use clippy_utils::{diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg, ty::is_type_diagnostic_item}; use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, paths}; use if_chain::if_chain; use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind; use rustc_errors::Applicability; use rustc_hir::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Mutability}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_middle::ty; use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint}; use rustc_span::sym; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// /// Detects cases of owned empty strings being passed as an argument to a function expecting `&str` /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// /// This results in longer and less readable code /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// vec!["1", "2", "3"].join(&String::new()); /// ``` /// Use instead: /// ```rust /// vec!["1", "2", "3"].join(""); /// ``` #[clippy::version = "1.62.0"] pub UNNECESSARY_OWNED_EMPTY_STRINGS, style, "detects cases of references to owned empty strings being passed as an argument to a function expecting `&str`" } declare_lint_pass!(UnnecessaryOwnedEmptyStrings => [UNNECESSARY_OWNED_EMPTY_STRINGS]); impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnnecessaryOwnedEmptyStrings { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) { if_chain! { if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, inner_expr) = expr.kind; if let ExprKind::Call(fun, args) = inner_expr.kind; if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = fun.kind; if let Some(fun_def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, fun.hir_id).opt_def_id(); if let ty::Ref(_, inner_str, _) = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr).kind(); if inner_str.is_str(); then { if match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, &paths::STRING_NEW) { span_lint_and_sugg( cx, UNNECESSARY_OWNED_EMPTY_STRINGS, expr.span, "usage of `&String::new()` for a function expecting a `&str` argument", "try", "\"\"".to_owned(), Applicability::MachineApplicable, ); } else { if_chain! { if match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, &paths::FROM_FROM); if let [.., last_arg] = args; if let ExprKind::Lit(spanned) = &last_arg.kind; if let LitKind::Str(symbol, _) = spanned.node; if symbol.is_empty(); let inner_expr_type = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(inner_expr); if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, inner_expr_type, sym::String); then { span_lint_and_sugg( cx, UNNECESSARY_OWNED_EMPTY_STRINGS, expr.span, "usage of `&String::from(\"\")` for a function expecting a `&str` argument", "try", "\"\"".to_owned(), Applicability::MachineApplicable, ); } } } } } } }