Move the helpers into ide_db

4 files changed, 1410 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ide_db/Cargo.toml b/crates/ide_db/Cargo.toml
index 72a9212f1..0ad6e1000 100644
--- a/crates/ide_db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ide_db/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ rayon = "1.5.0"
 fst = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 rustc-hash = "1.1.0"
 once_cell = "1.3.1"
-either = "1.5.3"
+either = "1.6.1"
+itertools = "0.9.0"
 
 stdx = { path = "../stdx", version = "0.0.0" }
 syntax = { path = "../syntax", version = "0.0.0" }
diff --git a/crates/ide_db/src/helpers.rs b/crates/ide_db/src/helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d988588ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ide_db/src/helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+//! A module with ide helpers for high-level ide features.
+use crate::RootDatabase;
+use hir::{Crate, Enum, Module, ScopeDef, Semantics, Trait};
+use syntax::ast::{self, make};
+
+pub mod insert_use;
+
+/// Converts the mod path struct into its ast representation.
+pub fn mod_path_to_ast(path: &hir::ModPath) -> ast::Path {
+    let _p = profile::span("mod_path_to_ast");
+
+    let mut segments = Vec::new();
+    let mut is_abs = false;
+    match path.kind {
+        hir::PathKind::Plain => {}
+        hir::PathKind::Super(0) => segments.push(make::path_segment_self()),
+        hir::PathKind::Super(n) => segments.extend((0..n).map(|_| make::path_segment_super())),
+        hir::PathKind::DollarCrate(_) | hir::PathKind::Crate => {
+            segments.push(make::path_segment_crate())
+        }
+        hir::PathKind::Abs => is_abs = true,
+    }
+
+    segments.extend(
+        path.segments
+            .iter()
+            .map(|segment| make::path_segment(make::name_ref(&segment.to_string()))),
+    );
+    make::path_from_segments(segments, is_abs)
+}
+
+/// Helps with finding well-know things inside the standard library. This is
+/// somewhat similar to the known paths infra inside hir, but it different; We
+/// want to make sure that IDE specific paths don't become interesting inside
+/// the compiler itself as well.
+pub struct FamousDefs<'a, 'b>(pub &'a Semantics<'b, RootDatabase>, pub Option<Crate>);
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+impl FamousDefs<'_, '_> {
+    pub const FIXTURE: &'static str = r#"//- /libcore.rs crate:core
+pub mod convert {
+    pub trait From<T> {
+        fn from(t: T) -> Self;
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod default {
+    pub trait Default {
+       fn default() -> Self;
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod iter {
+    pub use self::traits::{collect::IntoIterator, iterator::Iterator};
+    mod traits {
+        pub(crate) mod iterator {
+            use crate::option::Option;
+            pub trait Iterator {
+                type Item;
+                fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>;
+                fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+                    self
+                }
+                fn take(self, n: usize) -> crate::iter::Take<Self> {
+                    crate::iter::Take { inner: self }
+                }
+            }
+
+            impl<I: Iterator> Iterator for &mut I {
+                type Item = I::Item;
+                fn next(&mut self) -> Option<I::Item> {
+                    (**self).next()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pub(crate) mod collect {
+            pub trait IntoIterator {
+                type Item;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub use self::sources::*;
+    pub(crate) mod sources {
+        use super::Iterator;
+        use crate::option::Option::{self, *};
+        pub struct Repeat<A> {
+            element: A,
+        }
+
+        pub fn repeat<T>(elt: T) -> Repeat<T> {
+            Repeat { element: elt }
+        }
+
+        impl<A> Iterator for Repeat<A> {
+            type Item = A;
+
+            fn next(&mut self) -> Option<A> {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub use self::adapters::*;
+    pub(crate) mod adapters {
+        use super::Iterator;
+        use crate::option::Option::{self, *};
+        pub struct Take<I> { pub(crate) inner: I }
+        impl<I> Iterator for Take<I> where I: Iterator {
+            type Item = <I as Iterator>::Item;
+            fn next(&mut self) -> Option<<I as Iterator>::Item> {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod option {
+    pub enum Option<T> { None, Some(T)}
+}
+
+pub mod prelude {
+    pub use crate::{convert::From, iter::{IntoIterator, Iterator}, option::Option::{self, *}, default::Default};
+}
+#[prelude_import]
+pub use prelude::*;
+"#;
+
+    pub fn core(&self) -> Option<Crate> {
+        self.find_crate("core")
+    }
+
+    pub fn core_convert_From(&self) -> Option<Trait> {
+        self.find_trait("core:convert:From")
+    }
+
+    pub fn core_option_Option(&self) -> Option<Enum> {
+        self.find_enum("core:option:Option")
+    }
+
+    pub fn core_default_Default(&self) -> Option<Trait> {
+        self.find_trait("core:default:Default")
+    }
+
+    pub fn core_iter_Iterator(&self) -> Option<Trait> {
+        self.find_trait("core:iter:traits:iterator:Iterator")
+    }
+
+    pub fn core_iter(&self) -> Option<Module> {
+        self.find_module("core:iter")
+    }
+
+    fn find_trait(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Trait> {
+        match self.find_def(path)? {
+            hir::ScopeDef::ModuleDef(hir::ModuleDef::Trait(it)) => Some(it),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_enum(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Enum> {
+        match self.find_def(path)? {
+            hir::ScopeDef::ModuleDef(hir::ModuleDef::Adt(hir::Adt::Enum(it))) => Some(it),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_module(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Module> {
+        match self.find_def(path)? {
+            hir::ScopeDef::ModuleDef(hir::ModuleDef::Module(it)) => Some(it),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_crate(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Crate> {
+        let krate = self.1?;
+        let db = self.0.db;
+        let res =
+            krate.dependencies(db).into_iter().find(|dep| dep.name.to_string() == name)?.krate;
+        Some(res)
+    }
+
+    fn find_def(&self, path: &str) -> Option<ScopeDef> {
+        let db = self.0.db;
+        let mut path = path.split(':');
+        let trait_ = path.next_back()?;
+        let std_crate = path.next()?;
+        let std_crate = self.find_crate(std_crate)?;
+        let mut module = std_crate.root_module(db);
+        for segment in path {
+            module = module.children(db).find_map(|child| {
+                let name = child.name(db)?;
+                if name.to_string() == segment {
+                    Some(child)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })?;
+        }
+        let def =
+            module.scope(db, None).into_iter().find(|(name, _def)| name.to_string() == trait_)?.1;
+        Some(def)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ide_db/src/helpers/insert_use.rs b/crates/ide_db/src/helpers/insert_use.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67e800fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ide_db/src/helpers/insert_use.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,1204 @@
+//! Handle syntactic aspects of inserting a new `use`.
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, iter::successors};
+
+use crate::RootDatabase;
+use hir::Semantics;
+use itertools::{EitherOrBoth, Itertools};
+use syntax::{
+    algo::SyntaxRewriter,
+    ast::{
+        self,
+        edit::{AstNodeEdit, IndentLevel},
+        make, AstNode, PathSegmentKind, VisibilityOwner,
+    },
+    AstToken, InsertPosition, NodeOrToken, SyntaxElement, SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken,
+};
+use test_utils::mark;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum ImportScope {
+    File(ast::SourceFile),
+    Module(ast::ItemList),
+}
+
+impl ImportScope {
+    pub fn from(syntax: SyntaxNode) -> Option<Self> {
+        if let Some(module) = ast::Module::cast(syntax.clone()) {
+            module.item_list().map(ImportScope::Module)
+        } else if let this @ Some(_) = ast::SourceFile::cast(syntax.clone()) {
+            this.map(ImportScope::File)
+        } else {
+            ast::ItemList::cast(syntax).map(ImportScope::Module)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Determines the containing syntax node in which to insert a `use` statement affecting `position`.
+    pub fn find_insert_use_container(
+        position: &SyntaxNode,
+        sema: &Semantics<'_, RootDatabase>,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
+        sema.ancestors_with_macros(position.clone()).find_map(Self::from)
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_syntax_node(&self) -> &SyntaxNode {
+        match self {
+            ImportScope::File(file) => file.syntax(),
+            ImportScope::Module(item_list) => item_list.syntax(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn indent_level(&self) -> IndentLevel {
+        match self {
+            ImportScope::File(file) => file.indent_level(),
+            ImportScope::Module(item_list) => item_list.indent_level() + 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn first_insert_pos(&self) -> (InsertPosition<SyntaxElement>, AddBlankLine) {
+        match self {
+            ImportScope::File(_) => (InsertPosition::First, AddBlankLine::AfterTwice),
+            // don't insert the imports before the item list's opening curly brace
+            ImportScope::Module(item_list) => item_list
+                .l_curly_token()
+                .map(|b| (InsertPosition::After(b.into()), AddBlankLine::Around))
+                .unwrap_or((InsertPosition::First, AddBlankLine::AfterTwice)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn insert_pos_after_last_inner_element(&self) -> (InsertPosition<SyntaxElement>, AddBlankLine) {
+        self.as_syntax_node()
+            .children_with_tokens()
+            .filter(|child| match child {
+                NodeOrToken::Node(node) => is_inner_attribute(node.clone()),
+                NodeOrToken::Token(token) => is_inner_comment(token.clone()),
+            })
+            .last()
+            .map(|last_inner_element| {
+                (InsertPosition::After(last_inner_element.into()), AddBlankLine::BeforeTwice)
+            })
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.first_insert_pos())
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_inner_attribute(node: SyntaxNode) -> bool {
+    ast::Attr::cast(node).map(|attr| attr.kind()) == Some(ast::AttrKind::Inner)
+}
+
+fn is_inner_comment(token: SyntaxToken) -> bool {
+    ast::Comment::cast(token).and_then(|comment| comment.kind().doc)
+        == Some(ast::CommentPlacement::Inner)
+}
+
+/// Insert an import path into the given file/node. A `merge` value of none indicates that no import merging is allowed to occur.
+pub fn insert_use<'a>(
+    scope: &ImportScope,
+    path: ast::Path,
+    merge: Option<MergeBehaviour>,
+) -> SyntaxRewriter<'a> {
+    let _p = profile::span("insert_use");
+    let mut rewriter = SyntaxRewriter::default();
+    let use_item = make::use_(make::use_tree(path.clone(), None, None, false));
+    // merge into existing imports if possible
+    if let Some(mb) = merge {
+        for existing_use in scope.as_syntax_node().children().filter_map(ast::Use::cast) {
+            if let Some(merged) = try_merge_imports(&existing_use, &use_item, mb) {
+                rewriter.replace(existing_use.syntax(), merged.syntax());
+                return rewriter;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // either we weren't allowed to merge or there is no import that fits the merge conditions
+    // so look for the place we have to insert to
+    let (insert_position, add_blank) = find_insert_position(scope, path);
+
+    let indent = if let ident_level @ 1..=usize::MAX = scope.indent_level().0 as usize {
+        Some(make::tokens::whitespace(&" ".repeat(4 * ident_level)).into())
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let to_insert: Vec<SyntaxElement> = {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+        match add_blank {
+            AddBlankLine::Before | AddBlankLine::Around => {
+                buf.push(make::tokens::single_newline().into())
+            }
+            AddBlankLine::BeforeTwice => buf.push(make::tokens::blank_line().into()),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        if add_blank.has_before() {
+            if let Some(indent) = indent.clone() {
+                mark::hit!(insert_use_indent_before);
+                buf.push(indent);
+            }
+        }
+
+        buf.push(use_item.syntax().clone().into());
+
+        match add_blank {
+            AddBlankLine::After | AddBlankLine::Around => {
+                buf.push(make::tokens::single_newline().into())
+            }
+            AddBlankLine::AfterTwice => buf.push(make::tokens::blank_line().into()),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        // only add indentation *after* our stuff if there's another node directly after it
+        if add_blank.has_after() && matches!(insert_position, InsertPosition::Before(_)) {
+            if let Some(indent) = indent {
+                mark::hit!(insert_use_indent_after);
+                buf.push(indent);
+            }
+        } else if add_blank.has_after() && matches!(insert_position, InsertPosition::After(_)) {
+            mark::hit!(insert_use_no_indent_after);
+        }
+
+        buf
+    };
+
+    match insert_position {
+        InsertPosition::First => {
+            rewriter.insert_many_as_first_children(scope.as_syntax_node(), to_insert)
+        }
+        InsertPosition::Last => return rewriter, // actually unreachable
+        InsertPosition::Before(anchor) => rewriter.insert_many_before(&anchor, to_insert),
+        InsertPosition::After(anchor) => rewriter.insert_many_after(&anchor, to_insert),
+    }
+    rewriter
+}
+
+fn eq_visibility(vis0: Option<ast::Visibility>, vis1: Option<ast::Visibility>) -> bool {
+    match (vis0, vis1) {
+        (None, None) => true,
+        // FIXME: Don't use the string representation to check for equality
+        // spaces inside of the node would break this comparison
+        (Some(vis0), Some(vis1)) => vis0.to_string() == vis1.to_string(),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn try_merge_imports(
+    lhs: &ast::Use,
+    rhs: &ast::Use,
+    merge_behaviour: MergeBehaviour,
+) -> Option<ast::Use> {
+    // don't merge imports with different visibilities
+    if !eq_visibility(lhs.visibility(), rhs.visibility()) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let lhs_tree = lhs.use_tree()?;
+    let rhs_tree = rhs.use_tree()?;
+    let merged = try_merge_trees(&lhs_tree, &rhs_tree, merge_behaviour)?;
+    Some(lhs.with_use_tree(merged))
+}
+
+pub fn try_merge_trees(
+    lhs: &ast::UseTree,
+    rhs: &ast::UseTree,
+    merge: MergeBehaviour,
+) -> Option<ast::UseTree> {
+    let lhs_path = lhs.path()?;
+    let rhs_path = rhs.path()?;
+
+    let (lhs_prefix, rhs_prefix) = common_prefix(&lhs_path, &rhs_path)?;
+    let (lhs, rhs) = if is_simple_path(lhs)
+        && is_simple_path(rhs)
+        && lhs_path == lhs_prefix
+        && rhs_path == rhs_prefix
+    {
+        (lhs.clone(), rhs.clone())
+    } else {
+        (lhs.split_prefix(&lhs_prefix), rhs.split_prefix(&rhs_prefix))
+    };
+    recursive_merge(&lhs, &rhs, merge)
+}
+
+/// Recursively "zips" together lhs and rhs.
+fn recursive_merge(
+    lhs: &ast::UseTree,
+    rhs: &ast::UseTree,
+    merge: MergeBehaviour,
+) -> Option<ast::UseTree> {
+    let mut use_trees = lhs
+        .use_tree_list()
+        .into_iter()
+        .flat_map(|list| list.use_trees())
+        // we use Option here to early return from this function(this is not the same as a `filter` op)
+        .map(|tree| match merge.is_tree_allowed(&tree) {
+            true => Some(tree),
+            false => None,
+        })
+        .collect::<Option<Vec<_>>>()?;
+    use_trees.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| path_cmp_for_sort(a.path(), b.path()));
+    for rhs_t in rhs.use_tree_list().into_iter().flat_map(|list| list.use_trees()) {
+        if !merge.is_tree_allowed(&rhs_t) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let rhs_path = rhs_t.path();
+        match use_trees.binary_search_by(|lhs_t| {
+            let (lhs_t, rhs_t) = match lhs_t
+                .path()
+                .zip(rhs_path.clone())
+                .and_then(|(lhs, rhs)| common_prefix(&lhs, &rhs))
+            {
+                Some((lhs_p, rhs_p)) => (lhs_t.split_prefix(&lhs_p), rhs_t.split_prefix(&rhs_p)),
+                None => (lhs_t.clone(), rhs_t.clone()),
+            };
+
+            path_cmp_bin_search(lhs_t.path(), rhs_t.path())
+        }) {
+            Ok(idx) => {
+                let lhs_t = &mut use_trees[idx];
+                let lhs_path = lhs_t.path()?;
+                let rhs_path = rhs_path?;
+                let (lhs_prefix, rhs_prefix) = common_prefix(&lhs_path, &rhs_path)?;
+                if lhs_prefix == lhs_path && rhs_prefix == rhs_path {
+                    let tree_is_self = |tree: ast::UseTree| {
+                        tree.path().as_ref().map(path_is_self).unwrap_or(false)
+                    };
+                    // check if only one of the two trees has a tree list, and whether that then contains `self` or not.
+                    // If this is the case we can skip this iteration since the path without the list is already included in the other one via `self`
+                    let tree_contains_self = |tree: &ast::UseTree| {
+                        tree.use_tree_list()
+                            .map(|tree_list| tree_list.use_trees().any(tree_is_self))
+                            .unwrap_or(false)
+                    };
+                    match (tree_contains_self(&lhs_t), tree_contains_self(&rhs_t)) {
+                        (true, false) => continue,
+                        (false, true) => {
+                            *lhs_t = rhs_t;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        _ => (),
+                    }
+
+                    // glob imports arent part of the use-tree lists so we need to special handle them here as well
+                    // this special handling is only required for when we merge a module import into a glob import of said module
+                    // see the `merge_self_glob` or `merge_mod_into_glob` tests
+                    if lhs_t.star_token().is_some() || rhs_t.star_token().is_some() {
+                        *lhs_t = make::use_tree(
+                            make::path_unqualified(make::path_segment_self()),
+                            None,
+                            None,
+                            false,
+                        );
+                        use_trees.insert(idx, make::glob_use_tree());
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if lhs_t.use_tree_list().is_none() && rhs_t.use_tree_list().is_none() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                let lhs = lhs_t.split_prefix(&lhs_prefix);
+                let rhs = rhs_t.split_prefix(&rhs_prefix);
+                match recursive_merge(&lhs, &rhs, merge) {
+                    Some(use_tree) => use_trees[idx] = use_tree,
+                    None => return None,
+                }
+            }
+            Err(_)
+                if merge == MergeBehaviour::Last
+                    && use_trees.len() > 0
+                    && rhs_t.use_tree_list().is_some() =>
+            {
+                return None
+            }
+            Err(idx) => {
+                use_trees.insert(idx, rhs_t);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Some(lhs.with_use_tree_list(make::use_tree_list(use_trees)))
+}
+
+/// Traverses both paths until they differ, returning the common prefix of both.
+fn common_prefix(lhs: &ast::Path, rhs: &ast::Path) -> Option<(ast::Path, ast::Path)> {
+    let mut res = None;
+    let mut lhs_curr = first_path(&lhs);
+    let mut rhs_curr = first_path(&rhs);
+    loop {
+        match (lhs_curr.segment(), rhs_curr.segment()) {
+            (Some(lhs), Some(rhs)) if lhs.syntax().text() == rhs.syntax().text() => (),
+            _ => break res,
+        }
+        res = Some((lhs_curr.clone(), rhs_curr.clone()));
+
+        match lhs_curr.parent_path().zip(rhs_curr.parent_path()) {
+            Some((lhs, rhs)) => {
+                lhs_curr = lhs;
+                rhs_curr = rhs;
+            }
+            _ => break res,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_simple_path(use_tree: &ast::UseTree) -> bool {
+    use_tree.use_tree_list().is_none() && use_tree.star_token().is_none()
+}
+
+fn path_is_self(path: &ast::Path) -> bool {
+    path.segment().and_then(|seg| seg.self_token()).is_some() && path.qualifier().is_none()
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn first_segment(path: &ast::Path) -> Option<ast::PathSegment> {
+    first_path(path).segment()
+}
+
+fn first_path(path: &ast::Path) -> ast::Path {
+    successors(Some(path.clone()), ast::Path::qualifier).last().unwrap()
+}
+
+fn segment_iter(path: &ast::Path) -> impl Iterator<Item = ast::PathSegment> + Clone {
+    // cant make use of SyntaxNode::siblings, because the returned Iterator is not clone
+    successors(first_segment(path), |p| p.parent_path().parent_path().and_then(|p| p.segment()))
+}
+
+fn path_len(path: ast::Path) -> usize {
+    segment_iter(&path).count()
+}
+
+/// Orders paths in the following way:
+/// the sole self token comes first, after that come uppercase identifiers, then lowercase identifiers
+// FIXME: rustfmt sorts lowercase idents before uppercase, in general we want to have the same ordering rustfmt has
+// which is `self` and `super` first, then identifier imports with lowercase ones first, then glob imports and at last list imports.
+// Example foo::{self, foo, baz, Baz, Qux, *, {Bar}}
+fn path_cmp_for_sort(a: Option<ast::Path>, b: Option<ast::Path>) -> Ordering {
+    match (a, b) {
+        (None, None) => Ordering::Equal,
+        (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+        (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Greater,
+        (Some(ref a), Some(ref b)) => match (path_is_self(a), path_is_self(b)) {
+            (true, true) => Ordering::Equal,
+            (true, false) => Ordering::Less,
+            (false, true) => Ordering::Greater,
+            (false, false) => path_cmp_short(a, b),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Path comparison func for binary searching for merging.
+fn path_cmp_bin_search(lhs: Option<ast::Path>, rhs: Option<ast::Path>) -> Ordering {
+    match (lhs.and_then(|path| path.segment()), rhs.and_then(|path| path.segment())) {
+        (None, None) => Ordering::Equal,
+        (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+        (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Greater,
+        (Some(ref a), Some(ref b)) => path_segment_cmp(a, b),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Short circuiting comparison, if both paths are equal until one of them ends they are considered
+/// equal
+fn path_cmp_short(a: &ast::Path, b: &ast::Path) -> Ordering {
+    let a = segment_iter(a);
+    let b = segment_iter(b);
+    // cmp_by would be useful for us here but that is currently unstable
+    // cmp doesnt work due the lifetimes on text's return type
+    a.zip(b)
+        .find_map(|(a, b)| match path_segment_cmp(&a, &b) {
+            Ordering::Equal => None,
+            ord => Some(ord),
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
+}
+
+/// Compares to paths, if one ends earlier than the other the has_tl parameters decide which is
+/// greater as a a path that has a tree list should be greater, while one that just ends without
+/// a tree list should be considered less.
+fn use_tree_path_cmp(a: &ast::Path, a_has_tl: bool, b: &ast::Path, b_has_tl: bool) -> Ordering {
+    let a_segments = segment_iter(a);
+    let b_segments = segment_iter(b);
+    // cmp_by would be useful for us here but that is currently unstable
+    // cmp doesnt work due the lifetimes on text's return type
+    a_segments
+        .zip_longest(b_segments)
+        .find_map(|zipped| match zipped {
+            EitherOrBoth::Both(ref a, ref b) => match path_segment_cmp(a, b) {
+                Ordering::Equal => None,
+                ord => Some(ord),
+            },
+            EitherOrBoth::Left(_) if !b_has_tl => Some(Ordering::Greater),
+            EitherOrBoth::Left(_) => Some(Ordering::Less),
+            EitherOrBoth::Right(_) if !a_has_tl => Some(Ordering::Less),
+            EitherOrBoth::Right(_) => Some(Ordering::Greater),
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
+}
+
+fn path_segment_cmp(a: &ast::PathSegment, b: &ast::PathSegment) -> Ordering {
+    let a = a.name_ref();
+    let b = b.name_ref();
+    a.as_ref().map(ast::NameRef::text).cmp(&b.as_ref().map(ast::NameRef::text))
+}
+
+/// What type of merges are allowed.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum MergeBehaviour {
+    /// Merge everything together creating deeply nested imports.
+    Full,
+    /// Only merge the last import level, doesn't allow import nesting.
+    Last,
+}
+
+impl MergeBehaviour {
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_tree_allowed(&self, tree: &ast::UseTree) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            MergeBehaviour::Full => true,
+            // only simple single segment paths are allowed
+            MergeBehaviour::Last => {
+                tree.use_tree_list().is_none() && tree.path().map(path_len) <= Some(1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+enum ImportGroup {
+    // the order here defines the order of new group inserts
+    Std,
+    ExternCrate,
+    ThisCrate,
+    ThisModule,
+    SuperModule,
+}
+
+impl ImportGroup {
+    fn new(path: &ast::Path) -> ImportGroup {
+        let default = ImportGroup::ExternCrate;
+
+        let first_segment = match first_segment(path) {
+            Some(it) => it,
+            None => return default,
+        };
+
+        let kind = first_segment.kind().unwrap_or(PathSegmentKind::SelfKw);
+        match kind {
+            PathSegmentKind::SelfKw => ImportGroup::ThisModule,
+            PathSegmentKind::SuperKw => ImportGroup::SuperModule,
+            PathSegmentKind::CrateKw => ImportGroup::ThisCrate,
+            PathSegmentKind::Name(name) => match name.text().as_str() {
+                "std" => ImportGroup::Std,
+                "core" => ImportGroup::Std,
+                _ => ImportGroup::ExternCrate,
+            },
+            PathSegmentKind::Type { .. } => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum AddBlankLine {
+    Before,
+    BeforeTwice,
+    Around,
+    After,
+    AfterTwice,
+}
+
+impl AddBlankLine {
+    fn has_before(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, AddBlankLine::Before | AddBlankLine::BeforeTwice | AddBlankLine::Around)
+    }
+    fn has_after(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, AddBlankLine::After | AddBlankLine::AfterTwice | AddBlankLine::Around)
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_insert_position(
+    scope: &ImportScope,
+    insert_path: ast::Path,
+) -> (InsertPosition<SyntaxElement>, AddBlankLine) {
+    let group = ImportGroup::new(&insert_path);
+    let path_node_iter = scope
+        .as_syntax_node()
+        .children()
+        .filter_map(|node| ast::Use::cast(node.clone()).zip(Some(node)))
+        .flat_map(|(use_, node)| {
+            let tree = use_.use_tree()?;
+            let path = tree.path()?;
+            let has_tl = tree.use_tree_list().is_some();
+            Some((path, has_tl, node))
+        });
+    // Iterator that discards anything thats not in the required grouping
+    // This implementation allows the user to rearrange their import groups as this only takes the first group that fits
+    let group_iter = path_node_iter
+        .clone()
+        .skip_while(|(path, ..)| ImportGroup::new(path) != group)
+        .take_while(|(path, ..)| ImportGroup::new(path) == group);
+
+    // track the last element we iterated over, if this is still None after the iteration then that means we never iterated in the first place
+    let mut last = None;
+    // find the element that would come directly after our new import
+    let post_insert = group_iter.inspect(|(.., node)| last = Some(node.clone())).find(
+        |&(ref path, has_tl, _)| {
+            use_tree_path_cmp(&insert_path, false, path, has_tl) != Ordering::Greater
+        },
+    );
+    match post_insert {
+        // insert our import before that element
+        Some((.., node)) => (InsertPosition::Before(node.into()), AddBlankLine::After),
+        // there is no element after our new import, so append it to the end of the group
+        None => match last {
+            Some(node) => (InsertPosition::After(node.into()), AddBlankLine::Before),
+            // the group we were looking for actually doesnt exist, so insert
+            None => {
+                // similar concept here to the `last` from above
+                let mut last = None;
+                // find the group that comes after where we want to insert
+                let post_group = path_node_iter
+                    .inspect(|(.., node)| last = Some(node.clone()))
+                    .find(|(p, ..)| ImportGroup::new(p) > group);
+                match post_group {
+                    Some((.., node)) => {
+                        (InsertPosition::Before(node.into()), AddBlankLine::AfterTwice)
+                    }
+                    // there is no such group, so append after the last one
+                    None => match last {
+                        Some(node) => {
+                            (InsertPosition::After(node.into()), AddBlankLine::BeforeTwice)
+                        }
+                        // there are no imports in this file at all
+                        None => scope.insert_pos_after_last_inner_element(),
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use test_utils::assert_eq_text;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_existing() {
+        check_full("std::fs", "use std::fs;", "use std::fs;")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_start() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::AA",
+            r"
+use std::bar::B;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+use std::bar::AA;
+use std::bar::B;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_start_indent() {
+        mark::check!(insert_use_indent_after);
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::AA",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::B;
+    use std::bar::D;",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::AA;
+    use std::bar::B;
+    use std::bar::D;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_middle() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::EE",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::EE;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_middle_indent() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::EE",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+    use std::bar::F;
+    use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+    use std::bar::EE;
+    use std::bar::F;
+    use std::bar::G;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_end() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::ZZ",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::D;
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;
+use std::bar::ZZ;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_end_indent() {
+        mark::check!(insert_use_indent_before);
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::ZZ",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+    use std::bar::F;
+    use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+    use std::bar::F;
+    use std::bar::G;
+    use std::bar::ZZ;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_middle_nested() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::bar::EE",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::{D, Z}; // example of weird imports due to user
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+            r"
+use std::bar::A;
+use std::bar::EE;
+use std::bar::{D, Z}; // example of weird imports due to user
+use std::bar::F;
+use std::bar::G;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_middle_groups() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar::GG",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+
+    use foo::bar::F;
+    use foo::bar::H;",
+            r"
+    use std::bar::A;
+    use std::bar::D;
+
+    use foo::bar::F;
+    use foo::bar::GG;
+    use foo::bar::H;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_first_matching_group() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar::GG",
+            r"
+    use foo::bar::A;
+    use foo::bar::D;
+
+    use std;
+
+    use foo::bar::F;
+    use foo::bar::H;",
+            r"
+    use foo::bar::A;
+    use foo::bar::D;
+    use foo::bar::GG;
+
+    use std;
+
+    use foo::bar::F;
+    use foo::bar::H;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_missing_group_std() {
+        check_none(
+            "std::fmt",
+            r"
+    use foo::bar::A;
+    use foo::bar::D;",
+            r"
+    use std::fmt;
+
+    use foo::bar::A;
+    use foo::bar::D;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_missing_group_self() {
+        check_none(
+            "self::fmt",
+            r"
+use foo::bar::A;
+use foo::bar::D;",
+            r"
+use foo::bar::A;
+use foo::bar::D;
+
+use self::fmt;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_no_imports() {
+        check_full(
+            "foo::bar",
+            "fn main() {}",
+            r"use foo::bar;
+
+fn main() {}",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_empty_file() {
+        // empty files will get two trailing newlines
+        // this is due to the test case insert_no_imports above
+        check_full(
+            "foo::bar",
+            "",
+            r"use foo::bar;
+
+",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_empty_module() {
+        mark::check!(insert_use_no_indent_after);
+        check(
+            "foo::bar",
+            "mod x {}",
+            r"{
+    use foo::bar;
+}",
+            None,
+            true,
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_after_inner_attr() {
+        check_full(
+            "foo::bar",
+            r"#![allow(unused_imports)]",
+            r"#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
+use foo::bar;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_after_inner_attr2() {
+        check_full(
+            "foo::bar",
+            r"#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
+#![no_std]
+fn main() {}",
+            r"#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
+#![no_std]
+
+use foo::bar;
+fn main() {}",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inserts_after_single_line_inner_comments() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar::Baz",
+            "//! Single line inner comments do not allow any code before them.",
+            r#"//! Single line inner comments do not allow any code before them.
+
+use foo::bar::Baz;"#,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inserts_after_multiline_inner_comments() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar::Baz",
+            r#"/*! Multiline inner comments do not allow any code before them. */
+
+/*! Still an inner comment, cannot place any code before. */
+fn main() {}"#,
+            r#"/*! Multiline inner comments do not allow any code before them. */
+
+/*! Still an inner comment, cannot place any code before. */
+
+use foo::bar::Baz;
+fn main() {}"#,
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn inserts_after_all_inner_items() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar::Baz",
+            r#"#![allow(unused_imports)]
+/*! Multiline line comment 2 */
+
+
+//! Single line comment 1
+#![no_std]
+//! Single line comment 2
+fn main() {}"#,
+            r#"#![allow(unused_imports)]
+/*! Multiline line comment 2 */
+
+
+//! Single line comment 1
+#![no_std]
+//! Single line comment 2
+
+use foo::bar::Baz;
+fn main() {}"#,
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups() {
+        check_last("std::io", r"use std::fmt;", r"use std::{fmt, io};")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_last() {
+        check_last(
+            "std::io",
+            r"use std::fmt::{Result, Display};",
+            r"use std::fmt::{Result, Display};
+use std::io;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_last_into_self() {
+        check_last("foo::bar::baz", r"use foo::bar;", r"use foo::bar::{self, baz};");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_full() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::io",
+            r"use std::fmt::{Result, Display};",
+            r"use std::{fmt::{Result, Display}, io};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_full() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::Qux;",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Baz, Qux};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_last() {
+        check_last(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::Qux;",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Baz, Qux};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_full_list() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, Quux};",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Baz, Quux, Qux};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_last_list() {
+        check_last(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, Quux};",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Baz, Quux, Qux};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_full_nested() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, quux::{Fez, Fizz}};",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Baz, Qux, quux::{Fez, Fizz}};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_long_last_nested() {
+        check_last(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, quux::{Fez, Fizz}};",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::Baz;
+use std::foo::bar::{Qux, quux::{Fez, Fizz}};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_full_nested_deep() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::quux::Baz",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, quux::{Fez, Fizz}};",
+            r"use std::foo::bar::{Qux, quux::{Baz, Fez, Fizz}};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_full_nested_long() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::{foo::bar::Qux};",
+            r"use std::{foo::bar::{Baz, Qux}};",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_last_nested_long() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::foo::bar::Baz",
+            r"use std::{foo::bar::Qux};",
+            r"use std::{foo::bar::{Baz, Qux}};",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_skip_pub() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::io",
+            r"pub use std::fmt::{Result, Display};",
+            r"pub use std::fmt::{Result, Display};
+use std::io;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_skip_pub_crate() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::io",
+            r"pub(crate) use std::fmt::{Result, Display};",
+            r"pub(crate) use std::fmt::{Result, Display};
+use std::io;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore] // FIXME: Support this
+    fn split_out_merge() {
+        check_last(
+            "std::fmt::Result",
+            r"use std::{fmt, io};",
+            r"use std::fmt::{self, Result};
+use std::io;",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_into_module_import() {
+        check_full(
+            "std::fmt::Result",
+            r"use std::{fmt, io};",
+            r"use std::{fmt::{self, Result}, io};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_groups_self() {
+        check_full("std::fmt::Debug", r"use std::fmt;", r"use std::fmt::{self, Debug};")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_mod_into_glob() {
+        check_full(
+            "token::TokenKind",
+            r"use token::TokenKind::*;",
+            r"use token::TokenKind::{*, self};",
+        )
+        // FIXME: have it emit `use token::TokenKind::{self, *}`?
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_self_glob() {
+        check_full("self", r"use self::*;", r"use self::{*, self};")
+        // FIXME: have it emit `use {self, *}`?
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_glob_nested() {
+        check_full(
+            "foo::bar::quux::Fez",
+            r"use foo::bar::{Baz, quux::*};",
+            r"use foo::bar::{Baz, quux::{self::*, Fez}};",
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn skip_merge_last_too_long() {
+        check_last(
+            "foo::bar",
+            r"use foo::bar::baz::Qux;",
+            r"use foo::bar;
+use foo::bar::baz::Qux;",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn skip_merge_last_too_long2() {
+        check_last(
+            "foo::bar::baz::Qux",
+            r"use foo::bar;",
+            r"use foo::bar;
+use foo::bar::baz::Qux;",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_short_before_long() {
+        check_none(
+            "foo::bar",
+            r"use foo::bar::baz::Qux;",
+            r"use foo::bar;
+use foo::bar::baz::Qux;",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_last_fail() {
+        check_merge_only_fail(
+            r"use foo::bar::{baz::{Qux, Fez}};",
+            r"use foo::bar::{baaz::{Quux, Feez}};",
+            MergeBehaviour::Last,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_last_fail1() {
+        check_merge_only_fail(
+            r"use foo::bar::{baz::{Qux, Fez}};",
+            r"use foo::bar::baaz::{Quux, Feez};",
+            MergeBehaviour::Last,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_last_fail2() {
+        check_merge_only_fail(
+            r"use foo::bar::baz::{Qux, Fez};",
+            r"use foo::bar::{baaz::{Quux, Feez}};",
+            MergeBehaviour::Last,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_last_fail3() {
+        check_merge_only_fail(
+            r"use foo::bar::baz::{Qux, Fez};",
+            r"use foo::bar::baaz::{Quux, Feez};",
+            MergeBehaviour::Last,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn check(
+        path: &str,
+        ra_fixture_before: &str,
+        ra_fixture_after: &str,
+        mb: Option<MergeBehaviour>,
+        module: bool,
+    ) {
+        let mut syntax = ast::SourceFile::parse(ra_fixture_before).tree().syntax().clone();
+        if module {
+            syntax = syntax.descendants().find_map(ast::Module::cast).unwrap().syntax().clone();
+        }
+        let file = super::ImportScope::from(syntax).unwrap();
+        let path = ast::SourceFile::parse(&format!("use {};", path))
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants()
+            .find_map(ast::Path::cast)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let rewriter = insert_use(&file, path, mb);
+        let result = rewriter.rewrite(file.as_syntax_node()).to_string();
+        assert_eq_text!(&result, ra_fixture_after);
+    }
+
+    fn check_full(path: &str, ra_fixture_before: &str, ra_fixture_after: &str) {
+        check(path, ra_fixture_before, ra_fixture_after, Some(MergeBehaviour::Full), false)
+    }
+
+    fn check_last(path: &str, ra_fixture_before: &str, ra_fixture_after: &str) {
+        check(path, ra_fixture_before, ra_fixture_after, Some(MergeBehaviour::Last), false)
+    }
+
+    fn check_none(path: &str, ra_fixture_before: &str, ra_fixture_after: &str) {
+        check(path, ra_fixture_before, ra_fixture_after, None, false)
+    }
+
+    fn check_merge_only_fail(ra_fixture0: &str, ra_fixture1: &str, mb: MergeBehaviour) {
+        let use0 = ast::SourceFile::parse(ra_fixture0)
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants()
+            .find_map(ast::Use::cast)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let use1 = ast::SourceFile::parse(ra_fixture1)
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants()
+            .find_map(ast::Use::cast)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let result = try_merge_imports(&use0, &use1, mb);
+        assert_eq!(result.map(|u| u.to_string()), None);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ide_db/src/lib.rs b/crates/ide_db/src/lib.rs
index 05139a651..fceaa089a 100644
--- a/crates/ide_db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_db/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub mod source_change;
 pub mod ty_filter;
 pub mod traits;
 pub mod call_info;
+pub mod helpers;
 
 use std::{fmt, sync::Arc};