checker/tests/interning/FlowInterning.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class FlowInterning {

  // @skip-test
  // Look at issue 47
  //  public boolean isSame(Object a, Object b) {
  //    return ((a == null)
  //            ? (a == b)
  //            : (a.equals(b)));
  //  }

  public void testAppendingChar() {
    String arg = "";
    arg += ' ';

    // Interning Checker should NOT suggest == here.
    if (!arg.equals("")) {}
  }

  public String[] parse(String args) {

    // Split the args string on whitespace boundaries accounting for quoted strings.
    args = args.trim();
    List<String> arg_list = new ArrayList<>();
    String arg = "";
    char active_quote = 0;
    for (int ii = 0; ii < args.length(); ii++) {
      char ch = args.charAt(ii);
      if ((ch == '\'') || (ch == '"')) {
        arg += ch;
        ii++;
        while ((ii < args.length()) && (args.charAt(ii) != ch)) {
          arg += args.charAt(ii++);
        }
        arg += ch;
      } else if (Character.isWhitespace(ch)) {
        // System.out.printf ("adding argument '%s'%n", arg);
        arg_list.add(arg);
        arg = "";
        while ((ii < args.length()) && Character.isWhitespace(args.charAt(ii))) {
          ii++;
        }
        if (ii < args.length()) {
          ii--;
        }
      } else { // must be part of current argument
        arg += ch;
      }
    }
    // Interning Checker should NOT suggest == here.
    if (!arg.equals("")) {
      arg_list.add(arg);
    }

    String[] argsArray = arg_list.toArray(new String[arg_list.size()]);
    return argsArray;
  }
}