Auto merge of #23289 - mihneadb:rustdoc-search-by-type, r=alexcrichton

This adds search by type (for functions/methods) support to Rustdoc. Target issue is at https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/658.

I've described my approach here: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/658#issuecomment-76484200. I'll copy the text in here as well:

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Hi, it took me longer than I wished, but I have implemented this in a not-too-complex way that I think can be extended to support more complex features (like the ones mentioned [here](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/12866#issuecomment-66945317)).

The idea is to generate a JSON representation of the types of methods/functions in the existing index, and then make the JS understand when it should look by type (and not by name).

I tried to come up with a JSON representation that can be extended to support generics, bounds, ref/mut annotations and so on. Here are a few samples:

Function:

```rust
fn to_uppercase(c: char) -> char
```

```json
{
    "inputs": [
        {"name": "char"}
    ],
    "output": {
        "name": "char",
    }
}
```

Method (implemented or defined in trait):

```rust
// in struct Vec
// self is considered an argument as well
fn capacity(&self) -> usize
```

```json
{
    "inputs": [
        {"name": "vec"}
    ],
    "output": {
        "name": "usize"
    }
}
```

This simple format can be extended by adding more fields, like `generic: bool`, a `bounds` mapping and so on.

I have a working implementation in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/compare/master...mihneadb:rustdoc-search-by-type. You can check out a live demo [here](http://data.mihneadb.net/doc/std/index.html?search=charext%20-%3E%20char).

![screenshot from 2015-02-28 00 54 00](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/643127/6422722/7e5374ee-bee4-11e4-99a6-9aac3c9d5068.png)


The feature list is not that long:
- search by types (you *can* use generics as well, as long as you use the exact name - e.g. [`vec,t -> `](http://data.mihneadb.net/doc/std/index.html?search=vec%2C%20t%20-%3E))
- order of arguments does not matter
- `self` is took into account as well (e.g. search for `vec -> usize`)
- does not use "complex" annotations (e.g. you don't search for `&char -> char` but for `char -> char`)

My goal is to get a working, minimal "base" merged so that others can build upon it. How should I proceed? Do I open a PR (badly in need of code review since this is my first non "hello world"-ish rust code)?

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