Improve error handling for top-level let statements

This commit addresses the issue of excessive and unrelated errors
generated by top-level `let` statements. Now, only a single error is
produced, indicating that `let` statements are invalid at the top level.

crates/parser/src/grammar.rs

@@ -376,6 +376,14 @@ fn error_block(p: &mut Parser<'_>, message: &str) {
     m.complete(p, ERROR);
 }
 
+fn error_let_stmt(p: &mut Parser<'_>, message: &str) {
+    assert!(p.at(T![let]));
+    let m = p.start();
+    p.error(message);
+    expressions::let_stmt(p, expressions::Semicolon::Optional);
+    m.complete(p, ERROR);
+}
+
 /// The `parser` passed this is required to at least consume one token if it returns `true`.
 /// If the `parser` returns false, parsing will stop.
 fn delimited(

crates/parser/src/grammar/expressions.rs

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ pub(super) fn stmt(p: &mut Parser<'_>, semicolon: Semicolon) {
     attributes::outer_attrs(p);
 
     if p.at(T![let]) {
-        let_stmt(p, m, semicolon);
+        let_stmt(p, semicolon);
+        m.complete(p, LET_STMT);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -109,54 +110,53 @@ pub(super) fn stmt(p: &mut Parser<'_>, semicolon: Semicolon) {
             m.complete(p, EXPR_STMT);
         }
     }
+}
 
-    // test let_stmt
-    // fn f() { let x: i32 = 92; }
-    fn let_stmt(p: &mut Parser<'_>, m: Marker, with_semi: Semicolon) {
-        p.bump(T![let]);
-        patterns::pattern(p);
-        if p.at(T![:]) {
-            // test let_stmt_ascription
-            // fn f() { let x: i32; }
-            types::ascription(p);
-        }
+// test let_stmt
+// fn f() { let x: i32 = 92; }
+pub(super) fn let_stmt(p: &mut Parser<'_>, with_semi: Semicolon) {
+    p.bump(T![let]);
+    patterns::pattern(p);
+    if p.at(T![:]) {
+        // test let_stmt_ascription
+        // fn f() { let x: i32; }
+        types::ascription(p);
+    }
 
-        let mut expr_after_eq: Option<CompletedMarker> = None;
-        if p.eat(T![=]) {
-            // test let_stmt_init
-            // fn f() { let x = 92; }
-            expr_after_eq = expressions::expr(p);
-        }
+    let mut expr_after_eq: Option<CompletedMarker> = None;
+    if p.eat(T![=]) {
+        // test let_stmt_init
+        // fn f() { let x = 92; }
+        expr_after_eq = expressions::expr(p);
+    }
 
-        if p.at(T![else]) {
-            // test_err let_else_right_curly_brace
-            // fn func() { let Some(_) = {Some(1)} else { panic!("h") };}
-            if let Some(expr) = expr_after_eq {
-                if BlockLike::is_blocklike(expr.kind()) {
-                    p.error(
-                        "right curly brace `}` before `else` in a `let...else` statement not allowed",
-                    )
-                }
+    if p.at(T![else]) {
+        // test_err let_else_right_curly_brace
+        // fn func() { let Some(_) = {Some(1)} else { panic!("h") };}
+        if let Some(expr) = expr_after_eq {
+            if BlockLike::is_blocklike(expr.kind()) {
+                p.error(
+                    "right curly brace `}` before `else` in a `let...else` statement not allowed",
+                )
             }
-
-            // test let_else
-            // fn f() { let Some(x) = opt else { return }; }
-            let m = p.start();
-            p.bump(T![else]);
-            block_expr(p);
-            m.complete(p, LET_ELSE);
         }
 
-        match with_semi {
-            Semicolon::Forbidden => (),
-            Semicolon::Optional => {
-                p.eat(T![;]);
-            }
-            Semicolon::Required => {
-                p.expect(T![;]);
-            }
+        // test let_else
+        // fn f() { let Some(x) = opt else { return }; }
+        let m = p.start();
+        p.bump(T![else]);
+        block_expr(p);
+        m.complete(p, LET_ELSE);
+    }
+
+    match with_semi {
+        Semicolon::Forbidden => (),
+        Semicolon::Optional => {
+            p.eat(T![;]);
+        }
+        Semicolon::Required => {
+            p.expect(T![;]);
         }
-        m.complete(p, LET_STMT);
     }
 }
 

crates/parser/src/grammar/items.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ pub(super) fn item_or_macro(p: &mut Parser<'_>, stop_on_r_curly: bool) {
             e.complete(p, ERROR);
         }
         EOF | T!['}'] => p.error("expected an item"),
+        T![let] => error_let_stmt(p, "expected an item"),
         _ => p.err_and_bump("expected an item"),
     }
 }