[clang-tools-extra] 6a57af8 - [clang-tidy] Add flag to specify an alternative to std::forward (#138755)

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Author: Dimitrije Dobrota
Date: 2025-06-30T22:13:33+03:00
New Revision: 6a57af8d0367eb22e3da9fc0957d74cb2f61c45c

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/6a57af8d0367eb22e3da9fc0957d74cb2f61c45c
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/6a57af8d0367eb22e3da9fc0957d74cb2f61c45c.diff

LOG: [clang-tidy] Add flag to specify an alternative to std::forward (#138755)

Since std::forward is nothing more than a cast, part of STL and not the
language itself, it's easy to provide a custom implementation if one
wishes not to include the entirety of <utility>.

Added flag (ForwardFunction) provides a way to continue using this
essential check even with the custom implementation of forwarding.

---------

Co-authored-by: EugeneZelenko <eugene.zelenko at gmail.com>

Added: 
    clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward-custom-function.cpp

Modified: 
    clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.cpp
    clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.h
    clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
    clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.rst

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.cpp
index cf299609e646d..268b51f76a2c3 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void MissingStdForwardCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
                           equalsBoundNode("param"), equalsBoundNode("var")))))),
                 CapturedInLambda)),
       callee(unresolvedLookupExpr(hasAnyDeclaration(
-          namedDecl(hasUnderlyingDecl(hasName("::std::forward")))))),
+          namedDecl(hasUnderlyingDecl(hasName(ForwardFunction)))))),
 
       unless(anyOf(hasAncestor(typeLoc()),
                    hasAncestor(expr(hasUnevaluatedContext())))));
@@ -149,4 +149,13 @@ void MissingStdForwardCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
       << Param;
 }
 
+MissingStdForwardCheck::MissingStdForwardCheck(StringRef Name,
+                                               ClangTidyContext *Context)
+    : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
+      ForwardFunction(Options.get("ForwardFunction", "::std::forward")) {}
+
+void MissingStdForwardCheck::storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) {
+  Options.store(Opts, "ForwardFunction", ForwardFunction);
+}
+
 } // namespace clang::tidy::cppcoreguidelines

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.h
index 5995ad588855e..f833b8031f8af 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/MissingStdForwardCheck.h
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ namespace clang::tidy::cppcoreguidelines {
 /// http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.html
 class MissingStdForwardCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
 public:
-  MissingStdForwardCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
-      : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
+  MissingStdForwardCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context);
   void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
   void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
   bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
@@ -31,6 +30,10 @@ class MissingStdForwardCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
   std::optional<TraversalKind> getCheckTraversalKind() const override {
     return TK_IgnoreUnlessSpelledInSource;
   }
+  void storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) override;
+
+private:
+  const StringRef ForwardFunction;
 };
 
 } // namespace clang::tidy::cppcoreguidelines

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index e50d40b76e8c4..1e2672b388a35 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ Changes in existing checks
   <clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/avoid-goto>` check by adding the option
   `IgnoreMacros` to ignore ``goto`` labels defined in macros.
 
+- Improved :doc:`cppcoreguidelines-missing-std-forward
+  <clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward>` check by adding a
+  flag to specify the function used for forwarding instead of ``std::forward``.
+
 - Improved :doc:`cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions
   <clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/special-member-functions>` check by
   adding the option `IgnoreMacros` to ignore classes defined in macros.

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.rst
index 0c311b59a5d5a..62e38fcd3b9dc 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ Example:
     f(1, 2); // Incorrect - may not invoke the desired qualified function operator
   }
 
+Options
+-------
+
+.. option:: ForwardFunction
+
+   Specify the function used for forwarding. Default is `::std::forward`.
+
 This check implements `F.19
 <http://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines#Rf-forward>`_
 from the C++ Core Guidelines.

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward-custom-function.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward-custom-function.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7ccac1a10015f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines/missing-std-forward-custom-function.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++14 %s cppcoreguidelines-missing-std-forward %t -- \
+// RUN: -config="{CheckOptions: {cppcoreguidelines-missing-std-forward.ForwardFunction: custom_forward}}" -- -fno-delayed-template-parsing
+
+// NOLINTBEGIN
+namespace std {
+
+template <typename T> struct remove_reference      { using type = T; };
+template <typename T> struct remove_reference<T&>  { using type = T; };
+template <typename T> struct remove_reference<T&&> { using type = T; };
+
+template <typename T> using remove_reference_t = typename remove_reference<T>::type;
+
+template <typename T> constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &t) noexcept;
+template <typename T> constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &&t) noexcept;
+template <typename T> constexpr remove_reference_t<T> &&move(T &&x);
+
+} // namespace std
+// NOLINTEND
+
+template<class T>
+constexpr decltype(auto) custom_forward(std::remove_reference_t<T>& tmp) noexcept
+{
+  return static_cast<T&&>(tmp);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+constexpr decltype(auto) custom_forward(std::remove_reference_t<T>&& tmp) noexcept
+{
+  return static_cast<T&&>(tmp);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void forward_with_std(T&& t) {
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:27: warning: forwarding reference parameter 't' is never forwarded inside the function body [cppcoreguidelines-missing-std-forward]
+
+  T other{std::forward<T>(t)};
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void move_with_custom(T&& t) {
+  T other{custom_forward<T>(t)};
+}