rust/compiler/rustc_typeck
bors 683c582c1e Auto merge of #96468 - davidtwco:diagnostic-translation-subdiagnostic, r=oli-obk
macros: subdiagnostic derive

Add a new macro, `#[derive(SessionSubdiagnostic)]`, which can be applied to structs that represent subdiagnostics, such as labels, notes, helps or suggestions.

`#[derive(SessionSubdiagnostic)]` can be used with the existing `#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]`. All diagnostics implemented using either derive are translatable, and this new derive should make it easier to port existing diagnostics to using these derives.

For example, consider the following subdiagnostic types...

```rust
#[derive(SessionSubdiagnostic)]
pub enum ExpectedIdentifierLabel<'tcx> {
    #[label(slug = "parser-expected-identifier")]
    WithoutFound {
        #[primary_span]
        span: Span,
    }
    #[label(slug = "parser-expected-identifier-found")]
    WithFound {
        #[primary_span]
        span: Span,
        found: String,
    }
}

#[derive(SessionSubdiagnostic)]
#[suggestion_verbose(slug = "parser-raw-identifier")]
pub struct RawIdentifierSuggestion<'tcx> {
    #[primary_span]
    span: Span,
    #[applicability]
    applicability: Applicability,
    ident: Ident,
}
```

...and the corresponding Fluent messages:

```fluent
parser-expected-identifier = expected identifier

parser-expected-identifier-found = expected identifier, found {$found}

parser-raw-identifier = escape `{$ident}` to use it as an identifier
```

These can be emitted using the new `subdiagnostic` function on `Diagnostic`...

```rust
diag.subdiagnostic(ExpectedIdentifierLabel::WithoutFound { span });
diag.subdiagnostic(RawIdentifierSuggestion { span, applicability, ident });
```

...or as part of a larger `#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]`:

```rust
#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
#[error(slug = "parser-expected-identifier")]
pub struct ExpectedIdentifier {
    #[primary_span]
    span: Span,
    token_descr: String,
    #[subdiagnostic]
    label: ExpectedIdentifierLabel,
    #[subdiagnostic]
    raw_identifier_suggestion: Option<RawIdentifierSuggestion>,
}
```

```rust
sess.emit_err(ExpectedIdentifier { ... });
```

r? `@oli-obk`
cc `@pvdrz`
2022-04-29 11:58:24 +00:00
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For high-level intro to how type checking works in rustc, see the type checking chapter of the rustc dev guide.