cppcheck/lib/checkassert.cpp

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//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// You should not write statements with side effects in assert()
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "checkassert.h"

#include "errorlogger.h"
#include "settings.h"
#include "symboldatabase.h"
#include "token.h"
#include "tokenize.h"
#include "tokenlist.h"

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

// CWE ids used
static const struct CWE CWE398(398U);   // Indicator of Poor Code Quality

// Register this check class (by creating a static instance of it)
namespace {
    CheckAssert instance;
}

void CheckAssert::assertWithSideEffects()
{
    if (!_settings->isEnabled(Settings::WARNING))
        return;

    for (const Token* tok = _tokenizer->list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
        if (!Token::simpleMatch(tok, "assert ("))
            continue;

        const Token *endTok = tok->next()->link();
        for (const Token* tmp = tok->next(); tmp != endTok; tmp = tmp->next()) {
            checkVariableAssignment(tmp, tok->scope());

            if (tmp->tokType() == Token::eFunction) {
                const Function* f = tmp->function();

                if (f->nestedIn->isClassOrStruct() && !f->isStatic() && !f->isConst())
                    sideEffectInAssertError(tmp, f->name()); // Non-const member function called
                else {
                    const Scope* scope = f->functionScope;
                    if (!scope) continue;

                    for (const Token *tok2 = scope->classStart; tok2 != scope->classEnd; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                        if (tok2->tokType() != Token::eAssignmentOp && tok2->tokType() != Token::eIncDecOp)
                            continue;

                        const Variable* var = tok2->previous()->variable();
                        if (!var || var->isLocal() || (var->isArgument() && !var->isReference() && !var->isPointer()))
                            continue; // See ticket #4937. Assigning function arguments not passed by reference is ok.
                        if (var->isArgument() && var->isPointer() && tok2->strAt(-2) != "*")
                            continue; // Pointers need to be dereferenced, otherwise there is no error

                        bool noReturnInScope = true;
                        for (const Token *rt = scope->classStart; rt != scope->classEnd; rt = rt->next()) {
                            if (rt->str() != "return") continue; // find all return statements
                            if (inSameScope(rt, tok2)) {
                                noReturnInScope = false;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                        if (noReturnInScope) continue;

                        sideEffectInAssertError(tmp, f->name());
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        tok = endTok;
    }
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------


void CheckAssert::sideEffectInAssertError(const Token *tok, const std::string& functionName)
{
    reportError(tok, Severity::warning,
                "assertWithSideEffect", "Assert statement calls a function which may have desired side effects: '" + functionName + "'.\n"
                "Non-pure function: '" + functionName + "' is called inside assert statement. "
                "Assert statements are removed from release builds so the code inside "
                "assert statement is not executed. If the code is needed also in release "
                "builds, this is a bug.", CWE398, false);
}

void CheckAssert::assignmentInAssertError(const Token *tok, const std::string& varname)
{
    reportError(tok, Severity::warning,
                "assignmentInAssert", "Assert statement modifies '" + varname + "'.\n"
                "Variable '" + varname + "' is modified insert assert statement. "
                "Assert statements are removed from release builds so the code inside "
                "assert statement is not executed. If the code is needed also in release "
                "builds, this is a bug.", CWE398, false);
}

// checks if side effects happen on the variable prior to tmp
void CheckAssert::checkVariableAssignment(const Token* assignTok, const Scope *assertionScope)
{
    const Variable* prevVar = assignTok->previous()->variable();
    if (!prevVar)
        return;

    // Variable declared in inner scope in assert => don't warn
    if (assertionScope != prevVar->scope()) {
        const Scope *s = prevVar->scope();
        while (s && s != assertionScope)
            s = s->nestedIn;
        if (s == assertionScope)
            return;
    }

    // assignment
    if (assignTok->isAssignmentOp() || assignTok->tokType() == Token::eIncDecOp) {
        if (prevVar->isConst())
            return;

        assignmentInAssertError(assignTok, prevVar->name());
    }
    // TODO: function calls on prevVar
}

bool CheckAssert::inSameScope(const Token* returnTok, const Token* assignTok)
{
    // TODO: even if a return is in the same scope, the assignment might not affect it.
    return returnTok->scope() == assignTok->scope();
}