A raw `delete` or `delete[]` on a pointer. Ownership is manual, so an early return or exception between `new` and `delete` leaks, and a second `delete` is undefined behaviour.
Each example shows the exact code shape the rule is looking for, then the smallest version that keeps the intent without hiding risk or adding noise.
void process(const Request& request) {
Parser* parser = new Parser(request.body());
if (!parser->valid()) {
return; // leaks parser
}
handle(parser->result());
delete parser;
}Deterministic line match on masked source: flags `delete` or `delete[]` followed by an expression, in C and C++ files.
void process(const Request& request) {
auto parser = std::make_unique<Parser>(request.body());
if (!parser->valid()) {
return;
}
handle(parser->result());
}Own the resource with `std::unique_ptr` (via `std::make_unique`) or a container such as `std::vector`, so it is released automatically.
Agents mirror the `new`/`delete` pairs common in older C++ samples instead of using modern ownership types.
ai-slop/cpp-manual-delete
ai-slop
Deterministic line match on masked source: flags `delete` or `delete[]` followed by an expression, in C and C++ files.
Deleted functions (`= delete;`) and memory owned through `std::unique_ptr`, `std::shared_ptr`, or standard containers are not flagged.
Part of aislop's C/C++ rule set. C/C++ support, including C/C++-specific AI-slop rules, arrived in aislop v0.14.1.