rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Add support for resolving documentation links to local documentation

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Rust
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Description

This will consist of:

  • Add the actual logic for resolving links (and bare definitions for the open docs command) to local documentation
  • Add a clientside trampoline so that file:// URLs can be opened with a browser instead of in the editor

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the documentation-link resolution and the open docs command, then review the VS Code command-URI guidance for the clientside trampoline. Done means links resolve to local documentation and file:// URLs open with a browser instead of the editor.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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