dotnet / dotnet/roslynator

New analyzer + codefix: Remove no-op Select statements

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Area-Analyzers Feature Request
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Description

Sadly in code I often see things like this:

```
var y = collection.Select(x => x);
```

This does nothing except waste CPU cycles. An analyser and refactoring to remove these aberrations would be nice.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating the existing analyzer and codefix structure in the repository, then use the provided collection.Select(x => x) example to determine the expected diagnostic, transformation, and test coverage; done means the no-op Select is identified and safely removable.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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