python.django.maintainability.duplicate-path-assignment.duplicate-name-assignment

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The name $NAME is used for both $URL and $OTHER_URL, which can lead to unexpected behavior when using URL reversing. Pick a unique name for each path.

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rules:
  - id: duplicate-name-assignment
    languages:
      - python
    message: The name `$NAME` is used for both `$URL` and `$OTHER_URL`, which can
      lead to unexpected behavior when using URL reversing. Pick a unique name
      for each path.
    metadata:
      category: maintainability
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
      technology:
        - django
      references:
        - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/http/urls/#naming-url-patterns
    patterns:
      - pattern: >
          [..., django.urls.path('$URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...,
          django.urls.path('$OTHER_URL', $OTHER_VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...]
      - pattern-not: >
          [..., django.urls.path('$URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...,
          django.urls.path('$URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...]
      - pattern-not: >
          [..., django.urls.path('$URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...,
          django.urls.path('$URL', $OTHER_VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...]
      - pattern-not: >
          [..., django.urls.path('$URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...,
          django.urls.path('$OTHER_URL', $VIEW, name='$NAME', ...), ...]
    severity: ERROR

Examples

duplicate-path-assignment.py

from django.urls import path

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/other_view', view.other_view, name="hello"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'def': 'abc'}),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test123"),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'def': 'abc'}),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, name="test"),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/other_view', view.other_view, name="hello"),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, name="test"),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, {'def': 'abc'}),
]

# I would prefer duplicate-path-assignment to not match the following test cases
# to avoid giving two messages for the same issue, but could not find a way yet.
# todook: duplicate-path-assignment
# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="other_name"),
]

# todook: duplicate-path-assignment
# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="other_name"),
]

# todook: duplicate-path-assignment
# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test"),
    path('path/to/other/view', views.other_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="some_test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="other_name"),
]

# todook: duplicate-path-assignment
# ruleid: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'abc': 'def'}, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, {'def': 'abc'}, name="test456"),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-name-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/other/view', views.other_view, name="test123"),
]

# ruleid: conflicting-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, name="test123"),
]

# ruleid: duplicate-name-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test123"),
    path('path/to/other/view', views.other_view, name="test123"),
]

# ok: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, conflicting-path-assignment, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/other_view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.example_view, name="test"),
]

# ok: duplicate-path-assignment-different-names, conflicting-path-assignment, duplicate-path-assignment
urlpatterns = [
    path('path/to/other_view', views.example_view, name="test"),
    path('path/to/view', views.other_view, name="test_abc"),
]