Implement lint for regex::Regex compilation inside a loop

Author: GnomedDev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5873,6 +5873,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`ref_in_deref`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#ref_in_deref
 [`ref_option_ref`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#ref_option_ref
 [`ref_patterns`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#ref_patterns
+[`regex_creation_in_loops`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#regex_creation_in_loops
 [`regex_macro`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#regex_macro
 [`renamed_function_params`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#renamed_function_params
 [`repeat_once`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#repeat_once

clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ pub static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::ref_patterns::REF_PATTERNS_INFO,
     crate::reference::DEREF_ADDROF_INFO,
     crate::regex::INVALID_REGEX_INFO,
+    crate::regex::REGEX_CREATION_IN_LOOPS_INFO,
     crate::regex::TRIVIAL_REGEX_INFO,
     crate::repeat_vec_with_capacity::REPEAT_VEC_WITH_CAPACITY_INFO,
     crate::reserve_after_initialization::RESERVE_AFTER_INITIALIZATION_INFO,

clippy_lints/src/regex.rs

@@ -55,6 +55,44 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "trivial regular expressions"
 }
 
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    ///
+    /// Checks for [regex](https://crates.io/crates/regex) compilation inside a loop with a literal.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    ///
+    /// Compiling a regex is a much more expensive operation than using one, and a compiled regex can be used multiple times.
+    /// This is documented as an antipattern [on the regex documentation](https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/#avoid-re-compiling-regexes-especially-in-a-loop)
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # let haystacks = [""];
+    /// # const MY_REGEX: &str = "a.b";
+    /// for haystack in haystacks {
+    ///     let regex = regex::Regex::new(MY_REGEX).unwrap();
+    ///     if regex.is_match(haystack) {
+    ///         // Perform operation
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    /// can be replaced with
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # let haystacks = [""];
+    /// # const MY_REGEX: &str = "a.b";
+    /// let regex = regex::Regex::new(MY_REGEX).unwrap();
+    /// for haystack in haystacks {
+    ///     if regex.is_match(haystack) {
+    ///         // Perform operation
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.83.0"]
+    pub REGEX_CREATION_IN_LOOPS,
+    perf,
+    "regular expression compilation performed in a loop"
+}
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 enum RegexKind {
     Unicode,
@@ -66,9 +104,10 @@ enum RegexKind {
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Regex {
     definitions: DefIdMap<RegexKind>,
+    loop_stack: Vec<Span>,
 }
 
-impl_lint_pass!(Regex => [INVALID_REGEX, TRIVIAL_REGEX]);
+impl_lint_pass!(Regex => [INVALID_REGEX, TRIVIAL_REGEX, REGEX_CREATION_IN_LOOPS]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Regex {
     fn check_crate(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>) {
@@ -96,12 +135,33 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Regex {
             && let Some(def_id) = path_def_id(cx, fun)
             && let Some(regex_kind) = self.definitions.get(&def_id)
         {
+            if let Some(&loop_span) = self.loop_stack.last()
+                && (matches!(arg.kind, ExprKind::Lit(_)) || const_str(cx, arg).is_some())
+            {
+                span_lint_and_help(
+                    cx,
+                    REGEX_CREATION_IN_LOOPS,
+                    fun.span,
+                    "compiling a regex in a loop",
+                    Some(loop_span),
+                    "move the regex construction outside this loop",
+                );
+            }
+
             match regex_kind {
                 RegexKind::Unicode => check_regex(cx, arg, true),
                 RegexKind::UnicodeSet => check_set(cx, arg, true),
                 RegexKind::Bytes => check_regex(cx, arg, false),
                 RegexKind::BytesSet => check_set(cx, arg, false),
             }
+        } else if let ExprKind::Loop(_, _, _, span) = expr.kind {
+            self.loop_stack.push(span);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_expr_post(&mut self, _: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        if matches!(expr.kind, ExprKind::Loop(..)) {
+            self.loop_stack.pop();
         }
     }
 }

tests/ui/regex.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     clippy::needless_borrow,
     clippy::needless_borrows_for_generic_args
 )]
-#![warn(clippy::invalid_regex, clippy::trivial_regex)]
+#![warn(clippy::invalid_regex, clippy::trivial_regex, clippy::regex_creation_in_loops)]
 
 extern crate regex;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,33 @@ fn trivial_regex() {
     let _ = BRegex::new(r"\b{start}word\b{end}");
 }
 
+fn regex_creation_in_loops() {
+    loop {
+        let regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+        //~^ ERROR: compiling a regex in a loop
+        let regex = BRegex::new("a.b");
+        //~^ ERROR: compiling a regex in a loop
+        #[allow(clippy::regex_creation_in_loops)]
+        let allowed_regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+
+        if true {
+            let regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+            //~^ ERROR: compiling a regex in a loop
+        }
+
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            let nested_regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+            //~^ ERROR: compiling a regex in a loop
+        }
+    }
+
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        let dependant_regex = Regex::new(&format!("{i}"));
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     syntax_error();
     trivial_regex();
+    regex_creation_in_loops();
 }

tests/ui/regex.stderr

@@ -195,5 +195,55 @@ LL |     let binary_trivial_empty = BRegex::new("^$");
    |
    = help: consider using `str::is_empty`
 
-error: aborting due to 24 previous errors
+error: compiling a regex in a loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:123:21
+   |
+LL |         let regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: move the regex construction outside this loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:122:5
+   |
+LL |     loop {
+   |     ^^^^
+   = note: `-D clippy::regex-creation-in-loops` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::regex_creation_in_loops)]`
+
+error: compiling a regex in a loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:125:21
+   |
+LL |         let regex = BRegex::new("a.b");
+   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: move the regex construction outside this loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:122:5
+   |
+LL |     loop {
+   |     ^^^^
+
+error: compiling a regex in a loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:131:25
+   |
+LL |             let regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: move the regex construction outside this loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:122:5
+   |
+LL |     loop {
+   |     ^^^^
+
+error: compiling a regex in a loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:136:32
+   |
+LL |             let nested_regex = Regex::new("a.b");
+   |                                ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: move the regex construction outside this loop
+  --> tests/ui/regex.rs:135:9
+   |
+LL |         for _ in 0..10 {
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 28 previous errors