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+/*
+ * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * dependency-check-core. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.owasp.dependencycheck.analyzer;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.Engine;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nexus.MavenArtifact;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nexus.NexusSearch;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.dependency.Dependency;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.dependency.Evidence;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings;
+
+/**
+ * Analyzer which will attempt to locate a dependency on a Nexus service
+ * by SHA-1 digest of the dependency.
+ *
+ * There are two settings which govern this behavior:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>{@link org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings.KEYS#ANALYZER_NEXUS_ENABLED}
+ * determines whether this analyzer is even enabled. This can be overridden by
+ * setting the system property.</li>
+ *   <li>{@link org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings.KEYS#ANALYZER_NEXUS_URL}
+ * the URL to a Nexus service to search by SHA-1. There is an expected <code>%s</code>
+ * in this where the SHA-1 will get entered.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @author colezlaw
+ */
+public class NexusAnalyzer extends AbstractAnalyzer {
+    /**
+     * The logger
+     */
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(NexusAnalyzer.class.getName());
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the analyzer
+     */
+    private static final String ANALYZER_NAME = "Nexus Analyzer";
+
+    /**
+     * The phase in which the analyzer runs
+     */
+    private static final AnalysisPhase ANALYSIS_PHASE = AnalysisPhase.INFORMATION_COLLECTION;
+
+    /**
+     * The types of files on which this will work.
+     */
+    private static final Set<String> SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS = newHashSet("jar");
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this is actually enabled. Will get set during initialization
+     */
+    private boolean enabled = false;
+
+    /**
+     * The Nexus Search to be set up for this analyzer.
+     */
+    private NexusSearch searcher;
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the analyzer once before any analysis is performed.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception if there's an error during initialization.
+     */
+    public void initialize() throws Exception {
+        enabled = Settings.getBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NEXUS_ENABLED);
+
+        final String searchUrl = Settings.getString(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NEXUS_URL);
+
+        if (enabled) {
+            try {
+                searcher = new NexusSearch(new URL(searchUrl));
+            } catch (MalformedURLException mue) {
+                // I know that initialize can throw an exception, but we'll
+                // just disable the analyzer if the URL isn't valid
+                LOGGER.warning(String.format("Property %s not a valid URL. Nexus searching disabled",
+                            searchUrl));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the analyzer's name.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the analyzer
+     */
+    public String getName() {
+        return ANALYZER_NAME;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the analysis phase under which the analyzer runs.
+     *
+     * @return the phase under which this analyzer runs
+     */
+    public AnalysisPhase getAnalysisPhase() {
+        return ANALYSIS_PHASE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the extensions for which this Analyzer runs.
+     *
+     * @return the extensions for which this Analyzer runs
+     */
+    public Set<String> getSupportedExtensions() {
+        return SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether the incoming extension is supported.
+     *
+     * @param extension the extension to check for support
+     * @return whether the extension is supported
+     */
+    public boolean supportsExtension(String extension) {
+        return SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS.contains(extension);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs the analysis.
+     *
+     * @param dependency the dependency to analyze
+     * @param engine the engine
+     * @throws AnalysisException when there's an exception during analysis
+     */
+    public void analyze(Dependency dependency, Engine engine) throws AnalysisException {
+        // Make a quick exit if this analyzer is disabled
+        if (!enabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final MavenArtifact ma = searcher.searchSha1(dependency.getSha1sum());
+            if (ma.getGroupId() != null && !"".equals(ma.getGroupId())) {
+                dependency.getVendorEvidence().addEvidence("nexus", "groupid", ma.getGroupId(),
+                        Evidence.Confidence.HIGH);
+            }
+            if (ma.getArtifactId() != null && !"".equals(ma.getArtifactId())) {
+                dependency.getProductEvidence().addEvidence("nexus", "artifactid", ma.getArtifactId(),
+                        Evidence.Confidence.HIGH);
+            }
+            if (ma.getVersion() != null && !"".equals(ma.getVersion())) {
+                dependency.getVersionEvidence().addEvidence("nexus", "version", ma.getVersion(),
+                        Evidence.Confidence.HIGH);
+            }
+            if (ma.getArtifactUrl() != null && !"".equals(ma.getArtifactUrl())) {
+                dependency.addIdentifier("maven", ma.toString(), ma.getArtifactUrl());
+            }
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            dependency.addAnalysisException(new AnalysisException("Invalid SHA-1"));
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
+            dependency.addAnalysisException(new AnalysisException("Artifact not found on repository"));
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            dependency.addAnalysisException(new AnalysisException("Could not connect to repository", ioe));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
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