Add a feature gate for nested uses of impl Trait

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ declare_features! (
 
     // `foo.rs` as an alternative to `foo/mod.rs`
     (active, non_modrs_mods, "1.24.0", Some(44660)),
+
+    // Nested `impl Trait`
+    (active, nested_impl_trait, "1.24.0", Some(34511)),
 );
 
 declare_features! (
@@ -1314,8 +1317,73 @@ fn contains_novel_literal(item: &ast::MetaItem) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+// Bans nested `impl Trait`, e.g. `impl Into<impl Debug>`.
+// Nested `impl Trait` _is_ allowed in associated type position,
+// e.g `impl Iterator<Item=impl Debug>`
+struct NestedImplTraitVisitor<'a> {
+    context: &'a Context<'a>,
+    is_in_impl_trait: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> NestedImplTraitVisitor<'a> {
+    fn with_impl_trait<F>(&mut self, is_in_impl_trait: bool, f: F)
+        where F: FnOnce(&mut NestedImplTraitVisitor<'a>)
+    {
+        let old_is_in_impl_trait = self.is_in_impl_trait;
+        self.is_in_impl_trait = is_in_impl_trait;
+        f(self);
+        self.is_in_impl_trait = old_is_in_impl_trait;
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for NestedImplTraitVisitor<'a> {
+    fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: &'a ast::Ty) {
+        if let ast::TyKind::ImplTrait(_) = t.node {
+            if self.is_in_impl_trait {
+                gate_feature_post!(&self, nested_impl_trait, t.span,
+                    "nested `impl Trait` is experimental"
+                );
+            }
+            self.with_impl_trait(true, |this| visit::walk_ty(this, t));
+        } else {
+            visit::walk_ty(self, t);
+        }
+    }
+    fn visit_path_parameters(&mut self, _: Span, path_parameters: &'a ast::PathParameters) {
+        match *path_parameters {
+            ast::PathParameters::AngleBracketed(ref params) => {
+                for type_ in &params.types {
+                    self.visit_ty(type_);
+                }
+                for type_binding in &params.bindings {
+                    // Type bindings such as `Item=impl Debug` in `Iterator<Item=Debug>`
+                    // are allowed to contain nested `impl Trait`.
+                    self.with_impl_trait(false, |this| visit::walk_ty(this, &type_binding.ty));
+                }
+            }
+            ast::PathParameters::Parenthesized(ref params) => {
+                for type_ in &params.inputs {
+                    self.visit_ty(type_);
+                }
+                if let Some(ref type_) = params.output {
+                    // `-> Foo` syntax is essentially an associated type binding,
+                    // so it is also allowed to contain nested `impl Trait`.
+                    self.with_impl_trait(false, |this| visit::walk_ty(this, type_));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
-    fn whole_crate_feature_gates(&mut self) {
+    fn whole_crate_feature_gates(&mut self, krate: &ast::Crate) {
+        visit::walk_crate(
+            &mut NestedImplTraitVisitor {
+                context: self.context,
+                is_in_impl_trait: false,
+            }, krate);
+
         for &(ident, span) in &*self.context.parse_sess.non_modrs_mods.borrow() {
             if !span.allows_unstable() {
                 let cx = &self.context;
@@ -1892,7 +1960,7 @@ pub fn check_crate(krate: &ast::Crate,
         plugin_attributes,
     };
     let visitor = &mut PostExpansionVisitor { context: &ctx };
-    visitor.whole_crate_feature_gates();
+    visitor.whole_crate_feature_gates(krate);
     visit::walk_crate(visitor, krate);
 }
 

src/test/compile-fail/E0657.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 #![allow(warnings)]
-#![feature(conservative_impl_trait)]
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, nested_impl_trait)]
 
 trait Id<T> {}
 trait Lt<'a> {}

src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-nested_impl_trait.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, universal_impl_trait)]
+
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+fn fine(x: impl Into<u32>) -> impl Into<u32> { x }
+
+fn bad_in_ret_position(x: impl Into<u32>) -> impl Into<impl Debug> { x }
+//~^ ERROR nested `impl Trait` is experimental
+
+fn bad_in_fn_syntax(x: fn() -> impl Into<impl Debug>) {}
+//~^ ERROR nested `impl Trait` is experimental
+
+fn bad_in_arg_position(_: impl Into<impl Debug>) { }
+//~^ ERROR nested `impl Trait` is experimental
+
+struct X;
+impl X {
+    fn bad(x: impl Into<u32>) -> impl Into<impl Debug> { x }
+    //~^ ERROR nested `impl Trait` is experimental
+}
+
+fn allowed_in_assoc_type() -> impl Iterator<Item=impl Fn()> {
+    vec![|| println!("woot")].into_iter()
+}
+
+fn allowed_in_ret_type() -> impl Fn() -> impl Into<u32> {
+    || 5
+}
+
+fn main() {}

src/test/compile-fail/impl-trait/where-allowed.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 //! A simple test for testing many permutations of allowedness of
 //! impl Trait
-#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, universal_impl_trait, dyn_trait)]
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, nested_impl_trait, universal_impl_trait, dyn_trait)]
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 // Allowed

src/test/run-pass/impl-trait/lifetimes.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, underscore_lifetimes, universal_impl_trait)]
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait, underscore_lifetimes, universal_impl_trait, nested_impl_trait)]
 #![allow(warnings)]
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;