spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-tools
application.yml / properties: mark occurrences of ${} property references
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Description
This a follow up ticket to https://github.com/spring-projects/sts4/issues/427
More specifically point number 1 for this comment:
https://github.com/spring-projects/sts4/issues/427#issuecomment-625378951
I beleave what is being asked for is a behavior similar to how Java language server implements 'mark occurrences' functionality when you select a variable name in the code.
I.e as show in screenshot below:

However in our case it would instead do something similar when a property reference inside of a '${...}' is selected.
Example:
spring:
application:
name: foo
other:
property: ${spring.application.name}
We place cursor inside the ${...} and it should mark 'name' as a 'occurrence'.
Since Java language server already does this, I think it shouldn't be too hard for us to do the same using existing LSP support.
Similar functionality could also be implemented for 'application.properties' as well.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing LSP mark-occurrences behavior and comparing it with the Java language server behavior described in the issue. Verify how application.yml property references are represented, then assess equivalent support for application.properties. Done means selecting a property inside ${...} marks the referenced property occurrence in both formats.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, yaml
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100