//! Checks for needless address of operations (`&`) //! //! This lint is **warn** by default use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then; use clippy_utils::is_automatically_derived; use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt; use if_chain::if_chain; use rustc_errors::Applicability; use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Item, Mutability, Pat, PatKind}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_middle::ty; use rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::{Adjust, Adjustment}; use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass}; use rustc_span::def_id::LocalDefId; declare_clippy_lint! { /// **What it does:** Checks for address of operations (`&`) that are going to /// be dereferenced immediately by the compiler. /// /// **Why is this bad?** Suggests that the receiver of the expression borrows /// the expression. /// /// **Known problems:** None. /// /// **Example:** /// ```rust /// // Bad /// let x: &i32 = &&&&&&5; /// /// // Good /// let x: &i32 = &5; /// ``` pub NEEDLESS_BORROW, nursery, "taking a reference that is going to be automatically dereferenced" } #[derive(Default)] pub struct NeedlessBorrow { derived_item: Option, } impl_lint_pass!(NeedlessBorrow => [NEEDLESS_BORROW]); impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessBorrow { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) { if e.span.from_expansion() || self.derived_item.is_some() { return; } if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, ref inner) = e.kind { if let ty::Ref(_, ty, _) = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(inner).kind() { for adj3 in cx.typeck_results().expr_adjustments(e).windows(3) { if let [Adjustment { kind: Adjust::Deref(_), .. }, Adjustment { kind: Adjust::Deref(_), .. }, Adjustment { kind: Adjust::Borrow(_), .. }] = *adj3 { span_lint_and_then( cx, NEEDLESS_BORROW, e.span, &format!( "this expression borrows a reference (`&{}`) that is immediately dereferenced \ by the compiler", ty ), |diag| { if let Some(snippet) = snippet_opt(cx, inner.span) { diag.span_suggestion( e.span, "change this to", snippet, Applicability::MachineApplicable, ); } }, ); } } } } } fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, pat: &'tcx Pat<'_>) { if pat.span.from_expansion() || self.derived_item.is_some() { return; } if_chain! { if let PatKind::Binding(BindingAnnotation::Ref, .., name, _) = pat.kind; if let ty::Ref(_, tam, mutbl) = *cx.typeck_results().pat_ty(pat).kind(); if mutbl == Mutability::Not; if let ty::Ref(_, _, mutbl) = *tam.kind(); // only lint immutable refs, because borrowed `&mut T` cannot be moved out if mutbl == Mutability::Not; then { span_lint_and_then( cx, NEEDLESS_BORROW, pat.span, "this pattern creates a reference to a reference", |diag| { if let Some(snippet) = snippet_opt(cx, name.span) { diag.span_suggestion( pat.span, "change this to", snippet, Applicability::MachineApplicable, ); } } ) } } } fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx Item<'_>) { let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(item.hir_id()); if is_automatically_derived(attrs) { debug_assert!(self.derived_item.is_none()); self.derived_item = Some(item.def_id); } } fn check_item_post(&mut self, _: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx Item<'_>) { if let Some(id) = self.derived_item { if item.def_id == id { self.derived_item = None; } } } }