microsoft / microsoft/language-server-protocol
Consider splitting DocumentSymbol and Breadcrumbs into separate requests
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document symbols
feature-request
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 13k
- Forks
- 1k
- Avg merge
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Description
Currently, DocumentSymbol request is used for three different UI concepts:
- file outline
- fuzzy symbol search in file
- breadcrumbs
It seems like breadcrumbs in particular could benefit from a dedicated request as it then becomes possible, to, eg, include control flow information with them:
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Research direction
Review the existing DocumentSymbol request and its three stated consumers: file outline, fuzzy symbol search, and breadcrumbs. Done means reaching agreement on whether and how to define a separate breadcrumbs request, including the proposed control-flow information.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- backend-api-design, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100