Merge pull request #20178 from Napalys/java/visible-for-testing-abuse

Java: Added new query `java/visible-for-testing-abuse`
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Napalys Klicius
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ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Exception Handling/NumberFormatException.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/AbstractToConcreteCollection.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/AmbiguousOuterSuper.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingMethodNames.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql

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ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Exception Handling/NumberFormatException.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/AbstractToConcreteCollection.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/AmbiguousOuterSuper.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingMethodNames.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql

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## Overview
Accessing class members annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from production code goes against the intention of the annotation and may indicate programmer error.
The `@VisibleForTesting` annotation serves to increase visibility of methods, fields or classes for the purposes of testing. Accessing these annotated elements in production code (not test code) abuses the intention of the annotation.
## Recommendation
Only access methods, fields or classes annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from test code. If the visibility of the methods, fields or classes should generally be relaxed, use Java language access modifiers.
## Example
```java
public class Annotated {
@VisibleForTesting static int f() { return 42; }
}
/* src/test/java/Test.java */
int i = Annotated.f(); // COMPLIANT
/* src/main/Source.java */
int i = Annotated.f(); // NON_COMPLIANT
```
## Implementation notes
This rule alerts on any implementation of the annotation `VisibleForTesting`, regardless of where it is provided from.
The rule also uses the following logic to determine what an abuse of the annotation is:
1. If a public or protected member/type is annotated with `@VisibleForTesting`, it's assumed that package-private access is enough for production code. Therefore the rule alerts when a public or protected member/type annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` is used outside of its declaring package.
2. If a package-private member/type is annotated with `@VisibleForTesting`, it's assumed that private access is enough for production code. Therefore the rule alerts when a package-private member/type annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` is used outside its declaring class.
## References
- Javadoc: [AssertJ VisibleForTesting](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.assertj/assertj-core/latest/org.assertj.core/org/assertj/core/util/VisibleForTesting.html).
- Javadoc: [JetBrains VisibleForTesting](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.jetbrains/annotations/22.0.0/org/jetbrains/annotations/VisibleForTesting.html).

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/**
* @id java/visible-for-testing-abuse
* @name Use of VisibleForTesting in production code
* @description Accessing methods, fields or classes annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from
* production code goes against the intention of the annotation and may indicate
* programmer error.
* @kind problem
* @precision high
* @problem.severity warning
* @tags quality
* maintainability
* readability
*/
import java
/**
* Holds if a `Callable` is within the same type hierarchy as `RefType`
* (including through lambdas, inner classes, and outer classes).
*/
predicate isWithinType(Callable c, RefType t) {
// Either the callable is in the target type, or they share a common enclosing type
c.getDeclaringType().getEnclosingType*() = t.getEnclosingType*()
}
/**
* Holds if `e` is within the same package as `t`.
*/
predicate isWithinPackage(Expr e, RefType t) {
e.getCompilationUnit().getPackage() = t.getPackage()
}
/**
* Holds if a callable or any of its enclosing callables is annotated with @VisibleForTesting.
*/
predicate isWithinVisibleForTestingContext(Callable c) {
c.getAnAnnotation().getType().hasName("VisibleForTesting")
or
isWithinVisibleForTestingContext(c.getEnclosingCallable())
}
/**
* Holds if `e` is within a test method context, including lambda expressions
* within test methods and nested lambdas.
*/
private predicate isWithinTest(Expr e) {
e.getEnclosingCallable() instanceof LikelyTestMethod
or
exists(Method lambda, LambdaExpr lambdaExpr |
lambda = lambdaExpr.asMethod() and
lambda.getEnclosingCallable*() instanceof LikelyTestMethod and
e.getEnclosingCallable() = lambda
)
}
from Annotatable annotated, Expr e
where
annotated.getAnAnnotation().getType().hasName("VisibleForTesting") and
(
// field access
e =
any(FieldAccess v |
v.getField() = annotated and
// depending on the visibility of the field, using the annotation to abuse the visibility may/may not be occurring
(
// if its package protected report when its used outside its class because it should have been private (class only permitted)
v.getField().isPackageProtected() and
not isWithinType(v.getEnclosingCallable(), v.getField().getDeclaringType())
or
// if public or protected report when its used outside its package because package protected should have been enough (package only permitted)
(v.getField().isPublic() or v.getField().isProtected()) and
not isWithinPackage(v, v.getField().getDeclaringType())
)
)
or
// method access
e =
any(MethodCall c |
c.getMethod() = annotated and
// depending on the visibility of the method, using the annotation to abuse the visibility may/may not be occurring
(
// if its package protected report when its used outside its class because it should have been private (class only permitted)
c.getMethod().isPackageProtected() and
not isWithinType(c.getEnclosingCallable(), c.getMethod().getDeclaringType())
or
// if public or protected report when its used outside its package because package protected should have been enough (package only permitted)
(c.getMethod().isPublic() or c.getMethod().isProtected()) and
not isWithinPackage(c, c.getMethod().getDeclaringType())
)
)
or
// Class instantiation - report if used outside appropriate scope
e =
any(ClassInstanceExpr c |
c.getConstructedType() = annotated and
(
c.getConstructedType().isPublic() and not isWithinPackage(c, c.getConstructedType())
or
c.getConstructedType().hasNoModifier() and
c.getConstructedType() instanceof NestedClass and
not isWithinType(c.getEnclosingCallable(), c.getConstructedType())
)
)
) and
// not in a test where use is appropriate
not isWithinTest(e) and
// not when the accessing method or any enclosing method is @VisibleForTesting (test-to-test communication)
not isWithinVisibleForTestingContext(e.getEnclosingCallable()) and
// not when used in annotation contexts
not e.getParent*() instanceof Annotation
select e, "Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code.", annotated,
"element"

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| packageone/SourcePackage.java:9:21:9:32 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:10:21:10:32 | Annotated.m2 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:11:26:11:27 | m2 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:16:18:16:36 | fPublic(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:26:23:26:29 | fPublic | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:17:18:17:39 | fProtected(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:31:26:31:35 | fProtected | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:25:31:25:42 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:26:31:26:42 | Annotated.m2 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:11:26:11:27 | m2 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:29:28:29:46 | fPublic(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:26:23:26:29 | fPublic | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:30:28:30:49 | fProtected(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:31:26:31:35 | fProtected | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:34:23:34:34 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:35:30:35:41 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:36:31:36:42 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:37:33:37:44 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:8:20:8:30 | Annotated.m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:14:17:14:29 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:20:28:20:47 | new AnnotatedClass(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packageone/AnnotatedClass.java:4:14:4:27 | AnnotatedClass | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:24:30:24:40 | Annotated.m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:28:27:28:39 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |

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query: Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
postprocess: utils/test/InlineExpectationsTestQuery.ql

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package packageone;
@VisibleForTesting
public class AnnotatedClass {
public AnnotatedClass() {}
}

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package packageone;
import packagetwo.Annotated;
public class SourcePackage extends Annotated {
void f() {
// Fields - cross-package access (only accessible ones)
// String s = Annotated.m; // Cannot access package-private from different package
String s1 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
String s2 = Annotated.m2; // $ Alert
// String s3 = Annotated.m3; // Cannot access private field
// Methods - cross-package access (only accessible ones)
// int i = Annotated.f(); // Cannot access package-private from different package
// int i1 = Annotated.fPrivate(); // Cannot access private method
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // $ Alert
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // $ Alert
// Same package class
AnnotatedClass a = new AnnotatedClass(); // COMPLIANT - same package
// Lambda usage - cross-package (only accessible members)
Runnable lambda = () -> {
// String lambdaS = Annotated.m; // Cannot access package-private
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2; // $ Alert
// int lambdaI = Annotated.f(); // Cannot access package-private
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // $ Alert
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // $ Alert
};
lambda.run();
}
String myField1 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
public String myField2 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
private String myField3 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
protected String myField4 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
}

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package packageone;
import packagetwo.Annotated;
public class SourcePackage1 extends Annotated {
@VisibleForTesting
public void f() {
String s1 = Annotated.m1;
String s2 = Annotated.m2;
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected();
Runnable lambda = () -> {
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1;
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2;
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected();
};
}
}

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package packageone;
public @interface VisibleForTesting {
}

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package packagetwo;
import packageone.*;
public class Annotated {
@VisibleForTesting
static String m;
@VisibleForTesting
static protected String m1;
@VisibleForTesting
static public String m2;
@VisibleForTesting
static private String m3;
@VisibleForTesting
static int f() {
return 1;
}
@VisibleForTesting
static private int fPrivate() {
return 1;
}
@VisibleForTesting
static public int fPublic() {
return 1;
}
@VisibleForTesting
static protected int fProtected() {
return 1;
}
private static void resetPriorities() {
String priority = m;
String priority1 = m1;
String priority2 = m2;
String priority3 = m3;
int result = f();
int resultPrivate = fPrivate();
int resultPublic = fPublic();
int resultProtected = fProtected();
}
private static void resetPriorities2() {
Runnable task = () -> {
String priority = m;
String priority1 = m1;
String priority2 = m2;
String priority3 = m3;
int result = f();
int resultPrivate = fPrivate();
int resultPublic = fPublic();
int resultProtected = fProtected();
};
task.run();
}
private static class InnerClass {
void useVisibleForMembers() {
String field = m;
String field1 = m1;
String field2 = m2;
String field3 = m3;
int method = f();
int methodPrivate = fPrivate();
int methodPublic = fPublic();
int methodProtected = fProtected();
}
}
@VisibleForTesting
static class InnerTestClass {
@VisibleForTesting
int getSize() {
return 42;
}
@VisibleForTesting
private String data;
}
private void useInnerClass() {
InnerTestClass inner = new InnerTestClass();
int size = inner.getSize();
String value = inner.data;
}
}

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package packagetwo;
import packageone.*;
public class Source {
void f() {
// Fields
String s = Annotated.m; // $ Alert
String s1 = Annotated.m1; // COMPLIANT - same package
String s2 = Annotated.m2;
// String s3 = Annotated.m3; // Cannot access private field
// Methods
int i = Annotated.f(); // $ Alert
// int i1 = Annotated.fPrivate(); // Cannot access private method
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected();
// Other class
AnnotatedClass a = new AnnotatedClass(); // $ Alert
// Lambda usage
Runnable lambda = () -> {
String lambdaS = Annotated.m; // $ Alert
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1;
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2;
int lambdaI = Annotated.f(); // $ Alert
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected();
};
lambda.run();
}
}

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package packagetwo;
import packageone.*;
public class Test {
void f() {
// Fields
String s = Annotated.m; // COMPLIANT
String s1 = Annotated.m1; // COMPLIANT
String s2 = Annotated.m2; // COMPLIANT
// String s3 = Annotated.m3; // Cannot access private field
// Methods
int i = Annotated.f(); // COMPLIANT
// int i1 = Annotated.fPrivate(); // Cannot access private method
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // COMPLIANT
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // COMPLIANT
// Other class
AnnotatedClass a = new AnnotatedClass(); // COMPLIANT
// Lambda usage
Runnable lambda = () -> {
String lambdaS = Annotated.m; // COMPLIANT
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1; // COMPLIANT
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2; // COMPLIANT
int lambdaI = Annotated.f(); // COMPLIANT
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // COMPLIANT
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // COMPLIANT
};
lambda.run();
}
}

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package packagetwo;
import packageone.*;
@interface Range {
int min() default 0;
int max() default 100;
}
public class UseWithinAnnotation {
@VisibleForTesting
static final int MAX_LISTING_LENGTH_MIN = 1;
@VisibleForTesting
static final int MAX_LISTING_LENGTH_MAX = 1000;
@Range(min = MAX_LISTING_LENGTH_MIN, max = MAX_LISTING_LENGTH_MAX)
private int maxListingLength = MAX_LISTING_LENGTH_MAX;
}