use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help; use clippy_utils::ty::is_type_lang_item; use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, paths, peel_hir_expr_refs}; use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, LangItem}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint}; use rustc_span::sym; declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Detects cases where the result of a `format!` call is /// appended to an existing `String`. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// Introduces an extra, avoidable heap allocation. /// /// ### Known problems /// `format!` returns a `String` but `write!` returns a `Result`. /// Thus you are forced to ignore the `Err` variant to achieve the same API. /// /// While using `write!` in the suggested way should never fail, this isn't necessarily clear to the programmer. /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// let mut s = String::new(); /// s += &format!("0x{:X}", 1024); /// s.push_str(&format!("0x{:X}", 1024)); /// ``` /// Use instead: /// ```rust /// use std::fmt::Write as _; // import without risk of name clashing /// /// let mut s = String::new(); /// let _ = write!(s, "0x{:X}", 1024); /// ``` #[clippy::version = "1.62.0"] pub FORMAT_PUSH_STRING, restriction, "`format!(..)` appended to existing `String`" } declare_lint_pass!(FormatPushString => [FORMAT_PUSH_STRING]); fn is_string(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool { is_type_lang_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(e).peel_refs(), LangItem::String) } fn is_format(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool { if let Some(macro_def_id) = e.span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().macro_def_id { cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(macro_def_id) == Some(sym::format_macro) } else { false } } impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FormatPushString { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) { let arg = match expr.kind { ExprKind::MethodCall(_, _, [arg], _) => { if let Some(fn_def_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id) && match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::PUSH_STR) { arg } else { return; } } ExprKind::AssignOp(op, left, arg) if op.node == BinOpKind::Add && is_string(cx, left) => { arg }, _ => return, }; let (arg, _) = peel_hir_expr_refs(arg); if is_format(cx, arg) { span_lint_and_help( cx, FORMAT_PUSH_STRING, expr.span, "`format!(..)` appended to existing `String`", None, "consider using `write!` to avoid the extra allocation", ); } } }