Add lint check against "Foo *bar" and "Foo &bar" declarations.

cpplint_chromium.py

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+
+import re
+
+# Matches Foo *foo declarations.
+_RE_PATTERN_POINTER_DECLARATION_WHITESPACE = re.compile(
+    r'\s*\w+(?<!\breturn|\bdelete)\s+(?P<pointer_operator>\*|\&)\w+')
+
+def CheckPointerDeclarationWhitespace(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
+  """Checks for Foo *foo declarations.
+
+  Args:
+    filename: The name of the current file.
+    clean_lines: A CleansedLines instance containing the file.
+    linenum: The number of the line to check.
+    error: The function to call with any errors found.
+  """
+  line = clean_lines.elided[linenum]
+  matched = _RE_PATTERN_POINTER_DECLARATION_WHITESPACE.match(line)
+  if matched:
+    error(filename, linenum, 'whitespace/declaration', 3,
+          'Declaration has space between type name and %s in %s' %
+          (matched.group('pointer_operator'), matched.group(0).strip()))