runtimeverification / runtimeverification/kontrol
Add `deadcode` utility to CI code checks
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- Dominant language
- Python
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- 122
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- 16
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Description
Currently we have some deadcode in the repository: https://github.com/runtimeverification/kontrol/pull/976#issuecomment-2721482052.
We colud check on CI that no deadcode is kept in the repository in general, though it may not be as effective as we think because many functions are reported as dead because they're called with reflective dispatch, for example exec_*** functions in the __main__.py.
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 with the deadcode discussion in PR #976 and inspect main.py, especially the exec_*** functions mentioned as reflective-dispatch false positives. Determine how the deadcode utility should be integrated into CI, then verify that the check reports genuine dead code without incorrectly blocking these reflective functions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- ci-cd, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100