use syntax::ast::*; use rustc::lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LintArray, LintPass}; use utils::{in_macro, snippet, span_lint_and_then}; /// **What it does:** Checks for constants with an explicit `'static` lifetime. /// /// **Why is this bad?** Adding `'static` to every reference can create very /// complicated types. /// /// **Known problems:** None. /// /// **Example:** /// ```rust /// const FOO: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] = /// &[...] /// ``` /// This code can be rewritten as /// ```rust /// const FOO: &[(&str, &str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] = &[...] /// ``` declare_lint! { pub CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME, Warn, "Using explicit `'static` lifetime for constants when elision rules would allow omitting them." } pub struct StaticConst; impl LintPass for StaticConst { fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray { lint_array!(CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME) } } impl StaticConst { // Recursively visit types fn visit_type(&mut self, ty: &Ty, cx: &EarlyContext) { match ty.node { // Be careful of nested structures (arrays and tuples) TyKind::Array(ref ty, _) => { self.visit_type(&*ty, cx); }, TyKind::Tup(ref tup) => for tup_ty in tup { self.visit_type(&*tup_ty, cx); }, // This is what we are looking for ! TyKind::Rptr(ref optional_lifetime, ref borrow_type) => { // Match the 'static lifetime if let Some(lifetime) = *optional_lifetime { match borrow_type.ty.node { TyKind::Path(..) | TyKind::Slice(..) | TyKind::Array(..) | TyKind::Tup(..) => { if lifetime.ident.name == "'static" { let snip = snippet(cx, borrow_type.ty.span, ""); let sugg = format!("&{}", snip); span_lint_and_then( cx, CONST_STATIC_LIFETIME, lifetime.span, "Constants have by default a `'static` lifetime", |db| { db.span_suggestion(ty.span, "consider removing `'static`", sugg); }, ); } } _ => {} } } self.visit_type(&*borrow_type.ty, cx); }, TyKind::Slice(ref ty) => { self.visit_type(ty, cx); }, _ => {}, } } } impl EarlyLintPass for StaticConst { fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext, item: &Item) { if !in_macro(item.span) { // Match only constants... if let ItemKind::Const(ref var_type, _) = item.node { self.visit_type(var_type, cx); } } } // Don't check associated consts because `'static` cannot be elided on those (issue #2438) }