[BUG][code-analyzer] sfge: calling toString() on an enum aborts the entry point (UnimplementedMethodException)
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Research direction
Start with ApexEnumValue.java around line 123 and trace the handling shown through PathScopeVisitor.java. Run the provided sf code-analyzer command against the EnumToString reproduction. Done means enum toString() no longer aborts the entry point, returns a determinate or indeterminate value as appropriate, and analysis completes without losing coverage.
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Bug Description
Engine: sfge (Salesforce Graph Engine) · Rule: ApexFlsViolation (DevPreview) · Selector: --rule-selector sfge
ApexEnumValue.apply implements only name(), ordinal() and (when indeterminate) equals(), then falls through to throw new UnimplementedMethodException(this, vertex) at ApexEnumValue.java:123.
toString() is universal in Apex — every enum inherits it — so any path that calls it on an enum value aborts.
Schema.DisplayType dt = Account.Name.getDescribe().getType();
a.Description = dt.toString();
Output / Logs
UnimplementedMethodException: ApexEnumValue:toString, vertex=MethodCallExpressionVertex{fullMethodName=dt.toString, ...}:
com.salesforce.graph.symbols.apex.ApexEnumValue.apply(ApexEnumValue.java:123);
com.salesforce.graph.symbols.PathScopeVisitor.handleApexValueMethod(PathScopeVisitor.java:1487);
com.salesforce.graph.symbols.PathScopeVisitor.afterVisit(PathScopeVisitor.java:1242); ...
Steps To Reproduce
- Create an empty SFDX project (
sfdx-project.jsonwith a singleforce-apppackage directory). - Add
force-app/main/default/classes/EnumToString.clswith the class shown below, plus a standardEnumToString.cls-meta.xml(apiVersion 62.0). - Add
code-analyzer.yml:engines: sfge: java_thread_timeout: 900000 java_thread_count: 4 - Run:
sf code-analyzer run --rule-selector sfge --workspace . --config-file code-analyzer.yml - The run reports an
InternalExecutionErrorfor the entry point instead of analysing it. That entry point yields noApexFlsViolationfindings at all, and nothing in the summary indicates coverage was lost.
public with sharing class EnumToString {
@AuraEnabled
public static void run() {
Schema.DisplayType dt = Account.Name.getDescribe().getType();
Account a = new Account();
a.Description = dt.toString();
insert a;
}
}
Expected Behavior
toString() on an enum should resolve like name() does — returning the value name when determinate, and an indeterminate string otherwise. Suggested fix: handle toString alongside METHOD_NAME in ApexEnumValue.apply, and add it to INDETERMINANT_VALUE_PROVIDERS.
More generally, an unmodelled method on a known value type should degrade to an indeterminate value rather than abort the entry point.
Operating System
macOS 26.5.2
Salesforce CLI Version
@salesforce/cli/2.147.7 darwin-arm64 node-v24.5.0
Code Analyzer Plugin (code-analyzer) Version
code-analyzer 5.15.0
Node Version
v24.5.0
Java Version
openjdk version "11.0.32" 2026-07-21
Python Version
N/A
Additional Context (Screenshots, Files, etc)
In our codebase this accounts for 8 occurrences across 4 distinct @AuraEnabled entry points — the highest count of any single unimplemented-method signature we hit.
Same class of gap as #1510, #1044 and #1003 (all on ApexStringValue), which were closed in the 2026-06-30 pre-v5 sweep.
Workaround
Replace enumValue.toString() with enumValue.name(), which sfge does model. Semantically equivalent for standard enums.
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