PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Provide checkbox option to use PSReadline beta version
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Area-PSReadLine
Issue-Enhancement
Up for Grabs
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
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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
The option to choose between stable and beta releases of PSReadline would be helpful.
Proposed Design
- Install both the latest stable and beta versions of the PSReadline module side by side.
- Add a checkbox in the VSCode options:
[√] Use PSReadline beta version (default value of "checked")
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 VS Code options/settings handling and the PSReadline module installation or selection path. Implement the proposed checkbox and verify that both the latest stable and beta PSReadline versions can coexist, with the checkbox selecting the beta version by default.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100