The codefix offering other candidates for wrongly-written identifiers should consider permutations of camelCaseParts
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Description
Today I ran into the issue that i wanted to check the `IsParameterModified()` method of a custom type, but had misremembered its name and thus typed `obj.ParameterIsModified()` instead.
which got squiggled, and so i thought that my memory was playing tricks on me and i hadn't written that thing yet and hit ctrl-dot to create that method.
when I F12ed into the file, then, to write the implementation, i saw (because the file wasn't too big) that the `IsParameterModified()` method was already there, so i just deleted that new method stub and fixed the identifier.
I think if the Ctrl-Dot experience that facilitates fixing mistyped identifiers by doing a fuzzy search would offer methods that fit permutations of the camelCaseParts of the word, it would reduce quite a lot of hassle, potentially.
I was asked, over on discord, to file this idea so it can be considered - it didn't match any other issue template, so please excuse me if i chose the wrong one.
Thank you :-)
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Research direction
Start by tracing the Ctrl-Dot codefix flow that performs fuzzy searches for wrongly written identifiers, using the IsParameterModified and ParameterIsModified example as the motivating case. Determine where camelCaseParts are generated and candidates are ranked; done means the experience can surface methods matching permutations without disrupting existing suggestions, with focused coverage for this example.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100