//! Checks for needless boolean results of if-else expressions //! //! This lint is **warn** by default use rustc::lint::*; use rustc_front::hir::*; use syntax::ast::Lit_::*; use utils::{span_lint, snippet}; declare_lint! { pub NEEDLESS_BOOL, Warn, "if-statements with plain booleans in the then- and else-clause, e.g. \ `if p { true } else { false }`" } #[derive(Copy,Clone)] pub struct NeedlessBool; impl LintPass for NeedlessBool { fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray { lint_array!(NEEDLESS_BOOL) } } impl LateLintPass for NeedlessBool { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, e: &Expr) { if let ExprIf(ref pred, ref then_block, Some(ref else_expr)) = e.node { match (fetch_bool_block(then_block), fetch_bool_expr(else_expr)) { (Some(true), Some(true)) => { span_lint(cx, NEEDLESS_BOOL, e.span, "this if-then-else expression will always return true"); } (Some(false), Some(false)) => { span_lint(cx, NEEDLESS_BOOL, e.span, "this if-then-else expression will always return false"); } (Some(true), Some(false)) => { let pred_snip = snippet(cx, pred.span, ".."); let hint = if pred_snip == ".." { "its predicate".into() } else { format!("`{}`", pred_snip) }; span_lint(cx, NEEDLESS_BOOL, e.span, &format!( "you can reduce this if-then-else expression to just {}", hint)); } (Some(false), Some(true)) => { let pred_snip = snippet(cx, pred.span, ".."); let hint = if pred_snip == ".." { "`!` and its predicate".into() } else { format!("`!{}`", pred_snip) }; span_lint(cx, NEEDLESS_BOOL, e.span, &format!( "you can reduce this if-then-else expression to just {}", hint)); } _ => () } } } } fn fetch_bool_block(block: &Block) -> Option { if block.stmts.is_empty() { block.expr.as_ref().and_then(|e| fetch_bool_expr(e)) } else { None } } fn fetch_bool_expr(expr: &Expr) -> Option { match expr.node { ExprBlock(ref block) => fetch_bool_block(block), ExprLit(ref lit_ptr) => if let LitBool(value) = lit_ptr.node { Some(value) } else { None }, _ => None } }