rust-clippy/src/matches.rs

use rustc::lint::*;
use rustc_front::hir::*;
use rustc::middle::ty;
use syntax::ast::Lit_::LitBool;

use utils::{snippet, span_lint, span_help_and_lint, in_external_macro, expr_block};

declare_lint!(pub SINGLE_MATCH, Warn,
              "a match statement with a single nontrivial arm (i.e, where the other arm \
               is `_ => {}`) is used; recommends `if let` instead");
declare_lint!(pub MATCH_REF_PATS, Warn,
              "a match has all arms prefixed with `&`; the match expression can be \
               dereferenced instead");
declare_lint!(pub MATCH_BOOL, Warn,
              "a match on boolean expression; recommends `if..else` block instead");

#[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
pub struct MatchPass;

impl LintPass for MatchPass {
    fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray {
        lint_array!(SINGLE_MATCH, MATCH_REF_PATS, MATCH_BOOL)
    }
}

impl LateLintPass for MatchPass {
    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, expr: &Expr) {
        if let ExprMatch(ref ex, ref arms, MatchSource::Normal) = expr.node {
            if in_external_macro(cx, expr.span) { return; }

            // check preconditions for SINGLE_MATCH
                // only two arms
            if arms.len() == 2 &&
                // both of the arms have a single pattern and no guard
                arms[0].pats.len() == 1 && arms[0].guard.is_none() &&
                arms[1].pats.len() == 1 && arms[1].guard.is_none() &&
                // and the second pattern is a `_` wildcard: this is not strictly necessary,
                // since the exhaustiveness check will ensure the last one is a catch-all,
                // but in some cases, an explicit match is preferred to catch situations
                // when an enum is extended, so we don't consider these cases
                arms[1].pats[0].node == PatWild(PatWildSingle) &&
                // finally, we don't want any content in the second arm (unit or empty block)
                is_unit_expr(&arms[1].body)
            {
                span_help_and_lint(cx, SINGLE_MATCH, expr.span,
                                   "you seem to be trying to use match for destructuring a \
                                    single pattern. Consider using `if let`",
                                   &format!("try\nif let {} = {} {}",
                                            snippet(cx, arms[0].pats[0].span, ".."),
                                            snippet(cx, ex.span, ".."),
                                            expr_block(cx, &arms[0].body, None, "..")));
            }

            // check preconditions for MATCH_REF_PATS
            if has_only_ref_pats(arms) {
                if let ExprAddrOf(Mutability::MutImmutable, ref inner) = ex.node {
                    span_lint(cx, MATCH_REF_PATS, expr.span, &format!(
                        "you don't need to add `&` to both the expression to match \
                         and the patterns: use `match {} {{ ...`", snippet(cx, inner.span, "..")));
                } else {
                    span_lint(cx, MATCH_REF_PATS, expr.span, &format!(
                        "instead of prefixing all patterns with `&`, you can dereference the \
                         expression to match: `match *{} {{ ...`", snippet(cx, ex.span, "..")));
                }
            }

            // check preconditions for MATCH_BOOL
            // type of expression == bool
            if cx.tcx.expr_ty(ex).sty == ty::TyBool {
                if arms.len() == 2 && arms[0].pats.len() == 1 { // no guards
                    let exprs = if let PatLit(ref arm_bool) = arms[0].pats[0].node {
                        if let ExprLit(ref lit) = arm_bool.node {
                            if let LitBool(val) = lit.node { 
                                if val {
                                    Some((&*arms[0].body, &*arms[1].body))
                                } else {
                                    Some((&*arms[1].body, &*arms[0].body))
                                }
                            } else { None }
                        } else { None }
                    } else { None };
                    if let Some((ref true_expr, ref false_expr)) = exprs {
                        if !is_unit_expr(true_expr) {
                            if !is_unit_expr(false_expr) {
                                span_help_and_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                                    "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                                   Consider using an if..else block:",
                                   &format!("try\nif {} {} else {}",
                                        snippet(cx, ex.span, "b"),
                                        expr_block(cx, true_expr, None, ".."),
                                        expr_block(cx, false_expr, None, "..")));
                            } else {
                                span_help_and_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                                    "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                                   Consider using an if..else block:",
                                   &format!("try\nif {} {}",
                                        snippet(cx, ex.span, "b"),
                                        expr_block(cx, true_expr, None, "..")));
                            }
                        } else if !is_unit_expr(false_expr) {
                            span_help_and_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                                "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                               Consider using an if..else block:",
                               &format!("try\nif !{} {}",
                                    snippet(cx, ex.span, "b"),
                                    expr_block(cx, false_expr, None, "..")));
                        } else {
                            span_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                                   "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                                   Consider using an if..else block");
                        }
                    } else {
                        span_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                            "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                            Consider using an if..else block");
                    }
                } else {
                    span_lint(cx, MATCH_BOOL, expr.span,
                        "you seem to be trying to match on a boolean expression. \
                        Consider using an if..else block");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

fn is_unit_expr(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
    match expr.node {
        ExprTup(ref v) if v.is_empty() => true,
        ExprBlock(ref b) if b.stmts.is_empty() && b.expr.is_none() => true,
        _ => false,
    }
}

fn has_only_ref_pats(arms: &[Arm]) -> bool {
    let mapped = arms.iter().flat_map(|a| &a.pats).map(|p| match p.node {
        PatRegion(..) => Some(true),  // &-patterns
        PatWild(..) => Some(false),   // an "anything" wildcard is also fine
        _ => None,                    // any other pattern is not fine
    }).collect::<Option<Vec<bool>>>();
    // look for Some(v) where there's at least one true element
    mapped.map_or(false, |v| v.iter().any(|el| *el))
}