{
  "context": "This criteria evaluates how well the engineer uses yara-python's include directive control functionality when compiling YARA rules. The focus is on proper usage of the yara.compile() function with include-related parameters and understanding how include processing affects rule compilation.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Uses yara.compile()",
      "description": "Uses the yara.compile() function to compile YARA rules from a file path using the filepath parameter",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Include control parameter",
      "description": "Correctly uses the includes parameter (or include_callback with None) in yara.compile() to control whether include directives are processed",
      "max_score": 30
    },
    {
      "name": "Enable includes mode",
      "description": "Implements logic to enable include processing by setting includes=True or omitting the parameter (since True is the default) when compiling rules",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Disable includes mode",
      "description": "Implements logic to disable include processing by setting includes=False when compiling rules",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Error handling",
      "description": "Catches and handles yara.Error or yara.SyntaxError exceptions that occur during rule compilation, particularly when includes are disabled or files are missing",
      "max_score": 20
    }
  ]
}