rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer
CLI interface to rust-analyzer
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Description
I think at some point we had something like rust-analyzer complete /path/to/file.rs:line:column. I've think we've lost that at some point as not too useful, but, looking at https://users.rust-lang.org/t/how-many-symbols-can-rust-analyzer-autocomplete-in-practice/81400, perhaps we need to bring it back?
I think the way we want to do that is to allow specifying ra-commands inline in file. Ie, the CLI is
$ rust-analyzer complete ./src/foo.rs
and foo.rs contains something like
let x = /*ra:complete*/
🤔 i guess there's also an argument that we should make the syntax exactly like the syntax of our tests? Ie, today tests say just $0, and its up to the context to figure out what command should we execute at $0, but I can imagine a universal check where you write just $0:complete$, $0:gotodef, etc.
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Research direction
Start by examining the proposed rust-analyzer complete ./src/foo.rs entry point and the existing test syntax that uses $0. Compare the inline /*ra:complete*/ proposal with command-specific markers such as $0:complete$ and determine the command semantics and test coverage needed for a usable CLI interface.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100