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11 //! Lints, aka compiler warnings.
13 //! A 'lint' check is a kind of miscellaneous constraint that a user _might_
14 //! want to enforce, but might reasonably want to permit as well, on a
15 //! module-by-module basis. They contrast with static constraints enforced by
16 //! other phases of the compiler, which are generally required to hold in order
17 //! to compile the program at all.
19 //! Most lints can be written as `LintPass` instances. These run just before
20 //! translation to LLVM bytecode. The `LintPass`es built into rustc are defined
21 //! within `builtin.rs`, which has further comments on how to add such a lint.
22 //! rustc can also load user-defined lint plugins via the plugin mechanism.
24 //! Some of rustc's lints are defined elsewhere in the compiler and work by
25 //! calling `add_lint()` on the overall `Session` object. This works when
26 //! it happens before the main lint pass, which emits the lints stored by
27 //! `add_lint()`. To emit lints after the main lint pass (from trans, for
28 //! example) requires more effort. See `emit_lint` and `GatherNodeLevels`
34 use std::ascii::StrAsciiExt;
35 use syntax::codemap::Span;
36 use syntax::visit::FnKind;
39 pub use lint::context::{Context, LintStore, raw_emit_lint, check_crate, gather_attrs};
41 /// Specification of a single lint.
43 /// A string identifier for the lint.
45 /// This identifies the lint in attributes and in command-line arguments.
46 /// In those contexts it is always lowercase, but this field is compared
47 /// in a way which is case-insensitive for ASCII characters. This allows
48 /// `declare_lint!()` invocations to follow the convention of upper-case
49 /// statics without repeating the name.
51 /// The name is written with underscores, e.g. "unused_imports".
52 /// On the command line, underscores become dashes.
53 pub name: &'static str,
55 /// Default level for the lint.
56 pub default_level: Level,
58 /// Description of the lint or the issue it detects.
60 /// e.g. "imports that are never used"
61 pub desc: &'static str,
65 /// Get the lint's name, with ASCII letters converted to lowercase.
66 pub fn name_lower(&self) -> String {
67 self.name.to_ascii_lower()
71 /// Build a `Lint` initializer.
73 macro_rules! lint_initializer (
74 ($name:ident, $level:ident, $desc:expr) => (
76 name: stringify!($name),
77 default_level: ::rustc::lint::$level,
83 /// Declare a static item of type `&'static Lint`.
85 macro_rules! declare_lint (
86 // FIXME(#14660): deduplicate
87 (pub $name:ident, $level:ident, $desc:expr) => (
88 pub static $name: &'static ::rustc::lint::Lint
89 = &lint_initializer!($name, $level, $desc);
91 ($name:ident, $level:ident, $desc:expr) => (
92 static $name: &'static ::rustc::lint::Lint
93 = &lint_initializer!($name, $level, $desc);
97 /// Declare a static `LintArray` and return it as an expression.
99 macro_rules! lint_array ( ($( $lint:expr ),*) => (
101 static array: LintArray = &[ $( $lint ),* ];
106 pub type LintArray = &'static [&'static Lint];
108 /// Trait for types providing lint checks.
110 /// Each `check` method checks a single syntax node, and should not
111 /// invoke methods recursively (unlike `Visitor`). By default they
114 // FIXME: eliminate the duplication with `Visitor`. But this also
115 // contains a few lint-specific methods with no equivalent in `Visitor`.
117 /// Get descriptions of the lints this `LintPass` object can emit.
119 /// NB: there is no enforcement that the object only emits lints it registered.
120 /// And some `rustc` internal `LintPass`es register lints to be emitted by other
121 /// parts of the compiler. If you want enforced access restrictions for your
122 /// `Lint`, make it a private `static` item in its own module.
123 fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray;
125 fn check_crate(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Crate) { }
126 fn check_ident(&mut self, _: &Context, _: Span, _: ast::Ident) { }
127 fn check_mod(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Mod, _: Span, _: ast::NodeId) { }
128 fn check_view_item(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::ViewItem) { }
129 fn check_foreign_item(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::ForeignItem) { }
130 fn check_item(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Item) { }
131 fn check_local(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Local) { }
132 fn check_block(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Block) { }
133 fn check_stmt(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Stmt) { }
134 fn check_arm(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Arm) { }
135 fn check_pat(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Pat) { }
136 fn check_decl(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Decl) { }
137 fn check_expr(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Expr) { }
138 fn check_expr_post(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Expr) { }
139 fn check_ty(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Ty) { }
140 fn check_generics(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Generics) { }
141 fn check_fn(&mut self, _: &Context,
142 _: &FnKind, _: &ast::FnDecl, _: &ast::Block, _: Span, _: ast::NodeId) { }
143 fn check_ty_method(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::TypeMethod) { }
144 fn check_trait_method(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::TraitMethod) { }
145 fn check_struct_def(&mut self, _: &Context,
146 _: &ast::StructDef, _: ast::Ident, _: &ast::Generics, _: ast::NodeId) { }
147 fn check_struct_def_post(&mut self, _: &Context,
148 _: &ast::StructDef, _: ast::Ident, _: &ast::Generics, _: ast::NodeId) { }
149 fn check_struct_field(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::StructField) { }
150 fn check_variant(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Variant, _: &ast::Generics) { }
151 fn check_opt_lifetime_ref(&mut self, _: &Context, _: Span, _: &Option<ast::Lifetime>) { }
152 fn check_lifetime_ref(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Lifetime) { }
153 fn check_lifetime_decl(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Lifetime) { }
154 fn check_explicit_self(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::ExplicitSelf) { }
155 fn check_mac(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Mac) { }
156 fn check_path(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Path, _: ast::NodeId) { }
157 fn check_attribute(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &ast::Attribute) { }
159 /// Called when entering a syntax node that can have lint attributes such
160 /// as `#[allow(...)]`. Called with *all* the attributes of that node.
161 fn enter_lint_attrs(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &[ast::Attribute]) { }
163 /// Counterpart to `enter_lint_attrs`.
164 fn exit_lint_attrs(&mut self, _: &Context, _: &[ast::Attribute]) { }
167 /// A lint pass boxed up as a trait object.
168 pub type LintPassObject = Box<LintPass + 'static>;
170 /// Identifies a lint known to the compiler.
173 // Identity is based on pointer equality of this field.
177 impl PartialEq for LintId {
178 fn eq(&self, other: &LintId) -> bool {
179 (self.lint as *const Lint) == (other.lint as *const Lint)
183 impl Eq for LintId { }
185 impl<S: hash::Writer> hash::Hash<S> for LintId {
186 fn hash(&self, state: &mut S) {
187 let ptr = self.lint as *const Lint;
193 /// Get the `LintId` for a `Lint`.
194 pub fn of(lint: &'static Lint) -> LintId {
200 /// Get the name of the lint.
201 pub fn as_str(&self) -> String {
202 self.lint.name_lower()
206 /// Setting for how to handle a lint.
207 #[deriving(Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Ord)]
209 Allow, Warn, Deny, Forbid
213 /// Convert a level to a lower-case string.
214 pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
223 /// Convert a lower-case string to a level.
224 pub fn from_str(x: &str) -> Option<Level> {
226 "allow" => Some(Allow),
227 "warn" => Some(Warn),
228 "deny" => Some(Deny),
229 "forbid" => Some(Forbid),
235 /// How a lint level was set.
236 #[deriving(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
237 pub enum LintSource {
238 /// Lint is at the default level as declared
239 /// in rustc or a plugin.
242 /// Lint level was set by an attribute.
245 /// Lint level was set by a command-line flag.
249 pub type LevelSource = (Level, LintSource);