2 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs b/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
index b01382808..4e0631679 100644
--- a/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_analysis/src/imp.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use ra_editor::{self, find_node_at_offset, FileSymbol, LineIndex, LocalEdit};
 use ra_syntax::{
-    ast::{self, ArgListOwner, Expr, NameOwner},
+    ast::{self, ArgListOwner, Expr, NameOwner, FnDef},
+    algo::find_covering_node,
     AstNode, SourceFileNode,
     SyntaxKind::*,
     SyntaxNodeRef, TextRange, TextUnit,
@@ -510,6 +511,17 @@ impl AnalysisImpl {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
+    pub fn type_of(&self, file_id: FileId, range: TextRange) -> Cancelable<Option<String>> {
+        let file = self.db.source_file(file_id);
+        let syntax = file.syntax();
+        let node = find_covering_node(syntax, range);
+        let parent_fn = node.ancestors().filter_map(FnDef::cast).next();
+        let parent_fn = if let Some(p) = parent_fn { p } else { return Ok(None) };
+        let function = ctry!(source_binder::function_from_source(&*self.db, file_id, parent_fn)?);
+        let infer = function.infer(&*self.db);
+        Ok(infer.type_of_node(node).map(|t| t.to_string()))
+    }
+
     fn index_resolve(&self, name_ref: ast::NameRef) -> Cancelable<Vec<(FileId, FileSymbol)>> {
         let name = name_ref.text();
         let mut query = Query::new(name.to_string());
diff --git a/crates/ra_analysis/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_analysis/src/lib.rs
index 85df9c089..830898140 100644
--- a/crates/ra_analysis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_analysis/src/lib.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ impl Analysis {
     ) -> Cancelable<Option<(FnSignatureInfo, Option<usize>)>> {
         self.imp.resolve_callable(position)
     }
+    pub fn type_of(&self, file_id: FileId, range: TextRange) -> Cancelable<Option<String>> {
+        self.imp.type_of(file_id, range)
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct LibraryData {