1 We are currently in the process of discussing Clippy 1.0 via the RFC process in https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2476 . The RFC's goal is to clarify policies around lint categorizations and the policy around which lints should be in the compiler and which lints should be in Clippy. Please leave your thoughts on the RFC PR.
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10 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your [Rust](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) code.
12 [There are 275 lints included in this crate!](https://rust-lang-nursery.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html)
14 We have a bunch of lint categories to allow you to choose how much Clippy is supposed to ~~annoy~~ help you:
16 * `clippy::all` (everything that has no false positives)
17 * `clippy::pedantic` (everything)
18 * `clippy::nursery` (new lints that aren't quite ready yet)
19 * `clippy::style` (code that should be written in a more idiomatic way)
20 * `clippy::complexity` (code that does something simple but in a complex way)
21 * `clippy::perf` (code that can be written in a faster way)
22 * `clippy::cargo` (checks against the cargo manifest)
23 * **`clippy::correctness`** (code that is just outright wrong or very very useless)
25 More to come, please [file an issue](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-clippy/issues) if you have ideas!
29 * [Usage instructions](#usage)
30 * [Configuration](#configuration)
35 Since this is a tool for helping the developer of a library or application
36 write better code, it is recommended not to include Clippy as a hard dependency.
37 Options include using it as an optional dependency, as a cargo subcommand, or
38 as an included feature during build. These options are detailed below.
40 ### As a cargo subcommand (`cargo clippy`)
42 One way to use Clippy is by installing Clippy through rustup as a cargo
45 #### Step 1: Install rustup
47 You can install [rustup](http://rustup.rs/) on supported platforms. This will help
48 us install Clippy and its dependencies.
50 If you already have rustup installed, update to ensure you have the latest
57 #### Step 2: Install Clippy
59 Once you have rustup and the latest stable release (at least Rust 1.29) installed, run the following command:
62 rustup component add clippy-preview
65 Now you can run Clippy by invoking `cargo clippy`.
67 ### Running Clippy from the command line without installing it
69 To have cargo compile your crate with Clippy without Clippy installation
70 in your code, you can use:
73 cargo run --bin cargo-clippy --manifest-path=path_to_clippys_Cargo.toml
76 *[Note](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-clippy/wiki#a-word-of-warning):*
77 Be sure that Clippy was compiled with the same version of rustc that cargo invokes here!
81 Some lints can be configured in a TOML file named `clippy.toml` or `.clippy.toml`. It contains a basic `variable = value` mapping eg.
84 blacklisted-names = ["toto", "tata", "titi"]
85 cyclomatic-complexity-threshold = 30
88 See the [list of lints](https://rust-lang-nursery.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html) for more information about which lints can be configured and the
89 meaning of the variables.
91 To deactivate the “for further information visit *lint-link*” message you can
92 define the `CLIPPY_DISABLE_DOCS_LINKS` environment variable.
94 ### Allowing/denying lints
96 You can add options to your code to `allow`/`warn`/`deny` Clippy lints:
98 * the whole set of `Warn` lints using the `clippy` lint group (`#![deny(clippy::all)]`)
100 * all lints using both the `clippy` and `clippy::pedantic` lint groups (`#![deny(clippy::all)]`,
101 `#![deny(clippy::pedantic)]`). Note that `clippy::pedantic` contains some very aggressive
102 lints prone to false positives.
104 * only some lints (`#![deny(clippy::single_match, clippy::box_vec)]`, etc)
106 * `allow`/`warn`/`deny` can be limited to a single function or module using `#[allow(...)]`, etc
108 Note: `deny` produces errors instead of warnings.
110 Note: To use the new `clippy::lint_name` syntax, `#![feature(tool_lints)]` has to be activated
111 currently. If you want to compile your code with the stable toolchain you can use a `cfg_attr` to
112 activate the `tool_lints` feature:
114 #![cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", feature(tool_lints))]
115 #![cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::lint_name))]
118 For this to work you have to use Clippy on the nightly toolchain: `cargo +nightly clippy`. If you
119 want to use Clippy with the stable toolchain, you can stick to the old unscoped method to
120 enable/disable Clippy lints until `tool_lints` are stable:
122 #![cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy_lint))]
127 Licensed under [MPL](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/).
128 If you're having issues with the license, let me know and I'll try to change it to something more permissive.