Suspicious call on Collection to add or remove Java NIO Path

Reports calls that add or remove a java.nio.file.Path to/from a Kotlin collection or sequence using plus/minus, either in operator form (a + b, a - b) or regular call form (a.plus(b), a.minus(b)).

Since java.nio.file.Path implements Iterable<Path>, such calls resolve to the unexpected overload of the plus or minus function that takes a collection of elements (in this case, the individual elements of the Path). But the intent of the code is probably to add or remove the Path itself, not the individual elements.

Examples:

Quick-fixes:

• Convert to plusElement/minusElement (changes the semantics to what was originally intended):

  val paths = listOf(path).plusElement(somePath) val paths2 = setOf(path).minusElement(somePath)

• Convert the Path argument to a collection to clarify intent without changing semantics:

  • For plus: wrap the argument with toList() to preserve order.

  • For minus: wrap the argument with toSet() for efficient removal.

  val paths = listOf(path).plus(somePath.toList()) val paths2 = setOf(path).minus(somePath.toSet())

Inspection ID: SuspiciousCallOnCollectionToAddOrRemovePath