typetools / typetools/checker-framework

False positive in Resource Leak Checker

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ResourceLeakChecker
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Description

Test is here:

https://github.com/typetools/checker-framework/blob/f4161743d5ba63f8388ee625f9e3f0eaf9ad7153/checker/tests/resourceleak/MustCallAliasNormalExit.java#L60-L71

I believe the RLC should be able to analyze the different paths separately and not report a warning here.

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Research direction

Start with checker/tests/resourceleak/MustCallAliasNormalExit.java at lines 60–71 and reproduce the Resource Leak Checker warning for the reported paths. Trace the checker behavior for that test and verify that separate path analysis no longer reports a false positive when the issue is fixed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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