C++: No need for another 'stars' predicate in 'PrintIRUtilities'.

Author: MathiasVP

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/PrintIRLocalFlow.qll

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 private import cpp
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowUtil
+private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowPrivate
 private import SsaInternals as Ssa
 private import PrintIRUtilities
 
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ private string getNodeProperty(Node node, string key) {
   key = "flow" and
   result =
     strictconcat(string flow, boolean to, int order1, int order2 |
-      flow = getFromFlow(node, order1, order2) + "->" + starsForNode(node) + "@" and to = false
+      flow = getFromFlow(node, order1, order2) + "->" + stars(node) + "@" and to = false
       or
-      flow = starsForNode(node) + "@->" + getToFlow(node, order1, order2) and to = true
+      flow = stars(node) + "@->" + getToFlow(node, order1, order2) and to = true
     |
       flow, ", " order by to, order1, order2, flow
     )

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/PrintIRUtilities.qll

@@ -7,37 +7,14 @@ private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowUtil
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.dataflow.internal.DataFlowPrivate
 
-private string stars(int k) {
-  k =
-    [0 .. max([
-            any(RawIndirectInstruction n).getIndirectionIndex(),
-            any(RawIndirectOperand n).getIndirectionIndex()
-          ]
-      )] and
-  (if k = 0 then result = "" else result = "*" + stars(k - 1))
-}
-
-string starsForNode(Node node) {
-  exists(int indirectionIndex |
-    node.(IndirectInstruction).hasInstructionAndIndirectionIndex(_, indirectionIndex) or
-    node.(IndirectOperand).hasOperandAndIndirectionIndex(_, indirectionIndex)
-  |
-    result = stars(indirectionIndex)
-  )
-  or
-  not node instanceof IndirectInstruction and
-  not node instanceof IndirectOperand and
-  result = ""
-}
-
 private Instruction getInstruction(Node n, string stars) {
   result = [n.asInstruction(), n.(RawIndirectInstruction).getInstruction()] and
-  stars = starsForNode(n)
+  stars = stars(n)
 }
 
 private Operand getOperand(Node n, string stars) {
   result = [n.asOperand(), n.(RawIndirectOperand).getOperand()] and
-  stars = starsForNode(n)
+  stars = stars(n)
 }
 
 /**