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matcher.rs

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15
16//! The components required to implement matchers.
17
18use crate::{
19    description::Description,
20    internal::{source_location::SourceLocation, test_outcome::TestAssertionFailure},
21    matchers::__internal::{ConjunctionMatcher, DisjunctionMatcher},
22};
23use core::fmt::Debug;
24
25/// Represents an arbitrary condition on data of the given type which can be
26/// checked to perform an assertion.
27///
28/// Matchers are the core of the assertion language of Test That!. They can be
29/// combined and composed to assert on complex data structures. The variety
30/// of available matchers allows precise specification of the intent of the
31/// assertion.
32///
33/// Matchers can be logically combined with the [`and`] and [`or`] methods as
34/// well as the [`not`] matcher.
35///
36/// This trait is implemented for tuples of up to twelve arbitrary
37/// implementations of `Matcher`. So one can match tuples of up to twelve
38/// items using corresponding tuple of matchers.
39///
40/// ```rust
41/// # use test_that::prelude::*;
42/// let value = (1, "Hello, world");
43/// assert_that!(value, (eq(1), ends_with("world")));
44/// ```
45///
46/// Tuples of more than twelve items do not automatically inherit the `Debug`
47/// trait from their members, so are generally not supported; see
48/// [Rust by Example](https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/primitives/tuples.html#tuples).
49///
50/// [`and`]: crate::matcher::MatcherExt::and
51/// [`or`]: crate::matcher::MatcherExt::or
52/// [`not`]: crate::matchers::not
53pub trait Matcher<ActualT: Debug + ?Sized>: Describable {
54    /// Returns whether the condition matches the datum `actual`.
55    ///
56    /// The trait implementation defines what it means to "match". Often the
57    /// matching condition is based on data stored in the matcher. For example,
58    /// `eq` matches when its stored expected value is equal (in the sense of
59    /// the `==` operator) to the value `actual`.
60    fn matches(&self, actual: &ActualT) -> MatcherResult;
61
62    /// Builds a [`String`] describing how the expected value
63    /// encoded in this instance matches or does not match the given value
64    /// `actual`.
65    ///
66    /// This should be in the form of a relative clause, i.e. something starting
67    /// with a relative pronoun such as "which" or "whose". It will appear next
68    /// to the actual value in an assertion failure. For example:
69    ///
70    /// ```text
71    /// Value of: ...
72    /// Expected: ...
73    /// Actual: ["Something"], which does not contain "Something else"
74    ///                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
75    /// ```
76    ///
77    /// The default implementation relies on
78    /// [`describe`][Describable::describe]. Thus it does not make any use
79    /// of the actual value itself, but rather only whether the value is
80    /// matched.
81    ///
82    /// Override the default implementation to provide additional context on why
83    /// a particular value matched or did not match. For example, the
84    /// [`container_eq`][crate::matchers::containers::container_eq] matcher
85    /// displays information on which elements of the actual value were not
86    /// present in the expected value and vice versa.
87    ///
88    /// This implementation should be overridden in any matcher which contains
89    /// one or more inner matchers. The implementation should invoke
90    /// `explain_match` on the inner matchers, so that the generated match
91    /// explanation also reflects their implementation. Without this, the match
92    /// explanation of the inner matchers will not be able to make use of the
93    /// actual value at all.
94    ///
95    /// For example, the `explain_match` implementation of the matcher
96    /// [`points_to`][crate::matchers::points_to] defers immediately to the
97    /// inner matcher and appears as follows:
98    ///
99    /// ```ignore
100    /// fn explain_match(&self, actual: &Self::ActualT) -> Description {
101    ///     self.expected.explain_match(actual.deref())
102    /// }
103    /// ```
104    ///
105    /// The matcher can also provide some additional context before deferring to
106    /// an inner matcher. In that case it should invoke `explain_match` on the
107    /// inner matcher at a point where a relative clause would fit. For example:
108    ///
109    /// ```ignore
110    /// fn explain_match(&self, actual: &Self::ActualT) -> Description {
111    ///     Description::new()
112    ///         .text("which points to a value")
113    ///         .nested(self.expected.explain_match(actual.deref()))
114    /// }
115    /// ```
116    ///
117    /// [`String`]: alloc::string::String
118    fn explain_match(&self, actual: &ActualT) -> Description {
119        format!("which {}", self.describe(self.matches(actual))).into()
120    }
121}
122
123/// Extension methods for composing matchers.
124///
125/// This trait is implemented for all [`Sized`] types, but the resulting
126/// combinators are only useful when the underlying types implement [`Matcher`].
127//
128// This is kept separate from [`Matcher`] so that the type parameter `ActualT`
129// does not need to be known at the `.and()` / `.or()` call site. Type
130// inference determines `ActualT` later, when the combined matcher is applied
131// to an actual value.
132pub trait MatcherExt: Sized {
133    /// Constructs a matcher that matches both `self` and `right`.
134    ///
135    /// ```
136    /// # use test_that::prelude::*;
137    /// # fn should_pass() -> TestResult<()> {
138    /// verify_that!("A string", starts_with("A").and(ends_with("string")))?; // Passes
139    /// #     Ok(())
140    /// # }
141    /// # fn should_fail_1() -> TestResult<()> {
142    /// verify_that!("A string", starts_with("Another").and(ends_with("string")))?; // Fails
143    /// #     Ok(())
144    /// # }
145    /// # fn should_fail_2() -> TestResult<()> {
146    /// verify_that!("A string", starts_with("A").and(ends_with("non-string")))?; // Fails
147    /// #     Ok(())
148    /// # }
149    /// # should_pass().unwrap();
150    /// # should_fail_1().unwrap_err();
151    /// # should_fail_2().unwrap_err();
152    /// ```
153    fn and<Right>(self, right: Right) -> ConjunctionMatcher<Self, Right> {
154        ConjunctionMatcher::new(self, right)
155    }
156
157    /// Constructs a matcher that matches when at least one of `self` or `right`
158    /// matches the input.
159    ///
160    /// ```
161    /// # use test_that::prelude::*;
162    /// # fn should_pass() -> TestResult<()> {
163    /// verify_that!(10, eq(2).or(ge(5)))?;  // Passes
164    /// verify_that!(10, eq(2).or(eq(5)).or(ge(9)))?;  // Passes
165    /// #     Ok(())
166    /// # }
167    /// # fn should_fail() -> TestResult<()> {
168    /// verify_that!(10, eq(2).or(ge(15)))?; // Fails
169    /// #     Ok(())
170    /// # }
171    /// # should_pass().unwrap();
172    /// # should_fail().unwrap_err();
173    /// ```
174    fn or<Right>(self, right: Right) -> DisjunctionMatcher<Self, Right> {
175        DisjunctionMatcher::new(self, right)
176    }
177}
178
179impl<M: Sized> MatcherExt for M {}
180
181/// An item, normally a [Matcher] with positive and negative valences which can
182/// be turned into a [Description] for human consumption.
183pub trait Describable {
184    /// Returns a description of `self` or a negative description if
185    /// `matcher_result` is `DoesNotMatch`.
186    ///
187    /// The function should print a verb phrase that describes the property
188    /// that a value which matches (or, respectively, does not match) this
189    /// matcher should have. The subject of the verb phrase is the value being
190    /// matched.
191    ///
192    /// The output appears next to `Expected` in an assertion failure message.
193    /// For example:
194    ///
195    /// ```text
196    /// Value of: ...
197    /// Expected: is equal to 7
198    ///           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
199    /// Actual: ...
200    /// ```
201    ///
202    /// When the matcher contains one or more inner matchers, the implementation
203    /// should invoke [`Self::describe`] on the inner matchers to complete the
204    /// description. It should place the inner description at a point where a
205    /// verb phrase would fit. For example, the matcher
206    /// [`some`][crate::matchers::some] implements `describe` as follows:
207    ///
208    /// ```ignore
209    /// fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Description {
210    ///     match matcher_result {
211    ///         MatcherResult::Matches => {
212    ///             Description::new()
213    ///                 .text("has a value which")
214    ///                 .nested(self.inner.describe(MatcherResult::Matches))
215    ///       // Inner matcher: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
216    ///         }
217    ///         MatcherResult::DoesNotMatch => {...} // Similar to the above
218    ///     }
219    /// }
220    /// ```
221    ///
222    /// The output expectation differs from that of
223    /// [`explain_match`][Matcher::explain_match] in that it is a verb phrase
224    /// (beginning with a verb like "is") rather than a relative clause
225    /// (beginning with "which" or "whose"). This difference is because the
226    /// output of `explain_match` is always used adjectivally to describe the
227    /// actual value, while `describe` is used in contexts where a relative
228    /// clause would not make sense.
229    fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Description;
230}
231
232/// Any actual value whose debug length is greater than this value will be
233/// pretty-printed. Otherwise, it will have normal debug output formatting.
234const PRETTY_PRINT_LENGTH_THRESHOLD: usize = 60;
235
236/// Constructs a [`TestAssertionFailure`] reporting that the given `matcher`
237/// does not match the value `actual`.
238///
239/// The parameter `actual_expr` contains the expression which was evaluated to
240/// obtain `actual`.
241pub(crate) fn create_assertion_failure<T: Debug + ?Sized>(
242    matcher: &impl Matcher<T>,
243    actual: &T,
244    actual_expr: &'static str,
245    source_location: SourceLocation,
246) -> TestAssertionFailure {
247    let actual_formatted = format!("{actual:?}");
248    let actual_formatted = if actual_formatted.len() > PRETTY_PRINT_LENGTH_THRESHOLD {
249        format!("{actual:#?}")
250    } else {
251        actual_formatted
252    };
253    TestAssertionFailure::create(format!(
254        "\
255Value of: {actual_expr}
256Expected: {}
257Actual: {actual_formatted},
258{}
259{source_location}",
260        matcher.describe(MatcherResult::Match),
261        matcher.explain_match(actual).indent(),
262    ))
263}
264
265/// The result of applying a [`Matcher`] on an actual value.
266#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
267pub enum MatcherResult {
268    /// The actual value matches according to the [`Matcher`] definition.
269    Match,
270    /// The actual value does not match according to the [`Matcher`] definition.
271    NoMatch,
272}
273
274impl From<bool> for MatcherResult {
275    fn from(b: bool) -> Self {
276        if b { MatcherResult::Match } else { MatcherResult::NoMatch }
277    }
278}
279
280impl From<MatcherResult> for bool {
281    fn from(matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> Self {
282        matcher_result.is_match()
283    }
284}
285
286impl MatcherResult {
287    /// Returns `true` if `self` is [`MatcherResult::Match`], otherwise
288    /// `false`.
289    pub fn is_match(self) -> bool {
290        matches!(self, MatcherResult::Match)
291    }
292
293    /// Returns `true` if `self` is [`MatcherResult::NoMatch`], otherwise
294    /// `false`.
295    pub fn is_no_match(self) -> bool {
296        matches!(self, MatcherResult::NoMatch)
297    }
298}