Split off new lint deref_by_slicing from redundant_slicing

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`deprecated_cfg_attr`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#deprecated_cfg_attr
 [`deprecated_semver`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#deprecated_semver
 [`deref_addrof`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#deref_addrof
+[`deref_by_slicing`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#deref_by_slicing
 [`derivable_impls`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#derivable_impls
 [`derive_hash_xor_eq`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#derive_hash_xor_eq
 [`derive_ord_xor_partial_ord`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#derive_ord_xor_partial_ord

clippy_lints/src/lib.register_lints.rs

@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ store.register_lints(&[
     redundant_else::REDUNDANT_ELSE,
     redundant_field_names::REDUNDANT_FIELD_NAMES,
     redundant_pub_crate::REDUNDANT_PUB_CRATE,
+    redundant_slicing::DEREF_BY_SLICING,
     redundant_slicing::REDUNDANT_SLICING,
     redundant_static_lifetimes::REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES,
     ref_option_ref::REF_OPTION_REF,

clippy_lints/src/lib.register_restriction.rs

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ store.register_group(true, "clippy::restriction", Some("clippy_restriction"), ve
     LintId::of(panic_unimplemented::UNIMPLEMENTED),
     LintId::of(panic_unimplemented::UNREACHABLE),
     LintId::of(pattern_type_mismatch::PATTERN_TYPE_MISMATCH),
+    LintId::of(redundant_slicing::DEREF_BY_SLICING),
     LintId::of(same_name_method::SAME_NAME_METHOD),
     LintId::of(shadow::SHADOW_REUSE),
     LintId::of(shadow::SHADOW_SAME),

clippy_lints/src/redundant_slicing.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,31 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "redundant slicing of the whole range of a type"
 }
 
-declare_lint_pass!(RedundantSlicing => [REDUNDANT_SLICING]);
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for slicing expression which are equivalent to dereferencing the
+    /// value.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Some people may prefer to dereference rather than slice.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let vec = vec![1, 2, 3];
+    /// let slice = &vec[..];
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let vec = vec![1, 2, 3];
+    /// let slice = &*vec;
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.60.0"]
+    pub DEREF_BY_SLICING,
+    restriction,
+    "slicing instead of dereferencing"
+}
+
+declare_lint_pass!(RedundantSlicing => [REDUNDANT_SLICING, DEREF_BY_SLICING]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantSlicing {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
@@ -65,7 +89,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantSlicing {
                 });
                 let mut app = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
 
-                let (help, sugg) = if expr_ty == indexed_ty {
+                let (lint, msg, help, sugg) = if expr_ty == indexed_ty {
                     if expr_ref_count > indexed_ref_count {
                         // Indexing takes self by reference and can't return a reference to that
                         // reference as it's a local variable. The only way this could happen is if
@@ -103,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantSlicing {
                         format!("{}{}{}", reborrow_str, "*".repeat(deref_count), snip)
                     };
 
-                    (help_str, sugg)
+                    (REDUNDANT_SLICING, "redundant slicing of the whole range", help_str, sugg)
                 } else if let Some(target_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().deref_target() {
                     if let Ok(deref_ty) = cx.tcx.try_normalize_erasing_regions(
                         cx.param_env,
@@ -116,7 +140,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantSlicing {
                             } else {
                                 format!("&{}{}*{}", mutability.prefix_str(), "*".repeat(indexed_ref_count), snip)
                             };
-                            ("dereference the original value instead", sugg)
+                            (DEREF_BY_SLICING, "slicing when dereferencing would work", "dereference the original value instead", sugg)
                         } else {
                             return;
                         }
@@ -129,9 +153,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantSlicing {
 
                 span_lint_and_sugg(
                     cx,
-                    REDUNDANT_SLICING,
+                    lint,
                     expr.span,
-                    "redundant slicing of the whole range",
+                    msg,
                     help,
                     sugg,
                     app,

tests/ui/deref_by_slicing.fixed

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+#![warn(clippy::deref_by_slicing)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut vec = vec![0];
+    let _ = &*vec;
+    let _ = &mut *vec;
+
+    let ref_vec = &mut vec;
+    let _ = &**ref_vec;
+    let _ = &mut **ref_vec;
+
+    let s = String::new();
+    let _ = &*s;
+}

tests/ui/deref_by_slicing.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+#![warn(clippy::deref_by_slicing)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut vec = vec![0];
+    let _ = &vec[..];
+    let _ = &mut vec[..];
+
+    let ref_vec = &mut vec;
+    let _ = &ref_vec[..];
+    let _ = &mut ref_vec[..];
+
+    let s = String::new();
+    let _ = &s[..];
+}

tests/ui/deref_by_slicing.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+error: slicing when dereferencing would work
+  --> $DIR/deref_by_slicing.rs:7:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = &vec[..];
+   |             ^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&*vec`
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::deref-by-slicing` implied by `-D warnings`
+
+error: slicing when dereferencing would work
+  --> $DIR/deref_by_slicing.rs:8:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = &mut vec[..];
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&mut *vec`
+
+error: slicing when dereferencing would work
+  --> $DIR/deref_by_slicing.rs:11:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = &ref_vec[..];
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&**ref_vec`
+
+error: slicing when dereferencing would work
+  --> $DIR/deref_by_slicing.rs:12:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = &mut ref_vec[..];
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&mut **ref_vec`
+
+error: slicing when dereferencing would work
+  --> $DIR/deref_by_slicing.rs:15:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = &s[..];
+   |             ^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&*s`
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors
+

tests/ui/redundant_slicing.fixed

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // run-rustfix
 
-#![allow(unused)]
+#![allow(unused, clippy::deref_by_slicing)]
 #![warn(clippy::redundant_slicing)]
 
 use std::io::Read;
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ fn main() {
     let _ = slice; // Redundant slice
 
     let v = vec![0];
-    let _ = &*v; // Deref instead of slice
+    let _ = &v[..]; // Ok, results in `&[_]`
     let _ = (&*v); // Outer borrow is redundant
 
     static S: &[u8] = &[0, 1, 2];
     let err = &mut &*S; // Should reborrow instead of slice
 
     let mut vec = vec![0];
-    let mut_slice = &mut *vec; // Deref instead of slice
+    let mut_slice = &mut vec[..]; // Ok, results in `&mut [_]`
     let _ = &mut *mut_slice; // Should reborrow instead of slice
 
     let ref_vec = &vec;
-    let _ = &**ref_vec; // Deref instead of slice
+    let _ = &ref_vec[..]; // Ok, results in `&[_]`
 
     macro_rules! m {
         ($e:expr) => {

tests/ui/redundant_slicing.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // run-rustfix
 
-#![allow(unused)]
+#![allow(unused, clippy::deref_by_slicing)]
 #![warn(clippy::redundant_slicing)]
 
 use std::io::Read;
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ fn main() {
     let _ = &slice[..]; // Redundant slice
 
     let v = vec![0];
-    let _ = &v[..]; // Deref instead of slice
+    let _ = &v[..]; // Ok, results in `&[_]`
     let _ = &(&*v)[..]; // Outer borrow is redundant
 
     static S: &[u8] = &[0, 1, 2];
     let err = &mut &S[..]; // Should reborrow instead of slice
 
     let mut vec = vec![0];
-    let mut_slice = &mut vec[..]; // Deref instead of slice
+    let mut_slice = &mut vec[..]; // Ok, results in `&mut [_]`
     let _ = &mut mut_slice[..]; // Should reborrow instead of slice
 
     let ref_vec = &vec;
-    let _ = &ref_vec[..]; // Deref instead of slice
+    let _ = &ref_vec[..]; // Ok, results in `&[_]`
 
     macro_rules! m {
         ($e:expr) => {

tests/ui/redundant_slicing.stderr

@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ LL |     let _ = &slice[..]; // Redundant slice
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::redundant-slicing` implied by `-D warnings`
 
-error: redundant slicing of the whole range
-  --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:13:13
-   |
-LL |     let _ = &v[..]; // Deref instead of slice
-   |             ^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&*v`
-
 error: redundant slicing of the whole range
   --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:14:13
    |
@@ -24,24 +18,12 @@ error: redundant slicing of the whole range
 LL |     let err = &mut &S[..]; // Should reborrow instead of slice
    |                    ^^^^^^ help: reborrow the original value instead: `&*S`
 
-error: redundant slicing of the whole range
-  --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:20:21
-   |
-LL |     let mut_slice = &mut vec[..]; // Deref instead of slice
-   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&mut *vec`
-
 error: redundant slicing of the whole range
   --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:21:13
    |
 LL |     let _ = &mut mut_slice[..]; // Should reborrow instead of slice
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: reborrow the original value instead: `&mut *mut_slice`
 
-error: redundant slicing of the whole range
-  --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:24:13
-   |
-LL |     let _ = &ref_vec[..]; // Deref instead of slice
-   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: dereference the original value instead: `&**ref_vec`
-
 error: redundant slicing of the whole range
   --> $DIR/redundant_slicing.rs:31:13
    |
@@ -60,5 +42,5 @@ error: redundant slicing of the whole range
 LL |     let _ = (&bytes[..]).read_to_end(&mut vec![]).unwrap();
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: reborrow the original value instead: `(&*bytes)`
 
-error: aborting due to 10 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 7 previous errors