feat: lint unchecked subtraction of a 'Duration' from an 'Instant'

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4428,6 +4428,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`try_err`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#try_err
 [`type_complexity`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#type_complexity
 [`type_repetition_in_bounds`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#type_repetition_in_bounds
+[`unchecked_duration_subtraction`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unchecked_duration_subtraction
 [`undocumented_unsafe_blocks`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 [`undropped_manually_drops`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#undropped_manually_drops
 [`unicode_not_nfc`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unicode_not_nfc

clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::inherent_to_string::INHERENT_TO_STRING_SHADOW_DISPLAY_INFO,
     crate::init_numbered_fields::INIT_NUMBERED_FIELDS_INFO,
     crate::inline_fn_without_body::INLINE_FN_WITHOUT_BODY_INFO,
+    crate::instant_subtraction::MANUAL_INSTANT_ELAPSED_INFO,
+    crate::instant_subtraction::UNCHECKED_DURATION_SUBTRACTION_INFO,
     crate::int_plus_one::INT_PLUS_ONE_INFO,
     crate::invalid_upcast_comparisons::INVALID_UPCAST_COMPARISONS_INFO,
     crate::invalid_utf8_in_unchecked::INVALID_UTF8_IN_UNCHECKED_INFO,
@@ -250,7 +252,6 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::manual_async_fn::MANUAL_ASYNC_FN_INFO,
     crate::manual_bits::MANUAL_BITS_INFO,
     crate::manual_clamp::MANUAL_CLAMP_INFO,
-    crate::manual_instant_elapsed::MANUAL_INSTANT_ELAPSED_INFO,
     crate::manual_is_ascii_check::MANUAL_IS_ASCII_CHECK_INFO,
     crate::manual_let_else::MANUAL_LET_ELSE_INFO,
     crate::manual_non_exhaustive::MANUAL_NON_EXHAUSTIVE_INFO,

clippy_lints/src/instant_subtraction.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use clippy_utils::{
+    diagnostics::{self, span_lint_and_sugg},
+    meets_msrv, msrvs, source,
+    sugg::Sugg,
+    ty,
+};
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind};
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
+use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
+use rustc_span::{source_map::Spanned, sym};
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Lints subtraction between `Instant::now()` and another `Instant`.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// It is easy to accidentally write `prev_instant - Instant::now()`, which will always be 0ns
+    /// as `Instant` subtraction saturates.
+    ///
+    /// `prev_instant.elapsed()` also more clearly signals intention.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use std::time::Instant;
+    /// let prev_instant = Instant::now();
+    /// let duration = Instant::now() - prev_instant;
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use std::time::Instant;
+    /// let prev_instant = Instant::now();
+    /// let duration = prev_instant.elapsed();
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.65.0"]
+    pub MANUAL_INSTANT_ELAPSED,
+    pedantic,
+    "subtraction between `Instant::now()` and previous `Instant`"
+}
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Lints subtraction between an [`Instant`] and a [`Duration`].
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Unchecked subtraction could cause underflow on certain platforms, leading to
+    /// unintentional panics.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+    /// let time_passed = Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(5);
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+    /// let time_passed = Instant::now().checked_sub(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [`Duration`]: std::time::Duration
+    /// [`Instant::now()`]: std::time::Instant::now;
+    #[clippy::version = "1.65.0"]
+    pub UNCHECKED_DURATION_SUBTRACTION,
+    suspicious,
+    "finds unchecked subtraction of a 'Duration' from an 'Instant'"
+}
+
+pub struct InstantSubtraction {
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
+}
+
+impl InstantSubtraction {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> Self {
+        Self { msrv }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(InstantSubtraction => [MANUAL_INSTANT_ELAPSED, UNCHECKED_DURATION_SUBTRACTION]);
+
+impl LateLintPass<'_> for InstantSubtraction {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'_ Expr<'_>) {
+        if let ExprKind::Binary(
+            Spanned {
+                node: BinOpKind::Sub, ..
+            },
+            lhs,
+            rhs,
+        ) = expr.kind
+        {
+            if_chain! {
+                if is_instant_now_call(cx, lhs);
+
+                if is_an_instant(cx, rhs);
+                if let Some(sugg) = Sugg::hir_opt(cx, rhs);
+
+                then {
+                    print_manual_instant_elapsed_sugg(cx, expr, sugg)
+                } else {
+                    if_chain! {
+                        if !expr.span.from_expansion();
+                        if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::TRY_FROM);
+
+                        if is_an_instant(cx, lhs);
+                        if is_a_duration(cx, rhs);
+
+                        then {
+                            print_unchecked_duration_subtraction_sugg(cx, lhs, rhs, expr)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext);
+}
+
+fn is_instant_now_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr_block: &'_ Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    if let ExprKind::Call(fn_expr, []) = expr_block.kind
+        && let Some(fn_id) = clippy_utils::path_def_id(cx, fn_expr)
+        && clippy_utils::match_def_path(cx, fn_id, &clippy_utils::paths::INSTANT_NOW)
+    {
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_an_instant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let expr_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr);
+
+    match expr_ty.kind() {
+        rustc_middle::ty::Adt(def, _) => clippy_utils::match_def_path(cx, def.did(), &clippy_utils::paths::INSTANT),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_a_duration(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let expr_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr);
+    ty::is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, expr_ty, sym::Duration)
+}
+
+fn print_manual_instant_elapsed_sugg(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, sugg: Sugg<'_>) {
+    span_lint_and_sugg(
+        cx,
+        MANUAL_INSTANT_ELAPSED,
+        expr.span,
+        "manual implementation of `Instant::elapsed`",
+        "try",
+        format!("{}.elapsed()", sugg.maybe_par()),
+        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+    );
+}
+
+fn print_unchecked_duration_subtraction_sugg(
+    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+    left_expr: &Expr<'_>,
+    right_expr: &Expr<'_>,
+    expr: &Expr<'_>,
+) {
+    let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
+
+    let left_expr =
+        source::snippet_with_applicability(cx, left_expr.span, "std::time::Instant::now()", &mut applicability);
+    let right_expr = source::snippet_with_applicability(
+        cx,
+        right_expr.span,
+        "std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)",
+        &mut applicability,
+    );
+
+    diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg(
+        cx,
+        UNCHECKED_DURATION_SUBTRACTION,
+        expr.span,
+        "unchecked subtraction of a 'Duration' from an 'Instant'",
+        "try",
+        format!("{left_expr}.checked_sub({right_expr}).unwrap()"),
+        applicability,
+    );
+}

clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ mod inherent_impl;
 mod inherent_to_string;
 mod init_numbered_fields;
 mod inline_fn_without_body;
+mod instant_subtraction;
 mod int_plus_one;
 mod invalid_upcast_comparisons;
 mod invalid_utf8_in_unchecked;
@@ -172,7 +173,6 @@ mod manual_assert;
 mod manual_async_fn;
 mod manual_bits;
 mod manual_clamp;
-mod manual_instant_elapsed;
 mod manual_is_ascii_check;
 mod manual_let_else;
 mod manual_non_exhaustive;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     store.register_late_pass(move |_| Box::new(operators::Operators::new(verbose_bit_mask_threshold)));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(invalid_utf8_in_unchecked::InvalidUtf8InUnchecked));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::<std_instead_of_core::StdReexports>::default());
-    store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(manual_instant_elapsed::ManualInstantElapsed));
+    store.register_late_pass(move |_| Box::new(instant_subtraction::InstantSubtraction::new(msrv)));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(partialeq_to_none::PartialeqToNone));
     store.register_late_pass(move |_| Box::new(manual_clamp::ManualClamp::new(msrv)));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(manual_string_new::ManualStringNew));

clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ define_Conf! {
     ///
     /// Suppress lints whenever the suggested change would cause breakage for other crates.
     (avoid_breaking_exported_api: bool = true),
-    /// Lint: MANUAL_SPLIT_ONCE, MANUAL_STR_REPEAT, CLONED_INSTEAD_OF_COPIED, REDUNDANT_FIELD_NAMES, REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES, FILTER_MAP_NEXT, CHECKED_CONVERSIONS, MANUAL_RANGE_CONTAINS, USE_SELF, MEM_REPLACE_WITH_DEFAULT, MANUAL_NON_EXHAUSTIVE, OPTION_AS_REF_DEREF, MAP_UNWRAP_OR, MATCH_LIKE_MATCHES_MACRO, MANUAL_STRIP, MISSING_CONST_FOR_FN, UNNESTED_OR_PATTERNS, FROM_OVER_INTO, PTR_AS_PTR, IF_THEN_SOME_ELSE_NONE, APPROX_CONSTANT, DEPRECATED_CFG_ATTR, INDEX_REFUTABLE_SLICE, MAP_CLONE, BORROW_AS_PTR, MANUAL_BITS, ERR_EXPECT, CAST_ABS_TO_UNSIGNED, UNINLINED_FORMAT_ARGS, MANUAL_CLAMP, MANUAL_LET_ELSE.
+    /// Lint: MANUAL_SPLIT_ONCE, MANUAL_STR_REPEAT, CLONED_INSTEAD_OF_COPIED, REDUNDANT_FIELD_NAMES, REDUNDANT_STATIC_LIFETIMES, FILTER_MAP_NEXT, CHECKED_CONVERSIONS, MANUAL_RANGE_CONTAINS, USE_SELF, MEM_REPLACE_WITH_DEFAULT, MANUAL_NON_EXHAUSTIVE, OPTION_AS_REF_DEREF, MAP_UNWRAP_OR, MATCH_LIKE_MATCHES_MACRO, MANUAL_STRIP, MISSING_CONST_FOR_FN, UNNESTED_OR_PATTERNS, FROM_OVER_INTO, PTR_AS_PTR, IF_THEN_SOME_ELSE_NONE, APPROX_CONSTANT, DEPRECATED_CFG_ATTR, INDEX_REFUTABLE_SLICE, MAP_CLONE, BORROW_AS_PTR, MANUAL_BITS, ERR_EXPECT, CAST_ABS_TO_UNSIGNED, UNINLINED_FORMAT_ARGS, MANUAL_CLAMP, MANUAL_LET_ELSE, UNCHECKED_DURATION_SUBTRACTION.
     ///
     /// The minimum rust version that the project supports
     (msrv: Option<String> = None),

tests/ui/manual_instant_elapsed.fixed

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // run-rustfix
 #![warn(clippy::manual_instant_elapsed)]
 #![allow(clippy::unnecessary_operation)]
+#![allow(clippy::unchecked_duration_subtraction)]
 #![allow(unused_variables)]
 #![allow(unused_must_use)]
 

tests/ui/manual_instant_elapsed.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // run-rustfix
 #![warn(clippy::manual_instant_elapsed)]
 #![allow(clippy::unnecessary_operation)]
+#![allow(clippy::unchecked_duration_subtraction)]
 #![allow(unused_variables)]
 #![allow(unused_must_use)]
 

tests/ui/manual_instant_elapsed.stderr

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 error: manual implementation of `Instant::elapsed`
-  --> $DIR/manual_instant_elapsed.rs:17:20
+  --> $DIR/manual_instant_elapsed.rs:18:20
    |
 LL |     let duration = Instant::now() - prev_instant;
    |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `prev_instant.elapsed()`
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::manual-instant-elapsed` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: manual implementation of `Instant::elapsed`
-  --> $DIR/manual_instant_elapsed.rs:26:5
+  --> $DIR/manual_instant_elapsed.rs:27:5
    |
 LL |     Instant::now() - *ref_to_instant; // to ensure parens are added correctly
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `(*ref_to_instant).elapsed()`

tests/ui/unchecked_duration_subtraction.fixed

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![warn(clippy::unchecked_duration_subtraction)]
+
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+fn main() {
+    let _first = Instant::now();
+    let second = Duration::from_secs(3);
+
+    let _ = _first.checked_sub(second).unwrap();
+
+    let _ = Instant::now().checked_sub(Duration::from_secs(5)).unwrap();
+
+    let _ = _first.checked_sub(Duration::from_secs(5)).unwrap();
+
+    let _ = Instant::now().checked_sub(second).unwrap();
+}

tests/ui/unchecked_duration_subtraction.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![warn(clippy::unchecked_duration_subtraction)]
+
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+fn main() {
+    let _first = Instant::now();
+    let second = Duration::from_secs(3);
+
+    let _ = _first - second;
+
+    let _ = Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(5);
+
+    let _ = _first - Duration::from_secs(5);
+
+    let _ = Instant::now() - second;
+}