Merge pull request #252 from dtolnay/safedisplay

Remove unsafe code from AsDisplay

src/display.rs

@@ -1,55 +1,38 @@
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::path::{self, Path, PathBuf};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
-pub trait AsDisplay {
-    type Target: Display + ?Sized;
+pub trait AsDisplay<'a> {
+    type Target: Display;
 
-    fn as_display(&self) -> &Self::Target;
+    fn as_display(&'a self) -> Self::Target;
 }
 
-impl<T: Display> AsDisplay for &T {
-    type Target = T;
+impl<'a, T> AsDisplay<'a> for &T
+where
+    T: Display + 'a,
+{
+    type Target = &'a T;
 
-    fn as_display(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        self
+    fn as_display(&'a self) -> Self::Target {
+        *self
     }
 }
 
-impl AsDisplay for Path {
-    type Target = PathDisplay;
+impl<'a> AsDisplay<'a> for Path {
+    type Target = path::Display<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn as_display(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        PathDisplay::new(self)
+    fn as_display(&'a self) -> Self::Target {
+        self.display()
     }
 }
 
-impl AsDisplay for PathBuf {
-    type Target = PathDisplay;
+impl<'a> AsDisplay<'a> for PathBuf {
+    type Target = path::Display<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn as_display(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        PathDisplay::new(self.as_path())
-    }
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct PathDisplay(Path);
-
-impl PathDisplay {
-    #[inline]
-    fn new(path: &Path) -> &Self {
-        // SAFETY: PathDisplay is repr(transparent) so casting pointers between
-        // it and its payload is safe.
-        unsafe { &*(path as *const Path as *const Self) }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for PathDisplay {
-    #[inline]
-    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.0.display().fmt(formatter)
+    fn as_display(&'a self) -> Self::Target {
+        self.display()
     }
 }

tests/ui/no-display.stderr

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ error[E0599]: the method `as_display` exists for reference `&NoDisplay`, but its
   |
   = note: the following trait bounds were not satisfied:
           `NoDisplay: std::fmt::Display`
-          which is required by `&NoDisplay: AsDisplay`
+          which is required by `&NoDisplay: AsDisplay<'_>`
 note: the trait `std::fmt::Display` must be implemented
  --> $RUST/core/src/fmt/mod.rs
   |