4 files changed, 64 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic.rs b/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic.rs
index 2e654fe9929..40e4efb397d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ impl Diagnostic {
             }],
             msg: msg.to_owned(),
             show_code_when_inline: false,
+            approximate: false,
         });
         self
     }
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ impl Diagnostic {
             }],
             msg: msg.to_owned(),
             show_code_when_inline: true,
+            approximate: false,
         });
         self
     }
@@ -267,6 +269,41 @@ impl Diagnostic {
             }).collect(),
             msg: msg.to_owned(),
             show_code_when_inline: true,
+            approximate: false,
+        });
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// This is a suggestion that may contain mistakes or fillers and should
+    /// be read and understood by a human.
+    pub fn span_approximate_suggestion(&mut self, sp: Span, msg: &str,
+                                       suggestion: String) -> &mut Self {
+        self.suggestions.push(CodeSuggestion {
+            substitutions: vec![Substitution {
+                parts: vec![SubstitutionPart {
+                    snippet: suggestion,
+                    span: sp,
+                }],
+            }],
+            msg: msg.to_owned(),
+            show_code_when_inline: true,
+            approximate: true,
+        });
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn span_approximate_suggestions(&mut self, sp: Span, msg: &str,
+                                        suggestions: Vec<String>) -> &mut Self {
+        self.suggestions.push(CodeSuggestion {
+            substitutions: suggestions.into_iter().map(|snippet| Substitution {
+                parts: vec![SubstitutionPart {
+                    snippet,
+                    span: sp,
+                }],
+            }).collect(),
+            msg: msg.to_owned(),
+            show_code_when_inline: true,
+            approximate: true,
         });
         self
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic_builder.rs b/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic_builder.rs
index 61674ada6fa..2536fc648c7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic_builder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/diagnostic_builder.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ impl<'a> DiagnosticBuilder<'a> {
                                      msg: &str,
                                      suggestions: Vec<String>)
                                      -> &mut Self);
+    forward!(pub fn span_approximate_suggestion(&mut self,
+                                                sp: Span,
+                                                msg: &str,
+                                                suggestion: String)
+                                                -> &mut Self);
+    forward!(pub fn span_approximate_suggestions(&mut self,
+                                                 sp: Span,
+                                                 msg: &str,
+                                                 suggestions: Vec<String>)
+                                                 -> &mut Self);
     forward!(pub fn set_span<S: Into<MultiSpan>>(&mut self, sp: S) -> &mut Self);
     forward!(pub fn code(&mut self, s: DiagnosticId) -> &mut Self);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
index 3d50c95d3f4..7df467ab0d4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ pub struct CodeSuggestion {
     pub substitutions: Vec<Substitution>,
     pub msg: String,
     pub show_code_when_inline: bool,
+    /// Whether or not the suggestion is approximate
+    ///
+    /// Sometimes we may show suggestions with placeholders,
+    /// which are useful for users but not useful for
+    /// tools like rustfix
+    pub approximate: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Hash, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/json.rs b/src/libsyntax/json.rs
index 54c726d8462..0dec26e4f74 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/json.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/json.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ struct DiagnosticSpan {
     /// If we are suggesting a replacement, this will contain text
     /// that should be sliced in atop this span.
     suggested_replacement: Option<String>,
+    /// If the suggestion is approximate
+    suggestion_approximate: Option<bool>,
     /// Macro invocations that created the code at this span, if any.
     expansion: Option<Box<DiagnosticSpanMacroExpansion>>,
 }
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ impl Diagnostic {
 
 impl DiagnosticSpan {
     fn from_span_label(span: SpanLabel,
-                       suggestion: Option<&String>,
+                       suggestion: Option<(&String, bool)>,
                        je: &JsonEmitter)
                        -> DiagnosticSpan {
         Self::from_span_etc(span.span,
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ impl DiagnosticSpan {
     fn from_span_etc(span: Span,
                      is_primary: bool,
                      label: Option<String>,
-                     suggestion: Option<&String>,
+                     suggestion: Option<(&String, bool)>,
                      je: &JsonEmitter)
                      -> DiagnosticSpan {
         // obtain the full backtrace from the `macro_backtrace`
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ impl DiagnosticSpan {
     fn from_span_full(span: Span,
                       is_primary: bool,
                       label: Option<String>,
-                      suggestion: Option<&String>,
+                      suggestion: Option<(&String, bool)>,
                       mut backtrace: vec::IntoIter<MacroBacktrace>,
                       je: &JsonEmitter)
                       -> DiagnosticSpan {
@@ -291,7 +293,8 @@ impl DiagnosticSpan {
             column_end: end.col.0 + 1,
             is_primary,
             text: DiagnosticSpanLine::from_span(span, je),
-            suggested_replacement: suggestion.cloned(),
+            suggested_replacement: suggestion.map(|x| x.0.clone()),
+            suggestion_approximate: suggestion.map(|x| x.1),
             expansion: backtrace_step,
             label,
         }
@@ -309,14 +312,15 @@ impl DiagnosticSpan {
         suggestion.substitutions
                       .iter()
                       .flat_map(|substitution| {
-                          substitution.parts.iter().map(move |suggestion| {
+                          substitution.parts.iter().map(move |suggestion_inner| {
                               let span_label = SpanLabel {
-                                  span: suggestion.span,
+                                  span: suggestion_inner.span,
                                   is_primary: true,
                                   label: None,
                               };
                               DiagnosticSpan::from_span_label(span_label,
-                                                              Some(&suggestion.snippet),
+                                                              Some((&suggestion_inner.snippet,
+                                                                   suggestion.approximate)),
                                                               je)
                           })
                       })