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* Python: `python/ql/src`
Each language-specific directory contains further subdirectories that group queries based on their `@tags` or purpose.
- Experimental queries and libraries are stored in the `experimental` subdirectory within each language-specific directory in the [CodeQL repository](https://github.com/Semmle/ql). For example, experimental Java queries and libraries are stored in `java/ql/src/experimental` and any corresponding tests in `java/ql/test/experimental`.
- Experimental queries and libraries are stored in the `experimental` subdirectory within each language-specific directory in the [CodeQL repository](https://github.com/github/codeql). For example, experimental Java queries and libraries are stored in `java/ql/src/experimental` and any corresponding tests in `java/ql/test/experimental`.
- The structure of an `experimental` subdirectory mirrors the structure of its parent directory.
- Select or create an appropriate directory in `experimental` based on the existing directory structure of `experimental` or its parent directory.

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## Contributing
We welcome contributions to our standard library and standard checks. Do you have an idea for a new check, or how to improve an existing query? Then please go ahead and open a pull request! Before you do, though, please take the time to read our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md). You can also consult our [style guides](https://github.com/Semmle/ql/tree/master/docs) to learn how to format your code for consistency and clarity, how to write query metadata, and how to write query help documentation for your query.
We welcome contributions to our standard library and standard checks. Do you have an idea for a new check, or how to improve an existing query? Then please go ahead and open a pull request! Before you do, though, please take the time to read our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md). You can also consult our [style guides](https://github.com/github/codeql/tree/master/docs) to learn how to format your code for consistency and clarity, how to write query metadata, and how to write query help documentation for your query.
## License

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the ``ql-training`` source directory.
For more information about creating slides for QL training and variant analysis
examples, see the `template slide deck <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/language/ql-training/template.rst>`__.
examples, see the `template slide deck <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/language/ql-training/template.rst>`__.
Viewing the current version of the CodeQL documentation
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CodeQL is the code analysis platform used by security researchers to automate variant analysis.
You can use CodeQL queries to explore code and quickly find variants of security vulnerabilities and bugs.
These queries are easy to write and sharevisit the topics below and `our open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/Semmle/ql>`__ to learn more.
These queries are easy to write and sharevisit the topics below and `our open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ to learn more.
You can also try out CodeQL in the `query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query>`__.
Here, you can query open source projects directly, without having to download CodeQL databases and libraries.

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The name QL now only refers to the query language that powers CodeQL analysis.
The CodeQL queries and libraries used to analyze source code are written in QL.
These queries and libraries are open source, and can be found in the `CodeQL repository <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__.
These queries and libraries are open source, and can be found in the `CodeQL repository <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__.
QL is a general-purpose, object-oriented language that can be used to query any kind of data.
CodeQL databases

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- **Path queries**: queries that describe the flow of information between a source and a sink in your code.
- **Metric queries**: queries that compute statistics for your code.
You can add custom queries to `custom query packs <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/about-queries#what-are-query-packs>`__ to analyze your projects in `LGTM <https://lgtm.com>`__, use them to analyze a database with the `CodeQL CLI <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-cli.html>`__, or you can contribute to the standard CodeQL queries in our `open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__.
You can add custom queries to `custom query packs <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/about-queries#what-are-query-packs>`__ to analyze your projects in `LGTM <https://lgtm.com>`__, use them to analyze a database with the `CodeQL CLI <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-cli.html>`__, or you can contribute to the standard CodeQL queries in our `open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__.
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This topic is a basic introduction to query files. You can find more information on writing queries for specific programming languages `here <https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/>`__, and detailed technical information about QL in the `QL language reference <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/index.html>`__.
For more information on how to format your code when contributing queries to the GitHub repository, see the `CodeQL style guide <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/ql-style-guide.md>`__.
For more information on how to format your code when contributing queries to the GitHub repository, see the `CodeQL style guide <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/ql-style-guide.md>`__.
Basic query structure
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Query metadata is used to identify your custom queries when they are added to the GitHub repository or used in your analysis. Metadata provides information about the query's purpose, and also specifies how to interpret and display the query results. For a full list of metadata properties, see the :doc:`query metadata reference <query-metadata>`. The exact metadata requirement depends on how you are going to run your query:
- If you are contributing a query to the GitHub repository, please read the `query metadata style guide <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md#metadata-area>`__.
- If you are contributing a query to the GitHub repository, please read the `query metadata style guide <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md#metadata-area>`__.
- If you are adding a custom query to a query pack for analysis using LGTM , see `Writing custom queries to include in LGTM analysis <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/writing-custom-queries>`__.
- If you are analyzing a database using the `CodeQL CLI <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-cli.html>`__, your query metadata must contain ``@kind``.
- If you are running a query in the query console on LGTM or with the CodeQL extension for VS Code, metadata is not mandatory. However, if you want your results to be displayed as either an 'alert' or a 'path', you must specify the correct ``@kind`` property, as explained below. For more information, see `Using the query console <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/using-query-console>`__ on LGTM.com and `Using the extension <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-for-vscode/procedures/using-extension.html>`__ in the CodeQL for VS Code help.
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=================
Each query generally contains one or more ``import`` statements, which define the `libraries <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/modules.html#library-modules>`__ or `modules <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/modules.html>`__ to import into the query. Libraries and modules provide a way of grouping together related `types <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/types.html>`__, `predicates <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/predicates.html>`__, and other modules. The contents of each library or module that you import can then be accessed by the query.
Our `open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__ contains the standard CodeQL libraries for each supported language.
Our `open source repository on GitHub <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ contains the standard CodeQL libraries for each supported language.
When writing your own alert queries, you would typically import the standard library for the language of the project that you are querying, using ``import`` followed by a language:
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There are also libraries containing commonly used predicates, types, and other modules associated with different analyses, including data flow, control flow, and taint-tracking. In order to calculate path graphs, path queries require you to import a data flow library into the query file. For more information, see :doc:`Creating path queries <path-queries>`.
You can explore the contents of all the standard libraries in the `CodeQL library reference documentation <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-libraries.html>`__ or in the `GitHub repository <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__.
You can explore the contents of all the standard libraries in the `CodeQL library reference documentation <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-libraries.html>`__ or in the `GitHub repository <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__.
Optional CodeQL classes and predicates
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Viewing the standard CodeQL queries
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One of the easiest ways to get started writing your own queries is to modify an existing query. To view the standard CodeQL queries, or to try out other examples, visit the `CodeQL <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__ and `CodeQL for Go <https://github.com/github/codeql-go>`__ repositories on GitHub.
One of the easiest ways to get started writing your own queries is to modify an existing query. To view the standard CodeQL queries, or to try out other examples, visit the `CodeQL <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ and `CodeQL for Go <https://github.com/github/codeql-go>`__ repositories on GitHub.
You can also find examples of queries developed to find security vulnerabilities and bugs in open source software projects on the `GitHub Security Lab website <https://securitylab.github.com/research>`__ and in the associated `repository <https://github.com/github/security-lab>`__.
Contributing queries
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Contributions to the standard queries and libraries are very welcome. For more information, see our `contributing guidelines <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__.
Contributions to the standard queries and libraries are very welcome. For more information, see our `contributing guidelines <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__.
If you are contributing a query to the open source GitHub repository, writing a custom query for LGTM, or using a custom query in an analysis with the CodeQL CLI, then you need to include extra metadata in your query to ensure that the query results are interpreted and displayed correctly. See the following topics for more information on query metadata:
- :doc:`Metadata for CodeQL queries <query-metadata>`
- `Query metadata style guide on GitHub <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md>`__
- `Query metadata style guide on GitHub <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md>`__
Query contributions to the open source GitHub repository may also have an accompanying query help file to provide information about their purpose for other users. For more information on writing query help, see the `Query help style guide on GitHub <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ and the :doc:`Query help files <query-help>`.
Query contributions to the open source GitHub repository may also have an accompanying query help file to provide information about their purpose for other users. For more information on writing query help, see the `Query help style guide on GitHub <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ and the :doc:`Query help files <query-help>`.
Query help files
****************
When you write a custom query, we also recommend that you write a query help file to explain the purpose of the query to other users. For more information, see the `Query help style guide <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ on GitHub, and the :doc:`Query help files <query-help>`.
When you write a custom query, we also recommend that you write a query help file to explain the purpose of the query to other users. For more information, see the `Query help style guide <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ on GitHub, and the :doc:`Query help files <query-help>`.
What next?
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Query help files tell users the purpose of a query, and recommend how to solve the potential problem the query finds.
This topic provides detailed information on the structure of query help files.
For more information about how to write useful query help in a style that is consistent with the standard CodeQL queries, see the `Query help style guide <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ on GitHub.
For more information about how to write useful query help in a style that is consistent with the standard CodeQL queries, see the `Query help style guide <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-help-style-guide.md>`__ on GitHub.
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Note
You can access the query help for CodeQL queries by visiting the `Built-in query pages <https://help.semmle.com/wiki/display/QL/Built-in+queries>`__.
You can also access the raw query help files in the `GitHub repository <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__.
For example, see the `JavaScript security queries <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/tree/master/javascript/ql/src/Security>`__ and `C/C++ critical queries <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/tree/master/cpp/ql/src/Critical>`__.
You can also access the raw query help files in the `GitHub repository <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__.
For example, see the `JavaScript security queries <https://github.com/github/codeql/tree/master/javascript/ql/src/Security>`__ and `C/C++ critical queries <https://github.com/github/codeql/tree/master/cpp/ql/src/Critical>`__.
For queries run by default on LGTM, there are several different ways to access the query help. For further information, see `Where do I see the query help for a query on LGTM? <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/query-help#where-query-help-in-lgtm>`__ in the LGTM user help.
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Section-level include elements
------------------------------
Section-level ``include`` elements can be located beneath the top-level ``qhelp`` element. For example, in `StoredXSS.qhelp <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Security%20Features/CWE-079/StoredXSS.qhelp>`__, a full query help file is reused:
Section-level ``include`` elements can be located beneath the top-level ``qhelp`` element. For example, in `StoredXSS.qhelp <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Security%20Features/CWE-079/StoredXSS.qhelp>`__, a full query help file is reused:
.. code-block:: xml
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<include src="XSS.qhelp" />
</qhelp>
In this example, the `XSS.qhelp <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Security%20Features/CWE-079/XSS.qhelp>`__ file must conform to the standard for a full query help file as described above. That is, the ``qhelp`` element may only contain non-``fragment``, section-level elements.
In this example, the `XSS.qhelp <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Security%20Features/CWE-079/XSS.qhelp>`__ file must conform to the standard for a full query help file as described above. That is, the ``qhelp`` element may only contain non-``fragment``, section-level elements.
Block-level include elements
----------------------------
Block-level ``include`` elements can be included beneath section-level elements. For example, an ``include`` element is used beneath the ``overview`` section in `ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.qhelp <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Likely%20Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.qhelp>`__:
Block-level ``include`` elements can be included beneath section-level elements. For example, an ``include`` element is used beneath the ``overview`` section in `ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.qhelp <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Likely%20Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.qhelp>`__:
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...
</qhelp>
The included file, `ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformOverview.qhelp <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Likely%20Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformOverview.qhelp>`_, may only contain one or more ``fragment`` sections. For example:
The included file, `ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformOverview.qhelp <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/Likely%20Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformOverview.qhelp>`_, may only contain one or more ``fragment`` sections. For example:
.. code-block:: xml
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Further information
===================
- To learn more about contributing to the standard CodeQL queries and libraries, see our `Contributing guidelines <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__ on GitHub.
- To learn more about contributing to the standard CodeQL queries and libraries, see our `Contributing guidelines <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__ on GitHub.
- To learn more about writing custom queries, and how to format your code for clarity and consistency, see `Writing CodeQL queries <https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/writing-queries/writing-queries.html>`__.

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Any query that is run as part of an analysis includes a number of properties, known as query metadata. Metadata is included at the top of each query file as the content of a `QLDoc <https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-spec/qldoc.html>`__ comment.
For alerts and path queries, this metadata tells LGTM and the CodeQL `extension for VS Code <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-for-vscode.html>`__ how to handle the query and display its results correctly.
It also gives other users information about what the query results mean. For further information on query metadata, see the `query metadata style guide <https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md#metadata-area>`__ in our `open source repository <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__ on GitHub.
It also gives other users information about what the query results mean. For further information on query metadata, see the `query metadata style guide <https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/query-metadata-style-guide.md#metadata-area>`__ in our `open source repository <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ on GitHub.
You can also add metric queries to LGTM, but the results are not shown. To see the results of metric queries, you can run them in the query console or in `Visual Studio Code <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/codeql-for-vscode.html>`__.
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.. |image0| image:: ../../images/query-metadata.png
For more examples of query metadata, see the standard CodeQL queries in our `GitHub repository <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__.
For more examples of query metadata, see the standard CodeQL queries in our `GitHub repository <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__.

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.. note:: The syntax for algebraic datatypes is considered experimental and is subject to
change. However, they appear in the `standard QL libraries <https://github.com/Semmle/ql>`_
change. However, they appear in the `standard QL libraries <https://github.com/github/codeql>`_
so the following sections should help you understand those examples.
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For example, the database schemas for C/++, C#, and Java CodeQL databases are here:
- https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/cpp/ql/src/semmlecode.cpp.dbscheme
- https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/semmlecode.csharp.dbscheme
- https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme
- https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/cpp/ql/src/semmlecode.cpp.dbscheme
- https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/csharp/ql/src/semmlecode.csharp.dbscheme
- https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme

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Once the extraction finishes, all this information is collected into a single `CodeQL database <https://help.semmle.com/codeql/about-codeql.html#about-codeql-databases>`__, which is then ready to query, possibly on a different machine. A copy of the source files, made at the time the database was created, is also included in the CodeQL database so analysis results can be displayed at the correct location in the code. The database schema is (source) language specific.
Queries are written in QL and usually depend on one or more of the `standard CodeQL libraries <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__ (and of course you can write your own custom libraries). They are compiled into an efficiently executable format by the QL compiler and then run on a CodeQL database by the QL evaluator, either on a remote worker machine or locally on a developers machine.
Queries are written in QL and usually depend on one or more of the `standard CodeQL libraries <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ (and of course you can write your own custom libraries). They are compiled into an efficiently executable format by the QL compiler and then run on a CodeQL database by the QL evaluator, either on a remote worker machine or locally on a developers machine.
Query results can be interpreted and presented in a variety of ways, including displaying them in an `IDE extension <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/running-queries-ide>`__ such as CodeQL for Visual Studio Code, or in a web dashboard as on `LGTM <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/about-lgtm>`__.
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- All common logic connectives are available, including quantifiers like ``exist``, which can also introduce new variables.
- The language is declarativethe user focuses on stating what they would like to find, and leaves the details of how to evaluate the query to the engine.
- The object-oriented layer allows us to develop rich standard libraries for program analysis. These model the common AST node types, control flow and name lookup, and define further layers on topfor example control flow or data flow analysis. The `standard CodeQL libraries and queries <https://github.com/semmle/ql>`__ ship as source and can be inspected by the user, and new abstractions are readily defined.
- The object-oriented layer allows us to develop rich standard libraries for program analysis. These model the common AST node types, control flow and name lookup, and define further layers on topfor example control flow or data flow analysis. The `standard CodeQL libraries and queries <https://github.com/github/codeql>`__ ship as source and can be inspected by the user, and new abstractions are readily defined.
- The database generated by the CodeQL tools is treated as read-only; queries cannot insert new data into it, though they can inspect its contents in various ways.
You can start writing running queries on open source projects in the `query console <https://lgtm.com/query>`__ on LGTM.com. You can also download CodeQL databases from LGTM.com to query locally, by `running queries in your IDE <https://lgtm.com/help/lgtm/running-queries-ide>`__.

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* [Learning CodeQL](https://help.semmle.com/QL/learn-ql/index.html)
* [QL language handbook](https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-handbook/index.html)
* [QL language specification](https://help.semmle.com/QL/ql-spec/language.html)
* [CodeQL style guide](https://github.com/Semmle/ql/blob/master/docs/ql-style-guide.md)
* [CodeQL style guide](https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/master/docs/ql-style-guide.md)
For examples of query files for the languages supported by CodeQL, visit the following links: