VSCodeVim / VSCodeVim/Vim

Support vim-exchange plugin

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area/not-vim-core kind/feature
Dominant language
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
vim-exchange solves the problem of swapping two regions of text and having it be undone with a single undo
https://github.com/tommcdo/vim-exchange

Describe the solution you'd like
Support vim-exchange Mappings
https://github.com/tommcdo/vim-exchange#mappings

Additional context
http://vimcasts.org/episodes/swapping-two-regions-of-text-with-exchange-vim/

Thanks for consideration

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Research direction

Start with the vim-exchange repository's Mappings documentation and the existing mapping support in VSCodeVim/Vim. Determine how the requested exchange mappings should behave, then verify that swapping two text regions works and is undone with a single undo.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vim, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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