//! Checks for useless borrowed references. //! //! This lint is **warn** by default use crate::utils::{snippet_with_applicability, span_lint_and_then}; 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 useless borrowed references. /// /// **Why is this bad?** It is mostly useless and make the code look more /// complex than it /// actually is. /// /// **Known problems:** It seems that the `&ref` pattern is sometimes useful. /// For instance in the following snippet: /// ```rust,ignore /// enum Animal { /// Cat(u64), /// Dog(u64), /// } /// /// fn foo(a: &Animal, b: &Animal) { /// match (a, b) { /// (&Animal::Cat(v), k) | (k, &Animal::Cat(v)) => (), // lifetime mismatch error /// (&Animal::Dog(ref c), &Animal::Dog(_)) => () /// } /// } /// ``` /// There is a lifetime mismatch error for `k` (indeed a and b have distinct /// lifetime). /// This can be fixed by using the `&ref` pattern. /// However, the code can also be fixed by much cleaner ways /// /// **Example:** /// ```rust /// let mut v = Vec::::new(); /// let _ = v.iter_mut().filter(|&ref a| a.is_empty()); /// ``` /// This closure takes a reference on something that has been matched as a /// reference and /// de-referenced. /// As such, it could just be |a| a.is_empty() pub NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE, complexity, "taking a needless borrowed reference" } 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(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, ); }); } } } }