eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext
Add Support for Quick Assist API
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Description
Xtext should offer the possibility to quick assist without using issues / quickfixes
XtextQuickAssistProcessor currently supports quickfixes only (see org.eclipse.xtext.ui.editor.quickfix.XtextQuickAssistProcessor.canAssist(IQuickAssistInvocationContext))
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with org.eclipse.xtext.ui.editor.quickfix.XtextQuickAssistProcessor and its canAssist(IQuickAssistInvocationContext) method. Trace how it currently limits quick assists to quickfixes, then define what independent quick-assist support should expose and how completion should be verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100