dev: use slice of pointers

docs/src/docs/contributing/architecture.mdx

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ The abstraction is simple:
 
 ```go title=pkg/result/processors/processor.go
 type Processor interface {
-	Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error)
+	Process(issues []*result.Issue) ([]*result.Issue, error)
 	Name() string
 	Finish()
 }

pkg/commands/run.go

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (c *runCommand) runAndPrint(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // runAnalysis executes the linters that have been enabled in the configuration.
-func (c *runCommand) runAnalysis(ctx context.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+func (c *runCommand) runAnalysis(ctx context.Context) ([]*result.Issue, error) {
 	lintersToRun, err := c.dbManager.GetOptimizedLinters()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (c *runCommand) setOutputToDevNull() (savedStdout, savedStderr *os.File) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (c *runCommand) setExitCodeIfIssuesFound(issues []result.Issue) {
+func (c *runCommand) setExitCodeIfIssuesFound(issues []*result.Issue) {
 	if len(issues) != 0 {
 		c.exitCode = c.cfg.Run.ExitCodeIfIssuesFound
 	}
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func (c *runCommand) printDeprecatedLinterMessages(enabledLinters map[string]*li
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *runCommand) printStats(issues []result.Issue) {
+func (c *runCommand) printStats(issues []*result.Issue) {
 	if !c.cfg.Output.ShowStats {
 		return
 	}

pkg/goanalysis/issue.go

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Issue struct {
-	result.Issue
+	*result.Issue
 	Pass *analysis.Pass
 }
 
-func NewIssue(issue *result.Issue, pass *analysis.Pass) Issue {
-	return Issue{
-		Issue: *issue,
+func NewIssue(issue *result.Issue, pass *analysis.Pass) *Issue {
+	return &Issue{
+		Issue: issue,
 		Pass:  pass,
 	}
 }

pkg/goanalysis/linter.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Linter struct {
 	name, desc              string
 	analyzers               []*analysis.Analyzer
 	cfg                     map[string]map[string]any
-	issuesReporter          func(*linter.Context) []Issue
+	issuesReporter          func(*linter.Context) []*Issue
 	contextSetter           func(*linter.Context)
 	loadMode                LoadMode
 	needUseOriginalPackages bool
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewLinterFromAnalyzer(analyzer *analysis.Analyzer) *Linter {
 	return NewLinter(analyzer.Name, analyzer.Doc, []*analysis.Analyzer{analyzer}, nil)
 }
 
-func (lnt *Linter) Run(_ context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+func (lnt *Linter) Run(_ context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]*result.Issue, error) {
 	if err := lnt.preRun(lintCtx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (lnt *Linter) WithLoadMode(loadMode LoadMode) *Linter {
 	return lnt
 }
 
-func (lnt *Linter) WithIssuesReporter(r func(*linter.Context) []Issue) *Linter {
+func (lnt *Linter) WithIssuesReporter(r func(*linter.Context) []*Issue) *Linter {
 	lnt.issuesReporter = r
 	return lnt
 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (lnt *Linter) useOriginalPackages() bool {
 	return lnt.needUseOriginalPackages
 }
 
-func (lnt *Linter) reportIssues(lintCtx *linter.Context) []Issue {
+func (lnt *Linter) reportIssues(lintCtx *linter.Context) []*Issue {
 	if lnt.issuesReporter != nil {
 		return lnt.issuesReporter(lintCtx)
 	}

pkg/goanalysis/metalinter.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewMetaLinter(linters []*Linter) *MetaLinter {
 	return ml
 }
 
-func (ml MetaLinter) Run(_ context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+func (ml MetaLinter) Run(_ context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]*result.Issue, error) {
 	for _, l := range ml.linters {
 		if err := l.preRun(lintCtx); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to pre-run %s: %w", l.Name(), err)
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func (MetaLinter) useOriginalPackages() bool {
 	return false // `unused` can't be run by this metalinter
 }
 
-func (ml MetaLinter) reportIssues(lintCtx *linter.Context) []Issue {
-	var ret []Issue
+func (ml MetaLinter) reportIssues(lintCtx *linter.Context) []*Issue {
+	var ret []*Issue
 	for _, lnt := range ml.linters {
 		if lnt.issuesReporter != nil {
 			ret = append(ret, lnt.issuesReporter(lintCtx)...)

pkg/goanalysis/pkgerrors/errors.go

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func (e *IllTypedError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("IllTypedError: errors in package: %v", e.Pkg.Errors)
 }
 
-func BuildIssuesFromIllTypedError(errs []error, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
-	var issues []result.Issue
+func BuildIssuesFromIllTypedError(errs []error, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]*result.Issue, error) {
+	var issues []*result.Issue
 	uniqReportedIssues := map[string]bool{}
 
 	var other error
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func BuildIssuesFromIllTypedError(errs []error, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]resu
 				lintCtx.Log.Errorf("typechecking error: %s", err.Msg)
 			} else {
 				issue.Pkg = ill.Pkg // to save to cache later
-				issues = append(issues, *issue)
+				issues = append(issues, issue)
 			}
 		}
 	}

pkg/goanalysis/runner.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func newRunner(prefix string, logger logutils.Log, pkgCache *cache.Cache, loadGu
 // It provides most of the logic for the main functions of both the
 // singlechecker and the multi-analysis commands.
 // It returns the appropriate exit code.
-func (r *runner) run(analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer, initialPackages []*packages.Package) ([]Diagnostic,
+func (r *runner) run(analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer, initialPackages []*packages.Package) ([]*Diagnostic,
 	[]error, map[*analysis.Pass]*packages.Package,
 ) {
 	debugf("Analyzing %d packages on load mode %s", len(initialPackages), r.loadMode)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (r *runner) analyze(pkgs []*packages.Package, analyzers []*analysis.Analyze
 	return rootActions
 }
 
-func extractDiagnostics(roots []*action) (retDiags []Diagnostic, retErrors []error) {
+func extractDiagnostics(roots []*action) (retDiags []*Diagnostic, retErrors []error) {
 	extracted := make(map[*action]bool)
 	var extract func(*action)
 	var visitAll func(actions []*action)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func extractDiagnostics(roots []*action) (retDiags []Diagnostic, retErrors []err
 				}
 				seen[k] = true
 
-				retDiag := Diagnostic{
+				retDiag := &Diagnostic{
 					File:       file,
 					Diagnostic: diag,
 					Analyzer:   act.Analyzer,

pkg/goanalysis/runners.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package goanalysis
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/token"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
@@ -20,11 +21,11 @@ type runAnalyzersConfig interface {
 	getLinterNameForDiagnostic(*Diagnostic) string
 	getAnalyzers() []*analysis.Analyzer
 	useOriginalPackages() bool
-	reportIssues(*linter.Context) []Issue
+	reportIssues(*linter.Context) []*Issue
 	getLoadMode() LoadMode
 }
 
-func runAnalyzers(cfg runAnalyzersConfig, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+func runAnalyzers(cfg runAnalyzersConfig, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]*result.Issue, error) {
 	log := lintCtx.Log.Child(logutils.DebugKeyGoAnalysis)
 	sw := timeutils.NewStopwatch("analyzers", log)
 
@@ -56,18 +57,19 @@ func runAnalyzers(cfg runAnalyzersConfig, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Iss
 		}
 	}()
 
-	buildAllIssues := func() []result.Issue {
-		var retIssues []result.Issue
+	buildAllIssues := func() []*result.Issue {
+		var retIssues []*result.Issue
+
 		reportedIssues := cfg.reportIssues(lintCtx)
-		for i := range reportedIssues {
-			issue := &reportedIssues[i].Issue
-			if issue.Pkg == nil {
-				issue.Pkg = passToPkg[reportedIssues[i].Pass]
+		for _, reportedIssue := range reportedIssues {
+			if reportedIssue.Pkg == nil {
+				reportedIssue.Pkg = passToPkg[reportedIssue.Pass]
 			}
-			retIssues = append(retIssues, *issue)
+
+			retIssues = append(retIssues, reportedIssue.Issue)
 		}
-		retIssues = append(retIssues, buildIssues(diags, cfg.getLinterNameForDiagnostic)...)
-		return retIssues
+
+		return slices.Concat(retIssues, buildIssues(diags, cfg.getLinterNameForDiagnostic))
 	}
 
 	errIssues, err := pkgerrors.BuildIssuesFromIllTypedError(errs, lintCtx)
@@ -81,11 +83,10 @@ func runAnalyzers(cfg runAnalyzersConfig, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Iss
 	return issues, nil
 }
 
-func buildIssues(diags []Diagnostic, linterNameBuilder func(diag *Diagnostic) string) []result.Issue {
-	var issues []result.Issue
+func buildIssues(diags []*Diagnostic, linterNameBuilder func(diag *Diagnostic) string) []*result.Issue {
+	var issues []*result.Issue
 
-	for i := range diags {
-		diag := &diags[i]
+	for _, diag := range diags {
 		linterName := linterNameBuilder(diag)
 
 		var text string
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func buildIssues(diags []Diagnostic, linterNameBuilder func(diag *Diagnostic) st
 			suggestedFixes = append(suggestedFixes, nsf)
 		}
 
-		issues = append(issues, result.Issue{
+		issues = append(issues, &result.Issue{
 			FromLinter:     linterName,
 			Text:           text,
 			Pos:            diag.Position,
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func buildIssues(diags []Diagnostic, linterNameBuilder func(diag *Diagnostic) st
 					relatedPos = diag.Position
 				}
 
-				issues = append(issues, result.Issue{
+				issues = append(issues, &result.Issue{
 					FromLinter: linterName,
 					Text:       fmt.Sprintf("%s(related information): %s", diag.Analyzer.Name, info.Message),
 					Pos:        relatedPos,

pkg/goanalysis/runners_cache.go

@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func saveIssuesToCache(allPkgs []*packages.Package, pkgsFromCache map[*packages.Package]bool,
-	issues []result.Issue, lintCtx *linter.Context, analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer,
+	issues []*result.Issue, lintCtx *linter.Context, analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer,
 ) {
 	startedAt := time.Now()
-	perPkgIssues := map[*packages.Package][]result.Issue{}
-	for ind := range issues {
-		i := &issues[ind]
-		perPkgIssues[i.Pkg] = append(perPkgIssues[i.Pkg], *i)
+	perPkgIssues := map[*packages.Package][]*result.Issue{}
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		perPkgIssues[issue.Pkg] = append(perPkgIssues[issue.Pkg], issue)
 	}
 
 	var savedIssuesCount int64 = 0
@@ -34,23 +33,22 @@ func saveIssuesToCache(allPkgs []*packages.Package, pkgsFromCache map[*packages.
 	wg.Add(workerCount)
 
 	pkgCh := make(chan *packages.Package, len(allPkgs))
-	for i := 0; i < workerCount; i++ {
+	for range workerCount {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for pkg := range pkgCh {
 				pkgIssues := perPkgIssues[pkg]
 				encodedIssues := make([]EncodingIssue, 0, len(pkgIssues))
-				for ind := range pkgIssues {
-					i := &pkgIssues[ind]
+				for _, issue := range pkgIssues {
 					encodedIssues = append(encodedIssues, EncodingIssue{
-						FromLinter:           i.FromLinter,
-						Text:                 i.Text,
-						Severity:             i.Severity,
-						Pos:                  i.Pos,
-						LineRange:            i.LineRange,
-						SuggestedFixes:       i.SuggestedFixes,
-						ExpectNoLint:         i.ExpectNoLint,
-						ExpectedNoLintLinter: i.ExpectedNoLintLinter,
+						FromLinter:           issue.FromLinter,
+						Text:                 issue.Text,
+						Severity:             issue.Severity,
+						Pos:                  issue.Pos,
+						LineRange:            issue.LineRange,
+						SuggestedFixes:       issue.SuggestedFixes,
+						ExpectNoLint:         issue.ExpectNoLint,
+						ExpectedNoLintLinter: issue.ExpectedNoLintLinter,
 					})
 				}
 
@@ -81,12 +79,12 @@ func saveIssuesToCache(allPkgs []*packages.Package, pkgsFromCache map[*packages.
 
 func loadIssuesFromCache(pkgs []*packages.Package, lintCtx *linter.Context,
 	analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer,
-) (issuesFromCache []result.Issue, pkgsFromCache map[*packages.Package]bool) {
+) (issuesFromCache []*result.Issue, pkgsFromCache map[*packages.Package]bool) {
 	startedAt := time.Now()
 
 	lintResKey := getIssuesCacheKey(analyzers)
 	type cacheRes struct {
-		issues  []result.Issue
+		issues  []*result.Issue
 		loadErr error
 	}
 	pkgToCacheRes := make(map[*packages.Package]*cacheRes, len(pkgs))
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ func loadIssuesFromCache(pkgs []*packages.Package, lintCtx *linter.Context,
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for pkg := range pkgCh {
-				var pkgIssues []EncodingIssue
+				var pkgIssues []*EncodingIssue
 				err := lintCtx.PkgCache.Get(pkg, cache.HashModeNeedAllDeps, lintResKey, &pkgIssues)
 				cacheRes := pkgToCacheRes[pkg]
 				cacheRes.loadErr = err
@@ -114,10 +112,9 @@ func loadIssuesFromCache(pkgs []*packages.Package, lintCtx *linter.Context,
 					continue
 				}
 
-				issues := make([]result.Issue, 0, len(pkgIssues))
-				for i := range pkgIssues {
-					issue := &pkgIssues[i]
-					issues = append(issues, result.Issue{
+				issues := make([]*result.Issue, 0, len(pkgIssues))
+				for _, issue := range pkgIssues {
+					issues = append(issues, &result.Issue{
 						FromLinter:           issue.FromLinter,
 						Text:                 issue.Text,
 						Severity:             issue.Severity,

pkg/golinters/dupl/dupl.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const linterName = "dupl"
 
 func New(settings *config.DuplSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
-	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
+	var resIssues []*goanalysis.Issue
 
 	return goanalysis.
 		NewLinterFromAnalyzer(&analysis.Analyzer{
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ func New(settings *config.DuplSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 				return nil, nil
 			},
 		}).
-		WithIssuesReporter(func(*linter.Context) []goanalysis.Issue {
+		WithIssuesReporter(func(*linter.Context) []*goanalysis.Issue {
 			return resIssues
 		}).
 		WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
 }
 
-func runDupl(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.DuplSettings) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
+func runDupl(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.DuplSettings) ([]*goanalysis.Issue, error) {
 	issues, err := duplAPI.Run(internal.GetGoFileNames(pass), settings.Threshold)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func runDupl(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.DuplSettings) ([]goanalysis.I
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	res := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(issues))
+	res := make([]*goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(issues))
 
 	for _, i := range issues {
 		toFilename, err := fsutils.ShortestRelPath(i.To.Filename(), "")

pkg/golinters/errcheck/errcheck.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const linterName = "errcheck"
 
 func New(settings *config.ErrcheckSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
-	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
+	var resIssues []*goanalysis.Issue
 
 	analyzer := &analysis.Analyzer{
 		Name: linterName,
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func New(settings *config.ErrcheckSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 		}).
-		WithIssuesReporter(func(*linter.Context) []goanalysis.Issue {
+		WithIssuesReporter(func(*linter.Context) []*goanalysis.Issue {
 			return resIssues
 		}).
 		WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 }
 
-func runErrCheck(pass *analysis.Pass, checker *errcheck.Checker, verbose bool) []goanalysis.Issue {
+func runErrCheck(pass *analysis.Pass, checker *errcheck.Checker, verbose bool) []*goanalysis.Issue {
 	pkg := &packages.Package{
 		Fset:      pass.Fset,
 		Syntax:    pass.Files,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func runErrCheck(pass *analysis.Pass, checker *errcheck.Checker, verbose bool) [
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	issues := make([]goanalysis.Issue, len(lintIssues.UncheckedErrors))
+	issues := make([]*goanalysis.Issue, len(lintIssues.UncheckedErrors))
 
 	for i, err := range lintIssues.UncheckedErrors {
 		text := "Error return value is not checked"