mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/go/lang/maintainability/useless-ifelse.yaml

MCP Server for Semgrep Integration - static code analysis with AI

rules:
  - id: useless-if-conditional
    message:
      Detected an if block that checks for the same condition on both branches (`$X`). The second condition check is
      useless as it is the same as the first, and therefore can be removed from the code,
    languages: [go]
    severity: WARNING
    pattern: |
      if ($X) {
          ...
      } else if ($X) {
          ...
      }
    metadata:
      category: maintainability
      technology:
        - go
  - id: useless-if-body
    pattern: |
      if ($X) {
          $S
      } else {
          $S
      }
    message:
      Detected identical statements in the if body and the else body of an if-statement. This will lead to the same code
      being executed no matter what the if-expression evaluates to. Instead, remove the if statement.
    languages: [go]
    severity: WARNING
    metadata:
      category: maintainability
      technology:
        - go