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/**
* Provides a library for local (intra-procedural) and global (inter-procedural)
* data flow analysis: deciding whether data can flow from a _source_ to a
* _sink_. This library differs from the one in `semmle.code.cpp.dataflow` in that
* this library uses the IR (Intermediate Representation) library, which provides
* a more precise semantic representation of the program, whereas the other dataflow
* library uses the more syntax-oriented ASTs. This library should provide more accurate
* results than the AST-based library in most scenarios.
*
* Unless configured otherwise, _flow_ means that the exact value of
* the source may reach the sink. To track flow where the exact value
* may not be preserved, import `semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.TaintTracking`.
*
* To use global (interprocedural) data flow, extend the class
* `DataFlow::Configuration` as documented on that class. To use local
* (intraprocedural) data flow between expressions, call
* `DataFlow::localExprFlow`. For more general cases of local data flow, call
* `DataFlow::localFlow` or `DataFlow::localFlowStep` with arguments of type
* `DataFlow::Node`.
*/
import cpp
module DataFlow {
import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlow
import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowImpl1
}