[PATCH] D91134: [clangd] Abort rename when given the same name
Sam McCall via Phabricator via cfe-commits
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Tue Nov 10 09:55:23 PST 2020
sammccall added inline comments.
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Comment at: clang-tools-extra/clangd/refactor/Rename.cpp:218
+ case ReasonToReject::SameName:
+ return "new name should differ from the old name";
}
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hokein wrote:
> returning an error seems to be an interesting idea, thinking more about that, it might be better than just returning an empty workspaceEdit silently without noticing user.
>
We don't know what the user's intent was here - it's at least somewhat likely they changed their mind about the operation but hit "enter" instead of "escape". So a message describing the situation "new name is the same as the old name" would be more appropriate than suggesting a correction.
But I'm wondering whether this error message actually helps (vs "succeeding" with no edits). Is it actionable? What's the scenario where the user:
a) doesn't already know that the name is the same, and
b) will take some action as a result (rather than leave the name unchanged)
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