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Running Rustfmt from IntelliJ or CLion
Installation
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Install CLion, IntelliJ Ultimate or CE through the direct download link or using the JetBrains Toolbox. CLion and IntelliJ Ultimate provide a built-in debugger interface but they are not free like IntelliJ CE.
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Install the Rust Plugin by navigating to File → Settings → Plugins and searching the plugin in the Marketplace
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Press "Install" on the Rust plugin
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Restart CLion/IntelliJ
Configuration
Run Rustfmt on save
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Open Rustfmt settings (File → Settings → Languages & Frameworks → Rust → Rustfmt) and enable "Run rustfmt on Save"
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IntellJ uses autosave, so now your files will always be formatted according to rustfmt. Alternatively you can use Ctrl+S to reformat file manually
Bind shortcut to "Reformat File with Rustfmt" action
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Open the settings window (File → Settings) and search for "reformat"
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Right-click on "Reformat File with Rustfmt" and assign a keyboard shortcut
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Press "OK"
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Done. You can now use rustfmt in an opened *.rs file with your previously specified shortcut