1 //! Checks for needless boolean results of if-else expressions
3 //! This lint is **warn** by default
5 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg};
6 use clippy_utils::higher;
7 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
8 use clippy_utils::sugg::Sugg;
9 use clippy_utils::{is_else_clause, is_expn_of};
10 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
11 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
12 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind, UnOp};
13 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
14 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
15 use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
18 declare_clippy_lint! {
20 /// Checks for expressions of the form `if c { true } else {
21 /// false }` (or vice versa) and suggests using the condition directly.
23 /// ### Why is this bad?
26 /// ### Known problems
27 /// Maybe false positives: Sometimes, the two branches are
28 /// painstakingly documented (which we, of course, do not detect), so they *may*
29 /// have some value. Even then, the documentation can be rewritten to match the
40 /// Could be written as
44 #[clippy::version = "pre 1.29.0"]
47 "if-statements with plain booleans in the then- and else-clause, e.g., `if p { true } else { false }`"
50 declare_clippy_lint! {
52 /// Checks for expressions of the form `x == true`,
53 /// `x != true` and order comparisons such as `x < true` (or vice versa) and
54 /// suggest using the variable directly.
56 /// ### Why is this bad?
69 #[clippy::version = "pre 1.29.0"]
72 "comparing a variable to a boolean, e.g., `if x == true` or `if x != true`"
75 declare_lint_pass!(NeedlessBool => [NEEDLESS_BOOL]);
77 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessBool {
78 fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
79 use self::Expression::{Bool, RetBool};
80 if e.span.from_expansion() {
83 if let Some(higher::If {
87 }) = higher::If::hir(e)
89 let reduce = |ret, not| {
90 let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
91 let snip = Sugg::hir_with_applicability(cx, cond, "<predicate>", &mut applicability);
92 let mut snip = if not { !snip } else { snip };
95 snip = snip.make_return();
98 if is_else_clause(cx.tcx, e) {
99 snip = snip.blockify();
106 "this if-then-else expression returns a bool literal",
107 "you can reduce it to",
112 if let ExprKind::Block(then, _) = then.kind {
113 match (fetch_bool_block(then), fetch_bool_expr(r#else)) {
114 (RetBool(true), RetBool(true)) | (Bool(true), Bool(true)) => {
119 "this if-then-else expression will always return true",
122 (RetBool(false), RetBool(false)) | (Bool(false), Bool(false)) => {
127 "this if-then-else expression will always return false",
130 (RetBool(true), RetBool(false)) => reduce(true, false),
131 (Bool(true), Bool(false)) => reduce(false, false),
132 (RetBool(false), RetBool(true)) => reduce(true, true),
133 (Bool(false), Bool(true)) => reduce(false, true),
137 panic!("IfExpr `then` node is not an `ExprKind::Block`");
143 declare_lint_pass!(BoolComparison => [BOOL_COMPARISON]);
145 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BoolComparison {
146 fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
147 if e.span.from_expansion() {
151 if let ExprKind::Binary(Spanned { node, .. }, ..) = e.kind {
152 let ignore_case = None::<(fn(_) -> _, &str)>;
153 let ignore_no_literal = None::<(fn(_, _) -> _, &str)>;
156 let true_case = Some((|h| h, "equality checks against true are unnecessary"));
157 let false_case = Some((
159 "equality checks against false can be replaced by a negation",
161 check_comparison(cx, e, true_case, false_case, true_case, false_case, ignore_no_literal);
164 let true_case = Some((
166 "inequality checks against true can be replaced by a negation",
168 let false_case = Some((|h| h, "inequality checks against false are unnecessary"));
169 check_comparison(cx, e, true_case, false_case, true_case, false_case, ignore_no_literal);
171 BinOpKind::Lt => check_comparison(
175 Some((|h| h, "greater than checks against false are unnecessary")),
178 "less than comparison against true can be replaced by a negation",
182 |l: Sugg<'_>, r: Sugg<'_>| (!l).bit_and(&r),
183 "order comparisons between booleans can be simplified",
186 BinOpKind::Gt => check_comparison(
191 "less than comparison against true can be replaced by a negation",
195 Some((|h| h, "greater than checks against false are unnecessary")),
197 |l: Sugg<'_>, r: Sugg<'_>| l.bit_and(&(!r)),
198 "order comparisons between booleans can be simplified",
207 struct ExpressionInfoWithSpan {
208 one_side_is_unary_not: bool,
213 fn is_unary_not(e: &Expr<'_>) -> (bool, Span) {
214 if let ExprKind::Unary(UnOp::Not, operand) = e.kind {
215 return (true, operand.span);
220 fn one_side_is_unary_not<'tcx>(left_side: &'tcx Expr<'_>, right_side: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> ExpressionInfoWithSpan {
221 let left = is_unary_not(left_side);
222 let right = is_unary_not(right_side);
224 ExpressionInfoWithSpan {
225 one_side_is_unary_not: left.0 != right.0,
231 fn check_comparison<'a, 'tcx>(
232 cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
234 left_true: Option<(impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>, &str)>,
235 left_false: Option<(impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>, &str)>,
236 right_true: Option<(impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>, &str)>,
237 right_false: Option<(impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>, &str)>,
238 no_literal: Option<(impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>, Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>, &str)>,
240 use self::Expression::{Bool, Other};
242 if let ExprKind::Binary(op, left_side, right_side) = e.kind {
244 cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(left_side),
245 cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(right_side),
247 if is_expn_of(left_side.span, "cfg").is_some() || is_expn_of(right_side.span, "cfg").is_some() {
250 if l_ty.is_bool() && r_ty.is_bool() {
251 let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
253 if op.node == BinOpKind::Eq {
254 let expression_info = one_side_is_unary_not(left_side, right_side);
255 if expression_info.one_side_is_unary_not {
260 "this comparison might be written more concisely",
261 "try simplifying it as shown",
264 snippet_with_applicability(cx, expression_info.left_span, "..", &mut applicability),
265 snippet_with_applicability(cx, expression_info.right_span, "..", &mut applicability)
272 match (fetch_bool_expr(left_side), fetch_bool_expr(right_side)) {
273 (Bool(true), Other) => left_true.map_or((), |(h, m)| {
274 suggest_bool_comparison(cx, e, right_side, applicability, m, h);
276 (Other, Bool(true)) => right_true.map_or((), |(h, m)| {
277 suggest_bool_comparison(cx, e, left_side, applicability, m, h);
279 (Bool(false), Other) => left_false.map_or((), |(h, m)| {
280 suggest_bool_comparison(cx, e, right_side, applicability, m, h);
282 (Other, Bool(false)) => right_false.map_or((), |(h, m)| {
283 suggest_bool_comparison(cx, e, left_side, applicability, m, h);
285 (Other, Other) => no_literal.map_or((), |(h, m)| {
286 let left_side = Sugg::hir_with_applicability(cx, left_side, "..", &mut applicability);
287 let right_side = Sugg::hir_with_applicability(cx, right_side, "..", &mut applicability);
293 "try simplifying it as shown",
294 h(left_side, right_side).to_string(),
304 fn suggest_bool_comparison<'a, 'tcx>(
305 cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
308 mut applicability: Applicability,
310 conv_hint: impl FnOnce(Sugg<'a>) -> Sugg<'a>,
312 let hint = if expr.span.from_expansion() {
313 if applicability != Applicability::Unspecified {
314 applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
316 Sugg::hir_with_macro_callsite(cx, expr, "..")
318 Sugg::hir_with_applicability(cx, expr, "..", &mut applicability)
325 "try simplifying it as shown",
326 conv_hint(hint).to_string(),
337 fn fetch_bool_block(block: &Block<'_>) -> Expression {
338 match (&*block.stmts, block.expr.as_ref()) {
339 (&[], Some(e)) => fetch_bool_expr(&**e),
340 (&[ref e], None) => {
341 if let StmtKind::Semi(e) = e.kind {
342 if let ExprKind::Ret(_) = e.kind {
351 _ => Expression::Other,
355 fn fetch_bool_expr(expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Expression {
357 ExprKind::Block(block, _) => fetch_bool_block(block),
358 ExprKind::Lit(ref lit_ptr) => {
359 if let LitKind::Bool(value) = lit_ptr.node {
360 Expression::Bool(value)
365 ExprKind::Ret(Some(expr)) => match fetch_bool_expr(expr) {
366 Expression::Bool(value) => Expression::RetBool(value),
367 _ => Expression::Other,
369 _ => Expression::Other,