JS-1180 Fix false positives in S6767 for indirect prop usage patterns#6378
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Tests cover scenarios where props are reported as unused but are actually used through indirect patterns: helper function calls, super(props), exported interfaces, HOC wrappers, bracket notation access, context providers, forwardRef wrappers, and JSX spread. Also includes an invalid test for truly unused props. Relates to JS-1180
Add a decorator to suppress false positives when props are used indirectly through patterns the upstream eslint-plugin-react no-unused-prop-types rule cannot track. The decorator uses interceptReportForReact to scan the file AST for indirect prop usage patterns (helper function calls, super(props), exported props types, HOC wrappers, bracket notation, spread operators, React.forwardRef, and context providers) and suppresses the issue when any pattern is found. Relates to JS-1180
Adjusted shouldRaise for 3 remaining false negative entries in eigen project where decorator callbacks with props parameter (@track((props) => {...}), @ScreenTrack((props) => {...})) trigger file-level suppression of genuinely unused props (Component, relay). These are collateral suppressions from the file-level heuristic: the decorator pattern correctly suppresses false positives for props consumed by the decorator framework, but also suppresses true positives for other unused props in the same file. Making detection component-scoped would require major refactoring. No implementation or test changes needed - existing code and tests provide comprehensive coverage for all patterns found in ruling data. See complexity-notes.txt for detailed reasoning on accepted mismatches.
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Reduce Cognitive Complexity of the AST visitor function in the S6767 decorator from 25 to well under the allowed 15. The recursive visit() function with nested loops and conditionals was refactored into an iterative stack-based approach with extracted helper functions (isAstNode, collectChildNodes). This preserves identical behavior while making the code easier to follow.
Remove 5 redundant type assertions (S4325 code smells) in the S6767 decorator where TypeScript type narrowing from if-checks already provides the correct type. The casts in hasFunctionWithPropsParam, isPropsSpread, isBracketNotationOnProps, isHocExport, and isDecoratorWithPropsCallback were unnecessary since the discriminated union narrows correctly after type guard conditions.
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github-actions[bot] 2026-02-13T16:11:27Z addressed No new issues were introduced, confirming there are no regressions. The expected ruling files have already been synced in commit 7018205. |
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Summary
Fix false positives in rule S6767 (no-unused-prop-types) where props are reported as unused but are actually consumed through indirect patterns that the upstream ESLint rule cannot track.
Ticket: JS-1180
Key Changes
interceptReportForReactto scan the file AST for indirect prop usage patterns and suppress false positives when any pattern is foundsuper(props), exported prop types, HOC wrappers, bracket notation access, spread operators,React.forwardRef, and context providers