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package org.codenarc.rule.basic

import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.NotExpression
import org.codenarc.rule.AbstractAstVisitor
import org.codenarc.rule.AbstractAstVisitorRule

/**
 * There is no point in using a double negative, it is always positive. For instance !!x can always be simplified to x. And !(!x) can as well. 
 *
 * @author Hamlet D'Arcy
 */
class DoubleNegativeRule extends AbstractAstVisitorRule {
    String name = 'DoubleNegative'
    int priority = 2
    Class astVisitorClass = DoubleNegativeAstVisitor
}

class DoubleNegativeAstVisitor extends AbstractAstVisitor {

    void visitNotExpression(NotExpression expression) {

        if (expression.expression instanceof NotExpression) {
            addViolation expression, "The expression (!!$expression.text) is a confusing double negative"
        }
        super.visitNotExpression expression
    }


}
