PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
F8 should Support Here String
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Description
I have a PowerShell code snippet like below.
Write-Output @"
Hello
World
"@
Current Behavior
I put the cursor at the end of the first line. Press F8 (PowerShell.RunSelection). This is what I see in the integration console.
Expected Behavior
The PowerShell extension should recognize the here string and run all lines when F8 is pressed.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the PowerShell.RunSelection behavior with the here-string snippet and inspect the selection handling used by the integration console. Done means pressing F8 with the cursor at the end of the first line runs all here-string lines and produces the expected console output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100