Inclusive Variable Assignment
ID |
java.inclusive_variable |
Severity |
info |
Remediation Complexity |
trivial |
Remediation Risk |
medium |
Remediation Effort |
low |
Resource |
Naming Convention |
Language |
Java |
Tags |
inclusive, naming |
Description
Reports field, local variable and parameter declarations whose name contains a non-inclusive term (blacklist/whitelist, master/slave, grandfather, dummy, sanity).
Rationale
See java.inclusive_class / java.inclusive_function. Consistency across types, methods and variables is what makes the replacement stick — flagging only types and methods while leaving variable names unchanged defeats the purpose.
// Bad
List<String> userBlacklist;
String masterPassword;
int dummyValue = 0;
// Good
List<String> userDenylist;
String primaryPassword;
int placeholderValue = 0;Remediation
Rename the variable using a neutral equivalent. See java.inclusive_class for the substitution table.