15 files changed, 266 insertions, 327 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo.rs
index 4b3548ea9..13f50d2ef 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 pub mod visit;
 
-use crate::{SyntaxNode, SyntaxNodeRef, TextRange, TextUnit};
+use rowan::TransparentNewType;
+
+use crate::{SyntaxNode, TextRange, TextUnit};
 
 pub use rowan::LeafAtOffset;
 
-pub fn find_leaf_at_offset(node: SyntaxNodeRef, offset: TextUnit) -> LeafAtOffset<SyntaxNodeRef> {
+pub fn find_leaf_at_offset(node: &SyntaxNode, offset: TextUnit) -> LeafAtOffset<&SyntaxNode> {
     match node.0.leaf_at_offset(offset) {
         LeafAtOffset::None => LeafAtOffset::None,
-        LeafAtOffset::Single(n) => LeafAtOffset::Single(SyntaxNode(n)),
-        LeafAtOffset::Between(l, r) => LeafAtOffset::Between(SyntaxNode(l), SyntaxNode(r)),
+        LeafAtOffset::Single(n) => LeafAtOffset::Single(SyntaxNode::from_repr(n)),
+        LeafAtOffset::Between(l, r) => {
+            LeafAtOffset::Between(SyntaxNode::from_repr(l), SyntaxNode::from_repr(r))
+        }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn find_covering_node(root: SyntaxNodeRef, range: TextRange) -> SyntaxNodeRef {
-    SyntaxNode(root.0.covering_node(range))
+pub fn find_covering_node(root: &SyntaxNode, range: TextRange) -> &SyntaxNode {
+    SyntaxNode::from_repr(root.0.covering_node(range))
 }
 
 pub fn generate<T>(seed: Option<T>, step: impl Fn(&T) -> Option<T>) -> impl Iterator<Item = T> {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo/visit.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo/visit.rs
index c021f464c..38f21594c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo/visit.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/algo/visit.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{AstNode, SyntaxNodeRef};
+use crate::{AstNode, SyntaxNode};
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ pub fn visitor_ctx<'a, T, C>(ctx: C) -> impl VisitorCtx<'a, Output = T, Ctx = C>
 
 pub trait Visitor<'a>: Sized {
     type Output;
-    fn accept(self, node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self::Output>;
+    fn accept(self, node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Option<Self::Output>;
     fn visit<N, F>(self, f: F) -> Vis<Self, N, F>
     where
-        N: AstNode<'a>,
-        F: FnOnce(N) -> Self::Output,
+        N: AstNode + 'a,
+        F: FnOnce(&'a N) -> Self::Output,
     {
         Vis {
             inner: self,
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ pub trait Visitor<'a>: Sized {
 pub trait VisitorCtx<'a>: Sized {
     type Output;
     type Ctx;
-    fn accept(self, node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Result<Self::Output, Self::Ctx>;
+    fn accept(self, node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Result<Self::Output, Self::Ctx>;
     fn visit<N, F>(self, f: F) -> VisCtx<Self, N, F>
     where
-        N: AstNode<'a>,
-        F: FnOnce(N, Self::Ctx) -> Self::Output,
+        N: AstNode + 'a,
+        F: FnOnce(&'a N, Self::Ctx) -> Self::Output,
     {
         VisCtx {
             inner: self,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct EmptyVisitor<T> {
 impl<'a, T> Visitor<'a> for EmptyVisitor<T> {
     type Output = T;
 
-    fn accept(self, _node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<T> {
+    fn accept(self, _node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Option<T> {
         None
     }
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'a, T, C> VisitorCtx<'a> for EmptyVisitorCtx<T, C> {
     type Output = T;
     type Ctx = C;
 
-    fn accept(self, _node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Result<T, C> {
+    fn accept(self, _node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Result<T, C> {
         Err(self.ctx)
     }
 }
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ pub struct Vis<V, N, F> {
 impl<'a, V, N, F> Visitor<'a> for Vis<V, N, F>
 where
     V: Visitor<'a>,
-    N: AstNode<'a>,
-    F: FnOnce(N) -> <V as Visitor<'a>>::Output,
+    N: AstNode + 'a,
+    F: FnOnce(&'a N) -> <V as Visitor<'a>>::Output,
 {
     type Output = <V as Visitor<'a>>::Output;
 
-    fn accept(self, node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self::Output> {
+    fn accept(self, node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Option<Self::Output> {
         let Vis { inner, f, .. } = self;
         inner.accept(node).or_else(|| N::cast(node).map(f))
     }
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ pub struct VisCtx<V, N, F> {
 impl<'a, V, N, F> VisitorCtx<'a> for VisCtx<V, N, F>
 where
     V: VisitorCtx<'a>,
-    N: AstNode<'a>,
-    F: FnOnce(N, <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Ctx) -> <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Output,
+    N: AstNode + 'a,
+    F: FnOnce(&'a N, <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Ctx) -> <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Output,
 {
     type Output = <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Output;
     type Ctx = <V as VisitorCtx<'a>>::Ctx;
 
-    fn accept(self, node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Result<Self::Output, Self::Ctx> {
+    fn accept(self, node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Result<Self::Output, Self::Ctx> {
         let VisCtx { inner, f, .. } = self;
         inner.accept(node).or_else(|ctx| match N::cast(node) {
             None => Err(ctx),
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
index 9ab59738f..285dda1e0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -1,119 +1,88 @@
 mod generated;
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::string::String as RustString;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 pub use self::generated::*;
 use crate::{
-    yellow::{RefRoot, SyntaxNodeChildren},
+    yellow::{SyntaxNode, SyntaxNodeChildren, TreePtr, RaTypes},
     SmolStr,
     SyntaxKind::*,
-    SyntaxNodeRef,
 };
 
 /// The main trait to go from untyped `SyntaxNode`  to a typed ast. The
 /// conversion itself has zero runtime cost: ast and syntax nodes have exactly
 /// the same representation: a pointer to the tree root and a pointer to the
 /// node itself.
-pub trait AstNode<'a>: Clone + Copy + 'a {
-    fn cast(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self>
+pub trait AstNode: rowan::TransparentNewType<Repr = rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes>> {
+    fn cast(syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<&Self>
     where
         Self: Sized;
-    fn syntax(self) -> SyntaxNodeRef<'a>;
+    fn syntax(&self) -> &SyntaxNode;
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<Self>;
 }
 
-pub trait NameOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn name(self) -> Option<Name<'a>> {
+pub trait NameOwner: AstNode {
+    fn name(&self) -> Option<&Name> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait VisibilityOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn visibility(self) -> Option<Visibility<'a>> {
+pub trait VisibilityOwner: AstNode {
+    fn visibility(&self) -> Option<&Visibility> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait LoopBodyOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn loop_body(self) -> Option<Block<'a>> {
+pub trait LoopBodyOwner: AstNode {
+    fn loop_body(&self) -> Option<&Block> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait ArgListOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn arg_list(self) -> Option<ArgList<'a>> {
+pub trait ArgListOwner: AstNode {
+    fn arg_list(&self) -> Option<&ArgList> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait FnDefOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn functions(self) -> AstChildren<'a, FnDef<'a>> {
+pub trait FnDefOwner: AstNode {
+    fn functions(&self) -> AstChildren<FnDef> {
         children(self)
     }
 }
 
-// ModuleItem
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum ItemOrMacro<'a> {
-    Item(ModuleItem<'a>),
-    Macro(MacroCall<'a>),
-}
-
-impl<'a> AstNode<'a> for ItemOrMacro<'a> {
-    fn cast(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self> {
-        let res = if let Some(item) = ModuleItem::cast(syntax) {
-            ItemOrMacro::Item(item)
-        } else if let Some(macro_call) = MacroCall::cast(syntax) {
-            ItemOrMacro::Macro(macro_call)
-        } else {
-            return None;
-        };
-        Some(res)
-    }
-    fn syntax(self) -> SyntaxNodeRef<'a> {
-        match self {
-            ItemOrMacro::Item(it) => it.syntax(),
-            ItemOrMacro::Macro(it) => it.syntax(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait ModuleItemOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn items(self) -> AstChildren<'a, ModuleItem<'a>> {
-        children(self)
-    }
-
-    fn items_with_macros(self) -> AstChildren<'a, ItemOrMacro<'a>> {
+pub trait ModuleItemOwner: AstNode {
+    fn items(&self) -> AstChildren<ModuleItem> {
         children(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait TypeParamsOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn type_param_list(self) -> Option<TypeParamList<'a>> {
+pub trait TypeParamsOwner: AstNode {
+    fn type_param_list(&self) -> Option<&TypeParamList> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 
-    fn where_clause(self) -> Option<WhereClause<'a>> {
+    fn where_clause(&self) -> Option<&WhereClause> {
         child_opt(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait AttrsOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn attrs(self) -> AstChildren<'a, Attr<'a>> {
+pub trait AttrsOwner: AstNode {
+    fn attrs(&self) -> AstChildren<Attr> {
         children(self)
     }
 }
 
-pub trait DocCommentsOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
-    fn doc_comments(self) -> AstChildren<'a, Comment<'a>> {
+pub trait DocCommentsOwner: AstNode {
+    fn doc_comments(&self) -> AstChildren<Comment> {
         children(self)
     }
 
     /// Returns the textual content of a doc comment block as a single string.
     /// That is, strips leading `///` and joins lines
-    fn doc_comment_text(self) -> RustString {
+    fn doc_comment_text(&self) -> std::string::String {
         self.doc_comments()
             .filter(|comment| comment.is_doc_comment())
             .map(|comment| {
@@ -130,13 +99,13 @@ pub trait DocCommentsOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> FnDef<'a> {
+impl FnDef {
     pub fn has_atom_attr(&self, atom: &str) -> bool {
         self.attrs().filter_map(|x| x.as_atom()).any(|x| x == atom)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Attr<'a> {
+impl Attr {
     pub fn as_atom(&self) -> Option<SmolStr> {
         let tt = self.value()?;
         let (_bra, attr, _ket) = tt.syntax().children().collect_tuple()?;
@@ -147,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a> Attr<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn as_call(&self) -> Option<(SmolStr, TokenTree<'a>)> {
+    pub fn as_call(&self) -> Option<(SmolStr, &TokenTree)> {
         let tt = self.value()?;
         let (_bra, attr, args, _ket) = tt.syntax().children().collect_tuple()?;
         let args = TokenTree::cast(args)?;
@@ -159,37 +128,37 @@ impl<'a> Attr<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Lifetime<'a> {
+impl Lifetime {
     pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
         self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Char<'a> {
+impl Char {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Byte<'a> {
+impl Byte {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ByteString<'a> {
+impl ByteString {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> String<'a> {
+impl String {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Comment<'a> {
+impl Comment {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
@@ -251,7 +220,7 @@ impl CommentFlavor {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Whitespace<'a> {
+impl Whitespace {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
     }
@@ -265,36 +234,36 @@ impl<'a> Whitespace<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Name<'a> {
+impl Name {
     pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
         let ident = self.syntax().first_child().unwrap();
         ident.leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> NameRef<'a> {
+impl NameRef {
     pub fn text(&self) -> SmolStr {
         let ident = self.syntax().first_child().unwrap();
         ident.leaf_text().unwrap().clone()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ImplBlock<'a> {
-    pub fn target_type(self) -> Option<TypeRef<'a>> {
+impl ImplBlock {
+    pub fn target_type(&self) -> Option<&TypeRef> {
         match self.target() {
             (Some(t), None) | (_, Some(t)) => Some(t),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn target_trait(self) -> Option<TypeRef<'a>> {
+    pub fn target_trait(&self) -> Option<&TypeRef> {
         match self.target() {
             (Some(t), Some(_)) => Some(t),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
 
-    fn target(self) -> (Option<TypeRef<'a>>, Option<TypeRef<'a>>) {
+    fn target(&self) -> (Option<&TypeRef>, Option<&TypeRef>) {
         let mut types = children(self);
         let first = types.next();
         let second = types.next();
@@ -302,8 +271,8 @@ impl<'a> ImplBlock<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Module<'a> {
-    pub fn has_semi(self) -> bool {
+impl Module {
+    pub fn has_semi(&self) -> bool {
         match self.syntax().last_child() {
             None => false,
             Some(node) => node.kind() == SEMI,
@@ -311,8 +280,8 @@ impl<'a> Module<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> LetStmt<'a> {
-    pub fn has_semi(self) -> bool {
+impl LetStmt {
+    pub fn has_semi(&self) -> bool {
         match self.syntax().last_child() {
             None => false,
             Some(node) => node.kind() == SEMI,
@@ -320,35 +289,35 @@ impl<'a> LetStmt<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> IfExpr<'a> {
-    pub fn then_branch(self) -> Option<Block<'a>> {
+impl IfExpr {
+    pub fn then_branch(&self) -> Option<&Block> {
         self.blocks().nth(0)
     }
-    pub fn else_branch(self) -> Option<Block<'a>> {
+    pub fn else_branch(&self) -> Option<&Block> {
         self.blocks().nth(1)
     }
-    fn blocks(self) -> AstChildren<'a, Block<'a>> {
+    fn blocks(&self) -> AstChildren<Block> {
         children(self)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum PathSegmentKind<'a> {
-    Name(NameRef<'a>),
+    Name(&'a NameRef),
     SelfKw,
     SuperKw,
     CrateKw,
 }
 
-impl<'a> PathSegment<'a> {
-    pub fn parent_path(self) -> Path<'a> {
+impl PathSegment {
+    pub fn parent_path(&self) -> &Path {
         self.syntax()
             .parent()
             .and_then(Path::cast)
             .expect("segments are always nested in paths")
     }
 
-    pub fn kind(self) -> Option<PathSegmentKind<'a>> {
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> Option<PathSegmentKind> {
         let res = if let Some(name_ref) = self.name_ref() {
             PathSegmentKind::Name(name_ref)
         } else {
@@ -363,20 +332,20 @@ impl<'a> PathSegment<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Path<'a> {
-    pub fn parent_path(self) -> Option<Path<'a>> {
+impl Path {
+    pub fn parent_path(&self) -> Option<&Path> {
         self.syntax().parent().and_then(Path::cast)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> UseTree<'a> {
-    pub fn has_star(self) -> bool {
+impl UseTree {
+    pub fn has_star(&self) -> bool {
         self.syntax().children().any(|it| it.kind() == STAR)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> UseTreeList<'a> {
-    pub fn parent_use_tree(self) -> UseTree<'a> {
+impl UseTreeList {
+    pub fn parent_use_tree(&self) -> &UseTree {
         self.syntax()
             .parent()
             .and_then(UseTree::cast)
@@ -384,22 +353,22 @@ impl<'a> UseTreeList<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-fn child_opt<'a, P: AstNode<'a>, C: AstNode<'a>>(parent: P) -> Option<C> {
+fn child_opt<P: AstNode, C: AstNode>(parent: &P) -> Option<&C> {
     children(parent).next()
 }
 
-fn children<'a, P: AstNode<'a>, C: AstNode<'a>>(parent: P) -> AstChildren<'a, C> {
+fn children<P: AstNode, C: AstNode>(parent: &P) -> AstChildren<C> {
     AstChildren::new(parent.syntax())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AstChildren<'a, N> {
-    inner: SyntaxNodeChildren<RefRoot<'a>>,
+    inner: SyntaxNodeChildren<'a>,
     ph: PhantomData<N>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, N> AstChildren<'a, N> {
-    fn new(parent: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Self {
+    fn new(parent: &'a SyntaxNode) -> Self {
         AstChildren {
             inner: parent.children(),
             ph: PhantomData,
@@ -407,9 +376,9 @@ impl<'a, N> AstChildren<'a, N> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, N: AstNode<'a>> Iterator for AstChildren<'a, N> {
-    type Item = N;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<N> {
+impl<'a, N: AstNode + 'a> Iterator for AstChildren<'a, N> {
+    type Item = &'a N;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a N> {
         loop {
             if let Some(n) = N::cast(self.inner.next()?) {
                 return Some(n);
@@ -420,13 +389,13 @@ impl<'a, N: AstNode<'a>> Iterator for AstChildren<'a, N> {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum StructFlavor<'a> {
-    Tuple(PosFieldList<'a>),
-    Named(NamedFieldDefList<'a>),
+    Tuple(&'a PosFieldList),
+    Named(&'a NamedFieldDefList),
     Unit,
 }
 
-impl<'a> StructFlavor<'a> {
-    fn from_node<N: AstNode<'a>>(node: N) -> StructFlavor<'a> {
+impl StructFlavor<'_> {
+    fn from_node<N: AstNode>(node: &N) -> StructFlavor {
         if let Some(nfdl) = child_opt::<_, NamedFieldDefList>(node) {
             StructFlavor::Named(nfdl)
         } else if let Some(pfl) = child_opt::<_, PosFieldList>(node) {
@@ -437,31 +406,31 @@ impl<'a> StructFlavor<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> StructDef<'a> {
-    pub fn flavor(self) -> StructFlavor<'a> {
+impl StructDef {
+    pub fn flavor(&self) -> StructFlavor {
         StructFlavor::from_node(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> EnumVariant<'a> {
-    pub fn flavor(self) -> StructFlavor<'a> {
+impl EnumVariant {
+    pub fn flavor(&self) -> StructFlavor {
         StructFlavor::from_node(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> PointerType<'a> {
+impl PointerType {
     pub fn is_mut(&self) -> bool {
         self.syntax().children().any(|n| n.kind() == MUT_KW)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ReferenceType<'a> {
+impl ReferenceType {
     pub fn is_mut(&self) -> bool {
         self.syntax().children().any(|n| n.kind() == MUT_KW)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> RefExpr<'a> {
+impl RefExpr {
     pub fn is_mut(&self) -> bool {
         self.syntax().children().any(|n| n.kind() == MUT_KW)
     }
@@ -477,7 +446,7 @@ pub enum PrefixOp {
     Neg,
 }
 
-impl<'a> PrefixExpr<'a> {
+impl PrefixExpr {
     pub fn op(&self) -> Option<PrefixOp> {
         match self.syntax().first_child()?.kind() {
             STAR => Some(PrefixOp::Deref),
@@ -552,7 +521,7 @@ pub enum BinOp {
     BitXorAssign,
 }
 
-impl<'a> BinExpr<'a> {
+impl BinExpr {
     pub fn op(&self) -> Option<BinOp> {
         self.syntax()
             .children()
@@ -592,15 +561,15 @@ impl<'a> BinExpr<'a> {
             .next()
     }
 
-    pub fn lhs(self) -> Option<Expr<'a>> {
+    pub fn lhs(&self) -> Option<&Expr> {
         children(self).nth(0)
     }
 
-    pub fn rhs(self) -> Option<Expr<'a>> {
+    pub fn rhs(&self) -> Option<&Expr> {
         children(self).nth(1)
     }
 
-    pub fn sub_exprs(self) -> (Option<Expr<'a>>, Option<Expr<'a>>) {
+    pub fn sub_exprs(&self) -> (Option<&Expr>, Option<&Expr>) {
         let mut children = children(self);
         let first = children.next();
         let second = children.next();
@@ -618,7 +587,7 @@ pub enum SelfParamFlavor {
     MutRef,
 }
 
-impl<'a> SelfParam<'a> {
+impl SelfParam {
     pub fn flavor(&self) -> SelfParamFlavor {
         let borrowed = self.syntax().children().any(|n| n.kind() == AMP);
         if borrowed {
@@ -641,7 +610,7 @@ impl<'a> SelfParam<'a> {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_doc_comment_of_items() {
-    let file = SourceFileNode::parse(
+    let file = SourceFile::parse(
         r#"
         //! doc
         // non-doc
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs.tera b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs.tera
index 131ee09ec..0a20fc78e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs.tera
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs.tera
@@ -11,89 +11,92 @@ the below applies to the result of this template
 
 #![cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
 
-use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+use rowan::TransparentNewType;
 
 use crate::{
-    ast,
-    SyntaxNode, SyntaxNodeRef, AstNode,
-    yellow::{TreeRoot, RaTypes, OwnedRoot, RefRoot},
-    SyntaxKind::*,
+    SyntaxNode, SyntaxKind::*,
+    yellow::{RaTypes, TreePtr},
+    ast::{self, AstNode},
 };
 {% for node, methods in ast %}
 // {{ node }}
 
 {%- if methods.enum %}
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct {{ node }} {
+    pub(crate) syntax: SyntaxNode,
+}
+unsafe impl TransparentNewType for {{ node }} {
+    type Repr = rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes>;
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum {{ node }}<'a> {
+pub enum {{ node }}Kind<'a> {
 {%- for kind in methods.enum %}
-    {{ kind }}({{ kind }}<'a>),
+    {{ kind }}(&'a {{ kind }}),
 {%- endfor %}
 }
 
-impl<'a> AstNode<'a> for {{ node }}<'a> {
-    fn cast(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self> {
+impl AstNode for {{ node }} {
+    fn cast(syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<&Self> {
         match syntax.kind() {
-{%- for kind in methods.enum %}
-            {{ kind | SCREAM }} => Some({{ node }}::{{ kind }}({{ kind }} { syntax })),
-{%- endfor %}
+            {%- for kind in methods.enum %}
+            | {{ kind | SCREAM }}
+            {%- endfor %} => Some({{ node }}::from_repr(syntax.into_repr())),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
-    fn syntax(self) -> SyntaxNodeRef<'a> {
-        match self {
-{%- for kind in methods.enum %}
-            {{ node }}::{{ kind }}(inner) => inner.syntax(),
-{%- endfor %}
+    fn syntax(&self) -> &SyntaxNode { &self.syntax }
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<{{ node }}> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
+}
+
+impl {{ node }} {
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> {{ node }}Kind {
+        match self.syntax.kind() {
+            {%- for kind in methods.enum %}
+            {{ kind | SCREAM }} => {{ node }}Kind::{{ kind }}({{ kind }}::cast(&self.syntax).unwrap()),
+            {%- endfor %}
+            _ => unreachable!(),
         }
     }
 }
 {% else %}
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy,)]
-pub struct {{ node }}Node<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes> = OwnedRoot> {
-    pub(crate) syntax: SyntaxNode<R>,
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct {{ node }} {
+    pub(crate) syntax: SyntaxNode,
 }
-pub type {{ node }}<'a> = {{ node }}Node<RefRoot<'a>>;
-
-impl<R1: TreeRoot<RaTypes>, R2: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> PartialEq<{{node}}Node<R1>> for {{node}}Node<R2> {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &{{node}}Node<R1>) -> bool { self.syntax == other.syntax }
-}
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> Eq for {{node}}Node<R> {}
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> Hash for {{node}}Node<R> {
-    fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) { self.syntax.hash(state) }
+unsafe impl TransparentNewType for {{ node }} {
+    type Repr = rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes>;
 }
 
-impl<'a> AstNode<'a> for {{ node }}<'a> {
-    fn cast(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> Option<Self> {
+impl AstNode for {{ node }} {
+    fn cast(syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<&Self> {
         match syntax.kind() {
-            {{ node | SCREAM }} => Some({{ node }} { syntax }),
+            {{ node | SCREAM }} => Some({{ node }}::from_repr(syntax.into_repr())),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
-    fn syntax(self) -> SyntaxNodeRef<'a> { self.syntax }
-}
-
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> {{ node }}Node<R> {
-    pub fn borrowed(&self) -> {{ node }} {
-        {{ node }}Node { syntax: self.syntax.borrowed() }
-    }
-    pub fn owned(&self) -> {{ node }}Node {
-        {{ node }}Node { syntax: self.syntax.owned() }
-    }
+    fn syntax(&self) -> &SyntaxNode { &self.syntax }
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<{{ node }}> { TreePtr::cast(self.syntax.to_owned()) }
 }
 
 {% endif %}
 {% if methods.traits -%}
+
 {%- for t in methods.traits -%}
-impl<'a> ast::{{ t }}<'a> for {{ node }}<'a> {}
+impl ast::{{ t }} for {{ node }} {}
 {% endfor -%}
+
 {%- endif -%}
 
-impl<'a> {{ node }}<'a> {
+impl {{ node }} {
 {%- if methods.collections -%}
 {%- for m in methods.collections -%}
 {%- set method_name = m.0 -%}
 {%- set ChildName = m.1 %}
-    pub fn {{ method_name }}(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = {{ ChildName }}<'a>> + 'a {
+    pub fn {{ method_name }}(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &{{ ChildName }}> {
         super::children(self)
     }
 {% endfor -%}
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ impl<'a> {{ node }}<'a> {
 {%- set method_name = m.0 -%}
 {%- set ChildName = m.1 %}
 {%- endif %}
-    pub fn {{ method_name }}(self) -> Option<{{ ChildName }}<'a>> {
+    pub fn {{ method_name }}(&self) -> Option<&{{ ChildName }}> {
         super::child_opt(self)
     }
 {% endfor -%}
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/lib.rs
index 6753c513f..a75e641ea 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,52 +42,42 @@ pub use crate::{
     ast::AstNode,
     lexer::{tokenize, Token},
     syntax_kinds::SyntaxKind,
-    yellow::{
-        Direction, OwnedRoot, RefRoot, SyntaxError, SyntaxNode, SyntaxNodeRef, TreeRoot, WalkEvent, Location,
-    },
+    yellow::{Direction, SyntaxError, SyntaxNode, WalkEvent, Location, TreePtr},
 };
 
 use ra_text_edit::AtomTextEdit;
 use crate::yellow::GreenNode;
 
-/// `SourceFileNode` represents a parse tree for a single Rust file.
-pub use crate::ast::{SourceFile, SourceFileNode};
+/// `SourceFile` represents a parse tree for a single Rust file.
+pub use crate::ast::SourceFile;
 
-impl SourceFileNode {
-    fn new(green: GreenNode, errors: Vec<SyntaxError>) -> SourceFileNode {
+impl SourceFile {
+    fn new(green: GreenNode, errors: Vec<SyntaxError>) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let root = SyntaxNode::new(green, errors);
         if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-            utils::validate_block_structure(root.borrowed());
+            utils::validate_block_structure(&root);
         }
         assert_eq!(root.kind(), SyntaxKind::SOURCE_FILE);
-        ast::SourceFileNode { syntax: root }
+        TreePtr::cast(root)
     }
-    pub fn parse(text: &str) -> SourceFileNode {
+    pub fn parse(text: &str) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let tokens = tokenize(&text);
         let (green, errors) =
             parser_impl::parse_with(yellow::GreenBuilder::new(), text, &tokens, grammar::root);
-        SourceFileNode::new(green, errors)
+        SourceFile::new(green, errors)
     }
-    pub fn reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> SourceFileNode {
+    pub fn reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         self.incremental_reparse(edit)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| self.full_reparse(edit))
     }
-    pub fn incremental_reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> Option<SourceFileNode> {
+    pub fn incremental_reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> Option<TreePtr<SourceFile>> {
         reparsing::incremental_reparse(self.syntax(), edit, self.errors())
-            .map(|(green_node, errors)| SourceFileNode::new(green_node, errors))
+            .map(|(green_node, errors)| SourceFile::new(green_node, errors))
     }
-    fn full_reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> SourceFileNode {
+    fn full_reparse(&self, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let text =
             text_utils::replace_range(self.syntax().text().to_string(), edit.delete, &edit.insert);
-        SourceFileNode::parse(&text)
-    }
-    /// Typed AST representation of the parse tree.
-    pub fn ast(&self) -> ast::SourceFile {
-        self.borrowed()
-    }
-    /// Untyped homogeneous representation of the parse tree.
-    pub fn syntax(&self) -> SyntaxNodeRef {
-        self.syntax.borrowed()
+        SourceFile::parse(&text)
     }
     pub fn errors(&self) -> Vec<SyntaxError> {
         let mut errors = self.syntax.root_data().clone();
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/reparsing.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/reparsing.rs
index 7ee71a1b6..d5d72e1f8 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/reparsing.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/reparsing.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use crate::lexer::{tokenize, Token};
 use crate::parser_api::Parser;
 use crate::parser_impl;
 use crate::text_utils::replace_range;
-use crate::yellow::{self, GreenNode, SyntaxError, SyntaxNodeRef};
+use crate::yellow::{self, GreenNode, SyntaxError, SyntaxNode};
 use crate::{SyntaxKind::*, TextRange, TextUnit};
 use ra_text_edit::AtomTextEdit;
 
 pub(crate) fn incremental_reparse(
-    node: SyntaxNodeRef,
+    node: &SyntaxNode,
     edit: &AtomTextEdit,
     errors: Vec<SyntaxError>,
 ) -> Option<(GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)> {
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ pub(crate) fn incremental_reparse(
 }
 
 fn reparse_leaf<'node>(
-    node: SyntaxNodeRef<'node>,
+    node: &'node SyntaxNode,
     edit: &AtomTextEdit,
-) -> Option<(SyntaxNodeRef<'node>, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)> {
+) -> Option<(&'node SyntaxNode, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)> {
     let node = algo::find_covering_node(node, edit.delete);
     match node.kind() {
         WHITESPACE | COMMENT | IDENT | STRING | RAW_STRING => {
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ fn reparse_leaf<'node>(
 }
 
 fn reparse_block<'node>(
-    node: SyntaxNodeRef<'node>,
+    node: &'node SyntaxNode,
     edit: &AtomTextEdit,
-) -> Option<(SyntaxNodeRef<'node>, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)> {
+) -> Option<(&'node SyntaxNode, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)> {
     let (node, reparser) = find_reparsable_node(node, edit.delete)?;
     let text = get_text_after_edit(node, &edit);
     let tokens = tokenize(&text);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn reparse_block<'node>(
     Some((node, green, new_errors))
 }
 
-fn get_text_after_edit(node: SyntaxNodeRef, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> String {
+fn get_text_after_edit(node: &SyntaxNode, edit: &AtomTextEdit) -> String {
     replace_range(
         node.text().to_string(),
         edit.delete - node.range().start(),
@@ -77,17 +77,14 @@ fn is_contextual_kw(text: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 type ParseFn = fn(&mut Parser);
-fn find_reparsable_node(
-    node: SyntaxNodeRef<'_>,
-    range: TextRange,
-) -> Option<(SyntaxNodeRef<'_>, ParseFn)> {
+fn find_reparsable_node(node: &SyntaxNode, range: TextRange) -> Option<(&SyntaxNode, ParseFn)> {
     let node = algo::find_covering_node(node, range);
     return node
         .ancestors()
         .filter_map(|node| reparser(node).map(|r| (node, r)))
         .next();
 
-    fn reparser(node: SyntaxNodeRef) -> Option<ParseFn> {
+    fn reparser(node: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<ParseFn> {
         let res = match node.kind() {
             BLOCK => grammar::block,
             NAMED_FIELD_DEF_LIST => grammar::named_field_def_list,
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ fn is_balanced(tokens: &[Token]) -> bool {
 fn merge_errors(
     old_errors: Vec<SyntaxError>,
     new_errors: Vec<SyntaxError>,
-    old_node: SyntaxNodeRef,
+    old_node: &SyntaxNode,
     edit: &AtomTextEdit,
 ) -> Vec<SyntaxError> {
     let mut res = Vec::new();
@@ -159,22 +156,22 @@ fn merge_errors(
 mod tests {
     use test_utils::{extract_range, assert_eq_text};
 
-    use crate::{SourceFileNode, text_utils::replace_range, utils::dump_tree };
+    use crate::{SourceFile, AstNode, text_utils::replace_range, utils::dump_tree};
     use super::*;
 
     fn do_check<F>(before: &str, replace_with: &str, reparser: F)
     where
         for<'a> F: Fn(
-            SyntaxNodeRef<'a>,
+            &'a SyntaxNode,
             &AtomTextEdit,
-        ) -> Option<(SyntaxNodeRef<'a>, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)>,
+        ) -> Option<(&'a SyntaxNode, GreenNode, Vec<SyntaxError>)>,
     {
         let (range, before) = extract_range(before);
         let after = replace_range(before.clone(), range, replace_with);
 
-        let fully_reparsed = SourceFileNode::parse(&after);
+        let fully_reparsed = SourceFile::parse(&after);
         let incrementally_reparsed = {
-            let f = SourceFileNode::parse(&before);
+            let f = SourceFile::parse(&before);
             let edit = AtomTextEdit {
                 delete: range,
                 insert: replace_with.to_string(),
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ mod tests {
                 reparser(f.syntax(), &edit).expect("cannot incrementally reparse");
             let green_root = node.replace_with(green);
             let errors = super::merge_errors(f.errors(), new_errors, node, &edit);
-            SourceFileNode::new(green_root, errors)
+            SourceFile::new(green_root, errors)
         };
 
         assert_eq_text!(
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/utils.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/utils.rs
index 0a2b6afbc..2e1b42da0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use crate::{SourceFileNode, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNodeRef, WalkEvent, AstNode};
-use std::fmt::Write;
-use std::str;
+use std::{str, fmt::Write};
+
+use crate::{SourceFile, SyntaxKind, WalkEvent, AstNode, SyntaxNode};
 
 /// Parse a file and create a string representation of the resulting parse tree.
-pub fn dump_tree(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef) -> String {
-    let mut errors: Vec<_> = match syntax.ancestors().find_map(SourceFileNode::cast) {
-        Some(file) => file.owned().errors(),
+pub fn dump_tree(syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> String {
+    let mut errors: Vec<_> = match syntax.ancestors().find_map(SourceFile::cast) {
+        Some(file) => file.errors(),
         None => syntax.root_data().to_vec(),
     };
     errors.sort_by_key(|e| e.offset());
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ pub fn dump_tree(syntax: SyntaxNodeRef) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn check_fuzz_invariants(text: &str) {
-    let file = SourceFileNode::parse(text);
+    let file = SourceFile::parse(text);
     let root = file.syntax();
     validate_block_structure(root);
-    let _ = file.ast();
     let _ = file.errors();
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn validate_block_structure(root: SyntaxNodeRef) {
+pub(crate) fn validate_block_structure(root: &SyntaxNode) {
     let mut stack = Vec::new();
     for node in root.descendants() {
         match node.kind() {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation.rs
index bdee8120c..73e1d20b9 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-use crate::{
-    algo::visit::{visitor_ctx, VisitorCtx},
-    ast,
-    SourceFileNode,
-    yellow::SyntaxError,
-};
-
 mod byte;
 mod byte_string;
 mod char;
 mod string;
 
-pub(crate) fn validate(file: &SourceFileNode) -> Vec<SyntaxError> {
+use crate::{
+    SourceFile, yellow::SyntaxError, AstNode,
+    ast,
+    algo::visit::{visitor_ctx, VisitorCtx},
+};
+
+pub(crate) fn validate(file: &SourceFile) -> Vec<SyntaxError> {
     let mut errors = Vec::new();
     for node in file.syntax().descendants() {
         let _ = visitor_ctx(&mut errors)
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
index 714224b09..4deb302a7 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-pub(super) fn validate_byte_node(node: ast::Byte, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
+pub(super) fn validate_byte_node(node: &ast::Byte, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
     let literal_text = node.text();
     let literal_range = node.syntax().range();
     let mut components = string_lexing::parse_byte_literal(literal_text);
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ fn validate_byte_code_escape(text: &str, range: TextRange, errors: &mut Vec<Synt
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::SourceFileNode;
+    use crate::{SourceFile, TreePtr};
 
-    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> SourceFileNode {
+    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let src = format!("const C: u8 = b'{}';", literal);
-        SourceFileNode::parse(&src)
+        SourceFile::parse(&src)
     }
 
     fn assert_valid_byte(literal: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
index f7a4fb156..670c43a09 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/byte_string.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::byte;
 
-pub(crate) fn validate_byte_string_node(node: ast::ByteString, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
+pub(crate) fn validate_byte_string_node(node: &ast::ByteString, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
     let literal_text = node.text();
     let literal_range = node.syntax().range();
     let mut components = string_lexing::parse_byte_string_literal(literal_text);
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_byte_string_node(node: ast::ByteString, errors: &mut Vec<
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::SourceFileNode;
+    use crate::{SourceFile, TreePtr};
 
-    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> SourceFileNode {
+    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let src = format!(r#"const S: &'static [u8] = b"{}";"#, literal);
         println!("Source: {}", src);
-        SourceFileNode::parse(&src)
+        SourceFile::parse(&src)
     }
 
     fn assert_valid_str(literal: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
index 1d6fe8837..9cbd43fba 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/char.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-pub(super) fn validate_char_node(node: ast::Char, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
+pub(super) fn validate_char_node(node: &ast::Char, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
     let literal_text = node.text();
     let literal_range = node.syntax().range();
     let mut components = string_lexing::parse_char_literal(literal_text);
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ fn validate_unicode_escape(text: &str, range: TextRange, errors: &mut Vec<Syntax
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::SourceFileNode;
+    use crate::{SourceFile, TreePtr};
 
-    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> SourceFileNode {
+    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let src = format!("const C: char = '{}';", literal);
-        SourceFileNode::parse(&src)
+        SourceFile::parse(&src)
     }
 
     fn assert_valid_char(literal: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
index 1371bb1f0..7b2a68d12 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/validation/string.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::char;
 
-pub(crate) fn validate_string_node(node: ast::String, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
+pub(crate) fn validate_string_node(node: &ast::String, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxError>) {
     let literal_text = node.text();
     let literal_range = node.syntax().range();
     let mut components = string_lexing::parse_string_literal(literal_text);
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_string_node(node: ast::String, errors: &mut Vec<SyntaxErr
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::SourceFileNode;
+    use crate::{SourceFile, TreePtr};
 
-    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> SourceFileNode {
+    fn build_file(literal: &str) -> TreePtr<SourceFile> {
         let src = format!(r#"const S: &'static str = "{}";"#, literal);
         println!("Source: {}", src);
-        SourceFileNode::parse(&src)
+        SourceFile::parse(&src)
     }
 
     fn assert_valid_str(literal: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow.rs
index cacd89dc8..6dc846f33 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ mod syntax_text;
 
 use self::syntax_text::SyntaxText;
 use crate::{SmolStr, SyntaxKind, TextRange};
-use rowan::Types;
-use std::{
-    fmt,
-    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
-};
+use rowan::{Types, TransparentNewType};
+use std::fmt;
 
 pub(crate) use self::builder::GreenBuilder;
 pub use self::syntax_error::{SyntaxError, SyntaxErrorKind, Location};
-pub use rowan::{TreeRoot, WalkEvent};
+pub use rowan::WalkEvent;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum RaTypes {}
@@ -21,35 +18,19 @@ impl Types for RaTypes {
     type RootData = Vec<SyntaxError>;
 }
 
-pub type OwnedRoot = ::rowan::OwnedRoot<RaTypes>;
-pub type RefRoot<'a> = ::rowan::RefRoot<'a, RaTypes>;
-
 pub type GreenNode = ::rowan::GreenNode<RaTypes>;
+pub type TreePtr<T> = ::rowan::TreePtr<RaTypes, T>;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct SyntaxNode<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes> = OwnedRoot>(pub(crate) ::rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes, R>);
-pub type SyntaxNodeRef<'a> = SyntaxNode<RefRoot<'a>>;
-
-impl<R1, R2> PartialEq<SyntaxNode<R1>> for SyntaxNode<R2>
-where
-    R1: TreeRoot<RaTypes>,
-    R2: TreeRoot<RaTypes>,
-{
-    fn eq(&self, other: &SyntaxNode<R1>) -> bool {
-        self.0 == other.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> Eq for SyntaxNode<R> {}
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> Hash for SyntaxNode<R> {
-    fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
-        self.0.hash(state)
-    }
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct SyntaxNode(pub(crate) ::rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes>);
+unsafe impl TransparentNewType for SyntaxNode {
+    type Repr = ::rowan::SyntaxNode<RaTypes>;
 }
 
 impl SyntaxNode {
-    pub(crate) fn new(green: GreenNode, errors: Vec<SyntaxError>) -> SyntaxNode {
-        SyntaxNode(::rowan::SyntaxNode::new(green, errors))
+    pub(crate) fn new(green: GreenNode, errors: Vec<SyntaxError>) -> TreePtr<SyntaxNode> {
+        TreePtr::cast(::rowan::SyntaxNode::new(green, errors))
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,45 +40,42 @@ pub enum Direction {
     Prev,
 }
 
-impl<'a> SyntaxNodeRef<'a> {
-    pub fn leaf_text(self) -> Option<&'a SmolStr> {
+impl SyntaxNode {
+    pub fn leaf_text(&self) -> Option<&SmolStr> {
         self.0.leaf_text()
     }
-    pub fn ancestors(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = SyntaxNodeRef<'a>> {
+    pub fn ancestors(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &SyntaxNode> {
         crate::algo::generate(Some(self), |&node| node.parent())
     }
-    pub fn descendants(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = SyntaxNodeRef<'a>> {
+    pub fn descendants(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &SyntaxNode> {
         self.preorder().filter_map(|event| match event {
             WalkEvent::Enter(node) => Some(node),
             WalkEvent::Leave(_) => None,
         })
     }
-    pub fn siblings(self, direction: Direction) -> impl Iterator<Item = SyntaxNodeRef<'a>> {
+    pub fn siblings(&self, direction: Direction) -> impl Iterator<Item = &SyntaxNode> {
         crate::algo::generate(Some(self), move |&node| match direction {
             Direction::Next => node.next_sibling(),
             Direction::Prev => node.prev_sibling(),
         })
     }
-    pub fn preorder(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = WalkEvent<SyntaxNodeRef<'a>>> {
+    pub fn preorder(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = WalkEvent<&SyntaxNode>> {
         self.0.preorder().map(|event| match event {
-            WalkEvent::Enter(n) => WalkEvent::Enter(SyntaxNode(n)),
-            WalkEvent::Leave(n) => WalkEvent::Leave(SyntaxNode(n)),
+            WalkEvent::Enter(n) => WalkEvent::Enter(SyntaxNode::from_repr(n)),
+            WalkEvent::Leave(n) => WalkEvent::Leave(SyntaxNode::from_repr(n)),
         })
     }
 }
 
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> SyntaxNode<R> {
+impl SyntaxNode {
     pub(crate) fn root_data(&self) -> &Vec<SyntaxError> {
         self.0.root_data()
     }
     pub(crate) fn replace_with(&self, replacement: GreenNode) -> GreenNode {
-        self.0.replace_with(replacement)
-    }
-    pub fn borrowed<'a>(&'a self) -> SyntaxNode<RefRoot<'a>> {
-        SyntaxNode(self.0.borrowed())
+        self.0.replace_self(replacement)
     }
-    pub fn owned(&self) -> SyntaxNode<OwnedRoot> {
-        SyntaxNode(self.0.owned())
+    pub fn to_owned(&self) -> TreePtr<SyntaxNode> {
+        TreePtr::cast(self.0.to_owned())
     }
     pub fn kind(&self) -> SyntaxKind {
         self.0.kind()
@@ -106,32 +84,32 @@ impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> SyntaxNode<R> {
         self.0.range()
     }
     pub fn text(&self) -> SyntaxText {
-        SyntaxText::new(self.borrowed())
+        SyntaxText::new(self)
     }
     pub fn is_leaf(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_leaf()
     }
-    pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.parent().map(SyntaxNode)
+    pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<&SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.parent().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
-    pub fn first_child(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.first_child().map(SyntaxNode)
+    pub fn first_child(&self) -> Option<&SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.first_child().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
-    pub fn last_child(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.last_child().map(SyntaxNode)
+    pub fn last_child(&self) -> Option<&SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.last_child().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
-    pub fn next_sibling(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.next_sibling().map(SyntaxNode)
+    pub fn next_sibling(&self) -> Option<&SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.next_sibling().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
-    pub fn prev_sibling(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.prev_sibling().map(SyntaxNode)
+    pub fn prev_sibling(&self) -> Option<&SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.prev_sibling().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
-    pub fn children(&self) -> SyntaxNodeChildren<R> {
+    pub fn children(&self) -> SyntaxNodeChildren {
         SyntaxNodeChildren(self.0.children())
     }
 }
 
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> fmt::Debug for SyntaxNode<R> {
+impl fmt::Debug for SyntaxNode {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(fmt, "{:?}@{:?}", self.kind(), self.range())?;
         if has_short_text(self.kind()) {
@@ -142,13 +120,13 @@ impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> fmt::Debug for SyntaxNode<R> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SyntaxNodeChildren<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>>(::rowan::SyntaxNodeChildren<RaTypes, R>);
+pub struct SyntaxNodeChildren<'a>(::rowan::SyntaxNodeChildren<'a, RaTypes>);
 
-impl<R: TreeRoot<RaTypes>> Iterator for SyntaxNodeChildren<R> {
-    type Item = SyntaxNode<R>;
+impl<'a> Iterator for SyntaxNodeChildren<'a> {
+    type Item = &'a SyntaxNode;
 
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<SyntaxNode<R>> {
-        self.0.next().map(SyntaxNode)
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a SyntaxNode> {
+        self.0.next().map(SyntaxNode::from_repr)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow/syntax_text.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow/syntax_text.rs
index 279a83b61..31db0fdab 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow/syntax_text.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/yellow/syntax_text.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ use std::{fmt, ops};
 use ra_text_edit::text_utils::contains_offset_nonstrict;
 use crate::{
     text_utils::intersect,
-    SyntaxNodeRef, TextRange, TextUnit,
+    SyntaxNode, TextRange, TextUnit,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SyntaxText<'a> {
-    node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>,
+    node: &'a SyntaxNode,
     range: TextRange,
 }
 
 impl<'a> SyntaxText<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(node: SyntaxNodeRef<'a>) -> SyntaxText<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(node: &'a SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxText<'a> {
         SyntaxText {
             node,
             range: node.range(),
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/tests/test.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/tests/test.rs
index 2235dc401..3243b27ae 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/tests/test.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/tests/test.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use test_utils::{project_dir, dir_tests, read_text, collect_tests};
 use ra_syntax::{
+    SourceFile, AstNode,
     utils::{check_fuzz_invariants, dump_tree},
-    SourceFileNode,
 };
 
 #[test]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn parser_tests() {
         &test_data_dir(),
         &["parser/inline/ok", "parser/ok"],
         |text, path| {
-            let file = SourceFileNode::parse(text);
+            let file = SourceFile::parse(text);
             let errors = file.errors();
             assert_eq!(
                 &*errors,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn parser_tests() {
         &test_data_dir(),
         &["parser/err", "parser/inline/err"],
         |text, path| {
-            let file = SourceFileNode::parse(text);
+            let file = SourceFile::parse(text);
             let errors = file.errors();
             assert_ne!(
                 &*errors,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn self_hosting_parsing() {
     {
         count += 1;
         let text = read_text(entry.path());
-        let node = SourceFileNode::parse(&text);
+        let node = SourceFile::parse(&text);
         let errors = node.errors();
         assert_eq!(
             &*errors,