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Feature: add an assist to remove redundant function call arguments
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Description
Intellij Rust recently added an assist to remove redundant function call arguments. Rust-Analyzer doesn't support this today, but I think this could be a relatively easy addition to make. I think this would especially be helpful when doing mundane refactors across larger codebases.
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intellij Rust today
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 reviewing the linked IntelliJ Rust changelog and example behavior, then locate rust-analyzer's existing assist entry points. The work is done when an equivalent assist can identify and remove redundant function call arguments during refactoring, with behavior matching the reference.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100