JS: Deprecate some .qll files

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/BackwardExploration.qll

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Alias for the library `semmle.javascript.explore.BackwardDataFlow`.
  */
+deprecated module;
 
 import semmle.javascript.explore.BackwardDataFlow

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/Configuration.qll

@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@
  * Finally, we build `PathNode`s for all nodes that appear on a path
  * computed by `onPath`.
  */
+deprecated module;
 
 private import javascript
 private import internal.FlowSteps
 private import internal.AccessPaths
 private import semmle.javascript.Unit
 private import semmle.javascript.internal.CachedStages
 private import AdditionalFlowSteps
+private import internal.DataFlowPrivate as DataFlowPrivate
 
 /**
  * A data flow tracking configuration for finding inter-procedural paths from
@@ -1793,39 +1795,7 @@ deprecated class MidPathNode extends PathNode, MkMidNode {
    * Holds if this node is hidden from paths in path explanation queries, except
    * in cases where it is the source or sink.
    */
-  predicate isHidden() { PathNode::shouldNodeBeHidden(nd) }
-}
-
-/** Companion module to the `PathNode` class. */
-module PathNode {
-  /** Holds if `nd` should be hidden in data flow paths. */
-  predicate shouldNodeBeHidden(DataFlow::Node nd) {
-    // TODO: move to DataFlowPrivate
-    // Skip phi, refinement, and capture nodes
-    nd.(DataFlow::SsaDefinitionNode).getSsaVariable().getDefinition() instanceof
-      SsaImplicitDefinition
-    or
-    // Skip SSA definition of parameter as its location coincides with the parameter node
-    nd = DataFlow::ssaDefinitionNode(Ssa::definition(any(SimpleParameter p)))
-    or
-    // Skip to the top of big left-leaning string concatenation trees.
-    nd = any(AddExpr add).flow() and
-    nd = any(AddExpr add).getAnOperand().flow()
-    or
-    // Skip the exceptional return on functions, as this highlights the entire function.
-    nd = any(DataFlow::FunctionNode f).getExceptionalReturn()
-    or
-    // Skip the special return node for functions, as this highlights the entire function (and the returned expr is the previous node).
-    nd = any(DataFlow::FunctionNode f).getReturnNode()
-    or
-    // Skip the synthetic 'this' node, as a ThisExpr will be the next node anyway
-    nd = DataFlow::thisNode(_)
-    or
-    // Skip captured variable nodes as the successor will be a use of that variable anyway.
-    nd = DataFlow::capturedVariableNode(_)
-    or
-    nd instanceof DataFlow::FunctionSelfReferenceNode
-  }
+  predicate isHidden() { DataFlowPrivate::nodeIsHidden(nd) }
 }
 
 /**

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/DataFlow.qll

@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ module DataFlow {
   import Nodes
   import Sources
   import TypeInference
-  import Configuration
+  deprecated import Configuration
   import TypeTracking
   import AdditionalFlowSteps
   import internal.FunctionWrapperSteps

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/ForwardExploration.qll

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Alias for the library `semmle.javascript.explore.ForwardDataFlow`.
  */
+deprecated module;
 
 import semmle.javascript.explore.ForwardDataFlow

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -604,7 +604,30 @@ DataFlowType getNodeType(Node node) {
 }
 
 predicate nodeIsHidden(Node node) {
-  DataFlow::PathNode::shouldNodeBeHidden(node)
+  // Skip phi, refinement, and capture nodes
+  node.(DataFlow::SsaDefinitionNode).getSsaVariable().getDefinition() instanceof
+    SsaImplicitDefinition
+  or
+  // Skip SSA definition of parameter as its location coincides with the parameter node
+  node = DataFlow::ssaDefinitionNode(Ssa::definition(any(SimpleParameter p)))
+  or
+  // Skip to the top of big left-leaning string concatenation trees.
+  node = any(AddExpr add).flow() and
+  node = any(AddExpr add).getAnOperand().flow()
+  or
+  // Skip the exceptional return on functions, as this highlights the entire function.
+  node = any(DataFlow::FunctionNode f).getExceptionalReturn()
+  or
+  // Skip the special return node for functions, as this highlights the entire function (and the returned expr is the previous node).
+  node = any(DataFlow::FunctionNode f).getReturnNode()
+  or
+  // Skip the synthetic 'this' node, as a ThisExpr will be the next node anyway
+  node = DataFlow::thisNode(_)
+  or
+  // Skip captured variable nodes as the successor will be a use of that variable anyway.
+  node = DataFlow::capturedVariableNode(_)
+  or
+  node instanceof DataFlow::FunctionSelfReferenceNode
   or
   node instanceof FlowSummaryNode
   or

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/internal/FlowSteps.qll

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import javascript
-import semmle.javascript.dataflow.Configuration
+deprecated import semmle.javascript.dataflow.Configuration
 import semmle.javascript.dataflow.internal.CallGraphs
 private import semmle.javascript.internal.CachedStages
 

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/explore/BackwardDataFlow.qll

@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  * Backward exploration in particular does not scale on non-trivial code bases and hence is of limited
  * usefulness as it stands.
  */
+deprecated module;
 
 import javascript
 
-private class BackwardExploringConfiguration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
+deprecated private class BackwardExploringConfiguration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   BackwardExploringConfiguration() { this = any(DataFlow::Configuration cfg) }
 
   override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node node) { any() }

javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/explore/ForwardDataFlow.qll

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
  *
  * NOTE: This library should only be used for debugging and exploration, not in production code.
  */
+deprecated module;
 
 import javascript
 
-private class ForwardExploringConfiguration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
+deprecated private class ForwardExploringConfiguration extends DataFlow::Configuration {
   ForwardExploringConfiguration() { this = any(DataFlow::Configuration cfg) }
 
   override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node node) { any() }