openrewrite / openrewrite/rewrite-static-analysis
`Object.finalize()` should remain `protected` (versus `public`) when overriding
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recipe
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 62
- Forks
- 112
- Avg merge
- 1d 19h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 40
Description
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked Sonar rule RSPEC-1174 and then inspect the repository's Java static-analysis recipe structure to find where this rule belongs. Done means the project identifies overrides of Object.finalize() that incorrectly widen protected visibility, with the repository's expected validation in place.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100