Expose diff editor options to access and update them

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javascripttypescript

Domain

frontendapi

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

half day

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

mostly clear

Prerequisites

TypeScriptMonaco editor codebasediff editor concepts

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40

Research direction

Examine the monaco.d.ts file at the linked line (https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco editor/blob/e52655e4681f9d2ed4e39bf1832d3ac67c62bdf5/monaco.d.ts#L3100) to understand the existing options. Check the diff editor implementation (e.g., diffEditor.ts) to see how options are currently handled. Look for any existing methods that access or update options. The issue has two comments; review them for additional context. Consider adding new methods to the IDiffEditor interface to set and get these options.