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package com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns;
import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern;
import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.Category;
import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.SeverityLevel;
import com.google.errorprone.VisitorState;
import com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns.BugChecker.BinaryTreeMatcher;
import com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFix;
import com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description;
import com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matcher;
import com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers;
import com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers;
import com.sun.source.tree.BinaryTree;
import com.sun.source.tree.ExpressionTree;
import com.sun.source.tree.MethodInvocationTree;
import com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind;
/** @author Louis Wasserman */
@BugPattern(
name = "RandomModInteger",
summary = "Use Random.nextInt(int). Random.nextInt() % n can have negative results",
explanation =
"`Random.nextInt() % n` has \n\n"
+ "* a 1/n chance of being 0\n"
+ "* a 1/2n chance of being each number from `1` to `n-1` inclusive\n"
+ "* a 1/2n chance of being each number from `-1` to `-(n-1)` inclusive\n\n"
+ "Many users expect a uniformly distributed random integer between `0` and `n-1` "
+ "inclusive, but you must use random.nextInt(n) to get that behavior. If the original "
+ "behavior is truly desired, use `(random.nextBoolean() ? 1 : -1) * random.nextInt(n)`.",
severity = SeverityLevel.ERROR,
category = Category.JDK
)
public class RandomModInteger extends BugChecker implements BinaryTreeMatcher {
private static final Matcher<ExpressionTree> RANDOM_NEXT_INT =
Matchers.instanceMethod().onDescendantOf("java.util.Random").withSignature("nextInt()");
@Override
public Description matchBinary(BinaryTree tree, VisitorState state) {
if (tree.getKind() == Kind.REMAINDER
&& tree.getLeftOperand() instanceof MethodInvocationTree
&& RANDOM_NEXT_INT.matches(tree.getLeftOperand(), state)) {
ExpressionTree randomExpr = ASTHelpers.getReceiver(tree.getLeftOperand());
ExpressionTree modulus = tree.getRightOperand();
return describeMatch(
tree,
SuggestedFix.replace(
tree,
String.format(
"%s.nextInt(%s)",
state.getSourceForNode(randomExpr), state.getSourceForNode(modulus))));
}
return Description.NO_MATCH;
}
}