expunge &Vec<T> pattern (#1579)

* expunge &Vec<T> pattern

* fix travis

ethcore/src/block.rs

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 //! Blockchain block.
 
-#![cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(ptr_arg))] // Because of &LastHashes -> &Vec<_>
-
 use common::*;
 use engine::*;
 use state::*;
@@ -76,11 +74,11 @@ pub struct BlockRefMut<'a> {
 	/// Block header.
 	pub header: &'a mut Header,
 	/// Block transactions.
-	pub transactions: &'a Vec<SignedTransaction>,
+	pub transactions: &'a [SignedTransaction],
 	/// Block uncles.
-	pub uncles: &'a Vec<Header>,
+	pub uncles: &'a [Header],
 	/// Transaction receipts.
-	pub receipts: &'a Vec<Receipt>,
+	pub receipts: &'a [Receipt],
 	/// State.
 	pub state: &'a mut State,
 	/// Traces.
@@ -92,11 +90,11 @@ pub struct BlockRef<'a> {
 	/// Block header.
 	pub header: &'a Header,
 	/// Block transactions.
-	pub transactions: &'a Vec<SignedTransaction>,
+	pub transactions: &'a [SignedTransaction],
 	/// Block uncles.
-	pub uncles: &'a Vec<Header>,
+	pub uncles: &'a [Header],
 	/// Transaction receipts.
-	pub receipts: &'a Vec<Receipt>,
+	pub receipts: &'a [Receipt],
 	/// State.
 	pub state: &'a State,
 	/// Traces.
@@ -152,16 +150,16 @@ pub trait IsBlock {
 	fn state(&self) -> &State { &self.block().state }
 
 	/// Get all information on transactions in this block.
-	fn transactions(&self) -> &Vec<SignedTransaction> { &self.block().base.transactions }
+	fn transactions(&self) -> &[SignedTransaction] { &self.block().base.transactions }
 
 	/// Get all information on receipts in this block.
-	fn receipts(&self) -> &Vec<Receipt> { &self.block().receipts }
+	fn receipts(&self) -> &[Receipt] { &self.block().receipts }
 
 	/// Get all information concerning transaction tracing in this block.
 	fn traces(&self) -> &Option<Vec<Trace>> { &self.block().traces }
 
 	/// Get all uncles in this block.
-	fn uncles(&self) -> &Vec<Header> { &self.block().base.uncles }
+	fn uncles(&self) -> &[Header] { &self.block().base.uncles }
 }
 
 /// Trait for a object that has a state database.

ethcore/src/client/client.rs

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Client {
 		};
 
 		// Commit results
-		let receipts = block.receipts().clone();
+		let receipts = block.receipts().to_owned();
 		let traces = From::from(block.traces().clone().unwrap_or_else(Vec::new));
 
 		// CHECK! I *think* this is fine, even if the state_root is equal to another

ethcore/src/header.rs

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Header {
 	/// Get the difficulty field of the header.
 	pub fn difficulty(&self) -> &U256 { &self.difficulty }
 	/// Get the seal field of the header.
-	pub fn seal(&self) -> &Vec<Bytes> { &self.seal }
+	pub fn seal(&self) -> &[Bytes] { &self.seal }
 
 	// TODO: seal_at, set_seal_at &c.
 

ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs

@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl MinerService for Miner {
 		};
 		match (&self.options.pending_set, sealing_set) {
 			(&PendingSet::AlwaysQueue, _) | (&PendingSet::SealingOrElseQueue, None) => queue.top_transactions(),
-			(_, sealing) => sealing.map_or_else(Vec::new, |s| s.transactions().clone()),
+			(_, sealing) => sealing.map_or_else(Vec::new, |s| s.transactions().to_owned()),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ impl MinerService for Miner {
 					.iter()
 					.map(|t| t.hash());
 
-				let receipts = pending.receipts().clone().into_iter();
+				let receipts = pending.receipts().iter().cloned();
 
 				hashes.zip(receipts).collect()
 			},

ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Spec {
 	}
 
 	/// Get the known knodes of the network in enode format.
-	pub fn nodes(&self) -> &Vec<String> { &self.nodes }
+	pub fn nodes(&self) -> &[String] { &self.nodes }
 
 	/// Get the configured Network ID.
 	pub fn network_id(&self) -> U256 { self.params.network_id }