Fix inefficient regex code scanning alert

data-douser · data-douser · commit 974d3ef16693 · 2026-04-21T21:06:30.000-06:00
diff --git a/scripts/generate_rules/misra_help/populate_help.py b/scripts/generate_rules/misra_help/populate_help.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def _normalize_title(s: str) -> str:
     # Drop trailing references of the form "C90 [...]" / "C99 [...]" etc.
     s = re.sub(
         r"\s+(?:C90|C99|C11|C17|C18)\s*\[[^\]]*\]"
-        r"(?:\s*[,;]?\s*(?:C90|C99|C11|C17|C18)\s*\[[^\]]*\])*\s*$",
+        r"(?:[,;\s]+(?:C90|C99|C11|C17|C18)\s*\[[^\]]*\])*\s*$",
         "",
         s,
     )

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def _normalize_title(s: str) -> str:`
`94`	`94`	`# Drop trailing references of the form "C90 [...]" / "C99 [...]" etc.`
`95`	`95`	`s = re.sub(`
`96`	`96`	`r"\s+(?:C90\|C99\|C11\|C17\|C18)\s\[[^\]]\]"`
`97`		`- r"(?:\s[,;]?\s(?:C90\|C99\|C11\|C17\|C18)\s\[[^\]]\])\s$",`
	`97`	`+ r"(?:[,;\s]+(?:C90\|C99\|C11\|C17\|C18)\s\[[^\]]\])\s$",`
`98`	`98`	`"",`
`99`	`99`	`s,`
`100`	`100`	`)`