Semicolon should be removed after `match`, `if` etc. where nothing happens with the return value
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Description
match () {
() => {},
};
if () == () {};
In both examples I would expect rustfmt to remove the semicolon.
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Research direction
Start by running rustfmt on the two examples in the issue and inspect how it formats standalone match and if expressions. Trace the relevant formatting path, then verify that both unnecessary semicolons are removed and add or update regression coverage for these cases.
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- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100