Allow processing for hints and messages in the info file

rustlings-macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -16,16 +16,8 @@ struct InfoFile<'a> {
 
 #[proc_macro]
 pub fn include_files(_: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    // Remove `\r` on Windows
+    let info_file = include_str!("../info.toml");
-    let info_file = String::from_utf8(
+    let exercises = toml::de::from_str::<InfoFile>(info_file)
-        include_bytes!("../info.toml")
-            .iter()
-            .copied()
-            .filter(|c| *c != b'\r')
-            .collect(),
-    )
-    .expect("Failed to parse `info.toml` as UTF8");
-    let exercises = toml::de::from_str::<InfoFile>(&info_file)
         .expect("Failed to parse `info.toml`")
         .exercises;
 

src/app_state.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     exercises: Vec<Exercise>,
     // Cache the number of done exercises to avoid iterating over all exercises every time.
     n_done: u32,
-    final_message: &'static str,
+    final_message: String,
     state_file: File,
     // Preallocated buffer for reading and writing the state file.
     file_buf: Vec<u8>,
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
 
 impl AppState {
     pub fn new(
-        exercise_infos: Vec<ExerciseInfo>,
+        exercise_infos: Vec<ExerciseInfo<'static>>,
-        final_message: &'static str,
+        final_message: String,
         editor: Option<Editor>,
         vs_code_term: bool,
     ) -> Result<(Self, StateFileStatus)> {
@@ -111,13 +111,12 @@ impl AppState {
                 Exercise {
                     name: exercise_info.name,
                     dir: exercise_info.dir,
-                    // Leaking for `Editor::open`.
+                    // LEAKING: For `Editor::open`. The app state is used until the end of the program.
-                    // Leaking is fine since the app state exists until the end of the program.
                     path: exercise_info.path().leak(),
                     canonical_path,
                     test: exercise_info.test,
                     strict_clippy: exercise_info.strict_clippy,
-                    hint: exercise_info.hint.trim_ascii(),
+                    hint: exercise_info.hint,
                     // Updated below.
                     done: false,
                 }
@@ -549,9 +548,9 @@ impl AppState {
         clear_terminal(stdout)?;
         stdout.write_all(FINISH_LINE.as_bytes())?;
 
-        let final_message = self.final_message.trim_ascii();
+        let final_message = self.final_message.as_bytes().trim_ascii();
         if !final_message.is_empty() {
-            stdout.write_all(final_message.as_bytes())?;
+            stdout.write_all(final_message)?;
             stdout.write_all(b"\n")?;
         }
 
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ mod tests {
             canonical_path: None,
             test: false,
             strict_clippy: false,
-            hint: "",
+            hint: String::new(),
             done: false,
         }
     }
@@ -628,7 +627,7 @@ mod tests {
             current_exercise_ind: 0,
             exercises: vec![dummy_exercise(), dummy_exercise(), dummy_exercise()],
             n_done: 0,
-            final_message: "",
+            final_message: String::new(),
             state_file: tempfile::tempfile().unwrap(),
             file_buf: Vec::new(),
             official_exercises: true,

src/cargo_toml.rs

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mod tests {
                 dir: None,
                 test: true,
                 strict_clippy: true,
-                hint: "",
+                hint: String::new(),
                 skip_check_unsolved: false,
             },
             ExerciseInfo {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ mod tests {
                 dir: Some("d"),
                 test: false,
                 strict_clippy: false,
-                hint: "",
+                hint: String::new(),
                 skip_check_unsolved: false,
             },
         ];

src/dev/check.rs

@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ pub fn check(require_solutions: bool) -> Result<()> {
         check_cargo_toml(&info_file.exercises, "Cargo.toml", b"")?;
     }
 
-    // Leaking is fine since they are used until the end of the program.
+    // LEAKING: Used until the end of the program.
     let cmd_runner = Box::leak(Box::new(CmdRunner::build()?));
     let info_file = Box::leak(Box::new(info_file));
 

src/exercise.rs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub struct Exercise {
     pub canonical_path: Option<String>,
     pub test: bool,
     pub strict_clippy: bool,
-    pub hint: &'static str,
+    pub hint: String,
     pub done: bool,
 }
 

src/info_file.rs

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ use crate::{embedded::EMBEDDED_FILES, exercise::RunnableExercise};
 
 /// Deserialized from the `info.toml` file.
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct ExerciseInfo {
+pub struct ExerciseInfo<'a> {
     /// Exercise's unique name.
-    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub name: &'a str,
     /// Exercise's directory name inside the `exercises/` directory.
-    pub dir: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub dir: Option<&'a str>,
     /// Run `cargo test` on the exercise.
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub test: bool,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct ExerciseInfo {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub strict_clippy: bool,
     /// The exercise's hint to be shown to the user on request.
-    pub hint: &'static str,
+    pub hint: String,
     /// The exercise is already solved. Ignore it when checking that all exercises are unsolved.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub skip_check_unsolved: bool,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const fn default_true() -> bool {
     true
 }
 
-impl ExerciseInfo {
+impl ExerciseInfo<'_> {
     /// Path to the exercise file starting with the `exercises/` directory.
     pub fn path(&self) -> String {
         let mut path = if let Some(dir) = self.dir {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl ExerciseInfo {
     }
 }
 
-impl RunnableExercise for ExerciseInfo {
+impl RunnableExercise for ExerciseInfo<'_> {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         self.name
     }
@@ -77,11 +77,14 @@ pub struct InfoFile {
     /// For possible breaking changes in the future for community exercises.
     pub format_version: u8,
     /// Shown to users when starting with the exercises.
-    pub welcome_message: Option<&'static str>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub welcome_message: String,
     /// Shown to users after finishing all exercises.
-    pub final_message: Option<&'static str>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub final_message: String,
     /// List of all exercises.
-    pub exercises: Vec<ExerciseInfo>,
+    #[serde(borrow)]
+    pub exercises: Vec<ExerciseInfo<'static>>,
 }
 
 impl InfoFile {
@@ -89,15 +92,10 @@ impl InfoFile {
     /// Community exercises: Parse the `info.toml` file in the current directory.
     pub fn parse() -> Result<Self> {
         // Read a local `info.toml` if it exists.
-        let slf = match fs::read("info.toml") {
+        let slf = match fs::read_to_string("info.toml") {
             Ok(file_content) => {
-                // Remove `\r` on Windows.
+                // LEAKING: The info file is used until the end of the program.
-                // Leaking is fine since the info file is used until the end of the program.
+                toml::de::from_str::<Self>(file_content.leak())
-                let file_content =
-                    String::from_utf8(file_content.into_iter().filter(|c| *c != b'\r').collect())
-                        .context("Failed to parse `info.toml` as UTF8")?
-                        .leak();
-                toml::de::from_str::<Self>(file_content)
                     .context("Failed to parse the `info.toml` file")?
             }
             Err(e) => {

src/main.rs

@@ -70,24 +70,22 @@ fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
 
     let (mut app_state, state_file_status) = AppState::new(
         info_file.exercises,
-        info_file.final_message.unwrap_or_default(),
+        info_file.final_message,
         editor,
         vs_code_term,
     )?;
 
     // Show the welcome message if the state file doesn't exist yet.
-    if let Some(welcome_message) = info_file.welcome_message {
+    let welcome_message = info_file.welcome_message.as_bytes().trim_ascii();
+    if !welcome_message.is_empty() {
         match state_file_status {
             StateFileStatus::NotRead => {
                 let mut stdout = io::stdout().lock();
                 clear_terminal(&mut stdout)?;
 
                 let welcome_message = welcome_message.trim_ascii();
-                write!(
+                stdout.write_all(welcome_message)?;
-                    stdout,
+                stdout.write_all(b"\n\nPress ENTER to continue ")?;
-                    "{welcome_message}\n\n\
-                     Press ENTER to continue "
-                )?;
                 press_enter_prompt(&mut stdout)?;
                 clear_terminal(&mut stdout)?;
                 // Flush to be able to show errors occurring before printing a newline to stdout.
@@ -106,8 +104,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
             let notify_exercise_names = if args.manual_run {
                 None
             } else {
-                // For the notify event handler thread.
+                // LEAKING: For the notify event handler thread. The slice is used until the end of the program.
-                // Leaking is fine since the slice is used until the end of the program.
                 Some(
                     &*app_state
                         .exercises()
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
             current_exercise.terminal_file_link(&mut stdout, app_state.emit_file_links())?;
 
             stdout.write_all(b"\n\nHint:\n")?;
-            stdout.write_all(current_exercise.hint.as_bytes())?;
+            stdout.write_all(current_exercise.hint.as_bytes().trim_ascii())?;
             stdout.write_all(b"\n")?;
         }
         // Handled in an earlier match.

src/watch/state.rs

@@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ impl<'a> WatchState<'a> {
             stdout.queue(ResetColor)?;
             stdout.write_all(b"\n")?;
 
-            stdout.write_all(self.app_state.current_exercise().hint.as_bytes())?;
+            stdout.write_all(
+                self.app_state
+                    .current_exercise()
+                    .hint
+                    .as_bytes()
+                    .trim_ascii(),
+            )?;
             stdout.write_all(b"\n\n")?;
         }