11 files changed, 218 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/inlay_hints.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/inlay_hints.rs
index ecd615cf4..f4f0751c0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/inlay_hints.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/inlay_hints.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ra_ide_db::RootDatabase;
 use ra_prof::profile;
 use ra_syntax::{
     ast::{self, ArgListOwner, AstNode, TypeAscriptionOwner},
-    match_ast, SmolStr, TextRange,
+    match_ast, Direction, NodeOrToken, SmolStr, SyntaxKind, TextRange,
 };
 
 use crate::{FileId, FunctionSignature};
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ use crate::{FileId, FunctionSignature};
 pub struct InlayHintsOptions {
     pub type_hints: bool,
     pub parameter_hints: bool,
+    pub chaining_hints: bool,
     pub max_length: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Default for InlayHintsOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self { type_hints: true, parameter_hints: true, max_length: None }
+        Self { type_hints: true, parameter_hints: true, chaining_hints: true, max_length: None }
     }
 }
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ impl Default for InlayHintsOptions {
 pub enum InlayKind {
     TypeHint,
     ParameterHint,
+    ChainingHint,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ pub(crate) fn inlay_hints(
 
     let mut res = Vec::new();
     for node in file.syntax().descendants() {
+        if let Some(expr) = ast::Expr::cast(node.clone()) {
+            get_chaining_hints(&mut res, &sema, options, expr);
+        }
+
         match_ast! {
             match node {
                 ast::CallExpr(it) => { get_param_name_hints(&mut res, &sema, options, ast::Expr::from(it)); },
@@ -59,6 +65,46 @@ pub(crate) fn inlay_hints(
     res
 }
 
+fn get_chaining_hints(
+    acc: &mut Vec<InlayHint>,
+    sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
+    options: &InlayHintsOptions,
+    expr: ast::Expr,
+) -> Option<()> {
+    if !options.chaining_hints {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let ty = sema.type_of_expr(&expr)?;
+    if ty.is_unknown() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut tokens = expr
+        .syntax()
+        .siblings_with_tokens(Direction::Next)
+        .filter_map(NodeOrToken::into_token)
+        .filter(|t| match t.kind() {
+            SyntaxKind::WHITESPACE if !t.text().contains('\n') => false,
+            SyntaxKind::COMMENT => false,
+            _ => true,
+        });
+
+    // Chaining can be defined as an expression whose next sibling tokens are newline and dot
+    // Ignoring extra whitespace and comments
+    let next = tokens.next()?.kind();
+    let next_next = tokens.next()?.kind();
+    if next == SyntaxKind::WHITESPACE && next_next == SyntaxKind::DOT {
+        let label = ty.display_truncated(sema.db, options.max_length).to_string();
+        acc.push(InlayHint {
+            range: expr.syntax().text_range(),
+            kind: InlayKind::ChainingHint,
+            label: label.into(),
+        });
+    }
+    Some(())
+}
+
 fn get_param_name_hints(
     acc: &mut Vec<InlayHint>,
     sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
@@ -238,7 +284,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let _x = foo(4, 4);
             }"#,
         );
-        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: true, type_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: true, type_hints: false, chaining_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
         [
             InlayHint {
                 range: [106; 107),
@@ -262,7 +308,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let _x = foo(4, 4);
             }"#,
         );
-        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ type_hints: false, parameter_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"[]"###);
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ type_hints: false, parameter_hints: false, chaining_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"[]"###);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -274,7 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let _x = foo(4, 4);
             }"#,
         );
-        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ type_hints: true, parameter_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ type_hints: true, parameter_hints: false, chaining_hints: false, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
         [
             InlayHint {
                 range: [97; 99),
@@ -1052,4 +1098,124 @@ fn main() {
         "###
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chaining_hints_ignore_comments() {
+        let (analysis, file_id) = single_file(
+            r#"
+            struct A(B);
+            impl A { fn into_b(self) -> B { self.0 } }
+            struct B(C);
+            impl B { fn into_c(self) -> C { self.0 } }
+            struct C;
+
+            fn main() {
+                let c = A(B(C))
+                    .into_b() // This is a comment
+                    .into_c();
+            }"#,
+        );
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: false, type_hints: false, chaining_hints: true, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [232; 269),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "B",
+            },
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [232; 239),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "A",
+            },
+        ]"###);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chaining_hints_without_newlines() {
+        let (analysis, file_id) = single_file(
+            r#"
+            struct A(B);
+            impl A { fn into_b(self) -> B { self.0 } }
+            struct B(C);
+            impl B { fn into_c(self) -> C { self.0 } }
+            struct C;
+
+            fn main() {
+                let c = A(B(C)).into_b().into_c();
+            }"#,
+        );
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: false, type_hints: false, chaining_hints: true, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"[]"###);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn struct_access_chaining_hints() {
+        let (analysis, file_id) = single_file(
+            r#"
+            struct A { pub b: B }
+            struct B { pub c: C }
+            struct C(pub bool);
+
+            fn main() {
+                let x = A { b: B { c: C(true) } }
+                    .b
+                    .c
+                    .0;
+            }"#,
+        );
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: false, type_hints: false, chaining_hints: true, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [150; 221),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "C",
+            },
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [150; 198),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "B",
+            },
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [150; 175),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "A",
+            },
+        ]"###);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generic_chaining_hints() {
+        let (analysis, file_id) = single_file(
+            r#"
+            struct A<T>(T);
+            struct B<T>(T);
+            struct C<T>(T);
+            struct X<T,R>(T, R);
+
+            impl<T> A<T> {
+                fn new(t: T) -> Self { A(t) }
+                fn into_b(self) -> B<T> { B(self.0) }
+            }
+            impl<T> B<T> {
+                fn into_c(self) -> C<T> { C(self.0) }
+            }
+            fn main() {
+                let c = A::new(X(42, true))
+                    .into_b()
+                    .into_c();
+            }"#,
+        );
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(analysis.inlay_hints(file_id, &InlayHintsOptions{ parameter_hints: false, type_hints: false, chaining_hints: true, max_length: None}).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [403; 452),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "B<X<i32, bool>>",
+            },
+            InlayHint {
+                range: [403; 422),
+                kind: ChainingHint,
+                label: "A<X<i32, bool>>",
+            },
+        ]"###);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 103b2b53c..628ed107e 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub inlay_hints_type: bool,
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "nullable_bool_true")]
     pub inlay_hints_parameter: bool,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "nullable_bool_true")]
+    pub inlay_hints_chaining: bool,
     pub inlay_hints_max_length: Option<usize>,
 
     pub cargo_watch_enable: bool,
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
             lru_capacity: None,
             inlay_hints_type: true,
             inlay_hints_parameter: true,
+            inlay_hints_chaining: true,
             inlay_hints_max_length: None,
             cargo_watch_enable: true,
             cargo_watch_args: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/conv.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/conv.rs
index fd4657d7e..6edc03fe0 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/conv.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/conv.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ impl ConvWith<&LineIndex> for InlayHint {
             kind: match self.kind {
                 InlayKind::ParameterHint => req::InlayKind::ParameterHint,
                 InlayKind::TypeHint => req::InlayKind::TypeHint,
+                InlayKind::ChainingHint => req::InlayKind::ChainingHint,
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index a8a5894d2..7825b0077 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ pub fn main_loop(
                 inlay_hints: InlayHintsOptions {
                     type_hints: config.inlay_hints_type,
                     parameter_hints: config.inlay_hints_parameter,
+                    chaining_hints: config.inlay_hints_chaining,
                     max_length: config.inlay_hints_max_length,
                 },
                 cargo_watch: CheckOptions {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/req.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/req.rs
index 9e27d3f1c..8557294f6 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/req.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/req.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ pub struct InlayHintsParams {
 pub enum InlayKind {
     TypeHint,
     ParameterHint,
+    ChainingHint,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/docs/user/features.md b/docs/user/features.md
index 45360c633..56d2969fd 100644
--- a/docs/user/features.md
+++ b/docs/user/features.md
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ These contain extended information on the hovered language item.
 Two types of inlay hints are displayed currently:
 
 * type hints, displaying the minimal information on the type of the expression (if the information is available)
+* method chaining hints, type information for multi-line method chains
 * parameter name hints, displaying the names of the parameters in the corresponding methods
 
 #### VS Code
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ Two types of inlay hints are displayed currently:
 In VS Code, the following settings can be used to configure the inlay hints:
 
 * `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.typeHints` - enable hints for inferred types.
+* `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.chainingHints` - enable hints for inferred types on method chains.
 * `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.parameterHints` - enable hints for function parameters.
 * `rust-analyzer.inlayHints.maxLength` — shortens the hints if their length exceeds the value specified. If no value is specified (`null`), no shortening is applied.
 
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 1d113ebb6..37e083220 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -333,6 +333,11 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "description": "Whether to show inlay type hints"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.inlayHints.chainingHints": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "default": true,
+                    "description": "Whether to show inlay type hints for method chains"
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.inlayHints.parameterHints": {
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "default": true,
diff --git a/editors/code/src/client.ts b/editors/code/src/client.ts
index 82ca749f3..98f2f232f 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/client.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/client.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export async function createClient(config: Config, serverPath: string): Promise<
 
             inlayHintsType: config.inlayHints.typeHints,
             inlayHintsParameter: config.inlayHints.parameterHints,
+            inlayHintsChaining: config.inlayHints.chainingHints,
             inlayHintsMaxLength: config.inlayHints.maxLength,
 
             cargoWatchEnable: cargoWatchOpts.enable,
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index 7668c20b7..637aea27d 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export class Config {
         return {
             typeHints: this.cfg.get<boolean>("inlayHints.typeHints")!,
             parameterHints: this.cfg.get<boolean>("inlayHints.parameterHints")!,
+            chainingHints: this.cfg.get<boolean>("inlayHints.chainingHints")!,
             maxLength: this.cfg.get<null | number>("inlayHints.maxLength")!,
         };
     }
diff --git a/editors/code/src/inlay_hints.ts b/editors/code/src/inlay_hints.ts
index 17d0dfa33..542d1f367 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/inlay_hints.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/inlay_hints.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ export function activateInlayHints(ctx: Ctx) {
     const maybeUpdater = {
         updater: null as null | HintsUpdater,
         onConfigChange() {
-            if (!ctx.config.inlayHints.typeHints && !ctx.config.inlayHints.parameterHints) {
+            if (
+                !ctx.config.inlayHints.typeHints &&
+                !ctx.config.inlayHints.parameterHints &&
+                !ctx.config.inlayHints.chainingHints
+            ) {
                 return this.dispose();
             }
             if (!this.updater) this.updater = new HintsUpdater(ctx);
@@ -63,6 +67,22 @@ const paramHints = {
     }
 };
 
+const chainingHints = {
+    decorationType: vscode.window.createTextEditorDecorationType({
+        after: {
+            color: new vscode.ThemeColor('rust_analyzer.inlayHint'),
+            fontStyle: "normal",
+        }
+    }),
+
+    toDecoration(hint: ra.InlayHint.ChainingHint, conv: lc.Protocol2CodeConverter): vscode.DecorationOptions {
+        return {
+            range: conv.asRange(hint.range),
+            renderOptions: { after: { contentText: ` ${hint.label}` } }
+        };
+    }
+};
+
 class HintsUpdater implements Disposable {
     private sourceFiles = new Map<string, RustSourceFile>(); // map Uri -> RustSourceFile
     private readonly disposables: Disposable[] = [];
@@ -95,7 +115,7 @@ class HintsUpdater implements Disposable {
 
     dispose() {
         this.sourceFiles.forEach(file => file.inlaysRequest?.cancel());
-        this.ctx.visibleRustEditors.forEach(editor => this.renderDecorations(editor, { param: [], type: [] }));
+        this.ctx.visibleRustEditors.forEach(editor => this.renderDecorations(editor, { param: [], type: [], chaining: [] }));
         this.disposables.forEach(d => d.dispose());
     }
 
@@ -154,10 +174,11 @@ class HintsUpdater implements Disposable {
     private renderDecorations(editor: RustEditor, decorations: InlaysDecorations) {
         editor.setDecorations(typeHints.decorationType, decorations.type);
         editor.setDecorations(paramHints.decorationType, decorations.param);
+        editor.setDecorations(chainingHints.decorationType, decorations.chaining);
     }
 
     private hintsToDecorations(hints: ra.InlayHint[]): InlaysDecorations {
-        const decorations: InlaysDecorations = { type: [], param: [] };
+        const decorations: InlaysDecorations = { type: [], param: [], chaining: [] };
         const conv = this.ctx.client.protocol2CodeConverter;
 
         for (const hint of hints) {
@@ -170,6 +191,10 @@ class HintsUpdater implements Disposable {
                     decorations.param.push(paramHints.toDecoration(hint, conv));
                     continue;
                 }
+                case ra.InlayHint.Kind.ChainingHint: {
+                    decorations.chaining.push(chainingHints.toDecoration(hint, conv));
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
         }
         return decorations;
@@ -196,6 +221,7 @@ class HintsUpdater implements Disposable {
 interface InlaysDecorations {
     type: vscode.DecorationOptions[];
     param: vscode.DecorationOptions[];
+    chaining: vscode.DecorationOptions[];
 }
 
 interface RustSourceFile {
diff --git a/editors/code/src/rust-analyzer-api.ts b/editors/code/src/rust-analyzer-api.ts
index 9846f7343..400ac3714 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/rust-analyzer-api.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/rust-analyzer-api.ts
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ export interface Runnable {
 }
 export const runnables = request<RunnablesParams, Vec<Runnable>>("runnables");
 
-export type InlayHint = InlayHint.TypeHint | InlayHint.ParamHint;
+export type InlayHint = InlayHint.TypeHint | InlayHint.ParamHint | InlayHint.ChainingHint;
 
 export namespace InlayHint {
     export const enum Kind {
         TypeHint = "TypeHint",
         ParamHint = "ParameterHint",
+        ChainingHint = "ChainingHint",
     }
     interface Common {
         range: lc.Range;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export namespace InlayHint {
     }
     export type TypeHint = Common & { kind: Kind.TypeHint };
     export type ParamHint = Common & { kind: Kind.ParamHint };
+    export type ChainingHint = Common & { kind: Kind.ChainingHint };
 }
 export interface InlayHintsParams {
     textDocument: lc.TextDocumentIdentifier;