use std::collections::BTreeMap; use std::ops::ControlFlow; use clippy_config::msrvs::{self, Msrv}; use clippy_utils::consts::{constant, Constant}; use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_hir_and_then; use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt; use clippy_utils::ty::is_copy; use clippy_utils::visitors::for_each_local_use_after_expr; use clippy_utils::{get_parent_expr, higher, is_trait_method}; use rustc_errors::Applicability; use rustc_hir::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Local, Mutability, Node, Pat, PatKind}; use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass}; use rustc_middle::ty; use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf; use rustc_session::impl_lint_pass; use rustc_span::{sym, DesugaringKind, Span}; #[expect(clippy::module_name_repetitions)] #[derive(Clone)] pub struct UselessVec { pub too_large_for_stack: u64, pub msrv: Msrv, pub span_to_lint_map: BTreeMap>, } declare_clippy_lint! { /// ### What it does /// Checks for usage of `vec![..]` when using `[..]` would /// be possible. /// /// ### Why is this bad? /// This is less efficient. /// /// ### Example /// ```no_run /// fn foo(_x: &[u8]) {} /// /// foo(&vec![1, 2]); /// ``` /// /// Use instead: /// ```no_run /// # fn foo(_x: &[u8]) {} /// foo(&[1, 2]); /// ``` #[clippy::version = "pre 1.29.0"] pub USELESS_VEC, perf, "useless `vec!`" } impl_lint_pass!(UselessVec => [USELESS_VEC]); impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UselessVec { fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) { let Some(vec_args) = higher::VecArgs::hir(cx, expr.peel_borrows()) else { return; }; // the parent callsite of this `vec!` expression, or span to the borrowed one such as `&vec!` let callsite = expr.span.parent_callsite().unwrap_or(expr.span); match cx.tcx.parent_hir_node(expr.hir_id) { // search for `let foo = vec![_]` expressions where all uses of `foo` // adjust to slices or call a method that exist on slices (e.g. len) Node::Local(Local { ty: None, pat: Pat { kind: PatKind::Binding(_, id, ..), .. }, .. }) => { let only_slice_uses = for_each_local_use_after_expr(cx, *id, expr.hir_id, |expr| { // allow indexing into a vec and some set of allowed method calls that exist on slices, too if let Some(parent) = get_parent_expr(cx, expr) && (adjusts_to_slice(cx, expr) || matches!(parent.kind, ExprKind::Index(..)) || is_allowed_vec_method(cx, parent)) { ControlFlow::Continue(()) } else { ControlFlow::Break(()) } }) .is_continue(); if only_slice_uses { self.check_vec_macro(cx, &vec_args, callsite, expr.hir_id, SuggestedType::Array); } else { self.span_to_lint_map.insert(callsite, None); } }, // if the local pattern has a specified type, do not lint. Node::Local(Local { ty: Some(_), .. }) if higher::VecArgs::hir(cx, expr).is_some() => { self.span_to_lint_map.insert(callsite, None); }, // search for `for _ in vec![...]` Node::Expr(Expr { span, .. }) if span.is_desugaring(DesugaringKind::ForLoop) && self.msrv.meets(msrvs::ARRAY_INTO_ITERATOR) => { let suggest_slice = suggest_type(expr); self.check_vec_macro(cx, &vec_args, callsite, expr.hir_id, suggest_slice); }, // search for `&vec![_]` or `vec![_]` expressions where the adjusted type is `&[_]` _ => { let suggest_slice = suggest_type(expr); if adjusts_to_slice(cx, expr) { self.check_vec_macro(cx, &vec_args, callsite, expr.hir_id, suggest_slice); } else { self.span_to_lint_map.insert(callsite, None); } }, } } fn check_crate_post(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>) { for (span, lint_opt) in &self.span_to_lint_map { if let Some((hir_id, suggest_slice, snippet, applicability)) = lint_opt { let help_msg = format!("you can use {} directly", suggest_slice.desc(),); span_lint_hir_and_then(cx, USELESS_VEC, *hir_id, *span, "useless use of `vec!`", |diag| { diag.span_suggestion(*span, help_msg, snippet, *applicability); }); } } } extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext); } impl UselessVec { fn check_vec_macro<'tcx>( &mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, vec_args: &higher::VecArgs<'tcx>, span: Span, hir_id: HirId, suggest_slice: SuggestedType, ) { if span.from_expansion() { return; } let snippet = match *vec_args { higher::VecArgs::Repeat(elem, len) => { if let Some(Constant::Int(len_constant)) = constant(cx, cx.typeck_results(), len) { // vec![ty; N] works when ty is Clone, [ty; N] requires it to be Copy also if !is_copy(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(elem)) { return; } #[expect(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] if len_constant as u64 * size_of(cx, elem) > self.too_large_for_stack { return; } suggest_slice.snippet(cx, Some(elem.span), Some(len.span)) } else { return; } }, higher::VecArgs::Vec(args) => { let args_span = if let Some(last) = args.iter().last() { if args.len() as u64 * size_of(cx, last) > self.too_large_for_stack { return; } Some(args[0].span.source_callsite().to(last.span.source_callsite())) } else { None }; suggest_slice.snippet(cx, args_span, None) }, }; self.span_to_lint_map.entry(span).or_insert(Some(( hir_id, suggest_slice, snippet, Applicability::MachineApplicable, ))); } } #[derive(Copy, Clone)] pub(crate) enum SuggestedType { /// Suggest using a slice `&[..]` / `&mut [..]` SliceRef(Mutability), /// Suggest using an array: `[..]` Array, } impl SuggestedType { fn desc(self) -> &'static str { match self { Self::SliceRef(_) => "a slice", Self::Array => "an array", } } fn snippet(self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, args_span: Option, len_span: Option) -> String { let maybe_args = args_span.and_then(|sp| snippet_opt(cx, sp)).unwrap_or_default(); let maybe_len = len_span .and_then(|sp| snippet_opt(cx, sp).map(|s| format!("; {s}"))) .unwrap_or_default(); match self { Self::SliceRef(Mutability::Mut) => format!("&mut [{maybe_args}{maybe_len}]"), Self::SliceRef(Mutability::Not) => format!("&[{maybe_args}{maybe_len}]"), Self::Array => format!("[{maybe_args}{maybe_len}]"), } } } fn size_of(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> u64 { let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr); cx.layout_of(ty).map_or(0, |l| l.size.bytes()) } fn adjusts_to_slice(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool { matches!(cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(e).kind(), ty::Ref(_, ty, _) if ty.is_slice()) } /// Checks if the given expression is a method call to a `Vec` method /// that also exists on slices. If this returns true, it means that /// this expression does not actually require a `Vec` and could just work with an array. pub fn is_allowed_vec_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool { const ALLOWED_METHOD_NAMES: &[&str] = &["len", "as_ptr", "is_empty"]; if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, ..) = e.kind { ALLOWED_METHOD_NAMES.contains(&path.ident.name.as_str()) } else { is_trait_method(cx, e, sym::IntoIterator) } } fn suggest_type(expr: &Expr<'_>) -> SuggestedType { if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, mutability, _) = expr.kind { // `expr` is `&vec![_]`, so suggest `&[_]` (or `&mut[_]` resp.) SuggestedType::SliceRef(mutability) } else { // `expr` is the `vec![_]` expansion, so suggest `[_]` SuggestedType::Array } }