rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Renaming module that is `#[path = "..."]` overwritten does not automagically fix up the path

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Description

#[path = "bar.rs"]
mod foo;

Renaming the foo file only fixed up the mod name, not the path

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Reproduce the example with a Rust module declared using #[path = "bar.rs"] and rename the foo file. Trace rust-analyzer's rename handling for module declarations and path attributes, then verify that renaming the file updates both the module name and the explicit path.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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