Clippy welcomes contributions from everyone. There are many ways to contribute to Clippy and the following document
explains how you can contribute and how to get started. If you have any questions about contributing or need help with
-anything, feel free to ask questions on issues or visit the `#clippy` on [Discord].
+anything, feel free to ask questions on issues or visit the `#clippy` on [Zulip].
All contributors are expected to follow the [Rust Code of Conduct].
-* [Getting started](#getting-started)
- * [Finding something to fix/improve](#finding-something-to-fiximprove)
-* [Writing code](#writing-code)
-* [How Clippy works](#how-clippy-works)
-* [Fixing nightly build failures](#fixing-build-failures-caused-by-rust)
-* [Issue and PR Triage](#issue-and-pr-triage)
-* [Bors and Homu](#bors-and-homu)
-* [Contributions](#contributions)
-
-[Discord]: https://discord.gg/rust-lang
+- [Contributing to Clippy](#contributing-to-clippy)
+ - [Getting started](#getting-started)
+ - [High level approach](#high-level-approach)
+ - [Finding something to fix/improve](#finding-something-to-fiximprove)
+ - [Writing code](#writing-code)
+ - [Getting code-completion for rustc internals to work](#getting-code-completion-for-rustc-internals-to-work)
+ - [IntelliJ Rust](#intellij-rust)
+ - [Rust Analyzer](#rust-analyzer)
+ - [How Clippy works](#how-clippy-works)
+ - [Syncing changes between Clippy and `rust-lang/rust`](#syncing-changes-between-clippy-and-rust-langrust)
+ - [Patching git-subtree to work with big repos](#patching-git-subtree-to-work-with-big-repos)
+ - [Performing the sync from `rust-lang/rust` to Clippy](#performing-the-sync-from-rust-langrust-to-clippy)
+ - [Performing the sync from Clippy to `rust-lang/rust`](#performing-the-sync-from-clippy-to-rust-langrust)
+ - [Defining remotes](#defining-remotes)
+ - [Issue and PR triage](#issue-and-pr-triage)
+ - [Bors and Homu](#bors-and-homu)
+ - [Contributions](#contributions)
+
+[Zulip]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/clippy
[Rust Code of Conduct]: https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct
## Getting started
-High level approach:
+**Note: If this is your first time contributing to Clippy, you should
+first read the [Basics docs](doc/basics.md).**
+
+### High level approach
1. Find something to fix/improve
2. Change code (likely some file in `clippy_lints/src/`)
-3. Follow the instructions in the [docs for writing lints](doc/adding_lints.md) such as running the `setup-toolchain.sh` script
+3. Follow the instructions in the [Basics docs](doc/basics.md) to get set up
4. Run `cargo test` in the root directory and wiggle code until it passes
5. Open a PR (also can be done after 2. if you run into problems)
### Finding something to fix/improve
-All issues on Clippy are mentored, if you want help with a bug just ask
-@Manishearth, @flip1995, @phansch or @yaahc.
+All issues on Clippy are mentored, if you want help simply ask @Manishearth, @flip1995, @phansch
+or @llogiq directly by mentioning them in the issue or over on [Zulip]. This list may be out of date.
+All currently active mentors can be found [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/highfive/blob/master/highfive/configs/rust-lang/rust-clippy.json#L3)
-Some issues are easier than others. The [`good first issue`] label can be used to find the easy issues.
-If you want to work on an issue, please leave a comment so that we can assign it to you!
+Some issues are easier than others. The [`good-first-issue`] label can be used to find the easy
+issues. You can use `@rustbot claim` to assign the issue to yourself.
There are also some abandoned PRs, marked with [`S-inactive-closed`].
Pretty often these PRs are nearly completed and just need some extra steps
Usually the lint will end up to be a nested series of matches and ifs, [like so][deep-nesting].
But we can make it nest-less by using [if_chain] macro, [like this][nest-less].
-[`E-medium`] issues are generally pretty easy too, though it's recommended you work on an E-easy issue first.
-They are mostly classified as [`E-medium`], since they might be somewhat involved code wise,
-but not difficult per-se.
+[`E-medium`] issues are generally pretty easy too, though it's recommended you work on an [`good-first-issue`]
+first. Sometimes they are only somewhat involved code wise, but not difficult per-se.
+Note that [`E-medium`] issues may require some knowledge of Clippy internals or some
+debugging to find the actual problem behind the issue.
[`T-middle`] issues can be more involved and require verifying types. The [`ty`] module contains a
lot of methods that are useful, though one of the most useful would be `expr_ty` (gives the type of
an AST expression). `match_def_path()` in Clippy's `utils` module can also be useful.
-[`good first issue`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/good%20first%20issue
+[`good-first-issue`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/good-first-issue
[`S-inactive-closed`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pulls?q=is%3Aclosed+label%3AS-inactive-closed
[`T-AST`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/T-AST
[`T-middle`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/T-middle
[rfc_stability]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/2476-clippy-uno.md#stability-guarantees
[rfc_lint_cats]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/2476-clippy-uno.md#lint-audit-and-categories
+## Getting code-completion for rustc internals to work
+
+### IntelliJ Rust
+Unfortunately, [`IntelliJ Rust`][IntelliJ_rust_homepage] does not (yet?) understand how Clippy uses compiler-internals
+using `extern crate` and it also needs to be able to read the source files of the rustc-compiler which are not
+available via a `rustup` component at the time of writing.
+To work around this, you need to have a copy of the [rustc-repo][rustc_repo] available which can be obtained via
+`git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/`.
+Then you can run a `cargo dev` command to automatically make Clippy use the rustc-repo via path-dependencies
+which `IntelliJ Rust` will be able to understand.
+Run `cargo dev setup intellij --repo-path <repo-path>` where `<repo-path>` is a path to the rustc repo
+you just cloned.
+The command will add path-dependencies pointing towards rustc-crates inside the rustc repo to
+Clippys `Cargo.toml`s and should allow `IntelliJ Rust` to understand most of the types that Clippy uses.
+Just make sure to remove the dependencies again before finally making a pull request!
+
+[rustc_repo]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/
+[IntelliJ_rust_homepage]: https://intellij-rust.github.io/
+
+### Rust Analyzer
+As of [#6869][6869], [`rust-analyzer`][ra_homepage] can understand that Clippy uses compiler-internals
+using `extern crate` when `package.metadata.rust-analyzer.rustc_private` is set to `true` in Clippys `Cargo.toml.`
+You will required a `nightly` toolchain with the `rustc-dev` component installed.
+Make sure that in the `rust-analyzer` configuration, you set
+```
+{ "rust-analyzer.rustcSource": "discover" }
+```
+and
+```
+{ "rust-analyzer.updates.channel": "nightly" }
+```
+You should be able to see information on things like `Expr` or `EarlyContext` now if you hover them, also
+a lot more type hints.
+This will work with `rust-analyzer 2021-03-15` shipped in nightly `1.52.0-nightly (107896c32 2021-03-15)` or later.
+
+[ra_homepage]: https://rust-analyzer.github.io/
+[6869]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/6869
+
## How Clippy works
[`clippy_lints/src/lib.rs`][lint_crate_entry] imports all the different lint modules and registers in the [`LintStore`].
[early_lint_pass]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_lint/trait.EarlyLintPass.html
[late_lint_pass]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_lint/trait.LateLintPass.html
-## Fixing build failures caused by Rust
+## Syncing changes between Clippy and [`rust-lang/rust`]
-Clippy will sometimes fail to build from source because building it depends on unstable internal Rust features. Most of
-the times we have to adapt to the changes and only very rarely there's an actual bug in Rust. Fixing build failures
-caused by Rust updates, can be a good way to learn about Rust internals.
+Clippy currently gets built with a pinned nightly version.
-In order to find out why Clippy does not work properly with a new Rust commit, you can use the [rust-toolstate commit
-history][toolstate_commit_history]. You will then have to look for the last commit that contains
-`test-pass -> build-fail` or `test-pass -> test-fail` for the `clippy-driver` component.
-[Here][toolstate_commit] is an example.
+In the `rust-lang/rust` repository, where rustc resides, there's a copy of Clippy
+that compiler hackers modify from time to time to adapt to changes in the unstable
+API of the compiler.
-The commit message contains a link to the PR. The PRs are usually small enough to discover the breaking API change and
-if they are bigger, they likely include some discussion that may help you to fix Clippy.
+We need to sync these changes back to this repository periodically, and the changes
+made to this repository in the meantime also need to be synced to the `rust-lang/rust` repository.
-To check if Clippy is available for a specific target platform, you can check
-the [rustup component history][rustup_component_history].
+To avoid flooding the `rust-lang/rust` PR queue, this two-way sync process is done
+in a bi-weekly basis if there's no urgent changes. This is done starting on the day of
+the Rust stable release and then every other week. That way we guarantee that we keep
+this repo up to date with the latest compiler API, and every feature in Clippy is available
+for 2 weeks in nightly, before it can get to beta. For reference, the first sync
+following this cadence was performed the 2020-08-27.
-If you decide to make Clippy work again with a Rust commit that breaks it,
-you probably want to install the latest Rust from master locally and run Clippy
-using that version of Rust.
+This process is described in detail in the following sections. For general information
+about `subtree`s in the Rust repository see [Rust's `CONTRIBUTING.md`][subtree].
-You can set up the master toolchain by running `./setup-toolchain.sh`. That script will install
-[rustup-toolchain-install-master][rtim] and master toolchain, then run `rustup override set master`.
+### Patching git-subtree to work with big repos
-After fixing the build failure on this repository, we can submit a pull request
-to [`rust-lang/rust`] to fix the toolstate.
+Currently there's a bug in `git-subtree` that prevents it from working properly
+with the [`rust-lang/rust`] repo. There's an open PR to fix that, but it's stale.
+Before continuing with the following steps, we need to manually apply that fix to
+our local copy of `git-subtree`.
-To submit a pull request, you should follow these steps:
+You can get the patched version of `git-subtree` from [here][gitgitgadget-pr].
+Put this file under `/usr/lib/git-core` (taking a backup of the previous file)
+and make sure it has the proper permissions:
```bash
-# Assuming you already cloned the rust-lang/rust repo and you're in the correct directory
-git submodule update --remote src/tools/clippy
-cargo update -p clippy
-git add -u
-git commit -m "Update Clippy"
-./x.py test -i --stage 1 src/tools/clippy # This is optional and should succeed anyway
-# Open a PR in rust-lang/rust
+sudo cp --backup /path/to/patched/git-subtree.sh /usr/lib/git-core/git-subtree
+sudo chmod --reference=/usr/lib/git-core/git-subtree~ /usr/lib/git-core/git-subtree
+sudo chown --reference=/usr/lib/git-core/git-subtree~ /usr/lib/git-core/git-subtree
```
-[rustup_component_history]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup-components-history
-[toolstate_commit_history]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-toolstate/commits/master
-[toolstate_commit]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-toolstate/commit/aad74d8294e198a7cf8ac81a91aebb7f3bbcf727
-[rtim]: https://github.com/kennytm/rustup-toolchain-install-master
+_Note:_ The first time running `git subtree push` a cache has to be built. This
+involves going through the complete Clippy history once. For this you have to
+increase the stack limit though, which you can do with `ulimit -s 60000`.
+Make sure to run the `ulimit` command from the same session you call git subtree.
+
+_Note:_ If you are a Debian user, `dash` is the shell used by default for scripts instead of `sh`.
+This shell has a hardcoded recursion limit set to 1000. In order to make this process work,
+you need to force the script to run `bash` instead. You can do this by editing the first
+line of the `git-subtree` script and changing `sh` to `bash`.
+
+### Performing the sync from [`rust-lang/rust`] to Clippy
+
+Here is a TL;DR version of the sync process (all of the following commands have
+to be run inside the `rust` directory):
+
+1. Clone the [`rust-lang/rust`] repository or make sure it is up to date.
+2. Checkout the commit from the latest available nightly. You can get it using `rustup check`.
+3. Sync the changes to the rust-copy of Clippy to your Clippy fork:
+ ```bash
+ # Make sure to change `your-github-name` to your github name in the following command
+ git subtree push -P src/tools/clippy git@github.com:your-github-name/rust-clippy sync-from-rust
+ ```
+
+ _Note:_ This will directly push to the remote repository. You can also push
+ to your local copy by replacing the remote address with `/path/to/rust-clippy`
+ directory.
+
+ _Note:_ Most of the time you have to create a merge commit in the
+ `rust-clippy` repo (this has to be done in the Clippy repo, not in the
+ rust-copy of Clippy):
+ ```bash
+ git fetch origin && git fetch upstream
+ git checkout sync-from-rust
+ git merge upstream/master
+ ```
+4. Open a PR to `rust-lang/rust-clippy` and wait for it to get merged (to
+ accelerate the process ping the `@rust-lang/clippy` team in your PR and/or
+ ~~annoy~~ ask them in the [Zulip] stream.)
+
+### Performing the sync from Clippy to [`rust-lang/rust`]
+
+All of the following commands have to be run inside the `rust` directory.
+
+1. Make sure Clippy itself is up-to-date by following the steps outlined in the previous
+section if necessary.
+
+2. Sync the `rust-lang/rust-clippy` master to the rust-copy of Clippy:
+ ```bash
+ git checkout -b sync-from-clippy
+ git subtree pull -P src/tools/clippy https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy master
+ ```
+3. Open a PR to [`rust-lang/rust`]
+
+### Defining remotes
+
+You may want to define remotes, so you don't have to type out the remote
+addresses on every sync. You can do this with the following commands (these
+commands still have to be run inside the `rust` directory):
+
+```bash
+# Set clippy-upstream remote for pulls
+$ git remote add clippy-upstream https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
+# Make sure to not push to the upstream repo
+$ git remote set-url --push clippy-upstream DISABLED
+# Set clippy-origin remote to your fork for pushes
+$ git remote add clippy-origin git@github.com:your-github-name/rust-clippy
+# Set a local remote
+$ git remote add clippy-local /path/to/rust-clippy
+```
+
+You can then sync with the remote names from above, e.g.:
+
+```bash
+$ git subtree push -P src/tools/clippy clippy-local sync-from-rust
+```
+
+[gitgitgadget-pr]: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/493
+[subtree]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/contributing.html#external-dependencies-subtree
[`rust-lang/rust`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust
## Issue and PR triage
responding to issues there may not always be enough time to stay on top of it
all.
-Our highest priority is fixing [crashes][l-crash] and [bugs][l-bug]. We don't
+Our highest priority is fixing [crashes][l-crash] and [bugs][l-bug], for example
+an ICE in a popular crate that many other crates depend on. We don't
want Clippy to crash on your code and we want it to be as reliable as the
suggestions from Rust compiler errors.
+We have prioritization labels and a sync-blocker label, which are described below.
+- [P-low][p-low]: Requires attention (fix/response/evaluation) by a team member but isn't urgent.
+- [P-medium][p-medium]: Should be addressed by a team member until the next sync.
+- [P-high][p-high]: Should be immediately addressed and will require an out-of-cycle sync or a backport.
+- [L-sync-blocker][l-sync-blocker]: An issue that "blocks" a sync.
+Or rather: before the sync this should be addressed,
+e.g. by removing a lint again, so it doesn't hit beta/stable.
+
## Bors and Homu
We use a bot powered by [Homu][homu] to help automate testing and landing of pull
If you have @bors permissions, you can find an overview of the available
commands [here][homu_instructions].
-[triage]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/triage-procedure.html
-[l-crash]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-crash%20%3Aboom%3A
-[l-bug]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-bug%20%3Abeetle%3A
+[triage]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/release/triage-procedure.html
+[l-crash]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-crash
+[l-bug]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-bug
+[p-low]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-low
+[p-medium]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-medium
+[p-high]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-high
+[l-sync-blocker]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-sync-blocker
[homu]: https://github.com/rust-lang/homu
-[homu_instructions]: https://buildbot2.rust-lang.org/homu/
-[homu_queue]: https://buildbot2.rust-lang.org/homu/queue/clippy
+[homu_instructions]: https://bors.rust-lang.org/
+[homu_queue]: https://bors.rust-lang.org/queue/clippy
## Contributions
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