Function populate_matches_with_path

src/licensedcode/detection.py:721–733

Given `matches` list of LicenseMatch objects, populate the `from_file` attribute in them with `path` which is the path for the origin file for that license match.

(matches, path)

def populate_matches_with_path(matches, path):
    """
    Given `matches` list of LicenseMatch objects, populate the `from_file`
    attribute in them with `path` which is the path for the origin file for
    that license match.
    """
    for match in matches:
        # Here if we have the `from_file` attribute populated already,
        # they are from other files, and if it's empty, they are from
        # the original resource, so we populate the files with the resource
        # path for the original resource of their origin
        if not match["from_file"]:
            match["from_file"] = path


def collect_license_detections(codebase, include_license_clues=True):