Move internal lints to their own crate

.github/workflows/clippy_mq.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo test --features internal -- --skip dogfood
 
     - name: Test clippy_lints
-      run: cargo test --features internal
+      run: cargo test
       working-directory: clippy_lints
 
     - name: Test clippy_utils

.github/workflows/clippy_pr.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo test --features internal
 
     - name: Test clippy_lints
-      run: cargo test --features internal
+      run: cargo test
       working-directory: clippy_lints
 
     - name: Test clippy_utils

Cargo.toml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ path = "src/driver.rs"
 clippy_config = { path = "clippy_config" }
 clippy_lints = { path = "clippy_lints" }
 rustc_tools_util = { path = "rustc_tools_util", version = "0.4.2" }
+clippy_lints_internal = { path = "clippy_lints_internal", optional = true }
 tempfile = { version = "3.3", optional = true }
 termize = "0.1"
 color-print = "0.3.4"
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = ["io-util"] }
 rustc_tools_util = { path = "rustc_tools_util", version = "0.4.2" }
 
 [features]
-integration = ["tempfile"]
-internal = ["clippy_lints/internal", "tempfile"]
+integration = ["dep:tempfile"]
+internal = ["dep:clippy_lints_internal", "dep:tempfile"]
 
 [package.metadata.rust-analyzer]
 # This package uses #[feature(rustc_private)]

book/src/development/defining_lints.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lint involves some boilerplate code.
 
 A lint type is the category of items and expressions in which your lint focuses on.
 
-As of the writing of this documentation update, there are 12 _types_ of lints
+As of the writing of this documentation update, there are 11 _types_ of lints
 besides the numerous standalone lints living under `clippy_lints/src/`:
 
 - `cargo`
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ besides the numerous standalone lints living under `clippy_lints/src/`:
 - `transmute`
 - `types`
 - `unit_types`
-- `utils / internal` (Clippy internal lints)
 
 These types group together lints that share some common behaviors. For instance,
 `functions` groups together lints that deal with some aspects of functions in

clippy_dev/src/main.rs

@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ enum DevCommand {
                 "restriction",
                 "cargo",
                 "nursery",
-                "internal",
             ],
             default_value = "nursery",
         )]

clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs

@@ -37,17 +37,16 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
     deprecated_lints: &[DeprecatedLint],
     renamed_lints: &[RenamedLint],
 ) {
-    let internal_lints = Lint::internal_lints(lints);
-    let mut usable_lints = Lint::usable_lints(lints);
-    usable_lints.sort_by_key(|lint| lint.name.clone());
+    let mut lints = lints.to_owned();
+    lints.sort_by_key(|lint| lint.name.clone());
 
     replace_region_in_file(
         update_mode,
         Path::new("README.md"),
         "[There are over ",
         " lints included in this crate!]",
         |res| {
-            write!(res, "{}", round_to_fifty(usable_lints.len())).unwrap();
+            write!(res, "{}", round_to_fifty(lints.len())).unwrap();
         },
     );
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
         "[There are over ",
         " lints included in this crate!]",
         |res| {
-            write!(res, "{}", round_to_fifty(usable_lints.len())).unwrap();
+            write!(res, "{}", round_to_fifty(lints.len())).unwrap();
         },
     );
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
         "<!-- begin autogenerated links to lint list -->\n",
         "<!-- end autogenerated links to lint list -->",
         |res| {
-            for lint in usable_lints
+            for lint in lints
                 .iter()
                 .map(|l| &*l.name)
                 .chain(deprecated_lints.iter().filter_map(|l| l.name.strip_prefix("clippy::")))
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
         "// begin lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`\n",
         "// end lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`",
         |res| {
-            for lint_mod in usable_lints.iter().map(|l| &l.module).unique().sorted() {
+            for lint_mod in lints.iter().map(|l| &l.module).unique().sorted() {
                 writeln!(res, "mod {lint_mod};").unwrap();
             }
         },
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
     process_file(
         "clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs",
         update_mode,
-        &gen_declared_lints(internal_lints.iter(), usable_lints.iter()),
+        &gen_declared_lints(lints.iter()),
     );
 
     let content = gen_deprecated_lints_test(deprecated_lints);
@@ -106,10 +105,9 @@ fn generate_lint_files(
 }
 
 pub fn print_lints() {
-    let (lint_list, _, _) = gather_all();
-    let usable_lints = Lint::usable_lints(&lint_list);
-    let usable_lint_count = usable_lints.len();
-    let grouped_by_lint_group = Lint::by_lint_group(usable_lints.into_iter());
+    let (lints, _, _) = gather_all();
+    let lint_count = lints.len();
+    let grouped_by_lint_group = Lint::by_lint_group(lints.into_iter());
 
     for (lint_group, mut lints) in grouped_by_lint_group {
         println!("\n## {lint_group}");
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn print_lints() {
         }
     }
 
-    println!("there are {usable_lint_count} lints");
+    println!("there are {lint_count} lints");
 }
 
 /// Runs the `rename_lint` command.
@@ -527,22 +525,6 @@ impl Lint {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns all non-deprecated lints and non-internal lints
-    #[must_use]
-    fn usable_lints(lints: &[Self]) -> Vec<Self> {
-        lints
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|l| !l.group.starts_with("internal"))
-            .cloned()
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns all internal lints
-    #[must_use]
-    fn internal_lints(lints: &[Self]) -> Vec<Self> {
-        lints.iter().filter(|l| l.group == "internal").cloned().collect()
-    }
-
     /// Returns the lints in a `HashMap`, grouped by the different lint groups
     #[must_use]
     fn by_lint_group(lints: impl Iterator<Item = Self>) -> HashMap<String, Vec<Self>> {
@@ -579,23 +561,14 @@ impl RenamedLint {
 
 /// Generates the code for registering lints
 #[must_use]
-fn gen_declared_lints<'a>(
-    internal_lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>,
-    usable_lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>,
-) -> String {
-    let mut details: Vec<_> = internal_lints
-        .map(|l| (false, &l.module, l.name.to_uppercase()))
-        .chain(usable_lints.map(|l| (true, &l.module, l.name.to_uppercase())))
-        .collect();
+fn gen_declared_lints<'a>(lints: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Lint>) -> String {
+    let mut details: Vec<_> = lints.map(|l| (&l.module, l.name.to_uppercase())).collect();
     details.sort_unstable();
 
     let mut output = GENERATED_FILE_COMMENT.to_string();
     output.push_str("pub static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[\n");
 
-    for (is_public, module_name, lint_name) in details {
-        if !is_public {
-            output.push_str("    #[cfg(feature = \"internal\")]\n");
-        }
+    for (module_name, lint_name) in details {
         let _: fmt::Result = writeln!(output, "    crate::{module_name}::{lint_name}_INFO,");
     }
     output.push_str("];\n");
@@ -936,41 +909,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(expected, result);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_usable_lints() {
-        let lints = vec![
-            Lint::new(
-                "should_assert_eq2",
-                "Not Deprecated",
-                "\"abc\"",
-                "module_name",
-                Range::default(),
-            ),
-            Lint::new(
-                "should_assert_eq2",
-                "internal",
-                "\"abc\"",
-                "module_name",
-                Range::default(),
-            ),
-            Lint::new(
-                "should_assert_eq2",
-                "internal_style",
-                "\"abc\"",
-                "module_name",
-                Range::default(),
-            ),
-        ];
-        let expected = vec![Lint::new(
-            "should_assert_eq2",
-            "Not Deprecated",
-            "\"abc\"",
-            "module_name",
-            Range::default(),
-        )];
-        assert_eq!(expected, Lint::usable_lints(&lints));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_by_lint_group() {
         let lints = vec![

clippy_lints/Cargo.toml

@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ itertools = "0.12"
 quine-mc_cluskey = "0.2"
 regex-syntax = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
-tempfile = { version = "3.3.0", optional = true }
 toml = "0.7.3"
-regex = { version = "1.5", optional = true }
 unicode-normalization = "0.1"
 unicode-script = { version = "0.5", default-features = false }
 semver = "1.0"
@@ -31,10 +28,6 @@ url = "2.2"
 [dev-dependencies]
 walkdir = "2.3"
 
-[features]
-# build clippy with internal lints enabled, off by default
-internal = ["serde_json", "tempfile", "regex"]
-
 [package.metadata.rust-analyzer]
 # This crate uses #[feature(rustc_private)]
 rustc_private = true

clippy_lints/src/declare_clippy_lint.rs

@@ -165,17 +165,4 @@ macro_rules! declare_clippy_lint {
             $(, $eval_always)?
         }
     };
-
-    (
-        $(#[doc = $lit:literal])*
-        pub $lint_name:ident,
-        internal,
-        $desc:literal
-    ) => {
-        declare_clippy_lint! {@
-            $(#[doc = $lit])*
-            pub $lint_name, Allow, crate::LintCategory::Internal, $desc,
-            None, "0.0.0"
-        }
-    };
 }

clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -3,36 +3,6 @@
 // Manual edits will be overwritten.
 
 pub static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::almost_standard_lint_formulation::ALMOST_STANDARD_LINT_FORMULATION_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::collapsible_calls::COLLAPSIBLE_SPAN_LINT_CALLS_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::interning_defined_symbol::INTERNING_DEFINED_SYMBOL_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::interning_defined_symbol::UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::invalid_paths::INVALID_PATHS_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::DEFAULT_LINT_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::INVALID_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::LINT_WITHOUT_LINT_PASS_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::lint_without_lint_pass::MISSING_CLIPPY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::msrv_attr_impl::MISSING_MSRV_ATTR_IMPL_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::outer_expn_data_pass::OUTER_EXPN_EXPN_DATA_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::produce_ice::PRODUCE_ICE_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::slow_symbol_comparisons::SLOW_SYMBOL_COMPARISONS_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::unnecessary_def_path::UNNECESSARY_DEF_PATH_INFO,
-    #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
-    crate::utils::internal_lints::unsorted_clippy_utils_paths::UNSORTED_CLIPPY_UTILS_PATHS_INFO,
     crate::absolute_paths::ABSOLUTE_PATHS_INFO,
     crate::almost_complete_range::ALMOST_COMPLETE_RANGE_INFO,
     crate::approx_const::APPROX_CONSTANT_INFO,