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[clang-tidy] suggest adding `noexcept` to non-throwing functions

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Description

It could be helpful to suggest to add `noexcept` to functions which are not throwing.

I understand that this would be an extremely noisy check but it would provide an opposite approach to more robust exception handling to `bugprone-exception-escape.TreatFunctionsWithoutSpecificationAsThrowing: OnlyUndefined`.

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Research direction

Start with clang-tidy and the bugprone-exception-escape check, especially TreatFunctionsWithoutSpecificationAsThrowing: OnlyUndefined. Determine the intended scope and noise policy for suggesting noexcept, then establish the check behavior and test expectations before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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