diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/add_missing_impl_members.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/add_missing_impl_members.rs
index cbeb7054f4e..2894bdd8a1e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/add_missing_impl_members.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/add_missing_impl_members.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ use ra_syntax::{
     SmolStr,
 };
 
-use crate::{
-    ast_editor::{AstBuilder, AstEditor},
-    Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId,
-};
+use crate::{ast_builder::AstBuilder, ast_editor::AstEditor, Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 enum AddMissingImplMembersMode {
diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/fill_match_arms.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/fill_match_arms.rs
index f59062bb929..771aa625fc9 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/fill_match_arms.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/fill_match_arms.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::iter;
 use hir::{db::HirDatabase, Adt, HasSource};
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, AstNode, NameOwner};
 
-use crate::{ast_editor::AstBuilder, Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId};
+use crate::{ast_builder::AstBuilder, Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId};
 
 pub(crate) fn fill_match_arms(mut ctx: AssistCtx<impl HirDatabase>) -> Option<Assist> {
     let match_expr = ctx.node_at_offset::<ast::MatchExpr>()?;
diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/move_bounds.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/move_bounds.rs
index 526de1d9836..aa9036feda0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/move_bounds.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/assists/move_bounds.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use ra_syntax::{
     TextRange,
 };
 
-use crate::{ast_editor::AstBuilder, Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId};
+use crate::{ast_builder::AstBuilder, Assist, AssistCtx, AssistId};
 
 pub(crate) fn move_bounds_to_where_clause(mut ctx: AssistCtx<impl HirDatabase>) -> Option<Assist> {
     let type_param_list = ctx.node_at_offset::<ast::TypeParamList>()?;
diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_builder.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4ea1fca9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+use hir::Name;
+use ra_syntax::{ast, AstNode, SourceFile};
+
+pub struct AstBuilder<N: AstNode> {
+    _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<N>,
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::RecordField> {
+    pub fn from_name(name: &Name) -> ast::RecordField {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ S {{ {}: (), }} }}", name))
+    }
+
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::RecordField {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ S {{ {}, }} }}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(name: &ast::NameRef, expr: Option<&ast::Expr>) -> ast::RecordField {
+        match expr {
+            Some(expr) => Self::from_text(&format!("{}: {}", name.syntax(), expr.syntax())),
+            None => Self::from_text(&name.syntax().to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::Block> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Block {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn single_expr(e: &ast::Expr) -> ast::Block {
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{{ {} }}", e.syntax()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::Expr> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Expr {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("const C: () = {};", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn unit() -> ast::Expr {
+        Self::from_text("()")
+    }
+
+    pub fn unimplemented() -> ast::Expr {
+        Self::from_text("unimplemented!()")
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::NameRef> {
+    pub fn new(text: &str) -> ast::NameRef {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ {}; }}", text))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::Path> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Path {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(text)
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_name(name: ast::Name) -> ast::Path {
+        let name = name.syntax().to_string();
+        Self::from_text(name.as_str())
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(enum_name: ast::Name, var_name: ast::Name) -> ast::Path {
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{}::{}", enum_name.syntax(), var_name.syntax()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::BindPat> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::BindPat {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_name(name: &ast::Name) -> ast::BindPat {
+        Self::from_text(name.text())
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::PlaceholderPat> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::PlaceholderPat {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn placeholder() -> ast::PlaceholderPat {
+        Self::from_text("_")
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::TupleStructPat> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::TupleStructPat {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(
+        path: &ast::Path,
+        pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>,
+    ) -> ast::TupleStructPat {
+        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{}({})", path.syntax(), pats_str))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::RecordPat> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::RecordPat {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(path: &ast::Path, pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>) -> ast::RecordPat {
+        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{}{{ {} }}", path.syntax(), pats_str))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::PathPat> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::PathPat {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_path(path: &ast::Path) -> ast::PathPat {
+        let path_str = path.syntax().text().to_string();
+        Self::from_text(path_str.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::MatchArm> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::MatchArm {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ match () {{{}}} }}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>, expr: &ast::Expr) -> ast::MatchArm {
+        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).join(" | ");
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{} => {}", pats_str, expr.syntax()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::MatchArmList> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::MatchArmList {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ match () {{{}}} }}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_arms(arms: impl Iterator<Item = ast::MatchArm>) -> ast::MatchArmList {
+        let arms_str = arms.map(|arm| format!("\n    {}", arm.syntax())).join(",");
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{},\n", arms_str))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::WherePred> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::WherePred {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() where {} {{ }}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_pieces(
+        path: ast::Path,
+        bounds: impl Iterator<Item = ast::TypeBound>,
+    ) -> ast::WherePred {
+        let bounds = bounds.map(|b| b.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" + ");
+        Self::from_text(&format!("{}: {}", path.syntax(), bounds))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AstBuilder<ast::WhereClause> {
+    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::WhereClause {
+        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() where {} {{ }}", text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_predicates(preds: impl Iterator<Item = ast::WherePred>) -> ast::WhereClause {
+        let preds = preds.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+        Self::from_text(preds.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+fn ast_node_from_file_text<N: AstNode>(text: &str) -> N {
+    let parse = SourceFile::parse(text);
+    let res = parse.tree().syntax().descendants().find_map(N::cast).unwrap();
+    res
+}
+
+pub(crate) mod tokens {
+    use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+    use ra_syntax::{AstNode, Parse, SourceFile, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxToken, T};
+
+    static SOURCE_FILE: Lazy<Parse<SourceFile>> = Lazy::new(|| SourceFile::parse(",\n; ;"));
+
+    pub(crate) fn comma() -> SyntaxToken {
+        SOURCE_FILE
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants_with_tokens()
+            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
+            .find(|it| it.kind() == T![,])
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn single_space() -> SyntaxToken {
+        SOURCE_FILE
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants_with_tokens()
+            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
+            .find(|it| it.kind() == WHITESPACE && it.text().as_str() == " ")
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub(crate) fn single_newline() -> SyntaxToken {
+        SOURCE_FILE
+            .tree()
+            .syntax()
+            .descendants_with_tokens()
+            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
+            .find(|it| it.kind() == WHITESPACE && it.text().as_str() == "\n")
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) struct WsBuilder(SourceFile);
+
+    impl WsBuilder {
+        pub(crate) fn new(text: &str) -> WsBuilder {
+            WsBuilder(SourceFile::parse(text).ok().unwrap())
+        }
+        pub(crate) fn ws(&self) -> SyntaxToken {
+            self.0.syntax().first_child_or_token().unwrap().into_token().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_editor.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_editor.rs
index a710edce8e2..81621afef8f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/ast_editor.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 use std::{iter, ops::RangeInclusive};
 
 use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
-use itertools::Itertools;
 
-use hir::Name;
 use ra_fmt::leading_indent;
 use ra_syntax::{
     algo::{insert_children, replace_children},
-    ast, AstNode, Direction, InsertPosition, SourceFile, SyntaxElement,
+    ast, AstNode, Direction, InsertPosition, SyntaxElement,
     SyntaxKind::*,
     T,
 };
 use ra_text_edit::TextEditBuilder;
 
+use crate::ast_builder::tokens;
+
 pub struct AstEditor<N: AstNode> {
     original_ast: N,
     ast: N,
@@ -240,228 +240,3 @@ impl AstEditor<ast::FnDef> {
         self.ast = self.replace_children(replace_range, to_insert.into_iter())
     }
 }
-
-pub struct AstBuilder<N: AstNode> {
-    _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<N>,
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::RecordField> {
-    pub fn from_name(name: &Name) -> ast::RecordField {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ S {{ {}: (), }} }}", name))
-    }
-
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::RecordField {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ S {{ {}, }} }}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(name: &ast::NameRef, expr: Option<&ast::Expr>) -> ast::RecordField {
-        match expr {
-            Some(expr) => Self::from_text(&format!("{}: {}", name.syntax(), expr.syntax())),
-            None => Self::from_text(&name.syntax().to_string()),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::Block> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Block {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn single_expr(e: &ast::Expr) -> ast::Block {
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{{ {} }}", e.syntax()))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::Expr> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Expr {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("const C: () = {};", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn unit() -> ast::Expr {
-        Self::from_text("()")
-    }
-
-    pub fn unimplemented() -> ast::Expr {
-        Self::from_text("unimplemented!()")
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::NameRef> {
-    pub fn new(text: &str) -> ast::NameRef {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ {}; }}", text))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::Path> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::Path {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(text)
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_name(name: ast::Name) -> ast::Path {
-        let name = name.syntax().to_string();
-        Self::from_text(name.as_str())
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(enum_name: ast::Name, var_name: ast::Name) -> ast::Path {
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{}::{}", enum_name.syntax(), var_name.syntax()))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::BindPat> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::BindPat {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_name(name: &ast::Name) -> ast::BindPat {
-        Self::from_text(name.text())
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::PlaceholderPat> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::PlaceholderPat {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn placeholder() -> ast::PlaceholderPat {
-        Self::from_text("_")
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::TupleStructPat> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::TupleStructPat {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(
-        path: &ast::Path,
-        pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>,
-    ) -> ast::TupleStructPat {
-        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{}({})", path.syntax(), pats_str))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::RecordPat> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::RecordPat {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(path: &ast::Path, pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>) -> ast::RecordPat {
-        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{}{{ {} }}", path.syntax(), pats_str))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::PathPat> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::PathPat {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f({}: ())", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_path(path: &ast::Path) -> ast::PathPat {
-        let path_str = path.syntax().text().to_string();
-        Self::from_text(path_str.as_str())
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::MatchArm> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::MatchArm {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ match () {{{}}} }}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(pats: impl Iterator<Item = ast::Pat>, expr: &ast::Expr) -> ast::MatchArm {
-        let pats_str = pats.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).join(" | ");
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{} => {}", pats_str, expr.syntax()))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::MatchArmList> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::MatchArmList {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() {{ match () {{{}}} }}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_arms(arms: impl Iterator<Item = ast::MatchArm>) -> ast::MatchArmList {
-        let arms_str = arms.map(|arm| format!("\n    {}", arm.syntax())).join(",");
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{},\n", arms_str))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::WherePred> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::WherePred {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() where {} {{ }}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_pieces(
-        path: ast::Path,
-        bounds: impl Iterator<Item = ast::TypeBound>,
-    ) -> ast::WherePred {
-        let bounds = bounds.map(|b| b.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" + ");
-        Self::from_text(&format!("{}: {}", path.syntax(), bounds))
-    }
-}
-
-impl AstBuilder<ast::WhereClause> {
-    fn from_text(text: &str) -> ast::WhereClause {
-        ast_node_from_file_text(&format!("fn f() where {} {{ }}", text))
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_predicates(preds: impl Iterator<Item = ast::WherePred>) -> ast::WhereClause {
-        let preds = preds.map(|p| p.syntax().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
-        Self::from_text(preds.as_str())
-    }
-}
-
-fn ast_node_from_file_text<N: AstNode>(text: &str) -> N {
-    let parse = SourceFile::parse(text);
-    let res = parse.tree().syntax().descendants().find_map(N::cast).unwrap();
-    res
-}
-
-mod tokens {
-    use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-    use ra_syntax::{AstNode, Parse, SourceFile, SyntaxKind::*, SyntaxToken, T};
-
-    static SOURCE_FILE: Lazy<Parse<SourceFile>> = Lazy::new(|| SourceFile::parse(",\n; ;"));
-
-    pub(crate) fn comma() -> SyntaxToken {
-        SOURCE_FILE
-            .tree()
-            .syntax()
-            .descendants_with_tokens()
-            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
-            .find(|it| it.kind() == T![,])
-            .unwrap()
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn single_space() -> SyntaxToken {
-        SOURCE_FILE
-            .tree()
-            .syntax()
-            .descendants_with_tokens()
-            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
-            .find(|it| it.kind() == WHITESPACE && it.text().as_str() == " ")
-            .unwrap()
-    }
-
-    #[allow(unused)]
-    pub(crate) fn single_newline() -> SyntaxToken {
-        SOURCE_FILE
-            .tree()
-            .syntax()
-            .descendants_with_tokens()
-            .filter_map(|it| it.into_token())
-            .find(|it| it.kind() == WHITESPACE && it.text().as_str() == "\n")
-            .unwrap()
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) struct WsBuilder(SourceFile);
-
-    impl WsBuilder {
-        pub(crate) fn new(text: &str) -> WsBuilder {
-            WsBuilder(SourceFile::parse(text).ok().unwrap())
-        }
-        pub(crate) fn ws(&self) -> SyntaxToken {
-            self.0.syntax().first_child_or_token().unwrap().into_token().unwrap()
-        }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/lib.rs
index 5e4e8bc927e..71b01707693 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 mod assist_ctx;
 mod marks;
 pub mod ast_editor;
+pub mod ast_builder;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/diagnostics.rs b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/diagnostics.rs
index 93e1e7c2d4a..30b95a21506 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_api/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_api/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 use hir::diagnostics::{AstDiagnostic, Diagnostic as _, DiagnosticSink};
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use ra_assists::ast_editor::{AstBuilder, AstEditor};
+use ra_assists::{ast_builder::AstBuilder, ast_editor::AstEditor};
 use ra_db::SourceDatabase;
 use ra_prof::profile;
 use ra_syntax::{