) {
+      if (node.typeArguments == null && method.typeParameters.isNotEmpty) {
+        // Type inference might depend on the parameters
+        node.argumentList.accept(this);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitPrefixExpression(PrefixExpression node) {
+    if (node.operator.type == TokenType.BANG) {
+      // This operator gives 'bool', no need to validate operands.
+    } else {
+      node.operand.accept(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitSetOrMapLiteral(SetOrMapLiteral node) {
+    if (node.typeArguments == null) {
+      super.visitSetOrMapLiteral(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitSimpleIdentifier(SimpleIdentifier node) {
+    validateIdentifierElement(node, node.staticElement);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  visitThrowExpression(ThrowExpression node) {
+    // Nothing to validate.
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/dart/resolution/top_type_inference_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/dart/resolution/top_type_inference_test.dart
index 85e16c6..77fa53c 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/dart/resolution/top_type_inference_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/dart/resolution/top_type_inference_test.dart
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 }
 final b = new A().a;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 18, 1),
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 37, 1),
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 49, 1),
     ]);
 
     assertTypeDynamic(findElement.field('a').type);
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/implicit_this_reference_in_initializer_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/implicit_this_reference_in_initializer_test.dart
index 52e2b7c..c3b6d67 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/implicit_this_reference_in_initializer_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/implicit_this_reference_in_initializer_test.dart
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
   final y = x;
 }
 ''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 37, 1),
       error(CompileTimeErrorCode.IMPLICIT_THIS_REFERENCE_IN_INITIALIZER, 37, 1),
     ]);
   }
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_cycle_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_cycle_test.dart
index fbe9053..0f72b33 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_cycle_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_cycle_test.dart
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 var x = y + 1;
 var y = x + 1;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 1),
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 19, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 8, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 23, 1),
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     await assertErrorsInCode(r'''
 var x = x;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 8, 1),
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   ],
 ];
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 5),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 25, 5),
     ]);
   }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_instance_getter_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_instance_getter_test.dart
index 3a78473..8153be9 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_instance_getter_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/diagnostics/top_level_instance_getter_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'package:analyzer/src/error/codes.dart';
 import 'package:test_reflective_loader/test_reflective_loader.dart';
 
 import '../dart/resolution/context_collection_resolution.dart';
@@ -81,71 +82,81 @@
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   get g => 0;
 }
 var b = new A().g;
-''');
-    assertTypeDynamic(findElement.topVar('b').type);
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 42, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_call() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   get g => () => 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.g();
-''');
-    assertTypeDynamic(findElement.topVar('b').type);
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 59, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_field() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var g = 0;
 }
 var b = new A().g;
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 41, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_field_call() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var g = () => 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.g();
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 58, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_field_prefixedIdentifier() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var g = 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.g;
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 52, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_fn() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because f is
+    // generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
 }
 int f<T>(x) => 0;
 var a = new A();
 var b = f(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 72, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_fn_explicit_type_params() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -154,10 +165,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = f<int>(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_fn_not_generic() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -166,10 +178,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = f(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_indexExpression() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -178,21 +191,25 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = a[a.x];
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_invoke() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because the
+    // closure is generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = (<T>(y) => 0)(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 66, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_invoke_explicit_type_params() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -200,10 +217,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = (<T>(y) => 0)<int>(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_invoke_not_generic() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -211,22 +229,26 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = ((y) => 0)(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_method() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because f is
+    // generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
   int f<T>(int x) => 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.f(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 80, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_method_explicit_type_params() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -235,10 +257,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.f<int>(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_method_not_generic() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -247,24 +270,28 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.f(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because B is
+    // generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
 }
 class B<T> {
-  B(T x);
+  B(x);
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 81, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_explicit_type_params() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -275,10 +302,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B<int>(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_explicit_type_params_named() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -289,10 +317,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B<int>.named(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_explicit_type_params_prefixed() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     newFile('$testPackageLibPath/lib1.dart', content: '''
 class B<T> {
   B(x);
@@ -306,24 +335,28 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new foo.B<int>(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_named() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because B is
+    // generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
 }
 class B<T> {
-  B.named(T x);
+  B.named(x);
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B.named(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 93, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_not_generic() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -334,10 +367,11 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_not_generic_named() async {
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = 0;
@@ -348,7 +382,6 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new B.named(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_not_generic_prefixed() async {
@@ -357,6 +390,8 @@
   B(x);
 }
 ''');
+    // The reference to a.x does not trigger TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because
+    // it can't possibly affect the type of b.
     await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
 import 'lib1.dart' as foo;
 class A {
@@ -365,39 +400,44 @@
 var a = new A();
 var b = new foo.B(a.x);
 ''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B');
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_new_prefixed() async {
     newFile('$testPackageLibPath/lib1.dart', content: '''
 class B<T> {
-  B(T x);
+  B(x);
 }
 ''');
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because B is
+    // generic, so the type of a.x might affect the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 import 'lib1.dart' as foo;
 class A {
   var x = 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = new foo.B(a.x);
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'B<int>');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 89, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_prefixedIdentifier() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   get g => 0;
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = a.g;
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'dynamic');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 53, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_implicitlyTyped_propertyAccessLhs() async {
-    await assertNoErrorsInCode('''
+    // The reference to a.x triggers TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER because the type
+    // of a.x affects the lookup of y, which in turn affects the type of b.
+    await assertErrorsInCode('''
 class A {
   var x = new B();
   int operator[](int value) => 0;
@@ -407,8 +447,9 @@
 }
 var a = new A();
 var b = (a.x).y;
-''');
-    assertType(findElement.topVar('b').type, 'int');
+''', [
+      error(StrongModeCode.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER, 118, 1),
+    ]);
   }
 
   test_prefixedIdentifier() async {
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/summary/top_level_inference_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/summary/top_level_inference_test.dart
index d7828d1..5675f3f 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/summary/top_level_inference_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/summary/top_level_inference_test.dart
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
 var a = b;
 var b = a;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 1),
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 15, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 8, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 19, 1),
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 class C {
   int f;
 }
-int x;
+dynamic x;
 ''');
   }
 
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
 ''');
     checkElementText(library, r'''
 import 'package:test/a.dart';
-int x;
+dynamic x;
 ''');
   }
 
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/task/strong/inferred_type_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/task/strong/inferred_type_test.dart
index d20ec18..d77818f 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/src/task/strong/inferred_type_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/src/task/strong/inferred_type_test.dart
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@
 var x = () => y;
 var y = () => x;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 1),
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 21, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 14, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 31, 1),
     ]);
 
     var x = _resultUnitElement.topLevelVariables[0];
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@
 var x = () => y;
 var y = () => x;
 ''', [
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 4, 1),
-      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 21, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 14, 1),
+      error(CompileTimeErrorCode.TOP_LEVEL_CYCLE, 31, 1),
     ]);
 
     var x = _resultUnitElement.topLevelVariables[0];
diff --git a/tests/language/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart b/tests/language/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
index 550a03e..edc85c8 100644
--- a/tests/language/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
+++ b/tests/language/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   //         ^
   // [analyzer] COMPILE_TIME_ERROR.IMPLICIT_THIS_REFERENCE_IN_INITIALIZER
   // [cfe] Can't access 'this' in a field initializer to read 'x'.
+  //         ^
+  // [analyzer] STATIC_WARNING.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER
 }
 
 void main() {
diff --git a/tests/language_2/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart b/tests/language_2/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
index 550a03e..edc85c8 100644
--- a/tests/language_2/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
+++ b/tests/language_2/variable/inst_field_initializer1_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   //         ^
   // [analyzer] COMPILE_TIME_ERROR.IMPLICIT_THIS_REFERENCE_IN_INITIALIZER
   // [cfe] Can't access 'this' in a field initializer to read 'x'.
+  //         ^
+  // [analyzer] STATIC_WARNING.TOP_LEVEL_INSTANCE_GETTER
 }
 
 void main() {