Add a lint to warn about un-necessary .into_iter()

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 0.0.93 — ?
+* New lint: [`explicit_into_iter_loop`]
+
 ## 0.0.92 — 2016-09-30
 * Rustup to *rustc 1.14.0-nightly (289f3a4ca 2016-09-29)*
 
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [`eval_order_dependence`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#eval_order_dependence
 [`expl_impl_clone_on_copy`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#expl_impl_clone_on_copy
 [`explicit_counter_loop`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_counter_loop
+[`explicit_into_iter_loop`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_into_iter_loop
 [`explicit_iter_loop`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_iter_loop
 [`extend_from_slice`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#extend_from_slice
 [`filter_map`]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#filter_map

README.md

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ You can check out this great service at [clippy.bashy.io](https://clippy.bashy.i
 
 ## Lints
 
-There are 171 lints included in this crate:
+There are 172 lints included in this crate:
 
 name                                                                                                                 | default | triggers on
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ name
 [eval_order_dependence](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#eval_order_dependence)                       | warn    | whether a variable read occurs before a write depends on sub-expression evaluation order
 [expl_impl_clone_on_copy](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#expl_impl_clone_on_copy)                   | warn    | implementing `Clone` explicitly on `Copy` types
 [explicit_counter_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_counter_loop)                       | warn    | for-looping with an explicit counter when `_.enumerate()` would do
+[explicit_into_iter_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_into_iter_loop)                   | warn    | for-looping over `_.into_iter()` when `_` would do
 [explicit_iter_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#explicit_iter_loop)                             | warn    | for-looping over `_.iter()` or `_.iter_mut()` when `&_` or `&mut _` would do
 [extend_from_slice](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#extend_from_slice)                               | warn    | `.extend_from_slice(_)` is a faster way to extend a Vec by a slice
 [filter_map](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#filter_map)                                             | allow   | using combinations of `filter`, `map`, `filter_map` and `flat_map` which can usually be written as a single method call

clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(reg: &mut rustc_plugin::Registry) {
         lifetimes::UNUSED_LIFETIMES,
         loops::EMPTY_LOOP,
         loops::EXPLICIT_COUNTER_LOOP,
+        loops::EXPLICIT_INTO_ITER_LOOP,
         loops::EXPLICIT_ITER_LOOP,
         loops::FOR_KV_MAP,
         loops::FOR_LOOP_OVER_OPTION,

clippy_lints/src/loops.rs

@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ declare_lint! {
     "for-looping over `_.iter()` or `_.iter_mut()` when `&_` or `&mut _` would do"
 }
 
+/// **What it does:** Checks for loops on `y.into_iter()` where `y` will do, and
+/// suggests the latter.
+///
+/// **Why is this bad?** Readability.
+///
+/// **Known problems:** None
+///
+/// **Example:**
+/// ```rust
+/// // with `y` a `Vec` or slice:
+/// for x in y.into_iter() { .. }
+/// ```
+declare_lint! {
+    pub EXPLICIT_INTO_ITER_LOOP,
+    Warn,
+    "for-looping over `_.into_iter()` when `_` would do"
+}
+
 /// **What it does:** Checks for loops on `x.next()`.
 ///
 /// **Why is this bad?** `next()` returns either `Some(value)` if there was a
@@ -275,6 +293,7 @@ impl LintPass for Pass {
     fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray {
         lint_array!(NEEDLESS_RANGE_LOOP,
                     EXPLICIT_ITER_LOOP,
+                    EXPLICIT_INTO_ITER_LOOP,
                     ITER_NEXT_LOOP,
                     FOR_LOOP_OVER_RESULT,
                     FOR_LOOP_OVER_OPTION,
@@ -577,6 +596,16 @@ fn check_for_loop_arg(cx: &LateContext, pat: &Pat, arg: &Expr, expr: &Expr) {
                                        object,
                                        method_name));
                 }
+            } else if method_name.as_str() == "into_iter" && match_trait_method(cx, arg, &paths::INTO_ITERATOR) {
+                    let object = snippet(cx, args[0].span, "_");
+                    span_lint(cx,
+                              EXPLICIT_INTO_ITER_LOOP,
+                              expr.span,
+                              &format!("it is more idiomatic to loop over `{}` instead of `{}.{}()`",
+                                       object,
+                                       object,
+                                       method_name));
+
             } else if method_name.as_str() == "next" && match_trait_method(cx, arg, &paths::ITERATOR) {
                 span_lint(cx,
                           ITER_NEXT_LOOP,

clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub const HASH: [&'static str; 2] = ["hash", "Hash"];
 pub const HASHMAP: [&'static str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "HashMap"];
 pub const HASHMAP_ENTRY: [&'static str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "Entry"];
 pub const HASHSET: [&'static str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "set", "HashSet"];
+pub const INTO_ITERATOR: [&'static str; 4] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "IntoIterator"];
 pub const IO_PRINT: [&'static str; 3] = ["std", "io", "_print"];
 pub const ITERATOR: [&'static str; 4] = ["core", "iter", "iterator", "Iterator"];
 pub const LINKED_LIST: [&'static str; 3] = ["collections", "linked_list", "LinkedList"];

tests/compile-fail/for_loop.rs

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Unrelated {
     }
 }
 
-#[deny(needless_range_loop, explicit_iter_loop, iter_next_loop, reverse_range_loop, explicit_counter_loop)]
+#[deny(needless_range_loop, explicit_iter_loop, explicit_into_iter_loop, iter_next_loop, reverse_range_loop, explicit_counter_loop)]
 #[deny(unused_collect)]
 #[allow(linkedlist, shadow_unrelated, unnecessary_mut_passed, cyclomatic_complexity, similar_names)]
 #[allow(many_single_char_names)]
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ fn main() {
     for _v in vec.iter() { } //~ERROR it is more idiomatic to loop over `&vec`
     for _v in vec.iter_mut() { } //~ERROR it is more idiomatic to loop over `&mut vec`
 
+
+    let out_vec = vec![1,2,3];
+    for _v in out_vec.into_iter() { } //~ERROR it is more idiomatic to loop over `out_vec` instead of `out_vec.into_iter()`
+
     for _v in &vec { } // these are fine
     for _v in &mut vec { } // these are fine