diff --git a/decoder/attribute_candidates_test.go b/decoder/attribute_candidates_test.go
index cf4a0829..54bbd519 100644
--- a/decoder/attribute_candidates_test.go
+++ b/decoder/attribute_candidates_test.go
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 package decoder
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl-lang/lang"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl-lang/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclsyntax"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
 
 func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
-		testName        string
-		attrName        string
-		attrSchema      *schema.AttributeSchema
-		expectedSnippet string
+		testName           string
+		attrName           string
+		attrSchema         *schema.AttributeSchema
+		expectedCandidates lang.Candidates
 	}{
 		{
 			"primitive type",
@@ -22,7 +26,22 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.String),
 			},
-			`primitive = "${1:value}"`,
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "primitive",
+					Detail: "string",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "primitive",
+						Snippet: `primitive = "${1:value}"`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"map of strings",
@@ -30,9 +49,24 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.Map(cty.String)),
 			},
-			`mymap = {
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "mymap",
+					Detail: "map of string",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "mymap",
+						Snippet: `mymap = {
   "${1:key}" = "${2:value}"
 }`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"map of numbers",
@@ -40,9 +74,24 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.Map(cty.Number)),
 			},
-			`mymap = {
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "mymap",
+					Detail: "map of number",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "mymap",
+						Snippet: `mymap = {
   "${1:key}" = ${2:1}
 }`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"list of numbers",
@@ -50,7 +99,22 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.List(cty.Number)),
 			},
-			`mylist = [ ${1:1} ]`,
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "mylist",
+					Detail: "list of number",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "mylist",
+						Snippet: `mylist = [ ${1:1} ]`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"list of objects",
@@ -61,10 +125,25 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 					"second": cty.Number,
 				}))),
 			},
-			`mylistobj = [ {
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "mylistobj",
+					Detail: "list of object",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "mylistobj",
+						Snippet: `mylistobj = [ {
   first = "${1:value}"
   second = ${2:1}
 } ]`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"set of numbers",
@@ -72,7 +151,22 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.Set(cty.Number)),
 			},
-			`myset = [ ${1:1} ]`,
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "myset",
+					Detail: "set of number",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "myset",
+						Snippet: `myset = [ ${1:1} ]`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"object",
@@ -84,11 +178,26 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 					"keybool": cty.Bool,
 				})),
 			},
-			`myobj = {
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "myobj",
+					Detail: "object",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "myobj",
+						Snippet: `myobj = {
   keybool = ${1:false}
   keynum = ${2:1}
   keystr = "${3:value}"
 }`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"unknown type",
@@ -96,7 +205,22 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 			&schema.AttributeSchema{
 				Expr: schema.LiteralTypeOnly(cty.DynamicPseudoType),
 			},
-			`mynil = ${1}`,
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "mynil",
+					Detail: "any type",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "mynil",
+						Snippet: `mynil = ${1}`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 		{
 			"nested object",
@@ -110,21 +234,53 @@ func TestSnippetForAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 					}),
 				})),
 			},
-			`myobj = {
+			lang.CompleteCandidates([]lang.Candidate{
+				{
+					Label:  "myobj",
+					Detail: "object",
+					TextEdit: lang.TextEdit{
+						Range: hcl.Range{
+							Filename: "test.tf",
+							Start:    hcl.InitialPos,
+							End:      hcl.InitialPos,
+						},
+						NewText: "myobj",
+						Snippet: `myobj = {
   another = {
     nested_number = ${1:1}
     nestedstr = "${2:value}"
   }
   keystr = "${3:value}"
 }`,
+					},
+					Kind: lang.AttributeCandidateKind,
+				},
+			}),
 		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d-%s", i, tc.testName), func(t *testing.T) {
-			snippet := snippetForAttribute(tc.attrName, tc.attrSchema)
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.expectedSnippet, snippet); diff != "" {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected snippet: %s", diff)
+			f, _ := hclsyntax.ParseConfig([]byte("\n"), "test.tf", hcl.InitialPos)
+			d := testPathDecoder(t, &PathContext{
+				Schema: &schema.BodySchema{
+					Attributes: map[string]*schema.AttributeSchema{
+						tc.attrName: tc.attrSchema,
+					},
+				},
+				Files: map[string]*hcl.File{
+					"test.tf": f,
+				},
+			})
+
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			candidates, err := d.CandidatesAtPos(ctx, "test.tf", hcl.InitialPos)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.expectedCandidates, candidates); diff != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected candidates: %s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}