posit-dev / posit-dev/positron
R: Smart features around strings and raw strings
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area: code actions
area: kernels
enhancement
lang: r
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
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It would be nice to be able to inspect strings without escaped characters or special sequences like
\\or\nin a hover popup. -
An assist to transform strings to raw strings and vice versa would be helpful.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating the R string hover and code-assist entry points, then define behavior for displaying strings without escapes and converting between regular and raw strings; done means both interactions work consistently and have coverage.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript
- 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