microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

Enable clang-tidy without requiring IntelliSense

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Feature Request Feature: Code Analysis Language Service
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Description

See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/8843 , i.e. with C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine set to "Tag Parser".

Contributor guide

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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

Start by reading the linked issue 8843 and tracing how clang-tidy is enabled when C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine is set to "Tag Parser". The work is done when clang-tidy can operate with that setting without requiring IntelliSense; the payload does not name specific files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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