Tracking Issue for `#[diagnostic::on_unmatched_args]`
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Description
Feature gate: #![feature(diagnostic_on_unmatched_args)]
The diagnostic_on_unmatched_args feature adds the
#[diagnostic::on_unmatched_args(...)] attribute for declarative macros.
This attribute lets macro definitions customize diagnostics emitted when a
macro invocation does not match any macro arm because the provided arguments
do not match the macro matcher. This includes cases such as missing tokens,
extra tokens, or otherwise invalid macro arguments.
Public API
The feature exposes the diagnostic attribute:
#![feature(diagnostic_on_unmatched_args)]
#[diagnostic::on_unmatched_args(
message = "invalid arguments to {This} macro invocation",
label = "expected a type and value here",
note = "this macro expects a type and a value, like `pair!(u8, 0)`",
)]
macro_rules! pair {
($ty:ty, $value:expr) => {};
}
pair!(u8);
Supported options:
message: overrides the primary diagnostic message.label: overrides the label attached to the macro invocation span.note: adds one note to the diagnostic. Multiplenoteentries are allowed.
Supported format parameters:
{This}refers to the macro name.
The attribute currently applies to declarative macros such as macro_rules!
and pub macro.
Steps / History
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- Implementation:
- rust-lang/rust#154794
- rust-lang/rust#157887
- Add or document tests for behavior on unsupported macro kinds
- Final comment period (FCP)^fcp
- Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
- Should this attribute remain limited to declarative macros, or should similar customization be supported for procedural macros?
- Should this feature eventually be generalized beyond macro argument mismatch diagnostics?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the implementation in rust-lang/rust#154794 and rust-lang/rust#157887, then inspect existing tests or documentation for unsupported macro kinds. Add or document the missing behavior and verify it with the relevant compiler tests. The checklist is complete when unsupported macro kinds are covered and the remaining stabilization work is ready for review.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100