PiotrZSL added inline comments.
================ Comment at: clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/RedundantStringCStrCheck.cpp:189 + getLangOpts().CPlusPlus2b + ? hasAnyName("::std::print", "::std::format") + : hasName("::std::format"))), ---------------- mikecrowe wrote: > PiotrZSL wrote: > > mikecrowe wrote: > > > mikecrowe wrote: > > > > PiotrZSL wrote: > > > > > Please introduce configuration option to specify custom functions. > > > > > For example if some project (like mine) is wrapping fmt::format with > > > > > some variadic template function, then such function could be > > > > > specified. > > > > > Same goes to things like some loggers. > > > > > > > > > > Check utils/OptionsUtils.h for configuration, and utils/Matchers.h > > > > > (matchesAnyListedName) > > > > > Please introduce configuration option to specify custom functions. > > > > > For example if some project (like mine) is wrapping fmt::format with > > > > > some variadic template function, then such function could be > > > > > specified. > > > > > > > > That's exactly where this change originated (as part of [[ > > > > https://github.com/mikecrowe/clang-tidy-fmt | my clang-tidy fmt fork > > > > ]], which I hope to submit for review soon once I've made it > > > > configurable too and improved the test cases.) > > > > > > > > > Same goes to things like some loggers. > > > > > > > > > > Check utils/OptionsUtils.h for configuration, and utils/Matchers.h > > > > > (matchesAnyListedName) > > > > > > > > Thanks for the pointer. I shall study those files for how to support > > > > this. > > > > > > > > Do you think that the change can land like in its current state first? > > > > Or would you prefer that the configuration option is added at the same > > > > time? > > > > Please introduce configuration option to specify custom functions. > > > > For example if some project (like mine) is wrapping fmt::format with > > > > some variadic template function, then such function could be specified. > > > > > > I could add some sort of > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.PrintFunction` option or > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.FormatFunction` option, but reducing > > > this to its fundamental behaviour would be "a function that takes `const > > > char *` arguments that is also willing to take `std::string` arguments". > > > I'm struggling to find a sensible name for such an option. Maybe > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.StdStringAcceptingFunction=::fmt::format`? > > > Or just `readability-redundant-string-cstr.FunctionCall=::fmt::format`? > > > > > > > Same goes to things like some loggers. > > > > > > Loggers may be classes, so there would need to be an option that > > > specifies a class name (or even a base class name) and a method name > > > (which may be an operator.) See [[ > > > https://github.com/mikecrowe/clang-tidy-fmt/blob/7ace8a3ff41e9679104fe558835b0ef3cb33d969/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/readability/RedundantStringCStrCheck.cpp#L196 > > > | this hard-coded example ]] (If it's not obvious, there's a description > > > in the [[ > > > https://github.com/mikecrowe/clang-tidy-fmt/blob/7ace8a3ff41e9679104fe558835b0ef3cb33d969/README.md?plain=1#L103 > > > | README ]]. In such cases the options could be > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.Class=::BaseTrace` and > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.Method=Log` or > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.Operator=()`, but then it would be > > > hard to tie together the right classes and methods. That could be avoided > > > with something like > > > `readability-redundant-string-cstr.MemberFunctionCall=::BaseTrace::operator(),::NullTrace::operator()` > > > and some parsing I suppose. > > > > > > Regardless, I'll try and get the simple case working and await > > > suggestions for appropriate option names. > > > > > > Thanks again for the suggestions. > > > > > I asked AI, and it suggested > > readability-redundant-string-cstr.FormattingFunctionsList. > > Also, I thing that matchesAnyListedName should support things like > > '::NullTrace::operator()', so one option should be sufficient. > > > > FormattingFunctionsList: > > A semicolon-separated list of (fully qualified) function/method/operator > > names, with the requirement that > > any parameter capable of accepting a 'const char*' input should also be > > able to accept 'std::string' or > > 'std::string_view' inputs, or proper overload candidates that can do so > > should exist. > Far be it from me to question the wisdom of the AI :) , but my point was that > the check works for any function that accepts `const char *` parameters that > could equally well be `std::string` parameters. It's not limitted to > formatting functions. Despite this, I suspect that if the majority use case > is formatting functions then maybe it's more helpful to use a name connected > with that for discoverability. > > In my prototype (which is proving easier to implement than I expected so > far), I've used `readability-redundant-string-cstr.StringParameterFunctions`, > which I can't say I'm entirely happy with either. StringParameterFunctions can be too.... CHANGES SINCE LAST ACTION https://reviews.llvm.org/D143342/new/ https://reviews.llvm.org/D143342 _______________________________________________ cfe-commits mailing list cfe-commits@lists.llvm.org https://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cfe-commits