[Rust] Unused variable false positive in compound conditional statements
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説明
**Description of the false positive**
When there is an if-let statement, and multiple conditions exist in the conditional check (either AND or OR as operators), CodeQL flags the original variable as unused if it is used in subsequent conditional statements.
**Code samples or links to source code**
There are many dismissed false positives linked to this merged PR:
A small example would be:
```rust
for result in builder.build() {
match result {
Ok(entry) => {
if let Some(file_type) = entry.file_type()
&& file_type.is_file()
{
paths.push(entry.path().to_path_buf());
}
}
Err(msg) => eprintln!("Error reading entry: {msg}"),
}
}
```
Here, `file_type` was flagged as a false positive, even though it is used in the following boolean statement `file_type.is_file()`.
コントリビューションガイド
調査の方向性
Start by reproducing the Rust example and compare it with the dismissed false positives linked from seiri PR 57. Trace the CodeQL unused-variable analysis for if-let conditions with compound boolean operators; no source file or test is named in the issue. Done means the variable is no longer reported when used in a subsequent condition, with coverage for the shown case.
索引モデルが issue の本文から書いたものです。
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