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codeql/python/ql/src/Statements/SideEffectInAssert.ql
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/**
* @name An assert statement has a side-effect
* @description Side-effects in assert statements result in differences between normal
* and optimized behavior.
* @kind problem
* @tags reliability
* maintainability
* @problem.severity error
* @sub-severity low
* @precision high
* @id py/side-effect-in-assert
*/
import python
predicate func_with_side_effects(Expr e) {
exists(string name |
name = ((Attribute)e).getName() or name = ((Name)e).getId() |
name = "print" or name = "write" or name = "append" or
name = "pop" or name = "remove" or name = "discard" or
name = "delete" or name = "close" or name = "open" or
name = "exit"
)
}
predicate probable_side_effect(Expr e) {
// Only consider explicit yields, not artificial ones in comprehensions
e instanceof Yield and not exists(Comp c | c.contains(e))
or
e instanceof YieldFrom
or
e instanceof Call and func_with_side_effects(((Call)e).getFunc())
}
from Assert a, Expr e
where probable_side_effect(e) and a.contains(e)
select a, "This 'assert' statement contains $@ which may have side effects.", e, "an expression"