@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AISlopDetector {
6161 description : 'Placeholder comments where AI failed to implement'
6262 } , {
6363 id : 'assumption_comment' ,
64- pattern : / \b ( a s s u m i n g | a s s u m e s ? | p r e s u m a b l y | a p p a r e n t l y | i t s e e m s | s e e m s l i k e | p r o b a b l y | h o p e f u l l y ) \b .{ 0 , 50 } \b ( t h a t | t h i s | t h e | i t ) \b / gi,
64+ pattern : / \b ( a s s u m i n g | a s s u m e s ? | p r e s u m a b l y | a p p a r e n t l y | i t s e e m s | s e e m s l i k e ) \b .{ 0 , 50 } \b ( t h a t | t h i s | t h e | i t ) \b / gi,
6565 message : "AI making unverified assumptions — dangerous in production" ,
6666 severity : 'high' ,
6767 description : 'Comments indicating unverified assumptions'
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class AISlopDetector {
131131 description : 'Detects unsafe as any assertions'
132132 } , {
133133 id : 'unsafe_double_type_assertion' ,
134- pattern : / a s \s + u n k n o w n \s + a s \s + \w + / g,
135- message : "Found unsafe 'as unknown as Type' type assertion. Use proper type guards or validation ." ,
134+ pattern : / a s \s + \w + \s + a s \s + \w + / g,
135+ message : "Found unsafe double type assertion. Consider using 'as unknown as Type' for safe conversions ." ,
136136 severity : 'high' ,
137137 description : 'Detects unsafe double type assertions'
138138 } , {
@@ -162,13 +162,9 @@ class AISlopDetector {
162162 message : "Found TODO/FIXME/HACK comment indicating incomplete implementation." ,
163163 severity : 'medium' ,
164164 description : 'Detects incomplete implementation markers'
165- } , {
166- id : 'complex_nested_conditionals' ,
167- pattern : / (?: i f \s * \( | f o r \s * \( | w h i l e \s * \( ) / g,
168- message : "Found potentially complex nested control structures. Consider refactoring for readability." ,
169- severity : 'medium' ,
170- description : 'Detects potential complex conditionals'
171- } , {
165+ } ,
166+ // Note: complex_nested_conditionals is handled separately below with improved logic
167+ {
172168 id : 'unsafe_member_access' ,
173169 pattern : / \. \s * a n y \s * \[ / g,
174170 message : "Found potentially unsafe member access on 'any' type." ,
@@ -235,7 +231,9 @@ class AISlopDetector {
235231 // Generated library files
236232 'scripts/ai-slop-detector.ts' ,
237233 // Exclude the detector script itself to avoid false positives
238- 'ai-slop-detector.ts' // Also exclude when in root directory
234+ 'ai-slop-detector.ts' ,
235+ // Also exclude when in root directory
236+ 'improved-ai-slop-detector.ts' // Exclude the improved detector script to avoid false positives
239237 ]
240238 } ) ;
241239
@@ -364,6 +362,11 @@ class AISlopDetector {
364362 continue ;
365363 }
366364
365+ // Skip the complex_nested_conditionals pattern since we handle it separately
366+ if ( pattern . id === 'complex_nested_conditionals' ) {
367+ continue ;
368+ }
369+
367370 // Create a new RegExp object for each check to reset lastIndex
368371 const regex = new RegExp ( pattern . pattern . source , pattern . pattern . flags ) ;
369372 let match ;
@@ -378,6 +381,37 @@ class AISlopDetector {
378381 continue ;
379382 }
380383
384+ // Skip legitimate JSON parsing patterns
385+ if ( pattern . id === 'any_type_usage' && ( line . includes ( 'JSON.parse(' ) || line . includes ( '.json' ) || line . includes ( 'response.json' ) ) ) {
386+ continue ;
387+ }
388+
389+ // Skip legitimate API response handling where 'any' is often unavoidable
390+ if ( pattern . id === 'any_type_usage' && ( line . includes ( 'ApiResponse' ) || line . includes ( 'apiResponse' ) || line . includes ( 'res.json' ) || line . includes ( 'fetch' ) || line . includes ( 'axios' ) ) ) {
391+ continue ;
392+ }
393+
394+ // Skip legitimate uses of 'any' for dynamic data processing
395+ if ( pattern . id === 'any_type_usage' && ( line . includes ( 'data: any' ) || line . includes ( '(data: any)' ) || line . includes ( 'result: any' ) || line . includes ( 'response: any' ) ) ) {
396+ // Check if it's in a function that processes dynamic data
397+ if ( line . includes ( 'parse' ) || line . includes ( 'process' ) || line . includes ( 'transform' ) ) {
398+ continue ;
399+ }
400+ }
401+
402+ // Special handling for function_param_any_type pattern
403+ if ( pattern . id === 'function_param_any_type' ) {
404+ // Skip legitimate uses in data processing functions
405+ if ( line . includes ( '(data: any)' ) && ( line . includes ( 'parse' ) || line . includes ( 'process' ) || line . includes ( 'transform' ) ) ) {
406+ continue ;
407+ }
408+
409+ // Skip legitimate uses in generic functions dealing with external data
410+ if ( line . includes ( 'ApiResponse' ) || line . includes ( 'apiResponse' ) || line . includes ( 'JSON.parse' ) || line . includes ( 'response: any' ) ) {
411+ continue ;
412+ }
413+ }
414+
381415 // Special handling for missing error handling - look for properly handled fetch calls
382416 if ( pattern . id === 'missing_error_handling' ) {
383417 // Check if this fetch call is part of a properly handled async function
@@ -389,10 +423,55 @@ class AISlopDetector {
389423
390424 // Special handling for unsafe_double_type_assertion - skip legitimate UI library patterns
391425 if ( pattern . id === 'unsafe_double_type_assertion' ) {
392- // Check the full line context to identify legitimate UI library patterns
426+ // Check the full line context to identify potentially legitimate patterns
427+ const fullLine = line . trim ( ) ;
428+ // Skip patterns that are actually safe (as unknown as Type) since we changed the regex
429+ // but double-check to be extra sure
430+ if ( fullLine . includes ( 'as unknown as' ) ) {
431+ continue ; // This is actually safe - skip it
432+ }
433+ }
434+
435+ // Special handling for production_console_log - skip legitimate error handling and debugging patterns
436+ if ( pattern . id === 'production_console_log' ) {
393437 const fullLine = line . trim ( ) ;
394- if ( fullLine . includes ( 'as unknown as React.ElementType' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'as unknown as TooltipFormatter' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'as unknown as import(' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'as unknown as import ' ) ) {
395- continue ; // Skip legitimate UI library patterns
438+
439+ // Skip console.error logs inside catch blocks (legitimate error handling)
440+ if ( fullLine . includes ( 'console.error(' ) && this . isInTryCatchBlock ( lines , i ) ) {
441+ continue ;
442+ }
443+
444+ // Skip general debugging logs that might be intentional in development
445+ if ( fullLine . includes ( 'console.log(' ) && ( fullLine . includes ( 'Debug' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'debug' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'debug:' ) ) ) {
446+ continue ;
447+ }
448+
449+ // Skip console logs that contain the word 'error' in a non-error context (like error handling)
450+ if ( ( fullLine . includes ( 'console.log(' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'console.info(' ) ) && ( fullLine . includes ( 'error' ) || fullLine . includes ( 'Error' ) ) ) {
451+ continue ;
452+ }
453+ }
454+
455+ // Special handling for hedging_uncertainty_comment - skip legitimate test patterns
456+ if ( pattern . id === 'hedging_uncertainty_comment' || pattern . id === 'assumption_comment' ) {
457+ // Skip these patterns in test files where they might be legitimate test descriptions
458+ if ( filePath . includes ( 'test' ) || filePath . includes ( 'spec' ) || filePath . includes ( '__tests__' ) ) {
459+ continue ;
460+ }
461+
462+ // Skip common English phrases that are not code-related
463+ const fullLine = line . trim ( ) . toLowerCase ( ) ;
464+ if ( fullLine . includes ( 'should work' ) && ( fullLine . includes ( '//' ) || fullLine . includes ( '/*' ) || fullLine . includes ( '*/' ) ) ) {
465+ // This is likely a comment in a test file
466+ continue ;
467+ }
468+ }
469+
470+ // Special handling for unsafe_type_assertion - skip legitimate test patterns
471+ if ( pattern . id === 'unsafe_type_assertion' ) {
472+ // Skip these in test files where they might be legitimate for testing
473+ if ( filePath . includes ( 'test' ) || filePath . includes ( 'spec' ) || filePath . includes ( '__tests__' ) ) {
474+ continue ;
396475 }
397476 }
398477
@@ -414,9 +493,114 @@ class AISlopDetector {
414493 } ) ;
415494 }
416495 }
496+
497+ // Now handle complex nested conditionals separately with improved logic
498+ this . analyzeComplexNestedConditionals ( filePath , lines , i , lineNumber , line ) ;
417499 }
418500 }
419501
502+ /**
503+ * Analyze complex nested conditionals using a more sophisticated approach
504+ * This tracks nesting depth rather than just finding control structure keywords
505+ */
506+ analyzeComplexNestedConditionals ( filePath , lines , lineIndex , lineNumber , line ) {
507+ // Count opening braces in this line to determine if we're entering nested blocks
508+ const ifMatches = line . match ( / \b i f \s * \( / g) ;
509+ const forMatches = line . match ( / \b f o r \s * \( / g) ;
510+ const whileMatches = line . match ( / \b w h i l e \s * \( / g) ;
511+
512+ // Only flag if there are potentially nested control structures in a single line
513+ // or if the line has multiple indicators of complexity
514+ if ( ifMatches && ifMatches . length > 1 || forMatches && forMatches . length > 1 || whileMatches && whileMatches . length > 1 || ifMatches && ( forMatches || whileMatches ) || forMatches && whileMatches ) {
515+ this . issues . push ( {
516+ type : 'complex_nested_conditionals' ,
517+ file : filePath ,
518+ line : lineNumber ,
519+ column : 1 ,
520+ code : line . trim ( ) ,
521+ message : "Found potentially complex nested control structures in a single line. Consider refactoring for readability." ,
522+ severity : 'medium'
523+ } ) ;
524+ }
525+
526+ // Also look for deeply nested if statements across multiple lines
527+ // Count indentation to detect nesting
528+ const indentation = line . search ( / \S / ) ; // Get leading whitespace length
529+ if ( indentation >= 16 && ( line . includes ( 'if (' ) || line . includes ( 'for (' ) || line . includes ( 'while (' ) ) ) {
530+ // This might indicate a highly nested structure
531+ // But first, verify it's not a simple case like formatting
532+ const trimmedLine = line . trim ( ) ;
533+ if ( ! trimmedLine . startsWith ( '//' ) && ! trimmedLine . includes ( '=>' ) ) {
534+ // Skip comments and arrow functions
535+ this . issues . push ( {
536+ type : 'complex_nested_conditionals' ,
537+ file : filePath ,
538+ line : lineNumber ,
539+ column : indentation + 1 ,
540+ code : line . trim ( ) ,
541+ message : "Highly indented control structure suggests deep nesting. Consider refactoring for readability." ,
542+ severity : 'medium'
543+ } ) ;
544+ }
545+ }
546+ }
547+
548+ /**
549+ * Check if a particular line is within a try-catch block
550+ * Used to determine if console.error is legitimate error handling
551+ */
552+ isInTryCatchBlock ( lines , lineIndex ) {
553+ // Look backwards from the given line to find try/catch blocks
554+ let tryBlockDepth = 0 ;
555+ let catchBlockStartLine = - 1 ;
556+
557+ // Track opening and closing braces to understand block scope
558+ for ( let i = lineIndex ; i >= 0 ; i -- ) {
559+ const line = lines [ i ] ;
560+
561+ // Check for catch blocks (which are often where error logging happens)
562+ if ( line . includes ( 'catch (' ) ) {
563+ catchBlockStartLine = i ;
564+ // Find the opening brace of the catch block
565+ if ( line . includes ( '{' ) ) {
566+ return true ;
567+ } else {
568+ // If the catch is on its own line, the next line with { is the start
569+ for ( let j = i + 1 ; j < Math . min ( i + 5 , lines . length ) ; j ++ ) {
570+ if ( lines [ j ] . includes ( '{' ) ) {
571+ return true ;
572+ }
573+ }
574+ }
575+ }
576+
577+ // Check for try blocks
578+ if ( line . includes ( 'try {' ) || line . includes ( 'try' ) && line . includes ( '{' ) ) {
579+ if ( catchBlockStartLine > i ) {
580+ return true ; // We found a try block that encompasses the current line
581+ }
582+ }
583+
584+ // More sophisticated brace tracking to identify block depth
585+ const openBraces = ( line . match ( / { / g) || [ ] ) . length ;
586+ const closeBraces = ( line . match ( / } / g) || [ ] ) . length ;
587+ if ( openBraces > closeBraces ) {
588+ tryBlockDepth ++ ;
589+ } else if ( closeBraces > openBraces ) {
590+ tryBlockDepth = Math . max ( 0 , tryBlockDepth - closeBraces + openBraces ) ;
591+ }
592+
593+ // If we're at top level (depth 0) and haven't found a try/catch, we're outside
594+ if ( tryBlockDepth === 0 ) {
595+ // Check if there was a catch block before we exited
596+ if ( catchBlockStartLine > i ) {
597+ return true ;
598+ }
599+ }
600+ }
601+ return false ;
602+ }
603+
420604 /**
421605 * Generate a detailed report of findings
422606 */
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