address review comment

#1394 (comment)

ci/date-check/src/main.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use chrono::{Datelike as _, Month, TimeZone as _, Utc};
 use glob::glob;
-use regex::Regex;
+use regex::{Regex, RegexSet};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct Date {
@@ -36,41 +36,56 @@ impl fmt::Display for Date {
     }
 }
 
-fn make_date_regex() -> Regex {
-    Regex::new(r"[aA]s\s+of\s+(\w+)\s+(\d{4})").unwrap()
+fn make_date_regex() -> Vec<Regex> {
+    let patterns = [
+        r"<!--\s+date-check:\s+(\w+)\s+(\d+{4})\s+-->",
+        r"<!--\s+date-check\s+-->\s+(\w+)\s+(\d+{4})",
+    ];
+    let set = RegexSet::new(&patterns).unwrap();
+    set.patterns()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|pattern| Regex::new(pattern).unwrap())
+        .collect()
 }
 
-fn collect_dates_from_file(date_regex: &Regex, text: &str) -> Vec<(usize, Date)> {
-    let mut line = 1;
-    let mut end_of_last_cap = 0;
-    date_regex
-        .captures_iter(text)
-        .map(|cap| {
-            (
-                cap.get(0).unwrap().range(),
-                Date {
-                    year: cap[2].parse().unwrap(),
-                    month: Month::from_str(&cap[1]).unwrap().number_from_month(),
-                },
-            )
-        })
-        .map(|(byte_range, date)| {
-            line += text[end_of_last_cap..byte_range.end]
-                .chars()
-                .filter(|c| *c == '\n')
-                .count();
-            end_of_last_cap = byte_range.end;
-            (line, date)
-        })
-        .collect()
+fn collect_dates_from_file(date_regexes: &[Regex], text: &str) -> Vec<(usize, Date)> {
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    for date_regex in date_regexes {
+        let mut line = 1;
+        let mut end_of_last_cap = 0;
+        let results: Vec<_> = date_regex
+            .captures_iter(text)
+            .filter_map(|cap| {
+                if let (Some(year), Some(month)) = (cap.get(2), cap.get(1)) {
+                    let year = year.as_str().parse().expect("year");
+                    let month = Month::from_str(month.as_str())
+                        .expect("month")
+                        .number_from_month();
+                    Some((cap.get(0).expect("all").range(), Date { year, month }))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .map(|(byte_range, date)| {
+                line += text[end_of_last_cap..byte_range.end]
+                    .chars()
+                    .filter(|c| *c == '\n')
+                    .count();
+                end_of_last_cap = byte_range.end;
+                (line, date)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        output.extend(results);
+    }
+    output
 }
 
 fn collect_dates(paths: impl Iterator<Item = PathBuf>) -> BTreeMap<PathBuf, Vec<(usize, Date)>> {
-    let date_regex = make_date_regex();
+    let date_regexes = make_date_regex();
     let mut data = BTreeMap::new();
     for path in paths {
         let text = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
-        let dates = collect_dates_from_file(&date_regex, &text);
+        let dates = collect_dates_from_file(&date_regexes, &text);
         if !dates.is_empty() {
             data.insert(path, dates);
         }
@@ -174,59 +189,129 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_date_regex() {
-        let regex = make_date_regex();
-        assert!(regex.is_match("As of July 2022"));
-        assert!(regex.is_match("As of Jul 2022"));
-        assert!(regex.is_match("As of july 2022"));
-        assert!(regex.is_match("As of jul 2022"));
-        assert!(regex.is_match("as of jul 2022"));
+        let regexes = &make_date_regex();
+        assert!(regexes[0].is_match("<!-- date-check: jan 2021 -->"));
+        assert!(regexes[0].is_match("<!-- date-check: january 2021 -->"));
+        assert!(regexes[0].is_match("<!-- date-check: Jan 2021 -->"));
+        assert!(regexes[0].is_match("<!-- date-check: January 2021 -->"));
+        assert!(regexes[1].is_match("<!-- date-check --> jan 2021"));
+        assert!(regexes[1].is_match("<!-- date-check --> january 2021"));
+        assert!(regexes[1].is_match("<!-- date-check --> Jan 2021"));
+        assert!(regexes[1].is_match("<!-- date-check --> January 2021"));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_collect_dates_from_file() {
-        let text = "Test1\nAs of Jan 2021\nTest2\nAs of Feb 2021 \
-                    \nTest3\nTest4\nAs of march 2021Bar\nas of apr 2021 \
-                    \nTest5\nTest6\nTest7\n\n\nas of\n\n may 2021\nTest8
+        let text = r"
+Test1
+<!-- date-check: jan 2021 -->
+Test2
+Foo<!-- date-check: february 2021
+-->
+Test3
+Test4
+Foo<!-- date-check: Mar 2021 -->Bar
+<!-- date-check: April 2021
+-->
+Test5
+Test6
+Test7
+<!-- date-check:
+
+may 2021 -->
+Test8
+Test1
+<!-- date-check -->  jan 2021
+Test2
+Foo<!-- date-check
+--> february 2021
+Test3
+Test4
+Foo<!-- date-check -->  mar 2021 Bar
+<!-- date-check
+--> apr 2021
+Test5
+Test6
+Test7
+<!-- date-check
+
+ --> may 2021
+Test8 \
         ";
         assert_eq!(
             collect_dates_from_file(&make_date_regex(), text),
             vec![
                 (
-                    2,
+                    3,
+                    Date {
+                        year: 2021,
+                        month: 1,
+                    }
+                ),
+                (
+                    6,
+                    Date {
+                        year: 2021,
+                        month: 2,
+                    }
+                ),
+                (
+                    9,
+                    Date {
+                        year: 2021,
+                        month: 3,
+                    }
+                ),
+                (
+                    11,
+                    Date {
+                        year: 2021,
+                        month: 4,
+                    }
+                ),
+                (
+                    17,
+                    Date {
+                        year: 2021,
+                        month: 5,
+                    }
+                ),
+                (
+                    20,
                     Date {
                         year: 2021,
                         month: 1,
                     }
                 ),
                 (
-                    4,
+                    23,
                     Date {
                         year: 2021,
                         month: 2,
                     }
                 ),
                 (
-                    7,
+                    26,
                     Date {
                         year: 2021,
                         month: 3,
                     }
                 ),
                 (
-                    8,
+                    28,
                     Date {
                         year: 2021,
                         month: 4,
                     }
                 ),
                 (
-                    16,
+                    34,
                     Date {
                         year: 2021,
                         month: 5,
                     }
                 ),
-            ]
+            ],
         );
     }
 }

src/backend/backend-agnostic.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <!-- toc -->
 
-As of October 2021, `rustc_codegen_ssa` provides an
+As of <!-- date-check --> October 2021, `rustc_codegen_ssa` provides an
 abstract interface for all backends to implement, to allow other codegen
 backends (e.g. [Cranelift]).
 

src/backend/updating-llvm.md

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Example PRs look like:
 
 ## Feature updates
 
-> Note that this information is as of the time of this writing <!-- date:
-2021-10 --> (October 2021). The process for updating LLVM changes with
+> Note that this information is as of the time of this writing,
+<!-- date-check --> October 2021. The process for updating LLVM changes with
 practically all LLVM updates, so this may be out of date!
 
 Unlike bugfixes, updating to pick up a new feature of LLVM typically requires a

src/borrow_check/region_inference/member_constraints.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ member constraints come in.
 ## Choices are always lifetime parameters
 
 At present, the "choice" regions from a member constraint are always lifetime
-parameters from the current function. As of October 2021,
+parameters from the current function. As of <!-- date-check --> October 2021,
 this falls out from the placement of impl Trait, though in the future it may not
 be the case. We take some advantage of this fact, as it simplifies the current
 code. In particular, we don't have to consider a case like `'0 member of ['1,

src/contributing.md

@@ -437,17 +437,29 @@ Just a few things to keep in mind:
     the project.
 
   - The date the comment was added, e.g. instead of writing _"Currently, ..."_
-    or _"As of now, ..."_, consider writing
-    _"As of January 2021, ..."_.
-    We have a CI action (in `~/.github/workflows/date-check.yml`)
-    that generates a monthly issue with any of these that are over 6 months old.
-
-    The following formats are accepted:
+    or _"As of now, ..."_,
+    consider adding the date, in one of the following formats:
     - Jan 2021
     - January 2021
     - jan 2021
     - january 2021
 
+    There is a CI action (in "~/.github/workflows/date-check.yml")
+    that generates a monthly issue with any of these that are over 6 months old.
+
+    For the action to pick the date, add this annotation:
+
+        <!-- date-check -->
+
+    Example:
+
+        As of <!-- date-check --> Jul 2022, the foo did the bar.
+
+    For cases where the date should not be part of the visible rendered output,
+    use the following instead:
+
+        <!-- date-check: Jul 2022 -->
+
   - A link to a relevant WG, tracking issue, `rustc` rustdoc page, or similar, that may provide
     further explanation for the change process or a way to verify that the information is not
     outdated.

src/conventions.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Formatting is checked by the `tidy` script. It runs automatically when you do
 
 If you want to use format-on-save in your editor, the pinned version of
 `rustfmt` is built under `build/<target>/stage0/bin/rustfmt`. You'll have to
-pass the <!-- as of April 2022 --> `--edition=2021` argument yourself when calling
+pass the <!-- date-check: April 2022 --> `--edition=2021` argument yourself when calling
 `rustfmt` directly.
 
 [fmt]: https://github.com/rust-dev-tools/fmt-rfcs

src/crates-io.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ reasons:
 - The dependency may have transitive dependencies that have one of the above
   problems.
 
-As of February 2022, there is no official policy for vetting
+As of <!-- date-check --> February 2022, there is no official policy for vetting
 new dependencies to the compiler. Generally, new dependencies are not added
 to the compiler unless there is a good reason to do so.
 

src/diagnostics/diagnostic-items.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ A new diagnostic item can be added with these two steps:
     For the naming conventions of diagnostic items, please refer to
     [*Naming Conventions*](#naming-conventions).
 
-2. As of February 2022, diagnostic items in code are
+2. As of <!-- date-check --> February 2022, diagnostic items in code are
    accessed via symbols in [`rustc_span::symbol::sym`]. To add your newly
    created diagnostic item simply open the module file and add the name (In
    this case `Cat`) at the correct point in the list.

src/diagnostics/lintstore.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ default lint level and other metadata come from. These are normally defined by
 way of the [`declare_lint!`] macro, which boils down to a static with type
 `&rustc_session::lint::Lint`.
 
-As of February 2022, we lint against direct declarations
+As of <!-- date-check --> February 2022, we lint against direct declarations
 without the use of the macro today (although this may change in the future, as
 the macro is somewhat unwieldy to add new fields to, like all macros).
 

src/diagnostics/translation.md

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ returned by `Emitter::fluent_bundle`. This bundle is used preferentially when
 translating messages, the fallback bundle is only used if the primary bundle is
 missing a message or not provided.
 
-As of June 2022, there are no locale bundles
+As of <!-- date-check --> June 2022, there are no locale bundles
 distributed with the compiler, but mechanisms are implemented for loading
 bundles.
 

src/git.md

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 These changes are not changes to files: they are changes to submodules (more on
 this [later](#git-submodules)). To get rid of those, run `git submodule update`
 (or run any `x.py` command, which will automatically update the submodules).
-Note that there is (as of February 2022) a [bug][#77620] if you use
+Note that there is (as of <!-- date-check --> February 2022) a [bug][#77620] if you use
 worktrees, submodules, and `x.py` in a commit hook. If you run into an error
 like:
 

src/llvm-coverage-instrumentation.md

@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@ properly-configured variables in LLVM IR, according to very specific
 details of the [_LLVM Coverage Mapping Format_][coverage-mapping-format]
 (Version 6).[^llvm-and-covmap-versions]
 
-[^llvm-and-covmap-versions]: The Rust compiler (as of December 2021)
+[^llvm-and-covmap-versions]: The Rust compiler (as of <!-- date-check --> December 2021)
 supports _LLVM Coverage Mapping Format_ Version 5 or 6. Version 5
-was introduced in _LLVM 12_, which is (as of this writing) the minimum LLVM
+was introduced in _LLVM 12_,
+which is (as of <!-- date-check: December 2021--> this writing) the minimum LLVM
 version supported by the current version of Rust. Version 6 was introduced in
 _LLVM 13_, which is currently the default LLVM version for Rust. The Rust
 compiler will automatically use the most up-to-date coverage mapping format

src/opaque-types-type-alias-impl-trait.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ it implements `Bar`. Therefore, any of `Bar`'s interface can be used on a `Foo`,
 but nothing else (regardless of whether it implements any other traits).
 
 Since there needs to be a concrete background type,
-you can (as of January 2021) express that type
+you can (as of <!-- date-check --> January 2021) express that type
 by using the opaque type in a "defining use site".
 
 ```rust,ignore

src/overview.md

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Moreover, the compiler wasn't originally built to use a query system; the query
 system has been retrofitted into the compiler, so parts of it are not query-fied
 yet. Also, LLVM isn't our code, so that isn't querified either. The plan is to
 eventually query-fy all of the steps listed in the previous section,
-but as of November 2021, only the steps between HIR and
+but as of <!-- date-check --> November 2021, only the steps between HIR and
 LLVM IR are query-fied. That is, lexing, parsing, name resolution, and macro
 expansion are done all at once for the whole program.