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Merge #4664
4664: Generate feature documentation from code r=matklad a=matklad Co-authored-by: Aleksey Kladov <aleksey.kladov@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/docs/user/assists.md b/docs/user/assists.md index a1058ecde97..04387e3b0ee 100644 --- a/docs/user/assists.md +++ b/docs/user/assists.md @@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ fn main() { } ``` +## `add_from_impl_for_enum` + +Adds a From impl for an enum variant with one tuple field. + +```rust +// BEFORE +enum A { ┃One(u32) } + +// AFTER +enum A { One(u32) } + +impl From<u32> for A { + fn from(v: u32) -> Self { + A::One(v) + } +} +``` + ## `add_function` Adds a stub function with a signature matching the function under the cursor. diff --git a/docs/user/features.md b/docs/user/features.md deleted file mode 100644 index 12ecdec136a..00000000000 --- a/docs/user/features.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,218 +0,0 @@ -This document is an index of features that the rust-analyzer language server -provides. Shortcuts are for the default VS Code layout. If there's no shortcut, -you can use <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+P</kbd> to search for the corresponding action. - -### Workspace Symbol <kbd>ctrl+t</kbd> - -Uses fuzzy-search to find types, modules and functions by name across your -project and dependencies. This is **the** most useful feature, which improves code -navigation tremendously. It mostly works on top of the built-in LSP -functionality, however `#` and `*` symbols can be used to narrow down the -search. Specifically, - -- `Foo` searches for `Foo` type in the current workspace -- `foo#` searches for `foo` function in the current workspace -- `Foo*` searches for `Foo` type among dependencies, including `stdlib` -- `foo#*` searches for `foo` function among dependencies - -That is, `#` switches from "types" to all symbols, `*` switches from the current -workspace to dependencies. - -### Document Symbol <kbd>ctrl+shift+o</kbd> - -Provides a tree of the symbols defined in the file. Can be used to - -* fuzzy search symbol in a file (super useful) -* draw breadcrumbs to describe the context around the cursor -* draw outline of the file - -### On Typing Assists - -Some features trigger on typing certain characters: - -- typing `let =` tries to smartly add `;` if `=` is followed by an existing expression -- Enter inside comments automatically inserts `///` -- typing `.` in a chain method call auto-indents - -### Extend Selection - -Extends the current selection to the encompassing syntactic construct -(expression, statement, item, module, etc). It works with multiple cursors. This -is a relatively new feature of LSP: -https://github.com/Microsoft/language-server-protocol/issues/613, check your -editor's LSP library to see if this feature is supported. - -### Go to Definition - -Navigates to the definition of an identifier. - -### Go to Implementation - -Navigates to the impl block of structs, enums or traits. Also implemented as a code lens. - -### Go to Type Defintion - -Navigates to the type of an identifier. - -### Commands <kbd>ctrl+shift+p</kbd> - -#### Run - -Shows a popup suggesting to run a test/benchmark/binary **at the current cursor -location**. Super useful for repeatedly running just a single test. Do bind this -to a shortcut! - -#### Parent Module - -Navigates to the parent module of the current module. - -#### Matching Brace - -If the cursor is on any brace (`<>(){}[]`) which is a part of a brace-pair, -moves cursor to the matching brace. It uses the actual parser to determine -braces, so it won't confuse generics with comparisons. - -#### Join Lines - -Join selected lines into one, smartly fixing up whitespace and trailing commas. - -#### Show Syntax Tree - -Shows the parse tree of the current file. It exists mostly for debugging -rust-analyzer itself. - -#### Expand Macro Recursively - -Shows the full macro expansion of the macro at current cursor. - -#### Status - -Shows internal statistic about memory usage of rust-analyzer. - -#### Show RA Version - -Show current rust-analyzer version. - -#### Toggle inlay hints - -Toggle inlay hints view for the current workspace. -It is recommended to assign a shortcut for this command to quickly turn off -inlay hints when they prevent you from reading/writing the code. - -#### Run Garbage Collection - -Manually triggers GC. - -#### Start Cargo Watch - -Start `cargo watch` for live error highlighting. Will prompt to install if it's not already installed. - -#### Stop Cargo Watch - -Stop `cargo watch`. - -#### Structural Seach and Replace - -Search and replace with named wildcards that will match any expression. -The syntax for a structural search replace command is `<search_pattern> ==>> <replace_pattern>`. A `$<name>:expr` placeholder in the search pattern will match any expression and `$<name>` will reference it in the replacement. Available via the command `rust-analyzer.ssr`. - -```rust -// Using structural search replace command [foo($a:expr, $b:expr) ==>> ($a).foo($b)] - -// BEFORE -String::from(foo(y + 5, z)) - -// AFTER -String::from((y + 5).foo(z)) -``` - -### Assists (Code Actions) - -Assists, or code actions, are small local refactorings, available in a particular context. -They are usually triggered by a shortcut or by clicking a light bulb icon in the editor. - -See [assists.md](./assists.md) for the list of available assists. - -### Magic Completions - -In addition to usual reference completion, rust-analyzer provides some ✨magic✨ -completions as well: - -Keywords like `if`, `else` `while`, `loop` are completed with braces, and cursor -is placed at the appropriate position. Even though `if` is easy to type, you -still want to complete it, to get ` { }` for free! `return` is inserted with a -space or `;` depending on the return type of the function. - -When completing a function call, `()` are automatically inserted. If a function -takes arguments, the cursor is positioned inside the parenthesis. - -There are postfix completions, which can be triggered by typing something like -`foo().if`. The word after `.` determines postfix completion. Possible variants are: - -- `expr.if` -> `if expr {}` or `if let ... {}` for `Option` or `Result` -- `expr.match` -> `match expr {}` -- `expr.while` -> `while expr {}` or `while let ... {}` for `Option` or `Result` -- `expr.ref` -> `&expr` -- `expr.refm` -> `&mut expr` -- `expr.not` -> `!expr` -- `expr.dbg` -> `dbg!(expr)` - -There also snippet completions: - -#### Inside Expressions - -- `pd` -> `println!("{:?}")` -- `ppd` -> `println!("{:#?}")` - -#### Inside Modules - -- `tfn` -> `#[test] fn f(){}` -- `tmod` -> -```rust -#[cfg(test)] -mod tests { - use super::*; - - #[test] - fn test_fn() {} -} -``` - -### Code Highlighting - -Experimental feature to let rust-analyzer highlight Rust code instead of using the -default highlighter. - -#### Rainbow Highlighting - -Experimental feature that, given code highlighting using rust-analyzer is -active, will pick unique colors for identifiers. - -### Code hints - -Rust-analyzer has two types of hints to show the information about the code: - -* hover hints, appearing on hover on any element. - -These contain extended information on the hovered language item. - -* inlay hints, shown near the element hinted directly in the editor. - -Two types of inlay hints are displayed currently: - -* type hints, displaying the minimal information on the type of the expression (if the information is available) -* method chaining hints, type information for multi-line method chains -* parameter name hints, displaying the names of the parameters in the corresponding methods - -#### VS Code - -In VS Code, the following settings can be used to configure the inlay hints: - -* `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.typeHints` - enable hints for inferred types. -* `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.chainingHints` - enable hints for inferred types on method chains. -* `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.parameterHints` - enable hints for function parameters. -* `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.maxLength` — shortens the hints if their length exceeds the value specified. If no value is specified (`null`), no shortening is applied. - -**Note:** VS Code does not have native support for inlay hints [yet](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/16221) and the hints are implemented using decorations. -This approach has limitations, the caret movement and bracket highlighting near the edges of the hint may be weird: -[1](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/1623), [2](https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/3453). diff --git a/docs/user/generated_features.adoc b/docs/user/generated_features.adoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..803073d550f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/user/generated_features.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@ +=== Expand Macro Recursively +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/expand_macro.rs[expand_macro.rs] + +Shows the full macro expansion of the macro at current cursor. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Expand macro recursively** +|=== + + +=== Extend Selection +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/extend_selection.rs[extend_selection.rs] + +Extends the current selection to the encompassing syntactic construct +(expression, statement, item, module, etc). It works with multiple cursors. + +|=== +| Editor | Shortcut + +| VS Code | kbd:[Ctrl+Shift+→] +|=== + + +=== File Structure +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/display/structure.rs[structure.rs] + +Provides a tree of the symbols defined in the file. Can be used to + +* fuzzy search symbol in a file (super useful) +* draw breadcrumbs to describe the context around the cursor +* draw outline of the file + +|=== +| Editor | Shortcut + +| VS Code | kbd:[Ctrl+Shift+O] +|=== + + +=== Go to Definition +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_definition.rs[goto_definition.rs] + +Navigates to the definition of an identifier. + +|=== +| Editor | Shortcut + +| VS Code | kbd:[F12] +|=== + + +=== Go to Implementation +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_implementation.rs[goto_implementation.rs] + +Navigates to the impl block of structs, enums or traits. Also implemented as a code lens. + +|=== +| Editor | Shortcut + +| VS Code | kbd:[Ctrl+F12] +|=== + + +=== Go to Type Definition +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_type_definition.rs[goto_type_definition.rs] + +Navigates to the type of an identifier. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Go to Type Definition* +|=== + + +=== Hover +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/hover.rs[hover.rs] + +Shows additional information, like type of an expression or documentation for definition when "focusing" code. +Focusing is usually hovering with a mouse, but can also be triggered with a shortcut. + + +=== Inlay Hints +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/inlay_hints.rs[inlay_hints.rs] + +rust-analyzer shows additional information inline with the source code. +Editors usually render this using read-only virtual text snippets interspersed with code. + +rust-analyzer shows hits for + +* types of local variables +* names of function arguments +* types of chained expressions + +**Note:** VS Code does not have native support for inlay hints https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/16221[yet] and the hints are implemented using decorations. +This approach has limitations, the caret movement and bracket highlighting near the edges of the hint may be weird: +https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/1623[1], https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/issues/3453[2]. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Toggle inlay hints* +|=== + + +=== Join Lines +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/join_lines.rs[join_lines.rs] + +Join selected lines into one, smartly fixing up whitespace, trailing commas, and braces. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Join lines** +|=== + + +=== Magic Completions +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/completion.rs[completion.rs] + +In addition to usual reference completion, rust-analyzer provides some ✨magic✨ +completions as well: + +Keywords like `if`, `else` `while`, `loop` are completed with braces, and cursor +is placed at the appropriate position. Even though `if` is easy to type, you +still want to complete it, to get ` { }` for free! `return` is inserted with a +space or `;` depending on the return type of the function. + +When completing a function call, `()` are automatically inserted. If a function +takes arguments, the cursor is positioned inside the parenthesis. + +There are postfix completions, which can be triggered by typing something like +`foo().if`. The word after `.` determines postfix completion. Possible variants are: + +- `expr.if` -> `if expr {}` or `if let ... {}` for `Option` or `Result` +- `expr.match` -> `match expr {}` +- `expr.while` -> `while expr {}` or `while let ... {}` for `Option` or `Result` +- `expr.ref` -> `&expr` +- `expr.refm` -> `&mut expr` +- `expr.not` -> `!expr` +- `expr.dbg` -> `dbg!(expr)` + +There also snippet completions: + +.Expressions +- `pd` -> `println!("{:?}")` +- `ppd` -> `println!("{:#?}")` + +.Items +- `tfn` -> `#[test] fn f(){}` +- `tmod` -> +```rust +#[cfg(test)] +mod tests { + use super::*; + + #[test] + fn test_fn() {} +} +``` + + +=== Matching Brace +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/matching_brace.rs[matching_brace.rs] + +If the cursor is on any brace (`<>(){}[]`) which is a part of a brace-pair, +moves cursor to the matching brace. It uses the actual parser to determine +braces, so it won't confuse generics with comparisons. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Find matching brace** +|=== + + +=== On Typing Assists +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/typing.rs[typing.rs] + +Some features trigger on typing certain characters: + +- typing `let =` tries to smartly add `;` if `=` is followed by an existing expression +- Enter inside comments automatically inserts `///` +- typing `.` in a chain method call auto-indents + + +=== Parent Module +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/parent_module.rs[parent_module.rs] + +Navigates to the parent module of the current module. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Locate parent module** +|=== + + +=== Run +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/runnables.rs[runnables.rs] + +Shows a popup suggesting to run a test/benchmark/binary **at the current cursor +location**. Super useful for repeatedly running just a single test. Do bind this +to a shortcut! + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Run** +|=== + + +=== Semantic Syntax Highlighting +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs[syntax_highlighting.rs] + +rust-analyzer highlights the code semantically. +For example, `bar` in `foo::Bar` might be colored differently depending on whether `Bar` is an enum or a trait. +rust-analyzer does not specify colors directly, instead it assigns tag (like `struct`) and a set of modifiers (like `declaration`) to each token. +It's up to the client to map those to specific colors. + +The general rule is that a reference to an entity gets colored the same way as the entity itself. +We also give special modifier for `mut` and `&mut` local variables. + + +=== Show Syntax Tree +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_tree.rs[syntax_tree.rs] + +Shows the parse tree of the current file. It exists mostly for debugging +rust-analyzer itself. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Show Syntax Tree** +|=== + + +=== Status +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/status.rs[status.rs] + +Shows internal statistic about memory usage of rust-analyzer. + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Status** +|=== + + +=== Structural Seach and Replace +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide/src/ssr.rs[ssr.rs] + +Search and replace with named wildcards that will match any expression. +The syntax for a structural search replace command is `<search_pattern> ==>> <replace_pattern>`. +A `$<name>:expr` placeholder in the search pattern will match any expression and `$<name>` will reference it in the replacement. +Available via the command `rust-analyzer.ssr`. + +```rust +// Using structural search replace command [foo($a:expr, $b:expr) ==>> ($a).foo($b)] + +// BEFORE +String::from(foo(y + 5, z)) + +// AFTER +String::from((y + 5).foo(z)) +``` + +|=== +| Editor | Action Name + +| VS Code | **Rust Analyzer: Structural Search Replace** +|=== + + +=== Workspace Symbol +**Source:** https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/crates/ra_ide_db/src/symbol_index.rs[symbol_index.rs] + +Uses fuzzy-search to find types, modules and functions by name across your +project and dependencies. This is **the** most useful feature, which improves code +navigation tremendously. It mostly works on top of the built-in LSP +functionality, however `#` and `*` symbols can be used to narrow down the +search. Specifically, + +- `Foo` searches for `Foo` type in the current workspace +- `foo#` searches for `foo` function in the current workspace +- `Foo*` searches for `Foo` type among dependencies, including `stdlib` +- `foo#*` searches for `foo` function among dependencies + +That is, `#` switches from "types" to all symbols, `*` switches from the current +workspace to dependencies. + +|=== +| Editor | Shortcut + +| VS Code | kbd:[Ctrl+T] +|=== diff --git a/docs/user/readme.adoc b/docs/user/readme.adoc index 64bd0feb133..12def732710 100644 --- a/docs/user/readme.adoc +++ b/docs/user/readme.adoc @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ :important-caption: :heavy_exclamation_mark: :caution-caption: :fire: :warning-caption: :warning: +:source-highlighter: rouge +:experimental: // Master copy of this document lives in the https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer repository @@ -268,6 +270,13 @@ Gnome Builder currently has support for RLS, and there's no way to configure the 1. Rename, symlink or copy the `rust-analyzer` binary to `rls` and place it somewhere Builder can find (in `PATH`, or under `~/.cargo/bin`). 2. Enable the Rust Builder plugin. -== Usage +== Features -See https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/blob/master/docs/user/features.md[features.md]. +include::./generated_features.adoc[] + +== Assists (Code Actions) + +Assists, or code actions, are small local refactorings, available in a particular context. +They are usually triggered by a shortcut or by clicking a light bulb icon in the editor. + +See [assists.md](./assists.md) for the list of available assists. |
