microsoft / microsoft/vscode-spring-initializr
Apply smart defaults to project creation wizard
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Description
There are just too many steps when using the command Spring Initializr: Create a Maven Project... directly. There are even more steps when the action is triggered by the project explorer.
Please apply default values to get rid of some.
Default to the LTS version?

Default to Java should be fine in most cases

GroupID + ArtifactiID as one input to remove 1 step


Default to JAR should be fine since most cases are JAR for spring boot apps in most cases.

Here we can be smart by detecting the JDK version user already installed. Use the latest LTS if multiple is installed

And consider adding a user setting like "enableSmartDefaults" with auto (defaults to true), true, false, as our safety net. Also, this can be a nice experiment to see the getting through rate of users in different groups (smart default on and off)
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Research direction
Start from the Spring Initializr: Create a Maven Project... command and compare it with the project-explorer flow described in the issue. Define the requested smart defaults, JDK LTS detection, combined GroupID and ArtifactID input, and enableSmartDefaults setting; done means both flows require fewer steps while preserving an opt-out path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spring-boot, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100