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-rw-r--r--.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/Cargo.toml3
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/consts.rs575
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/lib.rs18
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs1858
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/Cargo.toml19
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/camel_case.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/camel_case.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/comparisons.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/comparisons.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/conf.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/consts.rs574
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/diagnostics.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/eager_or_lazy.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/higher.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/higher.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/lib.rs1886
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/numeric_literal.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/paths.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/ptr.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/ptr.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/qualify_min_const_fn.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/sym_helper.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs)0
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/usage.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/usage.rs)2
-rw-r--r--clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs)2
-rw-r--r--doc/adding_lints.md8
-rw-r--r--doc/common_tools_writing_lints.md9
-rw-r--r--tests/versioncheck.rs25
29 files changed, 2529 insertions, 2463 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf5e8feddf..139129d55e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ out
 *Cargo.lock
 /target
 /clippy_lints/target
+/clippy_utils/target
 /clippy_workspace_tests/target
 /clippy_dev/target
 /rustc_tools_util/target
diff --git a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
index 840341fefc6..d5ec8597044 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 cargo_metadata = "0.12"
+clippy_utils = { path = "../clippy_utils" }
 if_chain = "1.0.0"
 itertools = "0.9"
 pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@ syn = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 [features]
 deny-warnings = []
 # build clippy with internal lints enabled, off by default
-internal-lints = []
+internal-lints = ["clippy_utils/internal-lints"]
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
index 1b89d0bbe38..7e87f53e3fb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
@@ -1,574 +1 @@
-#![allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
-
-use crate::utils::{clip, sext, unsext};
-use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_ast::ast::{self, LitFloatType, LitKind};
-use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
-use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
-use rustc_hir::{BinOp, BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, QPath, UnOp};
-use rustc_lint::LateContext;
-use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::Scalar;
-use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{Subst, SubstsRef};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, FloatTy, ScalarInt, Ty, TyCtxt};
-use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
-use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
-use std::cmp::Ordering::{self, Equal};
-use std::convert::TryInto;
-use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
-
-/// A `LitKind`-like enum to fold constant `Expr`s into.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum Constant {
-    /// A `String` (e.g., "abc").
-    Str(String),
-    /// A binary string (e.g., `b"abc"`).
-    Binary(Lrc<[u8]>),
-    /// A single `char` (e.g., `'a'`).
-    Char(char),
-    /// An integer's bit representation.
-    Int(u128),
-    /// An `f32`.
-    F32(f32),
-    /// An `f64`.
-    F64(f64),
-    /// `true` or `false`.
-    Bool(bool),
-    /// An array of constants.
-    Vec(Vec<Constant>),
-    /// Also an array, but with only one constant, repeated N times.
-    Repeat(Box<Constant>, u64),
-    /// A tuple of constants.
-    Tuple(Vec<Constant>),
-    /// A raw pointer.
-    RawPtr(u128),
-    /// A reference
-    Ref(Box<Constant>),
-    /// A literal with syntax error.
-    Err(Symbol),
-}
-
-impl PartialEq for Constant {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        match (self, other) {
-            (&Self::Str(ref ls), &Self::Str(ref rs)) => ls == rs,
-            (&Self::Binary(ref l), &Self::Binary(ref r)) => l == r,
-            (&Self::Char(l), &Self::Char(r)) => l == r,
-            (&Self::Int(l), &Self::Int(r)) => l == r,
-            (&Self::F64(l), &Self::F64(r)) => {
-                // We want `Fw32 == FwAny` and `FwAny == Fw64`, and by transitivity we must have
-                // `Fw32 == Fw64`, so don’t compare them.
-                // `to_bits` is required to catch non-matching 0.0, -0.0, and NaNs.
-                l.to_bits() == r.to_bits()
-            },
-            (&Self::F32(l), &Self::F32(r)) => {
-                // We want `Fw32 == FwAny` and `FwAny == Fw64`, and by transitivity we must have
-                // `Fw32 == Fw64`, so don’t compare them.
-                // `to_bits` is required to catch non-matching 0.0, -0.0, and NaNs.
-                f64::from(l).to_bits() == f64::from(r).to_bits()
-            },
-            (&Self::Bool(l), &Self::Bool(r)) => l == r,
-            (&Self::Vec(ref l), &Self::Vec(ref r)) | (&Self::Tuple(ref l), &Self::Tuple(ref r)) => l == r,
-            (&Self::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Self::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => ls == rs && lv == rv,
-            (&Self::Ref(ref lb), &Self::Ref(ref rb)) => *lb == *rb,
-            // TODO: are there inter-type equalities?
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Hash for Constant {
-    fn hash<H>(&self, state: &mut H)
-    where
-        H: Hasher,
-    {
-        std::mem::discriminant(self).hash(state);
-        match *self {
-            Self::Str(ref s) => {
-                s.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Binary(ref b) => {
-                b.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Char(c) => {
-                c.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Int(i) => {
-                i.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::F32(f) => {
-                f64::from(f).to_bits().hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::F64(f) => {
-                f.to_bits().hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Bool(b) => {
-                b.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Vec(ref v) | Self::Tuple(ref v) => {
-                v.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Repeat(ref c, l) => {
-                c.hash(state);
-                l.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::RawPtr(u) => {
-                u.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Ref(ref r) => {
-                r.hash(state);
-            },
-            Self::Err(ref s) => {
-                s.hash(state);
-            },
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Constant {
-    pub fn partial_cmp(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cmp_type: Ty<'_>, left: &Self, right: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        match (left, right) {
-            (&Self::Str(ref ls), &Self::Str(ref rs)) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
-            (&Self::Char(ref l), &Self::Char(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
-            (&Self::Int(l), &Self::Int(r)) => {
-                if let ty::Int(int_ty) = *cmp_type.kind() {
-                    Some(sext(tcx, l, int_ty).cmp(&sext(tcx, r, int_ty)))
-                } else {
-                    Some(l.cmp(&r))
-                }
-            },
-            (&Self::F64(l), &Self::F64(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
-            (&Self::F32(l), &Self::F32(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
-            (&Self::Bool(ref l), &Self::Bool(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
-            (&Self::Tuple(ref l), &Self::Tuple(ref r)) | (&Self::Vec(ref l), &Self::Vec(ref r)) => l
-                .iter()
-                .zip(r.iter())
-                .map(|(li, ri)| Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, li, ri))
-                .find(|r| r.map_or(true, |o| o != Ordering::Equal))
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| Some(l.len().cmp(&r.len()))),
-            (&Self::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Self::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => {
-                match Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, lv, rv) {
-                    Some(Equal) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
-                    x => x,
-                }
-            },
-            (&Self::Ref(ref lb), &Self::Ref(ref rb)) => Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, lb, rb),
-            // TODO: are there any useful inter-type orderings?
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Parses a `LitKind` to a `Constant`.
-pub fn lit_to_constant(lit: &LitKind, ty: Option<Ty<'_>>) -> Constant {
-    match *lit {
-        LitKind::Str(ref is, _) => Constant::Str(is.to_string()),
-        LitKind::Byte(b) => Constant::Int(u128::from(b)),
-        LitKind::ByteStr(ref s) => Constant::Binary(Lrc::clone(s)),
-        LitKind::Char(c) => Constant::Char(c),
-        LitKind::Int(n, _) => Constant::Int(n),
-        LitKind::Float(ref is, LitFloatType::Suffixed(fty)) => match fty {
-            ast::FloatTy::F32 => Constant::F32(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
-            ast::FloatTy::F64 => Constant::F64(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
-        },
-        LitKind::Float(ref is, LitFloatType::Unsuffixed) => match ty.expect("type of float is known").kind() {
-            ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => Constant::F32(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
-            ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => Constant::F64(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
-            _ => bug!(),
-        },
-        LitKind::Bool(b) => Constant::Bool(b),
-        LitKind::Err(s) => Constant::Err(s),
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn constant<'tcx>(
-    lcx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-    typeck_results: &ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
-    e: &Expr<'_>,
-) -> Option<(Constant, bool)> {
-    let mut cx = ConstEvalLateContext {
-        lcx,
-        typeck_results,
-        param_env: lcx.param_env,
-        needed_resolution: false,
-        substs: lcx.tcx.intern_substs(&[]),
-    };
-    cx.expr(e).map(|cst| (cst, cx.needed_resolution))
-}
-
-pub fn constant_simple<'tcx>(
-    lcx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-    typeck_results: &ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
-    e: &Expr<'_>,
-) -> Option<Constant> {
-    constant(lcx, typeck_results, e).and_then(|(cst, res)| if res { None } else { Some(cst) })
-}
-
-/// Creates a `ConstEvalLateContext` from the given `LateContext` and `TypeckResults`.
-pub fn constant_context<'a, 'tcx>(
-    lcx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
-    typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
-) -> ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
-    ConstEvalLateContext {
-        lcx,
-        typeck_results,
-        param_env: lcx.param_env,
-        needed_resolution: false,
-        substs: lcx.tcx.intern_substs(&[]),
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
-    lcx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
-    typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
-    param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
-    needed_resolution: bool,
-    substs: SubstsRef<'tcx>,
-}
-
-impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
-    /// Simple constant folding: Insert an expression, get a constant or none.
-    pub fn expr(&mut self, e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        match e.kind {
-            ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) => self.fetch_path(qpath, e.hir_id, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
-            ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) => self.block(block),
-            ExprKind::Lit(ref lit) => Some(lit_to_constant(&lit.node, self.typeck_results.expr_ty_opt(e))),
-            ExprKind::Array(ref vec) => self.multi(vec).map(Constant::Vec),
-            ExprKind::Tup(ref tup) => self.multi(tup).map(Constant::Tuple),
-            ExprKind::Repeat(ref value, _) => {
-                let n = match self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e).kind() {
-                    ty::Array(_, n) => n.try_eval_usize(self.lcx.tcx, self.lcx.param_env)?,
-                    _ => span_bug!(e.span, "typeck error"),
-                };
-                self.expr(value).map(|v| Constant::Repeat(Box::new(v), n))
-            },
-            ExprKind::Unary(op, ref operand) => self.expr(operand).and_then(|o| match op {
-                UnOp::Not => self.constant_not(&o, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
-                UnOp::Neg => self.constant_negate(&o, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
-                UnOp::Deref => Some(if let Constant::Ref(r) = o { *r } else { o }),
-            }),
-            ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref then, ref otherwise) => self.ifthenelse(cond, then, *otherwise),
-            ExprKind::Binary(op, ref left, ref right) => self.binop(op, left, right),
-            ExprKind::Call(ref callee, ref args) => {
-                // We only handle a few const functions for now.
-                if_chain! {
-                    if args.is_empty();
-                    if let ExprKind::Path(qpath) = &callee.kind;
-                    let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, callee.hir_id);
-                    if let Some(def_id) = res.opt_def_id();
-                    let def_path: Vec<_> = self.lcx.get_def_path(def_id).into_iter().map(Symbol::as_str).collect();
-                    let def_path: Vec<&str> = def_path.iter().take(4).map(|s| &**s).collect();
-                    if let ["core", "num", int_impl, "max_value"] = *def_path;
-                    then {
-                       let value = match int_impl {
-                           "<impl i8>" => i8::MAX as u128,
-                           "<impl i16>" => i16::MAX as u128,
-                           "<impl i32>" => i32::MAX as u128,
-                           "<impl i64>" => i64::MAX as u128,
-                           "<impl i128>" => i128::MAX as u128,
-                           _ => return None,
-                       };
-                       Some(Constant::Int(value))
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            ExprKind::Index(ref arr, ref index) => self.index(arr, index),
-            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, ref inner) => self.expr(inner).map(|r| Constant::Ref(Box::new(r))),
-            // TODO: add other expressions.
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap)]
-    fn constant_not(&self, o: &Constant, ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        use self::Constant::{Bool, Int};
-        match *o {
-            Bool(b) => Some(Bool(!b)),
-            Int(value) => {
-                let value = !value;
-                match *ty.kind() {
-                    ty::Int(ity) => Some(Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, value as i128, ity))),
-                    ty::Uint(ity) => Some(Int(clip(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity))),
-                    _ => None,
-                }
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn constant_negate(&self, o: &Constant, ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        use self::Constant::{Int, F32, F64};
-        match *o {
-            Int(value) => {
-                let ity = match *ty.kind() {
-                    ty::Int(ity) => ity,
-                    _ => return None,
-                };
-                // sign extend
-                let value = sext(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity);
-                let value = value.checked_neg()?;
-                // clear unused bits
-                Some(Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity)))
-            },
-            F32(f) => Some(F32(-f)),
-            F64(f) => Some(F64(-f)),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Create `Some(Vec![..])` of all constants, unless there is any
-    /// non-constant part.
-    fn multi(&mut self, vec: &[Expr<'_>]) -> Option<Vec<Constant>> {
-        vec.iter().map(|elem| self.expr(elem)).collect::<Option<_>>()
-    }
-
-    /// Lookup a possibly constant expression from a `ExprKind::Path`.
-    fn fetch_path(&mut self, qpath: &QPath<'_>, id: HirId, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, id);
-        match res {
-            Res::Def(DefKind::Const | DefKind::AssocConst, def_id) => {
-                let substs = self.typeck_results.node_substs(id);
-                let substs = if self.substs.is_empty() {
-                    substs
-                } else {
-                    substs.subst(self.lcx.tcx, self.substs)
-                };
-
-                let result = self
-                    .lcx
-                    .tcx
-                    .const_eval_resolve(
-                        self.param_env,
-                        ty::WithOptConstParam::unknown(def_id),
-                        substs,
-                        None,
-                        None,
-                    )
-                    .ok()
-                    .map(|val| rustc_middle::ty::Const::from_value(self.lcx.tcx, val, ty))?;
-                let result = miri_to_const(&result);
-                if result.is_some() {
-                    self.needed_resolution = true;
-                }
-                result
-            },
-            // FIXME: cover all usable cases.
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn index(&mut self, lhs: &'_ Expr<'_>, index: &'_ Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        let lhs = self.expr(lhs);
-        let index = self.expr(index);
-
-        match (lhs, index) {
-            (Some(Constant::Vec(vec)), Some(Constant::Int(index))) => match vec.get(index as usize) {
-                Some(Constant::F32(x)) => Some(Constant::F32(*x)),
-                Some(Constant::F64(x)) => Some(Constant::F64(*x)),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            (Some(Constant::Vec(vec)), _) => {
-                if !vec.is_empty() && vec.iter().all(|x| *x == vec[0]) {
-                    match vec.get(0) {
-                        Some(Constant::F32(x)) => Some(Constant::F32(*x)),
-                        Some(Constant::F64(x)) => Some(Constant::F64(*x)),
-                        _ => None,
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// A block can only yield a constant if it only has one constant expression.
-    fn block(&mut self, block: &Block<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        if block.stmts.is_empty() {
-            block.expr.as_ref().and_then(|b| self.expr(b))
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn ifthenelse(&mut self, cond: &Expr<'_>, then: &Expr<'_>, otherwise: Option<&Expr<'_>>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        if let Some(Constant::Bool(b)) = self.expr(cond) {
-            if b {
-                self.expr(&*then)
-            } else {
-                otherwise.as_ref().and_then(|expr| self.expr(expr))
-            }
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn binop(&mut self, op: BinOp, left: &Expr<'_>, right: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-        let l = self.expr(left)?;
-        let r = self.expr(right);
-        match (l, r) {
-            (Constant::Int(l), Some(Constant::Int(r))) => match *self.typeck_results.expr_ty_opt(left)?.kind() {
-                ty::Int(ity) => {
-                    let l = sext(self.lcx.tcx, l, ity);
-                    let r = sext(self.lcx.tcx, r, ity);
-                    let zext = |n: i128| Constant::Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, n, ity));
-                    match op.node {
-                        BinOpKind::Add => l.checked_add(r).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Sub => l.checked_sub(r).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Mul => l.checked_mul(r).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Div if r != 0 => l.checked_div(r).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Rem if r != 0 => l.checked_rem(r).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Shr => l.checked_shr(r.try_into().expect("invalid shift")).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::Shl => l.checked_shl(r.try_into().expect("invalid shift")).map(zext),
-                        BinOpKind::BitXor => Some(zext(l ^ r)),
-                        BinOpKind::BitOr => Some(zext(l | r)),
-                        BinOpKind::BitAnd => Some(zext(l & r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
-                        BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
-                        _ => None,
-                    }
-                },
-                ty::Uint(_) => match op.node {
-                    BinOpKind::Add => l.checked_add(r).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Sub => l.checked_sub(r).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Mul => l.checked_mul(r).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Div => l.checked_div(r).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Rem => l.checked_rem(r).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Shr => l.checked_shr(r.try_into().expect("shift too large")).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::Shl => l.checked_shl(r.try_into().expect("shift too large")).map(Constant::Int),
-                    BinOpKind::BitXor => Some(Constant::Int(l ^ r)),
-                    BinOpKind::BitOr => Some(Constant::Int(l | r)),
-                    BinOpKind::BitAnd => Some(Constant::Int(l & r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
-                    BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
-                    _ => None,
-                },
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            (Constant::F32(l), Some(Constant::F32(r))) => match op.node {
-                BinOpKind::Add => Some(Constant::F32(l + r)),
-                BinOpKind::Sub => Some(Constant::F32(l - r)),
-                BinOpKind::Mul => Some(Constant::F32(l * r)),
-                BinOpKind::Div => Some(Constant::F32(l / r)),
-                BinOpKind::Rem => Some(Constant::F32(l % r)),
-                BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
-                BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
-                BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
-                BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
-                BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
-                BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            (Constant::F64(l), Some(Constant::F64(r))) => match op.node {
-                BinOpKind::Add => Some(Constant::F64(l + r)),
-                BinOpKind::Sub => Some(Constant::F64(l - r)),
-                BinOpKind::Mul => Some(Constant::F64(l * r)),
-                BinOpKind::Div => Some(Constant::F64(l / r)),
-                BinOpKind::Rem => Some(Constant::F64(l % r)),
-                BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
-                BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
-                BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
-                BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
-                BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
-                BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            (l, r) => match (op.node, l, r) {
-                (BinOpKind::And, Constant::Bool(false), _) => Some(Constant::Bool(false)),
-                (BinOpKind::Or, Constant::Bool(true), _) => Some(Constant::Bool(true)),
-                (BinOpKind::And, Constant::Bool(true), Some(r)) | (BinOpKind::Or, Constant::Bool(false), Some(r)) => {
-                    Some(r)
-                },
-                (BinOpKind::BitXor, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l ^ r)),
-                (BinOpKind::BitAnd, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l & r)),
-                (BinOpKind::BitOr, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l | r)),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn miri_to_const(result: &ty::Const<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
-    use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ConstValue;
-    match result.val {
-        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::Scalar(Scalar::Int(int))) => {
-            match result.ty.kind() {
-                ty::Bool => Some(Constant::Bool(int == ScalarInt::TRUE)),
-                ty::Uint(_) | ty::Int(_) => Some(Constant::Int(int.assert_bits(int.size()))),
-                ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => Some(Constant::F32(f32::from_bits(
-                    int.try_into().expect("invalid f32 bit representation"),
-                ))),
-                ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => Some(Constant::F64(f64::from_bits(
-                    int.try_into().expect("invalid f64 bit representation"),
-                ))),
-                ty::RawPtr(type_and_mut) => {
-                    if let ty::Uint(_) = type_and_mut.ty.kind() {
-                        return Some(Constant::RawPtr(int.assert_bits(int.size())));
-                    }
-                    None
-                },
-                // FIXME: implement other conversions.
-                _ => None,
-            }
-        },
-        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::Slice { data, start, end }) => match result.ty.kind() {
-            ty::Ref(_, tam, _) => match tam.kind() {
-                ty::Str => String::from_utf8(
-                    data.inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(start..end)
-                        .to_owned(),
-                )
-                .ok()
-                .map(Constant::Str),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        },
-        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::ByRef { alloc, offset: _ }) => match result.ty.kind() {
-            ty::Array(sub_type, len) => match sub_type.kind() {
-                ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => match miri_to_const(len) {
-                    Some(Constant::Int(len)) => alloc
-                        .inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(0..(4 * len as usize))
-                        .to_owned()
-                        .chunks(4)
-                        .map(|chunk| {
-                            Some(Constant::F32(f32::from_le_bytes(
-                                chunk.try_into().expect("this shouldn't happen"),
-                            )))
-                        })
-                        .collect::<Option<Vec<Constant>>>()
-                        .map(Constant::Vec),
-                    _ => None,
-                },
-                ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => match miri_to_const(len) {
-                    Some(Constant::Int(len)) => alloc
-                        .inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(0..(8 * len as usize))
-                        .to_owned()
-                        .chunks(8)
-                        .map(|chunk| {
-                            Some(Constant::F64(f64::from_le_bytes(
-                                chunk.try_into().expect("this shouldn't happen"),
-                            )))
-                        })
-                        .collect::<Option<Vec<Constant>>>()
-                        .map(Constant::Vec),
-                    _ => None,
-                },
-                // FIXME: implement other array type conversions.
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        },
-        // FIXME: implement other conversions.
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
+pub use clippy_utils::consts::*;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index d66e3720be0..c8502e9cc74 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 // error-pattern:cargo-clippy
 
-#![feature(bindings_after_at)]
 #![feature(box_patterns)]
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
-#![feature(concat_idents)]
-#![feature(crate_visibility_modifier)]
 #![feature(drain_filter)]
 #![feature(in_band_lifetimes)]
-#![feature(once_cell)]
 #![feature(or_patterns)]
 #![feature(rustc_private)]
 #![feature(stmt_expr_attributes)]
@@ -149,6 +145,20 @@ macro_rules! declare_clippy_lint {
     };
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! sym {
+    ( $($x:tt)* ) => { clippy_utils::sym!($($x)*) }
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! unwrap_cargo_metadata {
+    ( $($x:tt)* ) => { clippy_utils::unwrap_cargo_metadata!($($x)*) }
+}
+
+macro_rules! extract_msrv_attr {
+    ( $($x:tt)* ) => { clippy_utils::extract_msrv_attr!($($x)*); }
+}
+
 mod consts;
 #[macro_use]
 mod utils;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 40771449264..68ab8161e20 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,1862 +1,6 @@
-#[macro_use]
-pub mod sym_helper;
-
-#[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
-pub mod ast_utils;
-pub mod attrs;
 pub mod author;
-pub mod camel_case;
-pub mod comparisons;
-pub mod conf;
-mod diagnostics;
-pub mod eager_or_lazy;
-pub mod higher;
-mod hir_utils;
 pub mod inspector;
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub mod internal_lints;
-pub mod numeric_literal;
-pub mod paths;
-pub mod ptr;
-pub mod qualify_min_const_fn;
-pub mod sugg;
-pub mod usage;
-pub mod visitors;
-
-pub use self::attrs::*;
-pub use self::diagnostics::*;
-pub use self::hir_utils::{both, eq_expr_value, over, SpanlessEq, SpanlessHash};
-
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
-use std::hash::BuildHasherDefault;
-
-use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_ast::ast::{self, Attribute, BorrowKind, LitKind, Mutability};
-use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
-use rustc_errors::Applicability;
-use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, CtorOf, DefKind, Res};
-use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
-use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
-use rustc_hir::Node;
-use rustc_hir::{
-    def, Arm, Block, Body, Constness, Crate, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind,
-    MatchSource, Param, Pat, PatKind, Path, PathSegment, QPath, TraitItem, TraitItemKind, TraitRef, TyKind, Unsafety,
-};
-use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
-use rustc_lint::{LateContext, Level, Lint, LintContext};
-use rustc_middle::hir::exports::Export;
-use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
-use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{GenericArg, GenericArgKind};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, layout::IntegerExt, DefIdTree, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
-use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
-use rustc_session::Session;
-use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
-use rustc_span::source_map::original_sp;
-use rustc_span::sym;
-use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
-use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
-use rustc_target::abi::Integer;
-use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::normalize::AtExt;
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
-
-use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
-
-pub fn parse_msrv(msrv: &str, sess: Option<&Session>, span: Option<Span>) -> Option<RustcVersion> {
-    if let Ok(version) = RustcVersion::parse(msrv) {
-        return Some(version);
-    } else if let Some(sess) = sess {
-        if let Some(span) = span {
-            sess.span_err(span, &format!("`{}` is not a valid Rust version", msrv));
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-pub fn meets_msrv(msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>, lint_msrv: &RustcVersion) -> bool {
-    msrv.map_or(true, |msrv| msrv.meets(*lint_msrv))
-}
-
-macro_rules! extract_msrv_attr {
-    (LateContext) => {
-        extract_msrv_attr!(@LateContext, ());
-    };
-    (EarlyContext) => {
-        extract_msrv_attr!(@EarlyContext);
-    };
-    (@$context:ident$(, $call:tt)?) => {
-        fn enter_lint_attrs(&mut self, cx: &rustc_lint::$context<'tcx>, attrs: &'tcx [rustc_ast::ast::Attribute]) {
-            use $crate::utils::get_unique_inner_attr;
-            match get_unique_inner_attr(cx.sess$($call)?, attrs, "msrv") {
-                Some(msrv_attr) => {
-                    if let Some(msrv) = msrv_attr.value_str() {
-                        self.msrv = $crate::utils::parse_msrv(
-                            &msrv.to_string(),
-                            Some(cx.sess$($call)?),
-                            Some(msrv_attr.span),
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        cx.sess$($call)?.span_err(msrv_attr.span, "bad clippy attribute");
-                    }
-                },
-                _ => (),
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the two spans come from differing expansions (i.e., one is
-/// from a macro and one isn't).
-#[must_use]
-pub fn differing_macro_contexts(lhs: Span, rhs: Span) -> bool {
-    rhs.ctxt() != lhs.ctxt()
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the given `NodeId` is inside a constant context
-///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// if in_constant(cx, expr.hir_id) {
-///     // Do something
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn in_constant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
-    let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(id);
-    match cx.tcx.hir().get(parent_id) {
-        Node::Item(&Item {
-            kind: ItemKind::Const(..) | ItemKind::Static(..),
-            ..
-        })
-        | Node::TraitItem(&TraitItem {
-            kind: TraitItemKind::Const(..),
-            ..
-        })
-        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
-            kind: ImplItemKind::Const(..),
-            ..
-        })
-        | Node::AnonConst(_) => true,
-        Node::Item(&Item {
-            kind: ItemKind::Fn(ref sig, ..),
-            ..
-        })
-        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
-            kind: ImplItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _),
-            ..
-        }) => sig.header.constness == Constness::Const,
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if this `span` was expanded by any macro.
-#[must_use]
-pub fn in_macro(span: Span) -> bool {
-    if span.from_expansion() {
-        !matches!(span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().kind, ExpnKind::Desugaring(..))
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
-}
-
-// If the snippet is empty, it's an attribute that was inserted during macro
-// expansion and we want to ignore those, because they could come from external
-// sources that the user has no control over.
-// For some reason these attributes don't have any expansion info on them, so
-// we have to check it this way until there is a better way.
-pub fn is_present_in_source<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> bool {
-    if let Some(snippet) = snippet_opt(cx, span) {
-        if snippet.is_empty() {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    true
-}
-
-/// Checks if given pattern is a wildcard (`_`)
-pub fn is_wild<'tcx>(pat: &impl std::ops::Deref<Target = Pat<'tcx>>) -> bool {
-    matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild)
-}
-
-/// Checks if type is struct, enum or union type with the given def path.
-///
-/// If the type is a diagnostic item, use `is_type_diagnostic_item` instead.
-/// If you change the signature, remember to update the internal lint `MatchTypeOnDiagItem`
-pub fn match_type(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::Adt(adt, _) => match_def_path(cx, adt.did, path),
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks if the type is equal to a diagnostic item
-///
-/// If you change the signature, remember to update the internal lint `MatchTypeOnDiagItem`
-pub fn is_type_diagnostic_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, diag_item: Symbol) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::Adt(adt, _) => cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(diag_item, adt.did),
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks if the type is equal to a lang item
-pub fn is_type_lang_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, lang_item: hir::LangItem) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::Adt(adt, _) => cx.tcx.lang_items().require(lang_item).unwrap() == adt.did,
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks if the method call given in `expr` belongs to the given trait.
-pub fn match_trait_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    let def_id = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id).unwrap();
-    let trt_id = cx.tcx.trait_of_item(def_id);
-    trt_id.map_or(false, |trt_id| match_def_path(cx, trt_id, path))
-}
-
-/// Checks if an expression references a variable of the given name.
-pub fn match_var(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Symbol) -> bool {
-    if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = expr.kind {
-        if let [p] = path.segments {
-            return p.ident.name == var;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-pub fn last_path_segment<'tcx>(path: &QPath<'tcx>) -> &'tcx PathSegment<'tcx> {
-    match *path {
-        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => path.segments.last().expect("A path must have at least one segment"),
-        QPath::TypeRelative(_, ref seg) => seg,
-        QPath::LangItem(..) => panic!("last_path_segment: lang item has no path segments"),
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn single_segment_path<'tcx>(path: &QPath<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx PathSegment<'tcx>> {
-    match *path {
-        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => path.segments.get(0),
-        QPath::TypeRelative(_, ref seg) => Some(seg),
-        QPath::LangItem(..) => None,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Matches a `QPath` against a slice of segment string literals.
-///
-/// There is also `match_path` if you are dealing with a `rustc_hir::Path` instead of a
-/// `rustc_hir::QPath`.
-///
-/// # Examples
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// match_qpath(path, &["std", "rt", "begin_unwind"])
-/// ```
-pub fn match_qpath(path: &QPath<'_>, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    match *path {
-        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => match_path(path, segments),
-        QPath::TypeRelative(ref ty, ref segment) => match ty.kind {
-            TyKind::Path(ref inner_path) => {
-                if let [prefix @ .., end] = segments {
-                    if match_qpath(inner_path, prefix) {
-                        return segment.ident.name.as_str() == *end;
-                    }
-                }
-                false
-            },
-            _ => false,
-        },
-        QPath::LangItem(..) => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Matches a `Path` against a slice of segment string literals.
-///
-/// There is also `match_qpath` if you are dealing with a `rustc_hir::QPath` instead of a
-/// `rustc_hir::Path`.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// if match_path(&trait_ref.path, &paths::HASH) {
-///     // This is the `std::hash::Hash` trait.
-/// }
-///
-/// if match_path(ty_path, &["rustc", "lint", "Lint"]) {
-///     // This is a `rustc_middle::lint::Lint`.
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn match_path(path: &Path<'_>, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    path.segments
-        .iter()
-        .rev()
-        .zip(segments.iter().rev())
-        .all(|(a, b)| a.ident.name.as_str() == *b)
-}
-
-/// Matches a `Path` against a slice of segment string literals, e.g.
-///
-/// # Examples
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// match_path_ast(path, &["std", "rt", "begin_unwind"])
-/// ```
-pub fn match_path_ast(path: &ast::Path, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    path.segments
-        .iter()
-        .rev()
-        .zip(segments.iter().rev())
-        .all(|(a, b)| a.ident.name.as_str() == *b)
-}
-
-/// If the expression is a path to a local, returns the canonical `HirId` of the local.
-pub fn path_to_local(expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<HirId> {
-    if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = expr.kind {
-        if let Res::Local(id) = path.res {
-            return Some(id);
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-/// Returns true if the expression is a path to a local with the specified `HirId`.
-/// Use this function to see if an expression matches a function argument or a match binding.
-pub fn path_to_local_id(expr: &Expr<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
-    path_to_local(expr) == Some(id)
-}
-
-/// Gets the definition associated to a path.
-#[allow(clippy::shadow_unrelated)] // false positive #6563
-pub fn path_to_res(cx: &LateContext<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> Res {
-    macro_rules! try_res {
-        ($e:expr) => {
-            match $e {
-                Some(e) => e,
-                None => return Res::Err,
-            }
-        };
-    }
-    fn item_child_by_name<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, name: &str) -> Option<&'tcx Export<HirId>> {
-        tcx.item_children(def_id)
-            .iter()
-            .find(|item| item.ident.name.as_str() == name)
-    }
-
-    let (krate, first, path) = match *path {
-        [krate, first, ref path @ ..] => (krate, first, path),
-        _ => return Res::Err,
-    };
-    let tcx = cx.tcx;
-    let crates = tcx.crates();
-    let krate = try_res!(crates.iter().find(|&&num| tcx.crate_name(num).as_str() == krate));
-    let first = try_res!(item_child_by_name(tcx, krate.as_def_id(), first));
-    let last = path
-        .iter()
-        .copied()
-        // `get_def_path` seems to generate these empty segments for extern blocks.
-        // We can just ignore them.
-        .filter(|segment| !segment.is_empty())
-        // for each segment, find the child item
-        .try_fold(first, |item, segment| {
-            let def_id = item.res.def_id();
-            if let Some(item) = item_child_by_name(tcx, def_id, segment) {
-                Some(item)
-            } else if matches!(item.res, Res::Def(DefKind::Enum | DefKind::Struct, _)) {
-                // it is not a child item so check inherent impl items
-                tcx.inherent_impls(def_id)
-                    .iter()
-                    .find_map(|&impl_def_id| item_child_by_name(tcx, impl_def_id, segment))
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        });
-    try_res!(last).res
-}
-
-/// Convenience function to get the `DefId` of a trait by path.
-/// It could be a trait or trait alias.
-pub fn get_trait_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> Option<DefId> {
-    match path_to_res(cx, path) {
-        Res::Def(DefKind::Trait | DefKind::TraitAlias, trait_id) => Some(trait_id),
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks whether a type implements a trait.
-/// See also `get_trait_def_id`.
-pub fn implements_trait<'tcx>(
-    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-    ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-    trait_id: DefId,
-    ty_params: &[GenericArg<'tcx>],
-) -> bool {
-    // Do not check on infer_types to avoid panic in evaluate_obligation.
-    if ty.has_infer_types() {
-        return false;
-    }
-    let ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(ty);
-    if ty.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
-        return false;
-    }
-    let ty_params = cx.tcx.mk_substs(ty_params.iter());
-    cx.tcx.type_implements_trait((trait_id, ty, ty_params, cx.param_env))
-}
-
-/// Gets the `hir::TraitRef` of the trait the given method is implemented for.
-///
-/// Use this if you want to find the `TraitRef` of the `Add` trait in this example:
-///
-/// ```rust
-/// struct Point(isize, isize);
-///
-/// impl std::ops::Add for Point {
-///     type Output = Self;
-///
-///     fn add(self, other: Self) -> Self {
-///         Point(0, 0)
-///     }
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn trait_ref_of_method<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, hir_id: HirId) -> Option<&'tcx TraitRef<'tcx>> {
-    // Get the implemented trait for the current function
-    let parent_impl = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(hir_id);
-    if_chain! {
-        if parent_impl != hir::CRATE_HIR_ID;
-        if let hir::Node::Item(item) = cx.tcx.hir().get(parent_impl);
-        if let hir::ItemKind::Impl(impl_) = &item.kind;
-        then { return impl_.of_trait.as_ref(); }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-/// Checks whether this type implements `Drop`.
-pub fn has_drop<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    match ty.ty_adt_def() {
-        Some(def) => def.has_dtor(cx.tcx),
-        None => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns the method names and argument list of nested method call expressions that make up
-/// `expr`. method/span lists are sorted with the most recent call first.
-pub fn method_calls<'tcx>(
-    expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
-    max_depth: usize,
-) -> (Vec<Symbol>, Vec<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]>, Vec<Span>) {
-    let mut method_names = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
-    let mut arg_lists = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
-    let mut spans = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
-
-    let mut current = expr;
-    for _ in 0..max_depth {
-        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, span, args, _) = &current.kind {
-            if args.iter().any(|e| e.span.from_expansion()) {
-                break;
-            }
-            method_names.push(path.ident.name);
-            arg_lists.push(&**args);
-            spans.push(*span);
-            current = &args[0];
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    (method_names, arg_lists, spans)
-}
-
-/// Matches an `Expr` against a chain of methods, and return the matched `Expr`s.
-///
-/// For example, if `expr` represents the `.baz()` in `foo.bar().baz()`,
-/// `method_chain_args(expr, &["bar", "baz"])` will return a `Vec`
-/// containing the `Expr`s for
-/// `.bar()` and `.baz()`
-pub fn method_chain_args<'a>(expr: &'a Expr<'_>, methods: &[&str]) -> Option<Vec<&'a [Expr<'a>]>> {
-    let mut current = expr;
-    let mut matched = Vec::with_capacity(methods.len());
-    for method_name in methods.iter().rev() {
-        // method chains are stored last -> first
-        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref path, _, ref args, _) = current.kind {
-            if path.ident.name.as_str() == *method_name {
-                if args.iter().any(|e| e.span.from_expansion()) {
-                    return None;
-                }
-                matched.push(&**args); // build up `matched` backwards
-                current = &args[0] // go to parent expression
-            } else {
-                return None;
-            }
-        } else {
-            return None;
-        }
-    }
-    // Reverse `matched` so that it is in the same order as `methods`.
-    matched.reverse();
-    Some(matched)
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the provided `def_id` is an entrypoint to a program.
-pub fn is_entrypoint_fn(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
-    cx.tcx
-        .entry_fn(LOCAL_CRATE)
-        .map_or(false, |(entry_fn_def_id, _)| def_id == entry_fn_def_id.to_def_id())
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the expression is in the program's `#[panic_handler]`.
-pub fn is_in_panic_handler(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    let parent = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(e.hir_id);
-    let def_id = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(parent).to_def_id();
-    Some(def_id) == cx.tcx.lang_items().panic_impl()
-}
-
-/// Gets the name of the item the expression is in, if available.
-pub fn get_item_name(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
-    let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(expr.hir_id);
-    match cx.tcx.hir().find(parent_id) {
-        Some(
-            Node::Item(Item { ident, .. })
-            | Node::TraitItem(TraitItem { ident, .. })
-            | Node::ImplItem(ImplItem { ident, .. }),
-        ) => Some(ident.name),
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Gets the name of a `Pat`, if any.
-pub fn get_pat_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
-    match pat.kind {
-        PatKind::Binding(.., ref spname, _) => Some(spname.name),
-        PatKind::Path(ref qpath) => single_segment_path(qpath).map(|ps| ps.ident.name),
-        PatKind::Box(ref p) | PatKind::Ref(ref p, _) => get_pat_name(&*p),
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
-struct ContainsName {
-    name: Symbol,
-    result: bool,
-}
-
-impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ContainsName {
-    type Map = Map<'tcx>;
-
-    fn visit_name(&mut self, _: Span, name: Symbol) {
-        if self.name == name {
-            self.result = true;
-        }
-    }
-    fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
-        NestedVisitorMap::None
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks if an `Expr` contains a certain name.
-pub fn contains_name(name: Symbol, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    let mut cn = ContainsName { name, result: false };
-    cn.visit_expr(expr);
-    cn.result
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if `expr` contains a return expression
-pub fn contains_return(expr: &hir::Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    struct RetCallFinder {
-        found: bool,
-    }
-
-    impl<'tcx> hir::intravisit::Visitor<'tcx> for RetCallFinder {
-        type Map = Map<'tcx>;
-
-        fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>) {
-            if self.found {
-                return;
-            }
-            if let hir::ExprKind::Ret(..) = &expr.kind {
-                self.found = true;
-            } else {
-                hir::intravisit::walk_expr(self, expr);
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> hir::intravisit::NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
-            hir::intravisit::NestedVisitorMap::None
-        }
-    }
-
-    let mut visitor = RetCallFinder { found: false };
-    visitor.visit_expr(expr);
-    visitor.found
-}
-
-struct FindMacroCalls<'a, 'b> {
-    names: &'a [&'b str],
-    result: Vec<Span>,
-}
-
-impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for FindMacroCalls<'a, 'b> {
-    type Map = Map<'tcx>;
-
-    fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
-        if self.names.iter().any(|fun| is_expn_of(expr.span, fun).is_some()) {
-            self.result.push(expr.span);
-        }
-        // and check sub-expressions
-        intravisit::walk_expr(self, expr);
-    }
-
-    fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
-        NestedVisitorMap::None
-    }
-}
-
-/// Finds calls of the specified macros in a function body.
-pub fn find_macro_calls(names: &[&str], body: &Body<'_>) -> Vec<Span> {
-    let mut fmc = FindMacroCalls {
-        names,
-        result: Vec::new(),
-    };
-    fmc.visit_expr(&body.value);
-    fmc.result
-}
-
-/// Converts a span to a code snippet if available, otherwise use default.
-///
-/// This is useful if you want to provide suggestions for your lint or more generally, if you want
-/// to convert a given `Span` to a `str`.
-///
-/// # Example
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// snippet(cx, expr.span, "..")
-/// ```
-pub fn snippet<'a, T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span, default: &'a str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    snippet_opt(cx, span).map_or_else(|| Cow::Borrowed(default), From::from)
-}
-
-/// Same as `snippet`, but it adapts the applicability level by following rules:
-///
-/// - Applicability level `Unspecified` will never be changed.
-/// - If the span is inside a macro, change the applicability level to `MaybeIncorrect`.
-/// - If the default value is used and the applicability level is `MachineApplicable`, change it to
-/// `HasPlaceholders`
-pub fn snippet_with_applicability<'a, T: LintContext>(
-    cx: &T,
-    span: Span,
-    default: &'a str,
-    applicability: &mut Applicability,
-) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    if *applicability != Applicability::Unspecified && span.from_expansion() {
-        *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
-    }
-    snippet_opt(cx, span).map_or_else(
-        || {
-            if *applicability == Applicability::MachineApplicable {
-                *applicability = Applicability::HasPlaceholders;
-            }
-            Cow::Borrowed(default)
-        },
-        From::from,
-    )
-}
-
-/// Same as `snippet`, but should only be used when it's clear that the input span is
-/// not a macro argument.
-pub fn snippet_with_macro_callsite<'a, T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span, default: &'a str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    snippet(cx, span.source_callsite(), default)
-}
-
-/// Converts a span to a code snippet. Returns `None` if not available.
-pub fn snippet_opt<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<String> {
-    cx.sess().source_map().span_to_snippet(span).ok()
-}
-
-/// Converts a span (from a block) to a code snippet if available, otherwise use default.
-///
-/// This trims the code of indentation, except for the first line. Use it for blocks or block-like
-/// things which need to be printed as such.
-///
-/// The `indent_relative_to` arg can be used, to provide a span, where the indentation of the
-/// resulting snippet of the given span.
-///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// snippet_block(cx, block.span, "..", None)
-/// // where, `block` is the block of the if expr
-///     if x {
-///         y;
-///     }
-/// // will return the snippet
-/// {
-///     y;
-/// }
-/// ```
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// snippet_block(cx, block.span, "..", Some(if_expr.span))
-/// // where, `block` is the block of the if expr
-///     if x {
-///         y;
-///     }
-/// // will return the snippet
-/// {
-///         y;
-///     } // aligned with `if`
-/// ```
-/// Note that the first line of the snippet always has 0 indentation.
-pub fn snippet_block<'a, T: LintContext>(
-    cx: &T,
-    span: Span,
-    default: &'a str,
-    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
-) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    let snip = snippet(cx, span, default);
-    let indent = indent_relative_to.and_then(|s| indent_of(cx, s));
-    reindent_multiline(snip, true, indent)
-}
-
-/// Same as `snippet_block`, but adapts the applicability level by the rules of
-/// `snippet_with_applicability`.
-pub fn snippet_block_with_applicability<'a, T: LintContext>(
-    cx: &T,
-    span: Span,
-    default: &'a str,
-    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
-    applicability: &mut Applicability,
-) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    let snip = snippet_with_applicability(cx, span, default, applicability);
-    let indent = indent_relative_to.and_then(|s| indent_of(cx, s));
-    reindent_multiline(snip, true, indent)
-}
-
-/// Returns a new Span that extends the original Span to the first non-whitespace char of the first
-/// line.
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-///     let x = ();
-/// //          ^^
-/// // will be converted to
-///     let x = ();
-/// //  ^^^^^^^^^^
-/// ```
-pub fn first_line_of_span<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Span {
-    first_char_in_first_line(cx, span).map_or(span, |first_char_pos| span.with_lo(first_char_pos))
-}
-
-fn first_char_in_first_line<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<BytePos> {
-    let line_span = line_span(cx, span);
-    snippet_opt(cx, line_span).and_then(|snip| {
-        snip.find(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace())
-            .map(|pos| line_span.lo() + BytePos::from_usize(pos))
-    })
-}
-
-/// Returns the indentation of the line of a span
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// let x = ();
-/// //      ^^ -- will return 0
-///     let x = ();
-/// //          ^^ -- will return 4
-/// ```
-pub fn indent_of<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<usize> {
-    snippet_opt(cx, line_span(cx, span)).and_then(|snip| snip.find(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace()))
-}
-
-/// Returns the positon just before rarrow
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// fn into(self) -> () {}
-///              ^
-/// // in case of unformatted code
-/// fn into2(self)-> () {}
-///               ^
-/// fn into3(self)   -> () {}
-///               ^
-/// ```
-pub fn position_before_rarrow(s: &str) -> Option<usize> {
-    s.rfind("->").map(|rpos| {
-        let mut rpos = rpos;
-        let chars: Vec<char> = s.chars().collect();
-        while rpos > 1 {
-            if let Some(c) = chars.get(rpos - 1) {
-                if c.is_whitespace() {
-                    rpos -= 1;
-                    continue;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        rpos
-    })
-}
-
-/// Extends the span to the beginning of the spans line, incl. whitespaces.
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-///        let x = ();
-/// //             ^^
-/// // will be converted to
-///        let x = ();
-/// // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-/// ```
-fn line_span<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Span {
-    let span = original_sp(span, DUMMY_SP);
-    let source_map_and_line = cx.sess().source_map().lookup_line(span.lo()).unwrap();
-    let line_no = source_map_and_line.line;
-    let line_start = source_map_and_line.sf.lines[line_no];
-    Span::new(line_start, span.hi(), span.ctxt())
-}
-
-/// Like `snippet_block`, but add braces if the expr is not an `ExprKind::Block`.
-/// Also takes an `Option<String>` which can be put inside the braces.
-pub fn expr_block<'a, T: LintContext>(
-    cx: &T,
-    expr: &Expr<'_>,
-    option: Option<String>,
-    default: &'a str,
-    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
-) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-    let code = snippet_block(cx, expr.span, default, indent_relative_to);
-    let string = option.unwrap_or_default();
-    if expr.span.from_expansion() {
-        Cow::Owned(format!("{{ {} }}", snippet_with_macro_callsite(cx, expr.span, default)))
-    } else if let ExprKind::Block(_, _) = expr.kind {
-        Cow::Owned(format!("{}{}", code, string))
-    } else if string.is_empty() {
-        Cow::Owned(format!("{{ {} }}", code))
-    } else {
-        Cow::Owned(format!("{{\n{};\n{}\n}}", code, string))
-    }
-}
-
-/// Reindent a multiline string with possibility of ignoring the first line.
-#[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
-pub fn reindent_multiline(s: Cow<'_, str>, ignore_first: bool, indent: Option<usize>) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-    let s_space = reindent_multiline_inner(&s, ignore_first, indent, ' ');
-    let s_tab = reindent_multiline_inner(&s_space, ignore_first, indent, '\t');
-    reindent_multiline_inner(&s_tab, ignore_first, indent, ' ').into()
-}
-
-fn reindent_multiline_inner(s: &str, ignore_first: bool, indent: Option<usize>, ch: char) -> String {
-    let x = s
-        .lines()
-        .skip(ignore_first as usize)
-        .filter_map(|l| {
-            if l.is_empty() {
-                None
-            } else {
-                // ignore empty lines
-                Some(l.char_indices().find(|&(_, x)| x != ch).unwrap_or((l.len(), ch)).0)
-            }
-        })
-        .min()
-        .unwrap_or(0);
-    let indent = indent.unwrap_or(0);
-    s.lines()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, l)| {
-            if (ignore_first && i == 0) || l.is_empty() {
-                l.to_owned()
-            } else if x > indent {
-                l.split_at(x - indent).1.to_owned()
-            } else {
-                " ".repeat(indent - x) + l
-            }
-        })
-        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-        .join("\n")
-}
-
-/// Gets the parent expression, if any –- this is useful to constrain a lint.
-pub fn get_parent_expr<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<&'tcx Expr<'tcx>> {
-    let map = &cx.tcx.hir();
-    let hir_id = e.hir_id;
-    let parent_id = map.get_parent_node(hir_id);
-    if hir_id == parent_id {
-        return None;
-    }
-    map.find(parent_id).and_then(|node| {
-        if let Node::Expr(parent) = node {
-            Some(parent)
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-pub fn get_enclosing_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, hir_id: HirId) -> Option<&'tcx Block<'tcx>> {
-    let map = &cx.tcx.hir();
-    let enclosing_node = map
-        .get_enclosing_scope(hir_id)
-        .and_then(|enclosing_id| map.find(enclosing_id));
-    enclosing_node.and_then(|node| match node {
-        Node::Block(block) => Some(block),
-        Node::Item(&Item {
-            kind: ItemKind::Fn(_, _, eid),
-            ..
-        })
-        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
-            kind: ImplItemKind::Fn(_, eid),
-            ..
-        }) => match cx.tcx.hir().body(eid).value.kind {
-            ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) => Some(block),
-            _ => None,
-        },
-        _ => None,
-    })
-}
-
-/// Returns the base type for HIR references and pointers.
-pub fn walk_ptrs_hir_ty<'tcx>(ty: &'tcx hir::Ty<'tcx>) -> &'tcx hir::Ty<'tcx> {
-    match ty.kind {
-        TyKind::Ptr(ref mut_ty) | TyKind::Rptr(_, ref mut_ty) => walk_ptrs_hir_ty(&mut_ty.ty),
-        _ => ty,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns the base type for references and raw pointers, and count reference
-/// depth.
-pub fn walk_ptrs_ty_depth(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
-    fn inner(ty: Ty<'_>, depth: usize) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
-        match ty.kind() {
-            ty::Ref(_, ty, _) => inner(ty, depth + 1),
-            _ => (ty, depth),
-        }
-    }
-    inner(ty, 0)
-}
-
-/// Checks whether the given expression is a constant integer of the given value.
-/// unlike `is_integer_literal`, this version does const folding
-pub fn is_integer_const(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>, value: u128) -> bool {
-    if is_integer_literal(e, value) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    let map = cx.tcx.hir();
-    let parent_item = map.get_parent_item(e.hir_id);
-    if let Some((Constant::Int(v), _)) = map
-        .maybe_body_owned_by(parent_item)
-        .and_then(|body_id| constant(cx, cx.tcx.typeck_body(body_id), e))
-    {
-        value == v
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks whether the given expression is a constant literal of the given value.
-pub fn is_integer_literal(expr: &Expr<'_>, value: u128) -> bool {
-    // FIXME: use constant folding
-    if let ExprKind::Lit(ref spanned) = expr.kind {
-        if let LitKind::Int(v, _) = spanned.node {
-            return v == value;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the given `Expr` has been coerced before.
-///
-/// Examples of coercions can be found in the Nomicon at
-/// <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/coercions.html>.
-///
-/// See `rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::Adjustment` and `rustc_typeck::check::coercion` for more
-/// information on adjustments and coercions.
-pub fn is_adjusted(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    cx.typeck_results().adjustments().get(e.hir_id).is_some()
-}
-
-/// Returns the pre-expansion span if is this comes from an expansion of the
-/// macro `name`.
-/// See also `is_direct_expn_of`.
-#[must_use]
-pub fn is_expn_of(mut span: Span, name: &str) -> Option<Span> {
-    loop {
-        if span.from_expansion() {
-            let data = span.ctxt().outer_expn_data();
-            let new_span = data.call_site;
-
-            if let ExpnKind::Macro(MacroKind::Bang, mac_name) = data.kind {
-                if mac_name.as_str() == name {
-                    return Some(new_span);
-                }
-            }
-
-            span = new_span;
-        } else {
-            return None;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns the pre-expansion span if the span directly comes from an expansion
-/// of the macro `name`.
-/// The difference with `is_expn_of` is that in
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// foo!(bar!(42));
-/// ```
-/// `42` is considered expanded from `foo!` and `bar!` by `is_expn_of` but only
-/// `bar!` by
-/// `is_direct_expn_of`.
-#[must_use]
-pub fn is_direct_expn_of(span: Span, name: &str) -> Option<Span> {
-    if span.from_expansion() {
-        let data = span.ctxt().outer_expn_data();
-        let new_span = data.call_site;
-
-        if let ExpnKind::Macro(MacroKind::Bang, mac_name) = data.kind {
-            if mac_name.as_str() == name {
-                return Some(new_span);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
-}
-
-/// Convenience function to get the return type of a function.
-pub fn return_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, fn_item: hir::HirId) -> Ty<'tcx> {
-    let fn_def_id = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(fn_item);
-    let ret_ty = cx.tcx.fn_sig(fn_def_id).output();
-    cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(ret_ty)
-}
-
-/// Walks into `ty` and returns `true` if any inner type is the same as `other_ty`
-pub fn contains_ty(ty: Ty<'_>, other_ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
-    ty.walk().any(|inner| match inner.unpack() {
-        GenericArgKind::Type(inner_ty) => ty::TyS::same_type(other_ty, inner_ty),
-        GenericArgKind::Lifetime(_) | GenericArgKind::Const(_) => false,
-    })
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the given type is an `unsafe` function.
-pub fn type_is_unsafe_function<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::FnDef(..) | ty::FnPtr(_) => ty.fn_sig(cx.tcx).unsafety() == Unsafety::Unsafe,
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn is_copy<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    ty.is_copy_modulo_regions(cx.tcx.at(DUMMY_SP), cx.param_env)
-}
-
-/// Checks if an expression is constructing a tuple-like enum variant or struct
-pub fn is_ctor_or_promotable_const_function(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, _) = expr.kind {
-        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qp) = fun.kind {
-            let res = cx.qpath_res(qp, fun.hir_id);
-            return match res {
-                def::Res::Def(DefKind::Variant | DefKind::Ctor(..), ..) => true,
-                def::Res::Def(_, def_id) => cx.tcx.is_promotable_const_fn(def_id),
-                _ => false,
-            };
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if a pattern is refutable.
-// TODO: should be implemented using rustc/mir_build/thir machinery
-pub fn is_refutable(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
-    fn is_enum_variant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, qpath: &QPath<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
-        matches!(
-            cx.qpath_res(qpath, id),
-            def::Res::Def(DefKind::Variant, ..) | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(def::CtorOf::Variant, _), _)
-        )
-    }
-
-    fn are_refutable<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Pat<'a>>>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, mut i: I) -> bool {
-        i.any(|pat| is_refutable(cx, pat))
-    }
-
-    match pat.kind {
-        PatKind::Wild => false,
-        PatKind::Binding(_, _, _, pat) => pat.map_or(false, |pat| is_refutable(cx, pat)),
-        PatKind::Box(ref pat) | PatKind::Ref(ref pat, _) => is_refutable(cx, pat),
-        PatKind::Lit(..) | PatKind::Range(..) => true,
-        PatKind::Path(ref qpath) => is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id),
-        PatKind::Or(ref pats) => {
-            // TODO: should be the honest check, that pats is exhaustive set
-            are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat))
-        },
-        PatKind::Tuple(ref pats, _) => are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat)),
-        PatKind::Struct(ref qpath, ref fields, _) => {
-            is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id) || are_refutable(cx, fields.iter().map(|field| &*field.pat))
-        },
-        PatKind::TupleStruct(ref qpath, ref pats, _) => {
-            is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id) || are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat))
-        },
-        PatKind::Slice(ref head, ref middle, ref tail) => {
-            match &cx.typeck_results().node_type(pat.hir_id).kind() {
-                ty::Slice(..) => {
-                    // [..] is the only irrefutable slice pattern.
-                    !head.is_empty() || middle.is_none() || !tail.is_empty()
-                },
-                ty::Array(..) => are_refutable(cx, head.iter().chain(middle).chain(tail.iter()).map(|pat| &**pat)),
-                _ => {
-                    // unreachable!()
-                    true
-                },
-            }
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-/// Checks for the `#[automatically_derived]` attribute all `#[derive]`d
-/// implementations have.
-pub fn is_automatically_derived(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> bool {
-    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(sym::automatically_derived))
-}
-
-/// Remove blocks around an expression.
-///
-/// Ie. `x`, `{ x }` and `{{{{ x }}}}` all give `x`. `{ x; y }` and `{}` return
-/// themselves.
-pub fn remove_blocks<'tcx>(mut expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> &'tcx Expr<'tcx> {
-    while let ExprKind::Block(ref block, ..) = expr.kind {
-        match (block.stmts.is_empty(), block.expr.as_ref()) {
-            (true, Some(e)) => expr = e,
-            _ => break,
-        }
-    }
-    expr
-}
-
-pub fn is_self(slf: &Param<'_>) -> bool {
-    if let PatKind::Binding(.., name, _) = slf.pat.kind {
-        name.name == kw::SelfLower
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn is_self_ty(slf: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
-    if_chain! {
-        if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = slf.kind;
-        if let Res::SelfTy(..) = path.res;
-        then {
-            return true
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-pub fn iter_input_pats<'tcx>(decl: &FnDecl<'_>, body: &'tcx Body<'_>) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'tcx Param<'tcx>> {
-    (0..decl.inputs.len()).map(move |i| &body.params[i])
-}
-
-/// Checks if a given expression is a match expression expanded from the `?`
-/// operator or the `try` macro.
-pub fn is_try<'tcx>(expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx Expr<'tcx>> {
-    fn is_ok(arm: &Arm<'_>) -> bool {
-        if_chain! {
-            if let PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, ref pat, None) = arm.pat.kind;
-            if match_qpath(path, &paths::RESULT_OK[1..]);
-            if let PatKind::Binding(_, hir_id, _, None) = pat[0].kind;
-            if path_to_local_id(arm.body, hir_id);
-            then {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn is_err(arm: &Arm<'_>) -> bool {
-        if let PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, _, _) = arm.pat.kind {
-            match_qpath(path, &paths::RESULT_ERR[1..])
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
-    if let ExprKind::Match(_, ref arms, ref source) = expr.kind {
-        // desugared from a `?` operator
-        if let MatchSource::TryDesugar = *source {
-            return Some(expr);
-        }
-
-        if_chain! {
-            if arms.len() == 2;
-            if arms[0].guard.is_none();
-            if arms[1].guard.is_none();
-            if (is_ok(&arms[0]) && is_err(&arms[1])) ||
-                (is_ok(&arms[1]) && is_err(&arms[0]));
-            then {
-                return Some(expr);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
-}
-
-/// Returns `true` if the lint is allowed in the current context
-///
-/// Useful for skipping long running code when it's unnecessary
-pub fn is_allowed(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lint: &'static Lint, id: HirId) -> bool {
-    cx.tcx.lint_level_at_node(lint, id).0 == Level::Allow
-}
-
-pub fn strip_pat_refs<'hir>(mut pat: &'hir Pat<'hir>) -> &'hir Pat<'hir> {
-    while let PatKind::Ref(subpat, _) = pat.kind {
-        pat = subpat;
-    }
-    pat
-}
-
-pub fn int_bits(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ity: ty::IntTy) -> u64 {
-    Integer::from_int_ty(&tcx, ity).size().bits()
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap)]
-/// Turn a constant int byte representation into an i128
-pub fn sext(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: u128, ity: ty::IntTy) -> i128 {
-    let amt = 128 - int_bits(tcx, ity);
-    ((u as i128) << amt) >> amt
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
-/// clip unused bytes
-pub fn unsext(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: i128, ity: ty::IntTy) -> u128 {
-    let amt = 128 - int_bits(tcx, ity);
-    ((u as u128) << amt) >> amt
-}
-
-/// clip unused bytes
-pub fn clip(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: u128, ity: ty::UintTy) -> u128 {
-    let bits = Integer::from_uint_ty(&tcx, ity).size().bits();
-    let amt = 128 - bits;
-    (u << amt) >> amt
-}
-
-/// Removes block comments from the given `Vec` of lines.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// without_block_comments(vec!["/*", "foo", "*/"]);
-/// // => vec![]
-///
-/// without_block_comments(vec!["bar", "/*", "foo", "*/"]);
-/// // => vec!["bar"]
-/// ```
-pub fn without_block_comments(lines: Vec<&str>) -> Vec<&str> {
-    let mut without = vec![];
-
-    let mut nest_level = 0;
-
-    for line in lines {
-        if line.contains("/*") {
-            nest_level += 1;
-            continue;
-        } else if line.contains("*/") {
-            nest_level -= 1;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if nest_level == 0 {
-            without.push(line);
-        }
-    }
-
-    without
-}
-
-pub fn any_parent_is_automatically_derived(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, node: HirId) -> bool {
-    let map = &tcx.hir();
-    let mut prev_enclosing_node = None;
-    let mut enclosing_node = node;
-    while Some(enclosing_node) != prev_enclosing_node {
-        if is_automatically_derived(map.attrs(enclosing_node)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        prev_enclosing_node = Some(enclosing_node);
-        enclosing_node = map.get_parent_item(enclosing_node);
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-/// Returns true if ty has `iter` or `iter_mut` methods
-pub fn has_iter_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, probably_ref_ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<&'static str> {
-    // FIXME: instead of this hard-coded list, we should check if `<adt>::iter`
-    // exists and has the desired signature. Unfortunately FnCtxt is not exported
-    // so we can't use its `lookup_method` method.
-    let into_iter_collections: [&[&str]; 13] = [
-        &paths::VEC,
-        &paths::OPTION,
-        &paths::RESULT,
-        &paths::BTREESET,
-        &paths::BTREEMAP,
-        &paths::VEC_DEQUE,
-        &paths::LINKED_LIST,
-        &paths::BINARY_HEAP,
-        &paths::HASHSET,
-        &paths::HASHMAP,
-        &paths::PATH_BUF,
-        &paths::PATH,
-        &paths::RECEIVER,
-    ];
-
-    let ty_to_check = match probably_ref_ty.kind() {
-        ty::Ref(_, ty_to_check, _) => ty_to_check,
-        _ => probably_ref_ty,
-    };
-
-    let def_id = match ty_to_check.kind() {
-        ty::Array(..) => return Some("array"),
-        ty::Slice(..) => return Some("slice"),
-        ty::Adt(adt, _) => adt.did,
-        _ => return None,
-    };
-
-    for path in &into_iter_collections {
-        if match_def_path(cx, def_id, path) {
-            return Some(*path.last().unwrap());
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-/// Matches a function call with the given path and returns the arguments.
-///
-/// Usage:
-///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// if let Some(args) = match_function_call(cx, cmp_max_call, &paths::CMP_MAX);
-/// ```
-pub fn match_function_call<'tcx>(
-    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-    expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
-    path: &[&str],
-) -> Option<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]> {
-    if_chain! {
-        if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, ref args) = expr.kind;
-        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = fun.kind;
-        if let Some(fun_def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, fun.hir_id).opt_def_id();
-        if match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, path);
-        then {
-            return Some(&args)
-        }
-    };
-    None
-}
-
-/// Checks if `Ty` is normalizable. This function is useful
-/// to avoid crashes on `layout_of`.
-pub fn is_normalizable<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    cx.tcx.infer_ctxt().enter(|infcx| {
-        let cause = rustc_middle::traits::ObligationCause::dummy();
-        infcx.at(&cause, param_env).normalize(ty).is_ok()
-    })
-}
-
-pub fn match_def_path<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, did: DefId, syms: &[&str]) -> bool {
-    // We have to convert `syms` to `&[Symbol]` here because rustc's `match_def_path`
-    // accepts only that. We should probably move to Symbols in Clippy as well.
-    let syms = syms.iter().map(|p| Symbol::intern(p)).collect::<Vec<Symbol>>();
-    cx.match_def_path(did, &syms)
-}
-
-pub fn match_panic_call<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> Option<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]> {
-    match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC)
-        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC_FMT))
-        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANIC_ANY))
-        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC))
-        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_FMT))
-        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_STR))
-}
-
-pub fn match_panic_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> bool {
-    match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC)
-        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC_FMT)
-        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANIC_ANY)
-        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC)
-        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_FMT)
-        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_STR)
-}
-
-/// Returns the list of condition expressions and the list of blocks in a
-/// sequence of `if/else`.
-/// E.g., this returns `([a, b], [c, d, e])` for the expression
-/// `if a { c } else if b { d } else { e }`.
-pub fn if_sequence<'tcx>(
-    mut expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
-) -> (SmallVec<[&'tcx Expr<'tcx>; 1]>, SmallVec<[&'tcx Block<'tcx>; 1]>) {
-    let mut conds = SmallVec::new();
-    let mut blocks: SmallVec<[&Block<'_>; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
-
-    while let ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref then_expr, ref else_expr) = expr.kind {
-        conds.push(&**cond);
-        if let ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) = then_expr.kind {
-            blocks.push(block);
-        } else {
-            panic!("ExprKind::If node is not an ExprKind::Block");
-        }
-
-        if let Some(ref else_expr) = *else_expr {
-            expr = else_expr;
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // final `else {..}`
-    if !blocks.is_empty() {
-        if let ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) = expr.kind {
-            blocks.push(&**block);
-        }
-    }
-
-    (conds, blocks)
-}
-
-pub fn parent_node_is_if_expr(expr: &Expr<'_>, cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> bool {
-    let map = cx.tcx.hir();
-    let parent_id = map.get_parent_node(expr.hir_id);
-    let parent_node = map.get(parent_id);
-    matches!(
-        parent_node,
-        Node::Expr(Expr {
-            kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, _),
-            ..
-        })
-    )
-}
-
-// Finds the attribute with the given name, if any
-pub fn attr_by_name<'a>(attrs: &'a [Attribute], name: &'_ str) -> Option<&'a Attribute> {
-    attrs
-        .iter()
-        .find(|attr| attr.ident().map_or(false, |ident| ident.as_str() == name))
-}
-
-// Finds the `#[must_use]` attribute, if any
-pub fn must_use_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<&Attribute> {
-    attr_by_name(attrs, "must_use")
-}
-
-// Returns whether the type has #[must_use] attribute
-pub fn is_must_use_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::Adt(ref adt, _) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(adt.did)).is_some(),
-        ty::Foreign(ref did) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(*did)).is_some(),
-        ty::Slice(ref ty)
-        | ty::Array(ref ty, _)
-        | ty::RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ref ty, .. })
-        | ty::Ref(_, ref ty, _) => {
-            // for the Array case we don't need to care for the len == 0 case
-            // because we don't want to lint functions returning empty arrays
-            is_must_use_ty(cx, *ty)
-        },
-        ty::Tuple(ref substs) => substs.types().any(|ty| is_must_use_ty(cx, ty)),
-        ty::Opaque(ref def_id, _) => {
-            for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.explicit_item_bounds(*def_id) {
-                if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_predicate, _) = predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
-                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_predicate.trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            false
-        },
-        ty::Dynamic(binder, _) => {
-            for predicate in binder.iter() {
-                if let ty::ExistentialPredicate::Trait(ref trait_ref) = predicate.skip_binder() {
-                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            false
-        },
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-// check if expr is calling method or function with #[must_use] attribute
-pub fn is_must_use_func_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    let did = match expr.kind {
-        ExprKind::Call(ref path, _) => if_chain! {
-            if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind;
-            if let def::Res::Def(_, did) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id);
-            then {
-                Some(did)
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        },
-        ExprKind::MethodCall(_, _, _, _) => cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id),
-        _ => None,
-    };
-
-    did.map_or(false, |did| must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(did)).is_some())
-}
-
-pub fn is_no_std_crate(krate: &Crate<'_>) -> bool {
-    krate.item.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
-        if let ast::AttrKind::Normal(ref attr, _) = attr.kind {
-            attr.path == sym::no_std
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-/// Check if parent of a hir node is a trait implementation block.
-/// For example, `f` in
-/// ```rust,ignore
-/// impl Trait for S {
-///     fn f() {}
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn is_trait_impl_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, hir_id: HirId) -> bool {
-    if let Some(Node::Item(item)) = cx.tcx.hir().find(cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(hir_id)) {
-        matches!(item.kind, ItemKind::Impl(hir::Impl { of_trait: Some(_), .. }))
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
-}
-
-/// Check if it's even possible to satisfy the `where` clause for the item.
-///
-/// `trivial_bounds` feature allows functions with unsatisfiable bounds, for example:
-///
-/// ```ignore
-/// fn foo() where i32: Iterator {
-///     for _ in 2i32 {}
-/// }
-/// ```
-pub fn fn_has_unsatisfiable_preds(cx: &LateContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> bool {
-    use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
-    let predicates =
-        cx.tcx
-            .predicates_of(did)
-            .predicates
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(p, _)| if p.is_global() { Some(*p) } else { None });
-    traits::impossible_predicates(
-        cx.tcx,
-        traits::elaborate_predicates(cx.tcx, predicates)
-            .map(|o| o.predicate)
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-    )
-}
-
-/// Returns the `DefId` of the callee if the given expression is a function or method call.
-pub fn fn_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<DefId> {
-    match &expr.kind {
-        ExprKind::MethodCall(..) => cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id),
-        ExprKind::Call(
-            Expr {
-                kind: ExprKind::Path(qpath),
-                hir_id: path_hir_id,
-                ..
-            },
-            ..,
-        ) => cx.typeck_results().qpath_res(qpath, *path_hir_id).opt_def_id(),
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn run_lints(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lints: &[&'static Lint], id: HirId) -> bool {
-    lints.iter().any(|lint| {
-        matches!(
-            cx.tcx.lint_level_at_node(lint, id),
-            (Level::Forbid | Level::Deny | Level::Warn, _)
-        )
-    })
-}
-
-/// Returns true iff the given type is a primitive (a bool or char, any integer or floating-point
-/// number type, a str, or an array, slice, or tuple of those types).
-pub fn is_recursively_primitive_type(ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind() {
-        ty::Bool | ty::Char | ty::Int(_) | ty::Uint(_) | ty::Float(_) | ty::Str => true,
-        ty::Ref(_, inner, _) if *inner.kind() == ty::Str => true,
-        ty::Array(inner_type, _) | ty::Slice(inner_type) => is_recursively_primitive_type(inner_type),
-        ty::Tuple(inner_types) => inner_types.types().all(is_recursively_primitive_type),
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns Option<String> where String is a textual representation of the type encapsulated in the
-/// slice iff the given expression is a slice of primitives (as defined in the
-/// `is_recursively_primitive_type` function) and None otherwise.
-pub fn is_slice_of_primitives(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<String> {
-    let expr_type = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr);
-    let expr_kind = expr_type.kind();
-    let is_primitive = match expr_kind {
-        ty::Slice(element_type) => is_recursively_primitive_type(element_type),
-        ty::Ref(_, inner_ty, _) if matches!(inner_ty.kind(), &ty::Slice(_)) => {
-            if let ty::Slice(element_type) = inner_ty.kind() {
-                is_recursively_primitive_type(element_type)
-            } else {
-                unreachable!()
-            }
-        },
-        _ => false,
-    };
-
-    if is_primitive {
-        // if we have wrappers like Array, Slice or Tuple, print these
-        // and get the type enclosed in the slice ref
-        match expr_type.peel_refs().walk().nth(1).unwrap().expect_ty().kind() {
-            ty::Slice(..) => return Some("slice".into()),
-            ty::Array(..) => return Some("array".into()),
-            ty::Tuple(..) => return Some("tuple".into()),
-            _ => {
-                // is_recursively_primitive_type() should have taken care
-                // of the rest and we can rely on the type that is found
-                let refs_peeled = expr_type.peel_refs();
-                return Some(refs_peeled.walk().last().unwrap().to_string());
-            },
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-/// returns list of all pairs (a, b) from `exprs` such that `eq(a, b)`
-/// `hash` must be comformed with `eq`
-pub fn search_same<T, Hash, Eq>(exprs: &[T], hash: Hash, eq: Eq) -> Vec<(&T, &T)>
-where
-    Hash: Fn(&T) -> u64,
-    Eq: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool,
-{
-    if exprs.len() == 2 && eq(&exprs[0], &exprs[1]) {
-        return vec![(&exprs[0], &exprs[1])];
-    }
-
-    let mut match_expr_list: Vec<(&T, &T)> = Vec::new();
-
-    let mut map: FxHashMap<_, Vec<&_>> =
-        FxHashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(exprs.len(), BuildHasherDefault::default());
-
-    for expr in exprs {
-        match map.entry(hash(expr)) {
-            Entry::Occupied(mut o) => {
-                for o in o.get() {
-                    if eq(o, expr) {
-                        match_expr_list.push((o, expr));
-                    }
-                }
-                o.get_mut().push(expr);
-            },
-            Entry::Vacant(v) => {
-                v.insert(vec![expr]);
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    match_expr_list
-}
-
-/// Peels off all references on the pattern. Returns the underlying pattern and the number of
-/// references removed.
-pub fn peel_hir_pat_refs(pat: &'a Pat<'a>) -> (&'a Pat<'a>, usize) {
-    fn peel(pat: &'a Pat<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Pat<'a>, usize) {
-        if let PatKind::Ref(pat, _) = pat.kind {
-            peel(pat, count + 1)
-        } else {
-            (pat, count)
-        }
-    }
-    peel(pat, 0)
-}
-
-/// Peels off up to the given number of references on the expression. Returns the underlying
-/// expression and the number of references removed.
-pub fn peel_n_hir_expr_refs(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
-    fn f(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize, target: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
-        match expr.kind {
-            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, expr) if count != target => f(expr, count + 1, target),
-            _ => (expr, count),
-        }
-    }
-    f(expr, 0, count)
-}
-
-/// Peels off all references on the expression. Returns the underlying expression and the number of
-/// references removed.
-pub fn peel_hir_expr_refs(expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
-    fn f(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
-        match expr.kind {
-            ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, _, expr) => f(expr, count + 1),
-            _ => (expr, count),
-        }
-    }
-    f(expr, 0)
-}
-
-/// Peels off all references on the type. Returns the underlying type and the number of references
-/// removed.
-pub fn peel_mid_ty_refs(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
-    fn peel(ty: Ty<'_>, count: usize) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
-        if let ty::Ref(_, ty, _) = ty.kind() {
-            peel(ty, count + 1)
-        } else {
-            (ty, count)
-        }
-    }
-    peel(ty, 0)
-}
-
-/// Peels off all references on the type.Returns the underlying type, the number of references
-/// removed, and whether the pointer is ultimately mutable or not.
-pub fn peel_mid_ty_refs_is_mutable(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize, Mutability) {
-    fn f(ty: Ty<'_>, count: usize, mutability: Mutability) -> (Ty<'_>, usize, Mutability) {
-        match ty.kind() {
-            ty::Ref(_, ty, Mutability::Mut) => f(ty, count + 1, mutability),
-            ty::Ref(_, ty, Mutability::Not) => f(ty, count + 1, Mutability::Not),
-            _ => (ty, count, mutability),
-        }
-    }
-    f(ty, 0, Mutability::Mut)
-}
-
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! unwrap_cargo_metadata {
-    ($cx: ident, $lint: ident, $deps: expr) => {{
-        let mut command = cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new();
-        if !$deps {
-            command.no_deps();
-        }
-
-        match command.exec() {
-            Ok(metadata) => metadata,
-            Err(err) => {
-                span_lint($cx, $lint, DUMMY_SP, &format!("could not read cargo metadata: {}", err));
-                return;
-            },
-        }
-    }};
-}
-
-pub fn is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
-    if_chain! {
-        if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = ty.kind;
-        if let Res::Def(_, def_id) = path.res;
-        then {
-            cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg) || cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg_attr)
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Check if the resolution of a given path is an `Ok` variant of `Result`.
-pub fn is_ok_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
-    if let Some(ok_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().result_ok_variant() {
-        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
-            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
-                return variant_id == ok_id;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-/// Check if the resolution of a given path is a `Some` variant of `Option`.
-pub fn is_some_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
-    if let Some(some_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().option_some_variant() {
-        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
-            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
-                return variant_id == some_id;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::{reindent_multiline, without_block_comments};
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_reindent_multiline_single_line() {
-        assert_eq!("", reindent_multiline("".into(), false, None));
-        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("...".into(), false, None));
-        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("    ...".into(), false, None));
-        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("\t...".into(), false, None));
-        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("\t\t...".into(), false, None));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[rustfmt::skip]
-    fn test_reindent_multiline_block() {
-        assert_eq!("\
-    if x {
-        y
-    } else {
-        z
-    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
-            y
-        } else {
-            z
-        }".into(), false, None));
-        assert_eq!("\
-    if x {
-    \ty
-    } else {
-    \tz
-    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
-        \ty
-        } else {
-        \tz
-        }".into(), false, None));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[rustfmt::skip]
-    fn test_reindent_multiline_empty_line() {
-        assert_eq!("\
-    if x {
-        y
-
-    } else {
-        z
-    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
-            y
-
-        } else {
-            z
-        }".into(), false, None));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[rustfmt::skip]
-    fn test_reindent_multiline_lines_deeper() {
-        assert_eq!("\
-        if x {
-            y
-        } else {
-            z
-        }", reindent_multiline("\
-    if x {
-        y
-    } else {
-        z
-    }".into(), true, Some(8)));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_without_block_comments_lines_without_block_comments() {
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/*", "", "*/"]);
-        println!("result: {:?}", result);
-        assert!(result.is_empty());
-
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["", "/*", "", "*/", "#[crate_type = \"lib\"]", "/*", "", "*/", ""]);
-        assert_eq!(result, vec!["", "#[crate_type = \"lib\"]", ""]);
-
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* rust", "", "*/"]);
-        assert!(result.is_empty());
-
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* one-line comment */"]);
-        assert!(result.is_empty());
-
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* nested", "/* multi-line", "comment", "*/", "test", "*/"]);
-        assert!(result.is_empty());
-
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* nested /* inline /* comment */ test */ */"]);
-        assert!(result.is_empty());
 
-        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["foo", "bar", "baz"]);
-        assert_eq!(result, vec!["foo", "bar", "baz"]);
-    }
-}
+pub use clippy_utils::*;
diff --git a/clippy_utils/Cargo.toml b/clippy_utils/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c01badb04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "clippy_utils"
+version = "0.1.52"
+authors = ["The Rust Clippy Developers"]
+edition = "2018"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+if_chain = "1.0.0"
+itertools = "0.9"
+regex-syntax = "0.6"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+smallvec = { version = "1", features = ["union"] }
+toml = "0.5.3"
+unicode-normalization = "0.1"
+rustc-semver="1.1.0"
+
+[features]
+internal-lints = []
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs
index 44eb3968ae7..7ec0e103c00 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #![allow(clippy::similar_names, clippy::wildcard_imports, clippy::enum_glob_use)]
 
-use crate::utils::{both, over};
+use crate::{both, over};
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::{self as ast, *};
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs
index eefcbabd835..eefcbabd835 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/ident_iter.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs b/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs
index 8d28421d70d..8d28421d70d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/attrs.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/camel_case.rs b/clippy_utils/src/camel_case.rs
index ba1c01ebc9f..ba1c01ebc9f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/camel_case.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/camel_case.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/comparisons.rs b/clippy_utils/src/comparisons.rs
index 7a18d5e818f..7a18d5e818f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/comparisons.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/comparisons.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs b/clippy_utils/src/conf.rs
index 7d7b35c2168..7d7b35c2168 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/conf.rs
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs b/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..802c01055a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,574 @@
+#![allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
+
+use crate::{clip, sext, unsext};
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+use rustc_ast::ast::{self, LitFloatType, LitKind};
+use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
+use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
+use rustc_hir::{BinOp, BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, QPath, UnOp};
+use rustc_lint::LateContext;
+use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::Scalar;
+use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{Subst, SubstsRef};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, FloatTy, ScalarInt, Ty, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
+use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
+use std::cmp::Ordering::{self, Equal};
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+
+/// A `LitKind`-like enum to fold constant `Expr`s into.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Constant {
+    /// A `String` (e.g., "abc").
+    Str(String),
+    /// A binary string (e.g., `b"abc"`).
+    Binary(Lrc<[u8]>),
+    /// A single `char` (e.g., `'a'`).
+    Char(char),
+    /// An integer's bit representation.
+    Int(u128),
+    /// An `f32`.
+    F32(f32),
+    /// An `f64`.
+    F64(f64),
+    /// `true` or `false`.
+    Bool(bool),
+    /// An array of constants.
+    Vec(Vec<Constant>),
+    /// Also an array, but with only one constant, repeated N times.
+    Repeat(Box<Constant>, u64),
+    /// A tuple of constants.
+    Tuple(Vec<Constant>),
+    /// A raw pointer.
+    RawPtr(u128),
+    /// A reference
+    Ref(Box<Constant>),
+    /// A literal with syntax error.
+    Err(Symbol),
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for Constant {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        match (self, other) {
+            (&Self::Str(ref ls), &Self::Str(ref rs)) => ls == rs,
+            (&Self::Binary(ref l), &Self::Binary(ref r)) => l == r,
+            (&Self::Char(l), &Self::Char(r)) => l == r,
+            (&Self::Int(l), &Self::Int(r)) => l == r,
+            (&Self::F64(l), &Self::F64(r)) => {
+                // We want `Fw32 == FwAny` and `FwAny == Fw64`, and by transitivity we must have
+                // `Fw32 == Fw64`, so don’t compare them.
+                // `to_bits` is required to catch non-matching 0.0, -0.0, and NaNs.
+                l.to_bits() == r.to_bits()
+            },
+            (&Self::F32(l), &Self::F32(r)) => {
+                // We want `Fw32 == FwAny` and `FwAny == Fw64`, and by transitivity we must have
+                // `Fw32 == Fw64`, so don’t compare them.
+                // `to_bits` is required to catch non-matching 0.0, -0.0, and NaNs.
+                f64::from(l).to_bits() == f64::from(r).to_bits()
+            },
+            (&Self::Bool(l), &Self::Bool(r)) => l == r,
+            (&Self::Vec(ref l), &Self::Vec(ref r)) | (&Self::Tuple(ref l), &Self::Tuple(ref r)) => l == r,
+            (&Self::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Self::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => ls == rs && lv == rv,
+            (&Self::Ref(ref lb), &Self::Ref(ref rb)) => *lb == *rb,
+            // TODO: are there inter-type equalities?
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Hash for Constant {
+    fn hash<H>(&self, state: &mut H)
+    where
+        H: Hasher,
+    {
+        std::mem::discriminant(self).hash(state);
+        match *self {
+            Self::Str(ref s) => {
+                s.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Binary(ref b) => {
+                b.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Char(c) => {
+                c.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Int(i) => {
+                i.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::F32(f) => {
+                f64::from(f).to_bits().hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::F64(f) => {
+                f.to_bits().hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Bool(b) => {
+                b.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Vec(ref v) | Self::Tuple(ref v) => {
+                v.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Repeat(ref c, l) => {
+                c.hash(state);
+                l.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::RawPtr(u) => {
+                u.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Ref(ref r) => {
+                r.hash(state);
+            },
+            Self::Err(ref s) => {
+                s.hash(state);
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Constant {
+    pub fn partial_cmp(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cmp_type: Ty<'_>, left: &Self, right: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        match (left, right) {
+            (&Self::Str(ref ls), &Self::Str(ref rs)) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
+            (&Self::Char(ref l), &Self::Char(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
+            (&Self::Int(l), &Self::Int(r)) => {
+                if let ty::Int(int_ty) = *cmp_type.kind() {
+                    Some(sext(tcx, l, int_ty).cmp(&sext(tcx, r, int_ty)))
+                } else {
+                    Some(l.cmp(&r))
+                }
+            },
+            (&Self::F64(l), &Self::F64(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
+            (&Self::F32(l), &Self::F32(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
+            (&Self::Bool(ref l), &Self::Bool(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
+            (&Self::Tuple(ref l), &Self::Tuple(ref r)) | (&Self::Vec(ref l), &Self::Vec(ref r)) => l
+                .iter()
+                .zip(r.iter())
+                .map(|(li, ri)| Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, li, ri))
+                .find(|r| r.map_or(true, |o| o != Ordering::Equal))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| Some(l.len().cmp(&r.len()))),
+            (&Self::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Self::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => {
+                match Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, lv, rv) {
+                    Some(Equal) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
+                    x => x,
+                }
+            },
+            (&Self::Ref(ref lb), &Self::Ref(ref rb)) => Self::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, lb, rb),
+            // TODO: are there any useful inter-type orderings?
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parses a `LitKind` to a `Constant`.
+pub fn lit_to_constant(lit: &LitKind, ty: Option<Ty<'_>>) -> Constant {
+    match *lit {
+        LitKind::Str(ref is, _) => Constant::Str(is.to_string()),
+        LitKind::Byte(b) => Constant::Int(u128::from(b)),
+        LitKind::ByteStr(ref s) => Constant::Binary(Lrc::clone(s)),
+        LitKind::Char(c) => Constant::Char(c),
+        LitKind::Int(n, _) => Constant::Int(n),
+        LitKind::Float(ref is, LitFloatType::Suffixed(fty)) => match fty {
+            ast::FloatTy::F32 => Constant::F32(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
+            ast::FloatTy::F64 => Constant::F64(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
+        },
+        LitKind::Float(ref is, LitFloatType::Unsuffixed) => match ty.expect("type of float is known").kind() {
+            ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => Constant::F32(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
+            ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => Constant::F64(is.as_str().parse().unwrap()),
+            _ => bug!(),
+        },
+        LitKind::Bool(b) => Constant::Bool(b),
+        LitKind::Err(s) => Constant::Err(s),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn constant<'tcx>(
+    lcx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    typeck_results: &ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
+    e: &Expr<'_>,
+) -> Option<(Constant, bool)> {
+    let mut cx = ConstEvalLateContext {
+        lcx,
+        typeck_results,
+        param_env: lcx.param_env,
+        needed_resolution: false,
+        substs: lcx.tcx.intern_substs(&[]),
+    };
+    cx.expr(e).map(|cst| (cst, cx.needed_resolution))
+}
+
+pub fn constant_simple<'tcx>(
+    lcx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    typeck_results: &ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
+    e: &Expr<'_>,
+) -> Option<Constant> {
+    constant(lcx, typeck_results, e).and_then(|(cst, res)| if res { None } else { Some(cst) })
+}
+
+/// Creates a `ConstEvalLateContext` from the given `LateContext` and `TypeckResults`.
+pub fn constant_context<'a, 'tcx>(
+    lcx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
+    typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
+) -> ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
+    ConstEvalLateContext {
+        lcx,
+        typeck_results,
+        param_env: lcx.param_env,
+        needed_resolution: false,
+        substs: lcx.tcx.intern_substs(&[]),
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
+    lcx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
+    typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
+    param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
+    needed_resolution: bool,
+    substs: SubstsRef<'tcx>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
+    /// Simple constant folding: Insert an expression, get a constant or none.
+    pub fn expr(&mut self, e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        match e.kind {
+            ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) => self.fetch_path(qpath, e.hir_id, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
+            ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) => self.block(block),
+            ExprKind::Lit(ref lit) => Some(lit_to_constant(&lit.node, self.typeck_results.expr_ty_opt(e))),
+            ExprKind::Array(ref vec) => self.multi(vec).map(Constant::Vec),
+            ExprKind::Tup(ref tup) => self.multi(tup).map(Constant::Tuple),
+            ExprKind::Repeat(ref value, _) => {
+                let n = match self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e).kind() {
+                    ty::Array(_, n) => n.try_eval_usize(self.lcx.tcx, self.lcx.param_env)?,
+                    _ => span_bug!(e.span, "typeck error"),
+                };
+                self.expr(value).map(|v| Constant::Repeat(Box::new(v), n))
+            },
+            ExprKind::Unary(op, ref operand) => self.expr(operand).and_then(|o| match op {
+                UnOp::Not => self.constant_not(&o, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
+                UnOp::Neg => self.constant_negate(&o, self.typeck_results.expr_ty(e)),
+                UnOp::Deref => Some(if let Constant::Ref(r) = o { *r } else { o }),
+            }),
+            ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref then, ref otherwise) => self.ifthenelse(cond, then, *otherwise),
+            ExprKind::Binary(op, ref left, ref right) => self.binop(op, left, right),
+            ExprKind::Call(ref callee, ref args) => {
+                // We only handle a few const functions for now.
+                if_chain! {
+                    if args.is_empty();
+                    if let ExprKind::Path(qpath) = &callee.kind;
+                    let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, callee.hir_id);
+                    if let Some(def_id) = res.opt_def_id();
+                    let def_path: Vec<_> = self.lcx.get_def_path(def_id).into_iter().map(Symbol::as_str).collect();
+                    let def_path: Vec<&str> = def_path.iter().take(4).map(|s| &**s).collect();
+                    if let ["core", "num", int_impl, "max_value"] = *def_path;
+                    then {
+                       let value = match int_impl {
+                           "<impl i8>" => i8::MAX as u128,
+                           "<impl i16>" => i16::MAX as u128,
+                           "<impl i32>" => i32::MAX as u128,
+                           "<impl i64>" => i64::MAX as u128,
+                           "<impl i128>" => i128::MAX as u128,
+                           _ => return None,
+                       };
+                       Some(Constant::Int(value))
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            ExprKind::Index(ref arr, ref index) => self.index(arr, index),
+            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, ref inner) => self.expr(inner).map(|r| Constant::Ref(Box::new(r))),
+            // TODO: add other expressions.
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap)]
+    fn constant_not(&self, o: &Constant, ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        use self::Constant::{Bool, Int};
+        match *o {
+            Bool(b) => Some(Bool(!b)),
+            Int(value) => {
+                let value = !value;
+                match *ty.kind() {
+                    ty::Int(ity) => Some(Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, value as i128, ity))),
+                    ty::Uint(ity) => Some(Int(clip(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity))),
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn constant_negate(&self, o: &Constant, ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        use self::Constant::{Int, F32, F64};
+        match *o {
+            Int(value) => {
+                let ity = match *ty.kind() {
+                    ty::Int(ity) => ity,
+                    _ => return None,
+                };
+                // sign extend
+                let value = sext(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity);
+                let value = value.checked_neg()?;
+                // clear unused bits
+                Some(Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, value, ity)))
+            },
+            F32(f) => Some(F32(-f)),
+            F64(f) => Some(F64(-f)),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create `Some(Vec![..])` of all constants, unless there is any
+    /// non-constant part.
+    fn multi(&mut self, vec: &[Expr<'_>]) -> Option<Vec<Constant>> {
+        vec.iter().map(|elem| self.expr(elem)).collect::<Option<_>>()
+    }
+
+    /// Lookup a possibly constant expression from a `ExprKind::Path`.
+    fn fetch_path(&mut self, qpath: &QPath<'_>, id: HirId, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, id);
+        match res {
+            Res::Def(DefKind::Const | DefKind::AssocConst, def_id) => {
+                let substs = self.typeck_results.node_substs(id);
+                let substs = if self.substs.is_empty() {
+                    substs
+                } else {
+                    substs.subst(self.lcx.tcx, self.substs)
+                };
+
+                let result = self
+                    .lcx
+                    .tcx
+                    .const_eval_resolve(
+                        self.param_env,
+                        ty::WithOptConstParam::unknown(def_id),
+                        substs,
+                        None,
+                        None,
+                    )
+                    .ok()
+                    .map(|val| rustc_middle::ty::Const::from_value(self.lcx.tcx, val, ty))?;
+                let result = miri_to_const(&result);
+                if result.is_some() {
+                    self.needed_resolution = true;
+                }
+                result
+            },
+            // FIXME: cover all usable cases.
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn index(&mut self, lhs: &'_ Expr<'_>, index: &'_ Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        let lhs = self.expr(lhs);
+        let index = self.expr(index);
+
+        match (lhs, index) {
+            (Some(Constant::Vec(vec)), Some(Constant::Int(index))) => match vec.get(index as usize) {
+                Some(Constant::F32(x)) => Some(Constant::F32(*x)),
+                Some(Constant::F64(x)) => Some(Constant::F64(*x)),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            (Some(Constant::Vec(vec)), _) => {
+                if !vec.is_empty() && vec.iter().all(|x| *x == vec[0]) {
+                    match vec.get(0) {
+                        Some(Constant::F32(x)) => Some(Constant::F32(*x)),
+                        Some(Constant::F64(x)) => Some(Constant::F64(*x)),
+                        _ => None,
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A block can only yield a constant if it only has one constant expression.
+    fn block(&mut self, block: &Block<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        if block.stmts.is_empty() {
+            block.expr.as_ref().and_then(|b| self.expr(b))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ifthenelse(&mut self, cond: &Expr<'_>, then: &Expr<'_>, otherwise: Option<&Expr<'_>>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        if let Some(Constant::Bool(b)) = self.expr(cond) {
+            if b {
+                self.expr(&*then)
+            } else {
+                otherwise.as_ref().and_then(|expr| self.expr(expr))
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn binop(&mut self, op: BinOp, left: &Expr<'_>, right: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+        let l = self.expr(left)?;
+        let r = self.expr(right);
+        match (l, r) {
+            (Constant::Int(l), Some(Constant::Int(r))) => match *self.typeck_results.expr_ty_opt(left)?.kind() {
+                ty::Int(ity) => {
+                    let l = sext(self.lcx.tcx, l, ity);
+                    let r = sext(self.lcx.tcx, r, ity);
+                    let zext = |n: i128| Constant::Int(unsext(self.lcx.tcx, n, ity));
+                    match op.node {
+                        BinOpKind::Add => l.checked_add(r).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Sub => l.checked_sub(r).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Mul => l.checked_mul(r).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Div if r != 0 => l.checked_div(r).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Rem if r != 0 => l.checked_rem(r).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Shr => l.checked_shr(r.try_into().expect("invalid shift")).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::Shl => l.checked_shl(r.try_into().expect("invalid shift")).map(zext),
+                        BinOpKind::BitXor => Some(zext(l ^ r)),
+                        BinOpKind::BitOr => Some(zext(l | r)),
+                        BinOpKind::BitAnd => Some(zext(l & r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
+                        BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
+                        _ => None,
+                    }
+                },
+                ty::Uint(_) => match op.node {
+                    BinOpKind::Add => l.checked_add(r).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Sub => l.checked_sub(r).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Mul => l.checked_mul(r).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Div => l.checked_div(r).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Rem => l.checked_rem(r).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Shr => l.checked_shr(r.try_into().expect("shift too large")).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::Shl => l.checked_shl(r.try_into().expect("shift too large")).map(Constant::Int),
+                    BinOpKind::BitXor => Some(Constant::Int(l ^ r)),
+                    BinOpKind::BitOr => Some(Constant::Int(l | r)),
+                    BinOpKind::BitAnd => Some(Constant::Int(l & r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
+                    BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            (Constant::F32(l), Some(Constant::F32(r))) => match op.node {
+                BinOpKind::Add => Some(Constant::F32(l + r)),
+                BinOpKind::Sub => Some(Constant::F32(l - r)),
+                BinOpKind::Mul => Some(Constant::F32(l * r)),
+                BinOpKind::Div => Some(Constant::F32(l / r)),
+                BinOpKind::Rem => Some(Constant::F32(l % r)),
+                BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
+                BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
+                BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
+                BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
+                BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
+                BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            (Constant::F64(l), Some(Constant::F64(r))) => match op.node {
+                BinOpKind::Add => Some(Constant::F64(l + r)),
+                BinOpKind::Sub => Some(Constant::F64(l - r)),
+                BinOpKind::Mul => Some(Constant::F64(l * r)),
+                BinOpKind::Div => Some(Constant::F64(l / r)),
+                BinOpKind::Rem => Some(Constant::F64(l % r)),
+                BinOpKind::Eq => Some(Constant::Bool(l == r)),
+                BinOpKind::Ne => Some(Constant::Bool(l != r)),
+                BinOpKind::Lt => Some(Constant::Bool(l < r)),
+                BinOpKind::Le => Some(Constant::Bool(l <= r)),
+                BinOpKind::Ge => Some(Constant::Bool(l >= r)),
+                BinOpKind::Gt => Some(Constant::Bool(l > r)),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            (l, r) => match (op.node, l, r) {
+                (BinOpKind::And, Constant::Bool(false), _) => Some(Constant::Bool(false)),
+                (BinOpKind::Or, Constant::Bool(true), _) => Some(Constant::Bool(true)),
+                (BinOpKind::And, Constant::Bool(true), Some(r)) | (BinOpKind::Or, Constant::Bool(false), Some(r)) => {
+                    Some(r)
+                },
+                (BinOpKind::BitXor, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l ^ r)),
+                (BinOpKind::BitAnd, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l & r)),
+                (BinOpKind::BitOr, Constant::Bool(l), Some(Constant::Bool(r))) => Some(Constant::Bool(l | r)),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn miri_to_const(result: &ty::Const<'_>) -> Option<Constant> {
+    use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ConstValue;
+    match result.val {
+        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::Scalar(Scalar::Int(int))) => {
+            match result.ty.kind() {
+                ty::Bool => Some(Constant::Bool(int == ScalarInt::TRUE)),
+                ty::Uint(_) | ty::Int(_) => Some(Constant::Int(int.assert_bits(int.size()))),
+                ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => Some(Constant::F32(f32::from_bits(
+                    int.try_into().expect("invalid f32 bit representation"),
+                ))),
+                ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => Some(Constant::F64(f64::from_bits(
+                    int.try_into().expect("invalid f64 bit representation"),
+                ))),
+                ty::RawPtr(type_and_mut) => {
+                    if let ty::Uint(_) = type_and_mut.ty.kind() {
+                        return Some(Constant::RawPtr(int.assert_bits(int.size())));
+                    }
+                    None
+                },
+                // FIXME: implement other conversions.
+                _ => None,
+            }
+        },
+        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::Slice { data, start, end }) => match result.ty.kind() {
+            ty::Ref(_, tam, _) => match tam.kind() {
+                ty::Str => String::from_utf8(
+                    data.inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(start..end)
+                        .to_owned(),
+                )
+                .ok()
+                .map(Constant::Str),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        },
+        ty::ConstKind::Value(ConstValue::ByRef { alloc, offset: _ }) => match result.ty.kind() {
+            ty::Array(sub_type, len) => match sub_type.kind() {
+                ty::Float(FloatTy::F32) => match miri_to_const(len) {
+                    Some(Constant::Int(len)) => alloc
+                        .inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(0..(4 * len as usize))
+                        .to_owned()
+                        .chunks(4)
+                        .map(|chunk| {
+                            Some(Constant::F32(f32::from_le_bytes(
+                                chunk.try_into().expect("this shouldn't happen"),
+                            )))
+                        })
+                        .collect::<Option<Vec<Constant>>>()
+                        .map(Constant::Vec),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
+                ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => match miri_to_const(len) {
+                    Some(Constant::Int(len)) => alloc
+                        .inspect_with_uninit_and_ptr_outside_interpreter(0..(8 * len as usize))
+                        .to_owned()
+                        .chunks(8)
+                        .map(|chunk| {
+                            Some(Constant::F64(f64::from_le_bytes(
+                                chunk.try_into().expect("this shouldn't happen"),
+                            )))
+                        })
+                        .collect::<Option<Vec<Constant>>>()
+                        .map(Constant::Vec),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
+                // FIXME: implement other array type conversions.
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        },
+        // FIXME: implement other conversions.
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs b/clippy_utils/src/diagnostics.rs
index 269be217c2d..269be217c2d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/diagnostics.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/eager_or_lazy.rs b/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs
index 2f157c5030f..52a33e9b170 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/eager_or_lazy.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //!  - or-fun-call
 //!  - option-if-let-else
 
-use crate::utils::{is_ctor_or_promotable_const_function, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, paths};
+use crate::{is_ctor_or_promotable_const_function, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, paths};
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
 
 use rustc_hir::intravisit;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/higher.rs b/clippy_utils/src/higher.rs
index 1cf1aa363d5..be22df7109a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/higher.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/higher.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #![deny(clippy::missing_docs_in_private_items)]
 
-use crate::utils::{is_expn_of, match_def_path, paths};
+use crate::{is_expn_of, match_def_path, paths};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs b/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
index c042990b759..81be9254cbe 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::consts::{constant_context, constant_simple};
-use crate::utils::differing_macro_contexts;
+use crate::differing_macro_contexts;
 use rustc_ast::ast::InlineAsmTemplatePiece;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_data_structures::stable_hasher::{HashStable, StableHasher};
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e0f0f084cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,1886 @@
+#![feature(box_patterns)]
+#![feature(in_band_lifetimes)]
+#![feature(once_cell)]
+#![feature(or_patterns)]
+#![feature(rustc_private)]
+#![recursion_limit = "512"]
+#![allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc, clippy::missing_panics_doc, clippy::must_use_candidate)]
+
+// FIXME: switch to something more ergonomic here, once available.
+// (Currently there is no way to opt into sysroot crates without `extern crate`.)
+extern crate rustc_ast;
+extern crate rustc_ast_pretty;
+extern crate rustc_data_structures;
+extern crate rustc_errors;
+extern crate rustc_hir;
+extern crate rustc_hir_pretty;
+extern crate rustc_infer;
+extern crate rustc_lint;
+extern crate rustc_middle;
+extern crate rustc_mir;
+extern crate rustc_session;
+extern crate rustc_span;
+extern crate rustc_target;
+extern crate rustc_trait_selection;
+extern crate rustc_typeck;
+
+#[macro_use]
+pub mod sym_helper;
+
+#[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
+pub mod ast_utils;
+pub mod attrs;
+pub mod camel_case;
+pub mod comparisons;
+pub mod conf;
+pub mod consts;
+mod diagnostics;
+pub mod eager_or_lazy;
+pub mod higher;
+mod hir_utils;
+pub mod numeric_literal;
+pub mod paths;
+pub mod ptr;
+pub mod qualify_min_const_fn;
+pub mod sugg;
+pub mod usage;
+pub mod visitors;
+
+pub use self::attrs::*;
+pub use self::diagnostics::*;
+pub use self::hir_utils::{both, eq_expr_value, over, SpanlessEq, SpanlessHash};
+
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
+use std::hash::BuildHasherDefault;
+
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+use rustc_ast::ast::{self, Attribute, BorrowKind, LitKind, Mutability};
+use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_hir as hir;
+use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, CtorOf, DefKind, Res};
+use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
+use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
+use rustc_hir::Node;
+use rustc_hir::{
+    def, Arm, Block, Body, Constness, Crate, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind,
+    MatchSource, Param, Pat, PatKind, Path, PathSegment, QPath, TraitItem, TraitItemKind, TraitRef, TyKind, Unsafety,
+};
+use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, Level, Lint, LintContext};
+use rustc_middle::hir::exports::Export;
+use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
+use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{GenericArg, GenericArgKind};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, layout::IntegerExt, DefIdTree, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
+use rustc_session::Session;
+use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
+use rustc_span::source_map::original_sp;
+use rustc_span::sym;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
+use rustc_target::abi::Integer;
+use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::normalize::AtExt;
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
+use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
+
+pub fn parse_msrv(msrv: &str, sess: Option<&Session>, span: Option<Span>) -> Option<RustcVersion> {
+    if let Ok(version) = RustcVersion::parse(msrv) {
+        return Some(version);
+    } else if let Some(sess) = sess {
+        if let Some(span) = span {
+            sess.span_err(span, &format!("`{}` is not a valid Rust version", msrv));
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn meets_msrv(msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>, lint_msrv: &RustcVersion) -> bool {
+    msrv.map_or(true, |msrv| msrv.meets(*lint_msrv))
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! extract_msrv_attr {
+    (LateContext) => {
+        extract_msrv_attr!(@LateContext, ());
+    };
+    (EarlyContext) => {
+        extract_msrv_attr!(@EarlyContext);
+    };
+    (@$context:ident$(, $call:tt)?) => {
+        fn enter_lint_attrs(&mut self, cx: &rustc_lint::$context<'tcx>, attrs: &'tcx [rustc_ast::ast::Attribute]) {
+            use $crate::get_unique_inner_attr;
+            match get_unique_inner_attr(cx.sess$($call)?, attrs, "msrv") {
+                Some(msrv_attr) => {
+                    if let Some(msrv) = msrv_attr.value_str() {
+                        self.msrv = $crate::parse_msrv(
+                            &msrv.to_string(),
+                            Some(cx.sess$($call)?),
+                            Some(msrv_attr.span),
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        cx.sess$($call)?.span_err(msrv_attr.span, "bad clippy attribute");
+                    }
+                },
+                _ => (),
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the two spans come from differing expansions (i.e., one is
+/// from a macro and one isn't).
+#[must_use]
+pub fn differing_macro_contexts(lhs: Span, rhs: Span) -> bool {
+    rhs.ctxt() != lhs.ctxt()
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the given `NodeId` is inside a constant context
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// if in_constant(cx, expr.hir_id) {
+///     // Do something
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn in_constant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
+    let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(id);
+    match cx.tcx.hir().get(parent_id) {
+        Node::Item(&Item {
+            kind: ItemKind::Const(..) | ItemKind::Static(..),
+            ..
+        })
+        | Node::TraitItem(&TraitItem {
+            kind: TraitItemKind::Const(..),
+            ..
+        })
+        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
+            kind: ImplItemKind::Const(..),
+            ..
+        })
+        | Node::AnonConst(_) => true,
+        Node::Item(&Item {
+            kind: ItemKind::Fn(ref sig, ..),
+            ..
+        })
+        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
+            kind: ImplItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _),
+            ..
+        }) => sig.header.constness == Constness::Const,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if this `span` was expanded by any macro.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn in_macro(span: Span) -> bool {
+    if span.from_expansion() {
+        !matches!(span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().kind, ExpnKind::Desugaring(..))
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+// If the snippet is empty, it's an attribute that was inserted during macro
+// expansion and we want to ignore those, because they could come from external
+// sources that the user has no control over.
+// For some reason these attributes don't have any expansion info on them, so
+// we have to check it this way until there is a better way.
+pub fn is_present_in_source<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> bool {
+    if let Some(snippet) = snippet_opt(cx, span) {
+        if snippet.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+/// Checks if given pattern is a wildcard (`_`)
+pub fn is_wild<'tcx>(pat: &impl std::ops::Deref<Target = Pat<'tcx>>) -> bool {
+    matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild)
+}
+
+/// Checks if type is struct, enum or union type with the given def path.
+///
+/// If the type is a diagnostic item, use `is_type_diagnostic_item` instead.
+/// If you change the signature, remember to update the internal lint `MatchTypeOnDiagItem`
+pub fn match_type(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::Adt(adt, _) => match_def_path(cx, adt.did, path),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks if the type is equal to a diagnostic item
+///
+/// If you change the signature, remember to update the internal lint `MatchTypeOnDiagItem`
+pub fn is_type_diagnostic_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, diag_item: Symbol) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::Adt(adt, _) => cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(diag_item, adt.did),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks if the type is equal to a lang item
+pub fn is_type_lang_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>, lang_item: hir::LangItem) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::Adt(adt, _) => cx.tcx.lang_items().require(lang_item).unwrap() == adt.did,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks if the method call given in `expr` belongs to the given trait.
+pub fn match_trait_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    let def_id = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id).unwrap();
+    let trt_id = cx.tcx.trait_of_item(def_id);
+    trt_id.map_or(false, |trt_id| match_def_path(cx, trt_id, path))
+}
+
+/// Checks if an expression references a variable of the given name.
+pub fn match_var(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Symbol) -> bool {
+    if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = expr.kind {
+        if let [p] = path.segments {
+            return p.ident.name == var;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+pub fn last_path_segment<'tcx>(path: &QPath<'tcx>) -> &'tcx PathSegment<'tcx> {
+    match *path {
+        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => path.segments.last().expect("A path must have at least one segment"),
+        QPath::TypeRelative(_, ref seg) => seg,
+        QPath::LangItem(..) => panic!("last_path_segment: lang item has no path segments"),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn single_segment_path<'tcx>(path: &QPath<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx PathSegment<'tcx>> {
+    match *path {
+        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => path.segments.get(0),
+        QPath::TypeRelative(_, ref seg) => Some(seg),
+        QPath::LangItem(..) => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Matches a `QPath` against a slice of segment string literals.
+///
+/// There is also `match_path` if you are dealing with a `rustc_hir::Path` instead of a
+/// `rustc_hir::QPath`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// match_qpath(path, &["std", "rt", "begin_unwind"])
+/// ```
+pub fn match_qpath(path: &QPath<'_>, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    match *path {
+        QPath::Resolved(_, ref path) => match_path(path, segments),
+        QPath::TypeRelative(ref ty, ref segment) => match ty.kind {
+            TyKind::Path(ref inner_path) => {
+                if let [prefix @ .., end] = segments {
+                    if match_qpath(inner_path, prefix) {
+                        return segment.ident.name.as_str() == *end;
+                    }
+                }
+                false
+            },
+            _ => false,
+        },
+        QPath::LangItem(..) => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Matches a `Path` against a slice of segment string literals.
+///
+/// There is also `match_qpath` if you are dealing with a `rustc_hir::QPath` instead of a
+/// `rustc_hir::Path`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// if match_path(&trait_ref.path, &paths::HASH) {
+///     // This is the `std::hash::Hash` trait.
+/// }
+///
+/// if match_path(ty_path, &["rustc", "lint", "Lint"]) {
+///     // This is a `rustc_middle::lint::Lint`.
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn match_path(path: &Path<'_>, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    path.segments
+        .iter()
+        .rev()
+        .zip(segments.iter().rev())
+        .all(|(a, b)| a.ident.name.as_str() == *b)
+}
+
+/// Matches a `Path` against a slice of segment string literals, e.g.
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// match_path_ast(path, &["std", "rt", "begin_unwind"])
+/// ```
+pub fn match_path_ast(path: &ast::Path, segments: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    path.segments
+        .iter()
+        .rev()
+        .zip(segments.iter().rev())
+        .all(|(a, b)| a.ident.name.as_str() == *b)
+}
+
+/// If the expression is a path to a local, returns the canonical `HirId` of the local.
+pub fn path_to_local(expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<HirId> {
+    if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = expr.kind {
+        if let Res::Local(id) = path.res {
+            return Some(id);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Returns true if the expression is a path to a local with the specified `HirId`.
+/// Use this function to see if an expression matches a function argument or a match binding.
+pub fn path_to_local_id(expr: &Expr<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
+    path_to_local(expr) == Some(id)
+}
+
+/// Gets the definition associated to a path.
+#[allow(clippy::shadow_unrelated)] // false positive #6563
+pub fn path_to_res(cx: &LateContext<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> Res {
+    macro_rules! try_res {
+        ($e:expr) => {
+            match $e {
+                Some(e) => e,
+                None => return Res::Err,
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    fn item_child_by_name<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, name: &str) -> Option<&'tcx Export<HirId>> {
+        tcx.item_children(def_id)
+            .iter()
+            .find(|item| item.ident.name.as_str() == name)
+    }
+
+    let (krate, first, path) = match *path {
+        [krate, first, ref path @ ..] => (krate, first, path),
+        _ => return Res::Err,
+    };
+    let tcx = cx.tcx;
+    let crates = tcx.crates();
+    let krate = try_res!(crates.iter().find(|&&num| tcx.crate_name(num).as_str() == krate));
+    let first = try_res!(item_child_by_name(tcx, krate.as_def_id(), first));
+    let last = path
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        // `get_def_path` seems to generate these empty segments for extern blocks.
+        // We can just ignore them.
+        .filter(|segment| !segment.is_empty())
+        // for each segment, find the child item
+        .try_fold(first, |item, segment| {
+            let def_id = item.res.def_id();
+            if let Some(item) = item_child_by_name(tcx, def_id, segment) {
+                Some(item)
+            } else if matches!(item.res, Res::Def(DefKind::Enum | DefKind::Struct, _)) {
+                // it is not a child item so check inherent impl items
+                tcx.inherent_impls(def_id)
+                    .iter()
+                    .find_map(|&impl_def_id| item_child_by_name(tcx, impl_def_id, segment))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        });
+    try_res!(last).res
+}
+
+/// Convenience function to get the `DefId` of a trait by path.
+/// It could be a trait or trait alias.
+pub fn get_trait_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, path: &[&str]) -> Option<DefId> {
+    match path_to_res(cx, path) {
+        Res::Def(DefKind::Trait | DefKind::TraitAlias, trait_id) => Some(trait_id),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks whether a type implements a trait.
+/// See also `get_trait_def_id`.
+pub fn implements_trait<'tcx>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+    trait_id: DefId,
+    ty_params: &[GenericArg<'tcx>],
+) -> bool {
+    // Do not check on infer_types to avoid panic in evaluate_obligation.
+    if ty.has_infer_types() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(ty);
+    if ty.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let ty_params = cx.tcx.mk_substs(ty_params.iter());
+    cx.tcx.type_implements_trait((trait_id, ty, ty_params, cx.param_env))
+}
+
+/// Gets the `hir::TraitRef` of the trait the given method is implemented for.
+///
+/// Use this if you want to find the `TraitRef` of the `Add` trait in this example:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// struct Point(isize, isize);
+///
+/// impl std::ops::Add for Point {
+///     type Output = Self;
+///
+///     fn add(self, other: Self) -> Self {
+///         Point(0, 0)
+///     }
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn trait_ref_of_method<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, hir_id: HirId) -> Option<&'tcx TraitRef<'tcx>> {
+    // Get the implemented trait for the current function
+    let parent_impl = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(hir_id);
+    if_chain! {
+        if parent_impl != hir::CRATE_HIR_ID;
+        if let hir::Node::Item(item) = cx.tcx.hir().get(parent_impl);
+        if let hir::ItemKind::Impl(impl_) = &item.kind;
+        then { return impl_.of_trait.as_ref(); }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Checks whether this type implements `Drop`.
+pub fn has_drop<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    match ty.ty_adt_def() {
+        Some(def) => def.has_dtor(cx.tcx),
+        None => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the method names and argument list of nested method call expressions that make up
+/// `expr`. method/span lists are sorted with the most recent call first.
+pub fn method_calls<'tcx>(
+    expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
+    max_depth: usize,
+) -> (Vec<Symbol>, Vec<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]>, Vec<Span>) {
+    let mut method_names = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
+    let mut arg_lists = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
+    let mut spans = Vec::with_capacity(max_depth);
+
+    let mut current = expr;
+    for _ in 0..max_depth {
+        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, span, args, _) = &current.kind {
+            if args.iter().any(|e| e.span.from_expansion()) {
+                break;
+            }
+            method_names.push(path.ident.name);
+            arg_lists.push(&**args);
+            spans.push(*span);
+            current = &args[0];
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    (method_names, arg_lists, spans)
+}
+
+/// Matches an `Expr` against a chain of methods, and return the matched `Expr`s.
+///
+/// For example, if `expr` represents the `.baz()` in `foo.bar().baz()`,
+/// `method_chain_args(expr, &["bar", "baz"])` will return a `Vec`
+/// containing the `Expr`s for
+/// `.bar()` and `.baz()`
+pub fn method_chain_args<'a>(expr: &'a Expr<'_>, methods: &[&str]) -> Option<Vec<&'a [Expr<'a>]>> {
+    let mut current = expr;
+    let mut matched = Vec::with_capacity(methods.len());
+    for method_name in methods.iter().rev() {
+        // method chains are stored last -> first
+        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref path, _, ref args, _) = current.kind {
+            if path.ident.name.as_str() == *method_name {
+                if args.iter().any(|e| e.span.from_expansion()) {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                matched.push(&**args); // build up `matched` backwards
+                current = &args[0] // go to parent expression
+            } else {
+                return None;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return None;
+        }
+    }
+    // Reverse `matched` so that it is in the same order as `methods`.
+    matched.reverse();
+    Some(matched)
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the provided `def_id` is an entrypoint to a program.
+pub fn is_entrypoint_fn(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
+    cx.tcx
+        .entry_fn(LOCAL_CRATE)
+        .map_or(false, |(entry_fn_def_id, _)| def_id == entry_fn_def_id.to_def_id())
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the expression is in the program's `#[panic_handler]`.
+pub fn is_in_panic_handler(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let parent = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(e.hir_id);
+    let def_id = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(parent).to_def_id();
+    Some(def_id) == cx.tcx.lang_items().panic_impl()
+}
+
+/// Gets the name of the item the expression is in, if available.
+pub fn get_item_name(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
+    let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(expr.hir_id);
+    match cx.tcx.hir().find(parent_id) {
+        Some(
+            Node::Item(Item { ident, .. })
+            | Node::TraitItem(TraitItem { ident, .. })
+            | Node::ImplItem(ImplItem { ident, .. }),
+        ) => Some(ident.name),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Gets the name of a `Pat`, if any.
+pub fn get_pat_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
+    match pat.kind {
+        PatKind::Binding(.., ref spname, _) => Some(spname.name),
+        PatKind::Path(ref qpath) => single_segment_path(qpath).map(|ps| ps.ident.name),
+        PatKind::Box(ref p) | PatKind::Ref(ref p, _) => get_pat_name(&*p),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+struct ContainsName {
+    name: Symbol,
+    result: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ContainsName {
+    type Map = Map<'tcx>;
+
+    fn visit_name(&mut self, _: Span, name: Symbol) {
+        if self.name == name {
+            self.result = true;
+        }
+    }
+    fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
+        NestedVisitorMap::None
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks if an `Expr` contains a certain name.
+pub fn contains_name(name: Symbol, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let mut cn = ContainsName { name, result: false };
+    cn.visit_expr(expr);
+    cn.result
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if `expr` contains a return expression
+pub fn contains_return(expr: &hir::Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    struct RetCallFinder {
+        found: bool,
+    }
+
+    impl<'tcx> hir::intravisit::Visitor<'tcx> for RetCallFinder {
+        type Map = Map<'tcx>;
+
+        fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>) {
+            if self.found {
+                return;
+            }
+            if let hir::ExprKind::Ret(..) = &expr.kind {
+                self.found = true;
+            } else {
+                hir::intravisit::walk_expr(self, expr);
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> hir::intravisit::NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
+            hir::intravisit::NestedVisitorMap::None
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut visitor = RetCallFinder { found: false };
+    visitor.visit_expr(expr);
+    visitor.found
+}
+
+struct FindMacroCalls<'a, 'b> {
+    names: &'a [&'b str],
+    result: Vec<Span>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for FindMacroCalls<'a, 'b> {
+    type Map = Map<'tcx>;
+
+    fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        if self.names.iter().any(|fun| is_expn_of(expr.span, fun).is_some()) {
+            self.result.push(expr.span);
+        }
+        // and check sub-expressions
+        intravisit::walk_expr(self, expr);
+    }
+
+    fn nested_visit_map(&mut self) -> NestedVisitorMap<Self::Map> {
+        NestedVisitorMap::None
+    }
+}
+
+/// Finds calls of the specified macros in a function body.
+pub fn find_macro_calls(names: &[&str], body: &Body<'_>) -> Vec<Span> {
+    let mut fmc = FindMacroCalls {
+        names,
+        result: Vec::new(),
+    };
+    fmc.visit_expr(&body.value);
+    fmc.result
+}
+
+/// Converts a span to a code snippet if available, otherwise use default.
+///
+/// This is useful if you want to provide suggestions for your lint or more generally, if you want
+/// to convert a given `Span` to a `str`.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// snippet(cx, expr.span, "..")
+/// ```
+pub fn snippet<'a, T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span, default: &'a str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    snippet_opt(cx, span).map_or_else(|| Cow::Borrowed(default), From::from)
+}
+
+/// Same as `snippet`, but it adapts the applicability level by following rules:
+///
+/// - Applicability level `Unspecified` will never be changed.
+/// - If the span is inside a macro, change the applicability level to `MaybeIncorrect`.
+/// - If the default value is used and the applicability level is `MachineApplicable`, change it to
+/// `HasPlaceholders`
+pub fn snippet_with_applicability<'a, T: LintContext>(
+    cx: &T,
+    span: Span,
+    default: &'a str,
+    applicability: &mut Applicability,
+) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    if *applicability != Applicability::Unspecified && span.from_expansion() {
+        *applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+    }
+    snippet_opt(cx, span).map_or_else(
+        || {
+            if *applicability == Applicability::MachineApplicable {
+                *applicability = Applicability::HasPlaceholders;
+            }
+            Cow::Borrowed(default)
+        },
+        From::from,
+    )
+}
+
+/// Same as `snippet`, but should only be used when it's clear that the input span is
+/// not a macro argument.
+pub fn snippet_with_macro_callsite<'a, T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span, default: &'a str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    snippet(cx, span.source_callsite(), default)
+}
+
+/// Converts a span to a code snippet. Returns `None` if not available.
+pub fn snippet_opt<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<String> {
+    cx.sess().source_map().span_to_snippet(span).ok()
+}
+
+/// Converts a span (from a block) to a code snippet if available, otherwise use default.
+///
+/// This trims the code of indentation, except for the first line. Use it for blocks or block-like
+/// things which need to be printed as such.
+///
+/// The `indent_relative_to` arg can be used, to provide a span, where the indentation of the
+/// resulting snippet of the given span.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// snippet_block(cx, block.span, "..", None)
+/// // where, `block` is the block of the if expr
+///     if x {
+///         y;
+///     }
+/// // will return the snippet
+/// {
+///     y;
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// snippet_block(cx, block.span, "..", Some(if_expr.span))
+/// // where, `block` is the block of the if expr
+///     if x {
+///         y;
+///     }
+/// // will return the snippet
+/// {
+///         y;
+///     } // aligned with `if`
+/// ```
+/// Note that the first line of the snippet always has 0 indentation.
+pub fn snippet_block<'a, T: LintContext>(
+    cx: &T,
+    span: Span,
+    default: &'a str,
+    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
+) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    let snip = snippet(cx, span, default);
+    let indent = indent_relative_to.and_then(|s| indent_of(cx, s));
+    reindent_multiline(snip, true, indent)
+}
+
+/// Same as `snippet_block`, but adapts the applicability level by the rules of
+/// `snippet_with_applicability`.
+pub fn snippet_block_with_applicability<'a, T: LintContext>(
+    cx: &T,
+    span: Span,
+    default: &'a str,
+    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
+    applicability: &mut Applicability,
+) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    let snip = snippet_with_applicability(cx, span, default, applicability);
+    let indent = indent_relative_to.and_then(|s| indent_of(cx, s));
+    reindent_multiline(snip, true, indent)
+}
+
+/// Returns a new Span that extends the original Span to the first non-whitespace char of the first
+/// line.
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+///     let x = ();
+/// //          ^^
+/// // will be converted to
+///     let x = ();
+/// //  ^^^^^^^^^^
+/// ```
+pub fn first_line_of_span<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Span {
+    first_char_in_first_line(cx, span).map_or(span, |first_char_pos| span.with_lo(first_char_pos))
+}
+
+fn first_char_in_first_line<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<BytePos> {
+    let line_span = line_span(cx, span);
+    snippet_opt(cx, line_span).and_then(|snip| {
+        snip.find(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace())
+            .map(|pos| line_span.lo() + BytePos::from_usize(pos))
+    })
+}
+
+/// Returns the indentation of the line of a span
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// let x = ();
+/// //      ^^ -- will return 0
+///     let x = ();
+/// //          ^^ -- will return 4
+/// ```
+pub fn indent_of<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Option<usize> {
+    snippet_opt(cx, line_span(cx, span)).and_then(|snip| snip.find(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace()))
+}
+
+/// Returns the positon just before rarrow
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// fn into(self) -> () {}
+///              ^
+/// // in case of unformatted code
+/// fn into2(self)-> () {}
+///               ^
+/// fn into3(self)   -> () {}
+///               ^
+/// ```
+pub fn position_before_rarrow(s: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    s.rfind("->").map(|rpos| {
+        let mut rpos = rpos;
+        let chars: Vec<char> = s.chars().collect();
+        while rpos > 1 {
+            if let Some(c) = chars.get(rpos - 1) {
+                if c.is_whitespace() {
+                    rpos -= 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        rpos
+    })
+}
+
+/// Extends the span to the beginning of the spans line, incl. whitespaces.
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+///        let x = ();
+/// //             ^^
+/// // will be converted to
+///        let x = ();
+/// // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+/// ```
+fn line_span<T: LintContext>(cx: &T, span: Span) -> Span {
+    let span = original_sp(span, DUMMY_SP);
+    let source_map_and_line = cx.sess().source_map().lookup_line(span.lo()).unwrap();
+    let line_no = source_map_and_line.line;
+    let line_start = source_map_and_line.sf.lines[line_no];
+    Span::new(line_start, span.hi(), span.ctxt())
+}
+
+/// Like `snippet_block`, but add braces if the expr is not an `ExprKind::Block`.
+/// Also takes an `Option<String>` which can be put inside the braces.
+pub fn expr_block<'a, T: LintContext>(
+    cx: &T,
+    expr: &Expr<'_>,
+    option: Option<String>,
+    default: &'a str,
+    indent_relative_to: Option<Span>,
+) -> Cow<'a, str> {
+    let code = snippet_block(cx, expr.span, default, indent_relative_to);
+    let string = option.unwrap_or_default();
+    if expr.span.from_expansion() {
+        Cow::Owned(format!("{{ {} }}", snippet_with_macro_callsite(cx, expr.span, default)))
+    } else if let ExprKind::Block(_, _) = expr.kind {
+        Cow::Owned(format!("{}{}", code, string))
+    } else if string.is_empty() {
+        Cow::Owned(format!("{{ {} }}", code))
+    } else {
+        Cow::Owned(format!("{{\n{};\n{}\n}}", code, string))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reindent a multiline string with possibility of ignoring the first line.
+#[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
+pub fn reindent_multiline(s: Cow<'_, str>, ignore_first: bool, indent: Option<usize>) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+    let s_space = reindent_multiline_inner(&s, ignore_first, indent, ' ');
+    let s_tab = reindent_multiline_inner(&s_space, ignore_first, indent, '\t');
+    reindent_multiline_inner(&s_tab, ignore_first, indent, ' ').into()
+}
+
+fn reindent_multiline_inner(s: &str, ignore_first: bool, indent: Option<usize>, ch: char) -> String {
+    let x = s
+        .lines()
+        .skip(ignore_first as usize)
+        .filter_map(|l| {
+            if l.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                // ignore empty lines
+                Some(l.char_indices().find(|&(_, x)| x != ch).unwrap_or((l.len(), ch)).0)
+            }
+        })
+        .min()
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let indent = indent.unwrap_or(0);
+    s.lines()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, l)| {
+            if (ignore_first && i == 0) || l.is_empty() {
+                l.to_owned()
+            } else if x > indent {
+                l.split_at(x - indent).1.to_owned()
+            } else {
+                " ".repeat(indent - x) + l
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+        .join("\n")
+}
+
+/// Gets the parent expression, if any –- this is useful to constrain a lint.
+pub fn get_parent_expr<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<&'tcx Expr<'tcx>> {
+    let map = &cx.tcx.hir();
+    let hir_id = e.hir_id;
+    let parent_id = map.get_parent_node(hir_id);
+    if hir_id == parent_id {
+        return None;
+    }
+    map.find(parent_id).and_then(|node| {
+        if let Node::Expr(parent) = node {
+            Some(parent)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn get_enclosing_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, hir_id: HirId) -> Option<&'tcx Block<'tcx>> {
+    let map = &cx.tcx.hir();
+    let enclosing_node = map
+        .get_enclosing_scope(hir_id)
+        .and_then(|enclosing_id| map.find(enclosing_id));
+    enclosing_node.and_then(|node| match node {
+        Node::Block(block) => Some(block),
+        Node::Item(&Item {
+            kind: ItemKind::Fn(_, _, eid),
+            ..
+        })
+        | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem {
+            kind: ImplItemKind::Fn(_, eid),
+            ..
+        }) => match cx.tcx.hir().body(eid).value.kind {
+            ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) => Some(block),
+            _ => None,
+        },
+        _ => None,
+    })
+}
+
+/// Returns the base type for HIR references and pointers.
+pub fn walk_ptrs_hir_ty<'tcx>(ty: &'tcx hir::Ty<'tcx>) -> &'tcx hir::Ty<'tcx> {
+    match ty.kind {
+        TyKind::Ptr(ref mut_ty) | TyKind::Rptr(_, ref mut_ty) => walk_ptrs_hir_ty(&mut_ty.ty),
+        _ => ty,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the base type for references and raw pointers, and count reference
+/// depth.
+pub fn walk_ptrs_ty_depth(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
+    fn inner(ty: Ty<'_>, depth: usize) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
+        match ty.kind() {
+            ty::Ref(_, ty, _) => inner(ty, depth + 1),
+            _ => (ty, depth),
+        }
+    }
+    inner(ty, 0)
+}
+
+/// Checks whether the given expression is a constant integer of the given value.
+/// unlike `is_integer_literal`, this version does const folding
+pub fn is_integer_const(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>, value: u128) -> bool {
+    if is_integer_literal(e, value) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    let map = cx.tcx.hir();
+    let parent_item = map.get_parent_item(e.hir_id);
+    if let Some((Constant::Int(v), _)) = map
+        .maybe_body_owned_by(parent_item)
+        .and_then(|body_id| constant(cx, cx.tcx.typeck_body(body_id), e))
+    {
+        value == v
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks whether the given expression is a constant literal of the given value.
+pub fn is_integer_literal(expr: &Expr<'_>, value: u128) -> bool {
+    // FIXME: use constant folding
+    if let ExprKind::Lit(ref spanned) = expr.kind {
+        if let LitKind::Int(v, _) = spanned.node {
+            return v == value;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the given `Expr` has been coerced before.
+///
+/// Examples of coercions can be found in the Nomicon at
+/// <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/coercions.html>.
+///
+/// See `rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::Adjustment` and `rustc_typeck::check::coercion` for more
+/// information on adjustments and coercions.
+pub fn is_adjusted(cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    cx.typeck_results().adjustments().get(e.hir_id).is_some()
+}
+
+/// Returns the pre-expansion span if is this comes from an expansion of the
+/// macro `name`.
+/// See also `is_direct_expn_of`.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn is_expn_of(mut span: Span, name: &str) -> Option<Span> {
+    loop {
+        if span.from_expansion() {
+            let data = span.ctxt().outer_expn_data();
+            let new_span = data.call_site;
+
+            if let ExpnKind::Macro(MacroKind::Bang, mac_name) = data.kind {
+                if mac_name.as_str() == name {
+                    return Some(new_span);
+                }
+            }
+
+            span = new_span;
+        } else {
+            return None;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the pre-expansion span if the span directly comes from an expansion
+/// of the macro `name`.
+/// The difference with `is_expn_of` is that in
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// foo!(bar!(42));
+/// ```
+/// `42` is considered expanded from `foo!` and `bar!` by `is_expn_of` but only
+/// `bar!` by
+/// `is_direct_expn_of`.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn is_direct_expn_of(span: Span, name: &str) -> Option<Span> {
+    if span.from_expansion() {
+        let data = span.ctxt().outer_expn_data();
+        let new_span = data.call_site;
+
+        if let ExpnKind::Macro(MacroKind::Bang, mac_name) = data.kind {
+            if mac_name.as_str() == name {
+                return Some(new_span);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+/// Convenience function to get the return type of a function.
+pub fn return_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, fn_item: hir::HirId) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+    let fn_def_id = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(fn_item);
+    let ret_ty = cx.tcx.fn_sig(fn_def_id).output();
+    cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(ret_ty)
+}
+
+/// Walks into `ty` and returns `true` if any inner type is the same as `other_ty`
+pub fn contains_ty(ty: Ty<'_>, other_ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
+    ty.walk().any(|inner| match inner.unpack() {
+        GenericArgKind::Type(inner_ty) => ty::TyS::same_type(other_ty, inner_ty),
+        GenericArgKind::Lifetime(_) | GenericArgKind::Const(_) => false,
+    })
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the given type is an `unsafe` function.
+pub fn type_is_unsafe_function<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::FnDef(..) | ty::FnPtr(_) => ty.fn_sig(cx.tcx).unsafety() == Unsafety::Unsafe,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn is_copy<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    ty.is_copy_modulo_regions(cx.tcx.at(DUMMY_SP), cx.param_env)
+}
+
+/// Checks if an expression is constructing a tuple-like enum variant or struct
+pub fn is_ctor_or_promotable_const_function(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, _) = expr.kind {
+        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qp) = fun.kind {
+            let res = cx.qpath_res(qp, fun.hir_id);
+            return match res {
+                def::Res::Def(DefKind::Variant | DefKind::Ctor(..), ..) => true,
+                def::Res::Def(_, def_id) => cx.tcx.is_promotable_const_fn(def_id),
+                _ => false,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if a pattern is refutable.
+// TODO: should be implemented using rustc/mir_build/thir machinery
+pub fn is_refutable(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
+    fn is_enum_variant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, qpath: &QPath<'_>, id: HirId) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            cx.qpath_res(qpath, id),
+            def::Res::Def(DefKind::Variant, ..) | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(def::CtorOf::Variant, _), _)
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn are_refutable<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Pat<'a>>>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, mut i: I) -> bool {
+        i.any(|pat| is_refutable(cx, pat))
+    }
+
+    match pat.kind {
+        PatKind::Wild => false,
+        PatKind::Binding(_, _, _, pat) => pat.map_or(false, |pat| is_refutable(cx, pat)),
+        PatKind::Box(ref pat) | PatKind::Ref(ref pat, _) => is_refutable(cx, pat),
+        PatKind::Lit(..) | PatKind::Range(..) => true,
+        PatKind::Path(ref qpath) => is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id),
+        PatKind::Or(ref pats) => {
+            // TODO: should be the honest check, that pats is exhaustive set
+            are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat))
+        },
+        PatKind::Tuple(ref pats, _) => are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat)),
+        PatKind::Struct(ref qpath, ref fields, _) => {
+            is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id) || are_refutable(cx, fields.iter().map(|field| &*field.pat))
+        },
+        PatKind::TupleStruct(ref qpath, ref pats, _) => {
+            is_enum_variant(cx, qpath, pat.hir_id) || are_refutable(cx, pats.iter().map(|pat| &**pat))
+        },
+        PatKind::Slice(ref head, ref middle, ref tail) => {
+            match &cx.typeck_results().node_type(pat.hir_id).kind() {
+                ty::Slice(..) => {
+                    // [..] is the only irrefutable slice pattern.
+                    !head.is_empty() || middle.is_none() || !tail.is_empty()
+                },
+                ty::Array(..) => are_refutable(cx, head.iter().chain(middle).chain(tail.iter()).map(|pat| &**pat)),
+                _ => {
+                    // unreachable!()
+                    true
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks for the `#[automatically_derived]` attribute all `#[derive]`d
+/// implementations have.
+pub fn is_automatically_derived(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> bool {
+    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(sym::automatically_derived))
+}
+
+/// Remove blocks around an expression.
+///
+/// Ie. `x`, `{ x }` and `{{{{ x }}}}` all give `x`. `{ x; y }` and `{}` return
+/// themselves.
+pub fn remove_blocks<'tcx>(mut expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> &'tcx Expr<'tcx> {
+    while let ExprKind::Block(ref block, ..) = expr.kind {
+        match (block.stmts.is_empty(), block.expr.as_ref()) {
+            (true, Some(e)) => expr = e,
+            _ => break,
+        }
+    }
+    expr
+}
+
+pub fn is_self(slf: &Param<'_>) -> bool {
+    if let PatKind::Binding(.., name, _) = slf.pat.kind {
+        name.name == kw::SelfLower
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn is_self_ty(slf: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = slf.kind;
+        if let Res::SelfTy(..) = path.res;
+        then {
+            return true
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+pub fn iter_input_pats<'tcx>(decl: &FnDecl<'_>, body: &'tcx Body<'_>) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'tcx Param<'tcx>> {
+    (0..decl.inputs.len()).map(move |i| &body.params[i])
+}
+
+/// Checks if a given expression is a match expression expanded from the `?`
+/// operator or the `try` macro.
+pub fn is_try<'tcx>(expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx Expr<'tcx>> {
+    fn is_ok(arm: &Arm<'_>) -> bool {
+        if_chain! {
+            if let PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, ref pat, None) = arm.pat.kind;
+            if match_qpath(path, &paths::RESULT_OK[1..]);
+            if let PatKind::Binding(_, hir_id, _, None) = pat[0].kind;
+            if path_to_local_id(arm.body, hir_id);
+            then {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn is_err(arm: &Arm<'_>) -> bool {
+        if let PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, _, _) = arm.pat.kind {
+            match_qpath(path, &paths::RESULT_ERR[1..])
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    if let ExprKind::Match(_, ref arms, ref source) = expr.kind {
+        // desugared from a `?` operator
+        if let MatchSource::TryDesugar = *source {
+            return Some(expr);
+        }
+
+        if_chain! {
+            if arms.len() == 2;
+            if arms[0].guard.is_none();
+            if arms[1].guard.is_none();
+            if (is_ok(&arms[0]) && is_err(&arms[1])) ||
+                (is_ok(&arms[1]) && is_err(&arms[0]));
+            then {
+                return Some(expr);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if the lint is allowed in the current context
+///
+/// Useful for skipping long running code when it's unnecessary
+pub fn is_allowed(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lint: &'static Lint, id: HirId) -> bool {
+    cx.tcx.lint_level_at_node(lint, id).0 == Level::Allow
+}
+
+pub fn strip_pat_refs<'hir>(mut pat: &'hir Pat<'hir>) -> &'hir Pat<'hir> {
+    while let PatKind::Ref(subpat, _) = pat.kind {
+        pat = subpat;
+    }
+    pat
+}
+
+pub fn int_bits(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ity: ty::IntTy) -> u64 {
+    Integer::from_int_ty(&tcx, ity).size().bits()
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap)]
+/// Turn a constant int byte representation into an i128
+pub fn sext(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: u128, ity: ty::IntTy) -> i128 {
+    let amt = 128 - int_bits(tcx, ity);
+    ((u as i128) << amt) >> amt
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
+/// clip unused bytes
+pub fn unsext(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: i128, ity: ty::IntTy) -> u128 {
+    let amt = 128 - int_bits(tcx, ity);
+    ((u as u128) << amt) >> amt
+}
+
+/// clip unused bytes
+pub fn clip(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, u: u128, ity: ty::UintTy) -> u128 {
+    let bits = Integer::from_uint_ty(&tcx, ity).size().bits();
+    let amt = 128 - bits;
+    (u << amt) >> amt
+}
+
+/// Removes block comments from the given `Vec` of lines.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// without_block_comments(vec!["/*", "foo", "*/"]);
+/// // => vec![]
+///
+/// without_block_comments(vec!["bar", "/*", "foo", "*/"]);
+/// // => vec!["bar"]
+/// ```
+pub fn without_block_comments(lines: Vec<&str>) -> Vec<&str> {
+    let mut without = vec![];
+
+    let mut nest_level = 0;
+
+    for line in lines {
+        if line.contains("/*") {
+            nest_level += 1;
+            continue;
+        } else if line.contains("*/") {
+            nest_level -= 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if nest_level == 0 {
+            without.push(line);
+        }
+    }
+
+    without
+}
+
+pub fn any_parent_is_automatically_derived(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, node: HirId) -> bool {
+    let map = &tcx.hir();
+    let mut prev_enclosing_node = None;
+    let mut enclosing_node = node;
+    while Some(enclosing_node) != prev_enclosing_node {
+        if is_automatically_derived(map.attrs(enclosing_node)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        prev_enclosing_node = Some(enclosing_node);
+        enclosing_node = map.get_parent_item(enclosing_node);
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+/// Returns true if ty has `iter` or `iter_mut` methods
+pub fn has_iter_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, probably_ref_ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    // FIXME: instead of this hard-coded list, we should check if `<adt>::iter`
+    // exists and has the desired signature. Unfortunately FnCtxt is not exported
+    // so we can't use its `lookup_method` method.
+    let into_iter_collections: [&[&str]; 13] = [
+        &paths::VEC,
+        &paths::OPTION,
+        &paths::RESULT,
+        &paths::BTREESET,
+        &paths::BTREEMAP,
+        &paths::VEC_DEQUE,
+        &paths::LINKED_LIST,
+        &paths::BINARY_HEAP,
+        &paths::HASHSET,
+        &paths::HASHMAP,
+        &paths::PATH_BUF,
+        &paths::PATH,
+        &paths::RECEIVER,
+    ];
+
+    let ty_to_check = match probably_ref_ty.kind() {
+        ty::Ref(_, ty_to_check, _) => ty_to_check,
+        _ => probably_ref_ty,
+    };
+
+    let def_id = match ty_to_check.kind() {
+        ty::Array(..) => return Some("array"),
+        ty::Slice(..) => return Some("slice"),
+        ty::Adt(adt, _) => adt.did,
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+
+    for path in &into_iter_collections {
+        if match_def_path(cx, def_id, path) {
+            return Some(*path.last().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Matches a function call with the given path and returns the arguments.
+///
+/// Usage:
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// if let Some(args) = match_function_call(cx, cmp_max_call, &paths::CMP_MAX);
+/// ```
+pub fn match_function_call<'tcx>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
+    path: &[&str],
+) -> Option<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]> {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, ref args) = expr.kind;
+        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = fun.kind;
+        if let Some(fun_def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, fun.hir_id).opt_def_id();
+        if match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, path);
+        then {
+            return Some(&args)
+        }
+    };
+    None
+}
+
+/// Checks if `Ty` is normalizable. This function is useful
+/// to avoid crashes on `layout_of`.
+pub fn is_normalizable<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    cx.tcx.infer_ctxt().enter(|infcx| {
+        let cause = rustc_middle::traits::ObligationCause::dummy();
+        infcx.at(&cause, param_env).normalize(ty).is_ok()
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn match_def_path<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, did: DefId, syms: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    // We have to convert `syms` to `&[Symbol]` here because rustc's `match_def_path`
+    // accepts only that. We should probably move to Symbols in Clippy as well.
+    let syms = syms.iter().map(|p| Symbol::intern(p)).collect::<Vec<Symbol>>();
+    cx.match_def_path(did, &syms)
+}
+
+pub fn match_panic_call<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> Option<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]> {
+    match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC)
+        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC_FMT))
+        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANIC_ANY))
+        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC))
+        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_FMT))
+        .or_else(|| match_function_call(cx, expr, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_STR))
+}
+
+pub fn match_panic_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> bool {
+    match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC)
+        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::BEGIN_PANIC_FMT)
+        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANIC_ANY)
+        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC)
+        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_FMT)
+        || match_def_path(cx, did, &paths::PANICKING_PANIC_STR)
+}
+
+/// Returns the list of condition expressions and the list of blocks in a
+/// sequence of `if/else`.
+/// E.g., this returns `([a, b], [c, d, e])` for the expression
+/// `if a { c } else if b { d } else { e }`.
+pub fn if_sequence<'tcx>(
+    mut expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
+) -> (SmallVec<[&'tcx Expr<'tcx>; 1]>, SmallVec<[&'tcx Block<'tcx>; 1]>) {
+    let mut conds = SmallVec::new();
+    let mut blocks: SmallVec<[&Block<'_>; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
+
+    while let ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref then_expr, ref else_expr) = expr.kind {
+        conds.push(&**cond);
+        if let ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) = then_expr.kind {
+            blocks.push(block);
+        } else {
+            panic!("ExprKind::If node is not an ExprKind::Block");
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ref else_expr) = *else_expr {
+            expr = else_expr;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // final `else {..}`
+    if !blocks.is_empty() {
+        if let ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) = expr.kind {
+            blocks.push(&**block);
+        }
+    }
+
+    (conds, blocks)
+}
+
+pub fn parent_node_is_if_expr(expr: &Expr<'_>, cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> bool {
+    let map = cx.tcx.hir();
+    let parent_id = map.get_parent_node(expr.hir_id);
+    let parent_node = map.get(parent_id);
+    matches!(
+        parent_node,
+        Node::Expr(Expr {
+            kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, _),
+            ..
+        })
+    )
+}
+
+// Finds the attribute with the given name, if any
+pub fn attr_by_name<'a>(attrs: &'a [Attribute], name: &'_ str) -> Option<&'a Attribute> {
+    attrs
+        .iter()
+        .find(|attr| attr.ident().map_or(false, |ident| ident.as_str() == name))
+}
+
+// Finds the `#[must_use]` attribute, if any
+pub fn must_use_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<&Attribute> {
+    attr_by_name(attrs, "must_use")
+}
+
+// Returns whether the type has #[must_use] attribute
+pub fn is_must_use_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::Adt(ref adt, _) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(adt.did)).is_some(),
+        ty::Foreign(ref did) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(*did)).is_some(),
+        ty::Slice(ref ty)
+        | ty::Array(ref ty, _)
+        | ty::RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ref ty, .. })
+        | ty::Ref(_, ref ty, _) => {
+            // for the Array case we don't need to care for the len == 0 case
+            // because we don't want to lint functions returning empty arrays
+            is_must_use_ty(cx, *ty)
+        },
+        ty::Tuple(ref substs) => substs.types().any(|ty| is_must_use_ty(cx, ty)),
+        ty::Opaque(ref def_id, _) => {
+            for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.explicit_item_bounds(*def_id) {
+                if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_predicate, _) = predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
+                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_predicate.trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
+        },
+        ty::Dynamic(binder, _) => {
+            for predicate in binder.iter() {
+                if let ty::ExistentialPredicate::Trait(ref trait_ref) = predicate.skip_binder() {
+                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
+        },
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+// check if expr is calling method or function with #[must_use] attribute
+pub fn is_must_use_func_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let did = match expr.kind {
+        ExprKind::Call(ref path, _) => if_chain! {
+            if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind;
+            if let def::Res::Def(_, did) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id);
+            then {
+                Some(did)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        },
+        ExprKind::MethodCall(_, _, _, _) => cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    did.map_or(false, |did| must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(did)).is_some())
+}
+
+pub fn is_no_std_crate(krate: &Crate<'_>) -> bool {
+    krate.item.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
+        if let ast::AttrKind::Normal(ref attr, _) = attr.kind {
+            attr.path == sym::no_std
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/// Check if parent of a hir node is a trait implementation block.
+/// For example, `f` in
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// impl Trait for S {
+///     fn f() {}
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn is_trait_impl_item(cx: &LateContext<'_>, hir_id: HirId) -> bool {
+    if let Some(Node::Item(item)) = cx.tcx.hir().find(cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(hir_id)) {
+        matches!(item.kind, ItemKind::Impl(hir::Impl { of_trait: Some(_), .. }))
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+/// Check if it's even possible to satisfy the `where` clause for the item.
+///
+/// `trivial_bounds` feature allows functions with unsatisfiable bounds, for example:
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// fn foo() where i32: Iterator {
+///     for _ in 2i32 {}
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub fn fn_has_unsatisfiable_preds(cx: &LateContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> bool {
+    use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
+    let predicates =
+        cx.tcx
+            .predicates_of(did)
+            .predicates
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(p, _)| if p.is_global() { Some(*p) } else { None });
+    traits::impossible_predicates(
+        cx.tcx,
+        traits::elaborate_predicates(cx.tcx, predicates)
+            .map(|o| o.predicate)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Returns the `DefId` of the callee if the given expression is a function or method call.
+pub fn fn_def_id(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<DefId> {
+    match &expr.kind {
+        ExprKind::MethodCall(..) => cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id),
+        ExprKind::Call(
+            Expr {
+                kind: ExprKind::Path(qpath),
+                hir_id: path_hir_id,
+                ..
+            },
+            ..,
+        ) => cx.typeck_results().qpath_res(qpath, *path_hir_id).opt_def_id(),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run_lints(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lints: &[&'static Lint], id: HirId) -> bool {
+    lints.iter().any(|lint| {
+        matches!(
+            cx.tcx.lint_level_at_node(lint, id),
+            (Level::Forbid | Level::Deny | Level::Warn, _)
+        )
+    })
+}
+
+/// Returns true iff the given type is a primitive (a bool or char, any integer or floating-point
+/// number type, a str, or an array, slice, or tuple of those types).
+pub fn is_recursively_primitive_type(ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
+    match ty.kind() {
+        ty::Bool | ty::Char | ty::Int(_) | ty::Uint(_) | ty::Float(_) | ty::Str => true,
+        ty::Ref(_, inner, _) if *inner.kind() == ty::Str => true,
+        ty::Array(inner_type, _) | ty::Slice(inner_type) => is_recursively_primitive_type(inner_type),
+        ty::Tuple(inner_types) => inner_types.types().all(is_recursively_primitive_type),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns Option<String> where String is a textual representation of the type encapsulated in the
+/// slice iff the given expression is a slice of primitives (as defined in the
+/// `is_recursively_primitive_type` function) and None otherwise.
+pub fn is_slice_of_primitives(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<String> {
+    let expr_type = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr);
+    let expr_kind = expr_type.kind();
+    let is_primitive = match expr_kind {
+        ty::Slice(element_type) => is_recursively_primitive_type(element_type),
+        ty::Ref(_, inner_ty, _) if matches!(inner_ty.kind(), &ty::Slice(_)) => {
+            if let ty::Slice(element_type) = inner_ty.kind() {
+                is_recursively_primitive_type(element_type)
+            } else {
+                unreachable!()
+            }
+        },
+        _ => false,
+    };
+
+    if is_primitive {
+        // if we have wrappers like Array, Slice or Tuple, print these
+        // and get the type enclosed in the slice ref
+        match expr_type.peel_refs().walk().nth(1).unwrap().expect_ty().kind() {
+            ty::Slice(..) => return Some("slice".into()),
+            ty::Array(..) => return Some("array".into()),
+            ty::Tuple(..) => return Some("tuple".into()),
+            _ => {
+                // is_recursively_primitive_type() should have taken care
+                // of the rest and we can rely on the type that is found
+                let refs_peeled = expr_type.peel_refs();
+                return Some(refs_peeled.walk().last().unwrap().to_string());
+            },
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// returns list of all pairs (a, b) from `exprs` such that `eq(a, b)`
+/// `hash` must be comformed with `eq`
+pub fn search_same<T, Hash, Eq>(exprs: &[T], hash: Hash, eq: Eq) -> Vec<(&T, &T)>
+where
+    Hash: Fn(&T) -> u64,
+    Eq: Fn(&T, &T) -> bool,
+{
+    if exprs.len() == 2 && eq(&exprs[0], &exprs[1]) {
+        return vec![(&exprs[0], &exprs[1])];
+    }
+
+    let mut match_expr_list: Vec<(&T, &T)> = Vec::new();
+
+    let mut map: FxHashMap<_, Vec<&_>> =
+        FxHashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(exprs.len(), BuildHasherDefault::default());
+
+    for expr in exprs {
+        match map.entry(hash(expr)) {
+            Entry::Occupied(mut o) => {
+                for o in o.get() {
+                    if eq(o, expr) {
+                        match_expr_list.push((o, expr));
+                    }
+                }
+                o.get_mut().push(expr);
+            },
+            Entry::Vacant(v) => {
+                v.insert(vec![expr]);
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    match_expr_list
+}
+
+/// Peels off all references on the pattern. Returns the underlying pattern and the number of
+/// references removed.
+pub fn peel_hir_pat_refs(pat: &'a Pat<'a>) -> (&'a Pat<'a>, usize) {
+    fn peel(pat: &'a Pat<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Pat<'a>, usize) {
+        if let PatKind::Ref(pat, _) = pat.kind {
+            peel(pat, count + 1)
+        } else {
+            (pat, count)
+        }
+    }
+    peel(pat, 0)
+}
+
+/// Peels off up to the given number of references on the expression. Returns the underlying
+/// expression and the number of references removed.
+pub fn peel_n_hir_expr_refs(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
+    fn f(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize, target: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
+        match expr.kind {
+            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, expr) if count != target => f(expr, count + 1, target),
+            _ => (expr, count),
+        }
+    }
+    f(expr, 0, count)
+}
+
+/// Peels off all references on the expression. Returns the underlying expression and the number of
+/// references removed.
+pub fn peel_hir_expr_refs(expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
+    fn f(expr: &'a Expr<'a>, count: usize) -> (&'a Expr<'a>, usize) {
+        match expr.kind {
+            ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, _, expr) => f(expr, count + 1),
+            _ => (expr, count),
+        }
+    }
+    f(expr, 0)
+}
+
+/// Peels off all references on the type. Returns the underlying type and the number of references
+/// removed.
+pub fn peel_mid_ty_refs(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
+    fn peel(ty: Ty<'_>, count: usize) -> (Ty<'_>, usize) {
+        if let ty::Ref(_, ty, _) = ty.kind() {
+            peel(ty, count + 1)
+        } else {
+            (ty, count)
+        }
+    }
+    peel(ty, 0)
+}
+
+/// Peels off all references on the type.Returns the underlying type, the number of references
+/// removed, and whether the pointer is ultimately mutable or not.
+pub fn peel_mid_ty_refs_is_mutable(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, usize, Mutability) {
+    fn f(ty: Ty<'_>, count: usize, mutability: Mutability) -> (Ty<'_>, usize, Mutability) {
+        match ty.kind() {
+            ty::Ref(_, ty, Mutability::Mut) => f(ty, count + 1, mutability),
+            ty::Ref(_, ty, Mutability::Not) => f(ty, count + 1, Mutability::Not),
+            _ => (ty, count, mutability),
+        }
+    }
+    f(ty, 0, Mutability::Mut)
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! unwrap_cargo_metadata {
+    ($cx: ident, $lint: ident, $deps: expr) => {{
+        let mut command = cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new();
+        if !$deps {
+            command.no_deps();
+        }
+
+        match command.exec() {
+            Ok(metadata) => metadata,
+            Err(err) => {
+                span_lint($cx, $lint, DUMMY_SP, &format!("could not read cargo metadata: {}", err));
+                return;
+            },
+        }
+    }};
+}
+
+pub fn is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = ty.kind;
+        if let Res::Def(_, def_id) = path.res;
+        then {
+            cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg) || cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg_attr)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Check if the resolution of a given path is an `Ok` variant of `Result`.
+pub fn is_ok_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
+    if let Some(ok_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().result_ok_variant() {
+        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
+            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
+                return variant_id == ok_id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+/// Check if the resolution of a given path is a `Some` variant of `Option`.
+pub fn is_some_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
+    if let Some(some_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().option_some_variant() {
+        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
+            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
+                return variant_id == some_id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::{reindent_multiline, without_block_comments};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reindent_multiline_single_line() {
+        assert_eq!("", reindent_multiline("".into(), false, None));
+        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("...".into(), false, None));
+        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("    ...".into(), false, None));
+        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("\t...".into(), false, None));
+        assert_eq!("...", reindent_multiline("\t\t...".into(), false, None));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[rustfmt::skip]
+    fn test_reindent_multiline_block() {
+        assert_eq!("\
+    if x {
+        y
+    } else {
+        z
+    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
+            y
+        } else {
+            z
+        }".into(), false, None));
+        assert_eq!("\
+    if x {
+    \ty
+    } else {
+    \tz
+    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
+        \ty
+        } else {
+        \tz
+        }".into(), false, None));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[rustfmt::skip]
+    fn test_reindent_multiline_empty_line() {
+        assert_eq!("\
+    if x {
+        y
+
+    } else {
+        z
+    }", reindent_multiline("    if x {
+            y
+
+        } else {
+            z
+        }".into(), false, None));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[rustfmt::skip]
+    fn test_reindent_multiline_lines_deeper() {
+        assert_eq!("\
+        if x {
+            y
+        } else {
+            z
+        }", reindent_multiline("\
+    if x {
+        y
+    } else {
+        z
+    }".into(), true, Some(8)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_without_block_comments_lines_without_block_comments() {
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/*", "", "*/"]);
+        println!("result: {:?}", result);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["", "/*", "", "*/", "#[crate_type = \"lib\"]", "/*", "", "*/", ""]);
+        assert_eq!(result, vec!["", "#[crate_type = \"lib\"]", ""]);
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* rust", "", "*/"]);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* one-line comment */"]);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* nested", "/* multi-line", "comment", "*/", "test", "*/"]);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["/* nested /* inline /* comment */ test */ */"]);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+
+        let result = without_block_comments(vec!["foo", "bar", "baz"]);
+        assert_eq!(result, vec!["foo", "bar", "baz"]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/numeric_literal.rs b/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs
index d02603d7702..d02603d7702 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/numeric_literal.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/numeric_literal.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
index 432cc5b59f6..432cc5b59f6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ptr.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ptr.rs
index b330f3d890e..baeff08e02c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/ptr.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ptr.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::utils::{get_pat_name, match_var, snippet};
+use crate::{get_pat_name, match_var, snippet};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_expr, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{Body, BodyId, Expr, ExprKind, Param};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/qualify_min_const_fn.rs b/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
index a482017afeb..a482017afeb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs b/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs
index 03678db575f..d4f6f4281d3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Contains utility functions to generate suggestions.
 #![deny(clippy::missing_docs_in_private_items)]
 
-use crate::utils::{higher, snippet, snippet_opt, snippet_with_macro_callsite};
+use crate::{higher, snippet, snippet_opt, snippet_with_macro_callsite};
 use rustc_ast::util::parser::AssocOp;
 use rustc_ast::{ast, token};
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust::token_kind_to_string;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs b/clippy_utils/src/sym_helper.rs
index f47dc80ebad..f47dc80ebad 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/sym_helper.rs
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/usage.rs b/clippy_utils/src/usage.rs
index 7c7580a2c66..d577827dcf3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/usage.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/usage.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::utils;
+use crate as utils;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs b/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs
index 085c1f9c0cb..5a8c629e333 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::utils::path_to_local_id;
+use crate::path_to_local_id;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self, walk_expr, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{Arm, Body, Expr, HirId, Stmt};
diff --git a/doc/adding_lints.md b/doc/adding_lints.md
index e12e75d4a2b..f62c2d29c70 100644
--- a/doc/adding_lints.md
+++ b/doc/adding_lints.md
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ the next section. Let's worry about the details later and emit our lint for
 
 Depending on how complex we want our lint message to be, we can choose from a
 variety of lint emission functions. They can all be found in
-[`clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs`][diagnostics].
+[`clippy_utils/src/diagnostics.rs`][diagnostics].
 
 `span_lint_and_help` seems most appropriate in this case. It allows us to
 provide an extra help message and we can't really suggest a better name
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ When code or an identifier must appear in a message or label, it should be
 surrounded with single grave accents \`.
 
 [check_fn]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_lint/trait.EarlyLintPass.html#method.check_fn
-[diagnostics]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs
+[diagnostics]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/clippy_utils/src/diagnostics.rs
 [the rustc-dev-guide]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/diagnostics.html
 
 ## Adding the lint logic
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ directory. Adding a configuration to a lint can be useful for thresholds or to c
 behavior that can be seen as a false positive for some users. Adding a configuration is done 
 in the following steps:
 
-1. Adding a new configuration entry to [clippy_lints::utils::conf](/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs)
+1. Adding a new configuration entry to [clippy_utils::conf](/clippy_utils/src/conf.rs)
     like this:
     ```rust
     /// Lint: LINT_NAME. <The configuration field doc comment>
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ documentation currently. This is unfortunate, but in most cases you can probably
 get away with copying things from existing similar lints. If you are stuck,
 don't hesitate to ask on [Zulip] or in the issue/PR.
 
-[utils]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+[utils]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
 [if_chain]: https://docs.rs/if_chain/*/if_chain/
 [from_expansion]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_span/struct.Span.html#method.from_expansion
 [in_external_macro]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/lint/fn.in_external_macro.html
diff --git a/doc/common_tools_writing_lints.md b/doc/common_tools_writing_lints.md
index d56079a4ab7..abac1227b4f 100644
--- a/doc/common_tools_writing_lints.md
+++ b/doc/common_tools_writing_lints.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for MyStructLint {
 There are two ways to do this, depending if the target trait is part of lang items.
 
 ```rust
-use crate::utils::{implements_trait, match_trait_method, paths};
+use clippy_utils::{implements_trait, match_trait_method, paths};
 
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for MyStructLint {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ We access lang items through the type context `tcx`. `tcx` is of type [`TyCtxt`]
 To check if our type defines a method called `some_method`:
 
 ```rust
-use crate::utils::{is_type_diagnostic_item, return_ty};
+use clippy_utils::{is_type_diagnostic_item, return_ty};
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MyTypeImpl {
     fn check_impl_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, impl_item: &'tcx ImplItem<'_>) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MyTypeImpl {
 
 # Dealing with macros
 
-There are several helpers in Clippy's utils to deal with macros:
+There are several helpers in [`clippy_utils`][utils] to deal with macros:
 
 - `in_macro()`: detect if the given span is expanded by a macro
 
@@ -199,4 +199,5 @@ assert_eq!(differing_macro_contexts(x_is_some_span, x_unwrap_span), true);
 [LateContext]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_lint/struct.LateContext.html
 [TyCtxt]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/context/struct.TyCtxt.html
 [pat_ty]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/context/struct.TypeckResults.html#method.pat_ty
-[paths]: ../clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+[paths]: ../clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
+[utils]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/tests/versioncheck.rs b/tests/versioncheck.rs
index bc5ed0816cc..1c954c57a85 100644
--- a/tests/versioncheck.rs
+++ b/tests/versioncheck.rs
@@ -2,21 +2,24 @@
 use rustc_tools_util::VersionInfo;
 
 #[test]
-fn check_that_clippy_lints_has_the_same_version_as_clippy() {
+fn check_that_clippy_lints_and_clippy_utils_have_the_same_version_as_clippy() {
     let clippy_meta = cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new()
         .no_deps()
         .exec()
         .expect("could not obtain cargo metadata");
-    std::env::set_current_dir(std::env::current_dir().unwrap().join("clippy_lints")).unwrap();
-    let clippy_lints_meta = cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new()
-        .no_deps()
-        .exec()
-        .expect("could not obtain cargo metadata");
-    assert_eq!(clippy_lints_meta.packages[0].version, clippy_meta.packages[0].version);
-    for package in &clippy_meta.packages[0].dependencies {
-        if package.name == "clippy_lints" {
-            assert!(package.req.matches(&clippy_lints_meta.packages[0].version));
-            return;
+
+    for krate in &["clippy_lints", "clippy_utils"] {
+        let krate_meta = clippy_meta
+            .packages
+            .iter()
+            .find(|package| package.name == *krate)
+            .expect("could not obtain cargo metadata");
+        assert_eq!(krate_meta.version, clippy_meta.packages[0].version);
+        for package in &clippy_meta.packages[0].dependencies {
+            if package.name == *krate {
+                assert!(package.req.matches(&krate_meta.version));
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
 }