Deterministic file loading and vulnerability order #165
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os.walk is not deterministic (though often on the same computer it will walk in the same order). This means that the vulnerabilities appear in different orders on different machines, making it hard to compare output. Process files in alphabetical order.
The project_modules only need loading once if -pr is set, not once for every file.
KevinHock
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Aug 14, 2018
| directory = os.path.normpath(args.project_root) | ||
| project_modules = get_modules(directory, prepend_module_root=args.prepend_module_root) | ||
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| for path in sorted(files): |
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Such a great idea I don't think I would have ever thought of 😁
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os.walkis not deterministic (though often on the same computer it willwalk in the same order).
This means that the vulnerabilities can appear in different orders, making it hard to compare output.
Process files in alphabetical order.
I do need to look more deeply into how the import system works because I think there are some other non-determinism problems which can result in vulnerabilities not being found but I haven't figured it out yet.