add option to hide declarations in 'Outline'

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#12,422 opened on Jun 28, 2024 4 comments 10 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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enhancement Feature: Document Symbol Language Service

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Description

Type: Feature Request

In C code every prototype is also listed in Outline not just the function itself, which is just annoying.

I tried to hide them with

    "outline.showEnums": false,
    "outline.showClasses": false,
    "outline.showFields": false,
    "outline.showTypeParameters": false,
    "outline.showObjects": false,
    "outline.showConstructors": false,
    "outline.showPackages": false,

but none of them worked

Extension version: 1.17.5
VS Code version: Code 1.73.1 (6261075646f055b99068d3688932416f2346dd3b, 2022-11-09T04:27:29.066Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes: Unsupported
Sandboxed: No

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Research direction

Start with the C/C++ Outline behavior and the existing outline.show... settings listed in the issue; no source file or test is named. Trace how prototypes appear in Outline, then verify that the new option hides declarations while keeping function entries visible.

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Assessment

Tech stack: cpp
Domain: developer-experience
Issue type: Feature
Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

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