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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 8063] New: Purity of assert's second parameter

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           Summary: Purity of assert's second parameter
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: dransic gmail.com



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Calling impure functions in the second parameter of an assert statement within
the body of a pure pure is an error, even in release mode. Since such a call is
just about displaying an error message, should purity be checked here? Idem for
static asserts.  Maybe it is the same for 'nothrowness' (I didn't try).

Example:
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import std.conv : text; // text is not pure

pure int foo(int value) {
    assert(value <= 10, text(value, " is greater than ", 10)); // Error: pure
function 'foo' cannot call impure function 'text'
    return value;
}

pure int foo2(int value) {
    debug assert(value <= 10, text(value, " is greater than ", 10)); // OK
    return value;
}

pure T bar(T)(T value) {
    static assert(T.sizeof == 4, text("Bad type size: ", T.sizeof)); // Error:
pure function 'bar' cannot call impure function 'text'
    return value;
}

void main() {
    int f = foo(42);
    int f2 = foo2(42);
    auto b = bar(42L);
}
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parent reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
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 Calling impure functions in the second parameter of an assert statement within
 the body of a pure pure is an error, even in release mode.


This is good.



 Idem for static asserts.


For static arrays I think it will be OK to call impure functions in the message
part.




     assert(value <= 10, text(value, " is greater than ", 10)); // Error: pure
 function 'foo' cannot call impure function 'text'


The solution is to have a pure text(), not to compromise on purity.

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May 08 2012
parent reply "Nicolas Sicard" <dransic gmail.com> writes:

 PDT ---


 Calling impure functions in the second parameter of an assert 
 statement within
 the body of a pure pure is an error, even in release mode.


 This is good.


Since it is allowed to call impure functions in debug blocks 
inside pure functions, I thought it would be coherent that assert 
could do the same.
May 08 2012
parent "Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisProg gmx.com> writes:
On Tuesday, May 08, 2012 15:08:42 Nicolas Sicard wrote:


 PDT ---

 

 Calling impure functions in the second parameter of an assert
 statement within
 the body of a pure pure is an error, even in release mode.


 
 This is good.


 
 Since it is allowed to call impure functions in debug blocks
 inside pure functions, I thought it would be coherent that assert
 could do the same.


Please don't post directly to the bug list. Respond in bugzilla please. The 
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- Jonathan M Davis
May 08 2012