PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Use the progress indicator when IntelliSense is running
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Description
Prerequisites
- I have written a descriptive issue title.
- I have searched all issues to ensure it has not already been reported.
Summary
IntelliSense can sometimes be slow to show up because it has to import a module but there's no way to know if it's currently running when it gets autotriggered by typing. This means that if the completion request for whatever reason gets cancelled while I expect it to open I will sit there waiting for nothing for a few moments before manually triggering it.
Proposed Design
There is already a progress indicator that shows if a script is running. Just make it run when IntelliSense is running as well.
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 locating the existing progress indicator for running scripts and the IntelliSense completion path in the VS Code PowerShell extension. Trace what happens when completion is triggered automatically while typing, then verify that the indicator appears during IntelliSense work and behaves correctly if the request is cancelled.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100