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Feature Request: Load parameter before executing `Run Cell` in VS Code / quarto-vscode extension
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Description
I am using VS Code and the quarto-vscode extension.
Consider this qmd file:
---
title: "Untitled"
format: html
params:
value: 13
---
```{r}
cat(params$value)
```
When using Run Cell, I get the following error message:
r$> cat(params$value)
Error in cat(params$value) : object 'params' not found
This can be solved as indicated here https://github.com/REditorSupport/vscode-R/issues/504#issuecomment-1572360723
Would it be possible to include this in quarto-vscode, as it is an essential part of debugging parametrised reports?
Thanks,
Rainer
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Research direction
Start with the Run Cell entry point in the quarto-vscode extension and compare its current behavior with the setup described in the linked vscode-R discussion. Use the supplied parametrised qmd example to verify that params are available before execution and that cat(params$value) runs without the reported error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript, vscode
- 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