[VSCode extension] In suggestions, prefer types where uppercase letters match
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Description
### Description
When I type `FL`, NetBeans autocompletes something as below. However, I'd like types where the uppercase letters match, such as `FlavorListener`, `FlowLayout`, `FocusListener`, ... to be listed at the start.

### Use case/motivation
Many types are well-known by their uppercase-abbreviated form. For example common exceptions such as UOE, ISE, IAE, NPE, IOOBE, ... or `java.io` types such as `FIS`, `BOS`, ...
Not having these listed first in the suggestions is cumbersome.
### Related issues
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### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
Yes
### Code of Conduct
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Research direction
Start by locating the VSCode extension's code that ranks or filters type-completion suggestions; the issue names no files or tests. Reproduce the `FL` completion case and verify that types whose uppercase letters match the typed abbreviation, including `FlavorListener` and `FlowLayout`, appear before other results.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100