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lpetrea/jenkins-x: pkg/jx/cmd/create_devpod.go; 16 LoC

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Description

Found a possible issue in [lpetrea/jenkins-x](https://www.github.com/lpetrea/jenkins-x) at [pkg/jx/cmd/create_devpod.go](https://github.com/lpetrea/jenkins-x/blob/687267595ef61c88f21fa935c542ccf2f7ec7d5a/pkg/jx/cmd/create_devpod.go#L978-L993)

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 p is reassigned at line 989

[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/lpetrea/jenkins-x/blob/687267595ef61c88f21fa935c542ccf2f7ec7d5a/pkg/jx/cmd/create_devpod.go#L978-L993)

Click here to show the 16 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.

```go
for _, p := range podsList.Items {
ann := p.Annotations
if ann == nil {
ann = map[string]string{}
}
// if syncing only match DevPods using the same local dir otherwise ignore any devpods with a local dir sync
matchDir := dir
if !o.Sync {
matchDir = ""
}
if p.DeletionTimestamp == nil && ann[kube.AnnotationLocalDir] == matchDir {
pod = &p
o.NotifyProgress(opts.LogInfo, "Reusing pod %s - waiting for it to be ready...\n", util.ColorInfo(pod.Name))
return pod, nil
}
}

```

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commit ID: 687267595ef61c88f21fa935c542ccf2f7ec7d5a

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Research direction

Start by reading pkg/jx/cmd/create_devpod.go around lines 978-993 and the surrounding create-devpod flow. Check how the range-loop variable is referenced when the pod is reused; done means the analyzer finding is corrected or its behavior is documented as mitigated or desirable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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