spacemacs/layers/+lang/rust/README.org

#+TITLE: Rust layer

#+TAGS: general|layer|multi-paradigm|programming

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* Table of Contents                     :TOC_5_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
  - [[#features][Features:]]
- [[#install][Install]]
  - [[#layer][Layer]]
  - [[#choosing-a-backend][Choosing a backend]]
    - [[#racer][Racer]]
    - [[#lsp][LSP]]
      - [[#switch-to-another-lsp-server][Switch to another LSP server]]
      - [[#autocompletion][Autocompletion]]
      - [[#debugger-dap-integration][Debugger (dap integration)]]
  - [[#cargo][Cargo]]
    - [[#cargo-edit][cargo-edit]]
    - [[#cargo-audit][cargo-audit]]
  - [[#rustfmt][Rustfmt]]
  - [[#clippy][Clippy]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
  - [[#debugger][debugger]]

* Description
This layer supports [[https://www.rust-lang.org][Rust]] development in Spacemacs.

** Features:
- Auto-completion and navigation support through [[https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-mode][lsp-mode]] or [[https://github.com/phildawes/racer][Racer]]
- Interactive debugger using [[https://github.com/emacs-lsp/dap-mode][dap-mode]]
- Support for the Rust package manager [[http://doc.crates.io/index.html][Cargo]]
- Support for [[https://github.com/nabero/ron-mode][Rusty Object Notation (RON)]]

* Install
** Layer
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =rust= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.

** Choosing a backend
To choose a default backend set the layer variable =rust-backend=:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
  (rust :variables rust-backend 'racer)
#+END_SRC

Alternatively the =lsp= backend will be automatically chosen if the layer =lsp=
is used and you did not specify any value for =rust-backend=.

Backend can be chosen on a per project basis using directory local variables
(files named =.dir-locals.el= at the root of a project), an example to use the
=lsp= backend:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
  ;;; Directory Local Variables
  ;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")

  ((rust-mode (rust-backend . lsp)))
#+END_SRC

*Note:* you can easily add a directory local variable with ~SPC f v d~.

*** Racer
You must install [[https://github.com/phildawes/racer][Racer]] to use this backend. Make sure the =racer= binary is available in
your =PATH= and to set the environment variable =RUST_SRC_PATH=, as described in
the [[https://github.com/phildawes/racer#installation][installation instructions]].

To enable auto-completion, ensure that the =auto-completion= layer is enabled.

*** LSP
You must add =lsp= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= in your =~/.spacemacs=.

Consult the installation command for the desired language server found at [[https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-mode][lsp-mode]] for instructions.

The default LSP server for Rust is [[https://github.com/rust-lang/rls][rls]], i.e. rust language server.
To choose the experimental [[https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer][rust-analyzer]], you need to set the layer variable =lsp-rust-server= of =lsp= layer:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
  (lsp :variables lsp-rust-server 'rust-analyzer)
#+END_SRC

**** Switch to another LSP server
If both =rls= and =rust-analyzer= server are installed, you can press ~SPC m s s~ to select
another LSP server backend, and press ~SPC m b r~ to restart the LSP server to finish the switching.

**** Autocompletion
To enable auto-completion, ensure that the =auto-completion= layer is enabled.

By default, currently [[https://github.com/phildawes/racer][Racer]] is the only code completion backend of [[https://github.com/rust-lang/rls][rls]], so you also need to install it.

**** Debugger (dap integration)
To install the debug adapter you may run =M-x dap-gdb-lldb-setup= when you are on Linux or download it manually from [[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=webfreak.debug][Native Debug]] and adjust =dap-gdb-lldb-path=.

** Cargo
[[http://doc.crates.io/index.html][Cargo]] is a project management command line tool for Rust. Installation
instructions can be found on the main page of [[http://doc.crates.io/index.html][Cargo]].

*** cargo-edit
[[https://github.com/killercup/cargo-edit][cargo-edit]] allows you to add, remove, and upgrade dependencies by modifying your =Cargo.toml= file.

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  cargo install cargo-edit
#+END_SRC

*** cargo-audit
[[https://github.com/RustSec/cargo-audit][cargo-audit]] audits =Cargo.lock= files for crates with security vulnerabilities.

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  cargo install cargo-audit
#+END_SRC

** Rustfmt
Format Rust code according to style guidelines using [[https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustfmt][rustfmt]].

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  rustup component add rustfmt
#+END_SRC

To enable automatic buffer formatting on save, set the variable =rust-format-on-save= to =t=.

** Clippy
[[https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy][Clippy]] provides a collection of lints to to catch common mistakes and improve your code.

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  rustup component add clippy
#+END_SRC

* Key bindings

| Key binding | Description                                                 |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m = =~ | reformat the buffer                                         |
| ~SPC m c .~ | repeat the last Cargo command                               |
| ~SPC m c a~ | add a new dependency with cargo-edit                        |
| ~SPC m c A~ | audit dependencies for known vulnerability with cargo-audit |
| ~SPC m c C~ | remove build artifacts                                      |
| ~SPC m c c~ | compile project                                             |
| ~SPC m c D~ | generate documentation and open it in default browser       |
| ~SPC m c d~ | generate documentation                                      |
| ~SPC m c E~ | run a project example                                       |
| ~SPC m c e~ | run benchmarks                                              |
| ~SPC m c f~ | format all project files with rustfmt                       |
| ~SPC m c i~ | initialise a new project with Cargo (init)                  |
| ~SPC m c l~ | run linter ([[https://github.com/arcnmx/cargo-clippy][cargo-clippy]])                                   |
| ~SPC m c n~ | create a new project with Cargo (new)                       |
| ~SPC m c o~ | run all tests in current file with Cargo                    |
| ~SPC m c r~ | remove a dependency with cargo-edit                         |
| ~SPC m c s~ | search for packages on crates.io with Cargo                 |
| ~SPC m c t~ | run the current test with Cargo                             |
| ~SPC m c u~ | update dependencies with Cargo                              |
| ~SPC m c U~ | upgrade dependencies to LATEST version with cargo-edit      |
| ~SPC m c v~ | check (verify) a project with Cargo                         |
| ~SPC m c X~ | execute a specific binary                                   |
| ~SPC m c x~ | execute the default binary                                  |
| ~SPC m g g~ | jump to definition                                          |
| ~SPC m h h~ | describe symbol at point                                    |
| ~SPC m s s~ | switch to other LSP server backend                          |
| ~SPC m t~   | run tests with Cargo                                        |

** debugger
Using the =dap= layer you'll get access to all the DAP key bindings, see the
complete list of key bindings on the [[https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/tree/develop/layers/%2Btools/dap#key-bindings][dap layer description]].