C#: Exclude Task from cs/local-not-disposed.

csharp/ql/src/API Abuse/NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.ql

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import csharp
 import Dispose
 import semmle.code.csharp.frameworks.System
+import semmle.code.csharp.frameworks.system.threading.Tasks
 import semmle.code.csharp.commons.Disposal
 
 private class ReturnNode extends DataFlow::ExprNode {
@@ -24,15 +25,27 @@ private class ReturnNode extends DataFlow::ExprNode {
   }
 }
 
+private class Task extends Type {
+  Task() {
+    this instanceof SystemThreadingTasksTaskClass or
+    this instanceof SystemThreadingTasksTaskTClass
+  }
+}
+
 module DisposeCallOnLocalIDisposableConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    node.asExpr() =
-      any(LocalScopeDisposableCreation disposable |
-        // Only care about library types - user types often have spurious IDisposable declarations
-        disposable.getType().fromLibrary() and
-        // WebControls are usually disposed automatically
-        not disposable.getType() instanceof WebControl
-      )
+    exists(LocalScopeDisposableCreation disposable, Type t |
+      node.asExpr() = disposable and
+      t = disposable.getType()
+    |
+      // Only care about library types - user types often have spurious IDisposable declarations
+      t.fromLibrary() and
+      // WebControls are usually disposed automatically
+      not t instanceof WebControl and
+      // It is typically not nessesary to dispose tasks
+      // https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pfxteam/do-i-need-to-dispose-of-tasks/
+      not t instanceof Task
+    )
   }
 
   predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node node) {

csharp/ql/src/change-notes/2025-03-10-task-not-disposed.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* The `cs/local-not-disposed` query no longer flags un-disposed tasks as this is often not needed (explained [here](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pfxteam/do-i-need-to-dispose-of-tasks/)).

csharp/ql/test/query-tests/API Abuse/NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable/NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 class Test
 {
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ public IDisposable Method()
         using (XmlReader.Create(source ?? new StringReader("xml"), null))
             ;
 
+        // GOOD: Flagging these generates too much noise and there is a general
+        // acceptance that Tasks are not disposed.
+        // https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pfxteam/do-i-need-to-dispose-of-tasks/
+        Task t = new Task(() => { });
+        t.Start();
+        t.Wait();
+
         return null;
     }
 

csharp/ql/test/query-tests/API Abuse/NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable/NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.expected

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:50:19:50:38 | object creation of type Timer | Disposable 'Timer' is created but not disposed. |
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:51:18:51:73 | object creation of type FileStream | Disposable 'FileStream' is created but not disposed. |
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:52:9:52:64 | object creation of type FileStream | Disposable 'FileStream' is created but not disposed. |
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:74:25:74:71 | call to method Create | Disposable 'XmlReader' is created but not disposed. |
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:74:42:74:64 | object creation of type StringReader | Disposable 'StringReader' is created but not disposed. |
-| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:79:38:79:67 | object creation of type StreamWriter | Disposable 'StreamWriter' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:51:19:51:38 | object creation of type Timer | Disposable 'Timer' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:52:18:52:73 | object creation of type FileStream | Disposable 'FileStream' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:53:9:53:64 | object creation of type FileStream | Disposable 'FileStream' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:75:25:75:71 | call to method Create | Disposable 'XmlReader' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:75:42:75:64 | object creation of type StringReader | Disposable 'StringReader' is created but not disposed. |
+| NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposable.cs:80:38:80:67 | object creation of type StreamWriter | Disposable 'StreamWriter' is created but not disposed. |
 | NoDisposeCallOnLocalIDisposableBad.cs:8:22:8:56 | object creation of type FileStream | Disposable 'FileStream' is created but not disposed. |