actually fix Rule 15.5 ..

src/binary.hpp

@@ -21,16 +21,15 @@
 
 /**
  * @brief Look for a bit pattern that set 16:9 aspect ratio for Tomb Raider 4.
- *
+ * @param[in] Open file object reference.
  * @retval 0 Success.
  * @retval 1 Pattern was not found in the file.
  * @retval 2 Could not open the file.
  * @retval 3 Could not write to the file.
- *
  * @return error qint64.
  */
 qint64 findReplacePattern(QFile* const file) {
-    qint64 status = 0;  // Initialize the status variable
+    qint64 status = 0;
     QByteArray fileContent = file->readAll();
     file->close();
 
@@ -40,59 +39,53 @@ qint64 findReplacePattern(QFile* const file) {
 
     // Find the pattern in the file content
     int index = fileContent.indexOf(pattern);
-    if (index == -1) {
-        qDebug() << "Pattern not found in the file.";
-        return 1;  // Pattern not found
-    }
-
-    // Replace the pattern
-    fileContent.replace(index, pattern.size(), replacement);
+    if (index != -1) {
+        // Replace the pattern
+        fileContent.replace(index, pattern.size(), replacement);
 
-    // Reopen the file for writing
-    if (!file->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {  // flawfinder: ignore
-        qCritical() << "Error opening file for writing!";
-        status = 2;
-    } else if (file->write(fileContent) == -1) {
-        qCritical() << "Error writing to file!";
-        status = 3;
+        // Reopen the file for writing
+        if (!file->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {  // flawfinder: ignore
+            qCritical() << "Error opening file for writing!";
+            status = 2;
+        } else if (file->write(fileContent) == -1) {
+            qCritical() << "Error writing to file!";
+            status = 3;
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "Widescreen patch applied successfully!";
+        }
     } else {
-        qDebug() << "Widescreen patch applied successfully!";
+        qDebug() << "Pattern not found in the file.";
+        status = 1;
     }
-
     file->close();
     return status;
 }
 
 /**
  * @brief Widescreen in binary set function.
- *
+ * @param[in] File path to windows exe.
  * @retval 0 Success.
  * @retval 1 Path was not an safe file regular file.
  * @retval 2 Could not preform the first read only opening of the file.
- *
  * @return error qint64.
  */
 qint64 widescreen_set(const QString& path) {
     qint64 status = 0;  // Initialize the status variable
-
-    // Validate the file path
     QFileInfo fileInfo(path);
+    QFile file(path);
+
+    // Open the file
     if (!fileInfo.exists() || !fileInfo.isFile()) {
         qCritical() << "Error: The exe path is not a regular file: " << path;
         return 1;  // Invalid file path
-    }
-
-    // Open the file for reading in binary mode
-    QFile file(path);
-    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {  // flawfinder: ignore
+    } else if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {  // flawfinder: ignore
         qCritical() << "Error opening file for reading!";
         return 2;  // File open error
+    } else {
+        // Perform the pattern replacement and propagate the status
+        status = findReplacePattern(&file);
     }
-
-    // Perform the pattern replacement and propagate the status
-    status = findReplacePattern(&file);
-
-    return status;  // Single return point
+    return status;
 }
 
 #endif  // SRC_BINARY_HPP_