rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

Supports let-chains in `manual_strip`

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C-enhancement
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Description

Currently, the lint doesn't flag code like this:

#![warn(clippy::manual_strip)]

fn some_check() -> bool { todo!() }

fn foo(s: &str) {
    if s.starts_with("ab")
        && let stripped = &s["ab".len()..]
        && some_check() // to avoid `irrefutable_let_patterns`
    {
        //
    }
}

It would be cool if it would.

I think checking only consecutive ifs is fine.

@rustbot label C-enhancement

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Locate the manual_strip lint and its existing tests, then reproduce the reported Rust example to understand the current behavior. Extend coverage for consecutive if conditions using let-chains, and consider the work done when the example is flagged without changing the stated scope.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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