openrewrite / openrewrite/rewrite-static-analysis
Assignments should not be redundant
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recipe
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 62
- Forks
- 112
- Avg merge
- 1d 19h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 40
Description
see: https://rules.sonarsource.com/java/RSPEC-4165
This rule raises an issue when an assignment is useless because the assigned-to variable already holds the value on all execution paths.
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-4165, to understand the redundant-assignment condition. No source file, test, or entry point is named in the issue, so inspect the repository structure for the relevant static-analysis recipe. Done means the rule is identified and handled according to the referenced specification.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100