rescript-lang / rescript-lang/rescript-vscode

Signature help gets messy for functions with many arguments

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Description

We always display everything. Look into how we can condense the output when there are many arguments. Look at what other extensions do in similar situations.

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Research direction

Start by locating the VSCode plugin's signature-help entry point and how it formats functions with many arguments. Compare the current behavior with similar editor extensions, then define a condensed display and verify it for multi-argument functions.

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Assessment

Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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