# Go Reliability
# Detects direct panic calls in application/library code.
id: go-direct-panic
name: Direct panic() Call
severity: warning
category: reliability
defect_class: safety
inline_tier: blocking
language: go

message: "Direct panic() call can crash the process — return or propagate an error instead"

description: |
  Calling `panic(...)` for ordinary error paths can terminate the process and bypass
  normal recovery/cleanup flow.

  ✅ FIX: return an error, wrap it, or handle it at the boundary layer.

query: |
  (call_expression
    function: (identifier) @FN
    arguments: (argument_list) @ARGS
    (#eq? @FN "panic"))

metavars:
  - FN
  - ARGS

has_fix: false

tags:
  - go
  - reliability
  - safety

examples:
  bad: |
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

  good: |
    if err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("failed: %w", err)
    }