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Supercharge your Rust experience in Neovim!
A heavily modified fork of rust-tools.nvim

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Note

• Just works. No need to call setup!
• No dependency on lspconfig.
• Lazy initialization by design.

🔗 Quick Links

• 📝 Prerequisites
• 📥 Installation
• ⚡ Quick setup
• 📚 Usage / Features
• ⚙️ Advanced configuration
• 🩺 Troubleshooting
• 🗨️ FAQ
• 🚣 Migrating from rust-tools

❔ Do I need rustaceanvim

If you are starting out with Rust, Neovim's built-in LSP client API (see :h lsp) or nvim-lspconfig.rust_analyzer is probably enough for you. It provides the lowest common denominator of LSP support. This plugin is for those who would like additional non-standard features that are specific to rust-analyzer.

📝 Prerequisites

Required

• neovim >= 0.11
• rust-analyzer

Note

For versions that are compatible with older Neovim versions, see previous major version bumps in the changelog.

Optional

• dot from graphviz, for crate graphs.
• cargo, required for Cargo projects.
• A debug adapter (e.g. lldb or codelldb) and nvim-dap, required for debugging.
• A tree-sitter parser for Rust (required for the :Rustc unpretty command). Can be installed using nvim-treesitter, which also provides highlights, etc.

📥 Installation

rocks.nvim

:Rocks install rustaceanvim

lazy.nvim

{
  'mrcjkb/rustaceanvim',
  version = '^6', -- Recommended
  lazy = false, -- This plugin is already lazy
}

Tip

It is suggested to pin to tagged releases if you would like to avoid breaking changes.

To manually generate documentation, use :helptags ALL.

Nix

For Nix users with flakes enabled, this project provides outputs in the form of a package and an overlay. It is also available in nixpkgs.

Look at the configuration information below to get started.

⚡ Quick Setup

This plugin automatically configures the rust-analyzer builtin LSP client and integrates with other Rust tools. See the Usage / Features section for more info.

Warning

Do not call the nvim-lspconfig.rust_analyzer setup or set up the LSP client for rust-analyzer manually, as doing so may cause conflicts.

This is a filetype plugin that works out of the box, so there is no need to call a setup function or configure anything to get this plugin working.

You will most likely want to add some keymaps. Most keymaps are only useful in rust files, so I suggest you define them in ~/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/rust.lua¹

Example:

local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
vim.keymap.set(
  "n", 
  "<leader>a", 
  function()
    vim.cmd.RustLsp('codeAction') -- supports rust-analyzer's grouping
    -- or vim.lsp.buf.codeAction() if you don't want grouping.
  end,
  { silent = true, buffer = bufnr }
)
vim.keymap.set(
  "n", 
  "K",  -- Override Neovim's built-in hover keymap with rustaceanvim's hover actions
  function()
    vim.cmd.RustLsp({'hover', 'actions'})
  end,
  { silent = true, buffer = bufnr }
)

Tip

• For more LSP related keymaps, see the nvim-lspconfig suggestions.
• If you want to share keymaps with nvim-lspconfig, you can also use the vim.g.rustaceanvim.server.on_attach function, or an LspAttach autocommand.
• See the Advanced configuration section or :h rustaceanvim.config for more configuration options.

Important

• Do not set vim.g.rustaceanvim in after/ftplugin/rust.lua, as the file is sourced after the plugin is initialized.

📚 Usage / Features

Debugging

• debuggables opens a prompt to select from available targets.
• debug searches for a target at the current cursor position.

:RustLsp[!] debuggables {args[]}?
:RustLsp[!] debug {args[]}?

vim.cmd.RustLsp('debug')
vim.cmd.RustLsp('debuggables')
-- or, to run the previous debuggable:
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'debuggables', bang = true }
-- or, to override the executable's args:
vim.cmd.RustLsp {'debuggables', 'arg1', 'arg2' }

Calling the command with a bang ! will rerun the last debuggable.

Requires:

• nvim-dap (Please read the plugin's documentation).
• A debug adapter (e.g. lldb-dap or codelldb).

By default, this plugin will silently attempt to autoload nvim-dap configurations when the LSP client attaches. You can call them with require('dap').continue() or :DapContinue once they have been loaded. The feature can be disabled by setting vim.g.rustaceanvim.dap.autoload_configurations = false.

• :RustLsp debuggables will only load debug configurations created by rust-analyzer.
• require('dap').continue() will load all Rust debug configurations, including those specified in a .vscode/launch.json (see :h dap-launch.json).
• Note that rustaceanvim may only be able to load DAP configurations when rust-analyzer has finished initializing (which may be after the client attaches, in large projects). This means that the DAP configurations may not be loaded immediately upon startup.

Runnables

• runnables opens a prompt to select from available targets.
• run searches for a target at the current cursor position.

:RustLsp[!] runnables {args[]}?
:RustLsp[!] run {args[]}?

vim.cmd.RustLsp('run') 
vim.cmd.RustLsp('runnables')
-- or, to run the previous runnable:
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'runnables', bang = true }
-- or, to override the executable's args:
vim.cmd.RustLsp {'runnables', 'arg1', 'arg2' }

Calling the command with a bang ! will rerun the last runnable.

Testables and failed test diagnostics

If you set the vim.g.rustaceanvim.tools.test_executor option to 'background', this plugin will run tests in the background, parse the results, and - if possible - display failed tests as diagnostics.

:RustLsp[!] testables {args[]}?

vim.cmd.RustLsp('testables')
-- or, to run the previous testables:
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'testables', bang = true }
-- or, to override the executable's args:
vim.cmd.RustLsp {'testables', 'arg1', 'arg2' }

Calling the command with a bang ! will rerun the last testable.

Neotest integration

This plugin provides a neotest adapter, which you can add to neotest as follows:

require('neotest').setup {
    -- ...,
    adapters = {
      -- ...,
      require('rustaceanvim.neotest')
    },
}

Note: If you use rustaceanvim's neotest adapter, do not add neotest-rust.

Here is a comparison between rustaceanvim's adapter and neotest-rust:

	rustaceanvim	neotest-rust
Test discovery	rust-analyzer (LSP)	tree-sitter
Command construction	rust-analyzer (LSP)	tree-sitter
DAP strategy	Automatic DAP detection (reuses debuggables); overridable with vim.g.rustaceanvim.dap	Defaults to codelldb; manual configuration
Test runner	cargo or cargo-nextest, if detected	cargo-nextest

If you configure rustaceanvim to use neotest, the tools.test_executor will default to using neotest for testables and runnables that are tests.

Expand macros recursively

:RustLsp expandMacro

vim.cmd.RustLsp('expandMacro')

Rebuild proc macros

:RustLsp rebuildProcMacros

vim.cmd.RustLsp('rebuildProcMacros')

Move item up/down

:RustLsp moveItem {up|down}

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'moveItem',  'up' }
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'moveItem',  'down' }

Grouped code actions

Sometimes, rust-analyzer groups code actions by category, which is not supported by Neovim's built-in vim.lsp.buf.codeAction. This plugin provides a command with a UI that does:

:RustLsp codeAction

vim.cmd.RustLsp('codeAction')

If you set the option vim.g.rustaceanvim.tools.code_actions.ui_select_fallback to true (defaults to false), it will fall back to vim.ui.select if there are no grouped code actions.

Hover actions

Note: To activate hover actions, run the command twice. This will move you into the window, then press enter on the selection you want. Alternatively, you can set auto_focus to true in your config and you will automatically enter the hover actions window.

:RustLsp hover actions

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'hover', 'actions' }

You can invoke a hover action by switching to the hover window and entering <CR> on the respective line, or with a keymap for the <Plug>RustHoverAction mapping, which accepts a <count> prefix as the (1-based) index of the hover action to invoke.

For example, if you set the following keymap:

vim.keymap.set('n', '<space>a', '<Plug>RustHoverAction')

you can invoke the third hover action with 3<space>a.

Hover range

:RustLsp hover range

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'hover', 'range' }

Explain errors

Display a hover window with explanations from the rust error codes index over error diagnostics (if they have an error code).

:RustLsp explainError {cycle?|cycle_prev?|current?}

vim.cmd.RustLsp('explainError') -- default to 'cycle'
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'explainError', 'cycle' })
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'explainError', 'cycle_prev' })
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'explainError', 'current' })

• If called with cycle or no args: Like vim.diagnostic.goto_next, explainError will cycle diagnostics, starting at the cursor position, until it can find a diagnostic with an error code.

• If called with cycle_prev: Like vim.diagnostic.goto_prev, searches backwards for a diagnostic with an error code.

• If called with current: Searches for diagnostics only in the current cursor line.

Render diagnostics

Display a hover window with the rendered diagnostic, as displayed during cargo build. Useful for solving bugs around borrowing and generics, as it consolidates the important bits (sometimes across files) together.

:RustLsp renderDiagnostic {cycle?|cycle_prev?|current?}

vim.cmd.RustLsp('renderDiagnostic') -- defaults to 'cycle'
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'renderDiagnostic', 'cycle' })
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'renderDiagnostic', 'cycle_prev' })
vim.cmd.RustLsp({ 'renderDiagnostic', 'current' })

• If called with cycle or no args: Like vim.diagnostic.goto_next, renderDiagnostic will cycle diagnostics, starting at the cursor position, until it can find a diagnostic with rendered data.

• If called with cycle_prev: Like vim.diagnostic.goto_prev, searches backwards for a diagnostic with rendered data.

• If called with current: Searches for diagnostics only in the current cursor line.

Jump to related diagnostics

Sometimes, rust-analyzer provides related diagnostics in multiple locations. Using the relatedDiagnostics subcommand, you can navigate between them. If a diagnostic has more than one related diagnostic, this will populate the quickfix list.

:RustLsp relatedDiagnostics

vim.cmd.RustLsp('relatedDiagnostics')

Open Cargo.toml

:RustLsp openCargo

vim.cmd.RustLsp('openCargo')

Open docs.rs documentation

Open docs.rs documentation for the symbol under the cursor.

:RustLsp openDocs

vim.cmd.RustLsp('openDocs')

Parent Module

:RustLsp parentModule

vim.cmd.RustLsp('parentModule')

Filtered workspace symbol searches

rust-analyzer supports filtering workspace symbol searches.

:RustLsp[!] workspaceSymbol {onlyTypes?|allSymbols?} {query?}

vim.cmd.RustLsp('workspaceSymbol')
-- or
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 
  'workspaceSymbol', 
  '<onlyTypes|allSymbols>' --[[ optional ]], 
  '<query>' --[[ optional ]], 
  bang = true --[[ optional ]]
}

• Calling the command with a bang ! will include dependencies in the search.
• You can also influence the behaviour of vim.lsp.buf.workspace_symbol() by setting the rust-analyzer workspace.symbol.search server option.

Join lines

Join selected lines into one, smartly fixing up whitespace, trailing commas, and braces. Works with individual lines in normal mode and multiple lines in visual mode.

:RustLsp joinLines

vim.cmd.RustLsp('joinLines')

Structural search replace

• Searches the entire buffer in normal mode.
• Searches the selection in visual mode.

:RustLsp ssr {query}

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'ssr', '<query>' --[[ optional ]] }

View crate graph

:RustLsp crateGraph {backend {output}}

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'crateGraph', '[backend]', '[output]' }

Requires:

• dot from graphviz

View syntax tree

Requires rust-analyzer >= 2025-01-20.

:RustLsp syntaxTree

vim.cmd.RustLsp('syntaxTree')

Fly check

Run cargo check or another compatible command (f.x. clippy) in a background thread and provide LSP diagnostics based on the output of the command.

Useful in large projects where running cargo check on each save can be costly.

:RustLsp flyCheck {run?|clear?|cancel?}

vim.cmd.RustLsp('flyCheck') -- defaults to 'run'
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'flyCheck', 'run' }
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'flyCheck', 'clear' }
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'flyCheck', 'cancel' }

[!NOTE]

This is only useful if you set the option, ['rust-analzyer'].checkOnSave = false.

View HIR / MIR

Opens a buffer with a textual representation of the HIR or MIR of the function containing the cursor. Useful for debugging or when working on rust-analyzer itself.

:RustLsp view {hir|mir}

vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'view', 'hir' }
vim.cmd.RustLsp { 'view', 'mir' }

Rustc unpretty

Opens a buffer with a textual representation of the MIR or others things, of the function closest to the cursor. Achieves an experience similar to Rust Playground.

NOTE: This currently requires a tree-sitter parser for Rust, and a nightly compiler toolchain.

:Rustc unpretty {hir|mir|...}

vim.cmd.Rustc { 'unpretty', 'hir' }
vim.cmd.Rustc { 'unpretty', 'mir' }
-- ...

Requires:

• A tree-sitter parser for Rust (required for the :Rustc unpretty command). Can be installed using nvim-treesitter.

ra-multiplex

On Linux and MacOS, rustaceanvim can auto-detect and connect to a running ra-multiplex server. By default, it will try to do so automatically if the vim.g.rustaceanvim.server.cmd option is unset. See also :h rustaceanvim.ra_multiplex.

Configure rust-analyzer on the fly

You can configure rust-analyzer on the fly using the :RustAnalyzer config subcommand. The command takes a Lua table as an argument (it does not validate it!).

For example:

:RustAnalyzer config { checkOnSave = false }

vim.cmd.RustAnalyzer { 'config', '{ checkOnSave = false }' }

See also: rust-analyzer configuration.

⚙️ Advanced configuration

To modify the default configuration, set vim.g.rustaceanvim.

• See :h rustaceanvim for a detailed documentation of all available configuration options. You may need to run :helptags ALL if the documentation has not been installed.
• The default configuration can be found here (see RustaceanDefaultConfig).
• For detailed descriptions of the language server configs, see the rust-analyzer documentation.

You only need to specify the keys that you want to be changed, because defaults are applied for keys that are not provided.

Example config:

vim.g.rustaceanvim = {
  -- Plugin configuration
  tools = {
  },
  -- LSP configuration
  server = {
    on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
      -- you can also put keymaps in here
    end,
    default_settings = {
      -- rust-analyzer language server configuration
      ['rust-analyzer'] = {
      },
    },
  },
  -- DAP configuration
  dap = {
  },
}

Tip

• vim.g.rustaceanvim can also be a function that returns a table.

• You can also use :h vim.lsp.config to configure vim.g.rustaceanvim.server options. For example, vim.lsp.config("*", {}) or vim.lsp.config("rust-analyzer", {}).

Using codelldb for debugging

For Rust, codelldb from the CodeLLDB VSCode extension provides a better experience than lldb. If you are using a distribution that lets you install the codelldb executable, this plugin will automatically detect it and configure itself to use it as a debug adapter.

Some examples:

• NixOS: vscode-extensions.vadimcn.vscode-lldb.adapter
• This repository's Nix flake provides a codelldb package.
• Arch Linux: codelldb-bin (AUR)
• Using mason.nvim: :MasonInstall codelldb

If your distribution does not have a codelldb package, you can configure it as follows:

1. Install the CodeLLDB VSCode extension.
2. Find out where it is installed. On Linux, this is typically in $HOME/.vscode/extensions/
3. Update your configuration:

vim.g.rustaceanvim = function()
  -- Update this path
  local extension_path = vim.env.HOME .. '/.vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb-1.10.0/'
  local codelldb_path = extension_path .. 'adapter/codelldb'
  local liblldb_path = extension_path .. 'lldb/lib/liblldb'
  local this_os = vim.uv.os_uname().sysname;

  -- The path is different on Windows
  if this_os:find "Windows" then
    codelldb_path = extension_path .. "adapter\\codelldb.exe"
    liblldb_path = extension_path .. "lldb\\bin\\liblldb.dll"
  else
    -- The liblldb extension is .so for Linux and .dylib for MacOS
    liblldb_path = liblldb_path .. (this_os == "Linux" and ".so" or ".dylib")
  end

  local cfg = require('rustaceanvim.config')
  return {
    dap = {
      adapter = cfg.get_codelldb_adapter(codelldb_path, liblldb_path),
    },
  }
end

How to dynamically load different rust-analyzer settings per project

By default, this plugin will look for a .vscode/settings.json² file and attempt to load it. If the file does not exist, or it can't be decoded, the server.default_settings will be used.

Another option is to use :h exrc.

🩺 Troubleshooting

Health checks

For a health check, run :checkhealth rustaceanvim

rust-analyzer log file

To open the rust-analyzer log file, run :RustLsp logFile.

Minimal config

To troubleshoot this plugin with a minimal config in a temporary directory, you can try minimal.lua.

nvim -u minimal.lua

Important

I strongly recommend against using rust-analyzer managed my mason.nvim, as version mismatches between rust-analyzer and your project toolchain can and most likely will lead to subtle issues.

If you cannot reproduce your issue with a minimal config, it may be caused by another plugin, or a setting of your plugin manager. In this case, add additional plugins and configurations to minimal.lua, until you can reproduce it. Or, bisect your existing plugins and config.

Note

If you use Nix, you can run nix run "github:mrcjkb/rustaceanvim#nvim-minimal-stable". or nix run "github:mrcjkb/rustaceanvim#nvim-minimal-nightly".

rust-analyzer troubleshooting

For issues related to rust-analyzer (e.g. LSP features not working), see also the rust-analyzer troubleshooting guide.

🗨️ FAQ

Where are inlay hints / type hints?

As Neovim >= 0.10 supports inlay hints natively, I have removed the code from this plugin. See :h lsp-inlay_hint).

Can I display inlay hints to the end of the line?

You can use the nvim-lsp-endhints plugin.

How to enable auto completion?

As of #ff097f2091e7a970e5b12960683b4dade5563040, Neovim has built-in completion based on the triggerCharacters sent by language servers. Omni completion is also available for a more traditional vim-like completion experience.

For more extensible and complex autocompletion setups, you need a plugin such as nvim-cmp and a LSP completion source like cmp-nvim-lsp, or you may use blink.cmp.

I'm having issues with (auto)completion

rustaceanvim doesn't implement (auto)completion. Issues with (auto)completion either come from another plugin or rust-analzyer.

mason.nvim and nvim-lspconfig

See :h rustaceanvim.mason for details about troubleshooting mason.nvim and nvim-lspconfig issues, or configuring rustaceanvim to use a rust-analyzer installation that is managed by mason.nvim.

I am not seeing diagnostics in a standalone file

rust-analyzer has limited support for standalone files. Many diagnostics come from Cargo. If you're not in a Cargo project, you won't see any Cargo diagnostics.

🔗 Related Projects

• cordx56/rustowl Language server to visualize ownership and lifetimes for debugging and optimization. Comes with a Neovim plugin.
• rouge8/neotest-rust neotest adapter for Rust, using cargo-nextest.
• Saecki/crates.nvim Neovim plugin that helps managing crates.io dependencies
• vxpm/ferris.nvim Geared towards people who prefer manual LSP client configuration. Has some features that have not yet been implemented by this plugin.
• adaszko/tree_climber_rust.nvim tree-sitter powered incremental selection tailored for Rust.

Inspiration

rust-tools.nvim draws inspiration from akinsho/flutter-tools.nvim

Footnotes

1. See :help base-directories ↩

2. See this example and the rust-analyzer configuration manual. Note that JSON5 is currently not supported by Neovim. ↩