Create check_ref method to allow to check coercion with & types

src/libcollections/lib.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(deprecated))] // rand
 #![cfg_attr(not(stage0), deny(warnings))]
-#![cfg_attr(not(stage0), feature(safe_suggestion))]
 
 #![feature(alloc)]
 #![feature(allow_internal_unstable)]

src/libcollections/string.rs

@@ -1231,7 +1231,6 @@ impl String {
     /// assert_eq!(a.len(), 3);
     /// ```
     #[inline]
-    #[cfg_attr(not(stage0), safe_suggestion)]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.vec.len()

src/librustc/infer/error_reporting.rs

@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
     {
         let expected_found = match values {
             None => None,
-            Some(ref values) => match self.values_str(&values) {
+            Some(values) => match self.values_str(&values) {
                 Some((expected, found)) => Some((expected, found)),
                 None => {
                     // Derived error. Cancel the emitter.

src/librustc_typeck/check/demand.rs

@@ -19,28 +19,10 @@ use syntax_pos::{self, Span};
 use rustc::hir;
 use rustc::ty::{self, ImplOrTraitItem};
 
-use hir::def_id::DefId;
-
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use super::method::probe;
 
-struct MethodInfo<'tcx> {
-    ast: Option<ast::Attribute>,
-    id: DefId,
-    item: Rc<ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>>,
-}
-
-impl<'tcx> MethodInfo<'tcx> {
-    fn new(ast: Option<ast::Attribute>, id: DefId, item: Rc<ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>>) -> MethodInfo {
-        MethodInfo {
-            ast: ast,
-            id: id,
-            item: item,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
     // Requires that the two types unify, and prints an error message if
     // they don't.
@@ -79,6 +61,46 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn check_ref(&self, expr: &hir::Expr, checked_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+                 expected: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<String> {
+        match (&checked_ty.sty, &expected.sty) {
+            (&ty::TyRef(_, x_mutability), &ty::TyRef(_, y_mutability)) => {
+                // check if there is a mutability difference
+                if x_mutability.mutbl == hir::Mutability::MutImmutable &&
+                   x_mutability.mutbl != y_mutability.mutbl &&
+                   self.can_sub_types(&x_mutability.ty, y_mutability.ty).is_ok() {
+                    if let Ok(src) = self.tcx.sess.codemap().span_to_snippet(expr.span) {
+                        return Some(format!("try with `&mut {}`", &src.replace("&", "")));
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            }
+            (_, &ty::TyRef(_, mutability)) => {
+                // check if it can work when put into a ref
+                let ref_ty = match mutability.mutbl {
+                    hir::Mutability::MutMutable => self.tcx.mk_mut_ref(
+                                                       self.tcx.mk_region(ty::ReStatic),
+                                                       checked_ty),
+                    hir::Mutability::MutImmutable => self.tcx.mk_imm_ref(
+                                                       self.tcx.mk_region(ty::ReStatic),
+                                                       checked_ty),
+                };
+                if self.try_coerce(expr, ref_ty, expected).is_ok() {
+                    if let Ok(src) = self.tcx.sess.codemap().span_to_snippet(expr.span) {
+                        return Some(format!("try with `{}{}`",
+                                            match mutability.mutbl {
+                                                hir::Mutability::MutMutable => "&mut ",
+                                                hir::Mutability::MutImmutable => "&",
+                                            },
+                                            &src));
+                    }
+                }
+                None
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     // Checks that the type of `expr` can be coerced to `expected`.
     pub fn demand_coerce(&self, expr: &hir::Expr, checked_ty: Ty<'tcx>, expected: Ty<'tcx>) {
         let expected = self.resolve_type_vars_with_obligations(expected);
@@ -86,34 +108,23 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             let cause = self.misc(expr.span);
             let expr_ty = self.resolve_type_vars_with_obligations(checked_ty);
             let mode = probe::Mode::MethodCall;
-            let suggestions = 
+            let suggestions = if let Some(s) = self.check_ref(expr, checked_ty, expected) {
-                if let Ok(methods) = self.probe_return(syntax_pos::DUMMY_SP, mode, expected,
+                Some(s)
-                                                   checked_ty, ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID) {
+            } else if let Ok(methods) = self.probe_return(syntax_pos::DUMMY_SP,
+                                                          mode,
+                                                          expected,
+                                                          checked_ty,
+                                                          ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID) {
                 let suggestions: Vec<_> =
                     methods.iter()
-                           .filter_map(|ref x| {
+                           .map(|ref x| {
-                            if let Some(id) = self.get_impl_id(&x.item) {
+                                Rc::new(x.item.clone())
-                                Some(MethodInfo::new(None, id, Rc::new(x.item.clone())))
+                            })
-                            } else {
-                                None
-                            }})
                            .collect();
                 if suggestions.len() > 0 {
-                    let safe_suggestions: Vec<_> =
+                    Some(format!("here are some functions which \
-                        suggestions.iter()
+                                  might fulfill your needs:\n - {}",
-                                   .map(|ref x| MethodInfo::new(
+                                 self.get_best_match(&suggestions)))
-                                                    self.find_attr(x.id, "safe_suggestion"),
-                                                                   x.id,
-                                                                   x.item.clone()))
-                                   .filter(|ref x| x.ast.is_some())
-                                   .collect();
-                    Some(if safe_suggestions.len() > 0 {
-                        self.get_best_match(&safe_suggestions)
-                    } else {
-                        format!("no safe suggestion found, here are functions which match your \
-                                 needs but be careful:\n - {}",
-                                self.get_best_match(&suggestions))
-                    })
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -132,34 +143,29 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_best_match(&self, methods: &[MethodInfo<'tcx>]) -> String {
+    fn get_best_match(&self, methods: &[Rc<ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>>]) -> String {
         if methods.len() == 1 {
-            return format!(" - {}", methods[0].item.name());
+            return format!(" - {}", methods[0].name());
         }
-        let no_argument_methods: Vec<&MethodInfo> =
+        let no_argument_methods: Vec<&Rc<ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>>> =
             methods.iter()
-                   .filter(|ref x| self.has_not_input_arg(&*x.item))
+                   .filter(|ref x| self.has_not_input_arg(&*x))
                    .collect();
         if no_argument_methods.len() > 0 {
             no_argument_methods.iter()
-                               .map(|method| format!("{}", method.item.name()))
+                               .take(5)
+                               .map(|method| format!("{}", method.name()))
                                .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                                .join("\n - ")
         } else {
             methods.iter()
-                   .map(|method| format!("{}", method.item.name()))
+                   .take(5)
+                   .map(|method| format!("{}", method.name()))
                    .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                    .join("\n - ")
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_impl_id(&self, impl_: &ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>) -> Option<DefId> {
-        match *impl_ {
-            ty::ImplOrTraitItem::MethodTraitItem(ref m) => Some((*m).def_id),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     fn has_not_input_arg(&self, method: &ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>) -> bool {
         match *method {
             ImplOrTraitItem::MethodTraitItem(ref x) => {

src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         // think cause spurious errors. Really though this part should
         // take place in the `self.probe` below.
         let steps = if mode == Mode::MethodCall {
-            match self.create_steps(span, self_ty) {
+            match self.create_steps(span, self_ty, &looking_for) {
                 Some(steps) => steps,
                 None => {
                     return Err(MethodError::NoMatch(NoMatchData::new(Vec::new(),
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
 
     fn create_steps(&self,
                     span: Span,
-                    self_ty: Ty<'tcx>)
+                    self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+                    looking_for: &LookingFor<'tcx>)
                     -> Option<Vec<CandidateStep<'tcx>>> {
         // FIXME: we don't need to create the entire steps in one pass
 
@@ -262,7 +263,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        let final_ty = autoderef.unambiguous_final_ty();
+        let final_ty = match looking_for {
+            &LookingFor::MethodName(_) => autoderef.unambiguous_final_ty(),
+            &LookingFor::ReturnType(_) => self_ty,
+        };
         match final_ty.sty {
             ty::TyArray(elem_ty, _) => {
                 let dereferences = steps.len() - 1;
@@ -628,13 +632,15 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> ProbeContext<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub fn matches_return_type(&self, method: &ty::ImplOrTraitItem<'tcx>,
-                           expected: ty::Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+                               expected: ty::Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
         match *method {
             ty::ImplOrTraitItem::MethodTraitItem(ref x) => {
                 self.probe(|_| {
                     let output = self.replace_late_bound_regions_with_fresh_var(
                         self.span, infer::FnCall, &x.fty.sig.output());
-                    self.can_sub_types(output.0, expected).is_ok()
+                    let substs = self.fresh_substs_for_item(self.span, method.def_id());
+                    let output = output.0.subst(self.tcx, substs);
+                    self.can_sub_types(output, expected).is_ok()
                 })
             }
             _ => false,

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -652,12 +652,6 @@ pub const BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES: &'static [(&'static str, AttributeType, AttributeG
                                                    "internal implementation detail",
                                                    cfg_fn!(rustc_attrs))),
 
-    ("safe_suggestion", Whitelisted, Gated(Stability::Unstable,
-                                           "safe_suggestion",
-                                           "the `#[safe_suggestion]` attribute \
-                                            is an experimental feature",
-                                           cfg_fn!(safe_suggestion))),
-
     // FIXME: #14408 whitelist docs since rustdoc looks at them
     ("doc", Whitelisted, Ungated),
 

src/test/compile-fail/coerce_suggestions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2016 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.
+
+fn test(_x: &mut String) {}
+fn test2(_x: &mut i32) {}
+
+fn main() {
+    let x: usize = String::new();
+    //^ ERROR E0308
+    //| NOTE expected type `usize`
+    //| NOTE found type `std::string::String`
+    //| NOTE here are some functions which might fulfill your needs:
+    let x: &str = String::new();
+    //^ ERROR E0308
+    //| NOTE expected type `&str`
+    //| NOTE found type `std::string::String`
+    //| NOTE try with `&String::new()`
+    let y = String::new();
+    test(&y);
+    //^ ERROR E0308
+    //| NOTE expected type `&mut std::string::String`
+    //| NOTE found type `&std::string::String`
+    //| NOTE try with `&mut y`
+    test2(&y);
+    //^ ERROR E0308
+    //| NOTE expected type `&mut i32`
+    //| NOTE found type `&std::string::String`
+    //| NOTE try with `&mut y`
+    let f;
+    f = box f;
+    //^ ERROR E0308
+    //| NOTE expected type `_`
+    //| NOTE found type `Box<_>`
+}