Extend byte_char_slices to cover arrays (#16770)

Closes rust-lang/rust-clippy#16759

changelog: [`byte_char_slices`] enhance to cover arrays
This commit is contained in:
Samuel Tardieu
2026-04-15 16:21:17 +00:00
committed by GitHub
8 changed files with 173 additions and 52 deletions
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@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
use rustc_ast::ast::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Mutability};
use rustc_ast::token::{Lit, LitKind};
use std::borrow::Cow;
use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
use clippy_utils::sugg::Sugg;
use clippy_utils::{get_parent_expr, span_contains_cfg, span_contains_comment};
use rustc_ast::LitKind;
use rustc_errors::Applicability;
use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
use rustc_hir::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Mutability};
use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
use rustc_span::Span;
declare_clippy_lint! {
/// ### What it does
@@ -30,47 +36,73 @@
declare_lint_pass!(ByteCharSlice => [BYTE_CHAR_SLICES]);
impl EarlyLintPass for ByteCharSlice {
fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ByteCharSlice {
fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) {
if !expr.span.from_expansion()
&& let Some(slice) = is_byte_char_slices(expr)
&& let Some((has_ref, slice)) = is_byte_char_slices(cx, expr)
{
span_lint_and_sugg(
span_lint_and_then(
cx,
BYTE_CHAR_SLICES,
expr.span,
"can be more succinctly written as a byte str",
"try",
format!("b\"{slice}\""),
Applicability::MachineApplicable,
|diag| {
let mut app = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
let mut sugg = Sugg::hir_from_snippet(cx, expr, |_| {
let mut slice = slice.iter().fold("b\"".to_owned(), |mut acc, span| {
let snippet = snippet_with_applicability(cx, *span, "b'?'", &mut app);
acc.push_str(match &snippet[2..snippet.len() - 1] {
"\"" => "\\\"",
"\\'" => "'",
other => other,
});
acc
});
slice.push('"');
Cow::Owned(slice)
});
if !has_ref && !cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr).is_array_slice() {
sugg = sugg.deref();
}
diag.span_suggestion(expr.span, "try", sugg, app);
},
);
}
}
}
/// Checks whether the slice is that of byte chars, and if so, builds a byte-string out of it
fn is_byte_char_slices(expr: &Expr) -> Option<String> {
if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, expr) = &expr.kind
&& let ExprKind::Array(members) = &expr.kind
&& !members.is_empty()
fn is_byte_char_slices<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<(bool, Vec<Span>)> {
let (has_ref, expr) = if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, inner) = expr.kind {
(true, inner)
} else if let Some(parent) = get_parent_expr(cx, expr) // Already checked by the parent expr.
&& let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, _) = parent.kind
{
members
.iter()
.map(|member| match &member.kind {
ExprKind::Lit(Lit {
kind: LitKind::Byte,
symbol,
..
}) => Some(symbol.as_str()),
_ => None,
})
.map(|maybe_quote| match maybe_quote {
Some("\"") => Some("\\\""),
Some("\\'") => Some("'"),
other => other,
})
.collect::<Option<String>>()
return None;
} else {
None
(false, expr)
};
if let ExprKind::Array(members) = expr.kind
&& !members.is_empty()
&& !span_contains_comment(cx, expr.span)
&& !span_contains_cfg(cx, expr.span)
{
return members
.iter()
.try_fold(Vec::new(), |mut acc, member| {
if let ExprKind::Lit(lit) = member.kind
&& let LitKind::Byte(_) = lit.node
&& expr.span.eq_ctxt(member.span)
{
acc.push(lit.span);
return Some(acc);
}
None
})
.map(|s| (has_ref, s));
}
None
}
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@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ pub fn register_lint_passes(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, conf: &'static Co
Box::new(|| Box::new(visibility::Visibility)),
Box::new(|| Box::new(multiple_bound_locations::MultipleBoundLocations)),
Box::new(|| Box::new(field_scoped_visibility_modifiers::FieldScopedVisibilityModifiers)),
Box::new(|| Box::new(byte_char_slices::ByteCharSlice)),
Box::new(|| Box::new(cfg_not_test::CfgNotTest)),
Box::new(|| Box::new(empty_line_after::EmptyLineAfter::new())),
// add early passes here, used by `cargo dev new_lint`
@@ -867,6 +866,7 @@ pub fn register_lint_passes(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, conf: &'static Co
Box::new(|_| Box::new(manual_checked_ops::ManualCheckedOps)),
Box::new(move |tcx| Box::new(manual_pop_if::ManualPopIf::new(tcx, conf))),
Box::new(move |_| Box::new(manual_noop_waker::ManualNoopWaker::new(conf))),
Box::new(|_| Box::new(byte_char_slices::ByteCharSlice)),
// add late passes here, used by `cargo dev new_lint`
];
store.late_passes.extend(late_lints);
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@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn emit_return_lint(
// Go backwards while encountering whitespace and extend the given Span to that point.
fn extend_span_to_previous_non_ws(cx: &LateContext<'_>, sp: Span) -> Span {
if let Ok(prev_source) = cx.sess().source_map().span_to_prev_source(sp) {
let ws = [b' ', b'\t', b'\n'];
let ws = *b" \t\n";
if let Some(non_ws_pos) = prev_source.bytes().rposition(|c| !ws.contains(&c)) {
let len = prev_source.len() - non_ws_pos - 1;
return sp.with_lo(sp.lo() - BytePos::from_usize(len));
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
#![warn(clippy::byte_char_slices)]
#![allow(clippy::useless_vec)]
fn main() {
let bad = b"abc";
@@ -11,7 +12,40 @@ fn main() {
//~^ byte_char_slices
let good = &[b'a', 0x42];
let good = [b'a', b'a'];
//~^ useless_vec
let good: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].into_iter().sum();
let good = vec![b'a', b'a'];
}
fn takes_array_ref(_: &[u8; 2]) {}
fn takes_array_ref_ref(_: &&[u8; 2]) {}
fn issue16759(bytes: [u32; 3]) {
const START: u32 = u32::from_le_bytes(*b"WORK");
//~^ byte_char_slices
let auto_deref_to_slice: u8 = b"ac".iter().copied().sum();
//~^ byte_char_slices
let with_comment = [
// 1 2 3
b'a', b'b', b'c', // x
b'd', b'e', b'f', // 2x
b'g', b'h', b'i', // 3x
];
let with_cfg = [
b'a',
b'b',
b'c',
#[cfg(feature = "foo")]
b'd',
];
let with_escape: u8 = b"'\"\x00\n\\".iter().copied().sum();
//~^ byte_char_slices
takes_array_ref(b"ab");
//~^ byte_char_slices
takes_array_ref_ref(&b"ab");
//~^ byte_char_slices
}
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
#![warn(clippy::byte_char_slices)]
#![allow(clippy::useless_vec)]
fn main() {
let bad = &[b'a', b'b', b'c'];
@@ -12,6 +13,39 @@ fn main() {
let good = &[b'a', 0x42];
let good = vec![b'a', b'a'];
//~^ useless_vec
let good: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].into_iter().sum();
}
fn takes_array_ref(_: &[u8; 2]) {}
fn takes_array_ref_ref(_: &&[u8; 2]) {}
fn issue16759(bytes: [u32; 3]) {
const START: u32 = u32::from_le_bytes([b'W', b'O', b'R', b'K']);
//~^ byte_char_slices
let auto_deref_to_slice: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].iter().copied().sum();
//~^ byte_char_slices
let with_comment = [
// 1 2 3
b'a', b'b', b'c', // x
b'd', b'e', b'f', // 2x
b'g', b'h', b'i', // 3x
];
let with_cfg = [
b'a',
b'b',
b'c',
#[cfg(feature = "foo")]
b'd',
];
let with_escape: u8 = [b'\'', b'"', b'\x00', b'\n', b'\\'].iter().copied().sum();
//~^ byte_char_slices
takes_array_ref(&[b'a', b'b']);
//~^ byte_char_slices
takes_array_ref_ref(&&[b'a', b'b']);
//~^ byte_char_slices
}
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:4:15
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:5:15
|
LL | let bad = &[b'a', b'b', b'c'];
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"abc"`
@@ -8,31 +8,52 @@ LL | let bad = &[b'a', b'b', b'c'];
= help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::byte_char_slices)]`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:6:18
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:7:18
|
LL | let quotes = &[b'"', b'H', b'i'];
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"\"Hi"`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:8:18
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:9:18
|
LL | let quotes = &[b'\'', b'S', b'u', b'p'];
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"'Sup"`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:10:19
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:11:19
|
LL | let escapes = &[b'\x42', b'E', b's', b'c'];
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"\x42Esc"`
error: useless use of `vec!`
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:14:16
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:23:43
|
LL | let good = vec![b'a', b'a'];
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: you can use an array directly: `[b'a', b'a']`
LL | const START: u32 = u32::from_le_bytes([b'W', b'O', b'R', b'K']);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `*b"WORK"`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:26:35
|
= note: `-D clippy::useless-vec` implied by `-D warnings`
= help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::useless_vec)]`
LL | let auto_deref_to_slice: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].iter().copied().sum();
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"ac"`
error: aborting due to 5 previous errors
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:43:27
|
LL | let with_escape: u8 = [b'\'', b'"', b'\x00', b'\n', b'\\'].iter().copied().sum();
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"'\"\x00\n\\"`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:46:21
|
LL | takes_array_ref(&[b'a', b'b']);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"ab"`
error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
--> tests/ui/byte_char_slices.rs:49:26
|
LL | takes_array_ref_ref(&&[b'a', b'b']);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"ab"`
error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#![warn(clippy::ptr_offset_by_literal)]
#![allow(clippy::inconsistent_digit_grouping)]
#![allow(clippy::inconsistent_digit_grouping, clippy::byte_char_slices)]
fn main() {
let arr = [b'a', b'b', b'c'];
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#![warn(clippy::ptr_offset_by_literal)]
#![allow(clippy::inconsistent_digit_grouping)]
#![allow(clippy::inconsistent_digit_grouping, clippy::byte_char_slices)]
fn main() {
let arr = [b'a', b'b', b'c'];