[libcxx-commits] [libcxx] [libc++][any] Applied `[[nodiscard]]` (PR #168826)

Hristo Hristov via libcxx-commits libcxx-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Nov 19 22:32:11 PST 2025


https://github.com/H-G-Hristov updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/168826

>From 7910416b106183e2aec9c87cbaacad0e6d22cb92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hristo Hristov <hghristov.rmm at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:05:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [libc++][any] Applied `[[nodiscard]]`

`[[nodiscard]]` should be applied to functions where discarding the return value is most likely a correctness issue.
- https://libcxx.llvm.org/CodingGuidelines.html#apply-nodiscard-where-relevant
---
 libcxx/include/any                            | 18 ++++----
 .../libcxx/utilities/any/nodiscard.verify.cpp | 45 +++++++++++++++++++
 ..._request_invalid_value_category.verify.cpp | 21 +++------
 .../any.cast/const_correctness.verify.cpp     |  8 ++--
 .../not_copy_constructible.verify.cpp         |  8 ++--
 .../any.cast/reference_types.verify.cpp       | 21 ++++-----
 .../any.nonmembers/any.cast/void.verify.cpp   |  4 +-
 7 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libcxx/test/libcxx/utilities/any/nodiscard.verify.cpp

diff --git a/libcxx/include/any b/libcxx/include/any
index b3e5b8748df4c..5c779e397c9ea 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/any
+++ b/libcxx/include/any
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ public:
   _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI void swap(any& __rhs) _NOEXCEPT;
 
   // 6.3.4 any observers
-  _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI bool has_value() const _NOEXCEPT { return __h_ != nullptr; }
+  [[nodiscard]] _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI bool has_value() const _NOEXCEPT { return __h_ != nullptr; }
 
 #    if _LIBCPP_HAS_RTTI
-  _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI const type_info& type() const _NOEXCEPT {
+  [[nodiscard]] _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI const type_info& type() const _NOEXCEPT {
     if (__h_) {
       return *static_cast<type_info const*>(this->__call(_Action::_TypeInfo));
     } else {
@@ -492,17 +492,17 @@ inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI void any::swap(any& __rhs) _NOEXCEPT {
 inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI void swap(any& __lhs, any& __rhs) _NOEXCEPT { __lhs.swap(__rhs); }
 
 template <class _Tp, class... _Args>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI any make_any(_Args&&... __args) {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI any make_any(_Args&&... __args) {
   return any(in_place_type<_Tp>, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Up, class... _Args>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI any make_any(initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args) {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI any make_any(initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args) {
   return any(in_place_type<_Tp>, __il, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
 }
 
 template <class _ValueType>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any const& __v) {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any const& __v) {
   using _RawValueType = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
   static_assert(is_constructible<_ValueType, _RawValueType const&>::value,
                 "ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference "
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any const& __v) {
 }
 
 template <class _ValueType>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any& __v) {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any& __v) {
   using _RawValueType = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
   static_assert(is_constructible<_ValueType, _RawValueType&>::value,
                 "ValueType is required to be an lvalue reference "
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any& __v) {
 }
 
 template <class _ValueType>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any&& __v) {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any&& __v) {
   using _RawValueType = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
   static_assert(is_constructible<_ValueType, _RawValueType>::value,
                 "ValueType is required to be an rvalue reference "
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _ValueType any_cast(any&& __v) {
 }
 
 template <class _ValueType>
-inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI add_pointer_t<add_const_t<_ValueType>> any_cast(any const* __any) _NOEXCEPT {
+[[nodiscard]] inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI add_pointer_t<add_const_t<_ValueType>> any_cast(any const* __any) _NOEXCEPT {
   static_assert(!is_void_v<_ValueType>, "_ValueType may not be void.");
   static_assert(!is_reference<_ValueType>::value, "_ValueType may not be a reference.");
   return std::any_cast<_ValueType>(const_cast<any*>(__any));
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _RetType __pointer_or_func_cast(void*, /*IsFunction
 }
 
 template <class _ValueType>
-_LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI add_pointer_t<_ValueType> any_cast(any* __any) _NOEXCEPT {
+[[nodiscard]] _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI add_pointer_t<_ValueType> any_cast(any* __any) _NOEXCEPT {
   using __any_imp::_Action;
   static_assert(!is_void_v<_ValueType>, "_ValueType may not be void.");
   static_assert(!is_reference<_ValueType>::value, "_ValueType may not be a reference.");
diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/utilities/any/nodiscard.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/utilities/any/nodiscard.verify.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..13a67bd3c3044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/utilities/any/nodiscard.verify.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// 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
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+// REQUIRES: std-at-least-c++17
+
+// Check that functions are marked [[nodiscard]]
+
+#include <any>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+void test() {
+  std::any a{94};
+
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  a.has_value();
+#if !defined(TEST_HAS_NO_RTTI)
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  a.type();
+#endif
+
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::make_any<int>(82);
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::make_any<std::vector<int>>({94, 82, 50});
+
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::any_cast<const int&>(std::as_const(a));
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::any_cast<int&>(a);
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::any_cast<int&&>(std::move(a));
+
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::any_cast<int*>(&a);
+  // expected-warning at +1 {{ignoring return value of function declared with 'nodiscard' attribute}}
+  std::any_cast<const int*>(&std::as_const(a));
+}
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/any_cast_request_invalid_value_category.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/any_cast_request_invalid_value_category.verify.cpp
index 34f785fdff6bc..bb0fa1f4d9aff 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/any_cast_request_invalid_value_category.verify.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/any_cast_request_invalid_value_category.verify.cpp
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ void test_const_lvalue_cast_request_non_const_lvalue()
     const std::any a;
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
     // expected-error at any:* {{drops 'const' qualifier}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType &>(a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType &>(a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     const std::any a2(42);
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
     // expected-error at any:* {{drops 'const' qualifier}}
-    std::any_cast<int&>(a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int&>(a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 }
 
 void test_lvalue_any_cast_request_rvalue()
 {
     std::any a;
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType &&>(a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType &&>(a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     std::any a2(42);
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<int&&>(a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int&&>(a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 }
 
 void test_rvalue_any_cast_request_lvalue()
@@ -48,18 +48,9 @@ void test_rvalue_any_cast_request_lvalue()
     std::any a;
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an rvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
     // expected-error at any:* {{non-const lvalue reference to type 'TestType' cannot bind to a temporary}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType &>(std::move(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType &>(std::move(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an rvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
     // expected-error at any:* {{non-const lvalue reference to type 'int' cannot bind to a temporary}}
-    std::any_cast<int&>(42);
-}
-
-int main(int, char**)
-{
-    test_const_lvalue_cast_request_non_const_lvalue();
-    test_lvalue_any_cast_request_rvalue();
-    test_rvalue_any_cast_request_lvalue();
-
-  return 0;
+    (void)std::any_cast<int&>(42);
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/const_correctness.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/const_correctness.verify.cpp
index 1830626d7f410..434093ab780fd 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/const_correctness.verify.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/const_correctness.verify.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ void f() {
     std::any a;
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType &>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType &>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType &&>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType &&>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType2 &>(static_cast<std::any const&&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType2 &>(static_cast<std::any const&&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<TestType2 &&>(static_cast<std::any const&&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<TestType2 &&>(static_cast<std::any const&&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/not_copy_constructible.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/not_copy_constructible.verify.cpp
index 3b9aac581a083..f489db1213ef2 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/not_copy_constructible.verify.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/not_copy_constructible.verify.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ struct no_move {
 void f() {
     std::any a;
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be a const lvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any const&>(a)); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
-    std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any &&>(a)); // OK
+    (void)std::any_cast<no_copy>(static_cast<std::any &&>(a)); // OK
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}ValueType is required to be an rvalue reference or a CopyConstructible type}}
-    std::any_cast<no_move>(static_cast<std::any &&>(a));
+    (void)std::any_cast<no_move>(static_cast<std::any &&>(a));
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/reference_types.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/reference_types.verify.cpp
index 0a13fdf0c6d80..4fec3e6ee758d 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/reference_types.verify.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/reference_types.verify.cpp
@@ -18,35 +18,32 @@
 
 #include <any>
 
-int main(int, char**)
-{
+void test() {
     std::any a = 1;
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int &>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int &>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int &&>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int &&>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int const &>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int const &>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int const&&>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int const&&>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     const std::any& a2 = a;
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int &>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int &>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int &&>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int &&>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int const &>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<int const &>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* 1 {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be a reference.}}
-    std::any_cast<int const &&>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
-
-  return 0;
+    (void)std::any_cast<int const &&>(&a2); // expected-note {{requested here}}
 }
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/void.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/void.verify.cpp
index 9530d63e07b0a..d1ec42eaf10c2 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/void.verify.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/any/any.nonmembers/any.cast/void.verify.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ void test() {
     const std::any ca = 1;
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be void.}}
-    std::any_cast<void>(&ca); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<void>(&ca); // expected-note {{requested here}}
   }
   {
     std::any a = 1;
 
     // expected-error-re at any:* {{static assertion failed{{.*}}_ValueType may not be void.}}
-    std::any_cast<void>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
+    (void)std::any_cast<void>(&a); // expected-note {{requested here}}
   }
 }



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