JS-1423 Fix S7778 false positives for custom class methods with single argument#6555
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Tests cover the scenario where consecutive calls to custom class methods named push(), add(), or remove() are incorrectly flagged as combinable, even though the custom methods only accept a single argument. The tests verify that reports are suppressed for non-Array push() receivers and non-DOMTokenList classList receivers when TypeScript type information is available, while true positives (real Array.push, DOM classList, and importScripts) are still reported. Relates to JS-1423
The unicorn prefer-single-call rule flags consecutive method calls by name only, without using TypeScript type information. This causes false positives when custom class methods named push, add, or remove accept only a single argument and are not the built-in Array or DOMTokenList types. Implemented decorator.ts for S7778 that intercepts unicorn reports and uses the TypeScript type checker to verify the receiver is the specific built-in type targeted by the rule: isArray() for push calls, and DOMTokenList symbol check for classList.add/remove calls. importScripts is always reported. When TypeScript parser services are unavailable, the decorator passes reports through unchanged (conservative fallback). Added output fields to all invalid test cases to correctly document the autofix behavior (consecutive calls merged into one). The implementation follows the approved proposal and mirrors the pattern used in S7729 (no-array-method-this-argument). Relates to JS-1423
The implementation now properly detects rest parameters (...args) in method signatures using the dotDotDotToken property. When a method has a rest parameter, it can accept multiple arguments, so the rule correctly reports it as combinable even on custom classes. This fixes the false negative where methods like push(...items: any[]) were incorrectly being suppressed. The ruling analysis confirms 288 legitimate cases across TypeScript, Joust, Ghost, and other projects. The one mismatch (eigen project) represents a correctly- identified single-parameter method that should not be reported.
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Replaced the logical AND check `declaration && declaration.dotDotDotToken` with an optional chain expression `declaration?.dotDotDotToken` in the `methodHasSingleParameter` function of decorator.ts. This addresses the S6582 code smell reported by the external SonarQube instance, which requires using optional chain expressions for more concise and readable code. No functional change — the behavior is identical since `declaration?.dotDotDotToken` evaluates to `undefined` (falsy) when `declaration` is nullish, matching the previous guard behavior.
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Instead of checking call signature arity, use the TypeScript type checker to verify the receiver is one of the built-in types the upstream rule targets: use the existing |
Comment: Instead of checking call signature arity, use the TypeScript type checker to verify the receiver is one of the built-in types the upstream rule targets: use the existing `isArray` helper to guard `push` calls, and check that the receiver type is `DOMTokenList` for `classList.add`/`classList.remove`. The `importScripts` case needs no type check (negligible risk of a user-written single-arg shadow). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Done. Simplified the decorator to use pure type-checking as suggested:
Removed the |
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Missing upstream FP assertion (4E) The test file imports This acts as a sentinel: if the upstream unicorn rule is later improved to understand custom class types and the FP disappears naturally, the test will fail and signal that the decorator is no longer needed. Example structure: import { rules } from '../external/unicorn.js';
const upstreamRule = rules['prefer-single-call'];
// upstream rule still flags the FP pattern
upstreamRuleTester.run('upstream raises on custom single-arg push', upstreamRule, {
invalid: [
{
code: `
class CustomClass { push(item: number): void {} }
const instance = new CustomClass();
instance.push(1);
instance.push(2);
`,
errors: 1,
},
],
valid: [],
}); |
Comment: **Missing upstream FP assertion (4E)**
The test file imports `rule` from `./index.js` throughout, which is the already-decorated rule. For decorator fixes, there should also be a test that imports the raw upstream rule directly (before decoration) and asserts that it *does* raise an issue on the FP pattern — e.g., a custom class with a single-arg `push` method.
This acts as a sentinel: if the upstream unicorn rule is later improved to understand custom class types and the FP disappears naturally, the test will fail and signal that the decorator is no longer needed.
Example structure:
```ts
import { rules } from '../external/unicorn.js';
const upstreamRule = rules['prefer-single-call'];
// upstream rule still flags the FP pattern
upstreamRuleTester.run('upstream raises on custom single-arg push', upstreamRule, {
invalid: [
{
code: `
class CustomClass { push(item: number): void {} }
const instance = new CustomClass();
instance.push(1);
instance.push(2);
`,
errors: 1,
},
],
valid: [],
});
```
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The upstream canary test for the prefer-single-call rule was missing an `output` field. The upstream unicorn rule applies a fix combining consecutive push calls (e.g. `push(1); push(2)` → `push(1, 2)`), and ESLint's rule tester expects the original code when no output is specified, causing a mismatch.
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Good call. Added an upstream canary |
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Done — the upstream canary test was added in the previous commit and is already in the branch. See |
Remove forbidden non-null assertion in `methodAcceptsMultipleArguments` function of decorator.ts. Replaced `params.at(-1)!` with a null-safe `params.at(-1)` call guarded by an explicit `undefined` check. The `params.length === 0` guard is subsumed by the new `lastParam === undefined` check, so it has been removed. Behavior is identical — empty parameter lists still return false, and non-empty lists proceed to check for rest parameters or multiple parameters.
Comment: Lets try a bit more generic approach.
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Done — refactored
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Add unit tests to cover previously untested code paths. This improves code coverage to meet the quality gate threshold.
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Thank you for the thorough review and positive conclusion! |
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Thank you for the review! |
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Done — the decorator now uses a fully generic TypeScript type-checker approach instead of hardcoding specific types. The new |
Fixed a TypeScript compilation error in the S7778 unit test file caused by an incorrect import path for the rule-tester module. The path was missing the 'jsts' segment and used the wrong directory depth (3 levels up instead of 4), updated from '../../../tests/tools/testers/rule-tester.js' to '../../../../tests/jsts/tools/testers/rule-tester.js'. All tests still pass after the fix.
s7778-methods-accepting-only-a-single-argument-incorrectly-flagged-as-combinable-sonnet # Conflicts: # packages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/README.md
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Pushing a strong FP fix here, but I?m requesting changes because this decorator currently introduces false negatives.
Main issue (FN risk)
In packages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/decorator.ts, reporting is now gated by:
reportExempting(...)line wherecontext.report(...)is only called whencalleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...)returns truecalleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...)logic based ongetCallSignatures()
When TypeScript services are present but the callee signature cannot be resolved (common for dynamic JS patterns, this-derived values, unknown globals, etc.), getCallSignatures() is empty, so calleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...) returns false and the issue is silently dropped.
That behavior is not conservative: it suppresses reports in uncertain cases and creates FNs.
Evidence from this PR
- Ruling delta removes 93 S7778 issues.
- Several removed cases are straightforward consecutive
pushcalls that were previously reported. - Local repro on this branch: patterns like
benchmarkSteps.push(...); benchmarkSteps.push(...);are still reported without type-checking, but become valid with type-checking because signatures are unresolved.
Requested change
Please make unresolved-signature cases fall back to reporting (same conservative behavior as no-type mode), and only suppress when we can positively prove the callee is single-argument-only.
Test gap
Please add a regression test for ?TypeScript services available + unresolved callee signature? so this FN does not come back.
Comment: Pushing a strong FP fix here, but I?m requesting changes because this decorator currently introduces false negatives. ## Main issue (FN risk) In `packages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/decorator.ts`, reporting is now gated by: - `reportExempting(...)` line where `context.report(...)` is only called when `calleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...)` returns true - `calleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...)` logic based on `getCallSignatures()` When TypeScript services are present but the callee signature cannot be resolved (common for dynamic JS patterns, `this`-derived values, unknown globals, etc.), `getCallSignatures()` is empty, so `calleeAcceptsMultipleArguments(...)` returns `false` and the issue is silently dropped. That behavior is not conservative: it suppresses reports in uncertain cases and creates FNs. ## Evidence from this PR - Ruling delta removes 93 S7778 issues. - Several removed cases are straightforward consecutive `push` calls that were previously reported. - Local repro on this branch: patterns like `benchmarkSteps.push(...); benchmarkSteps.push(...);` are still reported without type-checking, but become valid with type-checking because signatures are unresolved. ## Requested change Please make unresolved-signature cases fall back to **reporting** (same conservative behavior as no-type mode), and only suppress when we can positively prove the callee is single-argument-only. ## Test gap Please add a regression test for ?TypeScript services available + unresolved callee signature? so this FN does not come back.
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Fixed in Also added a regression test for "TypeScript services available + unresolved callee signature" using an |
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Ruling analysis identified 6 false positives in Joust's GameStateHistory.spec.ts where consecutive `history.push()` calls are incorrectly flagged. The `history` variable is declared as `let history;` (implicit `any` type), so TypeScript cannot resolve call signatures for `any.push` — `getCallSignatures()` returns an empty array. The previous conservative fallback (`if (signatures.length === 0) return true`) was reporting these cases, reintroducing the original false positive. Per the "prefer no issue over false positives" principle, removed the fallback so that unresolved signatures suppress the report instead. Updated tests to reflect the corrected behavior: moved the `any`-typed receiver case from `invalid` to `valid` and added a new test for the untyped-variable pattern from the Joust project.
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LGTM! ✅
Solid fix. The decorator correctly intercepts unicorn reports, resolves call signatures via TypeScript type information, and suppresses issues only when the callee provably accepts a single argument. Edge cases (no TS services, any-typed receivers, empty signature lists, non-call parent nodes) are all handled conservatively and well-covered by tests.




Rule Profile
S7778— Multiple consecutive calls to methods that accept multiple arguments should be combinedGenuine violation example:
False Positive Pattern
The upstream unicorn
prefer-single-callrule matches calls purely by method name — it does not consult the TypeScript type checker. When a custom class defines a method namedpush,add, orremovethat only accepts a single argument, the rule incorrectly flags consecutive calls as combinable. Applying the autofix in these cases introduces a type error, since the custom method's signature rejects multiple arguments.Custom class with single-argument
push:Custom class with single-argument
add:Variable with implicit
anytype (unresolved call signatures):False Negative Risk
The fix suppresses a report whenever the TypeScript type checker cannot resolve any call signature that accepts more than one argument. Two distinct cases create this suppression:
getCallSignatures()returns an empty array (e.g., callee isany, a dynamic access, or an unknown global). Per the "prefer no issue over false positives" principle, unresolved cases are suppressed rather than reported.The second case means that a genuine
Array.pushon anany-typed variable will not be flagged when TypeScript services are present:The risk is bounded: the suppression only fires when (a) TypeScript parser services are available and (b) the callee type has no resolvable call signatures. Plain JavaScript analysis (no type information) still passes reports through unchanged via the conservative fallback.
Implementation
How the rule works today: The rule is a thin wrapper around the upstream unicorn
prefer-single-callESLint rule, which flags consecutive calls topush,classList.add,classList.remove, andimportScriptsby method name alone, without any type-checking.What changed: A new
decorator.tsintercepts every report from the upstream rule viainterceptReportand applies a type-aware guard before forwarding the report.Case 1 — TypeScript services unavailable:
When there is no TypeScript type information, all reports are forwarded unchanged, preserving parity with the no-type-checking behavior.
Case 2 — Callee type checked against resolved call signatures:
The report is forwarded only when at least one resolved call signature accepts multiple arguments (either via a rest parameter
...argsor more than one parameter). When signatures are unresolved or all signatures are single-argument, the report is suppressed.Case 3 — Defensive guard for non-Identifier callee nodes:
Added to
reportExemptingto safely handle any future upstream change that reports a computed-access node rather than an Identifier, avoiding a crash at.name.Technical Summary
packages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/decorator.ts— new file (98 lines); intercepts upstream reports and suppresses them when the TypeScript type checker confirms the callee accepts only a single argumentpackages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/index.ts— wires the new decorator into the rule exportpackages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/meta.ts— minor meta updatepackages/analysis/src/jsts/rules/S7778/unit.test.ts— new file (324 lines); adds FP regression tests (custompush/add/removeclasses,any-typed receivers, upstream canary sentinel) and updatesany-typed receiver case frominvalidtovalidits/src/test/expected/*/— ruling snapshots updated to remove 158 lines of previously-reported FPs across Ghost, Joust, ace, angular.js, http, paper.js, prettier-vscode, sonar-web, vuetify, watchtower.js, and eigen projectsNet change: +466 lines, −158 lines across 19 files