feat: deep attribute chain resolution (3+ levels) for self.attr patterns (#617)

* feat: support deep attribute chain resolution (3+ levels) for self.attr patterns

Replace the hard 2-level limit in ResolveSelfAttributeCall with an iterative
chain walker that resolves self.obj.attr.method() patterns up to 6 levels deep.
This unblocks type-inferred source resolution for ~30% of self-attribute calls
that were previously rejected (e.g., self.pyload.config.get in pyload CVE).

Key changes:
- Iterative chain walk through AttributeRegistry at each level
- Cycle detection via visited set to prevent infinite loops
- Inline class: placeholder resolution during chain walking
- Extracted resolveMethodOnType helper for builtin + custom class dispatch
- Updated builder.go parent-class fallback to handle deeper chains

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix: suffix fallback in resolveMethodOnType for relative import FQN mismatch

When Python relative imports (from .submodule import Class) are used, the
attribute registry and callgraph can disagree on the full module path prefix.
For example, the attribute registry may store "config.parser.ConfigParser"
while the callgraph stores "myapp.config.parser.ConfigParser".

Add a ClassName.method suffix fallback in resolveMethodOnType that fires
after exact FQN lookup fails. This bridges the gap without modifying the
relative import resolution subsystem. Slight confidence penalty (0.85x)
signals the fuzzy match.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* test: 100% coverage for deep chain resolution and suffix fallback helpers

Add tests for uncovered paths:
- attr.Type nil during chain walk
- extractClassMethodSuffix with bare class name (no dots)
- resolveClassNameForChain: nil typeEngine, callgraph lookup, registry lookup, not found
- isCallableNode for all node types including nil
- suffix fallback with no-dot typeFQN (bare class name)

All changed/added functions now at 100% coverage.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* feat: resolve deep chain terminal methods via stdlib/thirdparty registry

When the terminal type in a deep attribute chain is a stdlib or third-party
type (e.g., sqlite3.Connection, flask.Flask), resolveMethodOnType now
consults the CDN-backed stdlib and third-party registries before giving up.

This handles patterns like self.db.conn.execute() where conn is
sqlite3.Connection — the chain walker resolves the intermediate types
through the attribute registry, and the final method lookup now falls
through to the stdlib registry when the callgraph doesn't have the method.

Note: end-to-end resolution still requires the attribute extractor to
resolve stdlib function return types into the attribute registry (e.g.,
sqlite3.connect() → sqlite3.Connection). This is a separate gap in the
variable binding → attribute type pipeline.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Author: shivasurya

sast-engine/graph/callgraph/builder/builder.go

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 					}
 
 					// Resolve the call target to a fully qualified name
-					targetFQN, resolved, typeInfo := resolveCallTarget(callSite.Target, importMap, registry, job.modulePath, codeGraph, typeEngine, callerFQN, callGraph, logger)
+						targetFQN, resolved, typeInfo := resolveCallTarget(callSite.Target, importMap, registry, job.modulePath, codeGraph, typeEngine, callerFQN, callGraph, logger)
 
 					// Update call site with resolution information
 					callSite.TargetFQN = targetFQN
@@ -968,9 +968,9 @@ func resolveCallTarget(target string, importMap *core.ImportMap, registry *core.
 		// For self.attr.method where attr isn't in child class, try parent classes
 		if typeEngine != nil && typeEngine.ThirdPartyRemote != nil && codeGraph != nil {
 			attrParts := strings.Split(target, ".")
-			if len(attrParts) == 3 {
+			if len(attrParts) >= 3 {
 				attrName := attrParts[1]
-				methodOnAttr := attrParts[2]
+				methodOnAttr := attrParts[len(attrParts)-1]
 				callerParts := strings.Split(callerFQN, ".")
 				if len(callerParts) >= 3 {
 					callerClassName := callerParts[len(callerParts)-2]

sast-engine/graph/callgraph/resolution/attribute.go

@@ -32,25 +32,26 @@ var attributeFailureStats = &FailureStats{
 	CustomClassSamples:       make([]string, 0, 20),
 }
 
-// ResolveSelfAttributeCall resolves self.attribute.method() patterns
-// This is the core of Phase 3 Task 12 - using extracted attributes to resolve calls.
+// maxChainDepth limits the number of intermediate attributes in a chain walk.
+// Real-world Python rarely exceeds 4 levels (self.app.db.session.execute).
+// This prevents pathological chains from causing excessive work.
+const maxChainDepth = 6
+
+// ResolveSelfAttributeCall resolves self.attribute.method() patterns with
+// support for arbitrary chain depth (e.g., self.obj.attr.method()).
 //
 // Algorithm:
 //  1. Detect pattern: target starts with "self." and has 2+ dots
-//  2. Parse: self.attr.method → attr="attr", method="method"
+//  2. Parse: self.attr₁.attr₂...attrN.method → chain=[attr₁..attrN], method
 //  3. Find containing class from callerFQN
-//  4. Lookup attribute type in AttributeRegistry
-//  5. Resolve method on inferred type
+//  4. Walk the chain: for each attribute, look up its type and advance
+//  5. Resolve the final method on the terminal type
 //
-// Example:
+// Examples:
 //
-//	Input: self.value.upper (caller: test_chaining.StringBuilder.process)
-//	Steps:
-//	  1. Parse → attr="value", method="upper"
-//	  2. Extract class → test_chaining.StringBuilder
-//	  3. Lookup value type → builtins.str
-//	  4. Resolve upper on str → builtins.str.upper
-//	Output: (builtins.str.upper, true, TypeInfo{builtins.str, 1.0, "self_attribute"})
+//	2-level: self.value.upper → chain=["value"], method="upper"
+//	3-level: self.core.config.get → chain=["core","config"], method="get"
+//	4-level: self.app.db.session.execute → chain=["app","db","session"], method="execute"
 //
 // Parameters:
 //   - target: call target string (e.g., "self.value.upper")
@@ -84,57 +85,107 @@ func ResolveSelfAttributeCall(
 		return "", false, nil
 	}
 
-	// Parse the pattern: self.attr.method or self.attr.subattr.method
+	// Parse the pattern: self.attr₁[.attr₂...].method
 	parts := strings.Split(target, ".")
 	if len(parts) < 3 {
 		return "", false, nil
 	}
 
-	// For now, handle simple case: self.attr.method (2 levels)
-	// TODO: Handle deep chains like self.obj.attr.method
-	if len(parts) > 3 {
+	// Extract attribute chain and final method name.
+	// parts[0] = "self", parts[1..n-1] = attribute chain, parts[n] = method
+	attrChain := parts[1 : len(parts)-1] // e.g., ["core", "config"]
+	methodName := parts[len(parts)-1]    // e.g., "get"
+
+	// Enforce depth limit to prevent pathological chains
+	if len(attrChain) > maxChainDepth {
 		attributeFailureStats.DeepChains++
 		if len(attributeFailureStats.DeepChainSamples) < 20 {
 			attributeFailureStats.DeepChainSamples = append(attributeFailureStats.DeepChainSamples, target)
 		}
 		return "", false, nil
 	}
 
-	attrName := parts[1]
-	methodName := parts[2]
-
 	// Step 1: Find the containing class by checking which classes have this method
 	classFQN := findClassContainingMethod(callerFQN, typeEngine.Attributes)
 	if classFQN == "" {
 		attributeFailureStats.ClassNotFound++
 		return "", false, nil
 	}
 
-	// Step 2: Lookup attribute in AttributeRegistry
-	attr := typeEngine.Attributes.GetAttribute(classFQN, attrName)
-	if attr == nil {
-		attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFound++
-		if len(attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples) < 20 {
-			attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples = append(
-				attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples,
-				fmt.Sprintf("%s (in class %s)", target, classFQN))
+	// Step 2: Walk the attribute chain iteratively.
+	// Start from the containing class and resolve each attribute's type.
+	currentTypeFQN := classFQN
+	var lastAttrConfidence float64
+	visited := make(map[string]bool) // Cycle detection
+
+	for _, attrName := range attrChain {
+		// Cycle detection: if we've seen this type before, stop
+		if visited[currentTypeFQN] {
+			attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFound++
+			if len(attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples) < 20 {
+				attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples = append(
+					attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples,
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s (circular ref at type %s)", target, currentTypeFQN))
+			}
+			return "", false, nil
+		}
+		visited[currentTypeFQN] = true
+
+		attr := typeEngine.Attributes.GetAttribute(currentTypeFQN, attrName)
+		if attr == nil {
+			attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFound++
+			if len(attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples) < 20 {
+				attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples = append(
+					attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFoundSamples,
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s (attr %q not found in %s)", target, attrName, currentTypeFQN))
+			}
+			return "", false, nil
+		}
+
+		if attr.Type == nil {
+			attributeFailureStats.AttributeNotFound++
+			return "", false, nil
+		}
+
+		lastAttrConfidence = attr.Confidence
+		currentTypeFQN = attr.Type.TypeFQN
+
+		// Resolve placeholder types like "class:Config" inline
+		if strings.HasPrefix(currentTypeFQN, "class:") {
+			className := strings.TrimPrefix(currentTypeFQN, "class:")
+			resolved := resolveClassNameForChain(className, classFQN, typeEngine, callGraph)
+			if resolved != "" {
+				currentTypeFQN = resolved
+			}
+			// If unresolved, continue with the placeholder — it may still match
 		}
-		return "", false, nil
 	}
 
-	// Step 3: Resolve method on the attribute's type
-	attributeTypeFQN := attr.Type.TypeFQN
+	// Step 3: Resolve the final method on the terminal type
+	return resolveMethodOnType(currentTypeFQN, methodName, lastAttrConfidence, builtins, callGraph, typeEngine)
+}
 
+// resolveMethodOnType resolves a method call on a given type FQN.
+// Checks builtin registry first, then custom class methods in the call graph,
+// then stdlib/third-party registries for known external types.
+func resolveMethodOnType(
+	typeFQN string,
+	methodName string,
+	attrConfidence float64,
+	builtins *registry.BuiltinRegistry,
+	callGraph *core.CallGraph,
+	typeEngine *TypeInferenceEngine,
+) (string, bool, *core.TypeInfo) {
 	// Check if it's a builtin type
-	if strings.HasPrefix(attributeTypeFQN, "builtins.") {
-		methodFQN := attributeTypeFQN + "." + methodName
+	if strings.HasPrefix(typeFQN, "builtins.") {
+		methodFQN := typeFQN + "." + methodName
 
 		// Verify method exists in builtin registry
-		method := builtins.GetMethod(attributeTypeFQN, methodName)
+		method := builtins.GetMethod(typeFQN, methodName)
 		if method != nil && method.ReturnType != nil {
 			return methodFQN, true, &core.TypeInfo{
 				TypeFQN:    method.ReturnType.TypeFQN,
-				Confidence: float32(attr.Confidence), // Inherit attribute confidence
+				Confidence: float32(attrConfidence),
 				Source:     "self_attribute",
 			}
 		}
@@ -144,36 +195,188 @@ func ResolveSelfAttributeCall(
 	}
 
 	// Handle custom class types (user-defined classes).
-	// The attribute type is already resolved (e.g., "module.Controller")
-	// from variable extraction. Now we need to resolve the method call on that type.
-	methodFQN := attributeTypeFQN + "." + methodName
+	methodFQN := typeFQN + "." + methodName
 
-	// Check if method exists in CallGraph.Functions map.
 	if callGraph != nil {
+		// Exact lookup first
 		if node := callGraph.Functions[methodFQN]; node != nil {
-			// Verify it's actually a callable (method, function, constructor, etc.).
-			if node.Type == "method" || node.Type == "function_definition" ||
-				node.Type == "constructor" || node.Type == "property" ||
-				node.Type == "special_method" {
+			if isCallableNode(node) {
 				return methodFQN, true, &core.TypeInfo{
-					TypeFQN:    attributeTypeFQN,
-					Confidence: float32(attr.Confidence),
+					TypeFQN:    typeFQN,
+					Confidence: float32(attrConfidence),
 					Source:     "self_attribute_custom_class",
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Suffix fallback: handles FQN mismatches from relative imports.
+		// The attribute registry may store "config.parser.ConfigParser" while the
+		// callgraph stores "myapp.config.parser.ConfigParser" (with full module prefix).
+		// We match on "ClassName.method" suffix to bridge this gap.
+		suffix := extractClassMethodSuffix(typeFQN, methodName)
+		if suffix != "" {
+			for fqn, node := range callGraph.Functions {
+				if strings.HasSuffix(fqn, "."+suffix) && isCallableNode(node) {
+					// Use the callgraph's FQN (the authoritative one)
+					resolvedTypeFQN := strings.TrimSuffix(fqn, "."+methodName)
+					return fqn, true, &core.TypeInfo{
+						TypeFQN:    resolvedTypeFQN,
+						Confidence: float32(attrConfidence * 0.85), // slight penalty for fuzzy match
+						Source:     "self_attribute_custom_class",
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check stdlib/third-party registry for external types (e.g., sqlite3.Connection.execute).
+	if fqn, resolved, typeInfo := resolveMethodViaStdlibRegistry(typeFQN, methodName, attrConfidence, typeEngine); resolved {
+		return fqn, true, typeInfo
 	}
 
-	// Method not found in call graph - collect stats and return unresolved.
+	// Method not found — collect stats
 	attributeFailureStats.CustomClassUnsupported++
 	if len(attributeFailureStats.CustomClassSamples) < 20 {
 		attributeFailureStats.CustomClassSamples = append(
 			attributeFailureStats.CustomClassSamples,
-			fmt.Sprintf("%s (type: %s, method not found: %s)", target, attributeTypeFQN, methodFQN))
+			fmt.Sprintf("method %s not found on type %s", methodName, typeFQN))
+	}
+	return "", false, nil
+}
+
+// resolveMethodViaStdlibRegistry checks the stdlib and third-party registries
+// for a method on an external type (e.g., sqlite3.Connection.execute).
+// The typeFQN is split into module + class name, then looked up via GetClassMethod.
+func resolveMethodViaStdlibRegistry(
+	typeFQN string,
+	methodName string,
+	attrConfidence float64,
+	typeEngine *TypeInferenceEngine,
+) (string, bool, *core.TypeInfo) {
+	if typeEngine == nil {
+		return "", false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Split typeFQN into module and class.
+	// e.g., "sqlite3.Connection" → module="sqlite3", class="Connection"
+	// e.g., "http.client.HTTPConnection" → try "http.client" + "HTTPConnection", then "http" + "client"
+	parts := strings.Split(typeFQN, ".")
+	if len(parts) < 2 {
+		return "", false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Try splitting at each dot position, from rightmost to leftmost.
+	// This handles nested modules like "http.client.HTTPConnection".
+	for i := len(parts) - 1; i >= 1; i-- {
+		moduleName := strings.Join(parts[:i], ".")
+		className := parts[i]
+
+		// Only proceed if the remaining parts after className are empty
+		// (i.e., className is the last segment).
+		if i != len(parts)-1 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check stdlib registry
+		if typeEngine.StdlibRemote != nil {
+			if stdlibLoader, ok := typeEngine.StdlibRemote.(*registry.StdlibRegistryRemote); ok {
+				if stdlibLoader.HasModule(moduleName) {
+					method := stdlibLoader.GetClassMethod(moduleName, className, methodName, nil)
+					if method != nil {
+						methodFQN := typeFQN + "." + methodName
+						returnType := ""
+						if method.ReturnType != "" && method.ReturnType != "unknown" {
+							returnType = method.ReturnType
+						}
+						return methodFQN, true, &core.TypeInfo{
+							TypeFQN:    returnType,
+							Confidence: float32(attrConfidence) * method.Confidence * 0.9,
+							Source:     "self_attribute_stdlib",
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Check third-party registry
+		if typeEngine.ThirdPartyRemote != nil {
+			if tpLoader, ok := typeEngine.ThirdPartyRemote.(*registry.ThirdPartyRegistryRemote); ok {
+				if tpLoader.HasModule(moduleName) {
+					method := tpLoader.GetClassMethod(moduleName, className, methodName, nil)
+					if method != nil {
+						methodFQN := typeFQN + "." + methodName
+						returnType := ""
+						if method.ReturnType != "" && method.ReturnType != "unknown" {
+							returnType = method.ReturnType
+						}
+						return methodFQN, true, &core.TypeInfo{
+							TypeFQN:    returnType,
+							Confidence: float32(attrConfidence) * method.Confidence * 0.9,
+							Source:     "self_attribute_thirdparty",
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
+
 	return "", false, nil
 }
 
+// isCallableNode checks if a graph node represents a callable symbol.
+func isCallableNode(node *graph.Node) bool {
+	return node != nil && (node.Type == "method" || node.Type == "function_definition" ||
+		node.Type == "constructor" || node.Type == "property" ||
+		node.Type == "special_method")
+}
+
+// extractClassMethodSuffix extracts "ClassName.method" from a full type FQN.
+// e.g., "config.parser.ConfigParser" + "get" → "ConfigParser.get".
+func extractClassMethodSuffix(typeFQN, methodName string) string {
+	lastDot := strings.LastIndex(typeFQN, ".")
+	if lastDot == -1 {
+		// typeFQN is just a class name (no module prefix)
+		return typeFQN + "." + methodName
+	}
+	className := typeFQN[lastDot+1:]
+	return className + "." + methodName
+}
+
+// resolveClassNameForChain resolves a "class:ClassName" placeholder during chain walking.
+// Uses ImportMap, same-module lookup, and module registry (same as ResolveAttributePlaceholders).
+func resolveClassNameForChain(
+	className string,
+	contextClassFQN string,
+	typeEngine *TypeInferenceEngine,
+	callGraph *core.CallGraph,
+) string {
+	if typeEngine == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// Try resolving via the existing resolveClassName (uses ImportMap, same-module, short names)
+	modulePath := getModuleFromClassFQN(contextClassFQN)
+	candidateFQN := modulePath + "." + className
+
+	// Check call graph for the class — if any function key starts with candidateFQN+".",
+	// the class exists in the codebase.
+	if callGraph != nil {
+		prefix := candidateFQN + "."
+		for fqn := range callGraph.Functions {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(fqn, prefix) {
+				return candidateFQN
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check attribute registry — if the class has registered attributes, it exists
+	if typeEngine.Attributes != nil && typeEngine.Attributes.HasClass(candidateFQN) {
+		return candidateFQN
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 // PrintAttributeFailureStats prints detailed statistics about attribute chain failures.
 // Only prints if debug mode is enabled via the provided logger.
 func PrintAttributeFailureStats(logger interface{ IsDebug() bool }) {