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SpEL: add advanced support for Spring Security related expressions

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

In Spring Security, you can make heavy use of SpEL expressions. Looks like there is room for some advanced content-assist support for Spring Security specific elements in those expressions.

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Research direction

The issue names SpEL content assist and Spring Security-specific expressions but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing SpEL content-assist implementation and reviewing how expression elements are modeled; the scope and acceptance criteria need to be defined before implementation can begin.

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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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