redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java
Add Java specific variables to Java Snippets
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Description
I would like to add Java specific variables to my Java snippets. In Eclipse, when I go to preferences->Java->Editor->Templates, I can add templates that contain variables that provides hints as to insert into the template. Examples include getting the enclosing type/method/package, the return type, a local variable near where the template is being generated, etc... It even has a variable that lets me specify that when I insert a template, certain import statements should be added to the class.
I want something similar for VSCode snippets so I can port over my favorite custom snippets from Eclipse and create new intelligent snippets.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating how Java snippets are defined in the VS Code extension and compare the requested Eclipse template variables with the supported snippet capabilities; done should mean the requested Java-specific variables can be used in snippets, including the examples described in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, 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