Class: RuboCop::AST::Node

Inherits:
Parser::AST::Node
  • Object
show all
Extended by:
RuboCop::AST::NodePattern::Macros
Includes:
Descendence, Sexp
Defined in:
lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb

Overview

‘RuboCop::AST::Node` is a subclass of `Parser::AST::Node`. It provides access to parent nodes and an object-oriented way to traverse an AST with the power of `Enumerable`.

It has predicate methods for every node type, like this:

Examples:

node.send_type?    # Equivalent to: `node.type == :send`
node.op_asgn_type? # Equivalent to: `node.type == :op_asgn`

# Non-word characters (other than a-zA-Z0-9_) in type names are omitted.
node.defined_type? # Equivalent to: `node.type == :defined?`

# Find the first lvar node under the receiver node.
lvar_node = node.each_descendant.find(&:lvar_type?)

Constant Summary collapse

COMPARISON_OPERATORS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

<=> isn’t included here, because it doesn’t return a boolean.

%i[== === != <= >= > <].to_set.freeze
TRUTHY_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[str dstr xstr int float sym dsym array
hash regexp true irange erange complex
rational regopt].to_set.freeze
FALSEY_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[false nil].to_set.freeze
LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(TRUTHY_LITERALS + FALSEY_LITERALS).freeze
COMPOSITE_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[dstr xstr dsym array hash irange
erange regexp].to_set.freeze
BASIC_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(LITERALS - COMPOSITE_LITERALS).freeze
MUTABLE_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[str dstr xstr array hash
regexp irange erange].to_set.freeze
IMMUTABLE_LITERALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(LITERALS - MUTABLE_LITERALS).freeze
EQUALS_ASSIGNMENTS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[lvasgn ivasgn cvasgn gvasgn
casgn masgn].to_set.freeze
SHORTHAND_ASSIGNMENTS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[op_asgn or_asgn and_asgn].to_set.freeze
ASSIGNMENTS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(EQUALS_ASSIGNMENTS + SHORTHAND_ASSIGNMENTS).freeze
BASIC_CONDITIONALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[if while until].to_set.freeze
CONDITIONALS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(BASIC_CONDITIONALS + %i[case case_match]).freeze
POST_CONDITION_LOOP_TYPES =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[while_post until_post].to_set.freeze
LOOP_TYPES =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

(POST_CONDITION_LOOP_TYPES + %i[while until for]).freeze
VARIABLES =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[ivar gvar cvar lvar].to_set.freeze
REFERENCES =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[nth_ref back_ref].to_set.freeze
KEYWORDS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[alias and break case class def defs defined?
kwbegin do else ensure for if module next
not or postexe redo rescue retry return self
super zsuper then undef until when while
yield].to_set.freeze
OPERATOR_KEYWORDS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[and or].to_set.freeze
SPECIAL_KEYWORDS =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%w[__FILE__ __LINE__ __ENCODING__].to_set.freeze
ARGUMENT_TYPES =

This constant is part of a private API. You should avoid using this constant if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

%i[arg optarg restarg kwarg kwoptarg kwrestarg
blockarg forward_arg shadowarg].to_set.freeze

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from RuboCop::AST::NodePattern::Macros

def_node_matcher, def_node_search

Methods included from Descendence

#child_nodes, #descendants, #each_child_node, #each_descendant, #each_node

Methods included from Sexp

#s

Constructor Details

#initialize(type, children = EMPTY_CHILDREN, properties = EMPTY_PROPERTIES) ⇒ Node

Returns a new instance of Node.



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 141

def initialize(type, children = EMPTY_CHILDREN, properties = EMPTY_PROPERTIES)
  @mutable_attributes = {}

  # ::AST::Node#initialize freezes itself.
  super

  # #parent= may be invoked multiple times for a node because there are
  # pending nodes while constructing AST and they are replaced later.
  # For example, `lvar` and `send` type nodes are initially created as an
  # `ident` type node and fixed to the appropriate type later.
  # So, the #parent attribute needs to be mutable.
  each_child_node do |child_node|
    child_node.parent = self unless child_node.complete?
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#ancestorsArray<Node>

Returns an array of ancestor nodes. This is a shorthand for ‘node.each_ancestor.to_a`.

Returns:

  • (Array<Node>)

    an array of ancestor nodes



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 306

def ancestors
  each_ancestor.to_a
end

#argument?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 511

def argument?
  parent&.send_type? && parent.arguments.include?(self)
end

#argument_type?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 515

def argument_type?
  GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type] == :argument
end

#assignment?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 463

def assignment?
  ASSIGNMENTS.include?(type)
end

#assignment_or_similar?(node = self) ⇒ Object

Some cops treat the shovel operator as a kind of assignment.



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 413

def_node_matcher :assignment_or_similar?, <<~PATTERN
  {assignment? (send _recv :<< ...)}
PATTERN

#basic_conditional?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 467

def basic_conditional?
  BASIC_CONDITIONALS.include?(type)
end

#basic_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 421

def basic_literal?
  BASIC_LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#boolean_type?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 519

def boolean_type?
  GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type] == :boolean
end

#call_type?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 503

def call_type?
  GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type] == :call
end

#chained?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 507

def chained?
  parent&.call_type? && eql?(parent.receiver)
end

#class_constructor?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 559

def_node_matcher :class_constructor?, <<~PATTERN
  {
    (send #global_const?({:Class :Module :Struct}) :new ...)
    (send #global_const?(:Data) :define ...)
    ({block numblock} {
      (send #global_const?({:Class :Module :Struct}) :new ...)
      (send #global_const?(:Data) :define ...)
    } ...)
  }
PATTERN

#class_definition?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 577

def_node_matcher :class_definition?, <<~PATTERN
  {(class _ _ $_)
   (sclass _ $_)
   ({block numblock} (send #global_const?({:Struct :Class}) :new ...) _ $_)}
PATTERN

#complete!Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 203

def complete!
  @mutable_attributes.freeze
  each_child_node(&:complete!)
end

#complete?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 208

def complete?
  @mutable_attributes.frozen?
end

#conditional?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 471

def conditional?
  CONDITIONALS.include?(type)
end

#const_nameObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 352

def const_name
  return unless const_type? || casgn_type?

  if namespace && !namespace.cbase_type?
    "#{namespace.const_name}::#{short_name}"
  else
    short_name.to_s
  end
end

#defined_moduleObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 372

def defined_module
  namespace, name = *defined_module0
  s(:const, namespace, name) if name
end

#defined_module_nameObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 377

def defined_module_name
  (const = defined_module) && const.const_name
end

#each_ancestorself, Enumerator #each_ancestor(type) ⇒ self, Enumerator #each_ancestor(type_a, type_b, ...) ⇒ self, Enumerator

Calls the given block for each ancestor node from parent to root. If no block is given, an ‘Enumerator` is returned.

Overloads:

  • #each_ancestorself, Enumerator

    Yield all nodes.

  • #each_ancestor(type) ⇒ self, Enumerator

    Yield only nodes matching the type.

    Parameters:

    • type (Symbol)

      a node type

  • #each_ancestor(type_a, type_b, ...) ⇒ self, Enumerator

    Yield only nodes matching any of the types.

    Parameters:

    • type_a (Symbol)

      a node type

    • type_b (Symbol)

      a node type

Yield Parameters:

  • node (Node)

    each ancestor node

Returns:

  • (self)

    if a block is given

  • (Enumerator)

    if no block is given



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 294

def each_ancestor(*types, &block)
  return to_enum(__method__, *types) unless block

  visit_ancestors(types, &block)

  self
end

#empty_source?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 407

def empty_source?
  source_length.zero?
end

#equals_asgn?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 455

def equals_asgn?
  EQUALS_ASSIGNMENTS.include?(type)
end

#falsey_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 429

def falsey_literal?
  FALSEY_LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#first_lineObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 320

def first_line
  loc.line
end

#global_const?(node = self, name) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 556

def_node_matcher :global_const?, '(const {nil? cbase} %1)'

#guard_clause?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 531

def guard_clause?
  node = and_type? || or_type? ? rhs : self

  node.match_guard_clause?
end

#immutable_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 437

def immutable_literal?
  IMMUTABLE_LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#keyword?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 484

def keyword?
  return true if special_keyword? || (send_type? && prefix_not?)
  return false unless KEYWORDS.include?(type)

  !OPERATOR_KEYWORDS.include?(type) || loc.operator.is?(type.to_s)
end

#lambda?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 550

def_node_matcher :lambda?, '({block numblock} (send nil? :lambda) ...)'

#lambda_or_proc?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 553

def_node_matcher :lambda_or_proc?, '{lambda? proc?}'

#last_lineObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 324

def last_line
  loc.last_line
end

#left_siblingNode?

Use is discouraged, this is a potentially slow method and can lead to even slower algorithms

Returns:

  • (Node, nil)

    the left (aka previous) sibling



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 246

def left_sibling
  i = sibling_index
  return if i.nil? || i.zero?

  parent.children[i - 1].freeze
end

#left_siblingsArray<Node>

Use is discouraged, this is a potentially slow method and can lead to even slower algorithms

Returns:

  • (Array<Node>)

    the left (aka previous) siblings



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 256

def left_siblings
  return [].freeze unless parent

  parent.children[0...sibling_index].freeze
end

#line_countObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 328

def line_count
  return 0 unless source_range

  source_range.last_line - source_range.first_line + 1
end

#literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 417

def literal?
  LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#loop_keyword?Boolean

NOTE: ‘loop { }` is a normal method call and thus not a loop keyword.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 480

def loop_keyword?
  LOOP_TYPES.include?(type)
end

#match_guard_clause?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 538

def_node_matcher :match_guard_clause?, <<~PATTERN
  [${(send nil? {:raise :fail} ...) return break next} single_line?]
PATTERN

#module_definition?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 584

def_node_matcher :module_definition?, <<~PATTERN
  {(module _ $_)
   ({block numblock} (send #global_const?(:Module) :new ...) _ $_)}
PATTERN

#multiline?Boolean

Predicates

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 399

def multiline?
  line_count > 1
end

#mutable_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 433

def mutable_literal?
  MUTABLE_LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#nonempty_line_countObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 334

def nonempty_line_count
  source.lines.grep(/\S/).size
end

#numeric_type?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 523

def numeric_type?
  GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type] == :numeric
end

#operator_keyword?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 495

def operator_keyword?
  OPERATOR_KEYWORDS.include?(type)
end

#parentNode?

Returns the parent node, or ‘nil` if the receiver is a root node.

Returns:

  • (Node, nil)

    the parent node or ‘nil`



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 185

def parent
  @mutable_attributes[:parent]
end

#parent?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 194

def parent?
  !!parent
end

#parent_module_nameObject

Searching the AST



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 383

def parent_module_name
  # what class or module is this method/constant/etc definition in?
  # returns nil if answer cannot be determined
  ancestors = each_ancestor(:class, :module, :sclass, :casgn, :block)
  result    = ancestors.filter_map do |ancestor|
    parent_module_name_part(ancestor) do |full_name|
      return nil unless full_name

      full_name
    end
  end.reverse.join('::')
  result.empty? ? 'Object' : result
end

#parenthesized_call?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 499

def parenthesized_call?
  loc.respond_to?(:begin) && loc.begin&.is?('(')
end

#post_condition_loop?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 475

def post_condition_loop?
  POST_CONDITION_LOOP_TYPES.include?(type)
end

#proc?(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 543

def_node_matcher :proc?, <<~PATTERN
  {(block (send nil? :proc) ...)
   (block (send #global_const?(:Proc) :new) ...)
   (send #global_const?(:Proc) :new)}
PATTERN

#pure?Boolean

Some expressions are evaluated for their value, some for their side effects, and some for both. If we know that expressions are useful only for their return values, and have no side effects, that means we can reorder them, change the number of times they are evaluated, or replace them with other expressions which are equivalent in value. So, is evaluation of this node free of side effects?

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 627

def pure?
  # Be conservative and return false if we're not sure
  case type
  when :__FILE__, :__LINE__, :const, :cvar, :defined?, :false, :float,
       :gvar, :int, :ivar, :lvar, :nil, :str, :sym, :true, :regopt
    true
  when :and, :array, :begin, :case, :dstr, :dsym, :eflipflop, :ensure,
       :erange, :for, :hash, :if, :iflipflop, :irange, :kwbegin, :not,
       :or, :pair, :regexp, :until, :until_post, :when, :while,
       :while_post
    child_nodes.all?(&:pure?)
  else
    false
  end
end

#range_type?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 527

def range_type?
  GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type] == :range
end

#receiver(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 345

def_node_matcher :receiver, <<~PATTERN
  {(send $_ ...) ({block numblock} (call $_ ...) ...)}
PATTERN

#recursive_basic_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 445

def_recursive_literal_predicate :basic_literal

#recursive_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 444

def_recursive_literal_predicate :literal

#reference?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 451

def reference?
  REFERENCES.include?(type)
end

#right_siblingNode?

Use is discouraged, this is a potentially slow method and can lead to even slower algorithms

Returns:

  • (Node, nil)

    the right (aka next) sibling



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 237

def right_sibling
  return unless parent

  parent.children[sibling_index + 1].freeze
end

#right_siblingsArray<Node>

Use is discouraged, this is a potentially slow method and can lead to even slower algorithms

Returns:

  • (Array<Node>)

    the right (aka next) siblings



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 265

def right_siblings
  return [].freeze unless parent

  parent.children[sibling_index + 1..].freeze
end

#root?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 199

def root?
  !parent
end

#send_type?Boolean

Most nodes are of ‘send’ type, so this method is defined separately to make this check as fast as possible.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 178

def send_type?
  false
end

#shorthand_asgn?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 459

def shorthand_asgn?
  SHORTHAND_ASSIGNMENTS.include?(type)
end

#sibling_indexInteger?

Returns the index of the receiver node in its siblings. (Sibling index uses zero based numbering.) Use is discouraged, this is a potentially slow method.

Returns:

  • (Integer, nil)

    the index of the receiver node in its siblings



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 230

def sibling_index
  parent&.children&.index { |sibling| sibling.equal?(self) }
end

#single_line?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 403

def single_line?
  line_count == 1
end

#sourceString?

NOTE: Some rare nodes may have no source, like ‘s(:args)` in `foo {}`

Returns:

  • (String, nil)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 312

def source
  loc.expression&.source
end

#source_lengthObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 338

def source_length
  source_range ? source_range.size : 0
end

#source_rangeObject



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 316

def source_range
  loc.expression
end

#special_keyword?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 491

def special_keyword?
  SPECIAL_KEYWORDS.include?(source)
end

#str_content(node = self) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 350

def_node_matcher :str_content, '(str $_)'

#struct_constructor?(node = self) ⇒ Object

Deprecated.

Use ‘:class_constructor?`



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 572

def_node_matcher :struct_constructor?, <<~PATTERN
  ({block numblock} (send #global_const?(:Struct) :new ...) _ $_)
PATTERN

#truthy_literal?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 425

def truthy_literal?
  TRUTHY_LITERALS.include?(type)
end

#type?(*types) ⇒ Boolean

Determine if the node is one of several node types in a single query Allows specific single node types, as well as “grouped” types (e.g. ‘:boolean` for `:true` or `:false`)

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 160

def type?(*types)
  return true if types.include?(type)

  group_type = GROUP_FOR_TYPE[type]
  !group_type.nil? && types.include?(group_type)
end

#updated(type = nil, children = nil, properties = {}) ⇒ Object

Override ‘AST::Node#updated` so that `AST::Processor` does not try to mutate our ASTs. Since we keep references from children to parents and not just the other way around, we cannot update an AST and share identical subtrees. Rather, the entire AST must be copied any time any part of it is changed.



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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 219

def updated(type = nil, children = nil, properties = {})
  properties[:location] ||= @location
  klass = RuboCop::AST::Builder::NODE_MAP[type || @type] || Node
  klass.new(type || @type, children || @children, properties)
end

#value_used?Boolean

Some expressions are evaluated for their value, some for their side effects, and some for both If we know that an expression is useful only for its side effects, that means we can transform it in ways which preserve the side effects, but change the return value So, does the return value of this node matter? If we changed it to ‘(…; nil)`, might that affect anything?

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 597

def value_used? # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
  # Be conservative and return true if we're not sure.
  return false if parent.nil?

  case parent.type
  when :array, :defined?, :dstr, :dsym, :eflipflop, :erange, :float,
       :hash, :iflipflop, :irange, :not, :pair, :regexp, :str, :sym,
       :when, :xstr
    parent.value_used?
  when :begin, :kwbegin
    begin_value_used?
  when :for
    for_value_used?
  when :case, :if
    case_if_value_used?
  when :while, :until, :while_post, :until_post
    while_until_value_used?
  else
    true
  end
end

#variable?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb', line 447

def variable?
  VARIABLES.include?(type)
end