fix: do not flag imports from import container as unused (#2471)

slither/detectors/statements/unused_import.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import List
 from slither.detectors.abstract_detector import AbstractDetector, DetectorClassification, Output
+from slither.core.scope.scope import FileScope
 
 # pylint: disable=protected-access,too-many-nested-blocks
 class UnusedImport(AbstractDetector):
@@ -30,26 +31,71 @@ class UnusedImport(AbstractDetector):
         "Remove the unused import. If the import is needed later, it can be added back."
     )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_import_container(scope: FileScope) -> bool:  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+        """
+        Returns True if a given file (provided as a `FileScope` object) contains only `import` directives (and pragmas).
+        Such a file doesn't need the imports it contains, but its purpose is to aggregate certain correlated imports.
+        """
+        for c in scope.contracts.values():
+            if c.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for err in scope.custom_errors:
+            if err.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for en in scope.enums.values():
+            if en.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for f in scope.functions:
+            if f.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for st in scope.structures.values():
+            if st.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for ct in scope.type_aliases.values():
+            if ct.source_mapping and ct.source_mapping.filename == scope.filename:
+                return False
+        for uf in scope.using_for_directives:
+            if uf.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        for v in scope.variables.values():
+            if v.file_scope == scope:
+                return False
+        return True
+
     def _detect(self) -> List[Output]:
         results: List[Output] = []
         # This is computed lazily and then memoized so we need to trigger the computation.
         self.slither._compute_offsets_to_ref_impl_decl()
 
         for unit in self.slither.compilation_units:
-            for filename, scope in unit.scopes.items():
+            for filename, current_scope in unit.scopes.items():
+                # Skip files that are dependencies
+                if unit.crytic_compile.is_dependency(filename.absolute):
+                    continue
+
                 unused = []
-                for i in scope.imports:
+                for i in current_scope.imports:
                     # `scope.imports` contains all transitive imports so we need to filter out imports not explicitly imported in the file.
                     # Otherwise, we would recommend removing an import that is used by a leaf contract and cause compilation errors.
-                    if i.scope != scope:
+                    if i.scope != current_scope:
+                        continue
+
+                    # If a scope doesn't define any contract, function, etc., it is an import container.
+                    # The second case accounts for importing from an import container as a reference will only be in the definition's file.
+                    if self._is_import_container(i.scope) or self._is_import_container(
+                        unit.get_scope(i.filename)
+                    ):
                         continue
 
-                    import_path = self.slither.crytic_compile.filename_lookup(i.filename)
+                    imported_path = self.slither.crytic_compile.filename_lookup(i.filename)
 
                     use_found = False
                     # Search through all references to the imported file
-                    for _, refs in self.slither._offset_to_references[import_path].items():
+                    for _, refs_to_imported_path in self.slither._offset_to_references[
-                        for ref in refs:
+                        imported_path
+                    ].items():
+                        for ref in refs_to_imported_path:
                             # If there is a reference in this file to the imported file, it is used.
                             if ref.filename == filename:
                                 use_found = True