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Lift imports to the top of the block

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Description

A formatting option to lift up all imports to the top of the block would be nice.

Before:

use foo::a;

fn x() {
    println!("hello");
    use foo::b;
    use foo::c;
}

use foo::d;

mod z {
    fn y() {
        println!("world");
    }

    use foo::e;
}

use foo::f;

After:

use foo::a;
use foo::d;
use foo::f;

fn x() {
    use foo::b;
    use foo::c;

    println!("hello");

}

mod z {
    use foo::e;

    fn y() {
        println!("world");
    }
}

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Research direction

Start by locating rustfmt's existing import-formatting and configuration entry points, then compare their behavior with the Before and After examples in this issue. Done means an opt-in formatting option lifts imports to the beginning of each enclosing block while preserving the shown function and module structure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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