rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Feature request: Autocomplete full paths when entering `use `statement

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A-completion C-feature S-actionable
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Description

It would be nice if, after typing use and some name, it shows a full path of possible items as a completion candidate. For example, when typing use BTre in the beginning of a file, it would list std::collections::BTreeSet and std::collections::BTreeMap and so on as the candidates.

I'm not sure if the request is already made, since searching use completion in GitHub issue search yields 66 open issues...

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating rust-analyzer's completion handling for use statements, then verify that typing a partial name such as BTre offers full paths including std::collections::BTreeSet and `std::collections::BTreeMap.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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