libgo/go/cmd/vet/print.go

// Copyright 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// This file contains the printf-checker.

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"go/ast"
	"go/constant"
	"go/token"
	"go/types"
	"regexp"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"unicode/utf8"
)

var printfuncs = flag.String("printfuncs", "", "comma-separated list of print function names to check")

func init() {
	register("printf",
		"check printf-like invocations",
		checkFmtPrintfCall,
		funcDecl, callExpr)
}

func initPrintFlags() {
	if *printfuncs == "" {
		return
	}
	for _, name := range strings.Split(*printfuncs, ",") {
		if len(name) == 0 {
			flag.Usage()
		}

		// Backwards compatibility: skip optional first argument
		// index after the colon.
		if colon := strings.LastIndex(name, ":"); colon > 0 {
			name = name[:colon]
		}

		isPrint[strings.ToLower(name)] = true
	}
}

// TODO(rsc): Incorporate user-defined printf wrappers again.
// The general plan is to allow vet of one package P to output
// additional information to supply to later vets of packages
// importing P. Then vet of P can record a list of printf wrappers
// and the later vet using P.Printf will find it in the list and check it.
// That's not ready for Go 1.10.
// When that does happen, uncomment the user-defined printf
// wrapper tests in testdata/print.go.

// isPrint records the print functions.
// If a key ends in 'f' then it is assumed to be a formatted print.
var isPrint = map[string]bool{
	"fmt.Errorf":         true,
	"fmt.Fprint":         true,
	"fmt.Fprintf":        true,
	"fmt.Fprintln":       true,
	"fmt.Print":          true,
	"fmt.Printf":         true,
	"fmt.Println":        true,
	"fmt.Sprint":         true,
	"fmt.Sprintf":        true,
	"fmt.Sprintln":       true,
	"log.Fatal":          true,
	"log.Fatalf":         true,
	"log.Fatalln":        true,
	"log.Logger.Fatal":   true,
	"log.Logger.Fatalf":  true,
	"log.Logger.Fatalln": true,
	"log.Logger.Panic":   true,
	"log.Logger.Panicf":  true,
	"log.Logger.Panicln": true,
	"log.Logger.Printf":  true,
	"log.Logger.Println": true,
	"log.Panic":          true,
	"log.Panicf":         true,
	"log.Panicln":        true,
	"log.Print":          true,
	"log.Printf":         true,
	"log.Println":        true,
	"testing.B.Error":    true,
	"testing.B.Errorf":   true,
	"testing.B.Fatal":    true,
	"testing.B.Fatalf":   true,
	"testing.B.Log":      true,
	"testing.B.Logf":     true,
	"testing.B.Skip":     true,
	"testing.B.Skipf":    true,
	"testing.T.Error":    true,
	"testing.T.Errorf":   true,
	"testing.T.Fatal":    true,
	"testing.T.Fatalf":   true,
	"testing.T.Log":      true,
	"testing.T.Logf":     true,
	"testing.T.Skip":     true,
	"testing.T.Skipf":    true,
	"testing.TB.Error":   true,
	"testing.TB.Errorf":  true,
	"testing.TB.Fatal":   true,
	"testing.TB.Fatalf":  true,
	"testing.TB.Log":     true,
	"testing.TB.Logf":    true,
	"testing.TB.Skip":    true,
	"testing.TB.Skipf":   true,
}

// formatString returns the format string argument and its index within
// the given printf-like call expression.
//
// The last parameter before variadic arguments is assumed to be
// a format string.
//
// The first string literal or string constant is assumed to be a format string
// if the call's signature cannot be determined.
//
// If it cannot find any format string parameter, it returns ("", -1).
func formatString(f *File, call *ast.CallExpr) (format string, idx int) {
	typ := f.pkg.types[call.Fun].Type
	if typ != nil {
		if sig, ok := typ.(*types.Signature); ok {
			if !sig.Variadic() {
				// Skip checking non-variadic functions.
				return "", -1
			}
			idx := sig.Params().Len() - 2
			if idx < 0 {
				// Skip checking variadic functions without
				// fixed arguments.
				return "", -1
			}
			s, ok := stringConstantArg(f, call, idx)
			if !ok {
				// The last argument before variadic args isn't a string.
				return "", -1
			}
			return s, idx
		}
	}

	// Cannot determine call's signature. Fall back to scanning for the first
	// string constant in the call.
	for idx := range call.Args {
		if s, ok := stringConstantArg(f, call, idx); ok {
			return s, idx
		}
		if f.pkg.types[call.Args[idx]].Type == types.Typ[types.String] {
			// Skip checking a call with a non-constant format
			// string argument, since its contents are unavailable
			// for validation.
			return "", -1
		}
	}
	return "", -1
}

// stringConstantArg returns call's string constant argument at the index idx.
//
// ("", false) is returned if call's argument at the index idx isn't a string
// constant.
func stringConstantArg(f *File, call *ast.CallExpr, idx int) (string, bool) {
	if idx >= len(call.Args) {
		return "", false
	}
	arg := call.Args[idx]
	lit := f.pkg.types[arg].Value
	if lit != nil && lit.Kind() == constant.String {
		return constant.StringVal(lit), true
	}
	return "", false
}

// checkCall triggers the print-specific checks if the call invokes a print function.
func checkFmtPrintfCall(f *File, node ast.Node) {
	if f.pkg.typesPkg == nil {
		// This check now requires type information.
		return
	}

	if d, ok := node.(*ast.FuncDecl); ok && isStringer(f, d) {
		// Remember we saw this.
		if f.stringers == nil {
			f.stringers = make(map[*ast.Object]bool)
		}
		if l := d.Recv.List; len(l) == 1 {
			if n := l[0].Names; len(n) == 1 {
				f.stringers[n[0].Obj] = true
			}
		}
		return
	}

	call, ok := node.(*ast.CallExpr)
	if !ok {
		return
	}

	// Construct name like pkg.Printf or pkg.Type.Printf for lookup.
	var name string
	switch x := call.Fun.(type) {
	case *ast.Ident:
		if fn, ok := f.pkg.uses[x].(*types.Func); ok {
			var pkg string
			if fn.Pkg() == nil || fn.Pkg() == f.pkg.typesPkg {
				pkg = vcfg.ImportPath
			} else {
				pkg = fn.Pkg().Path()
			}
			name = pkg + "." + x.Name
			break
		}

	case *ast.SelectorExpr:
		// Check for "fmt.Printf".
		if id, ok := x.X.(*ast.Ident); ok {
			if pkgName, ok := f.pkg.uses[id].(*types.PkgName); ok {
				name = pkgName.Imported().Path() + "." + x.Sel.Name
				break
			}
		}

		// Check for t.Logf where t is a *testing.T.
		if sel := f.pkg.selectors[x]; sel != nil {
			recv := sel.Recv()
			if p, ok := recv.(*types.Pointer); ok {
				recv = p.Elem()
			}
			if named, ok := recv.(*types.Named); ok {
				obj := named.Obj()
				var pkg string
				if obj.Pkg() == nil || obj.Pkg() == f.pkg.typesPkg {
					pkg = vcfg.ImportPath
				} else {
					pkg = obj.Pkg().Path()
				}
				name = pkg + "." + obj.Name() + "." + x.Sel.Name
				break
			}
		}
	}
	if name == "" {
		return
	}

	shortName := name[strings.LastIndex(name, ".")+1:]

	_, ok = isPrint[name]
	if !ok {
		// Next look up just "printf", for use with -printfuncs.
		_, ok = isPrint[strings.ToLower(shortName)]
	}
	if ok {
		if strings.HasSuffix(name, "f") {
			f.checkPrintf(call, shortName)
		} else {
			f.checkPrint(call, shortName)
		}
	}
}

// isStringer returns true if the provided declaration is a "String() string"
// method, an implementation of fmt.Stringer.
func isStringer(f *File, d *ast.FuncDecl) bool {
	return d.Recv != nil && d.Name.Name == "String" && d.Type.Results != nil &&
		len(d.Type.Params.List) == 0 && len(d.Type.Results.List) == 1 &&
		f.pkg.types[d.Type.Results.List[0].Type].Type == types.Typ[types.String]
}

// isFormatter reports whether t satisfies fmt.Formatter.
// Unlike fmt.Stringer, it's impossible to satisfy fmt.Formatter without importing fmt.
func (f *File) isFormatter(t types.Type) bool {
	return formatterType != nil && types.Implements(t, formatterType)
}

// formatState holds the parsed representation of a printf directive such as "%3.*[4]d".
// It is constructed by parsePrintfVerb.
type formatState struct {
	verb     rune   // the format verb: 'd' for "%d"
	format   string // the full format directive from % through verb, "%.3d".
	name     string // Printf, Sprintf etc.
	flags    []byte // the list of # + etc.
	argNums  []int  // the successive argument numbers that are consumed, adjusted to refer to actual arg in call
	firstArg int    // Index of first argument after the format in the Printf call.
	// Used only during parse.
	file         *File
	call         *ast.CallExpr
	argNum       int  // Which argument we're expecting to format now.
	indexPending bool // Whether we have an indexed argument that has not resolved.
	nbytes       int  // number of bytes of the format string consumed.
}

// checkPrintf checks a call to a formatted print routine such as Printf.
func (f *File) checkPrintf(call *ast.CallExpr, name string) {
	format, idx := formatString(f, call)
	if idx < 0 {
		if *verbose {
			f.Warn(call.Pos(), "can't check non-constant format in call to", name)
		}
		return
	}

	firstArg := idx + 1 // Arguments are immediately after format string.
	if !strings.Contains(format, "%") {
		if len(call.Args) > firstArg {
			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s call has arguments but no formatting directives", name)
		}
		return
	}
	// Hard part: check formats against args.
	argNum := firstArg
	maxArgNum := firstArg
	for i, w := 0, 0; i < len(format); i += w {
		w = 1
		if format[i] != '%' {
			continue
		}
		state := f.parsePrintfVerb(call, name, format[i:], firstArg, argNum)
		if state == nil {
			return
		}
		w = len(state.format)
		if !f.okPrintfArg(call, state) { // One error per format is enough.
			return
		}
		if len(state.argNums) > 0 {
			// Continue with the next sequential argument.
			argNum = state.argNums[len(state.argNums)-1] + 1
		}
		for _, n := range state.argNums {
			if n >= maxArgNum {
				maxArgNum = n + 1
			}
		}
	}
	// Dotdotdot is hard.
	if call.Ellipsis.IsValid() && maxArgNum >= len(call.Args)-1 {
		return
	}
	// There should be no leftover arguments.
	if maxArgNum != len(call.Args) {
		expect := maxArgNum - firstArg
		numArgs := len(call.Args) - firstArg
		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s call needs %v but has %v", name, count(expect, "arg"), count(numArgs, "arg"))
	}
}

// parseFlags accepts any printf flags.
func (s *formatState) parseFlags() {
	for s.nbytes < len(s.format) {
		switch c := s.format[s.nbytes]; c {
		case '#', '0', '+', '-', ' ':
			s.flags = append(s.flags, c)
			s.nbytes++
		default:
			return
		}
	}
}

// scanNum advances through a decimal number if present.
func (s *formatState) scanNum() {
	for ; s.nbytes < len(s.format); s.nbytes++ {
		c := s.format[s.nbytes]
		if c < '0' || '9' < c {
			return
		}
	}
}

// parseIndex scans an index expression. It returns false if there is a syntax error.
func (s *formatState) parseIndex() bool {
	if s.nbytes == len(s.format) || s.format[s.nbytes] != '[' {
		return true
	}
	// Argument index present.
	s.nbytes++ // skip '['
	start := s.nbytes
	s.scanNum()
	ok := true
	if s.nbytes == len(s.format) || s.nbytes == start || s.format[s.nbytes] != ']' {
		ok = false
		s.nbytes = strings.Index(s.format, "]")
		if s.nbytes < 0 {
			s.file.Badf(s.call.Pos(), "%s format %s is missing closing ]", s.name, s.format)
			return false
		}
	}
	arg32, err := strconv.ParseInt(s.format[start:s.nbytes], 10, 32)
	if err != nil || !ok || arg32 <= 0 || arg32 > int64(len(s.call.Args)-s.firstArg) {
		s.file.Badf(s.call.Pos(), "%s format has invalid argument index [%s]", s.name, s.format[start:s.nbytes])
		return false
	}
	s.nbytes++ // skip ']'
	arg := int(arg32)
	arg += s.firstArg - 1 // We want to zero-index the actual arguments.
	s.argNum = arg
	s.indexPending = true
	return true
}

// parseNum scans a width or precision (or *). It returns false if there's a bad index expression.
func (s *formatState) parseNum() bool {
	if s.nbytes < len(s.format) && s.format[s.nbytes] == '*' {
		if s.indexPending { // Absorb it.
			s.indexPending = false
		}
		s.nbytes++
		s.argNums = append(s.argNums, s.argNum)
		s.argNum++
	} else {
		s.scanNum()
	}
	return true
}

// parsePrecision scans for a precision. It returns false if there's a bad index expression.
func (s *formatState) parsePrecision() bool {
	// If there's a period, there may be a precision.
	if s.nbytes < len(s.format) && s.format[s.nbytes] == '.' {
		s.flags = append(s.flags, '.') // Treat precision as a flag.
		s.nbytes++
		if !s.parseIndex() {
			return false
		}
		if !s.parseNum() {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// parsePrintfVerb looks the formatting directive that begins the format string
// and returns a formatState that encodes what the directive wants, without looking
// at the actual arguments present in the call. The result is nil if there is an error.
func (f *File) parsePrintfVerb(call *ast.CallExpr, name, format string, firstArg, argNum int) *formatState {
	state := &formatState{
		format:   format,
		name:     name,
		flags:    make([]byte, 0, 5),
		argNum:   argNum,
		argNums:  make([]int, 0, 1),
		nbytes:   1, // There's guaranteed to be a percent sign.
		firstArg: firstArg,
		file:     f,
		call:     call,
	}
	// There may be flags.
	state.parseFlags()
	// There may be an index.
	if !state.parseIndex() {
		return nil
	}
	// There may be a width.
	if !state.parseNum() {
		return nil
	}
	// There may be a precision.
	if !state.parsePrecision() {
		return nil
	}
	// Now a verb, possibly prefixed by an index (which we may already have).
	if !state.indexPending && !state.parseIndex() {
		return nil
	}
	if state.nbytes == len(state.format) {
		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s is missing verb at end of string", name, state.format)
		return nil
	}
	verb, w := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(state.format[state.nbytes:])
	state.verb = verb
	state.nbytes += w
	if verb != '%' {
		state.argNums = append(state.argNums, state.argNum)
	}
	state.format = state.format[:state.nbytes]
	return state
}

// printfArgType encodes the types of expressions a printf verb accepts. It is a bitmask.
type printfArgType int

const (
	argBool printfArgType = 1 << iota
	argInt
	argRune
	argString
	argFloat
	argComplex
	argPointer
	anyType printfArgType = ^0
)

type printVerb struct {
	verb  rune   // User may provide verb through Formatter; could be a rune.
	flags string // known flags are all ASCII
	typ   printfArgType
}

// Common flag sets for printf verbs.
const (
	noFlag       = ""
	numFlag      = " -+.0"
	sharpNumFlag = " -+.0#"
	allFlags     = " -+.0#"
)

// printVerbs identifies which flags are known to printf for each verb.
var printVerbs = []printVerb{
	// '-' is a width modifier, always valid.
	// '.' is a precision for float, max width for strings.
	// '+' is required sign for numbers, Go format for %v.
	// '#' is alternate format for several verbs.
	// ' ' is spacer for numbers
	{'%', noFlag, 0},
	{'b', numFlag, argInt | argFloat | argComplex},
	{'c', "-", argRune | argInt},
	{'d', numFlag, argInt},
	{'e', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'E', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'f', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'F', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'g', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'G', sharpNumFlag, argFloat | argComplex},
	{'o', sharpNumFlag, argInt},
	{'p', "-#", argPointer},
	{'q', " -+.0#", argRune | argInt | argString},
	{'s', " -+.0", argString},
	{'t', "-", argBool},
	{'T', "-", anyType},
	{'U', "-#", argRune | argInt},
	{'v', allFlags, anyType},
	{'x', sharpNumFlag, argRune | argInt | argString},
	{'X', sharpNumFlag, argRune | argInt | argString},
}

// okPrintfArg compares the formatState to the arguments actually present,
// reporting any discrepancies it can discern. If the final argument is ellipsissed,
// there's little it can do for that.
func (f *File) okPrintfArg(call *ast.CallExpr, state *formatState) (ok bool) {
	var v printVerb
	found := false
	// Linear scan is fast enough for a small list.
	for _, v = range printVerbs {
		if v.verb == state.verb {
			found = true
			break
		}
	}

	// Does current arg implement fmt.Formatter?
	formatter := false
	if state.argNum < len(call.Args) {
		if tv, ok := f.pkg.types[call.Args[state.argNum]]; ok {
			formatter = f.isFormatter(tv.Type)
		}
	}

	if !formatter {
		if !found {
			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s has unknown verb %c", state.name, state.format, state.verb)
			return false
		}
		for _, flag := range state.flags {
			if !strings.ContainsRune(v.flags, rune(flag)) {
				f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s has unrecognized flag %c", state.name, state.format, flag)
				return false
			}
		}
	}
	// Verb is good. If len(state.argNums)>trueArgs, we have something like %.*s and all
	// but the final arg must be an integer.
	trueArgs := 1
	if state.verb == '%' {
		trueArgs = 0
	}
	nargs := len(state.argNums)
	for i := 0; i < nargs-trueArgs; i++ {
		argNum := state.argNums[i]
		if !f.argCanBeChecked(call, i, state) {
			return
		}
		arg := call.Args[argNum]
		if !f.matchArgType(argInt, nil, arg) {
			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s uses non-int %s as argument of *", state.name, state.format, f.gofmt(arg))
			return false
		}
	}
	if state.verb == '%' || formatter {
		return true
	}
	argNum := state.argNums[len(state.argNums)-1]
	if !f.argCanBeChecked(call, len(state.argNums)-1, state) {
		return false
	}
	arg := call.Args[argNum]
	if f.isFunctionValue(arg) && state.verb != 'p' && state.verb != 'T' {
		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s arg %s is a func value, not called", state.name, state.format, f.gofmt(arg))
		return false
	}
	if !f.matchArgType(v.typ, nil, arg) {
		typeString := ""
		if typ := f.pkg.types[arg].Type; typ != nil {
			typeString = typ.String()
		}
		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s has arg %s of wrong type %s", state.name, state.format, f.gofmt(arg), typeString)
		return false
	}
	if v.typ&argString != 0 && v.verb != 'T' && !bytes.Contains(state.flags, []byte{'#'}) && f.recursiveStringer(arg) {
		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s with arg %s causes recursive String method call", state.name, state.format, f.gofmt(arg))
		return false
	}
	return true
}

// recursiveStringer reports whether the provided argument is r or &r for the
// fmt.Stringer receiver identifier r.
func (f *File) recursiveStringer(e ast.Expr) bool {
	if len(f.stringers) == 0 {
		return false
	}
	var obj *ast.Object
	switch e := e.(type) {
	case *ast.Ident:
		obj = e.Obj
	case *ast.UnaryExpr:
		if id, ok := e.X.(*ast.Ident); ok && e.Op == token.AND {
			obj = id.Obj
		}
	}

	// It's unlikely to be a recursive stringer if it has a Format method.
	if typ := f.pkg.types[e].Type; typ != nil {
		// Not a perfect match; see issue 6259.
		if f.hasMethod(typ, "Format") {
			return false
		}
	}

	// We compare the underlying Object, which checks that the identifier
	// is the one we declared as the receiver for the String method in
	// which this printf appears.
	return f.stringers[obj]
}

// isFunctionValue reports whether the expression is a function as opposed to a function call.
// It is almost always a mistake to print a function value.
func (f *File) isFunctionValue(e ast.Expr) bool {
	if typ := f.pkg.types[e].Type; typ != nil {
		_, ok := typ.(*types.Signature)
		return ok
	}
	return false
}

// argCanBeChecked reports whether the specified argument is statically present;
// it may be beyond the list of arguments or in a terminal slice... argument, which
// means we can't see it.
func (f *File) argCanBeChecked(call *ast.CallExpr, formatArg int, state *formatState) bool {
	argNum := state.argNums[formatArg]
	if argNum <= 0 {
		// Shouldn't happen, so catch it with prejudice.
		panic("negative arg num")
	}
	if argNum < len(call.Args)-1 {
		return true // Always OK.
	}
	if call.Ellipsis.IsValid() {
		return false // We just can't tell; there could be many more arguments.
	}
	if argNum < len(call.Args) {
		return true
	}
	// There are bad indexes in the format or there are fewer arguments than the format needs.
	// This is the argument number relative to the format: Printf("%s", "hi") will give 1 for the "hi".
	arg := argNum - state.firstArg + 1 // People think of arguments as 1-indexed.
	f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s format %s reads arg #%d, but call has only %v", state.name, state.format, arg, count(len(call.Args)-state.firstArg, "arg"))
	return false
}

// printFormatRE is the regexp we match and report as a possible format string
// in the first argument to unformatted prints like fmt.Print.
// We exclude the space flag, so that printing a string like "x % y" is not reported as a format.
var printFormatRE = regexp.MustCompile(`%` + flagsRE + numOptRE + `\.?` + numOptRE + indexOptRE + verbRE)

const (
	flagsRE    = `[+\-#]*`
	indexOptRE = `(\[[0-9]+\])?`
	numOptRE   = `([0-9]+|` + indexOptRE + `\*)?`
	verbRE     = `[bcdefgopqstvxEFGUX]`
)

// checkPrint checks a call to an unformatted print routine such as Println.
func (f *File) checkPrint(call *ast.CallExpr, name string) {
	firstArg := 0
	typ := f.pkg.types[call.Fun].Type
	if typ == nil {
		// Skip checking functions with unknown type.
		return
	}
	if sig, ok := typ.(*types.Signature); ok {
		if !sig.Variadic() {
			// Skip checking non-variadic functions.
			return
		}
		params := sig.Params()
		firstArg = params.Len() - 1

		typ := params.At(firstArg).Type()
		typ = typ.(*types.Slice).Elem()
		it, ok := typ.(*types.Interface)
		if !ok || !it.Empty() {
			// Skip variadic functions accepting non-interface{} args.
			return
		}
	}
	args := call.Args
	if len(args) <= firstArg {
		// Skip calls without variadic args.
		return
	}
	args = args[firstArg:]

	if firstArg == 0 {
		if sel, ok := call.Args[0].(*ast.SelectorExpr); ok {
			if x, ok := sel.X.(*ast.Ident); ok {
				if x.Name == "os" && strings.HasPrefix(sel.Sel.Name, "Std") {
					f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s does not take io.Writer but has first arg %s", name, f.gofmt(call.Args[0]))
				}
			}
		}
	}

	arg := args[0]
	if lit, ok := arg.(*ast.BasicLit); ok && lit.Kind == token.STRING {
		// Ignore trailing % character in lit.Value.
		// The % in "abc 0.0%" couldn't be a formatting directive.
		s := strings.TrimSuffix(lit.Value, `%"`)
		if strings.Contains(s, "%") {
			m := printFormatRE.FindStringSubmatch(s)
			if m != nil {
				f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s call has possible formatting directive %s", name, m[0])
			}
		}
	}
	if strings.HasSuffix(name, "ln") {
		// The last item, if a string, should not have a newline.
		arg = args[len(args)-1]
		if lit, ok := arg.(*ast.BasicLit); ok && lit.Kind == token.STRING {
			str, _ := strconv.Unquote(lit.Value)
			if strings.HasSuffix(str, "\n") {
				f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s arg list ends with redundant newline", name)
			}
		}
	}
	for _, arg := range args {
		if f.isFunctionValue(arg) {
			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s arg %s is a func value, not called", name, f.gofmt(arg))
		}
		if f.recursiveStringer(arg) {
			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "%s arg %s causes recursive call to String method", name, f.gofmt(arg))
		}
	}
}

// count(n, what) returns "1 what" or "N whats"
// (assuming the plural of what is whats).
func count(n int, what string) string {
	if n == 1 {
		return "1 " + what
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("%d %ss", n, what)
}