rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy
new lint: if bool {} else if !bool {}
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Description
#[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", warn(clippy_pedantic))]
fn main() {
println!("Hello, world!");
foo(true);
}
fn foo(var: bool) {
if var {
println!("yay");
} else if !var {
println!("nay");
}
}
if we already checked the trueness of a bool, we can simply use "else" instead of "else if !", since bools can only be either true or false:
if var {
println!("yay");
} else {
println!("nay");
}
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing Clippy lint implementations and their tests for conditional expressions involving booleans; the issue does not name specific files or entry points. Confirm the expected diagnostic and test coverage for replacing else if !var after if var with else, then run the relevant lint tests to verify the behavior.
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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
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100