rustfmt stops formatting after line comment following `..` in a struct pattern
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Description
I wondered why suddenly only half of my file got formatted and boiled down the code to the following MWE:
fn main() {
match e { // this line still gets formatted
MyStruct {
field_a,
.. // this comment here apparently causes trouble
} => (),
_ => (), // this line is no longer formatted
};
}
Notably, rustfmt does not complain, it just ignores everything after the offending comment and formats the file only up to that point.
I saw that there are already many open issues revolving around comments, so my apologies if this exact issue has been reported before.
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Research direction
Start by running rustfmt on the Rust MWE in the issue and inspect its comment-handling behavior around the .. in the struct pattern. Trace where formatting stops after the line comment, then add a regression test showing that the entire input is formatted rather than silently truncated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100