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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/CMakeLists.txt
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NonPrivateMemberVariablesInClassesCheck.cpp
OverrideWithDifferentVisibilityCheck.cpp
RedundantExpressionCheck.cpp
ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck.cpp
StaticAssertCheck.cpp
ThrowByValueCatchByReferenceCheck.cpp
UnconventionalAssignOperatorCheck.cpp
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/MiscTidyModule.cpp
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#include "NonPrivateMemberVariablesInClassesCheck.h"
#include "OverrideWithDifferentVisibilityCheck.h"
#include "RedundantExpressionCheck.h"
#include "ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck.h"
#include "StaticAssertCheck.h"
#include "ThrowByValueCatchByReferenceCheck.h"
#include "UnconventionalAssignOperatorCheck.h"
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"misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<RedundantExpressionCheck>(
"misc-redundant-expression");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck>(
"misc-shadowed-namespace-function");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<StaticAssertCheck>("misc-static-assert");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<ThrowByValueCatchByReferenceCheck>(
"misc-throw-by-value-catch-by-reference");
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//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#include "ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck.h"
#include "../utils/FixItHintUtils.h"
#include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h"
#include "clang/AST/Decl.h"
#include "clang/AST/DeclCXX.h"
#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h"
#include "llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h"

using namespace clang;
using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
using namespace clang::tidy;

namespace clang::tidy::misc {

static bool hasSameParameters(const FunctionDecl *Func1,
const FunctionDecl *Func2) {
if (Func1->param_size() != Func2->param_size())
return false;

return llvm::all_of_zip(
Func1->parameters(), Func2->parameters(),
[](const ParmVarDecl *Param1, const ParmVarDecl *Param2) {
return Param1->getType().getCanonicalType() ==
Param2->getType().getCanonicalType();
});
}

void ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
// Simple matcher for all function definitions
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Finder->addMatcher(functionDecl(isDefinition()).bind("func"), this);
}

void ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck::check(
const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
const auto *Func = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<FunctionDecl>("func");

if (!Func || !Result.SourceManager)
return;
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Just assert, we expect the matcher to work.
Also, it's strange not to have Source Manager, we never check for it


// Skip if not in global namespace
const DeclContext *DC = Func->getDeclContext();
if (!DC->isTranslationUnit())
return;
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Should be checked in matchers, decl(hasDeclContext(translationUnitDecl()))


// Skip templates, static functions, main, etc.
if (Func->isTemplated() || Func->isStatic() || Func->isMain() ||
Func->isImplicit() || Func->isVariadic())
return;
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We should check it in matchers


const std::string FuncName = Func->getNameAsString();
if (FuncName.empty())
return;

const ASTContext *Context = Result.Context;

// Look for functions with the same name in namespaces
const FunctionDecl *ShadowedFunc = nullptr;
const NamespaceDecl *ShadowedNamespace = nullptr;

// Traverse all declarations in the translation unit
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for (const auto *Decl : Context->getTranslationUnitDecl()->decls()) {
if (const auto *NS = dyn_cast<NamespaceDecl>(Decl)) {
std::tie(ShadowedFunc, ShadowedNamespace) =
findShadowedInNamespace(NS, Func, FuncName);
if (ShadowedFunc)
break;
}
}
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Could you please check with --enable-check-profiling how fast the check work comparing to others?
If it's among the slowest, we would probably need some memoization here.

Traversing all decls on function seems like a very heavy operation.


if (!ShadowedFunc || !ShadowedNamespace)
return;

if (ShadowedFunc->getDefinition())
return;

// Generate warning message
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ditto comments

const std::string NamespaceName =
ShadowedNamespace->getQualifiedNameAsString();
auto Diag = diag(Func->getLocation(), "free function %0 shadows '%1::%2'")
<< Func->getDeclName() << NamespaceName
<< ShadowedFunc->getDeclName().getAsString();

// Generate fixit hint to add namespace qualification
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const SourceLocation NameLoc = Func->getLocation();
if (NameLoc.isValid() && !Func->getPreviousDecl()) {
const std::string Fix = NamespaceName + "::";
Diag << FixItHint::CreateInsertion(NameLoc, Fix);
}

// Note: Also show where the shadowed function is declared
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diag(ShadowedFunc->getLocation(), "function %0 declared here",
DiagnosticIDs::Note)
<< ShadowedFunc->getDeclName();
}

std::pair<const FunctionDecl *, const NamespaceDecl *>
ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck::findShadowedInNamespace(
const NamespaceDecl *NS, const FunctionDecl *GlobalFunc,
const std::string &GlobalFuncName) {
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Does it need to be a class member and not a regular static function?


// Skip anonymous namespaces
if (NS->isAnonymousNamespace())
return {nullptr, nullptr};

for (const auto *Decl : NS->decls()) {
// Check nested namespaces
if (const auto *NestedNS = dyn_cast<NamespaceDecl>(Decl)) {
auto [ShadowedFunc, ShadowedNamespace] =
findShadowedInNamespace(NestedNS, GlobalFunc, GlobalFuncName);
if (ShadowedFunc)
return {ShadowedFunc, ShadowedNamespace};
}

// Check functions
if (const auto *Func = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(Decl)) {
// Skip if it's the same function, templates, or definitions
if (Func == GlobalFunc || Func->isTemplated() ||
Func->isThisDeclarationADefinition())
continue;

if (Func->getNameAsString() == GlobalFuncName && !Func->isVariadic() &&
hasSameParameters(Func, GlobalFunc) &&
Func->getReturnType().getCanonicalType() ==
GlobalFunc->getReturnType().getCanonicalType()) {
return {Func, NS};
}
}
}
return {nullptr, nullptr};
}

} // namespace clang::tidy::misc
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//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_MISC_SHADOWEDNAMESPACEFUNCTIONCHECK_H
#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_MISC_SHADOWEDNAMESPACEFUNCTIONCHECK_H

#include "../ClangTidyCheck.h"
#include <tuple>

namespace clang::tidy::misc {

/// Detects free functions in global namespace that shadow functions from other
/// namespaces.
///
/// For the user-facing documentation see:
/// https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/misc/shadowed-namespace-function.html
class ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
public:
ShadowedNamespaceFunctionCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
: ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
return LangOpts.CPlusPlus;
}

private:
std::pair<const FunctionDecl *, const NamespaceDecl *>
findShadowedInNamespace(const NamespaceDecl *NS,
const FunctionDecl *GlobalFunc,
const std::string &GlobalFuncName);
};

} // namespace clang::tidy::misc

#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_MISC_SHADOWEDNAMESPACEFUNCTIONCHECK_H
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Finds virtual function overrides with different visibility than the function
in the base class.

- New :doc:`misc-shadowed-namespace-function
<clang-tidy/checks/misc/shadowed-namespace-function>` check.

Detects free functions in global namespace that shadow functions from other namespaces.
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80 char limit


- New :doc:`readability-redundant-parentheses
<clang-tidy/checks/readability/redundant-parentheses>` check.

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:doc:`misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes <misc/non-private-member-variables-in-classes>`,
:doc:`misc-override-with-different-visibility <misc/override-with-different-visibility>`,
:doc:`misc-redundant-expression <misc/redundant-expression>`, "Yes"
:doc:`misc-shadowed-namespace-function <misc/shadowed-namespace-function>`, "Yes"
:doc:`misc-static-assert <misc/static-assert>`, "Yes"
:doc:`misc-throw-by-value-catch-by-reference <misc/throw-by-value-catch-by-reference>`,
:doc:`misc-unconventional-assign-operator <misc/unconventional-assign-operator>`,
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.. title:: clang-tidy - misc-shadowed-namespace-function

misc-shadowed-namespace-function
================================

Detects free functions in the global namespace that shadow functions declared
in other namespaces. This check helps prevent accidental shadowing of namespace
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Detects free functions in the global namespace that shadow functions declared
in other namespaces. This check helps prevent accidental shadowing of namespace
Detects free functions in the global namespace that shadow functions declared
in other namespaces.
This check helps prevent accidental shadowing of namespace

functions, which can lead to confusion about which function is being called and
potential linking errors.

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: c++

namespace utils {
void process();
void calculate();
}

// Warning: free function shadows utils::process
void process() {}

// No warning - static function
static void calculate() {}

The check will suggest adding the appropriate namespace qualification:

.. code-block:: diff
- void process() {}
+ void utils::process() {}
The check will not warn about:

- Static functions or member functions;
- Functions in anonymous namespaces;
- The ``main`` function.

Limitations
-----------

- Does not warn about friend functions:

.. code-block:: c++

namespace llvm::gsym {
struct MergedFunctionsInfo {
friend bool operator==(const MergedFunctionsInfo &LHS,
const MergedFunctionsInfo &RHS);
};
}

using namespace llvm::gsym;

bool operator==(const MergedFunctionsInfo &LHS, // no warning in this version
const MergedFunctionsInfo &RHS) {
return LHS.MergedFunctions == RHS.MergedFunctions;
}

- Does not warn about template functions
- Does not warn about variadic functions
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Missing punctuation at the end?


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Excessive newline.

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