microsoft / microsoft/sudo

Tab completion

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Provide a complete subcommand to allow shells to provide tab completion. See examples in Register-ArgumentCompleter for PowerShell native command tab completion.

Scenario when this would be used?

This would allow PowerShell and other shells to get tab completion results.

Supporting information

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First steps

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  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 Register-ArgumentCompleter example and then inspect the project's existing CLI command entry points. Done means the new complete subcommand provides tab-completion results for PowerShell and other shells.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell, rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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