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Intellisense / suggestion of arguments not depending on input

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Description

In RStudio, depending on the supplied argument, if you hit tab, the IDE will provide the accurate argument list, if there are different methods:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26301769/193995198-0e924faa-a204-481e-90e4-4663be02f957.mov

I could not get this working for VS Code - is there a setting I have missed, or is this just not implemented?

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Else, this would be a nice feature. Thanks for your great works so far!

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Start by reproducing the supplied argument-completion example in VS Code and compare it with the RStudio behavior shown in the video. Determine whether the extension already supports argument suggestions that depend on the supplied input; done means documenting the setting if one exists or implementing and validating the requested behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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