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-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/guide/dialyzer.asciidoc | 71 | ||||
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-rw-r--r-- | test/plugin_dialyzer.mk | 242 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/guide/dialyzer.asciidoc b/doc/src/guide/dialyzer.asciidoc index 7377c82..d58afbc 100644 --- a/doc/src/guide/dialyzer.asciidoc +++ b/doc/src/guide/dialyzer.asciidoc @@ -1,5 +1,72 @@ == Dialyzer -// @todo Write it. +Dialyzer is a tool that will detect discrepancies in your +program. It does so using a technique known as success +typing analysis which has the advantage of providing no +false positives. Dialyzer is able to detect type errors, +dead code and more. -Placeholder chapter. +Erlang.mk provides a wrapper around Dialyzer. + +=== How it works + +Dialyzer requires a PLT file to work. The PLT file contains +the analysis information from all applications which are not +expected to change, or rarely do. These would be all the +dependencies of the application or applications you are +currently working on, including standard applications in +Erlang/OTP itself. + +Dialyzer can generate this PLT file. Erlang.mk includes rules +to automatically generate the PLT file when it is missing. + +Once the PLT file is generated, Dialyzer can perform the +analysis in record time. + +=== Configuration + +In a typical usage scenario, no variable needs to be set. +The defaults should be enough. Do note however that the +dependencies need to be set properly using the `DEPS` and +`LOCAL_DEPS` variables. + +The `DIALYZER_PLT` file indicates where the PLT file will +be written to (and read from). By default this is +'$(PROJECT).plt' in the project's directory. Note that +the `DIALYZER_PLT` variable is exported and is understood +by Dialyzer directly. + +The `PLT_APPS` variable can be used to add additional +applications to the PLT. You can either list application +names or paths to these applications. + +Erlang.mk defines two variables for specifying options +for the analysis: `DIALYZER_DIRS` and `DIALYZER_OPTS`. +The former one defines which directories should be part +of the analysis. The latter defines what extra warnings +Dialyzer should report. + +Note that Erlang.mk enables the race condition warnings +by default. As it can take considerably large resources +to run, you may want to disable it on larger projects. + +=== Usage + +To perform an analysis, run the following command: + +[source,bash] +$ make dialyze + +This will create the PLT file if it doesn't exist. + +The analysis will also be performed when you run the +following command, alongside tests: + +[source,bash] +$ make check + +You can use the `plt` target to create the PLT file if +it doesn't exist. This is normally not necessary as +Dialyzer creates it automatically. + +The PLT file will be removed when you run `make distclean`. diff --git a/plugins/dialyzer.mk b/plugins/dialyzer.mk index 709b43f..8c2710f 100644 --- a/plugins/dialyzer.mk +++ b/plugins/dialyzer.mk @@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ DIALYZER_PLT ?= $(CURDIR)/.$(PROJECT).plt export DIALYZER_PLT PLT_APPS ?= -DIALYZER_DIRS ?= --src -r src -DIALYZER_OPTS ?= -Werror_handling -Wrace_conditions \ - -Wunmatched_returns # -Wunderspecs +DIALYZER_DIRS ?= --src -r $(wildcard src) $(ALL_APPS_DIRS) +DIALYZER_OPTS ?= -Werror_handling -Wrace_conditions -Wunmatched_returns # -Wunderspecs # Core targets. @@ -27,6 +26,18 @@ help:: # Plugin-specific targets. +define filter_opts.erl + Opts = binary:split(<<"$1">>, <<"-">>, [global]), + Filtered = lists:reverse(lists:foldl(fun + (O = <<"pa ", _/bits>>, Acc) -> [O|Acc]; + (O = <<"D ", _/bits>>, Acc) -> [O|Acc]; + (O = <<"I ", _/bits>>, Acc) -> [O|Acc]; + (_, Acc) -> Acc + end, [], Opts)), + io:format("~s~n", [[["-", O] || O <- Filtered]]), + halt(). +endef + $(DIALYZER_PLT): deps app $(verbose) dialyzer --build_plt --apps erts kernel stdlib $(PLT_APPS) $(OTP_DEPS) $(LOCAL_DEPS) $(DEPS) @@ -40,4 +51,4 @@ dialyze: else dialyze: $(DIALYZER_PLT) endif - $(verbose) dialyzer --no_native $(DIALYZER_DIRS) $(DIALYZER_OPTS) + $(verbose) dialyzer --no_native `$(call erlang,$(call filter_opts.erl,$(ERLC_OPTS)))` $(DIALYZER_DIRS) $(DIALYZER_OPTS) diff --git a/test/plugin_dialyzer.mk b/test/plugin_dialyzer.mk new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29c8285 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/plugin_dialyzer.mk @@ -0,0 +1,242 @@ +# Dialyzer plugin. + +DIALYZER_CASES = app apps-only apps-with-local-deps check custom-plt deps erlc-opts local-deps opts plt-apps +DIALYZER_TARGETS = $(addprefix dialyzer-,$(DIALYZER_CASES)) +DIALYZER_CLEAN_TARGETS = $(addprefix clean-,$(DIALYZER_TARGETS)) + +.PHONY: dialyzer $(C_SRC_TARGETS) clean-dialyzer $(DIALYZER_CLEAN_TARGETS) + +clean-dialyzer: $(DIALYZER_CLEAN_TARGETS) + +$(DIALYZER_CLEAN_TARGETS): + $t rm -rf $(APP_TO_CLEAN)/ + +dialyzer: $(DIALYZER_TARGETS) + +dialyzer-app: build clean-dialyzer-app + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Create a module with a function that has no local return" + $t printf "%s\n" \ + "-module(warn_me)." \ + "doit() -> 1 = 2, ok." > $(APP)/src/warn_me.erl + + $i "Confirm that Dialyzer errors out" + $t ! $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Distclean the application" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) distclean $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was removed" + $t test ! -e $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + +dialyzer-apps-only: build clean-dialyzer-apps-only + + $i "Create a multi application repository with no root application" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t echo "include erlang.mk" > $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Create a new application my_app" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) new-app in=my_app $v + + $i "Create a module my_server from gen_server template in my_app" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) new t=gen_server n=my_server in=my_app $v + + $i "Add Cowlib to the list of dependencies" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "DEPS = cowlib\n"}' $(APP)/apps/my_app/Makefile + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created automatically" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Confirm that Cowlib was included in the PLT" + $t dialyzer --plt_info --plt $(APP)/.$(APP).plt | grep -q cowlib + + $i "Create a module with a function that has no local return" + $t printf "%s\n" \ + "-module(warn_me)." \ + "doit() -> 1 = 2, ok." > $(APP)/apps/my_app/src/warn_me.erl + + $i "Confirm that Dialyzer errors out" + $t ! $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + +dialyzer-apps-with-local-deps: build clean-dialyzer-apps-with-local-deps + + $i "Create a multi application repository with no root application" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t echo "include erlang.mk" > $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Create a new application my_app" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) new-app in=my_app $v + + $i "Create a new application my_core_app" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) new-app in=my_core_app $v + + $i "Add my_core_app to the list of local dependencies for my_app" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "LOCAL_DEPS = my_core_app\n"}' $(APP)/apps/my_app/Makefile + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created automatically" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Confirm that my_core_app was NOT included in the PLT" + $t ! dialyzer --plt_info --plt $(APP)/.$(APP).plt | grep -q my_core_app + +dialyzer-check: build clean-dialyzer-check + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Run 'make check'" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) check $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Create a module with a function that has no local return" + $t printf "%s\n" \ + "-module(warn_me)." \ + "doit() -> 1 = 2, ok." > $(APP)/src/warn_me.erl + + $i "Confirm that Dialyzer errors out on 'make check'" + $t ! $(MAKE) -C $(APP) check $v + +dialyzer-custom-plt: build clean-dialyzer-custom-plt + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Set a custom DIALYZER_PLT location" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "DIALYZER_PLT = custom.plt\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/custom.plt + + $i "Distclean the application" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) distclean $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was removed" + $t test ! -e $(APP)/custom.plt + +dialyzer-deps: build clean-dialyzer-deps + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Add Cowlib to the list of dependencies" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "DEPS = cowlib\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Confirm that Cowlib was included in the PLT" + $t dialyzer --plt_info --plt $(APP)/.$(APP).plt | grep -q cowlib + +dialyzer-erlc-opts: build clean-dialyzer-erlc-opts + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Create a header file in a non-standard directory" + $t mkdir $(APP)/exotic/ + $t touch $(APP)/exotic/dialyze.hrl + + $i "Create a module that includes this header" + $t printf "%s\n" \ + "-module(no_warn)." \ + "-export([doit/0])." \ + "-include(\"dialyze.hrl\")." \ + "doit() -> ok." > $(APP)/src/no_warn.erl + + $i "Point ERLC_OPTS to the non-standard include directory" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "ERLC_OPTS += -I exotic\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + +dialyzer-local-deps: build clean-dialyzer-local-deps + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Add runtime_tools to the list of local dependencies" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "LOCAL_DEPS = runtime_tools\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Build the PLT" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) plt $v + + $i "Confirm that runtime_tools was included in the PLT" + $t dialyzer --plt_info --plt $(APP)/.$(APP).plt | grep -q runtime_tools + +dialyzer-opts: build clean-dialyzer-opts + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Make Dialyzer save output to a file" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "DIALYZER_OPTS = -o output.txt\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Create a module with a function that has no local return" + $t printf "%s\n" \ + "-module(warn_me)." \ + "-export([doit/0])." \ + "doit() -> gen_tcp:connect(a, b, c), ok." > $(APP)/src/warn_me.erl + + $i "Run Dialyzer" + $t ! $(MAKE) -C $(APP) dialyze $v + + $i "Check that the PLT file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/.$(APP).plt + + $i "Check that the output file was created" + $t test -f $(APP)/output.txt + +dialyzer-plt-apps: build clean-dialyzer-plt-apps + + $i "Bootstrap a new OTP application named $(APP)" + $t mkdir $(APP)/ + $t cp ../erlang.mk $(APP)/ + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) -f erlang.mk bootstrap $v + + $i "Add runtime_tools to PLT_APPS" + $t perl -ni.bak -e 'print;if ($$.==1) {print "PLT_APPS = runtime_tools\n"}' $(APP)/Makefile + + $i "Build the PLT" + $t $(MAKE) -C $(APP) plt $v + + $i "Confirm that runtime_tools was included in the PLT" + $t dialyzer --plt_info --plt $(APP)/.$(APP).plt | grep -q runtime_tools |