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Show 'Source' actions in file explorer context menu

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#53,180 opened on Jun 27, 2018

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Description

Feature request Show source actions in the file explorer context menu. This would allow triggering actions such as organize imports on file

I believe this would require a new activation event and a new way to present source actions (instead of using the editor right click context menu)

Alternatives

  • A generic source context menu could be contributed by an extension

  • Or individual extensions could contribute new items to the file explorer context menu

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Research direction
Investigate how to create a new activation event for source actions and contribute a context menu item to the file explorer. Review existing context menu contributions in VS Code extensions.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitTypeScript
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60