1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sphinx/util/typing.py b/sphinx/util/typing.py
index 55af67829..9daa4b28a 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/typing.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/typing.py
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ TitleGetter = Callable[[nodes.Node], str]
 Inventory = Dict[str, Dict[str, Tuple[str, str, str, str]]]
 
 
+def get_type_hints(obj: Any, globalns: Dict = None, localns: Dict = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return a dictionary containing type hints for a function, method, module or class object.
+
+    This is a simple wrapper of `typing.get_type_hints()` that does not raise an error on
+    runtime.
+    """
+    from sphinx.util.inspect import safe_getattr  # lazy loading
+
+    try:
+        return typing.get_type_hints(obj, None, localns)
+    except NameError:
+        # Failed to evaluate ForwardRef (maybe TYPE_CHECKING)
+        return safe_getattr(obj, '__annotations__', {})
+    except TypeError:
+        return {}
+    except KeyError:
+        # a broken class found (refs: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/8084)
+        return {}
+    except AttributeError:
+        # AttributeError is raised on 3.5.2 (fixed by 3.5.3)
+        return {}
+
+
 def is_system_TypeVar(typ: Any) -> bool:
     """Check *typ* is system defined TypeVar."""
     modname = getattr(typ, '__module__', '')