Suggest `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
closes#13054
```rust
// bad code
fn foo(a: &Option<T>) {}
fn bar(&self) -> &Option<T> {}
// Use instead
fn foo(a: Option<&T>) {}
fn bar(&self) -> Option<&T> {}
```
Handles argument types and return types in functions, methods, and closures with explicit types. Honors `avoid_breaking_exported_api` parameter.
See this great [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7pZYP_iIE) with the in-depth explanation.
### Open Questions
These are not blocking, and could be done in separate PRs if needed.
* [ ] Should `&Option<Box<T>>` be suggested as `Option<&T>` -- without the box? Handled by [clippy::borrowed_box](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#/borrowed_box)
* [ ] Should `&Option<String>` be suggested as `Option<&str>` -- using de-refed type?
### Possible Future Improvements
These cases might also be good to handle, probably in a separate PR.
```rust
fn lambdas() {
let x = |a: &Option<String>| {};
let x = |a: &Option<String>| -> &Option<String> { todo!() };
}
fn mut_ref_to_ref(a: &mut &Option<u8>) {}
```
changelog: [`ref_option`]: Suggest `Option<&T>` instead of `&Option<T>`
Use std_or_core to determine the correct prefix
This is a cleanup commit. It replaces hand-crafted tests by the a call to the `std_or_core()` utility function.
changelog: none
Lint comparison to empty slice using `PartialEq` methods
changelog: [`comparison_to_empty`]: Also detect comparaisons using `PartialEq` methods
Fix#13401
Split def_path_res into two parts
`def_path_res` previously had two jobs:
1. looking up the crates to find the path in
2. looking up path in said crates
This splits that job up into two functions, keeping `def_path_res` as an adapter between the both, to avoid repeating the first step when repeatedly looking up items in the same crate.
changelog: none
Replacing an empty span (which an empty line is) with an empty string triggers a
debug assertion in rustc. This fixes the debug assertion by using contiguous
spans, with the same resulting suggestion.
Unused trait imports (formerly anonymous trait import)
For #11969
I'm looking for help and feedback on implementing a new lint for suggesting `use ... as _` for traits where possible.
I have had a go at implementing this but I don't know if this is the best way to do it as I am new to clippy.
There are some edge cases I can think of where this doesn't work but have aired on the side of false negatives instead of false positives.
An example of a false negative. I couldn't figure out the best way to resolve an import from within clippy. The sub module imports MyAny so that cannot be anonymized but `use std::any::Any` could be. In this case it is not caught because `Any` and `MyAny` have the same DefId.
```rust
mod nested_mod_used_bad1 {
use std::any::Any;
use std::any::Any as MyAny;
mod foo {
use crate::nested_mod_used_bad1::MyAny;
fn foo() {
println!("{:?}", MyAny::type_id("foo"));
}
}
}
```
Any feedback is much appreciated.
-------
changelog: new lint: `unused_trait_names`
Fix `if_then_some_else_none` sugg missing closure intro
Fixes#13407#13407 works in current stable. The suggestion-generating code got trampled over in 0532104247 :-)
changelog: [`if_then_some_else_none`]: Fix missing closure in suggestion
[`missing_panics_doc`] Fix#13381Fix#13381
Makes `missing_panics_doc` act like other "panicking" lints (`unwrap_used`, `panic`, etc) in constant environments.
changelog: Ignore `missing_panics_doc` in constant environments
