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+// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+ "context"
+ "flag"
+ "fmt"
+
+ "golang.org/x/tools/internal/lsp/protocol"
+ "golang.org/x/tools/internal/span"
+ "golang.org/x/tools/internal/tool"
+)
+
+// signature implements the signature verb for gopls
+type signature struct {
+ app *Application
+}
+
+func (r *signature) Name() string { return "signature" }
+func (r *signature) Usage() string { return "<position>" }
+func (r *signature) ShortHelp() string { return "display selected identifier's signature" }
+func (r *signature) DetailedHelp(f *flag.FlagSet) {
+ fmt.Fprint(f.Output(), `
+Example:
+
+ $ # 1-indexed location (:line:column or :#offset) of the target identifier
+ $ gopls signature helper/helper.go:8:6
+ $ gopls signature helper/helper.go:#53
+
+ gopls signature flags are:
+`)
+ f.PrintDefaults()
+}
+
+func (r *signature) Run(ctx context.Context, args ...string) error {
+ if len(args) != 1 {
+ return tool.CommandLineErrorf("signature expects 1 argument (position)")
+ }
+
+ conn, err := r.app.connect(ctx)
+ if err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+ defer conn.terminate(ctx)
+
+ from := span.Parse(args[0])
+ file := conn.AddFile(ctx, from.URI())
+ if file.err != nil {
+ return file.err
+ }
+
+ loc, err := file.mapper.Location(from)
+ if err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+
+ tdpp := protocol.TextDocumentPositionParams{
+ TextDocument: protocol.TextDocumentIdentifier{
+ URI: protocol.URIFromSpanURI(from.URI()),
+ },
+ Position: loc.Range.Start,
+ }
+ p := protocol.SignatureHelpParams{
+ TextDocumentPositionParams: tdpp,
+ }
+
+ s, err := conn.SignatureHelp(ctx, &p)
+ if err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+
+ if s == nil || len(s.Signatures) == 0 {
+ return tool.CommandLineErrorf("%v: not a function", from)
+ }
+
+ // there is only ever one possible signature,
+ // see toProtocolSignatureHelp in lsp/signature_help.go
+ signature := s.Signatures[0]
+ fmt.Printf("%s\n", signature.Label)
+ if signature.Documentation != "" {
+ fmt.Printf("\n%s\n", signature.Documentation)
+ }
+
+ return nil
+}