Add lint to detect allow attributes without reason

Author: xFrednet

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3042,6 +3042,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 <!-- lint disable no-unused-definitions -->
 <!-- begin autogenerated links to lint list -->
 [`absurd_extreme_comparisons`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#absurd_extreme_comparisons
+[`allow_lint_without_reason`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#allow_lint_without_reason
 [`almost_swapped`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#almost_swapped
 [`approx_constant`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#approx_constant
 [`as_conversions`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#as_conversions

clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs

@@ -255,6 +255,36 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "usage of `cfg(operating_system)` instead of `cfg(target_os = \"operating_system\")`"
 }
 
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for attributes that allow lints without a reason.
+    ///
+    /// (This requires the `lint_reasons` feature)
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Allowing a lint should always have a reason. This reason should be documented to
+    /// ensure that others understand the reasoning
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// Bad:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// #![feature(lint_reasons)]
+    ///
+    /// #![allow(clippy::some_lint)]
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Good:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// #![feature(lint_reasons)]
+    ///
+    /// #![allow(clippy::some_lint, reason = "False positive rust-lang/rust-clippy#1002020")]
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.61.0"]
+    pub ALLOW_LINT_WITHOUT_REASON,
+    restriction,
+    "ensures that all `allow` and `expect` attributes have a reason"
+}
+
 declare_lint_pass!(Attributes => [
     INLINE_ALWAYS,
     DEPRECATED_SEMVER,
@@ -269,6 +299,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Attributes {
                 if is_lint_level(ident.name) {
                     check_clippy_lint_names(cx, ident.name, items);
                 }
+                if matches!(ident.name, sym::allow | sym::expect) {
+                    check_lint_reason(cx, ident.name, items, attr);
+                }
                 if items.is_empty() || !attr.has_name(sym::deprecated) {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -404,6 +437,30 @@ fn check_clippy_lint_names(cx: &LateContext<'_>, name: Symbol, items: &[NestedMe
     }
 }
 
+fn check_lint_reason(cx: &LateContext<'_>, name: Symbol, items: &[NestedMetaItem], attr: &'_ Attribute) {
+    // Check for the feature
+    if !cx.tcx.sess.features_untracked().lint_reasons {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check if the reason is present
+    if let Some(item) = items.last().map(NestedMetaItem::meta_item).flatten()
+        && let MetaItemKind::NameValue(_) = &item.kind
+        && item.path == sym::reason
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    span_lint_and_help(
+        cx,
+        ALLOW_LINT_WITHOUT_REASON,
+        attr.span,
+        &format!("`{}` attribute without reason", name.as_str()),
+        None,
+        "try adding a reason at the end with `, reason = \"..\"`",
+    );
+}
+
 fn is_relevant_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &Item<'_>) -> bool {
     if let ItemKind::Fn(_, _, eid) = item.kind {
         is_relevant_expr(cx, cx.tcx.typeck_body(eid), &cx.tcx.hir().body(eid).value)
@@ -659,5 +716,5 @@ fn check_mismatched_target_os(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, attr: &Attribute) {
 }
 
 fn is_lint_level(symbol: Symbol) -> bool {
-    matches!(symbol, sym::allow | sym::warn | sym::deny | sym::forbid)
+    matches!(symbol, sym::allow | sym::expect | sym::warn | sym::deny | sym::forbid)
 }

clippy_lints/src/lib.register_lints.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ store.register_lints(&[
     assign_ops::ASSIGN_OP_PATTERN,
     assign_ops::MISREFACTORED_ASSIGN_OP,
     async_yields_async::ASYNC_YIELDS_ASYNC,
+    attrs::ALLOW_LINT_WITHOUT_REASON,
     attrs::BLANKET_CLIPPY_RESTRICTION_LINTS,
     attrs::DEPRECATED_CFG_ATTR,
     attrs::DEPRECATED_SEMVER,

clippy_lints/src/lib.register_restriction.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ store.register_group(true, "clippy::restriction", Some("clippy_restriction"), ve
     LintId::of(as_conversions::AS_CONVERSIONS),
     LintId::of(asm_syntax::INLINE_ASM_X86_ATT_SYNTAX),
     LintId::of(asm_syntax::INLINE_ASM_X86_INTEL_SYNTAX),
+    LintId::of(attrs::ALLOW_LINT_WITHOUT_REASON),
     LintId::of(casts::FN_TO_NUMERIC_CAST_ANY),
     LintId::of(create_dir::CREATE_DIR),
     LintId::of(dbg_macro::DBG_MACRO),

tests/ui/allow_lint_without_reason.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#![feature(lint_reasons)]
+#![deny(clippy::allow_lint_without_reason)]
+
+// These should trigger the lint
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[allow(dead_code, deprecated)]
+// These should be fine
+#[allow(dead_code, reason = "This should be allowed")]
+#[warn(dyn_drop, reason = "Warnings can also have reasons")]
+#[warn(deref_nullptr)]
+#[deny(deref_nullptr)]
+#[forbid(deref_nullptr)]
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/allow_lint_without_reason.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+error: `allow` attribute without reason
+  --> $DIR/allow_lint_without_reason.rs:5:1
+   |
+LL | #[allow(dead_code)]
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+note: the lint level is defined here
+  --> $DIR/allow_lint_without_reason.rs:2:9
+   |
+LL | #![deny(clippy::allow_lint_without_reason)]
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   = help: try adding a reason at the end with `, reason = ".."`
+
+error: `allow` attribute without reason
+  --> $DIR/allow_lint_without_reason.rs:6:1
+   |
+LL | #[allow(dead_code, deprecated)]
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try adding a reason at the end with `, reason = ".."`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+