use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help; use rustc_ast::ast::{Block, Expr, ExprKind, Stmt, StmtKind}; use rustc_ast::visit::{walk_expr, Visitor}; use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LintContext}; use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro; use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for `else` blocks that can be removed without changing semantics. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// The `else` block adds unnecessary indentation and verbosity. /// /// ### Known problems /// Some may prefer to keep the `else` block for clarity. /// /// ### Example /// ```no_run /// fn my_func(count: u32) { /// if count == 0 { /// print!("Nothing to do"); /// return; /// } else { /// print!("Moving on..."); /// } /// } /// ``` /// Use instead: /// ```no_run /// fn my_func(count: u32) { /// if count == 0 { /// print!("Nothing to do"); /// return; /// } /// print!("Moving on..."); /// } /// ``` #[clippy::version = "1.50.0"] pub REDUNDANT_ELSE, pedantic, "`else` branch that can be removed without changing semantics" } declare_lint_pass!(RedundantElse => [REDUNDANT_ELSE]); impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantElse { fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, stmt: &Stmt) { if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), stmt.span) { return; } // Only look at expressions that are a whole statement let expr: &Expr = match &stmt.kind { StmtKind::Expr(expr) | StmtKind::Semi(expr) => expr, _ => return, }; // if else let (mut then, mut els): (&Block, &Expr) = match &expr.kind { ExprKind::If(_, then, Some(els)) => (then, els), _ => return, }; loop { if !BreakVisitor::default().check_block(then) { // then block does not always break return; } match &els.kind { // else if else ExprKind::If(_, next_then, Some(next_els)) => { then = next_then; els = next_els; continue; }, // else if without else ExprKind::If(..) => return, // done _ => break, } } span_lint_and_help( cx, REDUNDANT_ELSE, els.span, "redundant else block", None, "remove the `else` block and move the contents out", ); } } /// Call `check` functions to check if an expression always breaks control flow #[derive(Default)] struct BreakVisitor { is_break: bool, } impl<'ast> Visitor<'ast> for BreakVisitor { fn visit_block(&mut self, block: &'ast Block) { self.is_break = match block.stmts.as_slice() { [.., last] => self.check_stmt(last), _ => false, }; } fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'ast Expr) { self.is_break = match expr.kind { ExprKind::Break(..) | ExprKind::Continue(..) | ExprKind::Ret(..) => true, ExprKind::Match(_, ref arms, _) => arms.iter().all(|arm| arm.body.is_none() || arm.body.as_deref().is_some_and(|body| self.check_expr(body)) ), ExprKind::If(_, ref then, Some(ref els)) => self.check_block(then) && self.check_expr(els), ExprKind::If(_, _, None) // ignore loops for simplicity | ExprKind::While(..) | ExprKind::ForLoop { .. } | ExprKind::Loop(..) => false, _ => { walk_expr(self, expr); return; }, }; } } impl BreakVisitor { fn check(&mut self, item: T, visit: fn(&mut Self, T)) -> bool { visit(self, item); std::mem::replace(&mut self.is_break, false) } fn check_block(&mut self, block: &Block) -> bool { self.check(block, Self::visit_block) } fn check_expr(&mut self, expr: &Expr) -> bool { self.check(expr, Self::visit_expr) } fn check_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &Stmt) -> bool { self.check(stmt, Self::visit_stmt) } }