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SpEL: add content-assist for properties in SpEL expressions

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for: eclipse for: vscode theme: code completion theme: property-editing-support theme: spel-support type: enhancement
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Description

Once we have https://github.com/spring-projects/sts4/issues/1378 solved, we should be able to do nice content-assist for properties in SpEL expressions as well.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing prerequisite issue 1378 and the repository's existing SpEL expression support. Determine where content-assist behavior is defined, then establish how property suggestions should appear inside SpEL expressions. Done means properties in SpEL expressions receive the requested content-assist behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
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

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