unnecessary_operation: don't suggest autofixes on composite types with fields of uncertain types

clippy_lints/src/no_effect.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_hir, span_lint_hir_and_then};
+use clippy_utils::higher::Range;
 use clippy_utils::source::SpanRangeExt;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{expr_type_is_certain, has_drop};
 use clippy_utils::{
@@ -271,11 +272,12 @@ fn has_no_effect(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn check_unnecessary_operation(cx: &LateContext<'_>, stmt: &Stmt<'_>) {
+    let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
     if let StmtKind::Semi(expr) = stmt.kind
         && !stmt.span.in_external_macro(cx.sess().source_map())
         && let ctxt = stmt.span.ctxt()
         && expr.span.ctxt() == ctxt
-        && let Some(reduced) = reduce_expression(cx, expr)
+        && let Some(reduced) = reduce_expression(cx, expr, &mut applicability)
         && reduced.iter().all(|e| e.span.ctxt() == ctxt)
     {
         if let ExprKind::Index(..) = &expr.kind {
@@ -318,19 +320,18 @@ fn check_unnecessary_operation(cx: &LateContext<'_>, stmt: &Stmt<'_>) {
                 stmt.span,
                 "unnecessary operation",
                 |diag| {
-                    diag.span_suggestion(
-                        stmt.span,
-                        "statement can be reduced to",
-                        snippet,
-                        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
-                    );
+                    diag.span_suggestion(stmt.span, "statement can be reduced to", snippet, applicability);
                 },
             );
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn reduce_expression<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<Vec<&'a Expr<'a>>> {
+fn reduce_expression<'a>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+    expr: &'a Expr<'a>,
+    applicability: &mut Applicability,
+) -> Option<Vec<&'a Expr<'a>>> {
     if expr.span.from_expansion() {
         return None;
     }
@@ -339,16 +340,47 @@ fn reduce_expression<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<Vec
         ExprKind::Binary(ref binop, a, b) if binop.node != BinOpKind::And && binop.node != BinOpKind::Or => {
             Some(vec![a, b])
         },
-        ExprKind::Array(v) | ExprKind::Tup(v) => Some(v.iter().collect()),
+        ExprKind::Array(elems) => {
+            if elems.iter().any(|elem| !expr_type_is_certain(cx, elem)) {
+                // there's a risk that if we take the elem exprs out of the context of the array,
+                // their types might become ambiguous
+                *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+            }
+            Some(elems.iter().collect())
+        },
+        ExprKind::Tup(v) => Some(v.iter().collect()),
         ExprKind::Repeat(inner, _)
         | ExprKind::Type(inner, _)
         | ExprKind::Unary(_, inner)
         | ExprKind::Field(inner, _)
-        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner) => reduce_expression(cx, inner).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner])),
+        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner) => reduce_expression(cx, inner, applicability).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner])),
         ExprKind::Cast(inner, _) if expr_type_is_certain(cx, inner) => {
-            reduce_expression(cx, inner).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner]))
+            reduce_expression(cx, inner, applicability).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner]))
+        },
+        // In the normal `Struct` case, we bail out if any of the fields has an uncertain type.
+        // But for two-sided ranges, we know that if the type of one of the sides is certain, then so is the other
+        // one's. So we only check that, more relaxed pre-condition.
+        //
+        // Note that that condition true in general for any struct with a generic present in two fields, but
+        // generalizing the check to those would be cumbersome.
+        ExprKind::Struct(..)
+            if let Some(range) = Range::hir(expr)
+                && let Some(start) = range.start
+                && let Some(end) = range.end =>
+        {
+            if ![start, end].into_iter().any(|e| expr_type_is_certain(cx, e)) {
+                // there's a risk that if we take the field exprs out of the context of the range constructor,
+                // their types might become ambiguous
+                *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+            }
+            Some(vec![start, end])
         },
         ExprKind::Struct(_, fields, ref base) => {
+            if fields.iter().any(|f| !expr_type_is_certain(cx, f.expr)) {
+                // there's a risk that if we take the field exprs out of the context of the struct constructor,
+                // their types might become ambiguous
+                *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+            }
             if has_drop(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr)) {
                 None
             } else {
@@ -360,6 +392,11 @@ fn reduce_expression<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<Vec
             }
         },
         ExprKind::Call(callee, args) => {
+            if args.iter().any(|a| !expr_type_is_certain(cx, a)) {
+                // there's a risk that if we take the args out of the context of the
+                // call/constructor, their types might become ambiguous
+                *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+            }
             if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = callee.kind {
                 if cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def(expr.hir_id).is_some() {
                     // type-dependent function call like `impl FnOnce for X`
@@ -385,7 +422,7 @@ fn reduce_expression<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<Vec
                         BlockCheckMode::UnsafeBlock(UnsafeSource::UserProvided) => None,
                         BlockCheckMode::DefaultBlock => Some(vec![&**e]),
                         // in case of compiler-inserted signaling blocks
-                        BlockCheckMode::UnsafeBlock(_) => reduce_expression(cx, e),
+                        BlockCheckMode::UnsafeBlock(_) => reduce_expression(cx, e, applicability),
                     }
                 })
             } else {

tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//@no-rustfix
+#![expect(unused)]
+#![warn(clippy::unnecessary_operation)]
+
+// don't lint if any of the fields has an ambiguous type when used by themselves
+fn issue15381() {
+    struct DescriptorSet {
+        slots: Vec<u32>,
+    }
+
+    // the repro
+    DescriptorSet { slots: Vec::new() };
+    //~^ unnecessary_operation
+
+    // other cases
+    enum E {
+        Foo { f: Vec<u32> },
+        Bar(Vec<u32>),
+    }
+    E::Foo { f: Vec::new() };
+    //~^ unnecessary_operation
+    E::Bar(Vec::new());
+    //~^ unnecessary_operation
+
+    struct Tuple(Vec<u32>);
+    Tuple(Vec::new());
+    //~^ unnecessary_operation
+
+    // the type of the second slice gets inferred based on it needing to be the same to that of the
+    // first one, but that doesn't happen when they're outside the array
+    [[1, 2, 3].as_slice(), [].as_slice()];
+    //~^ unnecessary_operation
+}

tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+error: unnecessary operation
+  --> tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs:12:5
+   |
+LL |     DescriptorSet { slots: Vec::new() };
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: statement can be reduced to: `Vec::new();`
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::unnecessary-operation` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_operation)]`
+
+error: unnecessary operation
+  --> tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs:20:5
+   |
+LL |     E::Foo { f: Vec::new() };
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: statement can be reduced to: `Vec::new();`
+
+error: unnecessary operation
+  --> tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs:22:5
+   |
+LL |     E::Bar(Vec::new());
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: statement can be reduced to: `Vec::new();`
+
+error: unnecessary operation
+  --> tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs:26:5
+   |
+LL |     Tuple(Vec::new());
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: statement can be reduced to: `Vec::new();`
+
+error: unnecessary operation
+  --> tests/ui/unnecessary_operation_unfixable.rs:31:5
+   |
+LL |     [[1, 2, 3].as_slice(), [].as_slice()];
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: statement can be reduced to: `[1, 2, 3].as_slice(); [].as_slice();`
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors
+