Is it possible to put const a = @This() on the top of a file when run code action organize @import?

[boningmaple]

When a file itself is an anonymous struct, I would like to put the statement const a = @This() on the top, but run the organize @import will put it down, under all imports.

[starkmarkus]

I do not think this is currently configurable.

const a = @ This(); is just a normal top-level declaration from ZLS’s point of view. The organize-imports action mainly tries to collect/sort top-level @ import and related alias declarations, so it will tend to keep the import block together and move non-import declarations such as @ This() outside that block.

So if you start with something like:

const Self = @This();
const std = @import("std");
const foo = @import("foo.zig");

organize imports may rewrite it toward the more conventional import-first layout:

const std = @import("std");
const foo = @import("foo.zig");
const Self = @This();

As far as I know, there is currently no per-declaration “keep this above imports” or “do not move this declaration” option for organize imports.

For now the practical options seem to be:

1. accept the organized layout and keep const Self = @ This(); below the imports;
2. avoid running organize imports on files where you intentionally want a custom declaration order;
3. open this as a feature request for a “preserve non-import declarations” / “only sort adjacent import groups” behavior.

Personally, I would probably frame this as a feature request rather than a bug, because @ This() is not an import and ZLS currently has no way to know that you want it treated as a special file-header declaration.

[boningmaple]

Thank you, I love import organized but also want to keep @this on top. I will open a request to see if it is possible to get support.