refactor(check_metadata): remove check metadata loading

prowler/__main__.py

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def prowler():
         sys.exit()
 
     # Load checks metadata
-    logger.debug("Loading checks metadata from .metadata.json files")
+    logger.debug("Loading checks metadata from <check_name>.metadata.json files")
     bulk_checks_metadata = CheckMetadata.get_bulk(provider)
 
     if args.list_categories:

prowler/lib/check/check.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from colorama import Fore, Style
 
 import prowler
 from prowler.config.config import orange_color
-from prowler.lib.check.custom_checks_metadata import update_check_metadata
 from prowler.lib.check.models import Check
 from prowler.lib.check.utils import recover_checks_from_provider
 from prowler.lib.logger import logger
@@ -474,7 +473,6 @@ def execute_checks(
                 check_findings = execute(
                     check,
                     global_provider,
-                    custom_checks_metadata,
                     output_options,
                 )
                 report(check_findings, global_provider, output_options)
@@ -554,7 +552,6 @@ def execute_checks(
                     check_findings = execute(
                         check,
                         global_provider,
-                        custom_checks_metadata,
                         output_options,
                     )
 
@@ -602,7 +599,6 @@ def execute_checks(
 def execute(
     check: Check,
     global_provider: Any,
-    custom_checks_metadata: Any,
     output_options: Any = None,
 ):
     """
@@ -619,14 +615,6 @@ def execute(
         list: list of findings
     """
     try:
-        # Update check metadata to reflect that in the outputs
-        if custom_checks_metadata and custom_checks_metadata["Checks"].get(
-            check.CheckID
-        ):
-            check = update_check_metadata(
-                check, custom_checks_metadata["Checks"][check.CheckID]
-            )
-
         only_logs = False
         if hasattr(output_options, "only_logs"):
             only_logs = output_options.only_logs

prowler/lib/scan/scan.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Generator
 
 from prowler.lib.check.check import execute, import_check, update_audit_metadata
+from prowler.lib.check.custom_checks_metadata import update_check_metadata
 from prowler.lib.logger import logger
 from prowler.lib.outputs.finding import Finding
 from prowler.providers.common.models import Audit_Metadata
@@ -111,11 +112,18 @@ class Scan:
                             f"Check '{check_name}' was not found for the {self._provider.type.upper()} provider"
                         )
                         continue
+
+                    # Update check metadata to reflect that in the outputs
+                    if custom_checks_metadata and custom_checks_metadata["Checks"].get(
+                        check.CheckID
+                    ):
+                        check = update_check_metadata(
+                            check, custom_checks_metadata["Checks"][check.CheckID]
+                        )
                     # Execute the check
                     check_findings = execute(
                         check,
                         self._provider,
-                        custom_checks_metadata,
                         output_options=None,
                     )