[linter-miner] feat(linters): add ioutildeprecated linter to flag deprecated io/ioutil usage#44998
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Flags calls to deprecated io/ioutil functions (deprecated since Go 1.16) and reports the io or os package replacements: - ioutil.ReadAll → io.ReadAll - ioutil.ReadFile → os.ReadFile - ioutil.WriteFile → os.WriteFile - ioutil.TempFile → os.CreateTemp - ioutil.TempDir → os.MkdirTemp - ioutil.ReadDir → os.ReadDir - ioutil.NopCloser → io.NopCloser - ioutil.Discard → io.Discard Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Adds a custom Go analyzer that detects deprecated io/ioutil APIs and recommends modern replacements.
Changes:
- Implements and registers
ioutildeprecated. - Adds analysistest coverage and fixtures.
- Two gaps remain: dot imports and incomplete replacement assertions.
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cmd/linters/main.go |
Registers the analyzer. |
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go |
Implements deprecated API detection. |
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated_test.go |
Runs analyzer tests. |
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/testdata/src/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go |
Provides test fixtures. |
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| noLintLinesByFile := nolint.BuildLineIndex(pass, "ioutildeprecated") | ||
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| for cur := range root.Preorder((*ast.SelectorExpr)(nil)) { |
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| funcName := sel.Sel.Name | ||
| if replacement, found := replacements[funcName]; found { | ||
| pass.ReportRangef(sel, "ioutil.%s is deprecated; use %s instead", funcName, replacement) |
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Applied /tdd - requesting changes on test coverage gaps.
Key Themes
- Missing test cases:
NopCloserandDiscardare in the replacements map but absent from the test fixture, leaving their detection unverified. - Weak negative test:
GoodReadAlldoes not actually callio.ReadAll, so it does not confirm the modern API produces no warning.
Positive Highlights
- Clean type-based detection using
types.PkgName- robust against aliased imports. - Correctly skips test files and respects
nolintdirectives via shared internal utilities. - Error messages are clear and actionable.
- Follows the established analyzer pattern consistently with other linters.
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| defer f.Close() | ||
| // Using io.ReadAll is fine | ||
| _ = f | ||
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[/tdd] NopCloser and Discard are in the replacements map but have no corresponding test fixtures — so their detection is untested.
💡 Suggested additions
func BadNopCloser() {
r := strings.NewReader("hello")
_ = ioutil.NopCloser(r) // want `ioutil\.NopCloser is deprecated`
}
func BadDiscard() {
_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(ioutil.Discard, "hello") // want `ioutil\.Discard is deprecated`
}Without these cases the analyzer could silently stop reporting them and the test suite would still pass.
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| _, _ = ioutil.ReadDir(".") // want `ioutil\.ReadDir is deprecated` | ||
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[/tdd] The GoodReadAll negative test doesn't actually call io.ReadAll — it opens a file and discards it, so it doesn't demonstrate that the modern replacement is accepted correctly.
💡 Suggested fix
func GoodReadAll() {
f, _ := os.Open("file.txt")
defer f.Close()
_, _ = io.ReadAll(f) // no diagnostic expected — this is the modern API
}This makes the test a genuine specification: "using io.ReadAll produces no warning."
@copilot please address this.
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Review: ioutildeprecated linter
Overall the implementation is clean and follows existing linter patterns correctly. One non-blocking issue found:
Missing test coverage for NopCloser and Discard — the replacements map has 8 entries but the testdata file only exercises 6. See the inline comment for suggested additions.
Everything else looks good: type-resolution via types.PkgName is correct and avoids false positives from local ioutil-named variables; nolint and filecheck integrations follow the established pattern; registration order in main.go is alphabetically correct.
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The testdata file covers 6 of the 8 entries in replacements but is missing test cases for NopCloser and Discard. Without these, the linter could silently fail to fire (or fire incorrectly) for those two entries. Please add cases such as:
func BadNopCloser() {
r := strings.NewReader("")
_ = ioutil.NopCloser(r) // want `ioutil\.NopCloser is deprecated`
}
func BadDiscard() {
_, _ = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, strings.NewReader("")) // want `ioutil\.Discard is deprecated`
}@copilot please address this.
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Non-blocking observations on ioutildeprecated
The linter logic is correct and the type-based package detection approach is sound. Four issues worth fixing before or after merge:
Findings summary
- Analyzer list ordering (
cmd/linters/main.go:87) —ioutildeprecatedwas inserted beforehttpstatuscode, breaking alphabetical order; it belongs after allhttp*entries. - Missing fixtures for
NopCloserandDiscard— two replacements map entries have no testdata coverage, so regressions won't be caught. pass.TypesInfo == nilinside the hot loop — should be a single guard at the top ofrun(), not a per-node check.GoodReadAllfixture is a no-op — it doesn't call any ioutil or io symbol, so it doesn't verify the linter's silence on modern APIs.
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cmd/linters/main.go:87
Alphabetical ordering broken: ioutildeprecated is inserted before httpstatuscode, but 'i' sorts after 'h' — this violates the alphabetical convention all other entries follow.
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<summary>💡 Fix</summary>
Move the registration so the list reads:
httprespbodyclose.Analyzer,
httpstatuscode.Analyzer,
ioutildeprecated.Analyzer, // ← after all http* entries
largefunc.Analyzer,The full list uses strict alphabetical ordering; keeping it sorted makes future insertions pre…
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/testdata/src/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go:39
Missing test fixtures for NopCloser and Discard: both entries are in the replacements map but have zero coverage in the testdata file — any regression in detecting them goes unnoticed.
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<summary>💡 Suggested additions</summary>
Add to the testdata file:
func BadNopCloser() {
r := strings.NewReader("hello")
_ = ioutil.NopCloser(r) // want `ioutil\.NopCloser is deprecated`
}
func BadDiscard() {
_, _ = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, strings.NewReader("hi")) // want …
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<details><summary>pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go:90</summary>
**`pass.TypesInfo == nil` check belongs at the top of `run()`, not inside the loop**: `TypesInfo` is set by the analysis framework before `Run` is called and will never be nil in a valid pass. Checking it on every `SelectorExpr` node is dead-branch overhead.
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<summary>💡 Fix</summary>
Move the guard to the top of `run()`:
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func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
if pass.TypesInfo == nil {
return nil, nil
}
root, err := astutil.Root(pass)
// ...…
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/testdata/src/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go:37
GoodReadAll doesn't test the actual true-negative case: the function opens a file and assigns to blank but never calls io.ReadAll or any ioutil symbol. It doesn't verify the linter stays silent when modern APIs are used.
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<summary>💡 Suggested improvement</summary>
Replace with something that actually exercises the linter's non-flagging path:
func GoodReadAll() {
f, _ := os.Open("file.txt")
defer f.Close()
_, _ = io.ReadAll(f) // no diagnostic expected
}
``…
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…stic assertions - Add second Ident-walk loop that uses TypesInfo.Uses to detect io/ioutil symbols imported via `import . "io/ioutil"` (bare identifiers, no selector) - Add dot_import.go test fixture exercising ReadAll, ReadFile, WriteFile via dot import - Extend all want-patterns to assert the full diagnostic message including the replacement (e.g. `use io.ReadAll instead`) - Add NopCloser and Discard test cases (previously untested) - Replace GoodReadAll stub with real modern-API good cases (io.ReadAll, os.ReadFile, os.WriteFile, io.Discard) - Use named fileMode constant in good-case fixture to satisfy the repo-wide no-raw-octal-permission-literal policy Co-authored-by: gh-aw-bot <259018956+gh-aw-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Adds a new
ioutildeprecatedlinter that flags calls to functions from the deprecatedio/ioutilpackage (deprecated since Go 1.16) and reports the modern replacements.What the linter catches
Calls to any of these deprecated functions:
ioutil.ReadAllio.ReadAllioutil.ReadFileos.ReadFileioutil.WriteFileos.WriteFileioutil.TempFileos.CreateTempioutil.TempDiros.MkdirTempioutil.ReadDiros.ReadDirioutil.NopCloserio.NopCloserioutil.Discardio.DiscardWhy it is useful
The
io/ioutilpackage was deprecated in Go 1.16 (released February 2021). Its functions are thin wrappers around equivalents inosandio. Using the deprecated package adds unnecessary indirection and signals outdated code. This linter ensures the codebase stays current with idiomatic Go.Evidence
Code-pattern scanning of
pkg/andcmd/found no existing usages (the repo is clean), making this a preventive linter to ensure new code does not regress to deprecated APIs. The pattern is high signal-to-noise — any call toio/ioutilis definitively deprecated.Files changed
pkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go— analyzer implementationpkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated_test.go— unit testpkg/linters/ioutildeprecated/testdata/src/ioutildeprecated/ioutildeprecated.go— test fixturescmd/linters/main.go— registers the new analyzer