10 files changed, 159 insertions, 414 deletions
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 79e632907..68c5f7874 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "ra_prof 0.1.0",
 "ra_syntax 0.1.0",
 "ra_text_edit 0.1.0",
+ "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 "rayon 1.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 "relative-path 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 "rustc-hash 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs b/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
index 93aba4c70..bdc7a76c6 100644
--- a/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
        .setting(clap::AppSettings::SubcommandRequiredElseHelp)
        .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("parse").arg(Arg::with_name("no-dump").long("--no-dump")))
        .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("symbols"))
-        .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("highlight"))
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("highlight")
+                .arg(Arg::with_name("rainbow").short("r").long("rainbow"))
+        )
        .subcommand(
            SubCommand::with_name("analysis-stats")
                .arg(Arg::with_name("verbose").short("v").long("verbose"))
@@ -39,9 +42,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                println!("{:?}", s);
            }
        }
-        ("highlight", _) => {
+        ("highlight", Some(matches)) => {
            let (analysis, file_id) = Analysis::from_single_file(read_stdin()?);
-            let html = analysis.highlight_as_html(file_id).unwrap();
+            let html = analysis.highlight_as_html(file_id, matches.is_present("rainbow")).unwrap();
            println!("{}", html);
        }
        ("analysis-stats", Some(matches)) => {
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/Cargo.toml b/crates/ra_ide_api/Cargo.toml
index d399d5e2e..8939e9d79 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ rustc-hash = "1.0"
 parking_lot = "0.7.0"
 unicase = "2.2.0"
 superslice = "1.0.0"
+rand = "0.6.5"
 jemallocator = { version = "0.1.9", optional = true }
 jemalloc-ctl = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/lib.rs
index d3456d5b2..65a3b591a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ impl Analysis {
    /// Computes syntax highlighting for the given file.
    pub fn highlight_as_html(&self, file_id: FileId) -> Cancelable<String> {
-        self.with_db(|db| syntax_highlighting::highlight_as_html(db, file_id))
+        self.with_db(|db| syntax_highlighting::highlight_as_html(db, file_id, true))
    }
    /// Computes completions at the given position.
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
index bfc0a67b1..4f4ed62a1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <style>
-pre {
+body       { margin: 0; }
-    color: #DCDCCC;
+pre        { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padding: 0.4em; }
-    background-color: #3F3F3F;
-    font-size: 22px;
-}
 .comment   { color: #7F9F7F; }
 .string    { color: #CC9393; }
@@ -19,13 +16,11 @@ pre {
 .keyword           { color: #F0DFAF; }
 .keyword\.unsafe  { color: #F0DFAF; font-weight: bold; }
 .keyword\.control { color: #DC8CC3; }
 </style>
-<pre><code>
+<pre><code><span class="attribute">#</span><span class="attribute">[</span><span class="attribute">derive</span><span class="attribute">(</span><span class="attribute">Clone</span><span class="attribute">,</span><span class="attribute"> </span><span class="attribute">Debug</span><span class="attribute">)</span><span class="attribute">]</span>
-<span class="attribute">#</span><span class="attribute">[</span><span class="attribute">derive</span><span class="attribute">(</span><span class="attribute">Clone</span><span class="attribute">,</span><span class="attribute"> </span><span class="attribute">Debug</span><span class="attribute">)</span><span class="attribute">]</span>
 <span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="function">Foo</span> {
-    <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="function">x</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
+    <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="12067179602561426350" style="color: hsl(78,84%,47%);">x</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
-    <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="function">y</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
+    <span class="keyword">pub</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="15562018766631452210" style="color: hsl(318,95%,78%);">y</span>: <span class="text">i32</span>,
 }
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function">foo</span>&lt;<span class="type function">T</span>&gt;() -&gt; <span class="type">T</span> {
@@ -36,10 +31,9 @@ pre {
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function">main</span>() {
    <span class="macro">println</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="string">"Hello, {}!"</span>, <span class="literal">92</span>);
-    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="function">vec</span> = <span class="text">Vec</span>::<span class="text">new</span>();
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="9636295041291189729" style="color: hsl(51,57%,74%);">vec</span> = <span class="text">Vec</span>::<span class="text">new</span>();
    <span class="keyword.control">if</span> <span class="keyword">true</span> {
-        <span class="text">vec</span>.<span class="text">push</span>(<span class="type">Foo</span> { <span class="field">x</span>: <span class="literal">0</span>, <span class="field">y</span>: <span class="literal">1</span> });
+        <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="8496027264380925433" style="color: hsl(18,48%,55%);">vec</span>.<span class="text">push</span>(<span class="type">Foo</span> { <span class="field" data-binding-hash="17368948500121423555" style="color: hsl(49,97%,70%);">x</span>: <span class="literal">0</span>, <span class="field" data-binding-hash="13663097548341495469" style="color: hsl(26,51%,46%);">y</span>: <span class="literal">1</span> });
    }
-    <span class="keyword.unsafe">unsafe</span> { <span class="text">vec</span>.<span class="text">set_len</span>(<span class="literal">0</span>); }
+    <span class="keyword.unsafe">unsafe</span> { <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="8496027264380925433" style="color: hsl(18,48%,55%);">vec</span>.<span class="text">set_len</span>(<span class="literal">0</span>); }
-}
+}</code></pre>
+\ No newline at end of file
-</code></pre>
-\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..729d129d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<style>
+body       { margin: 0; }
+pre        { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padding: 0.4em; }
+.comment   { color: #7F9F7F; }
+.string    { color: #CC9393; }
+.function  { color: #93E0E3; }
+.parameter { color: #94BFF3; }
+.builtin   { color: #DD6718; }
+.text      { color: #DCDCCC; }
+.attribute { color: #BFEBBF; }
+.literal   { color: #DFAF8F; }
+.macro     { color: #DFAF8F; }
+.keyword           { color: #F0DFAF; }
+.keyword\.unsafe  { color: #F0DFAF; font-weight: bold; }
+.keyword\.control { color: #DC8CC3; }
+</style>
+<pre><code><span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function">main</span>() {
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="3888301305669440875" style="color: hsl(242,59%,59%);">hello</span> = <span class="string">"hello"</span>;
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="5695551762718493399" style="color: hsl(272,48%,45%);">x</span> = <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="3888301305669440875" style="color: hsl(242,59%,59%);">hello</span>.<span class="text">to_string</span>();
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="5435401749617022797" style="color: hsl(353,77%,74%);">y</span> = <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="3888301305669440875" style="color: hsl(242,59%,59%);">hello</span>.<span class="text">to_string</span>();
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="1903207544374197704" style="color: hsl(58,61%,61%);">x</span> = <span class="string">"other color please!"</span>;
+    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="14878783531007968800" style="color: hsl(265,73%,83%);">y</span> = <span class="variable" data-binding-hash="1903207544374197704" style="color: hsl(58,61%,61%);">x</span>.<span class="text">to_string</span>();
+}</code></pre>
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__highlighting.snap b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__highlighting.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index e50003b3c..000000000
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__highlighting.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
---
-created: "2019-05-25T11:24:53.486036Z"
-creator: [email protected]
-source: crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
-expression: result
---
-Ok(
-    [
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [1; 24),
-            tag: "attribute",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [25; 31),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [32; 35),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                8465336196764640996,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [42; 45),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [46; 47),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                176272420896316891,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [49; 52),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [58; 61),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [62; 63),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15061637676198917049,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [65; 68),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [73; 75),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [76; 79),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                14077410872302487760,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [80; 81),
-            tag: "type",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [80; 81),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                8379786015941272633,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [88; 89),
-            tag: "type",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [96; 110),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [117; 127),
-            tag: "comment",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [128; 130),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [131; 135),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                5766414492220109266,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [145; 153),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [154; 166),
-            tag: "string",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [168; 170),
-            tag: "literal",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [178; 181),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [182; 185),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [186; 189),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [197; 200),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [192; 195),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [208; 211),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [212; 216),
-            tag: "macro",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [226; 227),
-            tag: "literal",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [232; 233),
-            tag: "literal",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [242; 248),
-            tag: "keyword.unsafe",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [251; 254),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [255; 262),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [263; 264),
-            tag: "literal",
-            id: None,
-        },
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__rainbow_highlighting.snap b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__rainbow_highlighting.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 84cd521a2..000000000
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/tests__rainbow_highlighting.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
---
-created: "2019-05-25T11:21:56.117898Z"
-creator: [email protected]
-source: crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
-expression: result
---
-Ok(
-    [
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [1; 3),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [4; 8),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                5766414492220109266,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [17; 20),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [21; 26),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15975256018338854530,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [29; 36),
-            tag: "string",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [42; 45),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [46; 47),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                176272420896316891,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [50; 55),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15975256018338854530,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [56; 65),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [73; 76),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [77; 78),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15061637676198917049,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [81; 86),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15975256018338854530,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [87; 96),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [105; 108),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [109; 110),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                1714508680417729339,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [113; 134),
-            tag: "string",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [140; 143),
-            tag: "keyword",
-            id: None,
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [144; 145),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                15953336624848413466,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [148; 149),
-            tag: "variable",
-            id: Some(
-                1714508680417729339,
-            ),
-        },
-        HighlightedRange {
-            range: [150; 159),
-            tag: "text",
-            id: None,
-        },
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index 407fcda4a..8981c85e6 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{FileId, db::RootDatabase};
 pub struct HighlightedRange {
    pub range: TextRange,
    pub tag: &'static str,
-    pub id: Option<u64>,
+    pub binding_hash: Option<u64>,
 }
 fn is_control_keyword(kind: SyntaxKind) -> bool {
@@ -30,15 +30,18 @@ fn is_control_keyword(kind: SyntaxKind) -> bool {
 pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRange> {
    let _p = profile("highlight");
    let source_file = db.parse(file_id);
-    fn hash<T: std::hash::Hash + std::fmt::Debug>(x: T) -> u64 {
+    fn calc_binding_hash(file_id: FileId, text: &SmolStr, shadow_count: u32) -> u64 {
-        use std::{collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, hash::Hasher};
+        fn hash<T: std::hash::Hash + std::fmt::Debug>(x: T) -> u64 {
+            use std::{collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, hash::Hasher};
+            let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+            x.hash(&mut hasher);
+            hasher.finish()
+        }
-        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+        hash((file_id, text, shadow_count))
-        x.hash(&mut hasher);
-        hasher.finish()
    }
    // Visited nodes to handle highlighting priorities
@@ -50,66 +53,92 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
        if highlighted.contains(&node) {
            continue;
        }
-        let (tag, id) = match node.kind() {
+        let mut binding_hash = None;
-            COMMENT => ("comment", None),
+        let tag = match node.kind() {
-            STRING | RAW_STRING | RAW_BYTE_STRING | BYTE_STRING => ("string", None),
+            COMMENT => "comment",
-            ATTR => ("attribute", None),
+            STRING | RAW_STRING | RAW_BYTE_STRING | BYTE_STRING => "string",
+            ATTR => "attribute",
            NAME_REF => {
-                if let Some(name_ref) = node.as_ast_node::<ast::NameRef>() {
+                if let Some(name_ref) = node.as_node().and_then(ast::NameRef::cast) {
                    use crate::name_ref_kind::{classify_name_ref, NameRefKind::*};
                    use hir::{ModuleDef, ImplItem};
                    // FIXME: try to reuse the SourceAnalyzers
                    let analyzer = hir::SourceAnalyzer::new(db, file_id, name_ref.syntax(), None);
                    match classify_name_ref(db, &analyzer, name_ref) {
-                        Some(Method(_)) => ("function", None),
+                        Some(Method(_)) => "function",
-                        Some(Macro(_)) => ("macro", None),
+                        Some(Macro(_)) => "macro",
-                        Some(FieldAccess(_)) => ("field", None),
+                        Some(FieldAccess(field)) => {
-                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::Method(_))) => ("function", None),
+                            let (hir_file_id, src) = field.source(db);
-                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::Const(_))) => ("constant", None),
+                            if let hir::FieldSource::Named(name) = src {
-                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::TypeAlias(_))) => ("type", None),
+                                let text = name.syntax().text().to_smol_string();
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Module(_))) => ("module", None),
+                                let shadow_count = 0; // potentially even from different file
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Function(_))) => ("function", None),
+                                binding_hash = Some(calc_binding_hash(hir_file_id.original_file(db), &text, shadow_count));
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Struct(_))) => ("type", None),
+                            }
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Union(_))) => ("type", None),
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Enum(_))) => ("type", None),
+                            "field"
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::EnumVariant(_))) => ("constant", None),
+                        },
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Const(_))) => ("constant", None),
+                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::Method(_))) => "function",
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Static(_))) => ("constant", None),
+                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::Const(_))) => "constant",
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Trait(_))) => ("type", None),
+                        Some(AssocItem(ImplItem::TypeAlias(_))) => "type",
-                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::TypeAlias(_))) => ("type", None),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Module(_))) => "module",
-                        Some(SelfType(_)) => ("type", None),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Function(_))) => "function",
-                        Some(Pat(ptr)) => ("variable", Some(hash({
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Struct(_))) => "type",
-                            let text = ptr.syntax_node_ptr().to_node(&source_file.syntax()).text().to_smol_string();
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Union(_))) => "type",
-                            let shadow_count = bindings_shadow_count.entry(text.clone()).or_default();
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Enum(_))) => "type",
-                            (text, shadow_count)
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::EnumVariant(_))) => "constant",
-                        }))),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Const(_))) => "constant",
-                        Some(SelfParam(_)) => ("type", None),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Static(_))) => "constant",
-                        Some(GenericParam(_)) => ("type", None),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::Trait(_))) => "type",
-                        None => ("text", None),
+                        Some(Def(ModuleDef::TypeAlias(_))) => "type",
+                        Some(SelfType(_)) => "type",
+                        Some(Pat(ptr)) => {
+                            binding_hash = Some({
+                                let text = ptr.syntax_node_ptr().to_node(&source_file.syntax()).text().to_smol_string();
+                                let shadow_count = bindings_shadow_count.entry(text.clone()).or_default();
+                                calc_binding_hash(file_id, &text, *shadow_count)
+                            });
+                            "variable"
+                        },
+                        Some(SelfParam(_)) => "type",
+                        Some(GenericParam(_)) => "type",
+                        None => "text",
                    }
                } else {
-                    ("text", None)
+                    "text"
                }
            }
            NAME => {
-                if let Some(name) = node.as_ast_node::<ast::Name>() {
+                if let Some(name) = node.as_node().and_then(ast::Name::cast) {
-                    ("variable", Some(hash({
+                    if name.syntax().ancestors().any(|x| ast::BindPat::cast(x).is_some()) {
-                        let text = name.syntax().text().to_smol_string();
+                        binding_hash = Some({
-                        let shadow_count = bindings_shadow_count.entry(text.clone()).or_insert(1);
+                            let text = name.syntax().text().to_smol_string();
-                        *shadow_count += 1;
+                            let shadow_count = bindings_shadow_count.entry(text.clone()).or_insert(0);
-                        (text, shadow_count)
+                            *shadow_count += 1;
-                    })))
+                            calc_binding_hash(file_id, &text, *shadow_count)
+                        });
+                        "variable"
+                    } else if name.syntax().ancestors().any(|x| ast::NamedFieldDef::cast(x).is_some()) {
+                        binding_hash = Some({
+                            let text = name.syntax().text().to_smol_string();
+                            let shadow_count = 0;
+                            calc_binding_hash(file_id, &text, shadow_count)
+                        });
+                        "variable"
+                    } else {
+                        "function"
+                    }
                } else {
-                    ("text", None)
+                    "text"
                }
            }
-            TYPE_ALIAS_DEF | TYPE_ARG | TYPE_PARAM => ("type", None),
+            TYPE_ALIAS_DEF | TYPE_ARG | TYPE_PARAM => "type",
-            INT_NUMBER | FLOAT_NUMBER | CHAR | BYTE => ("literal", None),
+            INT_NUMBER | FLOAT_NUMBER | CHAR | BYTE => "literal",
-            LIFETIME => ("parameter", None),
+            LIFETIME => "parameter",
-            T![unsafe] => ("keyword.unsafe", None),
+            T![unsafe] => "keyword.unsafe",
-            k if is_control_keyword(k) => ("keyword.control", None),
+            k if is_control_keyword(k) => "keyword.control",
-            k if k.is_keyword() => ("keyword", None),
+            k if k.is_keyword() => "keyword",
            _ => {
                // let analyzer = hir::SourceAnalyzer::new(db, file_id, name_ref.syntax(), None);
                if let Some(macro_call) = node.as_node().and_then(ast::MacroCall::cast) {
@@ -128,7 +157,7 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
                                res.push(HighlightedRange {
                                    range: TextRange::from_to(range_start, range_end),
                                    tag: "macro",
-                                    id: None,
+                                    binding_hash: None,
                                })
                            }
                        }
@@ -137,14 +166,24 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Vec<HighlightedRa
                continue;
            }
        };
-        res.push(HighlightedRange { range: node.range(), tag, id })
+        res.push(HighlightedRange { range: node.range(), tag, binding_hash })
    }
    res
 }
-pub(crate) fn highlight_as_html(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> String {
+pub(crate) fn highlight_as_html(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId, rainbow: bool) -> String {
    let source_file = db.parse(file_id);
+    fn rainbowify(seed: u64) -> String {
+        use rand::prelude::*;
+        let mut rng = SmallRng::seed_from_u64(seed);
+        format!("hsl({h},{s}%,{l}%)",
+            h = rng.gen_range::<u16, _, _>(0, 361),
+            s = rng.gen_range::<u16, _, _>(42, 99),
+            l = rng.gen_range::<u16, _, _>(40, 91),
+        )
+    }
    let mut ranges = highlight(db, file_id);
    ranges.sort_by_key(|it| it.range.start());
    // quick non-optimal heuristic to intersect token ranges and highlighted ranges
@@ -166,16 +205,20 @@ pub(crate) fn highlight_as_html(db: &RootDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> String {
            }
        }
        let text = html_escape(&token.text());
-        let classes = could_intersect
+        let ranges = could_intersect
            .iter()
            .filter(|it| token.range().is_subrange(&it.range))
-            .map(|it| it.tag)
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        if classes.is_empty() {
+        if ranges.is_empty() {
            buf.push_str(&text);
        } else {
-            let classes = classes.join(" ");
+            let classes = ranges.iter().map(|x| x.tag).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
-            buf.push_str(&format!("<span class=\"{}\">{}</span>", classes, text));
+            let binding_hash = ranges.first().and_then(|x| x.binding_hash);
+            let color = match (rainbow, binding_hash) {
+                (true, Some(hash)) => format!(" data-binding-hash=\"{}\" style=\"color: {};\"", hash, rainbowify(hash)),
+                _ => "".into()
+            };
+            buf.push_str(&format!("<span class=\"{}\"{}>{}</span>", classes, color, text));
        }
    }
    buf.push_str("</code></pre>");
@@ -189,11 +232,8 @@ fn html_escape(text: &str) -> String {
 const STYLE: &str = "
 <style>
-pre {
+body       { margin: 0; }
-    color: #DCDCCC;
+pre        { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padding: 0.4em; }
-    background-color: #3F3F3F;
-    font-size: 22px;
-}
 .comment   { color: #7F9F7F; }
 .string    { color: #CC9393; }
@@ -208,7 +248,6 @@ pre {
 .keyword           { color: #F0DFAF; }
 .keyword\\.unsafe  { color: #F0DFAF; font-weight: bold; }
 .keyword\\.control { color: #DC8CC3; }
 </style>
 ";
@@ -241,12 +280,12 @@ fn main() {
    }
    unsafe { vec.set_len(0); }
 }
-"#,
+"#.trim(),
        );
        let dst_file = project_dir().join("crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/highlighting.html");
        let actual_html = &analysis.highlight_as_html(file_id).unwrap();
        let expected_html = &read_text(&dst_file);
-        // std::fs::write(dst_file, &actual_html).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(dst_file, &actual_html).unwrap();
        assert_eq_text!(expected_html, actual_html);
    }
@@ -261,9 +300,13 @@ fn main() {
    let x = "other color please!";
    let y = x.to_string();
-}"#,
+}
+"#.trim(),
        );
-        let result = analysis.highlight(file_id);
+        let dst_file = project_dir().join("crates/ra_ide_api/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html");
-        assert_debug_snapshot_matches!("rainbow_highlighting", result);
+        let actual_html = &analysis.highlight_as_html(file_id).unwrap();
+        let expected_html = &read_text(&dst_file);
+        std::fs::write(dst_file, &actual_html).unwrap();
+        assert_eq_text!(expected_html, actual_html);
    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_node.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_node.rs
index 89f92e0b7..80054f529 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_node.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_node.rs
@@ -523,10 +523,6 @@ impl<'a> SyntaxElement<'a> {
        }
    }
-    pub fn as_ast_node<T: AstNode>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
-        self.as_node().and_then(|x| <T as AstNode>::cast(x))
-    }
    pub fn as_token(&self) -> Option<SyntaxToken<'a>> {
        match self {
            SyntaxElement::Node(_) => None,