use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then; use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability; use if_chain::if_chain; use rustc_errors::Applicability; use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Mutability, Node, Pat, PatKind}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint}; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for bindings that destructure a reference and borrow the inner /// value with `&ref`. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// This pattern has no effect in almost all cases. /// /// ### Known problems /// In some cases, `&ref` is needed to avoid a lifetime mismatch error. /// Example: /// ```rust /// fn foo(a: &Option, b: &Option) { /// match (a, b) { /// (None, &ref c) | (&ref c, None) => (), /// (&Some(ref c), _) => (), /// }; /// } /// ``` /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// let mut v = Vec::::new(); /// # #[allow(unused)] /// v.iter_mut().filter(|&ref a| a.is_empty()); /// ``` /// /// Use instead: /// ```rust /// let mut v = Vec::::new(); /// # #[allow(unused)] /// v.iter_mut().filter(|a| a.is_empty()); /// ``` #[clippy::version = "pre 1.29.0"] pub NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE, complexity, "destructuring a reference and borrowing the inner value" } declare_lint_pass!(NeedlessBorrowedRef => [NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE]); impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessBorrowedRef { fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, pat: &'tcx Pat<'_>) { if pat.span.from_expansion() { // OK, simple enough, lints doesn't check in macro. return; } if_chain! { // Only lint immutable refs, because `&mut ref T` may be useful. if let PatKind::Ref(sub_pat, Mutability::Not) = pat.kind; // Check sub_pat got a `ref` keyword (excluding `ref mut`). if let PatKind::Binding(BindingAnnotation::Ref, .., spanned_name, _) = sub_pat.kind; let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(pat.hir_id); if let Some(parent_node) = cx.tcx.hir().find(parent_id); then { // do not recurse within patterns, as they may have other references // XXXManishearth we can relax this constraint if we only check patterns // with a single ref pattern inside them if let Node::Pat(_) = parent_node { return; } let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable; span_lint_and_then(cx, NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE, pat.span, "this pattern takes a reference on something that is being de-referenced", |diag| { let hint = snippet_with_applicability(cx, spanned_name.span, "..", &mut applicability).into_owned(); diag.span_suggestion( pat.span, "try removing the `&ref` part and just keep", hint, applicability, ); }); } } } }