Add --include-paths option

slither/__main__.py

@@ -268,9 +268,10 @@ def choose_printers(
 ###################################################################################
 
 
-def parse_filter_paths(args: argparse.Namespace) -> List[str]:
+def parse_filter_paths(args: argparse.Namespace, filter: bool) -> List[str]:
-    if args.filter_paths:
+    paths = args.filter_paths if filter else args.include_paths
-        return args.filter_paths.split(",")
+    if paths:
+        return paths.split(",")
     return []
 
 
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ def parse_args(
         "Checklist (consider using https://github.com/crytic/slither-action)"
     )
     group_misc = parser.add_argument_group("Additional options")
+    group_filters = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 
     group_detector.add_argument(
         "--detect",
@@ -518,14 +520,6 @@ def parse_args(
         default=defaults_flag_in_config["disable_color"],
     )
 
-    group_misc.add_argument(
-        "--filter-paths",
-        help="Regex filter to exclude detector results matching file path e.g. (mocks/|test/)",
-        action="store",
-        dest="filter_paths",
-        default=defaults_flag_in_config["filter_paths"],
-    )
-
     group_misc.add_argument(
         "--triage-mode",
         help="Run triage mode (save results in triage database)",
@@ -579,6 +573,22 @@ def parse_args(
         default=defaults_flag_in_config["no_fail"],
     )
 
+    group_filters.add_argument(
+        "--filter-paths",
+        help="Regex filter to exclude detector results matching file path e.g. (mocks/|test/)",
+        action="store",
+        dest="filter_paths",
+        default=defaults_flag_in_config["filter_paths"],
+    )
+
+    group_filters.add_argument(
+        "--include-paths",
+        help="Regex filter to include detector results matching file path e.g. (mocks/|test/)",
+        action="store",
+        dest="include_paths",
+        default=defaults_flag_in_config["include_paths"],
+    )
+
     codex.init_parser(parser)
 
     # debugger command
@@ -631,7 +641,8 @@ def parse_args(
     args = parser.parse_args()
     read_config_file(args)
 
-    args.filter_paths = parse_filter_paths(args)
+    args.filter_paths = parse_filter_paths(args, True)
+    args.include_paths = parse_filter_paths(args, False)
 
     # Verify our json-type output is valid
     args.json_types = set(args.json_types.split(","))  # type:ignore

slither/core/slither_core.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class SlitherCore(Context):
         # Multiple time the same result, so we remove duplicates
         self._currently_seen_resuts: Set[str] = set()
         self._paths_to_filter: Set[str] = set()
+        self._paths_to_include: Set[str] = set()
 
         self._crytic_compile: Optional[CryticCompile] = None
 
@@ -411,25 +412,29 @@ class SlitherCore(Context):
             if "source_mapping" in elem
         ]
 
-        # Use POSIX-style paths so that filter_paths works across different
+        # Use POSIX-style paths so that filter_paths|include_paths works across different
         # OSes. Convert to a list so elements don't get consumed and are lost
         # while evaluating the first pattern
         source_mapping_elements = list(
             map(lambda x: pathlib.Path(x).resolve().as_posix() if x else x, source_mapping_elements)
         )
-        matching = False
+        (matching, paths, msg_err) = (
+            (True, self._paths_to_include, "--include-paths")
+            if self._paths_to_include
+            else (False, self._paths_to_filter, "--filter-paths")
+        )
 
-        for path in self._paths_to_filter:
+        for path in paths:
             try:
                 if any(
                     bool(re.search(_relative_path_format(path), src_mapping))
                     for src_mapping in source_mapping_elements
                 ):
-                    matching = True
+                    matching = not matching
                     break
             except re.error:
                 logger.error(
-                    f"Incorrect regular expression for --filter-paths {path}."
+                    f"Incorrect regular expression for {msg_err} {path}."
                     "\nSlither supports the Python re format"
                     ": https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html"
                 )
@@ -500,6 +505,13 @@ class SlitherCore(Context):
         """
         self._paths_to_filter.add(path)
 
+    def add_path_to_include(self, path: str):
+        """
+        Add path to include
+        Path are used through direct comparison (no regex)
+        """
+        self._paths_to_include.add(path)
+
     # endregion
     ###################################################################################
     ###################################################################################

slither/slither.py

@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class Slither(
         for p in filter_paths:
             self.add_path_to_filter(p)
 
+        include_paths = kwargs.get("include_paths", [])
+        for p in include_paths:
+            self.add_path_to_include(p)
+
         self._exclude_dependencies = kwargs.get("exclude_dependencies", False)
 
         triage_mode = kwargs.get("triage_mode", False)

slither/utils/command_line.py

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ defaults_flag_in_config = {
     "json-types": ",".join(DEFAULT_JSON_OUTPUT_TYPES),
     "disable_color": False,
     "filter_paths": None,
+    "include_paths": None,
     "generate_patches": False,
     # debug command
     "skip_assembly": False,