Rust contribution layer for Spacemacs

Table of Contents

• Description
• Install
  • Layer
  • Racer
  • Cargo
  • Rustfmt
• Key bindings

Description

This layer supports Rust development in Spacemacs.

It has auto-completion and navigation support through Racer and supports Cargo.

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.

Racer

You must install Racer to use this. Make sure the racer binary is available in your PATH and to set the environment variable RUST_SRC_PATH, as described in the installation instructions.

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

Cargo

Cargo is a project management command line tool for Rust. Installation instructions can be found on the main page of Cargo.

Rustfmt

Format Rust code according to style guidelines using rustfmt.

cargo install rustfmt

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

Key bindings

Key Binding	Description
SPC m =	reformat the buffer
SPC m c .	repeat the last Cargo command
SPC m c C	remove build artifacts with Cargo
SPC m c X	execute a project example with Cargo
SPC m c c	compile project with Cargo
SPC m c d	generate documentation with Cargo
SPC m c e	run benchmarks with Cargo
SPC m c f	run the current test with Cargo
SPC m c i	create a new project with Cargo (init)
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 s	search for packages on crates.io with Cargo
SPC m c u	update dependencies with Cargo
SPC m c x	execute a project with Cargo
SPC m g g	jump to definition
SPC m h h	describe symbol at point
SPC m t	run tests with Cargo