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pganalyze/collector: logs/stream/stream.go; 27 LoC
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Description
Found a possible issue in [pganalyze/collector](https://www.github.com/pganalyze/collector) at [logs/stream/stream.go](https://github.com/pganalyze/collector/blob/e04b0419bedaf9a2f09d0752ca6f6df75eeca6fc/logs/stream/stream.go#L51-L77)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to logLine is reassigned at line 71
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/pganalyze/collector/blob/e04b0419bedaf9a2f09d0752ca6f6df75eeca6fc/logs/stream/stream.go#L51-L77)
Click here to show the 27 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.
```go
for _, logLine := range logLines {
if logLine.LogLevel == pganalyze_collector.LogLineInformation_UNKNOWN {
if logLine.BackendPid != 0 {
// Heroku case (Unknown log lines have PIDs assigned)
if lastPrimaryLogLine != nil && logLine.BackendPid == lastPrimaryLogLine.BackendPid {
readyLogLines = append(readyLogLines, logLine)
} else {
tooFreshLogLines = append(tooFreshLogLines, logLine)
}
} else {
if lastPrimaryLogLine != nil {
// Self-managed and Google Cloud SQL case - we always stitch unknown log levels to the prior line
readyLogLines = append(readyLogLines, logLine)
} else if now.Sub(logLine.CollectedAt) <= threshold {
tooFreshLogLines = append(tooFreshLogLines, logLine)
}
}
} else {
if now.Sub(logLine.CollectedAt) > threshold {
readyLogLines = append(readyLogLines, logLine)
lastPrimaryLogLine = &logLine
} else {
tooFreshLogLines = append(tooFreshLogLines, logLine)
lastPrimaryLogLine = nil
}
}
}
```
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commit ID: e04b0419bedaf9a2f09d0752ca6f6df75eeca6fc
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Read logs/stream/stream.go lines 51-77 at commit e04b0419 and review how the range variable logLine is referenced after assignment. Check whether the analyzer finding represents a real bug, a mitigated case, or desirable behavior, then leave the corresponding reaction on this issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100