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Support `textDocument/documentHighlight` message for usages of values

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#5441 opened on Mar 10, 2026

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Description

When triggering the message over the usage of a variable in a scope, highlight all instances of that variable.

For example:

fn foo() {
  let bar = 5
  //  ^^^
  let baz = bar * 2
  //        ^^^
  // Cursor here ↓ (for example)
  let qux = case bar {
  //             ^^^
    a if bar == 2 -> a
    //   ^^^
    b if baz == 3 -> b
    _ -> 5
  }
  baz + quux(bar) + qux
  //         ^^^
}

fn quux(a) { todo }

See #5427.

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