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019
020package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.design;
021
022import java.util.Arrays;
023import java.util.Objects;
024import java.util.Optional;
025import java.util.Set;
026import java.util.function.Predicate;
027import java.util.regex.Matcher;
028import java.util.regex.Pattern;
029import java.util.stream.Collectors;
030
031import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.StatelessCheck;
032import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck;
033import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.DetailAST;
034import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Scope;
035import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
036import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.utils.JavadocUtil;
037import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.utils.ScopeUtil;
038import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.utils.TokenUtil;
039
040/**
041 * <div>
042 * Checks that classes are designed for extension (subclass creation).
043 * </div>
044 *
045 * <p>
046 * Nothing wrong could be with founded classes.
047 * This check makes sense only for library projects (not application projects)
048 * which care of ideal OOP-design to make sure that class works in all cases even misusage.
049 * Even in library projects this check most likely will find classes that are designed for extension
050 * by somebody. User needs to use suppressions extensively to got a benefit from this check,
051 * and keep in suppressions all confirmed/known classes that are deigned for inheritance
052 * intentionally to let the check catch only new classes, and bring this to team/user attention.
053 * </p>
054 *
055 * <p>
056 * ATTENTION: Only user can decide whether a class is designed for extension or not.
057 * The check just shows all classes which are possibly designed for extension.
058 * If smth inappropriate is found please use suppression.
059 * </p>
060 *
061 * <p>
062 * ATTENTION: If the method which can be overridden in a subclass has a javadoc comment
063 * (a good practice is to explain its self-use of overridable methods) the check will not
064 * rise a violation. The violation can also be skipped if the method which can be overridden
065 * in a subclass has one or more annotations that are specified in ignoredAnnotations
066 * option. Note, that by default @Override annotation is not included in the
067 * ignoredAnnotations set as in a subclass the method which has the annotation can also be
068 * overridden in its subclass.
069 * </p>
070 *
071 * <p>
072 * Problem is described at "Effective Java, 2nd Edition by Joshua Bloch" book, chapter
073 * "Item 17: Design and document for inheritance or else prohibit it".
074 * </p>
075 *
076 * <p>
077 * Some quotes from book:
078 * </p>
079 * <blockquote>The class must document its self-use of overridable methods.
080 * By convention, a method that invokes overridable methods contains a description
081 * of these invocations at the end of its documentation comment. The description
082 * begins with the phrase “This implementation.”
083 * </blockquote>
084 * <blockquote>
085 * The best solution to this problem is to prohibit subclassing in classes that
086 * are not designed and documented to be safely subclassed.
087 * </blockquote>
088 * <blockquote>
089 * If a concrete class does not implement a standard interface, then you may
090 * inconvenience some programmers by prohibiting inheritance. If you feel that you
091 * must allow inheritance from such a class, one reasonable approach is to ensure
092 * that the class never invokes any of its overridable methods and to document this
093 * fact. In other words, eliminate the class’s self-use of overridable methods entirely.
094 * In doing so, you’ll create a class that is reasonably safe to subclass. Overriding a
095 * method will never affect the behavior of any other method.
096 * </blockquote>
097 *
098 * <p>
099 * The check finds classes that have overridable methods (public or protected methods
100 * that are non-static, not-final, non-abstract) and have non-empty implementation.
101 * </p>
102 *
103 * <p>
104 * Rationale: This library design style protects superclasses against being broken
105 * by subclasses. The downside is that subclasses are limited in their flexibility,
106 * in particular they cannot prevent execution of code in the superclass, but that
107 * also means that subclasses cannot corrupt the state of the superclass by forgetting
108 * to call the superclass's method.
109 * </p>
110 *
111 * <p>
112 * More specifically, it enforces a programming style where superclasses provide
113 * empty "hooks" that can be implemented by subclasses.
114 * </p>
115 *
116 * <p>
117 * Example of code that cause violation as it is designed for extension:
118 * </p>
119 * <div class="wrapper"><pre class="prettyprint"><code class="language-java">
120 * public abstract class Plant {
121 *   private String roots;
122 *   private String trunk;
123 *
124 *   protected void validate() {
125 *     if (roots == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No roots!");
126 *     if (trunk == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No trunk!");
127 *   }
128 *
129 *   public abstract void grow();
130 * }
131 *
132 * public class Tree extends Plant {
133 *   private List leaves;
134 *
135 *   &#64;Overrides
136 *   protected void validate() {
137 *     super.validate();
138 *     if (leaves == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No leaves!");
139 *   }
140 *
141 *   public void grow() {
142 *     validate();
143 *   }
144 * }
145 * </code></pre></div>
146 *
147 * <p>
148 * Example of code without violation:
149 * </p>
150 * <div class="wrapper"><pre class="prettyprint"><code class="language-java">
151 * public abstract class Plant {
152 *   private String roots;
153 *   private String trunk;
154 *
155 *   private void validate() {
156 *     if (roots == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No roots!");
157 *     if (trunk == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No trunk!");
158 *     validateEx();
159 *   }
160 *
161 *   protected void validateEx() { }
162 *
163 *   public abstract void grow();
164 * }
165 * </code></pre></div>
166 *
167 * @since 3.1
168 */
169@StatelessCheck
170public class DesignForExtensionCheck extends AbstractCheck {
171
172    /**
173     * A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties"
174     * file.
175     */
176    public static final String MSG_KEY = "design.forExtension";
177
178    /**
179     * Specify annotations which allow the check to skip the method from validation.
180     */
181    private Set<String> ignoredAnnotations = Arrays.stream(new String[] {"Test", "Before", "After",
182        "BeforeClass", "AfterClass", }).collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
183
184    /**
185     * Specify the comment text pattern which qualifies a method as designed for extension.
186     * Supports multi-line regex.
187     */
188    private Pattern requiredJavadocPhrase = Pattern.compile(".*");
189
190    /**
191     * Setter to specify annotations which allow the check to skip the method from validation.
192     *
193     * @param ignoredAnnotations method annotations.
194     * @since 7.2
195     */
196    public void setIgnoredAnnotations(String... ignoredAnnotations) {
197        this.ignoredAnnotations = Arrays.stream(ignoredAnnotations)
198            .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
199    }
200
201    /**
202     * Setter to specify the comment text pattern which qualifies a
203     * method as designed for extension. Supports multi-line regex.
204     *
205     * @param requiredJavadocPhrase method annotations.
206     * @since 8.40
207     */
208    public void setRequiredJavadocPhrase(Pattern requiredJavadocPhrase) {
209        this.requiredJavadocPhrase = requiredJavadocPhrase;
210    }
211
212    @Override
213    public int[] getDefaultTokens() {
214        return getRequiredTokens();
215    }
216
217    @Override
218    public int[] getAcceptableTokens() {
219        return getRequiredTokens();
220    }
221
222    @Override
223    public int[] getRequiredTokens() {
224        // The check does not subscribe to CLASS_DEF token as now it is stateless. If the check
225        // subscribes to CLASS_DEF token it will become stateful, since we need to have additional
226        // stack to hold CLASS_DEF tokens.
227        return new int[] {TokenTypes.METHOD_DEF};
228    }
229
230    @Override
231    public boolean isCommentNodesRequired() {
232        return true;
233    }
234
235    @Override
236    public void visitToken(DetailAST ast) {
237        if (!hasJavadocComment(ast)
238                && canBeOverridden(ast)
239                && (isNativeMethod(ast)
240                    || !hasEmptyImplementation(ast))
241                && !hasIgnoredAnnotation(ast, ignoredAnnotations)
242                && !ScopeUtil.isInRecordBlock(ast)) {
243            final DetailAST classDef = getNearestClassOrEnumDefinition(ast);
244            if (canBeSubclassed(classDef)) {
245                final String className = classDef.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT).getText();
246                final String methodName = ast.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT).getText();
247                log(ast, MSG_KEY, className, methodName);
248            }
249        }
250    }
251
252    /**
253     * Checks whether a method has a javadoc comment.
254     *
255     * @param methodDef method definition token.
256     * @return true if a method has a javadoc comment.
257     */
258    private boolean hasJavadocComment(DetailAST methodDef) {
259        return hasJavadocCommentOnToken(methodDef, TokenTypes.MODIFIERS)
260                || hasJavadocCommentOnToken(methodDef, TokenTypes.TYPE);
261    }
262
263    /**
264     * Checks whether a token has a javadoc comment.
265     *
266     * @param methodDef method definition token.
267     * @param tokenType token type.
268     * @return true if a token has a javadoc comment.
269     */
270    private boolean hasJavadocCommentOnToken(DetailAST methodDef, int tokenType) {
271        final DetailAST token = methodDef.findFirstToken(tokenType);
272        return branchContainsJavadocComment(token);
273    }
274
275    /**
276     * Checks whether a javadoc comment exists under the token.
277     *
278     * @param token tree token.
279     * @return true if a javadoc comment exists under the token.
280     */
281    private boolean branchContainsJavadocComment(DetailAST token) {
282        boolean result = false;
283        DetailAST curNode = token;
284        while (curNode != null) {
285            if (curNode.getType() == TokenTypes.BLOCK_COMMENT_BEGIN
286                    && JavadocUtil.isJavadocComment(curNode)) {
287                result = hasValidJavadocComment(curNode);
288                break;
289            }
290
291            DetailAST toVisit = curNode.getFirstChild();
292            while (toVisit == null) {
293                if (curNode == token) {
294                    break;
295                }
296
297                toVisit = curNode.getNextSibling();
298                curNode = curNode.getParent();
299            }
300            curNode = toVisit;
301        }
302
303        return result;
304    }
305
306    /**
307     * Checks whether a javadoc contains the specified comment pattern that denotes
308     * a method as designed for extension.
309     *
310     * @param detailAST the ast we are checking for possible extension
311     * @return true if the javadoc of this ast contains the required comment pattern
312     */
313    private boolean hasValidJavadocComment(DetailAST detailAST) {
314        final String javadocString =
315            JavadocUtil.getBlockCommentContent(detailAST);
316
317        final Matcher requiredJavadocPhraseMatcher =
318            requiredJavadocPhrase.matcher(javadocString);
319
320        return requiredJavadocPhraseMatcher.find();
321    }
322
323    /**
324     * Checks whether a method is native.
325     *
326     * @param ast method definition token.
327     * @return true if a methods is native.
328     */
329    private static boolean isNativeMethod(DetailAST ast) {
330        final DetailAST mods = ast.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
331        return mods.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.LITERAL_NATIVE) != null;
332    }
333
334    /**
335     * Checks whether a method has only comments in the body (has an empty implementation).
336     * Method is OK if its implementation is empty.
337     *
338     * @param ast method definition token.
339     * @return true if a method has only comments in the body.
340     */
341    private static boolean hasEmptyImplementation(DetailAST ast) {
342        boolean hasEmptyBody = true;
343        final DetailAST methodImplOpenBrace = ast.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.SLIST);
344        final DetailAST methodImplCloseBrace = methodImplOpenBrace.getLastChild();
345        final Predicate<DetailAST> predicate = currentNode -> {
346            return currentNode != methodImplCloseBrace
347                && !TokenUtil.isCommentType(currentNode.getType());
348        };
349        final Optional<DetailAST> methodBody =
350            TokenUtil.findFirstTokenByPredicate(methodImplOpenBrace, predicate);
351        if (methodBody.isPresent()) {
352            hasEmptyBody = false;
353        }
354        return hasEmptyBody;
355    }
356
357    /**
358     * Checks whether a method can be overridden.
359     * Method can be overridden if it is not private, abstract, final or static.
360     * Note that the check has nothing to do for interfaces.
361     *
362     * @param methodDef method definition token.
363     * @return true if a method can be overridden in a subclass.
364     */
365    private static boolean canBeOverridden(DetailAST methodDef) {
366        final DetailAST modifiers = methodDef.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
367        return ScopeUtil.getSurroundingScope(methodDef)
368            .map(surroundingScope -> {
369                return surroundingScope.isIn(Scope.PROTECTED)
370                    && !ScopeUtil.isInInterfaceOrAnnotationBlock(methodDef)
371                    && modifiers.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.LITERAL_PRIVATE) == null
372                    && modifiers.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.ABSTRACT) == null
373                    && modifiers.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.FINAL) == null
374                    && modifiers.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.LITERAL_STATIC) == null;
375            })
376            .orElse(Boolean.FALSE);
377    }
378
379    /**
380     * Checks whether a method has any of ignored annotations.
381     *
382     * @param methodDef method definition token.
383     * @param annotations a set of ignored annotations.
384     * @return true if a method has any of ignored annotations.
385     */
386    private static boolean hasIgnoredAnnotation(DetailAST methodDef, Set<String> annotations) {
387        final DetailAST modifiers = methodDef.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
388        final Optional<DetailAST> annotation = TokenUtil.findFirstTokenByPredicate(modifiers,
389            currentToken -> {
390                return currentToken.getType() == TokenTypes.ANNOTATION
391                    && annotations.contains(getAnnotationName(currentToken));
392            });
393        return annotation.isPresent();
394    }
395
396    /**
397     * Gets the name of the annotation.
398     *
399     * @param annotation to get name of.
400     * @return the name of the annotation.
401     */
402    private static String getAnnotationName(DetailAST annotation) {
403        final DetailAST dotAst = annotation.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.DOT);
404        final DetailAST parent = Objects.requireNonNullElse(dotAst, annotation);
405        return parent.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.IDENT).getText();
406    }
407
408    /**
409     * Returns CLASS_DEF or ENUM_DEF token which is the nearest to the given ast node.
410     * Searches the tree towards the root until it finds a CLASS_DEF or ENUM_DEF node.
411     *
412     * @param ast the start node for searching.
413     * @return the CLASS_DEF or ENUM_DEF token.
414     */
415    private static DetailAST getNearestClassOrEnumDefinition(DetailAST ast) {
416        DetailAST searchAST = ast;
417        while (searchAST.getType() != TokenTypes.CLASS_DEF
418               && searchAST.getType() != TokenTypes.ENUM_DEF) {
419            searchAST = searchAST.getParent();
420        }
421        return searchAST;
422    }
423
424    /**
425     * Checks if the given class (given CLASS_DEF node) can be subclassed.
426     *
427     * @param classDef class definition token.
428     * @return true if the containing class can be subclassed.
429     */
430    private static boolean canBeSubclassed(DetailAST classDef) {
431        final DetailAST modifiers = classDef.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
432        return classDef.getType() != TokenTypes.ENUM_DEF
433            && modifiers.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.FINAL) == null
434            && hasDefaultOrExplicitNonPrivateCtor(classDef);
435    }
436
437    /**
438     * Checks whether a class has default or explicit non-private constructor.
439     *
440     * @param classDef class ast token.
441     * @return true if a class has default or explicit non-private constructor.
442     */
443    private static boolean hasDefaultOrExplicitNonPrivateCtor(DetailAST classDef) {
444        // check if subclassing is prevented by having only private ctors
445        final DetailAST objBlock = classDef.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.OBJBLOCK);
446
447        boolean hasDefaultConstructor = true;
448        boolean hasExplicitNonPrivateCtor = false;
449
450        DetailAST candidate = objBlock.getFirstChild();
451
452        while (candidate != null) {
453            if (candidate.getType() == TokenTypes.CTOR_DEF) {
454                hasDefaultConstructor = false;
455
456                final DetailAST ctorMods =
457                        candidate.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
458                if (ctorMods.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.LITERAL_PRIVATE) == null) {
459                    hasExplicitNonPrivateCtor = true;
460                    break;
461                }
462            }
463            candidate = candidate.getNextSibling();
464        }
465
466        return hasDefaultConstructor || hasExplicitNonPrivateCtor;
467    }
468
469}