rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-analyzer

Highlighting exit points only works on `return` in VSCode

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Description

Companion issue to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/127007 to keep track of the issue on our side.

Basically exit point highlighting is supposed to work when the cursor is either on a return, ? or -> token but VSCode currently doesn't send the document highlight request unless the cursor is on a return or at the end of an identifier followed by a ?.

cc #9375

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Research direction

Begin with the linked VS Code issue #127007 and the rust-analyzer context around #9375; verify which side controls document highlight requests for return, ?, and ->. Done means exit-point highlighting is requested and works for all three cursor positions, with any rust-analyzer-side tracking updated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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