Add new items to Cargo projects

Create a new Rust file

1. In the Project tool window (Alt+1), select the node in which you want to create the file, click on the toolbar, and select Rust File.

   Alternatively, select the necessary node, press Alt+Insert, and select Rust File.

2. In the dialog that opens:

   1. Specify the file name

   2. Choose an option based on the preferred visibility and file hierarchy:

      • Attach to module – will include the file in the current module and keep its default visibility – private.

      • Attach to module as public – will include the file in the current module with public visibility.

      • Don't attach to module – will add the file without including it in any module.

   If you choose to attach the file to the module, RustRover will add the file declaration to the module's target (main.rs or lib .rs). If RustRover fails to identify the appropriate target, the file won’t be attached.

   

Create a module

1. In the Project tool window (Alt+1), select the parent module (directory or file), click on the toolbar, and select Rust Module.

   Alternatively, select the necessary node, press Alt+Insert, and select Rust Module.

2. In the dialog that opens, specify the module name and select the necessary option:

   • Public file module

   • Private file module

   • Public directory module with mod.rs

   • Private directory module with mod.rs

RustRover will automatically add the necessary definition to the parent module.

Create a Cargo crate

1. In the Project tool window (Alt+1), select the node in which you want to create the crate, click on the toolbar, and select Cargo Crate.

   Alternatively, select the necessary node, press Alt+Insert, and select Cargo Crate.

2. Name the new crate and select its type (Binary or Library).

   

RustRover will create the new binary / library crate under the selected node.

Create a file of an arbitrary type

1. In the Project tool window (Alt+1) , right-click the node in which you want to create a new file and click New | File.

   Alternatively, select the node and click on the toolbar or press Alt+Insert. Then select File.

2. Name the new file and specify its extension, for example: File.js, and press Enter.

Create a scratch file

1. Go to File | New | Scratch File or press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Insert.

   Alternatively, in the Project tool window (Alt+1), click on the toolbar and select Scratch File.

2. Select the language of the scratch file.

   Scratch files of the same type are automatically numbered and added to the Scratches and Consoles directory of the Project view.

Create a new directory

1. In the Project tool window (Alt+1) , right-click the node in which you want to create a new directory and select New | Directory.

   Alternatively, select the node and click on the toolbar or press Alt+Insert. Then select Directory.

2. Name the new directory and press Enter.