rust/src/librustc_borrowck/diagnostics.rs

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#![allow(non_snake_case)]

register_long_diagnostics! {

E0373: r##"
This error occurs when an attempt is made to use data captured by a closure,
when that data may no longer exist. It's most commonly seen when attempting to
return a closure:

```
fn foo() -> Box<Fn(u32) -> u32> {
    let x = 0u32;
    Box::new(|y| x + y)
}
```

Notice that `x` is stack-allocated by `foo()`. By default, Rust captures
closed-over data by reference. This means that once `foo()` returns, `x` no
longer exists. An attempt to access `x` within the closure would thus be unsafe.

Another situation where this might be encountered is when spawning threads:

```
fn foo() {
    let x = 0u32;
    let y = 1u32;

    let thr = std::thread::spawn(|| {
        x + y
    });
}
```

Since our new thread runs in parallel, the stack frame containing `x` and `y`
may well have disappeared by the time we try to use them. Even if we call
`thr.join()` within foo (which blocks until `thr` has completed, ensuring the
stack frame won't disappear), we will not succeed: the compiler cannot prove
that this behaviour is safe, and so won't let us do it.

The solution to this problem is usually to switch to using a `move` closure.
This approach moves (or copies, where possible) data into the closure, rather
than taking references to it. For example:

```
fn foo() -> Box<Fn(u32) -> u32> {
    let x = 0u32;
    Box::new(move |y| x + y)
}
```

Now that the closure has its own copy of the data, there's no need to worry
about safety.
"##,

E0381: r##"
It is not allowed to use or capture an uninitialized variable. For example:

```
fn main() {
    let x: i32;
    let y = x; // error, use of possibly uninitialized variable
```

To fix this, ensure that any declared variables are initialized before being
used.
"##,

E0384: r##"
This error occurs when an attempt is made to reassign an immutable variable.
For example:

```
fn main(){
    let x = 3;
    x = 5; // error, reassignment of immutable variable
}
```

By default, variables in Rust are immutable. To fix this error, add the keyword
`mut` after the keyword `let` when declaring the variable. For example:

```
fn main(){
    let mut x = 3;
    x = 5;
}
```
"##,

E0387: r##"
This error occurs when an attempt is made to mutate or mutably reference data
that a closure has captured immutably. Examples of this error are shown below:

```
// Accepts a function or a closure that captures its environment immutably.
// Closures passed to foo will not be able to mutate their closed-over state.
fn foo<F: Fn()>(f: F) { }

// Attempts to mutate closed-over data.  Error message reads:
// `cannot assign to data in a captured outer variable...`
fn mutable() {
    let mut x = 0u32;
    foo(|| x = 2);
}

// Attempts to take a mutable reference to closed-over data.  Error message
// reads: `cannot borrow data mutably in a captured outer variable...`
fn mut_addr() {
    let mut x = 0u32;
    foo(|| { let y = &mut x; });
}
```

The problem here is that foo is defined as accepting a parameter of type `Fn`.
Closures passed into foo will thus be inferred to be of type `Fn`, meaning that
they capture their context immutably.

If the definition of `foo` is under your control, the simplest solution is to
capture the data mutably. This can be done by defining `foo` to take FnMut
rather than Fn:

```
fn foo<F: FnMut()>(f: F) { }
```

Alternatively, we can consider using the `Cell` and `RefCell` types to achieve
interior mutability through a shared reference. Our example's `mutable` function
could be redefined as below:

```
fn mutable() {
    let x = std::cell::Cell::new(0u32);
    foo(|| x.set(2));
}
```

You can read more about cell types in the API documentation:

https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/cell/
"##

}

register_diagnostics! {
    E0382, // use of partially/collaterally moved value
    E0383, // partial reinitialization of uninitialized structure
    E0385, // {} in an aliasable location
    E0386, // {} in an immutable container
    E0388, // {} in a static location
    E0389  // {} in a `&` reference
}