feature request: Insert qualified path (auto-imports)

[MaxCross2500]

I can either:

• Enable auto-imports
  • Have sugestions for non-imported items
  • Completion for these items insert a use statement on top of the file
• Disable auto-imports
  • Not have sugestions for non-imported items at all.

Considering that rust analyzer already have quick-fix to Replace qualified path with use, I don't see a point of always inserting use statement on completion. I want third option:

• Insert qualified path
  • Have sugestions for non-imported items
  • Completion for these items insert qualified path

(when i type fs, I should still see an option for std::fs, but pressing tab should insert std::fs, not use std::fs; on top of the file).

[plumenator]

This is also idiomatic as per the book

[jonas-schievink]

You can already type fs::File (or the path of any other item in fs), and then apply autocompletion to insert use std::fs;.

[MaxCross2500]

You can already type fs::File (or the path of any other item in fs), and then apply autocompletion to insert use std::fs;.

The whole point of this feature request was in the fact that i DONT want to randomly insert use statement.
Please, read the original comment again.

[jonas-schievink]

So you want to disable auto-import globally, and get qualified paths inserted instead?

[MaxCross2500]

So you want to disable auto-import globally, and get qualified paths inserted instead?

I want to make it possible to configure rust analyzer that way, that it would insert qualified path on completion for items that not in the scope, instead of inserting use statements on top of the file.

So, when I type File, I should see an option to std::fs::File. When I press Tab, it should insert std::fs::File, and not insert use statement on top of the file.

I'm not really sure what it should do if item is partially in the scope already (for example, std::fs is in the scope, but std::fs::File is not. Should it insert std::fs::File or fs::File? Ideally probably both options should be possible to set in config, but either of them is fine for me).

I don't really care how this option would look like in config. It may be separate bool option, or auto-import option could be changed from bool (enabled/disabled) to enum (disabled, use statements, qualified path).

[vincentisambart]

An idea would be once you select the completion you want, pressing for example cmd+enter instead of just enter could complete the full path without adding any use.

[MaxCross2500]

An idea would be once you select the completion you want, pressing for example cmd+enter instead of just enter could complete the full path without adding any use.

Could be useful, but, as I said, considering that Replace qualified path with use quick fix already exist - not really nessesary.
If they would just add the option to always insert qualified path on completion, then it would be enough.

• You type File, see the option for std::fs::File, pres Tab.
• It inserts std::fs::File.
• You realize you want to add std::fs as use.
• You just move you cursor to fs, press quick fixes shortcut (I changed mine to alt + enter, but by default it's ctrl + .).
• You select Replace qualified path with use option (again, it's already exist).
• It inserts use std::fs; on top of the file, and replaces this std::fs::File with fs::File.

That way not only you avoid unnecessary new shortcuts, but also make it explicit action to modify code that out of your view, and could even select wich part you want to use (you want to add std::fs::File to use statements? Move you cursor to File and apply quick-fix. Just std::fs? Then move you cursor to fs).

[SamB]

It would also be helpful to have a "Replace use with qualified path" action, in case you change your mind:

• Feature request: Replace use with qualified path #12996

[LordMZTE]

Duplicate of #10625?