rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-mode

A left shift after an `as`-cast can mess up paren matching

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Description

If I create a file containing only the following code (which does compile without warnings or errors), the closing brace to the function is not recognized by the parenthesis-matcher (although the closing parenthesis around the bitshift is):

fn test(x: f64) -> u64 {
    x as u64 * (1 << 3)
}

Interestingly, if I put the x as u64 in parentheses, it works just fine:

fn test(x: f64) -> u64 {
    (x as u64) * (1 << 3)
}

This occurs if such an expression is present anywhere in the function.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in rust-mode with the two Rust snippets from the report, then trace the parenthesis-matching logic for an expression combining an as cast with a left shift. Done means the closing function brace is recognized while the existing parenthesis matching still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
emacs-lisp, rust
Domain
devtools, tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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