Generate new lints easily

- Add option in clippy_dev to automatically generate boilerplate
  code for adding new lints

Author: bradsherman

clippy_dev/src/main.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
 use clippy_dev::*;
+use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 mod fmt;
 mod stderr_length_check;
@@ -51,6 +56,26 @@ fn main() {
                         .help("Checks that util/dev update_lints has been run. Used on CI."),
                 ),
         )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("new_lint")
+                .about("Create new lint and run util/dev update_lints")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("type")
+                        .long("type")
+                        .help("Create early or late lint")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .possible_values(&["early", "late"])
+                        .required(true),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("name")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("name")
+                        .help("Name of the new lint in snake case, ex: fn_too_long")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .required(true),
+                ),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("limit-stderr-length")
                 .long("limit-stderr-length")
@@ -75,10 +100,103 @@ fn main() {
                 update_lints(&UpdateMode::Change);
             }
         },
+        ("new_lint", Some(matches)) => {
+            create_new_lint(matches.value_of("type"), matches.value_of("name"));
+        },
         _ => {},
     }
 }
 
+fn project_root() -> Result<PathBuf, io::Error> {
+    let current_dir = std::env::current_dir()?;
+    for path in current_dir.ancestors() {
+        let result = std::fs::read_to_string(path.join("Cargo.toml"));
+        if let Err(err) = &result {
+            if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let content = result?;
+        if content.contains("[package]\nname = \"clippy\"") {
+            return Ok(path.to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+    Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to find project root"))
+}
+
+fn open_files(lint_name: &str) -> Result<(File, File), io::Error> {
+    let project_root = project_root()?;
+
+    let test_file_path = project_root.join(format!("tests/ui/{}.rs", lint_name));
+    let test_file = OpenOptions::new().write(true).create_new(true).open(test_file_path)?;
+
+    let lint_file_path = project_root.join(format!("clippy_lints/src/{}.rs", lint_name));
+    let lint_file = OpenOptions::new().write(true).create_new(true).open(lint_file_path)?;
+
+    Ok((test_file, lint_file))
+}
+
+fn create_new_lint(lint_type: Option<&str>, lint_name: Option<&str>) {
+    // lint_type and lint_name are validated by clap
+    let lint_type = lint_type.unwrap();
+    let lint_name = lint_name.unwrap();
+
+    match open_files(lint_name) {
+        Ok((mut test_file, mut lint_file)) => {
+            let pass_type = match lint_type {
+                "early" => "EarlyLintPass",
+                _ => "LateLintPass",
+            };
+
+            let camel_case_name = lint_name
+                .split('_')
+                .map(|s| [&s[0..1].to_uppercase(), &s[1..]].concat())
+                .collect::<std::string::String>();
+
+            test_file
+                .write_all(
+                    format!(
+                        "#![warn(clippy::{})]
+
+fn main() {{
+    // test code goes here
+}}",
+                        lint_name
+                    )
+                    .as_bytes(),
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+
+            lint_file
+                .write_all(
+                    format!(
+                        "use rustc::lint::{{LintArray, LintPass, {0}}};
+use rustc::declare_lint_pass;
+use rustc_session::declare_tool_lint;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {{
+    pub {1},
+    pedantic,
+    \"Default lint description\"
+}}
+
+declare_lint_pass!({2} => [{1}]);
+
+impl {0} for {2} {{}}",
+                        pass_type,
+                        lint_name.to_uppercase(),
+                        camel_case_name
+                    )
+                    .as_bytes(),
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+            update_lints(&UpdateMode::Change);
+        },
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("Unable to create lint: {}", e),
+    }
+}
+
 fn print_lints() {
     let lint_list = gather_all();
     let usable_lints: Vec<Lint> = Lint::usable_lints(lint_list).collect();