redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-yaml
Pressing Enter In A List Element Should Start Newline With '-'
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Description
If I am entering in a list element in a YAML document and press enter, it would be nice if this extension begins the new line with a - character. This allows me to easily enter in another element into the list, rather than having to type - and SPACE every time (imagine me typing a long list and how tedious this can get).
I think this makes a lot of natural sense to me and I have seen other YAML editors autocomplete the start of list elements this way (I have most definitely observed JetBrains IDEs act this way). The worst case scenario is that if I don't want to continue entering in list elements on the newline, I just have to press backspace a couple extra times. I would have had to press backspace anyway if my next line were something like a node at a higher level in the YAML document.
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by locating the VS Code YAML extension's handling of Enter inside YAML list elements and any existing editor behavior tests; done means pressing Enter after a list item inserts the expected '-' prefix without disrupting higher-level YAML editing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100