rust/clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs

use if_chain::if_chain;
use rustc::hir::{Expr, ExprKind};
use rustc::lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintArray, LintPass};
use rustc::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};

use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
use crate::utils::{in_macro, is_direct_expn_of, span_help_and_lint};

declare_clippy_lint! {
    /// **What it does:** Checks for `assert!(true)` and `assert!(false)` calls.
    ///
    /// **Why is this bad?** Will be optimized out by the compiler or should probably be replaced by a
    /// panic!() or unreachable!()
    ///
    /// **Known problems:** None
    ///
    /// **Example:**
    /// ```rust,ignore
    /// assert!(false)
    /// // or
    /// assert!(true)
    /// // or
    /// const B: bool = false;
    /// assert!(B)
    /// ```
    pub ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
    style,
    "`assert!(true)` / `assert!(false)` will be optimized out by the compiler, and should probably be replaced by a `panic!()` or `unreachable!()`"
}

declare_lint_pass!(AssertionsOnConstants => [ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS]);

impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for AssertionsOnConstants {
    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr) {
        let mut is_debug_assert = false;
        if_chain! {
            if let Some(assert_span) = is_direct_expn_of(e.span, "assert");
            if !in_macro(assert_span)
                || is_direct_expn_of(assert_span, "debug_assert").map_or(false, |span| {
                    is_debug_assert = true;
                    // Check that `debug_assert!` itself is not inside a macro
                    !in_macro(span)
                });
            if let ExprKind::Unary(_, ref lit) = e.node;
            if let Some(bool_const) = constant(cx, cx.tables, lit);
            then {
                match bool_const.0 {
                    Constant::Bool(true) => {
                        span_help_and_lint(
                            cx,
                            ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
                            e.span,
                            "`assert!(true)` will be optimized out by the compiler",
                            "remove it"
                        );
                    },
                    Constant::Bool(false) if !is_debug_assert => {
                        span_help_and_lint(
                            cx,
                            ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
                            e.span,
                            "`assert!(false)` should probably be replaced",
                            "use `panic!()` or `unreachable!()`"
                        );
                    },
                    _ => (),
                }
            }
        }
    }
}