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/*
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package org.codenarc.rule.unnecessary

import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.ConstantExpression
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.MethodCallExpression
import org.codenarc.rule.AbstractAstVisitorRule
import org.codenarc.rule.AbstractMethodCallExpressionVisitor
import org.codenarc.util.AstUtil

/**
 * Checks for explicit calls to getter/accessor methods which can, for the most part, be replaced by property access.
 * A getter is defined as a method call that matches get[A-Z] but not getClass() or get[A-Z][A-Z] such as getURL().
 * Getters do not take method arguments. 
 *
 * @author Hamlet D'Arcy
  */
class UnnecessaryGetterRule extends AbstractAstVisitorRule {
    String name = 'UnnecessaryGetter'
    int priority = 3
    Class astVisitorClass = UnnecessaryGetterAstVisitor
}

class UnnecessaryGetterAstVisitor extends AbstractMethodCallExpressionVisitor {
    @Override
    void visitMethodCallExpression(MethodCallExpression call) {
        addViolationsIfGetter(call)
    }

    private addViolationsIfGetter(MethodCallExpression call) {

        if (AstUtil.getMethodArguments(call).size() != 0) {
            return
        }
        if (!(call.method instanceof ConstantExpression)) {
            return
        }
        String name = call.method.value
        if (name == 'getClass' || name.length() < 4) {
            return
        }

        if (name[0..2] == 'get' && (name[3] as Character).isUpperCase()) {
            if (name.length() == 4) {
                addViolation call, "$name() can probably be rewritten as ${name[3].toLowerCase()}"
            } else if ((name[4] as Character).isLowerCase()) {
                def propertyName = name[3].toLowerCase() + name[4..-1]
                addViolation call, "$name() can probably be rewritten as $propertyName"
            } else {
                def propertyName = name[3..-1]
                addViolation call, "$name() can probably be rewritten as $propertyName"
            }
        }
    }

}