PowerShell / PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices
[Feature Request] Setting for including variables in completion without trigger `$`
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Description
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Summary
I would like to request a setting to include variables on completion list without triggering $ to save my hand from typing it, I just don't like typing $.
Proposed Design
For example, when typing IsWi, $IsWindows should appear in completion list even if I didn't type leading $. And this kind of item should autocomplete the $ on confirm.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the PowerShell completion implementation and its handling of trigger characters, then determine where a setting and coverage for variable completion would belong. Done means the setting exposes variables without a leading $ and confirming a variable completion inserts $ as described.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100