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Fix java:S5998 & java:S8786: regex reliability issues in XPathFunctionsGenerator - #200

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Fixes #199

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Two SonarCloud reliability fixes in XPathFunctionsGenerator.java, one commit each:

java:S5998 — Stack overflow risk (L485)

The buildSummaryMap pattern used nested * repetitions, causing the Java regex engine to recurse on every iteration. On large XML inputs this can overflow the JVM stack.

Fix: Applied possessive quantifiers (*+) to all three repetitions in the pattern — the engine no longer stores backtracking positions, so stack depth stays constant regardless of input size.

java:S8786 — Non-linear backtracking (L500)

The buildFunctionSectionMap div-open pattern used a lazy [^>]*? before the id= literal, causing the engine to retry at every character position — O(n²) evaluation time on large inputs.

Fix: Replaced lazy [^>]*? with possessive [^>]*+. Since > is the tag delimiter, possessive matching is semantically equivalent and eliminates the polynomial backtracking.

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    • Improved processing efficiency when generating XPath function documentation.
    • Preserved existing extraction behavior and output while reducing unnecessary pattern backtracking.
    • No changes were made to the available functions, extracted attributes, or displayed summary content.

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The change updates two regex patterns in XPathFunctionsGenerator to use possessive quantifiers. The captured summary text and section attributes remain unchanged.

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Regex Reliability Hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Possessive regex quantifiers
src/main/java/io/kaoto/camelcatalog/generator/xslt/XPathFunctionsGenerator.java
buildSummaryMap and buildFunctionSectionMap now use possessive quantifiers in their regex patterns. Captured summaries and id attributes remain unchanged.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f8176

Function sections with normal id attributes are no longer recognized, causing generated XPath functions to fall back to the wrong group. Correct the regex before merging.

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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The change implements the requested possessive quantifiers for buildSummaryMap, which addresses java:S5998 [#199]. However, buildFunctionSectionMap now uses [^>]*+id=. The possessive quantifie… Preserve buildFunctionSectionMap matching while removing polynomial backtracking. Adjust the pattern so the attribute scan cannot consume the id attribute, then verify the SonarCloud java:S8786 finding is resolved.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 1 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies both addressed Sonar rules and the regex reliability fixes in XPathFunctionsGenerator. It accurately summarizes the main changes.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The pull request changes only the two regex patterns in XPathFunctionsGenerator.java. Both changes directly address java:S5998 and java:S8786 in linked issue #199. No unrelated changes are prese…
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The change implements the requested possessive quantifiers for buildSummaryMap, which addresses java:S5998 [#199]. However, buildFunctionSectionMap now uses [^>]*+id=. The possessive quantifier consumes the id= text and cannot backtrack, so normal opening tags with an id attribute do not match. This changes required matching behavior while addressing java:S8786 [#199].

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- Line 500: Update the div-opening regex used by buildFunctionSectionMap so the
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attribute, allowing valid div1–div3 tags to match; retain the possessive
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List<Event> events = new ArrayList<>();

Pattern divOpenPattern = Pattern.compile("<(div[1-3])\\s[^>]*?id=\"([^\"]+)\"[^>]*>");
Pattern divOpenPattern = Pattern.compile("<(div[1-3])\\s[^>]*+id=\"([^\"]+)\"[^>]*+>");

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not make the prefix attribute scan possessive.

The first [^>]*+ consumes the complete attribute list before id="..." is evaluated. Because the quantifier is possessive, it cannot backtrack, so valid <div1 ... id="..."> tags do not match. buildFunctionSectionMap then records no opening sections, and resolveGroup falls back to "Sequence" for ordinary fn functions.

Use a scan that stops before the id attribute, or capture the complete opening tag and extract id separately. Keep the trailing attribute scan possessive.

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In
`@src/main/java/io/kaoto/camelcatalog/generator/xslt/XPathFunctionsGenerator.java`
at line 500, Update the div-opening regex used by buildFunctionSectionMap so the
attribute scan before id can backtrack or otherwise stops before the id
attribute, allowing valid div1–div3 tags to match; retain the possessive
quantifier only for the trailing attribute scan after id, preserving
resolveGroup behavior for ordinary fn functions.

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Use possessive quantifiers (*+) in the fos:summary pattern to prevent the
Java regex engine from storing backtracking positions on nested repetitions,
eliminating the stack-overflow risk on large inputs.

Relates to KaotoIO#199
…onSectionMap

Replace lazy [^>]*? with an atomic-possessive prefix (?:[^>i]|i(?!d=))*+
followed by possessive [^>]*+ for the tail. The lookahead-guarded prefix
prevents the possessive group from overshooting the id= attribute, while
still eliminating the polynomial backtracking caused by the original lazy
quantifier retrying at every character position.

Relates to KaotoIO#199
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