reword "possible candidate" import suggestion

Author: euclio

src/librustc_resolve/diagnostics.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ impl TypoSuggestion {
 /// A free importable items suggested in case of resolution failure.
 crate struct ImportSuggestion {
     pub did: Option<DefId>,
+    pub descr: &'static str,
     pub path: Path,
 }
 
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                                 Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(..), did) => this.parent(did),
                                 _ => res.opt_def_id(),
                             };
-                            candidates.push(ImportSuggestion { did, path });
+                            candidates.push(ImportSuggestion { did, descr: res.descr(), path });
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -1445,29 +1446,31 @@ fn find_span_immediately_after_crate_name(
 crate fn show_candidates(
     err: &mut DiagnosticBuilder<'_>,
     // This is `None` if all placement locations are inside expansions
-    span: Option<Span>,
+    use_placement_span: Option<Span>,
     candidates: &[ImportSuggestion],
     better: bool,
     found_use: bool,
 ) {
     if candidates.is_empty() {
         return;
     }
+
     // we want consistent results across executions, but candidates are produced
     // by iterating through a hash map, so make sure they are ordered:
     let mut path_strings: Vec<_> =
         candidates.iter().map(|c| path_names_to_string(&c.path)).collect();
     path_strings.sort();
     path_strings.dedup();
 
-    let better = if better { "better " } else { "" };
-    let msg_diff = match path_strings.len() {
-        1 => " is found in another module, you can import it",
-        _ => "s are found in other modules, you can import them",
+    let (determiner, kind) = if candidates.len() == 1 {
+        ("this", candidates[0].descr)
+    } else {
+        ("one of these", "items")
     };
-    let msg = format!("possible {}candidate{} into scope", better, msg_diff);
+    let instead = if better { " instead" } else { "" };
+    let msg = format!("consider importing {} {}{}", determiner, kind, instead);
 
-    if let Some(span) = span {
+    if let Some(span) = use_placement_span {
         for candidate in &mut path_strings {
             // produce an additional newline to separate the new use statement
             // from the directly following item.

src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs

@@ -873,7 +873,10 @@ impl<'a> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, '_> {
                     let module_def_id = module.def_id().unwrap();
                     if module_def_id == def_id {
                         let path = Path { span: name_binding.span, segments: path_segments };
-                        result = Some((module, ImportSuggestion { did: Some(def_id), path }));
+                        result = Some((
+                            module,
+                            ImportSuggestion { did: Some(def_id), descr: "module", path },
+                        ));
                     } else {
                         // add the module to the lookup
                         if seen_modules.insert(module_def_id) {

src/test/ui/class-missing-self.stderr

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function `sleep` in this scope
 LL |       sleep();
    |       ^^^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this function
    |
 LL | use std::thread::sleep;
    |

src/test/ui/crate-in-paths.stderr

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `Foo` in this scope
 LL |     Foo;
    |     ^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this unit struct
    |
 LL | use crate::bar::Foo;
    |

src/test/ui/did_you_mean/issue-56028-there-is-an-enum-variant.stderr

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `Set` in this scope
 LL | fn setup() -> Set { Set }
    |                     ^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidates are found in other modules, you can import them into scope
+help: consider importing one of these items
    |
 LL | use AffixHeart::Set;
    |

src/test/ui/glob-resolve1.stderr

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function `fpriv` in this scope
 LL |     fpriv();
    |     ^^^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this function
    |
 LL | use bar::fpriv;
    |
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function `epriv` in this scope
 LL |     epriv();
    |     ^^^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this function
    |
 LL | use bar::epriv;
    |
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `C` in this scope
 LL |     C;
    |     ^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this unit struct
    |
 LL | use bar::C;
    |
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ help: an enum with a similar name exists
    |
 LL |     foo::<B>();
    |           ^
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this enum
    |
 LL | use bar::A;
    |
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ help: an enum with a similar name exists
    |
 LL |     foo::<B>();
    |           ^
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this struct
    |
 LL | use bar::C;
    |
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ help: an enum with a similar name exists
    |
 LL |     foo::<B>();
    |           ^
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this type alias
    |
 LL | use bar::D;
    |

src/test/ui/hygiene/globs.stderr

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function `f` in this scope
 LL |         f();
    |         ^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing one of these items
    |
 LL | use foo::f;
    |
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL | |     }
    | |_____- in this macro invocation
    |
    = note: this error originates in a macro (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
-help: possible candidates are found in other modules, you can import them into scope
+help: consider importing one of these items
    |
 LL | use bar::g;
    |
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LL | n!(f);
 LL |         n!(f);
    |            ^ not found in this scope
    |
-   = note: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope:
+   = note: consider importing one of these items:
            foo::f
    = note: this error originates in a macro (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LL | n!(f);
 LL |                 f
    |                 ^ not found in this scope
    |
-   = note: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope:
+   = note: consider importing one of these items:
            foo::f
    = note: this error originates in a macro (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 

src/test/ui/impl-trait/universal_wrong_bounds.stderr

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0404]: expected trait, found derive macro `Debug`
 LL | fn wants_debug(g: impl Debug) { }
    |                        ^^^^^ not a trait
    |
-help: possible better candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this trait instead
    |
 LL | use std::fmt::Debug;
    |
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ error[E0404]: expected trait, found derive macro `Debug`
 LL | fn wants_display(g: impl Debug) { }
    |                          ^^^^^ not a trait
    |
-help: possible better candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this trait instead
    |
 LL | use std::fmt::Debug;
    |

src/test/ui/issues/issue-17546.stderr

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ error[E0573]: expected type, found variant `Result`
 LL |     fn new() -> Result<foo::MyEnum, String> {
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not a type
    |
-help: possible better candidates are found in other modules, you can import them into scope
+help: consider importing one of these items instead
    |
 LL |     use std::fmt::Result;
    |
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ error[E0573]: expected type, found variant `Result`
 LL | fn new() -> Result<foo::MyEnum, String> {
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not a type
    |
-help: possible better candidates are found in other modules, you can import them into scope
+help: consider importing one of these items instead
    |
 LL | use std::fmt::Result;
    |

src/test/ui/issues/issue-35675.stderr

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function, tuple struct or tuple variant `Apple` in thi
 LL |     Apple(5)
    |     ^^^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this tuple variant
    |
 LL | use Fruit::Apple;
    |
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find function, tuple struct or tuple variant `Apple` in thi
 LL |     Apple(5)
    |     ^^^^^ not found in this scope
    |
-help: possible candidate is found in another module, you can import it into scope
+help: consider importing this tuple variant
    |
 LL | use Fruit::Apple;
    |