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Show individual `From`s in completion
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Description
In Rust, a large number of From traits are implemented for types. However, when we write code, Rust-analyzer will not automatically highlight all the specific types.
Can we achieve something like the effect of RustRover?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating rust-analyzer's completion handling for From trait implementations and inspect any existing completion tests. Compare the current suggestions with the RustRover examples in the issue; done means individual From-convertible types appear in completion rather than only a generic result.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100