lib/credo/check/refactor/abc_size.ex

defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.ABCSize do
  use Credo.Check,
    id: "EX4001",
    tags: [:controversial],
    param_defaults: [
      max_size: 30,
      excluded_functions: []
    ],
    explanations: [
      check: """
      The ABC size describes a metric based on assignments, branches and conditions.

      A high ABC size is a hint that a function might be doing "more" than it
      should.

      As always: Take any metric with a grain of salt. Since this one was originally
      introduced for C, C++ and Java, we still have to see whether or not this can
      be a useful metric in a declarative language like Elixir.
      """,
      params: [
        max_size: "The maximum ABC size a function should have.",
        excluded_functions: "All functions listed will be ignored."
      ]
    ]

  @ecto_functions ["where", "from", "select", "join"]
  @def_ops [:def, :defp, :defmacro]
  @branch_ops [:.]
  @condition_ops [:if, :unless, :for, :try, :case, :cond, :and, :or, :&&, :||]
  @non_calls [:==, :fn, :__aliases__, :__block__, :if, :or, :|>, :%{}]

  @doc false
  @impl true
  def run(%SourceFile{} = source_file, params) do
    ignore_ecto? = imports_ecto_query?(source_file)
    issue_meta = IssueMeta.for(source_file, params)
    max_abc_size = Params.get(params, :max_size, __MODULE__)
    excluded_functions = Params.get(params, :excluded_functions, __MODULE__)

    excluded_functions =
      if ignore_ecto? do
        @ecto_functions ++ excluded_functions
      else
        excluded_functions
      end

    Credo.Code.prewalk(
      source_file,
      &traverse(&1, &2, issue_meta, max_abc_size, excluded_functions)
    )
  end

  defp imports_ecto_query?(source_file),
    do: Credo.Code.prewalk(source_file, &traverse_for_ecto/2, false)

  defp traverse_for_ecto(_, true), do: {nil, true}

  defp traverse_for_ecto({:import, _, [{:__aliases__, _, [:Ecto, :Query]} | _]}, false),
    do: {nil, true}

  defp traverse_for_ecto(ast, false), do: {ast, false}

  defp traverse(
         {:defmacro, _, [{:__using__, _, _}, _]} = ast,
         issues,
         _issue_meta,
         _max_abc_size,
         _excluded_functions
       ) do
    {ast, issues}
  end

  for op <- @def_ops do
    defp traverse(
           {unquote(op), meta, arguments} = ast,
           issues,
           issue_meta,
           max_abc_size,
           excluded_functions
         )
         when is_list(arguments) do
      abc_size =
        ast
        |> abc_size_for(excluded_functions)
        |> round

      if abc_size > max_abc_size do
        fun_name = Credo.Code.Module.def_name(ast)

        {ast,
         [
           issue_for(issue_meta, meta[:line], fun_name, max_abc_size, abc_size)
           | issues
         ]}
      else
        {ast, issues}
      end
    end
  end

  defp traverse(ast, issues, _issue_meta, _max_abc_size, _excluded_functions) do
    {ast, issues}
  end

  @doc """
  Returns the ABC size for the block inside the given AST, which is expected
  to represent a function or macro definition.

      iex> {:def, [line: 1],
      ...>   [
      ...>     {:first_fun, [line: 1], nil},
      ...>     [do: {:=, [line: 2], [{:x, [line: 2], nil}, 1]}]
      ...>   ]
      ...> } |> Credo.Check.Refactor.ABCSize.abc_size
      1.0
  """
  def abc_size_for({_def_op, _meta, arguments}, excluded_functions) when is_list(arguments) do
    arguments
    |> Credo.Code.Block.do_block_for!()
    |> abc_size_for(arguments, excluded_functions)
  end

  @doc false
  def abc_size_for(nil, _arguments, _excluded_functions), do: 0

  def abc_size_for(ast, arguments, excluded_functions) do
    initial_acc = [a: 0, b: 0, c: 0, var_names: get_parameters(arguments)]

    [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: _] =
      Credo.Code.prewalk(ast, &traverse_abc(&1, &2, excluded_functions), initial_acc)

    :math.sqrt(a * a + b * b + c * c)
  end

  defp get_parameters(arguments) do
    case Enum.at(arguments, 0) do
      {_name, _meta, nil} ->
        []

      {_name, _meta, parameters} ->
        Enum.map(parameters, &var_name/1)
    end
  end

  for op <- @def_ops do
    defp traverse_abc({unquote(op), _, arguments} = ast, abc, _excluded_functions)
         when is_list(arguments) do
      {ast, abc}
    end
  end

  # Ignore string interpolation
  defp traverse_abc({:<<>>, _, _}, acc, _excluded_functions) do
    {nil, acc}
  end

  # A - assignments
  defp traverse_abc(
         {:=, _meta, [lhs | rhs]},
         [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
         _excluded_functions
       ) do
    var_names =
      case var_name(lhs) do
        nil ->
          var_names

        false ->
          var_names

        name ->
          var_names ++ [name]
      end

    {rhs, [a: a + 1, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
  end

  # B - branch
  defp traverse_abc(
         {:->, _meta, arguments} = ast,
         [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
         _excluded_functions
       ) do
    var_names = var_names ++ fn_parameters(arguments)
    {ast, [a: a, b: b + 1, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
  end

  for op <- @branch_ops do
    defp traverse_abc(
           {unquote(op), _meta, [{_, _, nil}, _] = arguments} = ast,
           [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
           _excluded_functions
         )
         when is_list(arguments) do
      {ast, [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    end

    defp traverse_abc(
           {unquote(op), _meta, arguments} = ast,
           [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
           _excluded_functions
         )
         when is_list(arguments) do
      {ast, [a: a, b: b + 1, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    end
  end

  defp traverse_abc(
         {fun_name, _meta, arguments} = ast,
         [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
         excluded_functions
       )
       when is_atom(fun_name) and fun_name not in @non_calls and is_list(arguments) do
    if Enum.member?(excluded_functions, to_string(fun_name)) do
      {nil, [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    else
      {ast, [a: a, b: b + 1, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    end
  end

  defp traverse_abc(
         {fun_or_var_name, _meta, nil} = ast,
         [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
         _excluded_functions
       ) do
    is_variable = Enum.member?(var_names, fun_or_var_name)

    if is_variable do
      {ast, [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    else
      {ast, [a: a, b: b + 1, c: c, var_names: var_names]}
    end
  end

  # C - conditions
  for op <- @condition_ops do
    defp traverse_abc(
           {unquote(op), _meta, arguments} = ast,
           [a: a, b: b, c: c, var_names: var_names],
           _excluded_functions
         )
         when is_list(arguments) do
      {ast, [a: a, b: b, c: c + 1, var_names: var_names]}
    end
  end

  defp traverse_abc(ast, abc, _excluded_functions) do
    {ast, abc}
  end

  defp var_name({name, _, nil}) when is_atom(name), do: name
  defp var_name(_), do: nil

  defp fn_parameters([params, tuple]) when is_list(params) and is_tuple(tuple) do
    fn_parameters(params)
  end

  defp fn_parameters([[{:when, _, params}], _]) when is_list(params) do
    fn_parameters(params)
  end

  defp fn_parameters(params) when is_list(params) do
    params
    |> Enum.map(&var_name/1)
    |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
  end

  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, trigger, max_value, actual_value) do
    format_issue(
      issue_meta,
      message: "Function is too complex (ABC size is #{actual_value}, max is #{max_value}).",
      trigger: trigger,
      line_no: line_no,
      severity: Severity.compute(actual_value, max_value)
    )
  end
end