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+-- Author        : swytch
+-- Created       : Thursday Dec. 01, 2022 11:41:26 CET
+-- License       : GPLv3
+-- Description   : rust settings file
+
+local format_sync_grp = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("Format", {})
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePre", {
+    pattern = "*.rs",
+    callback = function()
+        vim.lsp.buf.format({ timeout_ms = 200 })
+    end,
+    group = format_sync_grp,
+})