Fix ignoring ValuePattern tag for UIAEdit widgets and remove unused classes

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#TESTAR v2.8.2 (10-Mar-2026)
+- Fix ignoring ValuePattern tag for UIAEdit widgets
+- Remove unused comments and classes
+
+
 #TESTAR v2.8.1 (9-Mar-2026)
 - Refactor TESTAR internals from a single Verdict getVerdict to List<Verdict> getVerdicts
 - Report all Verdict issues per state independently

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.1
+2.8.2

core/src/org/testar/monkey/alayer/Verdict.java

@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public enum Severity {
 
 		// SUSPICIOUS GROUP: EXCEPTION
 		SUSPICIOUS_ALERT(0.19999998, "SUSPICIOUS_ALERT"),
-		SUSPICIOUS_TITLE(0.19999999, "SUSPICIOUS_TITLE"),
 
 		// WARNING GROUP: WEB INVARIANT
 		WARNING_WEB_INVARIANT_FAULT(0.2, "WARNING_WEB_INVARIANT_FAULT"),

testar/src/org/testar/monkey/DefaultProtocol.java

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.testar.monkey.alayer.ios.IOSProtocolUtil;
 import org.testar.monkey.alayer.visualizers.ShapeVisualizer;
 import org.testar.monkey.alayer.webdriver.WdProtocolUtil;
+import org.testar.monkey.alayer.windows.UIARoles;
 import org.testar.monkey.alayer.windows.WinApiException;
 import org.testar.oracles.Oracle;
 import org.testar.oracles.OracleSelection;
@@ -534,10 +535,6 @@ void endTestSequence(){
 		cv.release();
 		ScreenshotSerialiser.exit();
 		TestSerialiser.exit();
-		//        String stopDateString = Util.dateString(DATE_FORMAT);
-		//        String durationDateString = Util.diffDateString(DATE_FORMAT, startOfSutDateString, stopDateString);
-		//        LogSerialiser.log("TESTAR stopped execution at " + stopDateString + "\n", LogSerialiser.LogLevel.Critical);
-		//        LogSerialiser.log("Test duration was " + durationDateString + "\n", LogSerialiser.LogLevel.Critical);
 		LogSerialiser.flush();
 		LogSerialiser.finish();
 		LogSerialiser.exit();
@@ -928,23 +925,22 @@ private Verdict suspiciousStringValueMatcher(Widget w) {
 			String tagValue = "";
 			// First finding the Tag that matches the TagsToFilter string, then getting the value of that Tag:
 			for(Tag<?> tag : w.tags()){
+				// Ignore the ValuePattern tag for UIAEdit widgets
+				if(tag.name().equals("ValuePattern") && w.get(Tags.Role, Roles.Widget).equals(UIARoles.UIAEdit)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				if(w.get(tag, null) != null && tag.name().equals(tagForSuspiciousOracle)){
 					// Force the replacement of new line characters to avoid the usage of (?s) regex in the regular expression
 					tagValue = w.get(tag).toString().replace("\n", " ").replace("\r", " ");
 					break;
-					//System.out.println("DEBUG: tag found, "+tagToFilter+"="+tagValue);
 				}
 			}
 
 			//Check whether the Tag value is empty or null
 			if (tagValue == null || tagValue.isEmpty())
 				continue; //no action
 
-			//Ignore value ValuePattern for UIAEdit widgets
-			if(tagValue.equals("ValuePattern") && w.get(Tags.Role, Roles.Widget).toString().equalsIgnoreCase("UIAEdit")) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			m = this.suspiciousTitlesMatchers.get(tagValue);
 			if (m == null){
 				m = this.suspiciousTitlesPattern.matcher(tagValue);
@@ -1016,7 +1012,6 @@ protected Set<Action> deriveActions(SUT system, State state) throws ActionBuildE
 		return actions;
 	}
 
-	//TODO is this process handling Windows specific? move to SystemProcessHandling
 	/**
 	 * If unwanted processes need to be killed, the action returns an action to do that. If the SUT needs
 	 * to be put in the foreground, then the action that is returned is putting it in the foreground.
@@ -1026,8 +1021,6 @@ protected Set<Action> deriveActions(SUT system, State state) throws ActionBuildE
 	 * @return null if no preSelected actions are needed.
 	 */
 	protected Set<Action> preSelectAction(SUT system, State state, Set<Action> actions){
-		//Assert.isTrue(actions != null && !actions.isEmpty());
-
 		// TESTAR didn't find any actions in the State of the SUT
 		// It is set in a method actionExecuted that is not being called anywhere (yet?)
 		if (actions.isEmpty()){

testar/src/org/testar/monkey/Main.java

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 public class Main {
 
-	public static final String TESTAR_VERSION = "v2.8.1 (9-Mar-2026)";
+	public static final String TESTAR_VERSION = "v2.8.2 (10-Mar-2026)";
 
 	//public static final String TESTAR_DIR_PROPERTY = "DIRNAME"; //Use the OS environment to obtain TESTAR directory
 	public static final String SETTINGS_FILE = "test.settings";