[clang-tools-extra] 441a18d - [clang-tidy] Preserve typedef comments in `modernize-use-using` (#180372)

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Author: Daniil Dudkin
Date: 2026-05-03T20:15:05Z
New Revision: 441a18d980c10663412b701668dc2d6a790c5e38

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/441a18d980c10663412b701668dc2d6a790c5e38
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/441a18d980c10663412b701668dc2d6a790c5e38.diff

LOG: [clang-tidy] Preserve typedef comments in `modernize-use-using` (#180372)

Keep comment blocks between the typedef type and name by capturing the
raw lexer range and avoid injecting unrelated tokens into the
replacement.

Fixes https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/159518.

Added: 
    

Modified: 
    clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/UseUsingCheck.cpp
    clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
    clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/modernize/use-using.cpp

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/UseUsingCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/UseUsingCheck.cpp
index aaba2d56389f8..327fe02735468 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/UseUsingCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/UseUsingCheck.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
 
 namespace clang::tidy::modernize {
 
+namespace lexer = clang::tidy::utils::lexer;
+
 namespace {
 
 AST_MATCHER(LinkageSpecDecl, isExternCLinkage) {
@@ -28,6 +30,202 @@ AST_MATCHER(LinkageSpecDecl, isExternCLinkage) {
 
 } // namespace
 
+namespace {
+
+struct TokenRangeInfo {
+  bool HasComment = false;
+  bool HasIdentifier = false;
+  bool HasPointerOrRef = false;
+};
+
+struct RangeTextInfo {
+  std::string Text;
+  TokenRangeInfo Tokens;
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+static StringRef::size_type findFirstNonWhitespace(StringRef Text) {
+  return Text.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r\f\v");
+}
+
+static std::optional<std::string> getSourceText(CharSourceRange Range,
+                                                const SourceManager &SM,
+                                                const LangOptions &LangOpts) {
+  if (Range.isInvalid())
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  const CharSourceRange FileRange =
+      Lexer::makeFileCharRange(Range, SM, LangOpts);
+  if (FileRange.isInvalid())
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  bool IsInvalid = false;
+  const StringRef Text =
+      Lexer::getSourceText(FileRange, SM, LangOpts, &IsInvalid);
+  if (IsInvalid)
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return Text.str();
+}
+
+static TokenRangeInfo getTokenRangeInfo(CharSourceRange Range,
+                                        const SourceManager &SM,
+                                        const LangOptions &LangOpts) {
+  TokenRangeInfo Info;
+  if (Range.isInvalid())
+    return Info;
+
+  const CharSourceRange FileRange =
+      Lexer::makeFileCharRange(Range, SM, LangOpts);
+  if (FileRange.isInvalid())
+    return Info;
+
+  const auto [BeginFID, BeginOffset] =
+      SM.getDecomposedLoc(FileRange.getBegin());
+  const auto [EndFID, EndOffset] = SM.getDecomposedLoc(FileRange.getEnd());
+  if (BeginFID != EndFID || BeginOffset > EndOffset)
+    return Info;
+
+  bool IsInvalid = false;
+  const StringRef Buffer = SM.getBufferData(BeginFID, &IsInvalid);
+  if (IsInvalid)
+    return Info;
+
+  const char *LexStart = Buffer.data() + BeginOffset;
+  Lexer TheLexer(SM.getLocForStartOfFile(BeginFID), LangOpts, Buffer.begin(),
+                 LexStart, Buffer.end());
+  TheLexer.SetCommentRetentionState(true);
+
+  while (true) {
+    Token Tok;
+    if (TheLexer.LexFromRawLexer(Tok))
+      break;
+
+    if (Tok.is(tok::eof) || Tok.getLocation() == FileRange.getEnd() ||
+        SM.isBeforeInTranslationUnit(FileRange.getEnd(), Tok.getLocation()))
+      break;
+
+    if (Tok.is(tok::comment)) {
+      Info.HasComment = true;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (Tok.isOneOf(tok::star, tok::amp))
+      Info.HasPointerOrRef = true;
+
+    if (tok::isAnyIdentifier(Tok.getKind()) ||
+        Tok.isOneOf(tok::kw_typedef, tok::kw_struct, tok::kw_class,
+                    tok::kw_union, tok::kw_enum, tok::kw_typename,
+                    tok::kw_template)) {
+      Info.HasIdentifier = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Info;
+}
+
+static RangeTextInfo getRangeTextInfo(SourceLocation Begin, SourceLocation End,
+                                      const SourceManager &SM,
+                                      const LangOptions &LangOpts) {
+  if (!Begin.isValid() || !End.isValid() || Begin.isMacroID() ||
+      End.isMacroID())
+    return {};
+
+  const CharSourceRange Range = CharSourceRange::getCharRange(Begin, End);
+  if (std::optional<std::string> Text = getSourceText(Range, SM, LangOpts))
+    return {*Text, getTokenRangeInfo(Range, SM, LangOpts)};
+  return {};
+}
+
+static std::optional<std::string>
+getFunctionPointerTypeText(SourceRange TypeRange, SourceLocation NameLoc,
+                           const SourceManager &SM, const LangOptions &LO) {
+  SourceLocation StartLoc = NameLoc;
+  SourceLocation EndLoc = NameLoc;
+
+  while (true) {
+    const std::optional<Token> Prev = lexer::getPreviousToken(StartLoc, SM, LO);
+    const std::optional<Token> Next =
+        lexer::findNextTokenSkippingComments(EndLoc, SM, LO);
+    if (!Prev || Prev->isNot(tok::l_paren) || !Next ||
+        Next->isNot(tok::r_paren))
+      break;
+
+    StartLoc = Prev->getLocation();
+    EndLoc = Next->getLocation();
+  }
+
+  const CharSourceRange RangeLeftOfIdentifier =
+      CharSourceRange::getCharRange(TypeRange.getBegin(), StartLoc);
+  const CharSourceRange RangeRightOfIdentifier = CharSourceRange::getCharRange(
+      Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(EndLoc, 0, SM, LO),
+      Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(TypeRange.getEnd(), 0, SM, LO));
+
+  const std::optional<std::string> LeftText =
+      getSourceText(RangeLeftOfIdentifier, SM, LO);
+  if (!LeftText)
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  const std::optional<std::string> RightText =
+      getSourceText(RangeRightOfIdentifier, SM, LO);
+  if (!RightText)
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  return *LeftText + *RightText;
+}
+
+static RangeTextInfo getLeadingTextInfo(bool IsFirstTypedefInGroup,
+                                        SourceRange ReplaceRange,
+                                        SourceRange TypeRange,
+                                        const SourceManager &SM,
+                                        const LangOptions &LO) {
+  if (!IsFirstTypedefInGroup)
+    return {};
+
+  const SourceLocation TypedefEnd =
+      Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(ReplaceRange.getBegin(), 0, SM, LO);
+  RangeTextInfo Info =
+      getRangeTextInfo(TypedefEnd, TypeRange.getBegin(), SM, LO);
+  if (!Info.Tokens.HasComment)
+    Info.Text.clear();
+  return Info;
+}
+
+static RangeTextInfo
+getSuffixTextInfo(bool FunctionPointerCase, bool IsFirstTypedefInGroup,
+                  SourceLocation PrevReplacementEnd, SourceRange TypeRange,
+                  SourceLocation NameLoc, const SourceManager &SM,
+                  const LangOptions &LO) {
+  if (FunctionPointerCase)
+    return {};
+
+  if (IsFirstTypedefInGroup) {
+    const SourceLocation AfterType =
+        Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(TypeRange.getEnd(), 0, SM, LO);
+    return getRangeTextInfo(AfterType, NameLoc, SM, LO);
+  }
+
+  if (!PrevReplacementEnd.isValid() || PrevReplacementEnd.isMacroID())
+    return {};
+
+  SourceLocation AfterComma = PrevReplacementEnd;
+  if (const std::optional<Token> NextTok =
+          lexer::findNextTokenSkippingComments(AfterComma, SM, LO)) {
+    if (NextTok->is(tok::comma)) {
+      AfterComma =
+          Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(NextTok->getLocation(), 0, SM, LO);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return getRangeTextInfo(AfterComma, NameLoc, SM, LO);
+}
+
+static void stripLeadingComma(RangeTextInfo &Info) {
+  const StringRef::size_type NonWs = findFirstNonWhitespace(Info.Text);
+  if (NonWs != StringRef::npos && Info.Text[NonWs] == ',')
+    Info.Text.erase(0, NonWs + 1);
+}
+
 static constexpr StringRef ExternCDeclName = "extern-c-decl";
 static constexpr StringRef ParentDeclName = "parent-decl";
 static constexpr StringRef TagDeclName = "tag-decl";
@@ -132,69 +330,74 @@ void UseUsingCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
 
   const TypeLoc TL = MatchedDecl->getTypeSourceInfo()->getTypeLoc();
 
-  bool FunctionPointerCase = false;
-  auto [Type, QualifierStr] = [MatchedDecl, this, &TL, &FunctionPointerCase,
-                               &SM,
-                               &LO]() -> std::pair<std::string, std::string> {
-    SourceRange TypeRange = TL.getSourceRange();
+  struct TypeInfo {
+    SourceRange Range;
+    bool FunctionPointerCase = false;
+    bool Valid = false;
+    std::string Type;
+    std::string Qualifier;
+  };
+
+  const TypeInfo TI = [&] {
+    TypeInfo Info;
+    Info.Range = TL.getSourceRange();
 
     // Function pointer case, get the left and right side of the identifier
     // without the identifier.
-    if (TypeRange.fullyContains(MatchedDecl->getLocation())) {
-      FunctionPointerCase = true;
-      SourceLocation StartLoc = MatchedDecl->getLocation();
-      SourceLocation EndLoc = MatchedDecl->getLocation();
-
-      while (true) {
-        const std::optional<Token> Prev =
-            utils::lexer::getPreviousToken(StartLoc, SM, LO);
-        const std::optional<Token> Next =
-            utils::lexer::findNextTokenSkippingComments(EndLoc, SM, LO);
-        if (!Prev || Prev->isNot(tok::l_paren) || !Next ||
-            Next->isNot(tok::r_paren))
-          break;
-
-        StartLoc = Prev->getLocation();
-        EndLoc = Next->getLocation();
+    if (Info.Range.fullyContains(MatchedDecl->getLocation())) {
+      Info.FunctionPointerCase = true;
+      if (std::optional<std::string> Type = getFunctionPointerTypeText(
+              Info.Range, MatchedDecl->getLocation(), SM, LO)) {
+        Info.Type = *Type;
+        Info.Valid = true;
       }
-
-      const auto RangeLeftOfIdentifier =
-          CharSourceRange::getCharRange(TypeRange.getBegin(), StartLoc);
-      const auto RangeRightOfIdentifier = CharSourceRange::getCharRange(
-          Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(EndLoc, 0, SM, LO),
-          Lexer::getLocForEndOfToken(TypeRange.getEnd(), 0, SM, LO));
-      const std::string VerbatimType =
-          (Lexer::getSourceText(RangeLeftOfIdentifier, SM, LO) +
-           Lexer::getSourceText(RangeRightOfIdentifier, SM, LO))
-              .str();
-      return {VerbatimType, ""};
+      return Info;
     }
 
-    StringRef ExtraReference = "";
-    if (MainTypeEndLoc.isValid() && TypeRange.fullyContains(MainTypeEndLoc)) {
+    std::string ExtraReference;
+    if (MainTypeEndLoc.isValid() && Info.Range.fullyContains(MainTypeEndLoc)) {
       // Each type introduced in a typedef can specify being a reference or
       // pointer type separately, so we need to figure out if the new using-decl
       // needs to be to a reference or pointer as well.
-      const SourceLocation Tok = utils::lexer::findPreviousAnyTokenKind(
+      const SourceLocation Tok = lexer::findPreviousAnyTokenKind(
           MatchedDecl->getLocation(), SM, LO, tok::TokenKind::star,
           tok::TokenKind::amp, tok::TokenKind::comma,
           tok::TokenKind::kw_typedef);
 
-      ExtraReference = Lexer::getSourceText(
+      const std::optional<std::string> Reference = getSourceText(
           CharSourceRange::getCharRange(Tok, Tok.getLocWithOffset(1)), SM, LO);
+      if (!Reference)
+        return Info;
+      ExtraReference = *Reference;
 
       if (ExtraReference != "*" && ExtraReference != "&")
-        ExtraReference = "";
+        ExtraReference.clear();
+
+      Info.Range.setEnd(MainTypeEndLoc);
+    }
 
-      TypeRange.setEnd(MainTypeEndLoc);
+    if (std::optional<std::string> Type =
+            getSourceText(CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(Info.Range), SM, LO)) {
+      Info.Type = *Type;
+      Info.Qualifier = ExtraReference;
+      Info.Valid = true;
     }
-    return {
-        Lexer::getSourceText(CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(TypeRange), SM, LO)
-            .str(),
-        ExtraReference.str()};
+    return Info;
   }();
+
+  if (!TI.Valid) {
+    diag(StartLoc, UseUsingWarning);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const SourceRange TypeRange = TI.Range;
+  const bool FunctionPointerCase = TI.FunctionPointerCase;
+  std::string Type = TI.Type;
+  const std::string QualifierStr = TI.Qualifier;
   const StringRef Name = MatchedDecl->getName();
+  const SourceLocation NameLoc = MatchedDecl->getLocation();
   SourceRange ReplaceRange = MatchedDecl->getSourceRange();
+  const SourceLocation PrevReplacementEnd = LastReplacementEnd;
 
   // typedefs with multiple comma-separated definitions produce multiple
   // consecutive TypedefDecl nodes whose SourceRanges overlap. Each range starts
@@ -203,10 +406,13 @@ void UseUsingCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
   // But also we need to check that the ranges belong to the same file because
   // 
diff erent files may contain overlapping ranges.
   std::string Using = "using ";
-  if (ReplaceRange.getBegin().isMacroID() ||
+  const bool IsFirstTypedefInGroup =
+      ReplaceRange.getBegin().isMacroID() ||
       (Result.SourceManager->getFileID(ReplaceRange.getBegin()) !=
        Result.SourceManager->getFileID(LastReplacementEnd)) ||
-      (ReplaceRange.getBegin() >= LastReplacementEnd)) {
+      (ReplaceRange.getBegin() >= LastReplacementEnd);
+
+  if (IsFirstTypedefInGroup) {
     // This is the first (and possibly the only) TypedefDecl in a typedef. Save
     // Type and Name in case we find subsequent TypedefDecl's in this typedef.
     FirstTypedefType = Type;
@@ -225,6 +431,26 @@ void UseUsingCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
       Type = FirstTypedefName;
   }
 
+  const RangeTextInfo LeadingTextInfo = getLeadingTextInfo(
+      IsFirstTypedefInGroup, ReplaceRange, TypeRange, SM, LO);
+  RangeTextInfo SuffixTextInfo =
+      getSuffixTextInfo(FunctionPointerCase, IsFirstTypedefInGroup,
+                        PrevReplacementEnd, TypeRange, NameLoc, SM, LO);
+  if (!IsFirstTypedefInGroup)
+    stripLeadingComma(SuffixTextInfo);
+
+  const bool SuffixHasComment = SuffixTextInfo.Tokens.HasComment;
+  std::string SuffixText;
+  if (SuffixHasComment) {
+    SuffixText = SuffixTextInfo.Text;
+  } else if (QualifierStr.empty() &&
+             findFirstNonWhitespace(SuffixTextInfo.Text) != StringRef::npos &&
+             SuffixTextInfo.Tokens.HasPointerOrRef &&
+             !SuffixTextInfo.Tokens.HasIdentifier) {
+    SuffixText = SuffixTextInfo.Text;
+  }
+  const std::string QualifierText = SuffixHasComment ? "" : QualifierStr;
+
   if (!ReplaceRange.getEnd().isMacroID()) {
     const SourceLocation::IntTy Offset = FunctionPointerCase ? 0 : Name.size();
     LastReplacementEnd = ReplaceRange.getEnd().getLocWithOffset(Offset);
@@ -237,14 +463,22 @@ void UseUsingCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
   if (LastTagDeclRange != LastTagDeclRanges.end() &&
       LastTagDeclRange->second.isValid() &&
       ReplaceRange.fullyContains(LastTagDeclRange->second)) {
-    Type = std::string(Lexer::getSourceText(
-        CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(LastTagDeclRange->second), SM, LO));
-    if (Type.empty())
+    const std::optional<std::string> TagType = getSourceText(
+        CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(LastTagDeclRange->second), SM, LO);
+    if (!TagType)
       return;
+    Type = *TagType;
   }
 
-  const std::string Replacement =
-      (Using + Name + " = " + Type + QualifierStr).str();
+  std::string TypeExpr =
+      LeadingTextInfo.Text + Type + QualifierText + SuffixText;
+  TypeExpr = StringRef(TypeExpr).rtrim(" \t").str();
+  StringRef Assign = " = ";
+  if (!TypeExpr.empty() &&
+      (TypeExpr.front() == ' ' || TypeExpr.front() == '\t'))
+    Assign = " =";
+
+  const std::string Replacement = (Using + Name + Assign + TypeExpr).str();
   Diag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(ReplaceRange, Replacement);
 }
 } // namespace clang::tidy::modernize

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index c9749df481bcd..d4b81d0479e89 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -439,8 +439,12 @@ Changes in existing checks
   macros appearing in the return type of a function.
 
 - Improved :doc:`modernize-use-using
-  <clang-tidy/checks/modernize/use-using>` check by avoiding the generation
-  of invalid code for function types with redundant parentheses.
+  <clang-tidy/checks/modernize/use-using>` check:
+
+  - Avoid generating invalid code for function types with redundant
+    parentheses.
+
+  - Preserve inline comment blocks that appear between the ``typedef``'s parts.
 
 - Improved :doc:`performance-enum-size
   <clang-tidy/checks/performance/enum-size>` check:

diff  --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/modernize/use-using.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/modernize/use-using.cpp
index 324616d274646..232dd33f35f37 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/modernize/use-using.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/modernize/use-using.cpp
@@ -487,3 +487,70 @@ namespace GH176267 {
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:3: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef' [modernize-use-using]
   // CHECK-FIXES: using f6 = int  (double);
 }
+
+namespace GH159518 {
+typedef int  // start and end chunks for cells in a line
+    Commented;  // (end is chunk beyond end of line)
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-2]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using Commented = int  // start and end chunks for cells in a line
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT:     ;  // (end is chunk beyond end of line)
+
+typedef /*prefix*/ int PrefixCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using PrefixCommented = /*prefix*/ int;
+
+typedef const /*qual*/ int QualCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using QualCommented = const /*qual*/ int;
+
+typedef int /*between*/ BetweenCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using BetweenCommented = int /*between*/;
+
+typedef int /*multi-line
+comment*/ MultiLineCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-2]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using MultiLineCommented = int /*multi-line
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT: comment*/;
+
+typedef int // line comment 1
+// line comment 2
+// line comment 3
+    MultiLineSlashCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-4]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using MultiLineSlashCommented = int // line comment 1
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT: // line comment 2
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT: // line comment 3
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT:     ;
+
+typedef int * /*ptr*/ PtrCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using PtrCommented = int * /*ptr*/;
+
+typedef int AfterNameCommented /*after*/;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using AfterNameCommented = int /*after*/;
+
+typedef int TrailingCommented; // trailing
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using TrailingCommented = int; // trailing
+
+typedef int MultiA, /*between comma*/ *MultiB;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-2]]:{{[0-9]+}}: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using MultiA = int;
+// CHECK-FIXES-NEXT: using MultiB = MultiA /*between comma*/ *;
+
+struct TagCommented;
+typedef struct /*tag*/ TagCommented TagCommentedAlias;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using TagCommentedAlias = struct /*tag*/ TagCommented;
+
+typedef int (* /*fp*/ FuncPtrCommented)(int);
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using FuncPtrCommented = int (* /*fp*/ )(int);
+
+typedef TwoArgTemplate</*tmpl*/ int, int> TemplateArgCommented;
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:1: warning: use 'using' instead of 'typedef'
+// CHECK-FIXES: using TemplateArgCommented = TwoArgTemplate</*tmpl*/ int, int>;
+} // namespace GH159518


        


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