check return statements

docs/intro.rst

@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ This is the current list of error and warning codes:
 +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | E743       | do not define functions named 'l', 'O', or 'I'                       |
 +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| E750       | do not mix 'return' and 'return value' in the same function          |
++------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | **E9**     | *Runtime*                                                            |
 +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

pycodestyle.py

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def maximum_line_length(physical_line, max_line_length, multiline, noqa):
         if ((len(chunks) == 1 and multiline) or
             (len(chunks) == 2 and chunks[0] == '#')) and \
                 len(line) - len(chunks[-1]) < max_line_length - 7:
-            return
+            return None
         if hasattr(line, 'decode'):   # Python 2
             # The line could contain multi-byte characters
             try:
@@ -495,6 +495,58 @@ def indentation(logical_line, previous_logical, indent_char,
         yield 0, tmpl % (3 + c, "unexpected indentation")
 
 
+@register_check
+def returns(logical_line, indent_level, previous_logical, checker_state):
+    r"""Be consistent in return statements.
+
+    Either all return statements in a function should return an expression, or
+    none of them should. If any return statement returns an expression, any
+    return statements where no value is returned should explicitly state this
+    as return None, [and an explicit return statement should be present at the
+    end of the function (if reachable).]
+
+    The reachability constraint is not implemented due to its complexity.
+
+    Okay: def a():\n    return 1
+    Okay: def a():\n    return 1\n    return 2
+    Okay: def a():\n    return
+    Okay: def a():\n    return\n    return
+    Okay: def a():\n    def b():\n        return\n    return b
+    Okay: def a():\n    def b():\n        return 2\n    return
+
+    E750: def a():\n    return\n    return 2
+    E750: def a():\n    return 4\n    return
+    """
+    functions_stack = checker_state.setdefault('functions_stack', [])
+    # a stack of functions, containing:
+    #   indent_level, return_without_value, return_with_value
+    INDENT, RETURN_NO_VALUE, RETURN_VALUE = 0, 1, 2
+    if STARTSWITH_DEF_REGEX.match(previous_logical):
+        functions_stack.append([indent_level, False, False])
+
+    if functions_stack and indent_level < functions_stack[-1][INDENT]:
+        functions_stack.pop()
+
+    if logical_line.startswith('return'):
+        try:
+            last_fun_record = functions_stack[-1]
+        except IndexError:
+            # ignore return statements outside of functions (this happens in
+            # pycodestyle unit tests only)
+            return
+
+        if logical_line == 'return':
+            if last_fun_record[RETURN_VALUE]:
+                yield 0, "E750 'return' without expression used in the same " \
+                         "method as 'return' with expression"
+            last_fun_record[RETURN_NO_VALUE] = True
+        else:
+            if last_fun_record[RETURN_NO_VALUE]:
+                yield 0, "E750 'return' with expression used in the same " \
+                         "method as 'return' without expression"
+            last_fun_record[RETURN_VALUE] = True
+
+
 @register_check
 def continued_indentation(logical_line, tokens, indent_level, hang_closing,
                           indent_char, noqa, verbose):
@@ -1910,15 +1962,15 @@ def error(self, line_number, offset, text, check):
         """Report an error, according to options."""
         code = text[:4]
         if self._ignore_code(code):
-            return
+            return None
         if code in self.counters:
             self.counters[code] += 1
         else:
             self.counters[code] = 1
             self.messages[code] = text[5:]
         # Don't care about expected errors or warnings
         if code in self.expected:
-            return
+            return None
         if self.print_filename and not self.file_errors:
             print(self.filename)
         self.file_errors += 1
@@ -2030,7 +2082,7 @@ def __init__(self, options):
 
     def error(self, line_number, offset, text, check):
         if line_number not in self._selected[self.filename]:
-            return
+            return None
         return super(DiffReport, self).error(line_number, offset, text, check)
 
 

testsuite/E75.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#: Okay
+def okay_a(x):
+    if x:
+        return 1
+    else:
+        return 2
+#: Okay
+def okay_b(x):
+    if x:
+        x += 1
+        return
+    z.append(x)
+    return
+#: E750:5:9
+def not_okay_a():
+    if True:
+        return None
+    else:
+        return
+#: Okay
+def okay_nested_a():
+    def f():
+        if 1:
+            return
+        else:
+            return
+    return f
+#: Okay
+def okay_nested_b():
+    def f():
+        if 1:
+            return 3
+        else:
+            return 4
+    return
+#: E750:6:5
+def not_okay_nested_a(x):
+    def f():
+        return
+    if not x:
+        return
+    return f
+#: E750:6:13
+def not_okay_nested_b():
+    def f():
+        if 1:
+            return 3
+        else:
+            return
+    return

testsuite/support.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def error(self, line_number, offset, text, check):
         detailed_code = '%s:%s:%s' % (code, line_number, offset + 1)
         # Don't care about expected errors or warnings
         if code in self.expected or detailed_code in self.expected:
-            return
+            return None
         self._deferred_print.append(
             (line_number, offset, detailed_code, text[5:], check.__doc__))
         self.file_errors += 1