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ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Exception Handling/NumberFormatException.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/AbstractToConcreteCollection.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/AmbiguousOuterSuper.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingMethodNames.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql
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ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Exception Handling/NumberFormatException.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/AbstractToConcreteCollection.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/ExposeRepresentation.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/AmbiguousOuterSuper.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingMethodNames.ql
ql/java/ql/src/Violations of Best Practice/Naming Conventions/ConfusingOverloading.ql
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# J-T-003: Accessing any method, field or class annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from production code is discouraged

Accessing class members annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from production code goes against the intention of the annotation and may indicate programmer error.

## Overview

The `@VisibleForTesting` serves to increase visibility of methods, fields or classes for the purposes of testing. Accessing methods, fields or classes that are annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` in production code (not test code) abuses the intention of the annotation.

## Recommendation

Only access methods, fields or classes annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from test code. If the visibility of the methods, fields or classes should generally be relaxed, use Java language access modifiers.

## Example

```java
public class Annotated {
@VisibleForTesting static int f(){}
}

/* src/test/java/Test.java */
int i = Annotated.f(); // COMPLIANT

/* src/main/Source.java */
int i = Annotated.f(); // NON_COMPLIANT

```

## Implementation notes

This rule alerts on any implementation of the annotation `VisibleForTesting`, regardless of where it is provided from.

The rule also uses the following logic to determine what an abuse of the annotation is:

1) If public or protected member/type is annotated with `VisibleForTesting`, it's assumed that package-private access is enough for production code. Therefore the rule alerts when a public or protected member/type annotated with `VisibleForTesting` is used outside of its declaring package.
2) If package-private member/type is annotated with `VisibleForTesting`, it's assumed that private access is enough for production code. Therefore the rule alerts when a package-private member/type annotated with `VisibleForTesting` is used outside its declaring class.

## References
- Example Specific Implementation of a VisibleForTesting Annotation: [AssertJ VisibleForTesting](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.assertj/assertj-core/latest/org/assertj/core/util/VisibleForTesting.html)
- Assumptions of what level of access is permittable for each access modifier and the annotation: [JetBrains VisibleForTesting](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.jetbrains/annotations/22.0.0/org/jetbrains/annotations/VisibleForTesting.html)
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/**
* @id java/visible-for-testing-abuse
* @name Accessing any method, field or class annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from production code is discouraged
* @description Accessing any method, field or class annotated with `@VisibleForTesting` from
* production code goes against the intention of the annotation and may indicate
* programmer error.
* @kind problem
* @precision high
* @problem.severity warning
* @tags quality
* maintainability
* readability
*/

import java

/**
* A `Callable` is within some `RefType`
*/
predicate isWithinType(Callable c, RefType t) { c.getDeclaringType() = t }

/**
* A `Callable` is within same package as the `RefType`
*/
predicate isWithinPackage(Expr e, RefType t) {
e.getCompilationUnit().getPackage() = t.getPackage()
}

predicate withinStaticContext(NestedClass c) {
c.isStatic() or
c.(AnonymousClass).getClassInstanceExpr().getEnclosingCallable().isStatic() // JLS 15.9.2
}

RefType enclosingInstanceType(Class inner) {
not withinStaticContext(inner) and
result = inner.(NestedClass).getEnclosingType()
}

class OuterClass extends Class {
OuterClass() { this = enclosingInstanceType+(_) }
}

/**
* An innerclass is accessed outside of its outerclass
* and also outside of its fellow inner parallel classes
*/
predicate isWithinDirectOuterClassOrSiblingInner(
Callable classInstanceEnclosing, RefType typeBeingConstructed
) {
exists(NestedClass inner, OuterClass outer |
outer = enclosingInstanceType(inner) and
typeBeingConstructed = inner and
// where the inner is called from the outer class
classInstanceEnclosing.getDeclaringType() = outer
)
or
// and inner is called from the a parallel inner
exists(NestedClass inner, OuterClass outer, NestedClass otherinner |
typeBeingConstructed = inner and
outer = enclosingInstanceType(otherinner) and
outer = enclosingInstanceType(inner) and
classInstanceEnclosing.getDeclaringType() = otherinner
)
}

from Annotatable annotated, Annotation annotation, Expr e
where
annotation.getType().hasName("VisibleForTesting") and
annotated.getAnAnnotation() = annotation and
(
// field access
exists(FieldAccess v |
v = e and
v.getField() = annotated and
// depending on the visiblity of the field, using the annotation to abuse the visibility may/may not be occurring
(
// if its package protected report when its used outside its class bc it should have been private (class only permitted)
v.getField().isPackageProtected() and
not isWithinType(v.getEnclosingCallable(), v.getField().getDeclaringType())
or
// if public or protected report when its used outside its package because package protected should have been enough (package only permitted)
(v.getField().isPublic() or v.getField().isProtected()) and
not isWithinPackage(v, v.getField().getDeclaringType())
)
)
or
// class instantiation
exists(ClassInstanceExpr c |
c = e and
c.getConstructedType() = annotated and
// depending on the visiblity of the class, using the annotation to abuse the visibility may/may not be occurring
// if public report when its used outside its package because package protected should have been enough (package only permitted)
(
c.getConstructedType().isPublic() and
not isWithinPackage(c, c.getConstructedType())
or
// if its package protected report when its used outside its outer class bc it should have been private (outer class only permitted)
c.getConstructedType().hasNoModifier() and
// and the class is an innerclass, because otherwise recommending a lower accessibility makes no sense (only inner classes can be private)
exists(enclosingInstanceType(c.getConstructedType())) and
not isWithinDirectOuterClassOrSiblingInner(c.getEnclosingCallable(), c.getConstructedType())
)
)
or
// method access
exists(MethodCall c |
c = e and
c.getMethod() = annotated and
// depending on the visiblity of the method, using the annotation to abuse the visibility may/may not be occurring
(
// if its package protected report when its used outside its class bc it should have been private (class only permitted)
c.getMethod().isPackageProtected() and
not isWithinType(c.getEnclosingCallable(), c.getMethod().getDeclaringType())
or
// if public or protected report when its used outside its package because package protected should have been enough (package only permitted)
(c.getMethod().isPublic() or c.getMethod().isProtected()) and
not isWithinPackage(c, c.getMethod().getDeclaringType())
)
)
) and
// not in a test where use is appropriate
not e.getEnclosingCallable() instanceof LikelyTestMethod and
// also omit our own ql unit test where it is acceptable
not e.getEnclosingCallable()
.getFile()
.getAbsolutePath()
.matches("%java/ql/test/query-tests/%Test.java")
select e, "Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code.", annotated,
"element"
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| packageone/SourcePackage.java:9:21:9:32 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:10:21:10:32 | Annotated.m2 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:11:26:11:27 | m2 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:16:18:16:36 | fPublic(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:26:23:26:29 | fPublic | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:17:18:17:39 | fProtected(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:31:26:31:35 | fProtected | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:25:31:25:42 | Annotated.m1 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:9:29:9:30 | m1 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:26:31:26:42 | Annotated.m2 | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:11:26:11:27 | m2 | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:29:28:29:46 | fPublic(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:26:23:26:29 | fPublic | element |
| packageone/SourcePackage.java:30:28:30:49 | fProtected(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:31:26:31:35 | fProtected | element |
| packagetwo/Annotated.java:49:31:49:31 | m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Annotated.java:54:26:54:28 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |
| packagetwo/Annotated.java:64:28:64:28 | m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Annotated.java:69:26:69:28 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:8:20:8:30 | Annotated.m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:14:17:14:29 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:20:28:20:47 | new AnnotatedClass(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packageone/AnnotatedClass.java:4:14:4:27 | AnnotatedClass | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:24:30:24:40 | Annotated.m | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:7:19:7:19 | m | element |
| packagetwo/Source.java:28:27:28:39 | f(...) | Access of $@ annotated with VisibleForTesting found in production code. | packagetwo/Annotated.java:16:16:16:16 | f | element |
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query: Violations of Best Practice/Implementation Hiding/VisibleForTestingAbuse.ql
postprocess: utils/test/InlineExpectationsTestQuery.ql
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package packageone;

@VisibleForTesting
public class AnnotatedClass {
public AnnotatedClass() {}
}
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package packageone;

import packagetwo.Annotated;

public class SourcePackage extends Annotated {
void f() {
// Fields - cross-package access (only accessible ones)
// String s = Annotated.m; // Cannot access package-private from different package
String s1 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
String s2 = Annotated.m2; // $ Alert
// String s3 = Annotated.m3; // Cannot access private field

// Methods - cross-package access (only accessible ones)
// int i = Annotated.f(); // Cannot access package-private from different package
// int i1 = Annotated.fPrivate(); // Cannot access private method
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // $ Alert
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // $ Alert

// Same package class
AnnotatedClass a = new AnnotatedClass(); // COMPLIANT - same package

// Lambda usage - cross-package (only accessible members)
Runnable lambda = () -> {
// String lambdaS = Annotated.m; // Cannot access package-private
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1; // $ Alert
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2; // $ Alert

// int lambdaI = Annotated.f(); // Cannot access package-private
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic(); // $ Alert
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected(); // $ Alert
};
lambda.run();
}
}
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package packageone;

public @interface VisibleForTesting {
}
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package packagetwo;

import packageone.*;

public class Annotated {
@VisibleForTesting
static String m;
@VisibleForTesting
static protected String m1;
@VisibleForTesting
static public String m2;
@VisibleForTesting
static private String m3;

@VisibleForTesting
static int f() {
return 1;
}

@VisibleForTesting
static private int fPrivate() {
return 1;
}

@VisibleForTesting
static public int fPublic() {
return 1;
}

@VisibleForTesting
static protected int fProtected() {
return 1;
}

private static void resetPriorities() {
String priority = m;
String priority1 = m1;
String priority2 = m2;
String priority3 = m3;

int result = f();
int resultPrivate = fPrivate();
int resultPublic = fPublic();
int resultProtected = fProtected();
}

private static void resetPriorities2() {
Runnable task = () -> {
String priority = m; // $ SPURIOUS: Alert
String priority1 = m1;
String priority2 = m2;
String priority3 = m3;

int result = f(); // $ SPURIOUS: Alert
int resultPrivate = fPrivate();
int resultPublic = fPublic();
int resultProtected = fProtected();
};
task.run();
}

private static class InnerClass {
void useVisibleForMembers() {
String field = m; // $ SPURIOUS: Alert
String field1 = m1;
String field2 = m2;
String field3 = m3;

int method = f(); // $ SPURIOUS: Alert
int methodPrivate = fPrivate();
int methodPublic = fPublic();
int methodProtected = fProtected();
}
}
}
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package packagetwo;

import packageone.*;

public class Source {
void f() {
// Fields
String s = Annotated.m; // $ Alert
String s1 = Annotated.m1; // COMPLIANT - same package
String s2 = Annotated.m2;
// String s3 = Annotated.m3; // Cannot access private field

// Methods
int i = Annotated.f(); // $ Alert
// int i1 = Annotated.fPrivate(); // Cannot access private method
int i2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int i3 = Annotated.fProtected();

// Other class
AnnotatedClass a = new AnnotatedClass(); // $ Alert

// Lambda usage
Runnable lambda = () -> {
String lambdaS = Annotated.m; // $ Alert
String lambdaS1 = Annotated.m1;
String lambdaS2 = Annotated.m2;

int lambdaI = Annotated.f(); // $ Alert
int lambdaI2 = Annotated.fPublic();
int lambdaI3 = Annotated.fProtected();
};
lambda.run();
}
}
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