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# clang-tidy
Below are the reasoning why certain checks are (currently) disabled for out code base
## Externals
We do not perform static analysis of the source of the external libraries. `simplecpp` has its own CI with a clang-tidy workflow.
## Disabled Checks
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`abseil-*`<br/>
`altera-*`<br/>
`android-*`<br/>
`boost-*`<br/>
`darwin-*`<br/>
`fuchsia-*`<br/>
`linuxkernel-*`<br/>
`llvm-*`<br/>
`llvmlibc-*`<br/>
`mpi-*`<br/>
`objc-*`<br/>
`openmp-*`<br/>
`zircon-*`<br/>
These are disabled since the platforms/libraries in question are not targeted by us.
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`cert-*`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-*`<br/>
`google-*`<br/>
`hicpp-*`<br/>
These are coding guidelines we do not follow. Some of the checks might be explicitly enabled though.
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`readability-braces-around-statements`<br/>
`readability-isolate-declaration`<br/>
`modernize-use-trailing-return-type`<br/>
`modernize-use-auto`<br/>
`readability-uppercase-literal-suffix`<br/>
`readability-else-after-return`<br/>
`readability-identifier-length`<br/>
These do not reflect the style we are (currently) enforcing.
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`readability-function-size`<br/>
`readability-function-cognitive-complexity`<br/>
We are not interested in the size/complexity of a function.
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`readability-magic-numbers`<br/>
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These do not (always) increase readability.
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`bugprone-macro-parentheses`<br/>
To be documented.
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`readability-implicit-bool-conversion`<br/>
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This does not appear to be useful as it is reported on very common code.
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`bugprone-narrowing-conversions`<br/>
`performance-no-automatic-move`<br/>
It was decided not to apply these.
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`modernize-loop-convert`<br/>
These might change the behavior of code which might not be intended (need to file an upstream issue)
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`modernize-raw-string-literal`<br/>
This leads to a mismatch of raw string literals and regular ones and does reduce the readability.
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`-clang-analyzer-*`<br/>
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Disabled because of false positives (needs to file an upstream bug report).
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`misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes`<br/>
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We intentionally use this.
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`misc-no-recursion`<br/>
Leads to lots of "false positives". This seem to enforce a coding guidelines of certain codebases.
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`bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters`<br/>
This produces a lot of noise and they are not fixable that easily.
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`readability-container-data-pointer`<br/>
Disable because of false positives and inconsistent warnings (need to file an upstream bug report).
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`misc-const-correctness`<br/>
Work in progress.
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`bugprone-assignment-in-if-condition`<br/>
Is reported for valid patterns we are using.
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`readability-suspicious-call-argument`<br/>
Produces a lot of false positives since it is too vague in its analysis.
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`performance-inefficient-string-concatenation`<br/>
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Produces warnings which might be considered false positives starting with C++11 - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/54526.
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`modernize-avoid-c-arrays`<br/>
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Produces warnings when `const char[]` is being used which is quite common in our code. Does not make sense to enable before C++17 when `std::string_view` becomes available.
Also reports a false positive about templates which deduce the array length: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/60053.
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`misc-include-cleaner`<br/>
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We run this separately via `clang-include-cleaner` in the `iwyu.yml` workflow as the findings of the include checkers still need to be reviewed manually before applying them.
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`bugprone-branch-clone`<br/>
`readability-const-return-type`<br/>
`modernize-return-braced-init-list`<br/>
`misc-throw-by-value-catch-by-reference`<br/>
`readability-avoid-const-params-in-decls`<br/>
`bugprone-signed-char-misuse`<br/>
`readability-redundant-access-specifiers`<br/>
`concurrency-mt-unsafe`<br/>
`misc-use-anonymous-namespace`<br/>
`performance-avoid-endl`<br/>
`performance-noexcept-swap`<br/>
`bugprone-switch-missing-default-case`<br/>
`bugprone-empty-catch`<br/>
To be evaluated (need to remove exclusion).
`cppcoreguidelines-missing-std-forward`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-avoid-const-or-ref-data-members`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-member-init`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-static-cast-downcast`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-prefer-member-initializer`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-misleading-capture-default-by-value`<br/>
`bugprone-argument-comment.CommentBoolLiterals`<br/>
`cert-err33-c`<br/>
`google-readability-namespace-comments`<br/>
`cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions`<br/>
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To be evaluated (need to enable explicitly).
`modernize-type-traits`</br>
`modernize-use-nodiscard`</br>
These apply to codebases which use later standards then C++11 (C++17 is used when building with Qt6) so we cannot simply apply them.
### Disabled for performance reasons
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`portability-std-allocator-const`<br/>
Only necessary for code which is exclusively compiled with `libc++`. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
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`modernize-deprecated-ios-base-aliases`<br/>
Warns about aliases which are removed in C++20. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
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`bugprone-unchecked-optional-access`<br/>
We are not using any `optional` implementation. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
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`modernize-replace-auto-ptr`<br/>
Still available until C++17. It is unlikely such code will ever be introduced. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
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`readability-identifier-naming`<br/>
We are currently using our own `naming.json` to enforce naming schemes. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
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`portability-simd-intrinsics`<br/>
We are not using SIMD instructions and it suggests to use `std::experiemental::` features which might not be commonly available. Also disabled for performance reasons - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57527#issuecomment-1237935132.
`modernize-macro-to-enum`<br/>
It does not seem to produce any warnings for us (needs to be investigated) and it is one of the more expensive checks.
`misc-unused-using-decls`
This is the most expensive check for several files and it is providing much in terms of code quality. Reported upstream as https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/72300.
`modernize-use-nullptr`
This is already covered by the `-Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant` compiler warning so there is no need for an additional check.
### Disabled for GUI only
`readability-convert-member-functions-to-static`<br/>
Disabled because of false positives with Qt `slot` methods (see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/57520).
`readability-redundant-access-specifiers`<br/>
Reports warning with the Qt `<access-specifier> slots:` syntax in class declarations - see https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/60055.