[Feature request] Add rust.xml file for autocompletion #16904
Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
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Description of the Issue
I like Notepad++, it's the code editor I usually use, but when I wanted to learn Rust, I noticed that a rust.xml file was missing for autocompletion.
Describe the solution you'd like.
The solution to the problem is to add a new autocomplete file for Rust.
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This is code I wrote for autocompletion. I welcome suggestions for improvement.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<NotepadPlus>
<AutoComplete language="Rust">
<!-- Strict keywords -->
<KeyWord name="as" />
<KeyWord name="async" />
<KeyWord name="await" />
<KeyWord name="break" />
<KeyWord name="const" />
<KeyWord name="continue" />
<KeyWord name="crate" />
<KeyWord name="dyn" />
<KeyWord name="else" />
<KeyWord name="enum" />
<KeyWord name="extern" />
<KeyWord name="false" />
<KeyWord name="fn" />
<KeyWord name="for" />
<KeyWord name="if" />
<KeyWord name="impl" />
<KeyWord name="in" />
<KeyWord name="let" />
<KeyWord name="loop" />
<KeyWord name="match" />
<KeyWord name="mod" />
<KeyWord name="move" />
<KeyWord name="mut" />
<KeyWord name="pub" />
<KeyWord name="ref" />
<KeyWord name="return" />
<KeyWord name="Self" />
<KeyWord name="self" />
<KeyWord name="static" />
<KeyWord name="struct" />
<KeyWord name="super" />
<KeyWord name="trait" />
<KeyWord name="true" />
<KeyWord name="type" />
<KeyWord name="union" />
<KeyWord name="unsafe" />
<KeyWord name="use" />
<KeyWord name="where" />
<KeyWord name="while" />
<!-- Reserved for future use -->
<KeyWord name="abstract" />
<KeyWord name="become" />
<KeyWord name="box" />
<KeyWord name="do" />
<KeyWord name="final" />
<KeyWord name="macro" />
<KeyWord name="override" />
<KeyWord name="priv" />
<KeyWord name="typeof" />
<KeyWord name="unsized" />
<KeyWord name="virtual" />
<KeyWord name="yield" />
<KeyWord name="gen" />
<KeyWord name="try" />
<!-- Common macros -->
<KeyWord name="println!" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="()" descr="Prints to standard output with newline">
<Param name="format string (...)" />
</Overload>
</KeyWord>
<KeyWord name="print!" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="()" descr="Prints to standard output">
<Param name="format string (...)" />
</Overload>
</KeyWord>
<KeyWord name="eprintln!" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="()" descr="Prints to standard error with newline">
<Param name="format string (...)" />
</Overload>
</KeyWord>
<KeyWord name="format!" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="String" descr="Returns a formatted `String`">
<Param name="format string (...)" />
</Overload>
</KeyWord>
<!-- System macros -->
<KeyWord name="macro_rules!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="dbg!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="assert!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="assert_eq!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="assert_ne!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="debug_assert!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="debug_assert_eq!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="panic!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="todo!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="unimplemented!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="unreachable!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="write!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="writeln!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="format_args!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="vec!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="concat!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="concat_idents!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="stringify!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="include!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="include_str!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="include_bytes!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="env!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="option_env!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="file!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="line!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="column!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="module_path!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="cfg!" func="yes" />
<KeyWord name="compile_error!" func="yes" />
<!-- Common types & constructors -->
<KeyWord name="Vec::new" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="Vec<T>" descr="Creates a new, empty `Vec<T>`" />
</KeyWord>
<KeyWord name="String::new" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="String" descr="Creates a new, empty `String`" />
</KeyWord>
<KeyWord name="Option::unwrap" func="yes">
<Overload retVal="T" descr="Returns the contained `Some` value, panics if `None`" />
</KeyWord>
<!-- Primitive types -->
<KeyWord name="i8" />
<KeyWord name="i16" />
<KeyWord name="i32" />
<KeyWord name="i64" />
<KeyWord name="i128" />
<KeyWord name="isize" />
<KeyWord name="u8" />
<KeyWord name="u16" />
<KeyWord name="u32" />
<KeyWord name="u64" />
<KeyWord name="u128" />
<KeyWord name="usize" />
<KeyWord name="f32" />
<KeyWord name="f64" />
<KeyWord name="bool" />
<KeyWord name="char" />
<KeyWord name="str" />
</AutoComplete>
</NotepadPlus>