//! Checks for continue statements in loops that are redundant. //! //! For example, the lint would catch //! //! ``` //! while condition() { //! update_condition(); //! if x { //! // ... //! } else { //! continue; //! } //! println!("Hello, world"); //! } //! ``` //! //! And suggest something like this: //! //! ``` //! while condition() { //! update_condition(); //! if x { //! // ... //! println!("Hello, world"); //! } //! } //! ``` //! //! This lint is **warn** by default. use rustc::lint::*; use syntax::ast; use syntax::codemap::{original_sp,DUMMY_SP}; use std::borrow::Cow; use utils::{in_macro, span_help_and_lint, snippet_block, snippet, trim_multiline}; /// **What it does:** The lint checks for `if`-statements appearing in loops /// that contain a `continue` statement in either their main blocks or their /// `else`-blocks, when omitting the `else`-block possibly with some /// rearrangement of code can make the code easier to understand. /// /// **Why is this bad?** Having explicit `else` blocks for `if` statements /// containing `continue` in their THEN branch adds unnecessary branching and /// nesting to the code. Having an else block containing just `continue` can /// also be better written by grouping the statements following the whole `if` /// statement within the THEN block and omitting the else block completely. /// /// **Known problems:** None /// /// **Example:** /// ```rust /// while condition() { /// update_condition(); /// if x { /// // ... /// } else { /// continue; /// } /// println!("Hello, world"); /// } /// ``` /// /// Could be rewritten as /// /// ```rust /// while condition() { /// update_condition(); /// if x { /// // ... /// println!("Hello, world"); /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// As another example, the following code /// /// ```rust /// loop { /// if waiting() { /// continue; /// } else { /// // Do something useful /// } /// } /// ``` /// Could be rewritten as /// /// ```rust /// loop { /// if waiting() { /// continue; /// } /// // Do something useful /// } /// ``` declare_lint! { pub NEEDLESS_CONTINUE, Warn, "`continue` statements that can be replaced by a rearrangement of code" } #[derive(Copy,Clone)] pub struct NeedlessContinue; impl LintPass for NeedlessContinue { fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray { lint_array!(NEEDLESS_CONTINUE) } } impl EarlyLintPass for NeedlessContinue { fn check_expr(&mut self, ctx: &EarlyContext, expr: &ast::Expr) { if !in_macro(expr.span) { check_and_warn(ctx, expr); } } } /* This lint has to mainly deal with two cases of needless continue statements. * * Case 1 [Continue inside else block]: * * loop { * // region A * if cond { * // region B * } else { * continue; * } * // region C * } * * This code can better be written as follows: * * loop { * // region A * if cond { * // region B * // region C * } * } * * Case 2 [Continue inside then block]: * * loop { * // region A * if cond { * continue; * // potentially more code here. * } else { * // region B * } * // region C * } * * * This snippet can be refactored to: * * loop { * // region A * if !cond { * // region B * // region C * } * } */ /// Given an expression, returns true if either of the following is true /// /// - The expression is a `continue` node. /// - The expression node is a block with the first statement being a `continue`. /// fn needless_continue_in_else(else_expr: &ast::Expr) -> bool { match else_expr.node { ast::ExprKind::Block(ref else_block) => is_first_block_stmt_continue(else_block), ast::ExprKind::Continue(_) => true, _ => false, } } fn is_first_block_stmt_continue(block: &ast::Block) -> bool { block.stmts.get(0).map_or(false, |stmt| match stmt.node { ast::StmtKind::Semi(ref e) | ast::StmtKind::Expr(ref e) => if let ast::ExprKind::Continue(_) = e.node { true } else { false }, _ => false, }) } /// If `expr` is a loop expression (while/while let/for/loop), calls `func` with /// the AST object representing the loop block of `expr`. fn with_loop_block(expr: &ast::Expr, mut func: F) where F: FnMut(&ast::Block) { match expr.node { ast::ExprKind::While(_, ref loop_block, _) | ast::ExprKind::WhileLet(_, _, ref loop_block, _) | ast::ExprKind::ForLoop( _, _, ref loop_block, _) | ast::ExprKind::Loop(ref loop_block, _) => func(loop_block), _ => {}, } } /// If `stmt` is an if expression node with an `else` branch, calls func with the /// following: /// /// - The `if` expression itself, /// - The `if` condition expression, /// - The `then` block, and /// - The `else` expression. /// fn with_if_expr(stmt: &ast::Stmt, mut func: F) where F: FnMut(&ast::Expr, &ast::Expr, &ast::Block, &ast::Expr) { match stmt.node { ast::StmtKind::Semi(ref e) | ast::StmtKind::Expr(ref e) => { if let ast::ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref if_block, Some(ref else_expr)) = e.node { func(e, cond, if_block, else_expr); } }, _ => { }, } } /// A type to distinguish between the two distinct cases this lint handles. #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)] enum LintType { ContinueInsideElseBlock, ContinueInsideThenBlock, } /// Data we pass around for construction of help messages. struct LintData<'a> { /// The `if` expression encountered in the above loop. if_expr: &'a ast::Expr, /// The condition expression for the above `if`. if_cond: &'a ast::Expr, /// The `then` block of the `if` statement. if_block: &'a ast::Block, /// The `else` block of the `if` statement. /// Note that we only work with `if` exprs that have an `else` branch. else_expr: &'a ast::Expr, /// The 0-based index of the `if` statement in the containing loop block. stmt_idx: usize, /// The statements of the loop block. block_stmts: &'a [ast::Stmt], } const MSG_REDUNDANT_ELSE_BLOCK: &'static str = "This else block is redundant.\n"; const MSG_ELSE_BLOCK_NOT_NEEDED: &'static str = "There is no need for an explicit `else` block for this `if` expression\n"; const DROP_ELSE_BLOCK_AND_MERGE_MSG: &'static str = "Consider dropping the else clause and merging the code that follows (in the loop) with the if block, like so:\n"; const DROP_ELSE_BLOCK_MSG: &'static str = "Consider dropping the else clause, and moving out the code in the else block, like so:\n"; fn emit_warning<'a>(ctx: &EarlyContext, data: &'a LintData, header: &str, typ: LintType) { // snip is the whole *help* message that appears after the warning. // message is the warning message. // expr is the expression which the lint warning message refers to. let (snip, message, expr) = match typ { LintType::ContinueInsideElseBlock => { (suggestion_snippet_for_continue_inside_else(ctx, data, header), MSG_REDUNDANT_ELSE_BLOCK, data.else_expr) }, LintType::ContinueInsideThenBlock => { (suggestion_snippet_for_continue_inside_if(ctx, data, header), MSG_ELSE_BLOCK_NOT_NEEDED, data.if_expr) } }; span_help_and_lint(ctx, NEEDLESS_CONTINUE, expr.span, message, &snip); } fn suggestion_snippet_for_continue_inside_if<'a>(ctx: &EarlyContext, data: &'a LintData, header: &str) -> String { let cond_code = snippet(ctx, data.if_cond.span, ".."); let if_code = format!("if {} {{\n continue;\n}}\n", cond_code); /* ^^^^--- Four spaces of indentation. */ // region B let else_code = snippet(ctx, data.else_expr.span, "..").into_owned(); let else_code = erode_block(&else_code); let else_code = trim_multiline(Cow::from(else_code), false); let mut ret = String::from(header); ret.push_str(&if_code); ret.push_str(&else_code); ret.push_str("\n..."); ret } fn suggestion_snippet_for_continue_inside_else<'a>(ctx: &EarlyContext, data: &'a LintData, header: &str) -> String { let cond_code = snippet(ctx, data.if_cond.span, ".."); let mut if_code = format!("if {} {{\n", cond_code); // Region B let block_code = &snippet(ctx, data.if_block.span, "..").into_owned(); let block_code = erode_block(block_code); let block_code = trim_multiline(Cow::from(block_code), false); if_code.push_str(&block_code); // Region C // These is the code in the loop block that follows the if/else construction // we are complaining about. We want to pull all of this code into the // `then` block of the `if` statement. let to_annex = data.block_stmts[data.stmt_idx+1..] .iter() .map(|stmt| { original_sp(stmt.span, DUMMY_SP) }) .map(|span| snippet_block(ctx, span, "..").into_owned()) .collect::>().join("\n"); let mut ret = String::from(header); ret.push_str(&if_code); ret.push_str("\n// Merged code follows..."); ret.push_str(&to_annex); ret.push_str("\n}\n"); ret } fn check_and_warn<'a>(ctx: &EarlyContext, expr: &'a ast::Expr) { with_loop_block(expr, |loop_block| { for (i, stmt) in loop_block.stmts.iter().enumerate() { with_if_expr(stmt, |if_expr, cond, then_block, else_expr| { let data = &LintData { stmt_idx: i, if_expr: if_expr, if_cond: cond, if_block: then_block, else_expr: else_expr, block_stmts: &loop_block.stmts, }; if needless_continue_in_else(else_expr) { emit_warning(ctx, data, DROP_ELSE_BLOCK_AND_MERGE_MSG, LintType::ContinueInsideElseBlock); } else if is_first_block_stmt_continue(then_block) { emit_warning(ctx, data, DROP_ELSE_BLOCK_MSG, LintType::ContinueInsideThenBlock); } }); } }); } /// Eats at `s` from the end till a closing brace `}` is encountered, and then /// continues eating till a non-whitespace character is found. /// e.g., the string /// /// ``` /// { /// let x = 5; /// } /// ``` /// /// is transformed to /// /// ``` /// { /// let x = 5; /// ``` /// /// NOTE: when there is no closing brace in `s`, `s` is _not_ preserved, i.e., /// an empty string will be returned in that case. pub fn erode_from_back(s: &str) -> String { let mut ret = String::from(s); while ret.pop().map_or(false, |c| c != '}') { } while let Some(c) = ret.pop() { if !c.is_whitespace() { ret.push(c); break; } } ret } /// Eats at `s` from the front by first skipping all leading whitespace. Then, /// any number of opening braces are eaten, followed by any number of newlines. /// e.g., the string /// /// ``` /// { /// something(); /// inside_a_block(); /// } /// ``` /// /// is transformed to /// /// ``` /// something(); /// inside_a_block(); /// } /// ``` /// pub fn erode_from_front(s: &str) -> String { s.chars() .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace()) .skip_while(|c| *c == '{') .skip_while(|c| *c == '\n') .collect::() } /// If `s` contains the code for a block, delimited by braces, this function /// tries to get the contents of the block. If there is no closing brace present, /// an empty string is returned. pub fn erode_block(s: &str) -> String { erode_from_back(&erode_from_front(s)) }