Allow specifying multi char strings for vim.*KeyBinding* options
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Description
When I want to create key maps with many sequential characters then there is way too much boiler plate. For example in vim script
nnremap ,nf di//clang-format off<cr>//clang-format on<esc>P
maps to
{
"before": ["<leader>", "n", "f"],
"after": [
"d",
"i",
"/",
"/",
" ",
"c",
"l",
"a",
"n",
"g",
"-",
"f",
"o",
"r",
"m",
"a",
"t",
" ",
"o",
"f",
"f",
"\n",
"/",
"/",
" ",
"c",
"l",
"a",
"n",
"g",
"-",
"f",
"o",
"r",
"m",
"a",
"t",
" ",
"o",
"n",
"<Esc>",
"P"
]
}
which is really unnecessary. It should be possible to do
{
"before": "<leader>nf",
"after": "di//clang-format off<cr>//clang-format on<esc>P"
}
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the TypeScript code that handles vim.KeyBinding options; done means the string-shaped before/after example is accepted alongside the existing array-shaped form, with tests if the project has coverage there.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100