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Autofill object literal in IDE

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Domain: LS: Completion Lists In Discussion Suggestion
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Description

Search Terms

  • autofill object literal

Suggestion

It would be nice if there was a way to automatically fill in the required values of an object literal so I don't have to do it one property at a time, it would set the value to a minimum value (string '', number 0, etc). Then I can manually add the optional properties and there values.

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Use Cases

This will help speed up creation of objects that have lots of required items.

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

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  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

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the IDE's object-literal completion logic and reviewing existing completion tests. Done means a completion action fills required properties with suitable minimum values while leaving optional properties available for manual addition.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
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

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