checker: disallow structs with @[params] attribute as mutable function parameters (#21206)

vlib/v/checker/fn.v

@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_decl(mut node ast.FnDecl) {
 					c.error('generic struct `${pure_sym_name}` in fn declaration must specify the generic type names, e.g. ${pure_sym_name}[T]',
 						param.type_pos)
 				}
+				if param.is_mut && arg_typ_sym.info.attrs.any(it.name == 'params') {
+					c.error('declaring a mutable parameter that accepts a struct with the `@[params]` attribute is not allowed',
+						param.type_pos)
+				}
 			} else if arg_typ_sym.info is ast.Interface {
 				if arg_typ_sym.info.generic_types.len > 0 && !param.typ.has_flag(.generic)
 					&& arg_typ_sym.info.concrete_types.len == 0 {
@@ -1278,8 +1282,11 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool) ast.
 		} else {
 			if param.is_mut {
 				tok := param.specifier()
-				c.error('function `${node.name}` parameter `${param.name}` is `${tok}`, so use `${tok} ${call_arg.expr}` instead',
-					call_arg.expr.pos())
+				param_sym := c.table.sym(param.typ)
+				if !(param_sym.info is ast.Struct && param_sym.info.attrs.any(it.name == 'params')) {
+					c.error('function `${node.name}` parameter `${param.name}` is `${tok}`, so use `${tok} ${call_arg.expr}` instead',
+						call_arg.expr.pos())
+				}
 			} else {
 				c.fail_if_unreadable(call_arg.expr, arg_typ, 'argument')
 			}

vlib/v/checker/tests/mut_parms_struct_param_err.out

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/mut_parms_struct_param_err.vv:8:17: error: declaring a mutable parameter that accepts a struct with the `@[params]` attribute is not allowed
+    6 | }
+    7 | 
+    8 | fn foo(mut opts Params) bool {
+      |                 ~~~~~~
+    9 |     return opts.a
+   10 | }

vlib/v/checker/tests/mut_parms_struct_param_err.vv

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@[params]
+struct Params {
+mut:
+	a bool
+	x int
+}
+
+fn foo(mut opts Params) bool {
+	return opts.a
+}
+
+foo(a: true)

vlib/v/tests/struct_test.v

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct Lol {
 
 struct User {
 	name string
-	age  int
+mut:
+	age int
 }
 
 struct Foo {
@@ -257,14 +258,12 @@ fn bar_config(c Config, def int) {
 	assert c.def == def
 }
 
-fn mut_bar_config(mut c Config, def int) &Config {
-	c.n = c.def
-	assert c.n == def
-	return unsafe { c }
-}
-
 fn foo_user(u User) {}
 
+fn foo_mut_user(mut u User) {
+	u.age++
+}
+
 fn test_struct_literal_args() {
 	foo_config(20,
 		n: 10
@@ -277,17 +276,14 @@ fn test_struct_literal_args() {
 	bar_config(Config{}, 10)
 	bar_config(Config{ def: 4 }, 4)
 
-	mut c_ := Config{
-		def: 10
-	}
-	c := mut_bar_config(mut c_, 10)
-	assert c.n == 10
-	assert c.def == 10
-
 	foo_user(name: 'Peter')
 	foo_user(name: 'Peter')
 	foo_user(age: 7)
 	foo_user(name: 'Stew', age: 50)
+
+	mut user := User{'Stew', 50}
+	foo_mut_user(mut user)
+	assert user.age == 51
 }
 
 struct City {