A data-flow node that encodes data to a binary or textual format. This is intended to include serialization, marshalling, encoding, pickling, compressing, encrypting, etc.
An encoding (automatically) preserves taint from input to output.
Extend this class to model new APIs. If you want to refine existing API models,
extend Encoding instead.
Import path
import semmle.python.ConceptsDirect supertypes
Indirect supertypes
Known direct subtypes
Predicates
| getAnInput | Gets an input that is encoded by this function. |
| getFormat | Gets an identifier for the format this function decodes from, such as “JSON”. |
| getOutput | Gets the output that contains the encoded data produced by this function. |
Inherited predicates
| asCfgNode | Gets the control-flow node corresponding to this node, if any. | from Node |
| asExpr | Gets the expression corresponding to this node, if any. | from Node |
| getALocalSource | Gets a local source node from which data may flow to this node in zero or more local data-flow steps. | from Node |
| getEnclosingCallable | Gets the enclosing callable of this node. | from Node |
| getLocation | Gets the location of this node | from Node |
| getScope | Gets the scope of this node. | from Node |
| hasLocationInfo | Holds if this element is at the specified location. The location spans column | from Node |
| toString | Gets a textual representation of this element. | from Node |