New Commands for VIM Interop
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
As an extension developer, I would like to support VIM users better by being able to detect their current mode and change it when they take certain actions.
Describe the solution you'd like
Two new commands:
vim.getMode returns the current VIM mode
vim.setMode changes the current mode to a valid VIM mode
Describe alternatives you've considered
I tried getting the current mode from context but the VS Code API does not allow this.
Additionally, I tried sending keys using the type command to the editor, which works, but is inconsistent if the user has done any re-maps.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating where VS CodeVim commands are registered and where the current VIM mode is tracked, then determine how valid modes are represented. Done means exposing vim.getMode and vim.setMode so extensions can read the current mode and change it reliably.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100