File Coverage

blib/lib/Perl/Critic/Policy/RegularExpressions/ProhibitUnusedCapture.pm

Criterion	Covered	Total	%
statement	284	289	98.2
branch	177	216	81.9
condition	55	71	77.4
subroutine	45	46	97.8
pod	4	5	80.0
total	565	627	90.1

package Perl::Critic::Policy::RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusedCapture;

use 5.010001;
use strict;
use warnings;

use Carp;
use English qw(-no_match_vars);
use List::SomeUtils qw(none);
use Readonly;
use Scalar::Util qw(refaddr);

use Perl::Critic::Exception::Fatal::Internal qw{ throw_internal };
use Perl::Critic::Utils qw{
    :booleans :characters :severities hashify precedence_of
    split_nodes_on_comma
};
use parent 'Perl::Critic::Policy';

our $VERSION = '1.148';

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Readonly::Scalar my $SPLIT => q{split};
Readonly::Scalar my $WHILE => q{while};

Readonly::Hash my %ZERO_BASED_CAPTURE_REFERENCE =>
    hashify( qw< ${^CAPTURE} > );
# TODO: additional logic to prevent ${^CAPTURE_ALL}[n] from being recognized
# as a use of capture variable n.
Readonly::Hash my %CAPTURE_REFERENCE => (
    hashify( qw< $+ $- ${^CAPTURE_ALL} > ),
    %ZERO_BASED_CAPTURE_REFERENCE );
Readonly::Hash my %CAPTURE_REFERENCE_ENGLISH => (
    hashify( qw{ $LAST_PAREN_MATCH $LAST_MATCH_START $LAST_MATCH_END } ),
    %CAPTURE_REFERENCE );
Readonly::Hash my %CAPTURE_ARRAY => hashify( qw< @- @+ @{^CAPTURE} > );
Readonly::Hash my %CAPTURE_ARRAY_ENGLISH => (
    hashify( qw< @LAST_MATCH_START @LAST_MATCH_END > ),
    %CAPTURE_ARRAY );

Readonly::Scalar my $DESC => q{Only use a capturing group if you plan to use the captured value};
Readonly::Scalar my $EXPL => [252];

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

sub supported_parameters { return qw()                       }
sub default_severity     { return $SEVERITY_MEDIUM           }
sub default_themes       { return qw( core pbp maintenance ) }
sub applies_to           {
    return qw< PPI::Token::Regexp::Match PPI::Token::Regexp::Substitute >
}

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Readonly::Scalar my $NUM_CAPTURES_FOR_GLOBAL => 100; # arbitrarily large number

sub violates {
    my ( $self, $elem, $doc ) = @_;

    # optimization: don't bother parsing the regexp if there are no parens
    return if 0 > index $elem->content(), '(';

    my $re = $doc->ppix_regexp_from_element( $elem ) or return;
    $re->failures() and return;

    my $ncaptures = $re->max_capture_number() or return;

    my @captures = ( undef ) x $ncaptures;  # List of expected captures

    my %named_captures; # List of expected named captures.
                        # Unlike the numbered capture logic, %named_captures
                        # entries are made undefined when a use of the name is
                        # found. Otherwise two hashes would be needed, one to
                        # become defined when a use is found, and one to hold
                        # the mapping of name to number.
    foreach my $struct ( @{ $re->find( 'PPIx::Regexp::Structure::NamedCapture'
                ) || [] } ) {
        # There can be more than one capture with the same name, so we need to
        # record all of them. There will be duplications if the 'branch reset'
        # "(?| ... )" pattern is used, but this is benign given how numbered
        # captures are recorded.
        push @{ $named_captures{ $struct->name() } ||= [] }, $struct->number();
    }

    # Look for references to the capture in the regex itself
    return if _enough_uses_in_regexp( $re, \@captures, \%named_captures, $doc );

    if ( $re->modifier_asserted( 'g' )
            and not _check_if_in_while_condition_or_block( $elem ) ) {
        $ncaptures = $NUM_CAPTURES_FOR_GLOBAL;
        $#captures = $ncaptures - 1;
    }

    return if _enough_assignments($elem, \@captures) && !%named_captures;
    return if _is_in_slurpy_array_context($elem) && !%named_captures;
    return if _enough_magic($elem, $re, \@captures, \%named_captures, $doc);

    return $self->violation( $DESC, $EXPL, $elem );
}

# Find uses of both numbered and named capture variables in the regexp itself.
# Return true if all are used.
sub _enough_uses_in_regexp {
    my ( $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc ) = @_;

    # Look for references to the capture in the regex itself. Note that this
    # will also find backreferences in the replacement string of s///.
    foreach my $token ( @{ $re->find( 'PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference' )
            || [] } ) {
        if ( $token->is_named() ) {
            _record_named_capture( $token->name(), $captures, $named_captures );
        } else {
            _record_numbered_capture( $token->absolute(), $captures );
        }
    }

    foreach my $token ( @{ $re->find(
        'PPIx::Regexp::Token::Code' ) || [] } ) {
        my $ppi = $token->ppi() or next;
        _check_node_children( $ppi, {
                regexp              => $re,
                numbered_captures   => $captures,
                named_captures      => $named_captures,
                document            => $doc,
            }, _make_regexp_checker() );
    }

    return ( none {not defined} @{$captures} )
        && ( !%{$named_captures} ||
            none {defined} values %{$named_captures} );
}

sub _enough_assignments {
    my ($elem, $captures) = @_;

    # look backward for the assignment operator
    my $psib = $elem->sprevious_sibling;
  SIBLING:
    while (1) {
        return if !$psib;
        if ($psib->isa('PPI::Token::Operator')) {
            last SIBLING if q{=} eq $psib->content;
            return if q{!~} eq $psib->content;
        }
        $psib = $psib->sprevious_sibling;
    }

    $psib = $psib->sprevious_sibling;
    return if !$psib;  # syntax error: '=' at the beginning of a statement???

    if ($psib->isa('PPI::Token::Symbol')) {
        # @foo = m/(foo)/
        # @$foo = m/(foo)/
        # %foo = m/(foo)/
        # %$foo = m/(foo)/
        return $TRUE if _symbol_is_slurpy($psib);

    } elsif ($psib->isa('PPI::Structure::Block')) {
        # @{$foo} = m/(foo)/
        # %{$foo} = m/(foo)/
        return $TRUE if _is_preceded_by_array_or_hash_cast($psib);

    } elsif ($psib->isa('PPI::Structure::List')) {
        # () = m/(foo)/
        # ($foo) = m/(foo)/
        # ($foo,$bar) = m/(foo)(bar)/
        # (@foo) = m/(foo)(bar)/
        # ($foo,@foo) = m/(foo)(bar)/
        # ($foo,@$foo) = m/(foo)(bar)/
        # ($foo,@{$foo}) = m/(foo)(bar)/

        my @args = $psib->schildren;
        return $TRUE if not @args;   # empty list (perhaps the "goatse" operator) is slurpy

        # Forward looking: PPI might change in v1.200 so schild(0) is a
        # PPI::Statement::Expression.
        if ( 1 == @args && $args[0]->isa('PPI::Statement::Expression') ) {
            @args = $args[0]->schildren;
        }

        my @parts = split_nodes_on_comma(@args);
      PART:
        for my $i (0 .. $#parts) {
            if (1 == @{$parts[$i]}) {
                my $var = $parts[$i]->[0];
                if ($var->isa('PPI::Token::Symbol') || $var->isa('PPI::Token::Cast')) {
                    return $TRUE if _has_array_sigil($var);
                }
            }
            _record_numbered_capture( $i + 1, $captures );
                    # ith variable capture
        }
    }

    return none {not defined} @{$captures};
}

sub _symbol_is_slurpy {
    my ($symbol) = @_;

    return $TRUE if _has_array_sigil($symbol);
    return $TRUE if _has_hash_sigil($symbol);
    return $TRUE if _is_preceded_by_array_or_hash_cast($symbol);
    return;
}

sub _has_array_sigil {
    my ($elem) = @_;  # Works on PPI::Token::Symbol and ::Cast

    return q{@} eq substr $elem->content, 0, 1;
}

sub _has_hash_sigil {
    my ($elem) = @_;  # Works on PPI::Token::Symbol and ::Cast

    return q{%} eq substr $elem->content, 0, 1;
}

sub _is_preceded_by_array_or_hash_cast {
    my ($elem) = @_;
    my $psib = $elem->sprevious_sibling;
    my $cast;
    while ($psib && $psib->isa('PPI::Token::Cast')) {
        $cast = $psib;
        $psib = $psib->sprevious_sibling;
    }
    return if !$cast;
    my $sigil = substr $cast->content, 0, 1;
    return q{@} eq $sigil || q{%} eq $sigil;
}

sub _is_in_slurpy_array_context {
    my ($elem) = @_;

    # return true is the result of the regexp is passed to a subroutine.
    # doesn't check for array context due to assignment.

    # look backward for explicit regex operator
    my $psib = $elem->sprevious_sibling;
    if ($psib && $psib->content eq q{=~}) {
        # Track back through value
        $psib = _skip_lhs($psib);
    }

    if (!$psib) {
        my $parent = $elem->parent;
        return if !$parent;
        if ($parent->isa('PPI::Statement')) {
            $parent = $parent->parent;
            return if !$parent;
        }

        # Return true if we have a list that isn't part of a foreach loop.
        # TECHNICAL DEBT: This code is basically shared with
        # RequireCheckingReturnValueOfEval.  I don't want to put this code
        # into Perl::Critic::Utils::*, but I don't have time to sort out
        # PPIx::Utilities::Structure::List yet.
        if ( $parent->isa('PPI::Structure::List') ) {
            my $parent_statement = $parent->statement() or return $TRUE;
            return $TRUE if not
                $parent_statement->isa('PPI::Statement::Compound');
            return $TRUE if $parent_statement->type() ne 'foreach';
        }

        return $TRUE if $parent->isa('PPI::Structure::Constructor');
        if ($parent->isa('PPI::Structure::Block')) {
            return $TRUE
                if
                        refaddr($elem->statement)
                    eq  refaddr([$parent->schildren]->[-1]);
        }
        return;
    }
    if ($psib->isa('PPI::Token::Operator')) {
        # Most operators kill slurpiness (except assignment, which is handled elsewhere).
        return q{,} eq $psib->content;
    }
    return $TRUE;
}

sub _skip_lhs {
    my ($elem) = @_;

    # TODO: better implementation to handle casts, expressions, subcalls, etc.
    $elem = $elem->sprevious_sibling();

    return $elem;
}

sub _enough_magic {
    my ($elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc) = @_;

    _check_for_magic($elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc);

    return ( none {not defined} @{$captures} )
        && ( !%{$named_captures} ||
            none {defined} values %{$named_captures} );
}

# void return
sub _check_for_magic {
    my ($elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc) = @_;

    # Search for $1..$9 in :
    #  * the rest of this statement
    #  * subsequent sibling statements
    #  * if this is in a conditional boolean, the if/else bodies of the conditional
    #  * if this is in a while/for condition, the loop body
    # But NO intervening regexps!

    # Package up the usual arguments for _check_rest_of_statement().
    my $arg = {
        regexp              => $re,
        numbered_captures   => $captures,
        named_captures      => $named_captures,
        document            => $doc,
    };

    # Capture whether or not the regular expression is negated -- that
    # is, whether it is preceded by the '!~' binding operator.
    if ( my $prior_token = $elem->sprevious_sibling() ) {
        $arg->{negated} = $prior_token->isa( 'PPI::Token::Operator' ) &&
            q<!~> eq $prior_token->content();
    }

    return if ! _check_rest_of_statement( $elem, $arg );

    my $parent = $elem->parent();
    while ($parent && ! $parent->isa('PPI::Statement::Sub')) {
        return if ! _check_rest_of_statement( $parent, $arg );
        $parent = $parent->parent();
    }

    return;
}

# Check if we are in the condition or block of a 'while'
sub _check_if_in_while_condition_or_block {
    my ( $elem ) = @_;
    $elem or return;

    my $parent = $elem->parent() or return;
    $parent->isa( 'PPI::Statement' ) or return;

    my $item = $parent = $parent->parent() or return;
    if ( $item->isa( 'PPI::Structure::Block' ) ) {
        $item = $item->sprevious_sibling() or return;
    }
    $item->isa( 'PPI::Structure::Condition' ) or return;

    $item = $item->sprevious_sibling() or return;
    $item->isa( 'PPI::Token::Word' ) or return;

    return $WHILE eq $item->content();
}

{
    # Shortcut operators '||', '//', and 'or' can cause everything after
    # them to be skipped. 'and' trumps '||' and '//', and causes things
    # to be evaluated again. The value is true to skip, false to cancel
    # skipping.
    Readonly::Hash my %SHORTCUT_OPERATOR => (
        q<||>   => $FALSE,
        q<//>   => $FALSE,
        and     => $TRUE,
        or      => $FALSE,
    );

    # RT #38942
    # The issue in the ticket is that in something like
    #   if ( /(a)/ || /(b)/ ) {
    #       say $1
    #   }
    # the capture variable can come from either /(a)/ or /(b)/. If we
    # don't take into account the short-cutting nature of the '||' we
    # erroneously conclude that the capture in /(a)/ is not used. So we
    # need to skip every regular expression after an alternation.
    #
    # The trick is that we want to still mark magic variables, because
    # of code like
    #   my $foo = $1 || $2;
    # so we can't just ignore everything after an alternation.
    #
    # To do all this correctly, we have to track precedence, and start
    # paying attention again if an 'and' is found after a '||'.

    # Subroutine _make_regexp_checker() manufactures a snippet of code
    # which is used to track regular expressions. It takes one optional
    # argument, which is the snippet used to track the parent object's
    # regular expressions.
    #
    # The snippet is passed each token encountered, and returns true if
    # the scan for capture variables is to be stopped. This will happen
    # if the token is a regular expression which is _not_ to the right
    # of an alternation operator ('||', '//', or 'or'), or it _is_ to
    # the right of an 'and', without an intervening alternation
    # operator.
    #
    # If _make_regexp_checker() was passed a snippet which
    # returns false on encountering a regular expression, the returned
    # snippet always returns false, for the benefit of code like
    #   /(a)/ || ( /(b)/ || /(c)/ ).

    sub _make_regexp_checker {
        my ( $parent ) = @_;

        $parent
            and not $parent->()
            and return sub { return $FALSE };

        my $check = $TRUE;
        my $precedence = 0;

        return sub {
            my ( $elem ) = @_;

            $elem or return $check;

            if ( $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::Regexp' ) ) {
                return _regexp_is_in_split( $elem ) ? $FALSE : $check;
            }

            if ( $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::Structure' )
                && q<;> eq $elem->content() ) {
                $check       = $TRUE;
                $precedence  = 0;
                return $FALSE;
            }

            $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::Operator' )
                or return $FALSE;

            my $content = $elem->content();
            defined( my $oper_check = $SHORTCUT_OPERATOR{$content} )
                or return $FALSE;

            my $oper_precedence = precedence_of( $content );
            $oper_precedence >= $precedence
                or return $FALSE;

            $precedence = $oper_precedence;
            $check = $oper_check;

            return $FALSE;
        };
    }
}

# Argument is regexp.
# True if it is the regexp in a split()
sub _regexp_is_in_split {
    my ( $elem ) = @_;

    my $prev;
    if ( ! ( $prev = $elem->sprevious_sibling() ) ) {
        # Maybe we have split( /.../, ... )
        my $stmt = $elem->statement()
            or return $FALSE;
        my $list = $stmt->parent()
            or return $FALSE;
        $prev = $elem->sprevious_sibling()
            or return $FALSE;
    }
    return $prev->isa( 'PPI::Token::Word' ) && $SPLIT eq $prev->content();
}


# false if we hit another regexp
# The arguments are:
#   $elem - The PPI::Element whose siblings are to be checked;
#   $arg  - A hash reference containing the following keys:
#       regexp => the relevant PPIx::Regexp object;
#       numbered_captures => a reference to the array used to track the
#           use of numbered captures;
#       named_captures => a reference to the hash used to track the
#           use of named captures;
#       negated => true if the regexp was bound to its target with the
#           '!~' operator;
#       document => a reference to the Perl::Critic::Document;
# Converted to passing the arguments everyone gets in a hash because of
# the need to add the 'negated' argument, which would put us at six
# arguments.
sub _check_rest_of_statement {
    my ( $elem, $arg ) = @_;

    my $checker = _make_regexp_checker();
    my $nsib = $elem->snext_sibling;

    # If we are an if (or elsif) and the result of the regexp is
    # negated, we skip the first block found. RT #69867
    if ( $arg->{negated} && _is_condition_of_if_statement( $elem ) ) {
        while ( $nsib && ! $nsib->isa( 'PPI::Structure::Block' ) ) {
            $nsib = $nsib->snext_sibling();
        }
        $nsib and $nsib = $nsib->snext_sibling();
    }

    while ($nsib) {
        return if $checker->($nsib);
        if ($nsib->isa('PPI::Node')) {
            return if ! _check_node_children($nsib, $arg, $checker );
        } else {
            _mark_magic( $nsib, $arg->{regexp}, $arg->{numbered_captures},
                $arg->{named_captures}, $arg->{document} );
        }
        $nsib = $nsib->snext_sibling;
    }
    return $TRUE;
}

{

    Readonly::Hash my %IS_IF_STATEMENT => hashify( qw{ if elsif } );

    # Return true if the argument is the condition of an if or elsif
    # statement, otherwise return false.
    sub _is_condition_of_if_statement {
        my ( $elem ) = @_;
        $elem
            and $elem->isa( 'PPI::Structure::Condition' )
            or return $FALSE;
        my $psib = $elem->sprevious_sibling()
            or return $FALSE;
        $psib->isa( 'PPI::Token::Word' )
            or return $FALSE;
        return $IS_IF_STATEMENT{ $psib->content() };

    }
}

# false if we hit another regexp
# The arguments are:
#   $elem - The PPI::Node whose children are to be checked;
#   $arg  - A hash reference containing the following keys:
#       regexp => the relevant PPIx::Regexp object;
#       numbered_captures => a reference to the array used to track the
#           use of numbered captures;
#       named_captures => a reference to the hash used to track the
#       use of named captures;
#       document => a reference to the Perl::Critic::Document;
#   $parent_checker - The parent's regexp checking code snippet,
#       manufactured by _make_regexp_checker(). This argument is not in
#       the $arg hash because that hash is shared among levels of the
#       parse tree, whereas the regexp checker is not.
# TODO the things in the $arg hash are widely shared among the various
# pieces/parts of this policy; maybe more subroutines should use this
# hash rather than passing all this stuff around as individual
# arguments. This particular subroutine got the hash-reference treatment
# because Subroutines::ProhibitManyArgs started complaining when the
# checker argument was added.
sub _check_node_children {
    my ($elem, $arg, $parent_checker) = @_;

    # caveat: this will descend into subroutine definitions...

    my $checker = _make_regexp_checker($parent_checker);
    for my $child ($elem->schildren) {
        return if $checker->($child);
        if ($child->isa('PPI::Node')) {
            return if ! _check_node_children($child, $arg, $checker);
        } else {
            _mark_magic($child, $arg->{regexp},
                $arg->{numbered_captures}, $arg->{named_captures},
                $arg->{document});
        }
    }
    return $TRUE;
}

sub _mark_magic {
    my ($elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc) = @_;

    # If we're a double-quotish element, we need to grub through its
    # content. RT #38942
    if ( _is_double_quotish_element( $elem ) ) {
        _mark_magic_in_content(
            $elem->content(), $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc );
        return;
    }

    # Ditto a here document, though the logic is different. RT #38942
    if ( $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::HereDoc' ) ) {
        $elem->content() =~ m/ \A << ~? \s* ' /sxm
            or _mark_magic_in_content(
            join( $EMPTY, $elem->heredoc() ), $re, $captures,
            $named_captures, $doc );
        return;
    }

    # Only interested in magic, or known English equivalent.
    my $content = $elem->content();
    my ( $capture_ref, $capture_array ) = $doc->uses_module( 'English' ) ?
        ( \%CAPTURE_REFERENCE_ENGLISH, \%CAPTURE_ARRAY_ENGLISH ) :
        ( \%CAPTURE_REFERENCE, \%CAPTURE_ARRAY );
    $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::Magic' )
        or $capture_ref->{$content}
        or return;

    if ( $content =~ m/ \A \$ ( \d+ ) /xms ) {

        # Record if we see $1, $2, $3, ...
        my $num = $1;
        if (0 < $num) { # don't mark $0
            # Only mark the captures we really need -- don't mark superfluous magic vars
            if ($num <= @{$captures}) {
                _record_numbered_capture( $num, $captures );
            }
        }
    } elsif ( $capture_array->{$content} ) {    # GitHub #778
        foreach my $num ( 1 .. @{$captures} ) {
            _record_numbered_capture( $num, $captures );
        }
    } elsif ( $capture_ref->{$content} ) {
        _mark_magic_subscripted_code( $elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures );
    }
    return;
}

# Record a named capture referenced by a hash or array found in code.
# The arguments are:
#    $elem - The element that represents a subscripted capture variable;
#    $re - The PPIx::Regexp object;
#    $captures - A reference to the numbered capture array;
#    $named_captures - A reference to the named capture hash.
sub _mark_magic_subscripted_code {
    my ( $elem, $re, $captures, $named_captures ) = @_;
    my $subscr = $elem->snext_sibling() or return;
    $subscr->isa( 'PPI::Structure::Subscript' ) or return;
    my $subval = $subscr->content();
    _record_subscripted_capture(
        $elem->content(), $subval, $re, $captures, $named_captures );
    return;
}

# Find capture variables in the content of a double-quotish thing, and
# record their use. RT #38942. The arguments are:
#    $content - The content() ( or heredoc() in the case of a here
#                document) to be analyzed;
#    $re - The PPIx::Regexp object;
#    $captures - A reference to the numbered capture array;
#    $named_captures - A reference to the named capture hash.
sub _mark_magic_in_content {
    my ( $content, $re, $captures, $named_captures, $doc ) = @_;

    my ( $capture_ref, $capture_array ) = $doc->uses_module( 'English' ) ?
        ( \%CAPTURE_REFERENCE_ENGLISH, \%CAPTURE_ARRAY_ENGLISH ) :
        ( \%CAPTURE_REFERENCE, \%CAPTURE_ARRAY );

    while ( $content =~ m< ( [\$\@] (?:
                [{] \^? (?: \w+ | . ) [}] | \w+ | . ) ) >sxmg ) {
        my $name = $1;
        $name =~ s/ \A ( [\$\@] ) [{] (?! \^ ) /$1/sxm
            and $name =~ s/ [}] \z //sxm;

        if ( $name =~ m/ \A \$ ( \d+ ) \z /sxm ) {

            my $num = $1;
            0 < $num
                and $num <= @{ $captures }
                and _record_numbered_capture( $num, $captures );

        } elsif ( $capture_array->{$name} ) {    # GitHub #778
            foreach my $num ( 1 .. @{$captures} ) {
                _record_numbered_capture( $num, $captures );
            }

        } elsif ( $capture_ref->{$name} &&
            $content =~ m/ \G ( [{] [^}]+ [}] | [[] [^]] []] ) /smxgc )
        {
            _record_subscripted_capture(
                $name, $1, $re, $captures, $named_captures );

        }
    }
    return;
}

# Return true if the given element is double-quotish. Always returns
# false for a PPI::Token::HereDoc, since they're a different beast.
# RT #38942.
sub _is_double_quotish_element {
    my ( $elem ) = @_;

    $elem or return;

    my $content = $elem->content();

    if ( $elem->isa( 'PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Command' ) ) {
        return $content !~ m/ \A qx \s* ' /sxm;
    }

    foreach my $class ( qw{
            PPI::Token::Quote::Double
            PPI::Token::Quote::Interpolate
            PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Backtick
            PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline
        } ) {
        $elem->isa( $class ) and return $TRUE;
    }

    return $FALSE;
}

# Record a subscripted capture, either hash dereference or array
# dereference. We assume that an array represents a numbered capture and
# a hash represents a named capture, since we have to handle (e.g.) both
# @+ and %+.
sub _record_subscripted_capture {
    my ( $variable_name, $suffix, $re, $captures, $named_captures ) = @_;
    if ( $suffix =~ m/ \A [{] ( .*? ) [}] /smx ) {
        ( my $name = $1 ) =~ s/ \A ( ["'] ) ( .*? ) \1 \z /$2/smx;
        _record_named_capture( $name, $captures, $named_captures );
    } elsif ( $suffix =~ m/ \A [[] \s* ( [-+]? \d+ ) \s* []] /smx ) {
        # GitHub #778
        # Mostly capture numbers encountered here are 1-based (e.g. @+, @-).
        # But @{^CAPTURE} is zero-based, so we need to tweak the subscript
        # before we record the capture number.
        my $num = $1 + 0;
        $num >= 0
            and $ZERO_BASED_CAPTURE_REFERENCE{$variable_name}
            and $num++;
        _record_numbered_capture( $num, $captures, $re );
    }
    return;
}

# Because a named capture is also one or more numbered captures, the recording
# of the use of a named capture seemed complex enough to wrap in a subroutine.
sub _record_named_capture {
    my ( $name, $captures, $named_captures ) = @_;
    defined ( my $numbers = $named_captures->{$name} ) or return;
    foreach my $capnum ( @{ $numbers } ) {
        _record_numbered_capture( $capnum, $captures );
    }
    $named_captures->{$name} = undef;
    return;
}

sub _record_numbered_capture {
    my ( $number, $captures, $re ) = @_;
    $re and $number < 0
        and $number = $re->max_capture_number() + $number + 1;
    return if $number <= 0;
    $captures->[ $number - 1 ] = 1;
    return;
}

1;

__END__

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

=pod

=for stopwords refactored

=head1 NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusedCapture - Only use a capturing group if you plan to use the captured value.


=head1 AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core L<Perl::Critic|Perl::Critic>
distribution.


=head1 DESCRIPTION

Perl regular expressions have multiple types of grouping syntax.  The
basic parentheses (e.g. C<m/(foo)/>) captures into the magic variable
C<$1>.  Non-capturing groups (e.g. C<m/(?:foo)/> are useful because
they have better runtime performance and do not copy strings to the
magic global capture variables.

It's also easier on the maintenance programmer if you consistently use
capturing vs. non-capturing groups, because that programmer can tell
more easily which regexps can be refactored without breaking
surrounding code which may use the captured values.


=head1 CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.


=head1 CAVEATS

=head2 C<qr//> interpolation

This policy can be confused by interpolation of C<qr//> elements, but
those are always false negatives.  For example:

    my $foo_re = qr/(foo)/;
    my ($foo) = m/$foo_re (bar)/x;

A human can tell that this should be a violation because there are two
captures but only the first capture is used, not the second.  The
policy only notices that there is one capture in the regexp and
remains happy.

=head2 C<@->, C<@+>, C<$LAST_MATCH_START> and C<$LAST_MATCH_END>

This policy will only recognize capture groups referred to by these
variables if the use is subscripted by a literal integer.

=head2 C<$^N> and C<$LAST_SUBMATCH_RESULT>

This policy will not recognize capture groups referred to only by these
variables, because there is in general no way by static analysis to
determine which capture group is referred to.  For example,

    m/ (?: (A[[:alpha:]]+) | (N\d+) ) (?{$foo=$^N}) /smx

makes use of the first capture group if it matches, or the second
capture group if the first does not match but the second does.

=head2 split()

Normally, this policy thinks that if a capture is used at all it must be
used before the next regular expression in the same scope. The regular
expression in a C<split()> needs to be exempted because it does not
affect the caller's capture variables.

At present, this policy recognizes and exempts the regular expressions
in

    split /.../, ...

and

    split( /.../, ... )

but more exotic syntax may produce false positives.


=head1 CREDITS

Initial development of this policy was supported by a grant from the
Perl Foundation.


=head1 AUTHOR

Chris Dolan <[e-mail]>


=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007-2023 Chris Dolan.  Many rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license
can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module

=cut

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