private static boolean isDirectAccessAllowed(
      FieldNode a, ClassNode receiver, boolean isSamePackage) {
    ClassNode declaringClass = a.getDeclaringClass().redirect();
    ClassNode receiverType = receiver.redirect();

    // first, direct access from within the class or inner class nodes
    if (declaringClass.equals(receiverType)) return true;
    if (receiverType instanceof InnerClassNode) {
      while (receiverType != null && receiverType instanceof InnerClassNode) {
        if (declaringClass.equals(receiverType)) return true;
        receiverType = receiverType.getOuterClass();
      }
    }

    // no getter
    return a.isPublic() || (a.isProtected() && isSamePackage);
  }