microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Provide a code action to replace a string with a template string

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Description

Suggestion

Provide a code action on a string to replace the string with a template string.

Use Cases

Often you start with a normal string and notice that it should better be a template string. See the example below. When the cursor is inside the string, there should be code action provided 'Replace with template string'

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The code action replace the string with a template string
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Checklist

My suggestion meets these guidelines:

  • This wouldn't be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
  • This wouldn't change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
  • This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
  • This isn't a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, etc.)
  • This feature would agree with the rest of TypeScript's Design Goals.

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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

No implementation file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating TypeScript's existing code-action entry points and tests, then use the provided normal-string example as the input case. Done means a cursor inside a normal string offers “Replace with template string” and applies the conversion without changing runtime behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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