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@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ IDE assumes that all information is available at all times. | |||
268 | IDE should use only types from `ra_hir`, and should not depend on the underling compiler types. | 268 | IDE should use only types from `ra_hir`, and should not depend on the underling compiler types. |
269 | `ra_hir` is a facade. | 269 | `ra_hir` is a facade. |
270 | 270 | ||
271 | ## IDE API | ||
272 | |||
273 | The main IDE crate (`ra_ide`) uses "Plain Old Data" for the API. | ||
274 | Rather than talking in definitions and references, it talks in Strings and textual offsets. | ||
275 | In general, API is centered around UI concerns -- the result of the call is what the user sees in the editor, and not what the compiler sees underneath. | ||
276 | The results are 100% Rust specific though. | ||
277 | |||
271 | # Logging | 278 | # Logging |
272 | 279 | ||
273 | Logging is done by both rust-analyzer and VS Code, so it might be tricky to | 280 | Logging is done by both rust-analyzer and VS Code, so it might be tricky to |