Simplify if statements
#3399
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Simplify if statements
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`let...else` provides a standard construct for this same pattern that people can easily recognize (and is IMO much less confusing). It's also more compact. This fixes the `manual_let_else` clippy lint.
`match` arms with identical arm bodies are confusing to the reader because they hide the intent to the reader. This fixes the `match_same_arms` clippy lint.
`if let..else` statements nest less than `match` statements with two arms and are therefore more readable. This fixes the `single_match_else` clippy lint.
Pattern matching that are really just checking for equality are more idiomatically described using the `matches!` macro instead of `if let` statements. `if let` statements use Yoda notation [1] which increase cognitive load while reading the code. This fixes the `equatable_if_let` clippy lint. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda_conditions
Seems to not have been found by clippy on my machine. This fixes the `manual_let_else` clippy lint. See-also: 4332e94
Forgot to run cargo-fmt during the previous commits.
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Jul 9, 2025
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Motivation
This PR is part of the broader PR #3394 (Activate more lints)
There are many different ways to express the same pattern matching and equality checking. This PR standardises those two things using clippy lints, and also makes the code more readable.
Solution
This PR adds 4 new lints to
Cargo.toml:manual_let_elsematch_same_armssingle_match_elseequatable_if_let