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+use crate::utils::{meets_msrv, snippet, span_lint_and_then};
+use rustc_ast::ast::{Item, ItemKind, Ty, TyKind};
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
+use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
+
+const REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 17, 0);
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+ /// **What it does:** Checks for constants and statics with an explicit `'static` lifetime.
+ ///
+ /// **Why is this bad?** Adding `'static` to every reference can create very
+ /// complicated types.
+ ///
+ /// **Known problems:** None.
+ ///
+ /// **Example:**
+ /// ```ignore
+ /// const FOO: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] =
+ /// &[...]
+ /// static FOO: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] =
+ /// &[...]
+ /// ```
+ /// This code can be rewritten as
+ /// ```ignore
+ /// const FOO: &[(&str, &str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] = &[...]
+ /// static FOO: &[(&str, &str, fn(&Bar) -> bool)] = &[...]
+ /// ```
+ pub REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES,
+ style,
+ "Using explicit `'static` lifetime for constants or statics when elision rules would allow omitting them."
+}
+
+pub struct RedundantStaticLifetimes {
+ msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
+}
+
+impl RedundantStaticLifetimes {
+ #[must_use]
+ pub fn new(msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> Self {
+ Self { msrv }
+ }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(RedundantStaticLifetimes => [REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES]);
+
+impl RedundantStaticLifetimes {
+ // Recursively visit types
+ fn visit_type(&mut self, ty: &Ty, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, reason: &str) {
+ match ty.kind {
+ // Be careful of nested structures (arrays and tuples)
+ TyKind::Array(ref ty, _) => {
+ self.visit_type(&*ty, cx, reason);
+ },
+ TyKind::Tup(ref tup) => {
+ for tup_ty in tup {
+ self.visit_type(&*tup_ty, cx, reason);
+ }
+ },
+ // 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.kind {
+ TyKind::Path(..) | TyKind::Slice(..) | TyKind::Array(..) | TyKind::Tup(..) => {
+ if lifetime.ident.name == rustc_span::symbol::kw::StaticLifetime {
+ let snip = snippet(cx, borrow_type.ty.span, "<type>");
+ let sugg = format!("&{}", snip);
+ span_lint_and_then(
+ cx,
+ REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES,
+ lifetime.ident.span,
+ reason,
+ |diag| {
+ diag.span_suggestion(
+ ty.span,
+ "consider removing `'static`",
+ sugg,
+ Applicability::MachineApplicable, //snippet
+ );
+ },
+ );
+ }
+ },
+ _ => {},
+ }
+ }
+ self.visit_type(&*borrow_type.ty, cx, reason);
+ },
+ TyKind::Slice(ref ty) => {
+ self.visit_type(ty, cx, reason);
+ },
+ _ => {},
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantStaticLifetimes {
+ fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &Item) {
+ if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES_MSRV) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if !item.span.from_expansion() {
+ if let ItemKind::Const(_, ref var_type, _) = item.kind {
+ self.visit_type(var_type, cx, "constants have by default a `'static` lifetime");
+ // Don't check associated consts because `'static` cannot be elided on those (issue
+ // #2438)
+ }
+
+ if let ItemKind::Static(ref var_type, _, _) = item.kind {
+ self.visit_type(var_type, cx, "statics have by default a `'static` lifetime");
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ extract_msrv_attr!(EarlyContext);
+}