fix: support aliases for NewContract operation

slither/slithir/convert.py

@@ -871,9 +871,7 @@ def propagate_types(ir: Operation, node: "Node"):  # pylint: disable=too-many-lo
             elif isinstance(ir, NewArray):
                 ir.lvalue.set_type(ir.array_type)
             elif isinstance(ir, NewContract):
-                contract = node.file_scope.get_contract_from_name(ir.contract_name)
-                assert contract
-                ir.lvalue.set_type(UserDefinedType(contract))
+                ir.lvalue.set_type(ir.contract_name)
             elif isinstance(ir, NewElementaryType):
                 ir.lvalue.set_type(ir.type)
             elif isinstance(ir, NewStructure):
@@ -1164,7 +1162,7 @@ def extract_tmp_call(ins: TmpCall, contract: Optional[Contract]) -> Union[Call,
         return n
 
     if isinstance(ins.ori, TmpNewContract):
-        op = NewContract(Constant(ins.ori.contract_name), ins.lvalue)
+        op = NewContract(ins.ori.contract_name, ins.lvalue)
         op.set_expression(ins.expression)
         op.call_id = ins.call_id
         if ins.call_value:
@@ -1719,6 +1717,7 @@ def convert_type_of_high_and_internal_level_call(
     Returns:
         Potential new IR
     """
+
     func = None
     if isinstance(ir, InternalCall):
         candidates: List[Function]

slither/slithir/operations/new_contract.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional, Any, List, Union
 from slither.core.declarations import Function
 from slither.core.declarations.contract import Contract
 from slither.core.variables import Variable
+from slither.core.solidity_types import UserDefinedType
 from slither.slithir.operations import Call, OperationWithLValue
 from slither.slithir.utils.utils import is_valid_lvalue
 from slither.slithir.variables.constant import Constant
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ from slither.slithir.variables.temporary_ssa import TemporaryVariableSSA
 class NewContract(Call, OperationWithLValue):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     def __init__(
         self,
-        contract_name: Constant,
+        contract_name: UserDefinedType,
         lvalue: Union[TemporaryVariableSSA, TemporaryVariable],
         names: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ class NewContract(Call, OperationWithLValue):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instan
             For calls of the form f({argName1 : arg1, ...}), the names of parameters listed in call order.
             Otherwise, None.
         """
-        assert isinstance(contract_name, Constant)
+        assert isinstance(
+            contract_name.type, Contract
+        ), f"contract_name is {contract_name} of type {type(contract_name)}"
         assert is_valid_lvalue(lvalue)
         super().__init__(names=names)
         self._contract_name = contract_name
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class NewContract(Call, OperationWithLValue):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instan
         self._call_salt = s
 
     @property
-    def contract_name(self) -> Constant:
+    def contract_name(self) -> UserDefinedType:
         return self._contract_name
 
     @property
@@ -69,10 +72,7 @@ class NewContract(Call, OperationWithLValue):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instan
 
     @property
     def contract_created(self) -> Contract:
-        contract_name = self.contract_name
-        contract_instance = self.node.file_scope.get_contract_from_name(contract_name)
-        assert contract_instance
-        return contract_instance
+        return self.contract_name.type
 
     ###################################################################################
     ###################################################################################

slither/solc_parsing/expressions/expression_parsing.py

@@ -614,20 +614,9 @@ def parse_expression(expression: Dict, caller_context: CallerContextExpression)
 
         assert type_name[caller_context.get_key()] == "UserDefinedTypeName"
 
-        if is_compact_ast:
-
-            # Changed introduced in Solidity 0.8
-            # see https://github.com/crytic/slither/issues/794
-
-            # TODO explore more the changes introduced in 0.8 and the usage of pathNode/IdentifierPath
-            if "name" not in type_name:
-                assert "pathNode" in type_name and "name" in type_name["pathNode"]
-                contract_name = type_name["pathNode"]["name"]
-            else:
-                contract_name = type_name["name"]
-        else:
-            contract_name = type_name["attributes"]["name"]
-        new = NewContract(contract_name)
+        contract_type = parse_type(type_name, caller_context)
+        assert isinstance(contract_type, UserDefinedType)
+        new = NewContract(contract_type)
         new.set_offset(src, caller_context.compilation_unit)
         return new
 

tests/e2e/solc_parsing/test_ast_parsing.py

@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ ALL_TESTS = [
     ),
     Test("user_defined_operators-0.8.19.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
     Test("aliasing/main.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
+    Test("aliasing/alias-unit-NewContract.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
+    Test("aliasing/alias-symbol-NewContract.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
     Test("type-aliases.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
     Test("enum-max-min.sol", ["0.8.19"]),
     Test("event-top-level.sol", ["0.8.22"]),

tests/e2e/solc_parsing/test_data/aliasing/alias-symbol-NewContract.sol

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import {MyContract as MyAliasedContract} from "./MyContract.sol";
+
+contract Test {
+MyAliasedContract c;
+    constructor() {
+        c = new MyAliasedContract();
+    }
+} 

tests/e2e/solc_parsing/test_data/aliasing/alias-unit-NewContract.sol

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+import "./MyContract.sol" as MyAliasedContract;
+
+contract Test {
+MyAliasedContract.MyContract c;
+    constructor() {
+        c = new MyAliasedContract.MyContract();
+    }
+} 

tests/e2e/solc_parsing/test_data/expected/aliasing/alias-symbol-NewContract.sol-0.8.19-compact.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "MyContract": {},
+  "Test": {
+    "constructor()": "digraph{\n0[label=\"Node Type: ENTRY_POINT 0\n\"];\n0->1;\n1[label=\"Node Type: EXPRESSION 1\n\"];\n}\n"
+  }
+}

tests/e2e/solc_parsing/test_data/expected/aliasing/alias-unit-NewContract.sol-0.8.19-compact.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "MyContract": {},
+  "Test": {
+    "constructor()": "digraph{\n0[label=\"Node Type: ENTRY_POINT 0\n\"];\n0->1;\n1[label=\"Node Type: EXPRESSION 1\n\"];\n}\n"
+  }
+}