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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0

### Added

- [#78](https://github.com/green-code-initiative/creedengo-python/pull/78) Add rule GCI 105 on String Concatentation. This rule maybe apply to other rule
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There are spelling and grammatical errors: 'Concatentation' should be 'Concatenation', and the sentence 'This rule maybe apply to other rule' should be 'This rule may also apply to other rules'.

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- [#78](https://github.com/green-code-initiative/creedengo-python/pull/78) Add rule GCI 105 on String Concatentation. This rule maybe apply to other rule
- [#78](https://github.com/green-code-initiative/creedengo-python/pull/78) Add rule GCI 105 on String Concatenation. This rule may also apply to other rules

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- [#71](https://github.com/green-code-initiative/creedengo-python/pull/71) Add rule GCI96 Require Usecols Argument in Pandas Read Functions
- [#72](https://github.com/green-code-initiative/creedengo-python/pull/72) Add rule GCI97 Optimize square computation (scalar vs vectorized method)

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pom.xml
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<lombok.version>1.18.38</lombok.version>

<!-- temporary version waiting for a real automatic release in creedengo repository -->
<creedengo-rules-specifications.version>2.3.0</creedengo-rules-specifications.version>
<creedengo-rules-specifications.version>2.4.0</creedengo-rules-specifications.version>

<!-- URL of the Maven repository where sonarqube will be downloaded -->
<test-it.orchestrator.artifactory.url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</test-it.orchestrator.artifactory.url>
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checkIssuesForFile(filePath, ruleId, ruleMsg, startLines, endLines, SEVERITY, TYPE, EFFORT_10MIN);
}

@Test
void testGCI97(){
String filePath = "src/optimizeSquareComputation.py";
String ruleId = "creedengo-python:GCI97";
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checkIssuesForFile(filePath, ruleId, ruleMsg, startLines, endLines, SEVERITY, TYPE, EFFORT_1MIN);
}
@Test
void testGCI105() {

String filePath = "src/stringConcatenation.py";
String ruleId = "creedengo-python:GCI105";
String ruleMsg = "Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()";
int[] startLines = new int[]{
5, 8, 10, 32, 38
};
int[] endLines = new int[]{
5, 8, 10, 32, 38
};

checkIssuesForFile(filePath, ruleId, ruleMsg, startLines, endLines, SEVERITY, TYPE, EFFORT_1MIN);

}

}
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text = "hello"
following_words = ["world", "I", "am", "a", "string", "concatenation"]

for word in following_words:
text += word # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}

text = "init"
text += " add this" # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}

text += [word for word in following_words] # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}


result = " ".join([text] + following_words)


final = f"{text} {' '.join(following_words)}"


def build_string(base, parts):
return f"{base} {' '.join(parts)}"

mylist = []
mylist += [1, 2, 3] # Compliant


count = 0
count += 1 # Compliant


msg = "start"
if True:
msg += " continued" # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}


def get_text():
return "function text"

text += get_text() # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}
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DetectUnoptimizedImageFormat.class,
AvoidMultipleIfElseStatementCheck.class,
PandasRequireUsecolsArgument.class,
OptimizeSquareComputation.class
OptimizeSquareComputation.class,
StringConcatenation.class
);

public static final String LANGUAGE = "py";
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/*
* creedengo - Python language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Python programs
* Copyright © 2024 Green Code Initiative (https://green-code-initiative.org)
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.greencodeinitiative.creedengo.python.checks;


import org.sonar.check.Rule;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.PythonSubscriptionCheck;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.SubscriptionContext;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Name;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.CompoundAssignmentStatement;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Tree;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Expression;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.AssignmentStatement;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;



@Rule(key="GCI105")
public class StringConcatenation extends PythonSubscriptionCheck {

private final List<String> stringVariables = new ArrayList<>();

public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()";


@Override
public void initialize(Context context) {
context.registerSyntaxNodeConsumer(Tree.Kind.STRING_ELEMENT, this::findStringVariable);

context.registerSyntaxNodeConsumer(Tree.Kind.COMPOUND_ASSIGNMENT, this::checkAssignment);

}

private void findStringVariable(SubscriptionContext context) {
Tree node = context.syntaxNode();
if (node.is(Tree.Kind.STRING_ELEMENT)) {
Tree current = node;
while (current != null && !current.is(Tree.Kind.ASSIGNMENT_STMT)) {
current = current.parent();
}

if (current != null && current.is(Tree.Kind.ASSIGNMENT_STMT)) {
AssignmentStatement assignment = (AssignmentStatement) current;


if (!assignment.assignedValue().is(Tree.Kind.LIST_LITERAL) &&
!assignment.assignedValue().is(Tree.Kind.LIST_COMPREHENSION)) {

String variableName = Utils.getVariableName(context);
if (variableName != null) {
stringVariables.add(variableName);
}
}
}
}
}

private void checkAssignment(SubscriptionContext context) {

CompoundAssignmentStatement compoundAssignment = (CompoundAssignmentStatement) context.syntaxNode();
if (compoundAssignment.compoundAssignmentToken().value().equals("+=")) {
Expression lhsExpression = compoundAssignment.lhsExpression();
if (lhsExpression.is(Tree.Kind.NAME)) {
String variableName = ((Name) lhsExpression).name();
if (stringVariables.contains(variableName)) {
context.addIssue(lhsExpression.firstToken(), DESCRIPTION);
}
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The rule implementation may produce false positives because it tracks string variables globally but doesn't account for variable reassignment to non-string types. A variable initially assigned a string could later be reassigned to a different type, making += operations valid.

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context.addIssue(lhsExpression.firstToken(), DESCRIPTION);
}
// Ensure the variable is still a string before flagging
context.addIssue(lhsExpression.firstToken(), DESCRIPTION);
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}
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/*
* creedengo - Python language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Python programs
* Copyright © 2024 Green Code Initiative (https://green-code-initiative.org)
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.greencodeinitiative.creedengo.python.checks;

import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.SubscriptionContext;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.symbols.Symbol;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Argument;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.AssignmentStatement;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Tree;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.RegularArgument;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Name;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.CallExpression;
import org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.Expression;

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;

public class Utils {

private static boolean hasKeyword(Argument argument, String keyword) {
if (!argument.is(new Tree.Kind[] {Tree.Kind.REGULAR_ARGUMENT})) {
return false;
} else {
Name keywordArgument = ((RegularArgument) argument).keywordArgument();
return keywordArgument != null && keywordArgument.name().equals(keyword);
}
}

@CheckForNull
public static RegularArgument nthArgumentOrKeyword(int argPosition, String keyword, List<Argument> arguments) {
for (int i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i) {
Argument argument = (Argument) arguments.get(i);
if (hasKeyword(argument, keyword)) {
return (RegularArgument) argument;
}

if (argument.is(new Tree.Kind[] {Tree.Kind.REGULAR_ARGUMENT})) {
RegularArgument regularArgument = (RegularArgument) argument;
if (regularArgument.keywordArgument() == null && argPosition == i) {
return regularArgument;
}
}
}

return null;
}

public static String getQualifiedName(CallExpression callExpression) {
Symbol symbol = callExpression.calleeSymbol();

return symbol != null && symbol.fullyQualifiedName() != null ? symbol.fullyQualifiedName() : "";
}

public static String getMethodName(CallExpression callExpression) {
Symbol symbol = callExpression.calleeSymbol();
return symbol != null && symbol.name() != null ? symbol.name() : "";
}

public static List<Argument> getArgumentsFromCall(CallExpression callExpression) {
try {
return Objects.requireNonNull(callExpression.argumentList()).arguments();
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
return List.of();
}
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Using a try-catch block to handle NullPointerException is not a best practice. Consider using null checks instead: return callExpression.argumentList() != null ? callExpression.argumentList().arguments() : List.of();

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return Objects.requireNonNull(callExpression.argumentList()).arguments();
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
return List.of();
}
return callExpression.argumentList() != null ? callExpression.argumentList().arguments() : List.of();

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}

public static String getVariableName(SubscriptionContext context) {
Tree node = context.syntaxNode();
Tree current = node;
while (current != null && !current.is(Tree.Kind.ASSIGNMENT_STMT)) {
current = current.parent();
}
if (current != null && current.is(Tree.Kind.ASSIGNMENT_STMT)) {
AssignmentStatement assignment = (AssignmentStatement) current;
if (!assignment.lhsExpressions().isEmpty() && !assignment.lhsExpressions().get(0).expressions().isEmpty()) {
Expression leftExpr = assignment.lhsExpressions().get(0).expressions().get(0);
if (leftExpr.is(Tree.Kind.NAME)) {
Name variableName = (Name) leftExpr;
return variableName.name();
}
}

}
return null;
}
}
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"GCI89",
"GCI96",
"GCI97",
"GCI105",
"GCI203",
"GCI404"
]
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/*
* creedengo - Python language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Python programs
* Copyright © 2024 Green Code Initiative (https://green-code-initiative.org)
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.greencodeinitiative.creedengo.python.checks;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.sonar.python.checks.utils.PythonCheckVerifier;

public class StringConcatenationTest {

@Test
public void test() {
PythonCheckVerifier.verify("src/test/resources/checks/stringConcatenation.py", new StringConcatenation());
}
}
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text = "hello"
following_words = ["world", "I", "am", "a", "string", "concatenation"]

for word in following_words:
text += word # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}

text = "init"
text += " add this" # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}

text += [word for word in following_words] # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}


result = " ".join([text] + following_words)


final = f"{text} {' '.join(following_words)}"


def build_string(base, parts):
return f"{base} {' '.join(parts)}"

mylist = []
mylist += [1, 2, 3] # Compliant


count = 0
count += 1 # Compliant


msg = "start"
if True:
msg += " continued" # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}


def get_text():
return "function text"

text += get_text() # Noncompliant {{Concatenation of strings should be done using f-strings or str.join()}}
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