Using Brakeman::AliasProcessor

See here for an example of how to use Brakeman::AliasProcessor.

Below are some simple examples of what Brakeman::AliasProcessor can do.

Simple Addition

x = 1 + 2 + 3
x += 4
x

becomes

x = 6
x = 10
10

Simple Math

x = 8 * 5
y = 32 / 8
y -= 2
x += y
x

becomes

x = 40
y = 4
y = 2
x = 42
42

String Concatenation

x = "Hello"
y = x + " "
z = y + "world!"

puts z

becomes

x = "Hello"
y = "Hello "
z = "Hello world!"
puts("Hello world!")

Arrays

dessert = ["fruit", "pie", "ice cream"]
dessert << "cookie"
dessert[1] = "cake"
dessert[1]

index = 2
index = index + 1

dessert[index]

becomes

dessert = ["fruit", "pie", "ice cream"]
["fruit", "pie", "ice cream", "cookie"]
["fruit", "pie", "ice cream", "cookie"][1] = "cake"
"cake"
index = 2
index = 3
"cookie"

String <<

x = ""
x << "hello" << " " << "world"

puts x

becomes

x = ""
"hello world"
puts("hello world")

<< Chain

x = [1]
x << 2 << 3
x

becomes

x = [1]
[1, 2, 3]
[1, 2, 3]

Unknown <<

x = y.something
x << "blah blah"
x << 3
x

becomes

x = y.something
(y.something << "blah blah")
((y.something << "blah blah") << 3)
((y.something << "blah blah") << 3)

Hashes

x = {:goodbye => "goodbye cruel world" }
x[:hello] = "hello world"

x.merge! :goodbye => "You say goodbye, I say :hello"

x[:goodbye]

becomes

x = { :goodbye => "goodbye cruel world" }
{ :goodbye => "goodbye cruel world" }[:hello] = "hello world"
{ :goodbye => "You say goodbye, I say :hello", :hello => "hello world" }
"You say goodbye, I say :hello"

Obvious If

condition = true

if condition
  x = "Yes!"
else
  x = "No!"
end

puts x

becomes

condition = true
condition ? (x = "Yes!") : (x = "No!")
puts("Yes!")

Regular If

if something
  x = "Something is awesome!"
elsif something_else
  x = "Something else is awesome!"
else
  x = "This is the default!"
end

puts x

becomes

if something then
  x = "Something is awesome!"
else
  if something_else then
    x = "Something else is awesome!"
  else
    x = "This is the default!"
  end
end
puts((("Something is awesome!" or "Something else is awesome!") or "This is the default!"))

Or Equal

x.y = 10

x.y ||= "not this!"

p x.y

becomes

x.y = 10
x.y ||= "not this!"
p(10)

Unknown hash

some_hash[:x] = 1

p some_hash[:x]

becomes

some_hash[:x] = 1
p(1)