Fix useless_format false positive with macros

Clippy was issuing a warning when `format!` was used inside a macro.
That's a problem because macros have different syntax and can be outside
the control of the user.

This skips the `useless_format` check if the `format!` call is inside a
macro.
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Philipp Hansch 2018-04-05 07:52:26 +02:00
parent 76d1e26fe2
commit ff98e3f9f5
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3 changed files with 19 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rustc::lint::*;
use rustc::ty;
use syntax::ast::LitKind;
use utils::paths;
use utils::{is_expn_of, match_def_path, match_type, opt_def_id, resolve_node, snippet, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty};
use utils::{in_macro, is_expn_of, match_def_path, match_type, opt_def_id, resolve_node, snippet, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty};
/// **What it does:** Checks for the use of `format!("string literal with no
/// argument")` and `format!("{}", foo)` where `foo` is a string.
@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ impl LintPass for Pass {
impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for Pass {
fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr) {
if let Some(span) = is_expn_of(expr.span, "format") {
if in_macro(span) {
return;
}
match expr.node {
// `format!("{}", foo)` expansion
ExprCall(ref fun, ref args) => {

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@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
#![warn(useless_format)]
struct Foo(pub String);
macro_rules! foo {
($($t:tt)*) => (Foo(format!($($t)*)))
}
fn main() {
format!("foo");
@ -31,4 +37,7 @@ fn main() {
println!("foo {}", "foo");
println!("{}", 42);
println!("foo {}", 42);
// A format! inside a macro should not trigger a warning
foo!("should not warn");
}

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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
error: useless use of `format!`
--> $DIR/format.rs:6:5
--> $DIR/format.rs:12:5
|
6 | format!("foo");
12 | format!("foo");
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using .to_string(): `"foo".to_string()`
|
= note: `-D useless-format` implied by `-D warnings`