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Link to function source from Variables pane
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Description
Discussed in https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions/4339
Originally posted by csnydermph August 13, 2024
In RStudio, selecting a function from the environment viewer would open up the file where the function was defined, which made editing / managing user-defined functions very managable.
In Positron, currently I don't see this functionality.
Will we be able to navigate to the source files in this way in the future, or is that only going to be a feature of RStudio?
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Research direction
Start with the Variables pane and discussion #4339 to understand the expected behavior. Done means selecting a user-defined R function can navigate to the file where it was defined, matching the described RStudio behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100