Class BranchDuplicate

Detector that reports duplicated code in conditional branches.

Why is it bad?

Duplicated code in branches is bad because it:

  1. Reduces Readability: Repetition makes the code harder to understand.
  2. Increases Maintenance: Changes must be made in multiple places, risking errors.
  3. Signals Poor Design: It suggests missed opportunities for cleaner, more abstract code.

Example

if (a > 42) {
  a = 43; // bad: duplicated code
} else {
  a = 43;
}

Use instead:

if (a > 42) {
  a = inc(b); // ok
} else {
  a = 43;
}

Hierarchy (view full)

Constructors

constructor

Properties

ctx severity

Accessors

id kind shareImportedWarnings usesSouffle

Methods

check makeWarning skipUnused

Constructors

constructor

Properties

Readonlyctx

ctx: MistiContext

severity

severity: Severity = Severity.HIGH

Gets the severity of the detector.

Accessors

id

  • get id(): string

  • Gets the short identifier of the detector, used in analyzer warnings.

    Returns string

    The unique identifier of the detector.

kind

shareImportedWarnings

  • get shareImportedWarnings(): WarningsBehavior

  • Defines the behavior of warnings generated by this detector when working with multiple projects within a single Tact configuration.

    Here are the available options:

    1. "union" Leave this value if you don't care about warnings generated in other projects.
    2. "intersect" If the warning is generated for some source location of the imported file, it should be generated by each of the projects. Example: Constants from an imported file should not be reported iff they are unused in all the projects, so you need "intersect".

    Returns WarningsBehavior

usesSouffle

  • get usesSouffle(): boolean

  • Checks whether this detector needs the Soufflé binary to be executed.

    Returns boolean

Methods

check

ProtectedmakeWarning

ProtectedskipUnused

Settings

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