Merge pull request #11471 from github/rc/3.8

Merge rc/3.8 into main

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ql---general.md

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ assignees: ''
 **Description of the issue**
 
 <!-- Please explain briefly what is the problem.
-If it is about an LGTM project, please include its URL.-->
+If it is about a GitHub project, please include its URL. -->
 

cpp/ql/lib/definitions.qll

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import IDEContextual
  *
  * In some cases it is preferable to modify locations (the
  * `hasLocationInfo()` predicate) so that they are short, and
- * non-overlapping with other locations that might be highlighted in
- * the LGTM interface.
+ * non-overlapping with other locations that might be reported as
+ * code scanning alerts on GitHub.
  *
  * We need to give locations that may not be in the database, so
  * we use `hasLocationInfo()` rather than `getLocation()`.

cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/RedundantNullCheckSimple.ql

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Note: this query is not assigned a precision yet because we don't want it on
- * LGTM until its performance is well understood.
+ * Note: this query is not assigned a precision yet because we don't want it
+ * to be included in query suites until its performance is well understood.
  */
 
 import cpp

cpp/ql/src/Metrics/Dependencies/ExternalDependencies.qll

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Library extends LibraryT {
     // The versions reported for C/C++ dependencies are just the versions that
     // happen to be installed on the system where the build takes place.
     // Reporting those versions is likely to cause misunderstandings, both for
-    // people reading them and for the vulnerability checker of lgtm.
+    // people reading them and for vulnerability checkers.
     result = "unknown"
   }
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/analyzing-control-flow-in-python.rst

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Example finding unreachable AST nodes
    where not exists(node.getAFlowNode())
    select node
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/669220024/>`__. The demo projects on LGTM.com all have some code that has no control flow node, and is therefore unreachable. However, since the ``Module`` class is also a subclass of the ``AstNode`` class, the query also finds any modules implemented in C or with no source code. Therefore, it is better to find all unreachable statements.
+Many codebases have some code that has no control flow node, and is therefore unreachable. However, since the ``Module`` class is also a subclass of the ``AstNode`` class, the query also finds any modules implemented in C or with no source code. Therefore, it is better to find all unreachable statements.
 
 Example finding unreachable statements
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Example finding unreachable statements
    where not exists(s.getAFlowNode())
    select s
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/670720181/>`__. This query gives fewer results, but most of the projects have some unreachable nodes. These are also highlighted by the standard "Unreachable code" query. For more information, see `Unreachable code <https://lgtm.com/rules/3980095>`__ on LGTM.com.
+This query should give fewer results. You can also find unreachable code using the standard "Unreachable code" query. For more information, see `Unreachable code <https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/python/py-unreachable-statement/>`__.
 
 The ``BasicBlock`` class
 ------------------------
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Example finding mutually exclusive blocks within the same function
    )
    select b1, b2
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/671000028/>`__. This typically gives a very large number of results, because it is a common occurrence in normal control flow. It is, however, an example of the sort of control-flow analysis that is possible. Control-flow analyses such as this are an important aid to data flow analysis. For more information, see ":doc:`Analyzing data flow in Python <analyzing-data-flow-in-python>`."
+This typically gives a very large number of results, because it is a common occurrence in normal control flow. It is, however, an example of the sort of control-flow analysis that is possible. Control-flow analyses such as this are an important aid to data flow analysis. For more information, see ":doc:`Analyzing data flow in Python <analyzing-data-flow-in-python>`."
 
 Further reading
 ---------------

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/analyzing-data-flow-in-python.rst

@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ Python has builtin functionality for reading and writing files, such as the func
       call = API::moduleImport("os").getMember("open").getACall()
     select call.getArg(0)
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/8635258505893505141/>`__. Two of the demo projects make use of this low-level API.
-
 Notice the use of the ``API`` module for referring to library functions. For more information, see ":doc:`Using API graphs in Python <using-api-graphs-in-python>`."
 
-Unfortunately this will only give the expression in the argument, not the values which could be passed to it. So we use local data flow to find all expressions that flow into the argument:
+Unfortunately this query will only give the expression in the argument, not the values which could be passed to it. So we use local data flow to find all expressions that flow into the argument:
 
 .. code-block:: ql
 
@@ -115,9 +113,7 @@ Unfortunately this will only give the expression in the argument, not the values
       DataFlow::localFlow(expr, call.getArg(0))
     select call, expr
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/8213643003890447109/>`__. Many expressions flow to the same call.
-
-We see that we get several data-flow nodes for an expression as it flows towards a call (notice repeated locations in the ``call`` column). We are mostly interested in the "first" of these, what might be called the local source for the file name. To restrict attention to such local sources, and to simultaneously make the analysis more performant, we have the QL class ``LocalSourceNode``. We could demand that ``expr`` is such a node:
+Typically, you will see several data-flow nodes for an expression as it flows towards a call (notice repeated locations in the ``call`` column). We are mostly interested in the "first" of these, what might be called the local source for the file name. To restrict attention to such local sources, and to simultaneously make the analysis more performant, we have the QL class ``LocalSourceNode``. We could demand that ``expr`` is such a node:
 
 .. code-block:: ql
 
@@ -160,9 +156,9 @@ As an alternative, we can ask more directly that ``expr`` is a local source of t
       expr = call.getArg(0).getALocalSource()
     select call, expr
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/6602079735954016687/>`__. All these three queries give identical results. We now mostly have one expression per call.
+These three queries all give identical results. We now mostly have one expression per call.
 
-We still have some cases of more than one expression flowing to a call, but then they flow through different code paths (possibly due to control-flow splitting, as in the second case).
+We still have some cases of more than one expression flowing to a call, but then they flow through different code paths (possibly due to control-flow splitting).
 
 We might want to make the source more specific, for example a parameter to a function or method. This query finds instances where a parameter is used as the name when opening a file:
 
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ We might want to make the source more specific, for example a parameter to a fun
       DataFlow::localFlow(p, call.getArg(0))
     select call, p
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/3998032643497238063/>`__. Very few results now; these could feasibly be inspected manually.
+For most codebases, this will return only a few results and these could be inspected manually.
 
 Using the exact name supplied via the parameter may be too strict. If we want to know if the parameter influences the file name, we can use taint tracking instead of data flow. This query finds calls to ``os.open`` where the filename is derived from a parameter:
 
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@ Using the exact name supplied via the parameter may be too strict. If we want to
       TaintTracking::localTaint(p, call.getArg(0))
     select call, p
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/2129957933670836953/>`__. Now we get more results and in more projects.
+Typically, this finds more results.
 
 Global data flow
 ----------------
@@ -369,8 +365,6 @@ This data flow configuration tracks data flow from environment variables to open
     select fileOpen, "This call to 'os.open' uses data from $@.",
       environment, "call to 'os.getenv'"
 
-➤ `Running this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/6582374907796191895/>`__ unsurprisingly yields no results in the demo projects.
-
 
 Further reading
 ---------------

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/annotations-in-java.rst

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ We could then write this query to find all ``@SuppressWarnings`` annotations att
        anntp.hasQualifiedName("java.lang", "SuppressWarnings")
    select ann, ann.getValue("value")
 
-➤ `See the full query in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/1775658606775222283/>`__. Several of the LGTM.com demo projects use the ``@SuppressWarnings`` annotation. Looking at the ``value``\ s of the annotation element returned by the query, we can see that the *apache/activemq* project uses the ``"rawtypes"`` value described above.
+If the codebase you are analyzing uses the ``@SuppressWarnings`` annotation, you can check the ``value``\ s of the annotation element returned by the query. They should use the ``"rawtypes"`` value described above.
 
 As another example, this query finds all annotation types that only have a single annotation element, which has name ``value``:
 
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ As another example, this query finds all annotation types that only have a singl
    )
    select anntp
 
-➤ `See the full query in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/2145264152490258283/>`__.
-
 Example: Finding missing ``@Override`` annotations
 --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ This makes it very easy to write our query for finding methods that override ano
        not overriding.getAnAnnotation() instanceof OverrideAnnotation
    select overriding, "Method overrides another method, but does not have an @Override annotation."
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/7419756266089837339/>`__. In practice, this query may yield many results from compiled library code, which aren't very interesting. It's therefore a good idea to add another conjunct ``overriding.fromSource()`` to restrict the result to only report methods for which source code is available.
+In practice, this query may yield many results from compiled library code, which aren't very interesting. It's therefore a good idea to add another conjunct ``overriding.fromSource()`` to restrict the result to only report methods for which source code is available.
 
 Example: Finding calls to deprecated methods
 --------------------------------------------
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ Now we can extend our query to filter out calls in methods carrying a ``Suppress
        and not call.getCaller().getAnAnnotation() instanceof SuppressDeprecationWarningAnnotation
    select call, "This call invokes a deprecated method."
 
-➤ `See this in the query console on LGTM.com <https://lgtm.com/query/8706367340403790260/>`__. It's fairly common for projects to contain calls to methods that appear to be deprecated.
+It's fairly common for projects to contain calls to methods that appear to be deprecated.
 
 Further reading
 ---------------

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-cpp.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    hash-consing-and-value-numbering
 
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for C and C++ code <basic-query-for-cpp-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for C and C++ code <basic-query-for-cpp-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for C and C++ <codeql-library-for-cpp>`: When analyzing C or C++ code, you can use the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for C and C++.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-csharp.rst

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    codeql-library-for-csharp
    analyzing-data-flow-in-csharp
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for C# code <basic-query-for-csharp-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for C# code <basic-query-for-csharp-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for C# <codeql-library-for-csharp>`: When you're analyzing a C# program, you can make use of the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for C#.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-go.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    abstract-syntax-tree-classes-for-working-with-go-programs
    modeling-data-flow-in-go-libraries
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for Go code <basic-query-for-go-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for Go code <basic-query-for-go-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for Go <codeql-library-for-go>`: When you're analyzing a Go program, you can make use of the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for Go.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-java.rst

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    working-with-source-locations
    abstract-syntax-tree-classes-for-working-with-java-programs
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for Java code <basic-query-for-java-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for Java code <basic-query-for-java-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for Java <codeql-library-for-java>`: When analyzing Java code, you can use the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for Java.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-javascript.rst

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    abstract-syntax-tree-classes-for-working-with-javascript-and-typescript-programs
    data-flow-cheat-sheet-for-javascript
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for JavaScript code <basic-query-for-javascript-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for JavaScript code <basic-query-for-javascript-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for JavaScript <codeql-library-for-javascript>`: When you're analyzing a JavaScript program, you can make use of the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for JavaScript.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-python.rst

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    expressions-and-statements-in-python
    analyzing-control-flow-in-python
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for Python code <basic-query-for-python-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for Python code <basic-query-for-python-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for Python <codeql-library-for-python>`: When you need to analyze a Python program, you can make use of the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for Python.
 

docs/codeql/codeql-language-guides/codeql-for-ruby.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Experiment and learn how to write effective and efficient queries for CodeQL dat
    analyzing-data-flow-in-ruby
    using-api-graphs-in-ruby
 
--  :doc:`Basic query for Ruby code <basic-query-for-ruby-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query using LGTM.
+-  :doc:`Basic query for Ruby code <basic-query-for-ruby-code>`: Learn to write and run a simple CodeQL query.
 
 -  :doc:`CodeQL library for Ruby <codeql-library-for-ruby>`: When you're analyzing a Ruby program, you can make use of the large collection of classes in the CodeQL library for Ruby.