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On unclosed `impl`, documentSymbol symbol name can span many lines

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Description

I'm not sure if there's anything to do here but I found this interesting.

No minimal reproducer but it should be reproducible on any impl block like below.
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impl Foo<|
impl Bar<Baz> for Baz {
    ...
}

Now textDocument/documentSymbol will report a symbol with a name that starts at
impl Foo and spans across the impl Bar block and even further (in my case,
another impl block and a global function). I think it would be more intuitive to not report a symbol, or give it the name impl Foo<.

As workaround I'll truncate symbol names after the first line for now

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Start with the textDocument/documentSymbol handling and reproduce the issue using the unclosed impl example in the report. Trace how the symbol name is formed across subsequent impl blocks and the global function; done means the reported symbol no longer spans unrelated lines, or is omitted as suggested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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