rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

lint spurious searches

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Description

iter loops that set a variable to the current element based on an equality check, but do not break, suggest .iter().find(..) or .iter().rev().find(..), e.g.

let mut found = None;
for x in xs {
    if x == f {
        found = Some(x);
    }
}

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Research direction

Start from the issue's example of an iter loop that assigns the current element after an equality check without breaking. Determine the supported cases and whether the lint should suggest .iter().find(..) or .iter().rev().find(..); done means the intended pattern is diagnosed without incorrect suggestions and covered by appropriate lint tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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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