phan / phan/phan

Assertions such as `get_class($x) === 'stdClass'` should expect case sensitive namespace+class

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Description

E.g. phan should warn about assert(get_class($a) === 'STDCLASS')

Starting to track the case-sensitive namespace and name in Phan\Language\Element\Clazz separately from the FQSEN of the first reference will help

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Research direction

Start by reading Phan\Language\Element\Clazz and the code that analyzes assertions involving get_class(). Trace how the namespace and class name are currently represented, then verify that a comparison such as get_class($a) === 'STDCLASS' produces the expected warning.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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