rustdoc type-based seach: allow search by lifetime parameters
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A-lifetimes
A-rustdoc-search
C-feature-request
T-rustdoc
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- Rust
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Description
many libraries give lifetimes meaningful names, such as the object crate
being able to navigate these libraries by typing lifetimes like 'data into the search bar would be quite helpful. additionally, searching for '_ should show all types that have a lifetime parameter (useful for finding reference-like types).
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing rustdoc's type-based search implementation from the search bar and existing lifetime handling. Define the behavior for named lifetimes such as 'data and the wildcard '; done means both queries return the appropriate types, including all types with lifetime parameters for '.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100