rules:
- id: python.requests.best-practice.use-request-json-shortcut
  patterns:
  - pattern-inside: import json; ...
  - pattern-inside: import requests; ...
  - pattern: requests.$METHOD(..., body=json.dumps($BODY), ...)
  message: >-
    The requests library has a convenient shortcut for sending JSON requests,
    which lets you stop worrying about serializing the body yourself.
    To use it, replace `body=json.dumps(...)` with `json=...`.
  severity: WARNING
  metadata:
    references:
    - https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/quickstart/#more-complicated-post-requests
    category: best-practice
    technology:
    - requests
  languages:
  - python