10 files changed, 291 insertions, 169 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/diagnostics.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/diagnostics.rs
index 99209c6e8..545cff9bd 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub trait Diagnostic: Any + Send + Sync + fmt::Debug + 'static {
 
 pub trait AstDiagnostic {
     type AST;
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST;
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST;
 }
 
 impl dyn Diagnostic {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/diagnostics.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/diagnostics.rs
index a59efb347..0289911de 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for NoSuchField {
 impl AstDiagnostic for NoSuchField {
     type AST = ast::RecordField;
 
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
         let root = db.parse_or_expand(self.source().file_id).unwrap();
         let node = self.source().value.to_node(&root);
         ast::RecordField::cast(node).unwrap()
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for MissingFields {
 impl AstDiagnostic for MissingFields {
     type AST = ast::RecordFieldList;
 
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
         let root = db.parse_or_expand(self.source().file_id).unwrap();
         let node = self.source().value.to_node(&root);
         ast::RecordFieldList::cast(node).unwrap()
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for MissingOkInTailExpr {
 impl AstDiagnostic for MissingOkInTailExpr {
     type AST = ast::Expr;
 
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
         let root = db.parse_or_expand(self.file).unwrap();
         let node = self.source().value.to_node(&root);
         ast::Expr::cast(node).unwrap()
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for BreakOutsideOfLoop {
 impl AstDiagnostic for BreakOutsideOfLoop {
     type AST = ast::Expr;
 
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
         let root = db.parse_or_expand(self.file).unwrap();
         let node = self.source().value.to_node(&root);
         ast::Expr::cast(node).unwrap()
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for MissingUnsafe {
 impl AstDiagnostic for MissingUnsafe {
     type AST = ast::Expr;
 
-    fn ast(&self, db: &impl AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
+    fn ast(&self, db: &dyn AstDatabase) -> Self::AST {
         let root = db.parse_or_expand(self.source().file_id).unwrap();
         let node = self.source().value.to_node(&root);
         ast::Expr::cast(node).unwrap()
diff --git a/crates/ra_ssr/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_ssr/src/lib.rs
index e148f4564..422e15ee6 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ssr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ssr/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ mod replacing;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-use crate::matching::Match;
+pub use crate::matching::Match;
+use crate::matching::{record_match_fails_reasons_scope, MatchFailureReason};
 use hir::Semantics;
 use ra_db::{FileId, FileRange};
-use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, SmolStr, SyntaxNode};
+use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, SmolStr, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, TextRange};
 use ra_text_edit::TextEdit;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct SsrRule {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct SsrPattern {
+pub struct SsrPattern {
     raw: parsing::RawSearchPattern,
     /// Placeholders keyed by the stand-in ident that we use in Rust source code.
     placeholders_by_stand_in: FxHashMap<SmolStr, parsing::Placeholder>,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct SsrError(String);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct SsrMatches {
-    matches: Vec<Match>,
+    pub matches: Vec<Match>,
 }
 
 /// Searches a crate for pattern matches and possibly replaces them with something else.
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ impl<'db> MatchFinder<'db> {
         self.rules.push(rule);
     }
 
+    /// Adds a search pattern. For use if you intend to only call `find_matches_in_file`. If you
+    /// intend to do replacement, use `add_rule` instead.
+    pub fn add_search_pattern(&mut self, pattern: SsrPattern) {
+        self.add_rule(SsrRule { pattern, template: "()".parse().unwrap() })
+    }
+
     pub fn edits_for_file(&self, file_id: FileId) -> Option<TextEdit> {
         let matches = self.find_matches_in_file(file_id);
         if matches.matches.is_empty() {
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ impl<'db> MatchFinder<'db> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn find_matches_in_file(&self, file_id: FileId) -> SsrMatches {
+    pub fn find_matches_in_file(&self, file_id: FileId) -> SsrMatches {
         let file = self.sema.parse(file_id);
         let code = file.syntax();
         let mut matches = SsrMatches::default();
@@ -82,6 +89,32 @@ impl<'db> MatchFinder<'db> {
         matches
     }
 
+    /// Finds all nodes in `file_id` whose text is exactly equal to `snippet` and attempts to match
+    /// them, while recording reasons why they don't match. This API is useful for command
+    /// line-based debugging where providing a range is difficult.
+    pub fn debug_where_text_equal(&self, file_id: FileId, snippet: &str) -> Vec<MatchDebugInfo> {
+        use ra_db::SourceDatabaseExt;
+        let file = self.sema.parse(file_id);
+        let mut res = Vec::new();
+        let file_text = self.sema.db.file_text(file_id);
+        let mut remaining_text = file_text.as_str();
+        let mut base = 0;
+        let len = snippet.len() as u32;
+        while let Some(offset) = remaining_text.find(snippet) {
+            let start = base + offset as u32;
+            let end = start + len;
+            self.output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
+                file.syntax(),
+                FileRange { file_id, range: TextRange::new(start.into(), end.into()) },
+                &None,
+                &mut res,
+            );
+            remaining_text = &remaining_text[offset + snippet.len()..];
+            base = end;
+        }
+        res
+    }
+
     fn find_matches(
         &self,
         code: &SyntaxNode,
@@ -128,6 +161,59 @@ impl<'db> MatchFinder<'db> {
             self.find_matches(&child, restrict_range, matches_out);
         }
     }
+
+    fn output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
+        &self,
+        node: &SyntaxNode,
+        range: FileRange,
+        restrict_range: &Option<FileRange>,
+        out: &mut Vec<MatchDebugInfo>,
+    ) {
+        for node in node.children() {
+            let node_range = self.sema.original_range(&node);
+            if node_range.file_id != range.file_id || !node_range.range.contains_range(range.range)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if node_range.range == range.range {
+                for rule in &self.rules {
+                    let pattern =
+                        rule.pattern.tree_for_kind_with_reason(node.kind()).map(|p| p.clone());
+                    out.push(MatchDebugInfo {
+                        matched: matching::get_match(true, rule, &node, restrict_range, &self.sema)
+                            .map_err(|e| MatchFailureReason {
+                                reason: e.reason.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                                    "Match failed, but no reason was given".to_owned()
+                                }),
+                            }),
+                        pattern,
+                        node: node.clone(),
+                    });
+                }
+            } else if let Some(macro_call) = ast::MacroCall::cast(node.clone()) {
+                if let Some(expanded) = self.sema.expand(&macro_call) {
+                    if let Some(tt) = macro_call.token_tree() {
+                        self.output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
+                            &expanded,
+                            range,
+                            &Some(self.sema.original_range(tt.syntax())),
+                            out,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                self.output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(&node, range, restrict_range, out);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct MatchDebugInfo {
+    node: SyntaxNode,
+    /// Our search pattern parsed as the same kind of syntax node as `node`. e.g. expression, item,
+    /// etc. Will be absent if the pattern can't be parsed as that kind.
+    pattern: Result<SyntaxNode, MatchFailureReason>,
+    matched: Result<Match, MatchFailureReason>,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for SsrError {
@@ -136,4 +222,70 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SsrError {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Debug for MatchDebugInfo {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "========= PATTERN ==========\n")?;
+        match &self.pattern {
+            Ok(pattern) => {
+                write!(f, "{:#?}", pattern)?;
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                write!(f, "{}", err.reason)?;
+            }
+        }
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "\n============ AST ===========\n\
+            {:#?}\n============================\n",
+            self.node
+        )?;
+        match &self.matched {
+            Ok(_) => write!(f, "Node matched")?,
+            Err(reason) => write!(f, "Node failed to match because: {}", reason.reason)?,
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl SsrPattern {
+    fn tree_for_kind_with_reason(
+        &self,
+        kind: SyntaxKind,
+    ) -> Result<&SyntaxNode, MatchFailureReason> {
+        record_match_fails_reasons_scope(true, || self.tree_for_kind(kind))
+            .map_err(|e| MatchFailureReason { reason: e.reason.unwrap() })
+    }
+}
+
+impl SsrMatches {
+    /// Returns `self` with any nested matches removed and made into top-level matches.
+    pub fn flattened(self) -> SsrMatches {
+        let mut out = SsrMatches::default();
+        self.flatten_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn flatten_into(self, out: &mut SsrMatches) {
+        for mut m in self.matches {
+            for p in m.placeholder_values.values_mut() {
+                std::mem::replace(&mut p.inner_matches, SsrMatches::default()).flatten_into(out);
+            }
+            out.matches.push(m);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Match {
+    pub fn matched_text(&self) -> String {
+        self.matched_node.text().to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::error::Error for SsrError {}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl MatchDebugInfo {
+    pub(crate) fn match_failure_reason(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.matched.as_ref().err().map(|r| r.reason.as_str())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ra_ssr/src/matching.rs b/crates/ra_ssr/src/matching.rs
index 54413a151..53d802e77 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ssr/src/matching.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ssr/src/matching.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
 use hir::Semantics;
 use ra_db::FileRange;
 use ra_syntax::ast::{AstNode, AstToken};
-use ra_syntax::{
-    ast, SyntaxElement, SyntaxElementChildren, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken, TextRange,
-};
+use ra_syntax::{ast, SyntaxElement, SyntaxElementChildren, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use std::{cell::Cell, iter::Peekable};
 
@@ -44,8 +42,8 @@ macro_rules! fail_match {
 
 /// Information about a match that was found.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct Match {
-    pub(crate) range: TextRange,
+pub struct Match {
+    pub(crate) range: FileRange,
     pub(crate) matched_node: SyntaxNode,
     pub(crate) placeholder_values: FxHashMap<Var, PlaceholderMatch>,
     pub(crate) ignored_comments: Vec<ast::Comment>,
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ impl<'db, 'sema> MatchState<'db, 'sema> {
         match_state.attempt_match_node(&match_inputs, &pattern_tree, code)?;
         match_state.validate_range(&sema.original_range(code))?;
         match_state.match_out = Some(Match {
-            range: sema.original_range(code).range,
+            range: sema.original_range(code),
             matched_node: code.clone(),
             placeholder_values: FxHashMap::default(),
             ignored_comments: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/crates/ra_ssr/src/replacing.rs b/crates/ra_ssr/src/replacing.rs
index 70ce1c185..e43cc5167 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ssr/src/replacing.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ssr/src/replacing.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ fn matches_to_edit_at_offset(
 ) -> TextEdit {
     let mut edit_builder = ra_text_edit::TextEditBuilder::default();
     for m in &matches.matches {
-        edit_builder
-            .replace(m.range.checked_sub(relative_start).unwrap(), render_replace(m, file_src));
+        edit_builder.replace(
+            m.range.range.checked_sub(relative_start).unwrap(),
+            render_replace(m, file_src),
+        );
     }
     edit_builder.finish()
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ssr/src/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ssr/src/tests.rs
index 57b2f50b2..c692c97e2 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ssr/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ssr/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,150 +1,5 @@
-use crate::matching::MatchFailureReason;
-use crate::{matching, Match, MatchFinder, SsrMatches, SsrPattern, SsrRule};
-use matching::record_match_fails_reasons_scope;
-use ra_db::{FileId, FileRange, SourceDatabaseExt};
-use ra_syntax::ast::AstNode;
-use ra_syntax::{ast, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, TextRange};
-
-struct MatchDebugInfo {
-    node: SyntaxNode,
-    /// Our search pattern parsed as the same kind of syntax node as `node`. e.g. expression, item,
-    /// etc. Will be absent if the pattern can't be parsed as that kind.
-    pattern: Result<SyntaxNode, MatchFailureReason>,
-    matched: Result<Match, MatchFailureReason>,
-}
-
-impl SsrPattern {
-    pub(crate) fn tree_for_kind_with_reason(
-        &self,
-        kind: SyntaxKind,
-    ) -> Result<&SyntaxNode, MatchFailureReason> {
-        record_match_fails_reasons_scope(true, || self.tree_for_kind(kind))
-            .map_err(|e| MatchFailureReason { reason: e.reason.unwrap() })
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Debug for MatchDebugInfo {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "========= PATTERN ==========\n")?;
-        match &self.pattern {
-            Ok(pattern) => {
-                write!(f, "{:#?}", pattern)?;
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                write!(f, "{}", err.reason)?;
-            }
-        }
-        write!(
-            f,
-            "\n============ AST ===========\n\
-            {:#?}\n============================",
-            self.node
-        )?;
-        match &self.matched {
-            Ok(_) => write!(f, "Node matched")?,
-            Err(reason) => write!(f, "Node failed to match because: {}", reason.reason)?,
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl SsrMatches {
-    /// Returns `self` with any nested matches removed and made into top-level matches.
-    pub(crate) fn flattened(self) -> SsrMatches {
-        let mut out = SsrMatches::default();
-        self.flatten_into(&mut out);
-        out
-    }
-
-    fn flatten_into(self, out: &mut SsrMatches) {
-        for mut m in self.matches {
-            for p in m.placeholder_values.values_mut() {
-                std::mem::replace(&mut p.inner_matches, SsrMatches::default()).flatten_into(out);
-            }
-            out.matches.push(m);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Match {
-    pub(crate) fn matched_text(&self) -> String {
-        self.matched_node.text().to_string()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'db> MatchFinder<'db> {
-    /// Adds a search pattern. For use if you intend to only call `find_matches_in_file`. If you
-    /// intend to do replacement, use `add_rule` instead.
-    fn add_search_pattern(&mut self, pattern: SsrPattern) {
-        self.add_rule(SsrRule { pattern, template: "()".parse().unwrap() })
-    }
-
-    /// Finds all nodes in `file_id` whose text is exactly equal to `snippet` and attempts to match
-    /// them, while recording reasons why they don't match. This API is useful for command
-    /// line-based debugging where providing a range is difficult.
-    fn debug_where_text_equal(&self, file_id: FileId, snippet: &str) -> Vec<MatchDebugInfo> {
-        let file = self.sema.parse(file_id);
-        let mut res = Vec::new();
-        let file_text = self.sema.db.file_text(file_id);
-        let mut remaining_text = file_text.as_str();
-        let mut base = 0;
-        let len = snippet.len() as u32;
-        while let Some(offset) = remaining_text.find(snippet) {
-            let start = base + offset as u32;
-            let end = start + len;
-            self.output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
-                file.syntax(),
-                TextRange::new(start.into(), end.into()),
-                &None,
-                &mut res,
-            );
-            remaining_text = &remaining_text[offset + snippet.len()..];
-            base = end;
-        }
-        res
-    }
-
-    fn output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
-        &self,
-        node: &SyntaxNode,
-        range: TextRange,
-        restrict_range: &Option<FileRange>,
-        out: &mut Vec<MatchDebugInfo>,
-    ) {
-        for node in node.children() {
-            if !node.text_range().contains_range(range) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if node.text_range() == range {
-                for rule in &self.rules {
-                    let pattern =
-                        rule.pattern.tree_for_kind_with_reason(node.kind()).map(|p| p.clone());
-                    out.push(MatchDebugInfo {
-                        matched: matching::get_match(true, rule, &node, restrict_range, &self.sema)
-                            .map_err(|e| MatchFailureReason {
-                                reason: e.reason.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                                    "Match failed, but no reason was given".to_owned()
-                                }),
-                            }),
-                        pattern,
-                        node: node.clone(),
-                    });
-                }
-            } else if let Some(macro_call) = ast::MacroCall::cast(node.clone()) {
-                if let Some(expanded) = self.sema.expand(&macro_call) {
-                    if let Some(tt) = macro_call.token_tree() {
-                        self.output_debug_for_nodes_at_range(
-                            &expanded,
-                            range,
-                            &Some(self.sema.original_range(tt.syntax())),
-                            out,
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
+use crate::{MatchFinder, SsrRule};
+use ra_db::{FileId, SourceDatabaseExt};
 
 fn parse_error_text(query: &str) -> String {
     format!("{}", query.parse::<SsrRule>().unwrap_err())
@@ -260,6 +115,19 @@ fn assert_no_match(pattern: &str, code: &str) {
     assert_matches(pattern, code, &[]);
 }
 
+fn assert_match_failure_reason(pattern: &str, code: &str, snippet: &str, expected_reason: &str) {
+    let (db, file_id) = single_file(code);
+    let mut match_finder = MatchFinder::new(&db);
+    match_finder.add_search_pattern(pattern.parse().unwrap());
+    let mut reasons = Vec::new();
+    for d in match_finder.debug_where_text_equal(file_id, snippet) {
+        if let Some(reason) = d.match_failure_reason() {
+            reasons.push(reason.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+    assert_eq!(reasons, vec![expected_reason]);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn ssr_function_to_method() {
     assert_ssr_transform(
@@ -623,3 +491,30 @@ fn preserves_whitespace_within_macro_expansion() {
             fn f() {macro1!(4 - 3 - 1   *   2}"#,
     )
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn match_failure_reasons() {
+    let code = r#"
+        macro_rules! foo {
+            ($a:expr) => {
+                1 + $a + 2
+            };
+        }
+        fn f1() {
+            bar(1, 2);
+            foo!(5 + 43.to_string() + 5);
+        }
+        "#;
+    assert_match_failure_reason(
+        "bar($a, 3)",
+        code,
+        "bar(1, 2)",
+        r#"Pattern wanted token '3' (INT_NUMBER), but code had token '2' (INT_NUMBER)"#,
+    );
+    assert_match_failure_reason(
+        "42.to_string()",
+        code,
+        "43.to_string()",
+        r#"Pattern wanted token '42' (INT_NUMBER), but code had token '43' (INT_NUMBER)"#,
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/args.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/args.rs
index 8a0b10117..8c0f4df8b 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/args.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/args.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use pico_args::Arguments;
-use ra_ssr::SsrRule;
+use ra_ssr::{SsrPattern, SsrRule};
 use rust_analyzer::cli::{BenchWhat, Position, Verbosity};
 
 use std::{fmt::Write, path::PathBuf};
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ pub(crate) enum Command {
     Ssr {
         rules: Vec<SsrRule>,
     },
+    StructuredSearch {
+        debug_snippet: Option<String>,
+        patterns: Vec<SsrPattern>,
+    },
     ProcMacro,
     RunServer,
     Version,
@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ EXAMPLE:
     rust-analyzer ssr '$a.foo($b) ==> bar($a, $b)'
 
 FLAGS:
+    --debug <snippet>   Prints debug information for any nodes with source exactly equal to <snippet>
     -h, --help          Prints help information
 
 ARGS:
@@ -307,6 +312,34 @@ ARGS:
                 }
                 Command::Ssr { rules }
             }
+            "search" => {
+                if matches.contains(["-h", "--help"]) {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "\
+rust-analyzer search
+
+USAGE:
+    rust-analyzer search [FLAGS] [PATTERN...]
+
+EXAMPLE:
+    rust-analyzer search '$a.foo($b)'
+
+FLAGS:
+    --debug <snippet>   Prints debug information for any nodes with source exactly equal to <snippet>
+    -h, --help          Prints help information
+
+ARGS:
+    <PATTERN>           A structured search pattern"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(Err(HelpPrinted));
+                }
+                let debug_snippet = matches.opt_value_from_str("--debug")?;
+                let mut patterns = Vec::new();
+                while let Some(rule) = matches.free_from_str()? {
+                    patterns.push(rule);
+                }
+                Command::StructuredSearch { patterns, debug_snippet }
+            }
             _ => {
                 print_subcommands();
                 return Ok(Err(HelpPrinted));
@@ -334,6 +367,7 @@ SUBCOMMANDS:
     diagnostics
     proc-macro
     parse
+    search
     ssr
     symbols"
     )
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
index 0f55c3ee2..eec76d415 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         args::Command::Ssr { rules } => {
             cli::apply_ssr_rules(rules)?;
         }
+        args::Command::StructuredSearch { patterns, debug_snippet } => {
+            cli::search_for_patterns(patterns, debug_snippet)?;
+        }
         args::Command::Version => println!("rust-analyzer {}", env!("REV")),
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli.rs
index 13e3d75be..6863f100b 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub use analysis_bench::{analysis_bench, BenchWhat, Position};
 pub use analysis_stats::analysis_stats;
 pub use diagnostics::diagnostics;
 pub use load_cargo::load_cargo;
-pub use ssr::apply_ssr_rules;
+pub use ssr::{apply_ssr_rules, search_for_patterns};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Verbosity {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
index a5265ac15..4fb829ea5 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::cli::{load_cargo::load_cargo, Result};
 use ra_ide::SourceFileEdit;
-use ra_ssr::{MatchFinder, SsrRule};
+use ra_ssr::{MatchFinder, SsrPattern, SsrRule};
 
 pub fn apply_ssr_rules(rules: Vec<SsrRule>) -> Result<()> {
     use ra_db::SourceDatabaseExt;
@@ -31,3 +31,41 @@ pub fn apply_ssr_rules(rules: Vec<SsrRule>) -> Result<()> {
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Searches for `patterns`, printing debug information for any nodes whose text exactly matches
+/// `debug_snippet`. This is intended for debugging and probably isn't in it's current form useful
+/// for much else.
+pub fn search_for_patterns(patterns: Vec<SsrPattern>, debug_snippet: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
+    use ra_db::SourceDatabaseExt;
+    use ra_ide_db::symbol_index::SymbolsDatabase;
+    let (host, vfs) = load_cargo(&std::env::current_dir()?, true, true)?;
+    let db = host.raw_database();
+    let mut match_finder = MatchFinder::new(db);
+    for pattern in patterns {
+        match_finder.add_search_pattern(pattern);
+    }
+    for &root in db.local_roots().iter() {
+        let sr = db.source_root(root);
+        for file_id in sr.iter() {
+            if let Some(debug_snippet) = &debug_snippet {
+                for debug_info in match_finder.debug_where_text_equal(file_id, debug_snippet) {
+                    println!("{:#?}", debug_info);
+                }
+            } else {
+                let matches = match_finder.find_matches_in_file(file_id);
+                if !matches.matches.is_empty() {
+                    let matches = matches.flattened().matches;
+                    if let Some(path) = vfs.file_path(file_id).as_path() {
+                        println!("{} matches in '{}'", matches.len(), path.to_string_lossy());
+                    }
+                    // We could possibly at some point do something more useful than just printing
+                    // the matched text. For now though, that's the easiest thing to do.
+                    for m in matches {
+                        println!("{}", m.matched_text());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}