Scanning Objective-c code only in a mixed Objective-c and C++ project

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  • which versions are you using (SonarQube, Scanner, Plugin, and any relevant extension)
    **SonarQube 8.9 LTS
    ** sonar-scanner-cli-4.6.2.2472-macosx
    ** build-wrapper-macosx-x86
  • what are you trying to achieve
    scan an iOS project written in objective-c and C++
  • what have you tried so far to achieve this
    I followed the guide in the documentation in https://docs.sonarqube.org/8.9/analysis/languages/cfamily/
    The analysis report on SonarQube server shows code smells and duplications but it shows 0 bugs.
    I tried to scan pure Objective-c project and it is working fine.

I found that code written in Objective-c and C++ together is not supported by sonarQube yet. as it shows here [CPP-649] Add support for Objective-C++ language - SonarSource

I want to know if this is the case why I get 0 bugs. If so? is there is a way to scan only objective-c code and ignore C++?

Thank you

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Hi @Ahmed_Ghareeb ,

Objective-C++ code is already ignored.

Could you please share the sonar-scanner analysis log?

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Hi @Ahmed_Ghareeb ,

I am not sure you are properly configuring the analysis. Looking at your log you are having only /Users/serv_jenkinsmacos/jenkins/workspace/iOSWorkspace_PR-55/MobiControl/iOSWorkspace/iOSAgent/Carthage/Checkouts/** files being analyzed which are dependencies.

Could you share the debug log of the analysis? You can add sonar.verbose=true property to get it.

You should look at having:

  • build-wrapper to catch a clean build
  • analysis to be correctly configured with a good sonar.sources property.
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I am not sure you are properly configuring the analysis. Looking at your log you are having only /Users/serv_jenkinsmacos/jenkins/workspace/iOSWorkspace_PR-55/MobiControl/iOSWorkspace/iOSAgent/Carthage/Checkouts/** files being analyzed which are dependencies.

That is exactly the problem, if I remove this dependency I get an error that 0 files scanned. As if the project files are not being seen as objectiv-c code.
I need to analyze /Users/serv_jenkinsmacos/jenkins/workspace/iOSWorkspace_PR-55/MobiControl/iOSWorkspace/iOSAgent/iOSAgent
which is my project.
please see the requested attachements.

and this is how I run the build-wrapper and the scanner:

${workspace}/build-wrapper-macosx-x86/build-wrapper-macosx-x86 --out-dir build_wrapper_output_directory ./MobiControl/iOSWorkspace/iOSAgent/ops/BuildScript.sh

cd ${workspace}/MobiControl/iOSWorkspace

${workspace}/sonar-scanner-4.6.2.2472-macosx/bin/sonar-scanner -Dsonar.cfamily.build-wrapper-output=${workspace}/build_wrapper_output_directory -Dsonar.verbose=true

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Hi @Ahmed_Ghareeb ,

could you please share also the build_wrapper_output_directory?

In sonar-project.properties.txt I can see some properties which have nothing to do with our plugin:

sonar.objectivec.project=iOSAgent/iOSAgent.xcodeproj 
sonar.objectivec.workspace=iOSMobiControl.xcworkspace

sonar.objectivec.appScheme=iOSAgent

and sonar.language=objc is not needed.

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hi @mpaladin

I did a fresh scan after removing the properties you suggested that are not used by the plugin.

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as you can see in the image It is not reporting any bugs in iOSAgent project.

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Hi @mpaladin,

Please let me know if you have any updates regarding the above.

Thank you.

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Hi @Ahmed_Ghareeb ,

the reason why your source files are excluded is that you are compiling them as objective-c++, in the build-wrapper-dump.json file your source files are compiled with option -x objective-c++. We don’t support objective-c++, are you really using objective-c++ or can you set the language to objective-c?

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What do you mean by set the language to objective-c instead of objective-c++?

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Hi @Ahmed_Ghareeb ,

you are building your project in objective-c++ mode, is that intended? Do you really have some code that is a mix of objective-c and c++? Isn’t it that maybe that is not intended and you have just objective-c or c++ code?

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Yes we have a mixed code of objective-c and c++, this is intended.

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Then I am sorry but Objective-C++ is not supported as seen in CPP-649, this is why you see no issues for those files.

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Thank you very much for confirming that. Now I know what is the issue and I can move forward.

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@mpaladin can we remove the shared attachments please. I am not comfortable having them online.
Thank you for your understanding.