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Inlay hints for macros

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enhancement Feature: Inlay Hint Language Service Visual Studio
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Description

Feature Request

Consider following code

void a(int aa, int bb, int cc, const char *file);

#define b(x, y, z) a(x, y, z, __FILE__)

int main()
{
	a(1, 2, 3, "a.cpp");
	b(4, 5, 6);
}

currently the inlay hints don't work for b() macro call inside main():

obraz

expected behaviour:

  1. show inlay hints for b call so that it looks something like this: b(x: 4, y: 5, z: 6)
  2. nice to have: show inlay hints inside macro declarations, so that macro definition looks like this:
    #define b(x, y, z) a(aa: 1, bb: 2, cc: 3, file: __FILE__)

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing inlay-hint handling for C++ function calls and how macro expansions are represented. Compare the direct call with the b() macro call, then determine how tests for inlay hints can cover argument labels at macro call sites and, if supported, inside macro declarations.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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