rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Autocompletion suggests private libstd items

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A-completion C-bug
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Description

rust-analyzer version: 0.3.2658-standalone

rustc version: rustc 1.89.0 (29483883e 2025-08-04)

editor or extension: VS Code

code snippet to reproduce:

fn main() {
    env::var
}
Image

Notably, the actual env::var item isn't even suggested at all.

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Research direction

Reproduce the completion behavior from the provided Rust snippet in VS Code using the reported rust-analyzer and rustc versions. Investigate the completion path for env::var and the private libstd items shown in the screenshot. Done means the public env::var item is suggested and private library items are not.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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