mathworks / mathworks/MATLAB-language-server

Support workspace symbols request

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enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Workspace symbols can be a very useful way to efficiently do a wide search in a project as that search only matches real symbol locations compared to a text search which matches comments, strings, etc.

Describe the solution you'd like
Support workspace symbol requests

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked Language Server Protocol workspace symbol specification and inspect the repository for its existing request-handling entry points. Define done as accepting workspace symbol requests and returning matching real symbol locations across the project, with behavior aligned to the specification.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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