use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg; use clippy_utils::source::{snippet_opt, snippet_with_applicability}; use if_chain::if_chain; use rustc_ast::ast::{Expr, ExprKind, Mutability, UnOp}; use rustc_errors::Applicability; use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass}; use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint}; use rustc_span::BytePos; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for usage of `*&` and `*&mut` in expressions. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// Immediately dereferencing a reference is no-op and /// makes the code less clear. /// /// ### Known problems /// Multiple dereference/addrof pairs are not handled so /// the suggested fix for `x = **&&y` is `x = *&y`, which is still incorrect. /// /// ### Example /// ```rust,ignore /// let a = f(*&mut b); /// let c = *&d; /// ``` /// /// Use instead: /// ```rust,ignore /// let a = f(b); /// let c = d; /// ``` #[clippy::version = "pre 1.29.0"] pub DEREF_ADDROF, complexity, "use of `*&` or `*&mut` in an expression" } declare_lint_pass!(DerefAddrOf => [DEREF_ADDROF]); fn without_parens(mut e: &Expr) -> &Expr { while let ExprKind::Paren(ref child_e) = e.kind { e = child_e; } e } impl EarlyLintPass for DerefAddrOf { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, e: &Expr) { if_chain! { if let ExprKind::Unary(UnOp::Deref, ref deref_target) = e.kind; if let ExprKind::AddrOf(_, ref mutability, ref addrof_target) = without_parens(deref_target).kind; if deref_target.span.ctxt() == e.span.ctxt(); if !addrof_target.span.from_expansion(); then { let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable; let sugg = if e.span.from_expansion() { if let Some(macro_source) = snippet_opt(cx, e.span) { // Remove leading whitespace from the given span // e.g: ` $visitor` turns into `$visitor` let trim_leading_whitespaces = |span| { snippet_opt(cx, span).and_then(|snip| { #[expect(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] snip.find(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace()).map(|pos| { span.lo() + BytePos(pos as u32) }) }).map_or(span, |start_no_whitespace| e.span.with_lo(start_no_whitespace)) }; let mut generate_snippet = |pattern: &str| { #[expect(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] macro_source.rfind(pattern).map(|pattern_pos| { let rpos = pattern_pos + pattern.len(); let span_after_ref = e.span.with_lo(BytePos(e.span.lo().0 + rpos as u32)); let span = trim_leading_whitespaces(span_after_ref); snippet_with_applicability(cx, span, "_", &mut applicability) }) }; if *mutability == Mutability::Mut { generate_snippet("mut") } else { generate_snippet("&") } } else { Some(snippet_with_applicability(cx, e.span, "_", &mut applicability)) } } else { Some(snippet_with_applicability(cx, addrof_target.span, "_", &mut applicability)) }; if let Some(sugg) = sugg { span_lint_and_sugg( cx, DEREF_ADDROF, e.span, "immediately dereferencing a reference", "try this", sugg.to_string(), applicability, ); } } } } }