#878 Replace assertions in the copybook parser with descriptive syntax errors for duplicate REDEFINES, USAGE, OCCURS, VALUE, SIGN SEPARATE, and PIC clauses, and add tests. by yruslan · Pull Request #879 · AbsaOSS/cobrix

yruslan · 2026-10-30T08:04:56Z

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Bug Fixes
- COBOL parsing now reports clearer syntax errors for duplicate clauses in group and primitive fields, including REDEFINES, USAGE, OCCURS, and VALUE.
- Primitive fields with duplicate SIGN SEPARATE or PIC clauses, or without a required PIC clause, now receive a specific syntax error.
- Error messages include the source line and field identifier when available, making invalid definitions easier to locate.

…x errors for duplicate REDEFINES, USAGE, OCCURS, VALUE, SIGN SEPARATE, and PIC clauses, and add tests.

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The parser now reports duplicate COBOL clauses and missing primitive-field PIC clauses as SyntaxErrorException errors with source-line and field details. Tests check errors for duplicate clauses on group and primitive fields.

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Parser clause validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Clause checks and syntax errors `cobol-parser/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/antlr/ParserVisitor.scala`, `cobol-parser/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/cobrix/cobol/parser/parse/SyntaxErrorsSpec.scala`	Group and primitive field visitors check for duplicate clauses. Primitive fields also check for a missing PIC clause. Validation failures use `SyntaxErrorException` with the parser line, field, and message. Tests check errors for duplicate clauses.

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Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

Uncaught AssertionError from CopybookParser.parseTree on copybooks with duplicated clauses (8 crash paths, JVM -ea independent) #878 — The issue describes assertion failures for duplicate clauses in the copybook parser. This change replaces those checks with syntax errors and adds tests for duplicate-clause errors.

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 62331

The change is mergeable after normal checks. Adding the field-name assertion would strengthen regression coverage without changing parser behavior.

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It spots repeats and lets the parser know
A missing PIC gets a clear report
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github-actions · 2026-10-30T08:08:07Z

JaCoCo code coverage report - 'cobol-parser'

Overall Project	90.17%	🍏
Files changed	100%	🍏

File	Coverage
ParserVisitor.scala	89.67%	🍏

github-actions · 2026-10-30T08:08:09Z

JaCoCo code coverage report - 'spark-cobol'

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Assert the field name in the new duplicate-clause tests.

405-406: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the field name in the new duplicate-clause tests.

The new duplicate-clause tests check only the line number and the message. ParserVisitor passes the field name to every duplicate-clause error, but no new test checks it. Dropping the field from the error would not fail these tests. Add a fieldOpt assertion to each new test, as the existing tests in this file do. Use the field name declared in that test's copybook. For example:
Suggested test assertion
     assert(syntaxErrorException.lineNumber == 4)
+    assert(syntaxErrorException.fieldOpt.contains("FILED3"))
     assert(syntaxErrorException.getMessage.contains("Duplicate REDEFINES clause"))
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around lines 405 - 406:
Update each new duplicate-clause test using syntaxErrorException to assert that
fieldOpt contains the field name declared in that test’s copybook, alongside the
existing line-number and message assertions.

Add a primitive duplicate-USAGE test.

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Add a primitive duplicate-USAGE test.

The new tests cover duplicate USAGE only in a group context. The primitive check at ParserVisitor.scala:800 has no test that asserts its diagnostic. The suggested fixture reaches that check before any PIC or USAGE processing runs, so removing the check would leave the suite passing.

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     assert(syntaxErrorException.lineNumber == 3)
     assert(syntaxErrorException.getMessage.contains("Duplicate USAGE clause"))
   }
+
+  test("The multiple USAGE clause in primitive") {
+    val copyBookContents =
+      """        01  RECORD.
+        |           10  FILED1        PIC X(1).
+        |           10  FILED2        PIC X(1) USAGE COMP USAGE COMP.
+        |""".stripMargin
+
+    val syntaxErrorException = intercept[SyntaxErrorException] {
+      CopybookParser.parseTree(copyBookContents)
+    }
+
+    assert(syntaxErrorException.lineNumber == 3)
+    assert(syntaxErrorException.getMessage.contains("Duplicate USAGE clause"))
+  }

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Add a primitive-field duplicate-USAGE test near the existing duplicate-USAGE
tests in SyntaxErrorsSpec. Use a fixture with a PIC clause followed by two USAGE
clauses, parse it with CopybookParser.parseTree, and assert the line number and
“Duplicate USAGE clause” diagnostic so the primitive check in ParserVisitor is
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Assert fieldOpt in the primitive duplicate-USAGE test.

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Assert fieldOpt in the primitive duplicate-USAGE test.

The test "The multiple USAGE clause in primitive" checks only lineNumber and the message. The sibling test for duplicate SEPARATE SIGN checks fieldOpt.contains("FILED2"). Add the same assertion so the test also detects a None field identifier.
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     assert(syntaxErrorException.lineNumber == 3)
+    assert(syntaxErrorException.fieldOpt.contains("FILED2"))
     assert(syntaxErrorException.getMessage.contains("Duplicate USAGE clause"))
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In the “The multiple USAGE clause in primitive” test, add an assertion that
syntaxErrorException.fieldOpt contains “FILED2”, alongside the existing
line-number and message assertions.

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…, and add a test for duplicate USAGE clauses in primitive fields.

yruslan force-pushed the bugfix/878-replace-asserts-with-syntax-errors branch from 62331cb to fc1e038 Compare October 30, 2026 08:24

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