rust_intellij_templates

A template to allow quick bootstrapping of Rust structs from IDEs that support apache velocity templates (e.g. any JetBrains IDE that supports Rust and maybe others).

Installation

1. Go to File | Settings | Editor | File and Code Templates in JetBrains IDE (paste into browser, may require jetbrains toolbox)
   • CLion: jetbrains://CLion/settings?name=Editor--File+and+Code+Templates
   • IntelliJ IDEA: jetbrains://idea/settings?name=Editor--File+and+Code+Templates
   • PyCharm: jetbrains://Python/settings?name=Editor--File+and+Code+Templates
2. On the files tab, click +
3. Enter the following:
   • Name: My Rust Template (or whatever you want)
   • Extension: rs
   • Body: <paste rust_struct_template.rs.vm contents or .vm of your choice>
   • Reformat according to style: false
   • Enable Live Templates: true
4. Click OK

Usage

1. Right click -> New -> My Rust Template
2. Enter a filename
3. All other fields accept comma delimited parameters and may be empty.

Example

The following input was used to generate the person.rs file in the src directory.