Perl::Critic::Policy::Freenode::OpenArgs - Always use the three-argument form of open
The open() function may be called in a two-argument form where the filename is parsed to determine the mode of opening, which may include piping input or output. (In the one-argument form, this filename is retrieved from a global variable, but the same magic is used.) This can lead to vulnerabilities if the filename is retrieved from user input or could begin or end with a special character. The three-argument form specifies the open mode as the second argument, so it is always distinct from the filename.
open()
open FILE; # not ok open my $fh, "<$filename"; # not ok open my $fh, '<', $filename; # ok
This policy is similar to the core policy Perl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen, but additionally prohibits one-argument opens.
This policy is part of Perl::Critic::Freenode.
This policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
Dan Book, dbook@cpan.org
dbook@cpan.org
Copyright 2015, Dan Book.
This library is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License version 2.0.
Perl::Critic
To install Perl::Critic::Freenode, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Perl::Critic::Freenode
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Perl::Critic::Freenode
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.