rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

Lint for Debug formatting in Display implementations

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Description

This is similar to use_debug but should be a warn by default.

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Research direction

The issue points to the existing use_debug lint; begin by locating and studying that lint and its tests. Implement the analogous lint for Debug formatting in Display implementations, with warn as the default level, and verify the behavior with comparable lint tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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