ShiftLeftSecurity / ShiftLeftSecurity/codepropertygraph
AST edge missing from struct field assignments
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Description
When assigning a value to a struct's field (foobarInstance.foo = 51;), the corresponding part of the AST looks like this:

Between the two calls, there is no AST edge.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the struct field assignment foobarInstance.foo = 51; and inspect the corresponding AST shown in the issue. Trace the two calls around the missing edge, then verify that the resulting AST contains the expected connection between them.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- scala
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100