VSCodeVim/Vim

Request Plugin Addition: vim-abolish by tpope

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#2,435 opened on Mar 9, 2018

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Description

Subvert and the coercion operators are some of my most used features in vim. I can't believe no-one has suggested it yet!?

Abolish may be a difficult thing to emulate, since it adds iabbrev commands to the .vimrc. But, the subvert substitution and the coercion operations are 🔥

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
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.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Vim's abolish pluginFamiliarity with VSCodeVim extension APITypeScriptText editor extension development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Review the 10 comments on the issue to understand which specific subvert and coercion features are most requested. Examine the VSCodeVim codebase, particularly the command definitions and keybinding handling (e.g., src/actions/commands.ts). Check if any existing Vim plugin implementations provide guidance. Additionally, consider studying the vim abolish plugin's source (vim script) to plan a TypeScript implementation. No linked PRs exist, so fresh implementation is needed.