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//===--- AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck.cpp - clang-tidy ------===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#include "AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck.h"
#include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h"
#include "clang/AST/Type.h"
#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h"
#include "clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h"

using namespace clang::ast_matchers;

namespace {

static bool isCharType(const clang::BuiltinType *BT) {
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Place function outside of anon-namespace.

using clang::BuiltinType;
switch (BT->getKind()) {
case BuiltinType::Char_S:
case BuiltinType::Char_U:
case BuiltinType::SChar:
case BuiltinType::UChar:
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}

AST_MATCHER(clang::QualType, isBuiltinInt) {
const auto *BT = Node->getAs<clang::BuiltinType>();
if (!BT)
return false;

switch (BT->getKind()) {
case clang::BuiltinType::Short:
case clang::BuiltinType::UShort:
case clang::BuiltinType::Int:
case clang::BuiltinType::UInt:
case clang::BuiltinType::Long:
case clang::BuiltinType::ULong:
case clang::BuiltinType::LongLong:
case clang::BuiltinType::ULongLong:
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}

AST_MATCHER(clang::QualType, isBuiltinFloat) {
const auto *BT = Node->getAs<clang::BuiltinType>();
if (!BT)
return false;

switch (BT->getKind()) {
case clang::BuiltinType::Half:
case clang::BuiltinType::BFloat16:
case clang::BuiltinType::Float:
case clang::BuiltinType::Double:
case clang::BuiltinType::LongDouble:
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}

AST_MATCHER(clang::QualType, isBuiltinChar) {
const auto *BT = Node->getAs<clang::BuiltinType>();
if (!BT)
return false;

return isCharType(BT);
}
} // namespace

namespace clang::tidy::portability {

AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck::
AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck(StringRef Name,
ClangTidyContext *Context)
: ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
WarnOnFloats(Options.get("WarnOnFloats", true)),
WarnOnInts(Options.get("WarnOnInts", true)),
WarnOnChars(Options.get("WarnOnChars", true)),
IncludeInserter(Options.getLocalOrGlobal("IncludeStyle",
utils::IncludeSorter::IS_LLVM),
areDiagsSelfContained()) {}

void AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck::registerPPCallbacks(
const SourceManager &SM, Preprocessor *PP, Preprocessor *ModuleExpanderPP) {
IncludeInserter.registerPreprocessor(PP);
}

void AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck::storeOptions(
ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) {
Options.store(Opts, "WarnOnFloats", WarnOnFloats);
Options.store(Opts, "WarnOnInts", WarnOnInts);
Options.store(Opts, "WarnOnChars", WarnOnChars);
Options.store(Opts, "IncludeStyle", IncludeInserter.getStyle());
}

static std::string getFloatReplacement(const BuiltinType *BT,
ASTContext &Context) {
const TargetInfo &Target = Context.getTargetInfo();

auto GetReplacementType = [](unsigned Width) {
switch (Width) {
// This is ambiguous by default since it could be bfloat16 or float16
case 16U:
return "";
case 32U:
return "float32_t";
case 64U:
return "float64_t";
case 128U:
return "float128_t";
default:
return "";
}
};

switch (BT->getKind()) {
// Not an ambiguous type
case BuiltinType::BFloat16:
return "bfloat16_t";
case BuiltinType::Half:
return GetReplacementType(Target.getHalfWidth());
case BuiltinType::Float:
return GetReplacementType(Target.getFloatWidth());
case BuiltinType::Double:
return GetReplacementType(Target.getDoubleWidth());
default:
return "";
}
}

void AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck::registerMatchers(
MatchFinder *Finder) {
auto PlatformSpecificFundamentalType = qualType(
allOf(builtinType(),
anyOf(WarnOnInts ? isBuiltinInt() : unless(anything()),
WarnOnFloats ? isBuiltinFloat() : unless(anything()),
WarnOnChars ? isBuiltinChar() : unless(anything()))));

if (!WarnOnInts && !WarnOnFloats && !WarnOnChars)
return;
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You should give configuration warning in ctor for this case, see how it is done in ConstCorrectnessCheck.cpp


Finder->addMatcher(
varDecl(hasType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType)).bind("var_decl"), this);

Finder->addMatcher(
functionDecl(returns(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType)).bind("func_decl"),
this);

Finder->addMatcher(
parmVarDecl(hasType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType)).bind("param_decl"),
this);

Finder->addMatcher(
fieldDecl(hasType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType)).bind("field_decl"),
this);
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You could simplify these 4 matchers into one. The only bind you need is bad fundamental type.
You could use something like:

Finder->addMatcher(typeLoc(loc(hasType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType))).bind("type"));

See how it is done in ReplaceAutoPtrCheck.cpp.


Finder->addMatcher(
typedefDecl(hasUnderlyingType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType))
.bind("typedef_decl"),
this);

Finder->addMatcher(typeAliasDecl(hasType(PlatformSpecificFundamentalType))
.bind("alias_decl"),
this);
}

void AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck::check(
const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
SourceLocation Loc;
QualType QT;
SourceRange TypeRange;

auto SetTypeRange = [&TypeRange](auto Decl) {
if (Decl->getTypeSourceInfo())
TypeRange = Decl->getTypeSourceInfo()->getTypeLoc().getSourceRange();
};

if (const auto *VD = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<VarDecl>("var_decl")) {
Loc = VD->getLocation();
QT = VD->getType();
SetTypeRange(VD);
} else if (const auto *FD =
Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<FunctionDecl>("func_decl")) {
Loc = FD->getLocation();
QT = FD->getReturnType();
SetTypeRange(FD);
} else if (const auto *PD =
Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<ParmVarDecl>("param_decl")) {
Loc = PD->getLocation();
QT = PD->getType();
SetTypeRange(PD);
} else if (const auto *FD = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<FieldDecl>("field_decl")) {
Loc = FD->getLocation();
QT = FD->getType();
SetTypeRange(FD);
} else if (const auto *TD =
Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<TypedefDecl>("typedef_decl")) {
Loc = TD->getLocation();
QT = TD->getUnderlyingType();
SetTypeRange(TD);
} else if (const auto *AD =
Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<TypeAliasDecl>("alias_decl")) {
Loc = AD->getLocation();
QT = AD->getUnderlyingType();
SetTypeRange(AD);
} else {
return;
}

const std::string TypeName = QT.getAsString();

const auto *BT = QT->getAs<BuiltinType>();

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assert(BT);

if (BT->isFloatingPoint()) {
const std::string Replacement = getFloatReplacement(BT, *Result.Context);
if (!Replacement.empty()) {
auto Diag =
diag(Loc, "avoid using platform-dependent floating point type '%0'; "
"consider using '%1' instead")
<< TypeName << Replacement;

if (TypeRange.isValid())
Diag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(TypeRange, Replacement);

if (auto IncludeFixit = IncludeInserter.createIncludeInsertion(
Result.SourceManager->getFileID(Loc), "<stdfloat>")) {
Diag << *IncludeFixit;
}
} else {
diag(Loc, "avoid using platform-dependent floating point type '%0'; "
"consider using a typedef or fixed-width type instead")
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"consider using a typedef or fixed-width type instead")
"consider using a 'typedef' or fixed-width type instead")

<< TypeName;
}
} else if (isCharType(BT)) {
diag(Loc, "avoid using platform-dependent character type '%0'; "
"consider using char8_t for text or std::byte for bytes")
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"consider using char8_t for text or std::byte for bytes")
"consider using 'char8_t' for text or 'std::byte' for bytes")

<< TypeName;
} else {
diag(Loc, "avoid using platform-dependent fundamental integer type '%0'; "
"consider using a typedef or fixed-width type instead")
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"consider using a typedef or fixed-width type instead")
"consider using a 'typedef' or fixed-width type instead")

<< TypeName;
}
}

} // namespace clang::tidy::portability
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//==-- AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck.h - clang-tidy -*- C++ -*-==//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//==------------------------------------------------------------------------==//

#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_PORTABILITY_AVOIDPLATFORMSPECIFICFUNDAMENTALTYPESCHECK_H
#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_PORTABILITY_AVOIDPLATFORMSPECIFICFUNDAMENTALTYPESCHECK_H

#include "../ClangTidyCheck.h"
#include "../utils/IncludeInserter.h"

namespace clang::tidy::portability {

/// Find fundamental platform-dependent types and recommend using typedefs or
/// fixed-width types.
///
/// Detects fundamental types (int, short, long, long long, char, float, etc)
/// and warns against their use due to platform-dependent behavior.
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This description should be the same as in ReleaseNotes.rst

///
/// For the user-facing documentation see:
/// http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/portability/avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types.html
class AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
public:
AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck(StringRef Name,
ClangTidyContext *Context);
void registerPPCallbacks(const SourceManager &SM, Preprocessor *PP,
Preprocessor *ModuleExpanderPP) override;
void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
void storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) override;
bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
return LangOpts.CPlusPlus11;
}
std::optional<TraversalKind> getCheckTraversalKind() const override {
return TK_IgnoreUnlessSpelledInSource;
}

private:
const bool WarnOnFloats;
const bool WarnOnInts;
const bool WarnOnChars;
utils::IncludeInserter IncludeInserter;
};

} // namespace clang::tidy::portability

#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_PORTABILITY_AVOIDPLATFORMSPECIFICFUNDAMENTALTYPESCHECK_H
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)

add_clang_library(clangTidyPortabilityModule STATIC
AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck.cpp
AvoidPragmaOnceCheck.cpp
PortabilityTidyModule.cpp
RestrictSystemIncludesCheck.cpp
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#include "../ClangTidy.h"
#include "../ClangTidyModule.h"
#include "../ClangTidyModuleRegistry.h"
#include "AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck.h"
#include "AvoidPragmaOnceCheck.h"
#include "RestrictSystemIncludesCheck.h"
#include "SIMDIntrinsicsCheck.h"
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class PortabilityModule : public ClangTidyModule {
public:
void addCheckFactories(ClangTidyCheckFactories &CheckFactories) override {
CheckFactories.registerCheck<AvoidPlatformSpecificFundamentalTypesCheck>(
"portability-avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<AvoidPragmaOnceCheck>(
"portability-avoid-pragma-once");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<RestrictSystemIncludesCheck>(
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Finds uses of ``std::lock_guard`` and suggests replacing them with C++17's
alternative ``std::scoped_lock``.

- New :doc:`portability-avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types
<clang-tidy/checks/portability/avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types>`
check.

Finds fundamental types (e.g. `int`, `float`) and recommends using typedefs
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Finds fundamental types (e.g. `int`, `float`) and recommends using typedefs
Finds fundamental types (e.g. ``int``, ``float``) and recommends using typedefs

or fixed-width types instead to improve portability across different platforms.

- New :doc:`portability-avoid-pragma-once
<clang-tidy/checks/portability/avoid-pragma-once>` check.

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:doc:`performance-type-promotion-in-math-fn <performance/type-promotion-in-math-fn>`, "Yes"
:doc:`performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization <performance/unnecessary-copy-initialization>`, "Yes"
:doc:`performance-unnecessary-value-param <performance/unnecessary-value-param>`, "Yes"
:doc:`portability-avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types <portability/avoid-platform-specific-fundamental-types>`,
:doc:`portability-avoid-pragma-once <portability/avoid-pragma-once>`,
:doc:`portability-restrict-system-includes <portability/restrict-system-includes>`, "Yes"
:doc:`portability-simd-intrinsics <portability/simd-intrinsics>`,
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