Bug 27377 – Assorted cpplint improvements

• Component: WebKit Misc.
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Adam Treat]

The following patches are for assorted improvements in cpplint.  The ChangeLog describes them.

[Adam Treat]

Created attachment 32953 [details]
Adds new cpplint check for webkit rule violation

[Adam Treat]

Created attachment 32954 [details]
Turn off erroneous filters preventing valid checks

[Adam Treat]

Created attachment 32955 [details]
Move comment to where it belongs

[David Levin]

Comment on attachment 32954 [details]
Turn off erroneous filters preventing valid checks

> diff --git a/WebKitTools/ChangeLog b/WebKitTools/ChangeLog
> index 7b66d46..80f3a75 100644
> --- a/WebKitTools/ChangeLog
> +++ b/WebKitTools/ChangeLog
> @@ -3,6 +3,29 @@
>          Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!).
>  
>          https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27377
> +        Don't filter whitespace at the end of the line.  This is not
> +        explicitly a rule of webkit coding style, but there is no reason
> +        not to warn of this common style problem.
> +
> +        Don't filter whitespace newline.  This prevents cpplint of complaining
> +        about the following situation:

I was confused when I read this because it sounded like removing the filtering prevented the complaining.

Here's an idea for an alternate wording:
        Don't filter whitespace newline.  Now, cpplint will complain
        about the following situation:


> +
> +            if (true) {
> +                doSomething();
> +                doSomethingAgain();
> +            }
> +            else
> +                doSomething();
> +
> +        Which is a webkit coding style rule violation.
> +
> +        * Scripts/modules/cpplint.py:
> +
> [phone]  Adam Treat  <[e-mail]>
> +
> +        Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!).
> +
> +        https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27377
>          This makes cpplint complain about this for instance:
>  
>              if (true)
> diff --git a/WebKitTools/Scripts/modules/cpplint.py b/WebKitTools/Scripts/modules/cpplint.py
> index 2ef4e3a..cf22e3d 100644
> --- a/WebKitTools/Scripts/modules/cpplint.py
> +++ b/WebKitTools/Scripts/modules/cpplint.py
> @@ -2786,10 +2786,8 @@ def use_webkit_styles():
>      #        modify the implementation and enable them.
>      global _DEFAULT_FILTERS
>      _DEFAULT_FILTERS = [
> -        '-whitespace/end_of_line',
>          '-whitespace/comments',
>          '-whitespace/blank_line',
> -        '-whitespace/newline',  # '\r'
>          '-runtime/explicit',  # explicit
>          '-runtime/virtual',  # virtual dtor
>          '-runtime/printf',

[David Levin]

Comment on attachment 32953 [details]
Adds new cpplint check for webkit rule violation


> +             or search(r'\b(if|for|while|switch)\b', previous_line))
Please add "else" and a test case using else.

[Adam Treat]

Landed with r46051, r46052, and r46053.