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Complete closure expression by expected type

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Description

In a place where something implementing Fn/FnMut/FnOnce is expected, we should complete |x0, x1| $0 and move |x0, x1| $0, with the correct number of parameters of course.

This isn't completely trivial because it's not about the expected type, but about a trait bound on it. We should probably carry them over from type checking somehow; a simpler approach for now might be to only make it work if we're in a function parameter.

We might also want to make | a completion trigger character then.

CC #8629

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Research direction

Start by tracing rust-analyzer's closure-expression completion and expected-type handling, then inspect how trait bounds from type checking could provide the Fn/FnMut/FnOnce parameter count. Done means completing ordinary and move closures with the correct number of parameters, with the | trigger considered as part of the scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
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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