False positive for prefer_self_in_static_references when an inner struct has the same name as its owner

[mildm8nnered]

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Bug Description

struct S1 {
    struct S1 {}
    var s = S1()
}

prefer_self_in_static_references will report a violation at var s = S1(), but S1 here refers to the inner struct, not the outer one, so var s= Self() would be different, and would fail if the inner S1 has different properties to the outer one.

As a workaround,

struct S1 {
    struct S1 {}
    var s = Self.S1()
}

Has the same effect, but does not trigger prefer_self_in_static_references.

[mildm8nnered]

I couldn't see any easy way to fix this :-(

[SimplyDanny]

Would Self not refer to the inner struct?

Edit: Seems like the compiler wouldn't even allow it: https://swiftfiddle.com/iclkmj5lbbd4xew7g42r7l4vo4

[mildm8nnered]

Would Self not refer to the inner struct?

Edit: Seems like the compiler wouldn't even allow it: https://swiftfiddle.com/iclkmj5lbbd4xew7g42r7l4vo4

🤦 - I messed up with my example - corrected above.

Here is an example that shows it more clearly I hope

struct Foo {
  struct Foo {
    var bar = 0
  }
  var foo = 0

  func something() -> Int {
    Foo().bar
  }
}

This compiles fine, but

swiftlint --only-rule prefer_self_in_static_references t.swift produces

warning: Prefer Self in Static References Violation: Use Self to refer to the surrounding type name (prefer_self_in_static_references)

[SimplyDanny]

Got it. This is nothing we can reliably avoid due to missing type information.