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| 1 | +# PR #16197: Workflow Design Impact Analysis |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Affected Workflows |
| 4 | +- **lint-development**: The PR directly modifies the `tuple_array_conversions` lint implementation in `clippy_lints/src/tuple_array_conversions.rs` by adding a new check and helper function to fix a false positive when bound variables are used before the conversion. It also adds a corresponding UI test case in `tests/ui/tuple_array_conversions.rs`. These files are central to the lint-development workflow as described in workflows.json (relevant_files: ["clippy_dev/src/new_lint.rs", "clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs", "clippy_lints/src/", "declare_clippy_lint/src/lib.rs", "tests/ui/"]). |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +- **testing**: The PR updates the UI tests by adding a new test case `issue16192` to verify the fixed behavior, impacting the UI test execution and validation in the testing workflow (relevant_files: ["tests/", "ui/", "tests/ui-*/", "clippy_dev/src/dogfood.rs", "clippy_dev/src/main.rs"]). |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +Other workflows like `cargo-clippy` and `clippy-driver` indirectly involve `clippy_lints/src/` but are not primarily affected in terms of design changes from this PR. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## lint-development Analysis |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +### Summary of design changes |
| 13 | +The PR fixes a false positive in the `tuple_array_conversions` lint. Specifically, it adds a condition in `all_bindings_are_for_conv` to check that none of the locals from array destructuring are used until the tuple construction expression, using a new helper `local_used_until_expr`. This function traverses the enclosing block with `for_each_expr` to detect any use of the local before the target expression. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +This change refines the internal logic of an existing late lint pass but does not affect the overall workflow design: |
| 16 | +- No new steps in scaffolding (e.g., `cargo dev new_lint` or `update_lints`). |
| 17 | +- No modifications to components like `declare_clippy_lint!` macro, `LintListBuilder`, or registration in `declared_lints.rs`. |
| 18 | +- The integration sequence (loading lints in driver, registering passes) remains unchanged. |
| 19 | +- It leverages existing utilities from `clippy_utils::visitors` (e.g., `for_each_expr`, `get_enclosing_block`), aligning with documented practices for lint implementations using visitor patterns and HIR traversal. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +**Potential benefits**: Improves lint precision, reducing user frustration from incorrect suggestions and enhancing Clippy's reliability for array-to-tuple conversions involving destructuring. |
| 22 | +**Implications**: Developers modifying similar lints may now consider inter-expression variable usage checks, but no workflow process changes. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +### Mermaid diagrams that need to be updated |
| 25 | +None. The existing scaffolding and integration sequence diagrams do not require updates, as the change is an internal implementation detail within a single lint module, not altering high-level flows or components. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## testing Analysis |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +### Summary of design changes |
| 30 | +The PR adds a new function `issue16192` in `tests/ui/tuple_array_conversions.rs` demonstrating a case where array destructuring binds variables `a` and `b`, one is used (in a loop and later assignment), and then a tuple is formed. Previously, this triggered a false positive; now, with the fix, it should not lint, verified by the expected `.stderr`. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +This is a standard addition of a UI test case to cover the fixed edge case: |
| 33 | +- No changes to test orchestration in `tests/compile-test.rs` or `ui_test` framework. |
| 34 | +- Follows UI test patterns: input `.rs` with code triggering (or not) the lint, matched against `.stderr`. |
| 35 | +- No impact on dogfooding, unit tests, or other categories (ui-internal, ui-toml, ui-cargo). |
| 36 | +- May require `cargo test` or `cargo uibless` during development to update expectations. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +**Potential benefits**: Increases test coverage for variable usage patterns post-destructuring, preventing future regressions in this lint. |
| 39 | +**Implications**: Reinforces the importance of comprehensive UI tests for lint fixes, but the testing workflow design remains intact. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Mermaid diagrams that need to be updated |
| 42 | +None. The UI tests sequence diagram accurately depicts the process of spawning `clippy-driver` on test files, emitting diagnostics, and comparing outputs—unchanged by adding a specific test case. Similarly, dogfooding diagram unaffected. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +## Overall Impact |
| 45 | +This PR is a targeted bug fix in a single lint and its tests, exemplifying the lint-development and testing workflows without altering their documented designs. No updates to `.exp` design documents or Mermaid diagrams are necessary. The fix addresses [issue #16192](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/16192), improving lint accuracy. |
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| 47 | +To validate, no Mermaid diagrams were modified, so no `mmdc` validation needed beyond existing files (assumed valid). |
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