use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help; use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item}; use clippy_utils::{get_trait_def_id, paths, return_ty, trait_ref_of_method}; use if_chain::if_chain; use rustc_hir::{GenericParamKind, ImplItem, ImplItemKind}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint}; use rustc_span::sym; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for the definition of inherent methods with a signature of `to_string(&self) -> String`. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// This method is also implicitly defined if a type implements the `Display` trait. As the functionality of `Display` is much more versatile, it should be preferred. /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// pub struct A; /// /// impl A { /// pub fn to_string(&self) -> String { /// "I am A".to_string() /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Use instead: /// ```rust /// use std::fmt; /// /// pub struct A; /// /// impl fmt::Display for A { /// fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { /// write!(f, "I am A") /// } /// } /// ``` #[clippy::version = "1.38.0"] pub INHERENT_TO_STRING, style, "type implements inherent method `to_string()`, but should instead implement the `Display` trait" } declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for the definition of inherent methods with a signature of `to_string(&self) -> String` and if the type implementing this method also implements the `Display` trait. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// This method is also implicitly defined if a type implements the `Display` trait. The less versatile inherent method will then shadow the implementation introduced by `Display`. /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// use std::fmt; /// /// pub struct A; /// /// impl A { /// pub fn to_string(&self) -> String { /// "I am A".to_string() /// } /// } /// /// impl fmt::Display for A { /// fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { /// write!(f, "I am A, too") /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Use instead: /// ```rust /// use std::fmt; /// /// pub struct A; /// /// impl fmt::Display for A { /// fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { /// write!(f, "I am A") /// } /// } /// ``` #[clippy::version = "1.38.0"] pub INHERENT_TO_STRING_SHADOW_DISPLAY, correctness, "type implements inherent method `to_string()`, which gets shadowed by the implementation of the `Display` trait" } declare_lint_pass!(InherentToString => [INHERENT_TO_STRING, INHERENT_TO_STRING_SHADOW_DISPLAY]); impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InherentToString { fn check_impl_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, impl_item: &'tcx ImplItem<'_>) { if impl_item.span.from_expansion() { return; } if_chain! { // Check if item is a method, called to_string and has a parameter 'self' if let ImplItemKind::Fn(ref signature, _) = impl_item.kind; if impl_item.ident.name == sym::to_string; let decl = &signature.decl; if decl.implicit_self.has_implicit_self(); if decl.inputs.len() == 1; if impl_item.generics.params.iter().all(|p| matches!(p.kind, GenericParamKind::Lifetime { .. })); // Check if return type is String if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, return_ty(cx, impl_item.hir_id()), sym::String); // Filters instances of to_string which are required by a trait if trait_ref_of_method(cx, impl_item.def_id.def_id).is_none(); then { show_lint(cx, impl_item); } } } } fn show_lint(cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &ImplItem<'_>) { let display_trait_id = get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::DISPLAY_TRAIT).expect("Failed to get trait ID of `Display`!"); // Get the real type of 'self' let self_type = cx.tcx.fn_sig(item.def_id).input(0); let self_type = self_type.skip_binder().peel_refs(); // Emit either a warning or an error if implements_trait(cx, self_type, display_trait_id, &[]) { span_lint_and_help( cx, INHERENT_TO_STRING_SHADOW_DISPLAY, item.span, &format!( "type `{self_type}` implements inherent method `to_string(&self) -> String` which shadows the implementation of `Display`" ), None, &format!("remove the inherent method from type `{self_type}`"), ); } else { span_lint_and_help( cx, INHERENT_TO_STRING, item.span, &format!("implementation of inherent method `to_string(&self) -> String` for type `{self_type}`"), None, &format!("implement trait `Display` for type `{self_type}` instead"), ); } }