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//===--- CloneDetection.h - Finds code clones in an AST ---------*- C++ -*-===//
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///
/// \file
/// This file defines classes for searching and analyzing source code clones.
///
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_ANALYSIS_CLONEDETECTION_H
#define LLVM_CLANG_ANALYSIS_CLONEDETECTION_H
 
#include "clang/AST/StmtVisitor.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Regex.h"
#include <vector>
 
namespace clang {
 
class Stmt;
class Decl;
class VarDecl;
class ASTContext;
class CompoundStmt;
 
/// Identifies a list of statements.
///
/// Can either identify a single arbitrary Stmt object, a continuous sequence of
/// child statements inside a CompoundStmt or no statements at all.
class StmtSequence {
  /// If this object identifies a sequence of statements inside a CompoundStmt,
  /// S points to this CompoundStmt. If this object only identifies a single
  /// Stmt, then S is a pointer to this Stmt.
  const Stmt *S;
 
  /// The declaration that contains the statements.
  const Decl *D;
 
  /// If EndIndex is non-zero, then S is a CompoundStmt and this StmtSequence
  /// instance is representing the CompoundStmt children inside the array
  /// [StartIndex, EndIndex).
  unsigned StartIndex;
  unsigned EndIndex;
 
public:
  /// Constructs a StmtSequence holding multiple statements.
  ///
  /// The resulting StmtSequence identifies a continuous sequence of statements
  /// in the body of the given CompoundStmt. Which statements of the body should
  /// be identified needs to be specified by providing a start and end index
  /// that describe a non-empty sub-array in the body of the given CompoundStmt.
  ///
  /// \param Stmt A CompoundStmt that contains all statements in its body.
  /// \param D The Decl containing this Stmt.
  /// \param StartIndex The inclusive start index in the children array of
  ///                   \p Stmt
  /// \param EndIndex The exclusive end index in the children array of \p Stmt.
  StmtSequence(const CompoundStmt *Stmt, const Decl *D, unsigned StartIndex,
               unsigned EndIndex);
 
  /// Constructs a StmtSequence holding a single statement.
  ///
  /// \param Stmt An arbitrary Stmt.
  /// \param D The Decl containing this Stmt.
  StmtSequence(const Stmt *Stmt, const Decl *D);
 
  /// Constructs an empty StmtSequence.
  StmtSequence();
 
  typedef const Stmt *const *iterator;
 
  /// Returns an iterator pointing to the first statement in this sequence.
  iterator begin() const;
 
  /// Returns an iterator pointing behind the last statement in this sequence.
  iterator end() const;
 
  /// Returns the first statement in this sequence.
  ///
  /// This method should only be called on a non-empty StmtSequence object.
  const Stmt *front() const {
    assert(!empty());
    return begin()[0];
  }
 
  /// Returns the last statement in this sequence.
  ///
  /// This method should only be called on a non-empty StmtSequence object.
  const Stmt *back() const {
    assert(!empty());
    return begin()[size() - 1];
  }
 
  /// Returns the number of statements this object holds.
  unsigned size() const {
    if (holdsSequence())
      return EndIndex - StartIndex;
    if (S == nullptr)
      return 0;
    return 1;
  }
 
  /// Returns true if and only if this StmtSequence contains no statements.
  bool empty() const { return size() == 0; }
 
  /// Returns the related ASTContext for the stored Stmts.
  ASTContext &getASTContext() const;
 
  /// Returns the declaration that contains the stored Stmts.
  const Decl *getContainingDecl() const {
    assert(D);
    return D;
  }
 
  /// Returns true if this objects holds a list of statements.
  bool holdsSequence() const { return EndIndex != 0; }
 
  /// Returns the start sourcelocation of the first statement in this sequence.
  ///
  /// This method should only be called on a non-empty StmtSequence object.
  SourceLocation getBeginLoc() const;
 
  /// Returns the end sourcelocation of the last statement in this sequence.
  ///
  /// This method should only be called on a non-empty StmtSequence object.
  SourceLocation getEndLoc() const;
 
  /// Returns the source range of the whole sequence - from the beginning
  /// of the first statement to the end of the last statement.
  SourceRange getSourceRange() const;
 
  bool operator==(const StmtSequence &Other) const {
    return std::tie(S, StartIndex, EndIndex) ==
           std::tie(Other.S, Other.StartIndex, Other.EndIndex);
  }
 
  bool operator!=(const StmtSequence &Other) const {
    return std::tie(S, StartIndex, EndIndex) !=
           std::tie(Other.S, Other.StartIndex, Other.EndIndex);
  }
 
  /// Returns true if and only if this sequence covers a source range that
  /// contains the source range of the given sequence \p Other.
  ///
  /// This method should only be called on a non-empty StmtSequence object
  /// and passed a non-empty StmtSequence object.
  bool contains(const StmtSequence &Other) const;
};
 
/// Searches for similar subtrees in the AST.
///
/// First, this class needs several declarations with statement bodies which
/// can be passed via analyzeCodeBody. Afterwards all statements can be
/// searched for clones by calling findClones with a given list of constraints
/// that should specify the wanted properties of the clones.
///
/// The result of findClones can be further constrained with the constrainClones
/// method.
///
/// This class only searches for clones in executable source code
/// (e.g. function bodies). Other clones (e.g. cloned comments or declarations)
/// are not supported.
class CloneDetector {
 
public:
  /// A collection of StmtSequences that share an arbitrary property.
  typedef llvm::SmallVector<StmtSequence, 8> CloneGroup;
 
  /// Generates and stores search data for all statements in the body of
  /// the given Decl.
  void analyzeCodeBody(const Decl *D);
 
  /// Constrains the given list of clone groups with the given constraint.
  ///
  /// The constraint is expected to have a method with the signature
  ///     `void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &Sequences)`
  /// as this is the interface that the CloneDetector uses for applying the
  /// constraint. The constraint is supposed to directly modify the passed list
  /// so that all clones in the list fulfill the specific property this
  /// constraint ensures.
  template <typename T>
  static void constrainClones(std::vector<CloneGroup> &CloneGroups, T C) {
    C.constrain(CloneGroups);
  }
 
  /// Constrains the given list of clone groups with the given list of
  /// constraints.
  ///
  /// The constraints are applied in sequence in the order in which they are
  /// passed to this function.
  template <typename T1, typename... Ts>
  static void constrainClones(std::vector<CloneGroup> &CloneGroups, T1 C,
                              Ts... ConstraintList) {
    constrainClones(CloneGroups, C);
    constrainClones(CloneGroups, ConstraintList...);
  }
 
  /// Searches for clones in all previously passed statements.
  /// \param Result Output parameter to which all created clone groups are
  ///               added.
  /// \param ConstraintList The constraints that should be applied to the
  //         result.
  template <typename... Ts>
  void findClones(std::vector<CloneGroup> &Result, Ts... ConstraintList) {
    // The initial assumption is that there is only one clone group and every
    // statement is a clone of the others. This clone group will then be
    // split up with the help of the constraints.
    Result.push_back(Sequences);
 
    constrainClones(Result, ConstraintList...);
  }
 
private:
  CloneGroup Sequences;
};
 
/// This class is a utility class that contains utility functions for building
/// custom constraints.
class CloneConstraint {
public:
  /// Removes all groups by using a filter function.
  /// \param CloneGroups The list of CloneGroups that is supposed to be
  ///                    filtered.
  /// \param Filter The filter function that should return true for all groups
  ///               that should be removed from the list.
  static void filterGroups(
      std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups,
      llvm::function_ref<bool(const CloneDetector::CloneGroup &)> Filter) {
    llvm::erase_if(CloneGroups, Filter);
  }
 
  /// Splits the given CloneGroups until the given Compare function returns true
  /// for all clones in a single group.
  /// \param CloneGroups A list of CloneGroups that should be modified.
  /// \param Compare The comparison function that all clones are supposed to
  ///                pass. Should return true if and only if two clones belong
  ///                to the same CloneGroup.
  static void splitCloneGroups(
      std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups,
      llvm::function_ref<bool(const StmtSequence &, const StmtSequence &)>
          Compare);
};
 
/// This constraint moves clones into clone groups of type II via hashing.
///
/// Clones with different hash values are moved into separate clone groups.
/// Collisions are possible, and this constraint does nothing to address this
/// them. Add the slower RecursiveCloneTypeIIVerifyConstraint later in the
/// constraint chain, not necessarily immediately, to eliminate hash collisions
/// through a more detailed analysis.
class RecursiveCloneTypeIIHashConstraint {
public:
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &Sequences);
};
 
/// This constraint moves clones into clone groups of type II by comparing them.
///
/// Clones that aren't type II clones are moved into separate clone groups.
/// In contrast to the RecursiveCloneTypeIIHashConstraint, all clones in a clone
/// group are guaranteed to be type II clones of each other, but it is too
/// slow to efficiently handle large amounts of clones.
class RecursiveCloneTypeIIVerifyConstraint {
public:
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &Sequences);
};
 
/// Ensures that every clone has at least the given complexity.
///
/// Complexity is here defined as the total amount of children of a statement.
/// This constraint assumes the first statement in the group is representative
/// for all other statements in the group in terms of complexity.
class MinComplexityConstraint {
  unsigned MinComplexity;
 
public:
  MinComplexityConstraint(unsigned MinComplexity)
      : MinComplexity(MinComplexity) {}
 
  /// Calculates the complexity of the given StmtSequence.
  /// \param Limit The limit of complexity we probe for. After reaching
  ///              this limit during calculation, this method is exiting
  ///              early to improve performance and returns this limit.
  size_t calculateStmtComplexity(const StmtSequence &Seq, std::size_t Limit,
                                 const std::string &ParentMacroStack = "");
 
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups) {
    CloneConstraint::filterGroups(
        CloneGroups, [this](const CloneDetector::CloneGroup &A) {
          if (!A.empty())
            return calculateStmtComplexity(A.front(), MinComplexity) <
                   MinComplexity;
          else
            return false;
        });
  }
};
 
/// Ensures that all clone groups contain at least the given amount of clones.
class MinGroupSizeConstraint {
  unsigned MinGroupSize;
 
public:
  MinGroupSizeConstraint(unsigned MinGroupSize = 2)
      : MinGroupSize(MinGroupSize) {}
 
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups) {
    CloneConstraint::filterGroups(CloneGroups,
                                  [this](const CloneDetector::CloneGroup &A) {
                                    return A.size() < MinGroupSize;
                                  });
  }
};
 
/// Ensures that no clone group fully contains another clone group.
struct OnlyLargestCloneConstraint {
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &Result);
};
 
struct FilenamePatternConstraint {
  StringRef IgnoredFilesPattern;
  std::shared_ptr<llvm::Regex> IgnoredFilesRegex;
 
  FilenamePatternConstraint(StringRef IgnoredFilesPattern)
      : IgnoredFilesPattern(IgnoredFilesPattern) {
    IgnoredFilesRegex = std::make_shared<llvm::Regex>("^(" +
        IgnoredFilesPattern.str() + "$)");
  }
 
  bool isAutoGenerated(const CloneDetector::CloneGroup &Group);
 
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups) {
    CloneConstraint::filterGroups(
        CloneGroups, [this](const CloneDetector::CloneGroup &Group) {
          return isAutoGenerated(Group);
        });
  }
};
 
/// Analyzes the pattern of the referenced variables in a statement.
class VariablePattern {
 
  /// Describes an occurrence of a variable reference in a statement.
  struct VariableOccurence {
    /// The index of the associated VarDecl in the Variables vector.
    size_t KindID;
    /// The statement in the code where the variable was referenced.
    const Stmt *Mention;
 
    VariableOccurence(size_t KindID, const Stmt *Mention)
        : KindID(KindID), Mention(Mention) {}
  };
 
  /// All occurrences of referenced variables in the order of appearance.
  std::vector<VariableOccurence> Occurences;
  /// List of referenced variables in the order of appearance.
  /// Every item in this list is unique.
  std::vector<const VarDecl *> Variables;
 
  /// Adds a new variable referenced to this pattern.
  /// \param VarDecl The declaration of the variable that is referenced.
  /// \param Mention The SourceRange where this variable is referenced.
  void addVariableOccurence(const VarDecl *VarDecl, const Stmt *Mention);
 
  /// Adds each referenced variable from the given statement.
  void addVariables(const Stmt *S);
 
public:
  /// Creates an VariablePattern object with information about the given
  /// StmtSequence.
  VariablePattern(const StmtSequence &Sequence) {
    for (const Stmt *S : Sequence)
      addVariables(S);
  }
 
  /// Describes two clones that reference their variables in a different pattern
  /// which could indicate a programming error.
  struct SuspiciousClonePair {
    /// Utility class holding the relevant information about a single
    /// clone in this pair.
    struct SuspiciousCloneInfo {
      /// The variable which referencing in this clone was against the pattern.
      const VarDecl *Variable;
      /// Where the variable was referenced.
      const Stmt *Mention;
      /// The variable that should have been referenced to follow the pattern.
      /// If Suggestion is a nullptr then it's not possible to fix the pattern
      /// by referencing a different variable in this clone.
      const VarDecl *Suggestion;
      SuspiciousCloneInfo(const VarDecl *Variable, const Stmt *Mention,
                          const VarDecl *Suggestion)
          : Variable(Variable), Mention(Mention), Suggestion(Suggestion) {}
      SuspiciousCloneInfo() {}
    };
    /// The first clone in the pair which always has a suggested variable.
    SuspiciousCloneInfo FirstCloneInfo;
    /// This other clone in the pair which can have a suggested variable.
    SuspiciousCloneInfo SecondCloneInfo;
  };
 
  /// Counts the differences between this pattern and the given one.
  /// \param Other The given VariablePattern to compare with.
  /// \param FirstMismatch Output parameter that will be filled with information
  ///        about the first difference between the two patterns. This parameter
  ///        can be a nullptr, in which case it will be ignored.
  /// \return Returns the number of differences between the pattern this object
  ///         is following and the given VariablePattern.
  ///
  /// For example, the following statements all have the same pattern and this
  /// function would return zero:
  ///
  ///   if (a < b) return a; return b;
  ///   if (x < y) return x; return y;
  ///   if (u2 < u1) return u2; return u1;
  ///
  /// But the following statement has a different pattern (note the changed
  /// variables in the return statements) and would have two differences when
  /// compared with one of the statements above.
  ///
  ///   if (a < b) return b; return a;
  ///
  /// This function should only be called if the related statements of the given
  /// pattern and the statements of this objects are clones of each other.
  unsigned countPatternDifferences(
      const VariablePattern &Other,
      VariablePattern::SuspiciousClonePair *FirstMismatch = nullptr);
};
 
/// Ensures that all clones reference variables in the same pattern.
struct MatchingVariablePatternConstraint {
  void constrain(std::vector<CloneDetector::CloneGroup> &CloneGroups);
};
 
} // end namespace clang
 
#endif // LLVM_CLANG_ANALYSIS_CLONEDETECTION_H