Static analysis, this on local calls. Change requests

src/app/staticanalysis/modules/staticAnalysisCommon.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var specialVariables = {
 // usage of now special variable
 function isNowAccess (node) {
   return nodeType(node, nodeTypes.IDENTIFIER) &&
-        returnType(node, basicTypes.UINT) &&
+        expressionType(node, basicTypes.UINT) &&
         name(node, 'now')
 }
 
@@ -93,20 +93,20 @@ function isLLDelegatecall (node) {
           undefined, basicTypes.ADDRESS, lowLevelCallTypes.DELEGATECALL.ident)
 }
 
-function isMemberAccess (node, retType, accesser, accesserType, memberName) {
+function isMemberAccess (node, retType, accessor, accessorType, memberName) {
   return nodeType(node, nodeTypes.MEMBERACCESS) &&
-        returnType(node, retType) &&
+        expressionType(node, retType) &&
         name(node, memberName) &&
         nrOfChildren(node, 1) &&
-        name(node.children[0], accesser) &&
+        name(node.children[0], accessor) &&
-        returnType(node.children[0], accesserType)
+        expressionType(node.children[0], accessorType)
 }
 
 function nrOfChildren (node, nr) {
   return (node && (nr === undefined || nr === null)) || (node && node.children && node.children.length === nr)
 }
 
-function returnType (node, typeRegex) {
+function expressionType (node, typeRegex) {
   return (node && !typeRegex) || (node && node.attributes && new RegExp(typeRegex).test(node.attributes.type))
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports = {
   specialVariables: specialVariables,
   helpers: {
     nrOfChildren: nrOfChildren,
-    returnType: returnType,
+    expressionType: expressionType,
     nodeType: nodeType,
     name: name,
     buildFunctionSignature: buildFunctionSignature

src/app/staticanalysis/modules/thisLocal.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ thisLocal.prototype.report = function (compilationResults) {
   this.warningNowNodes = []
   return this.warningNodes.map(function (item, i) {
     return {
-      warning: `use of "this" for local functions: never use this to call local functions, it only consumes more gas than normal local calls.`,
+      warning: `Use of "this" for local functions: Never use this to call functions in the same contract, it only consumes more gas than normal local calls.`,
       location: item.src,
       more: 'http://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/develop/control-structures.html#external-function-calls'
     }

test/staticanalysis/staticAnalysisCommon-test.js

@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ test('staticAnalysisCommon.helpers.nodeType', function (t) {
   lowlevelAccessersCommon(t, common.helpers.nodeType, node)
 })
 
-test('staticAnalysisCommon.helpers.returnType', function (t) {
+test('staticAnalysisCommon.helpers.expressionType', function (t) {
   t.plan(9)
   var node = { name: 'Identifier', attributes: { value: 'now', type: 'uint256' } }
   var node2 = { name: 'FunctionCall', attributes: { member_name: 'call', type: 'function () payable returns (bool)' } }
 
-  t.ok(common.helpers.returnType(node, common.basicTypes.UINT), 'should work for ident')
+  t.ok(common.helpers.expressionType(node, common.basicTypes.UINT), 'should work for ident')
-  t.ok(common.helpers.returnType(node2, utils.escapeRegExp(common.basicFunctionTypes.CALL)), 'should work for funcall')
+  t.ok(common.helpers.expressionType(node2, utils.escapeRegExp(common.basicFunctionTypes.CALL)), 'should work for funcall')
-  t.ok(common.helpers.returnType(node2, '^function \\('), 'regex should work')
+  t.ok(common.helpers.expressionType(node2, '^function \\('), 'regex should work')
 
-  lowlevelAccessersCommon(t, common.helpers.returnType, node)
+  lowlevelAccessersCommon(t, common.helpers.expressionType, node)
 })
 
 test('staticAnalysisCommon.helpers.nrOfChildren', function (t) {