Fix false positive with DOC_MARKDOWN and 32MiB

src/doc.rs

@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ declare_lint! {
     "checks for the presence of `_`, `::` or camel-case outside ticks in documentation"
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy,Clone)]
-pub struct Doc;
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Doc {
+    valid_idents: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl Doc {
+    pub fn new(valid_idents: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        Doc { valid_idents: valid_idents }
+    }
+}
 
 impl LintPass for Doc {
     fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray {
@@ -35,11 +43,11 @@ impl LintPass for Doc {
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for Doc {
     fn check_crate(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext, krate: &ast::Crate) {
-        check_attrs(cx, &krate.attrs, krate.span);
+        check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, &krate.attrs, krate.span);
     }
 
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext, item: &ast::Item) {
-        check_attrs(cx, &item.attrs, item.span);
+        check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, &item.attrs, item.span);
     }
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ fn collect_doc(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> (Cow<str>, Option<Span>) {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn check_attrs<'a>(cx: &EarlyContext, attrs: &'a [ast::Attribute], default_span: Span) {
+pub fn check_attrs<'a>(cx: &EarlyContext, valid_idents: &[String], attrs: &'a [ast::Attribute], default_span: Span) {
     let (doc, span) = collect_doc(attrs);
     let span = span.unwrap_or(default_span);
 
@@ -100,15 +108,19 @@ pub fn check_attrs<'a>(cx: &EarlyContext, attrs: &'a [ast::Attribute], default_s
         }
 
         if !in_ticks {
-            check_word(cx, word, span);
+            check_word(cx, valid_idents, word, span);
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn check_word(cx: &EarlyContext, word: &str, span: Span) {
+fn check_word(cx: &EarlyContext, valid_idents: &[String], word: &str, span: Span) {
     /// Checks if a string a camel-case, ie. contains at least two uppercase letter (`Clippy` is
     /// ok) and one lower-case letter (`NASA` is ok). Plural are also excluded (`IDs` is ok).
     fn is_camel_case(s: &str) -> bool {
+        if s.starts_with(|c: char| c.is_digit(10)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         let s = if s.ends_with('s') {
             &s[..s.len()-1]
         } else {
@@ -134,6 +146,10 @@ fn check_word(cx: &EarlyContext, word: &str, span: Span) {
     // Or even as in `_foo bar_` which is emphasized.
     let word = word.trim_matches(|c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric());
 
+    if valid_idents.iter().any(|i| i == word) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if has_underscore(word) || word.contains("::") || is_camel_case(word) {
         span_lint(cx, DOC_MARKDOWN, span, &format!("you should put `{}` between ticks in the documentation", word));
     }

src/lib.rs

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
     reg.register_late_lint_pass(box new_without_default::NewWithoutDefault);
     reg.register_late_lint_pass(box blacklisted_name::BlackListedName::new(conf.blacklisted_names));
     reg.register_late_lint_pass(box functions::Functions::new(conf.too_many_arguments_threshold));
-    reg.register_early_lint_pass(box doc::Doc);
+    reg.register_early_lint_pass(box doc::Doc::new(conf.doc_valid_idents));
 
     reg.register_lint_group("clippy_pedantic", vec![
         array_indexing::INDEXING_SLICING,

src/utils/conf.rs

@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ define_Conf! {
     ("blacklisted-names", blacklisted_names, ["foo", "bar", "baz"] => Vec<String>),
     /// Lint: CYCLOMATIC_COMPLEXITY. The maximum cyclomatic complexity a function can have
     ("cyclomatic-complexity-threshold", cyclomatic_complexity_threshold, 25 => u64),
+    /// Lint: DOC_MARKDOWN. The list of words this lint should not consider as identifiers needing ticks
+    ("doc-valid-idents", doc_valid_idents, ["MiB", "GiB", "TiB", "PiB", "EiB"] => Vec<String>),
     /// Lint: TOO_MANY_ARGUMENTS. The maximum number of argument a function or method can have
     ("too-many-arguments-threshold", too_many_arguments_threshold, 7 => u64),
     /// Lint: TYPE_COMPLEXITY. The maximum complexity a type can have

tests/compile-fail/doc.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ fn multiline_ticks() {
 fn test_emphasis() {
 }
 
+/// This tests units. See also #835.
+/// kiB MiB GiB TiB PiB EiB
+/// kib Mib Gib Tib Pib Eib
+/// kB MB GB TB PB EB
+/// kb Mb Gb Tb Pb Eb
+/// 32kiB 32MiB 32GiB 32TiB 32PiB 32EiB
+/// 32kib 32Mib 32Gib 32Tib 32Pib 32Eib
+/// 32kB 32MB 32GB 32TB 32PB 32EB
+/// 32kb 32Mb 32Gb 32Tb 32Pb 32Eb
+fn test_units() {
+}
+
 /// This test has [a link with underscores][chunked-example] inside it. See #823.
 /// See also [the issue tracker](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/search?q=doc_markdown&type=Issues).
 ///
@@ -40,4 +52,5 @@ fn main() {
     foo_bar();
     multiline_ticks();
     test_emphasis();
+    test_units();
 }