quick access - switch to handler automatically from help when typing prefix to preserve todays behaviour

Benjamin Pasero · Benjamin Pasero · commit 5788cf98ef30 · 2020-03-11T12:14:45.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/helpQuickAccess.ts b/src/vs/platform/quickinput/browser/helpQuickAccess.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import { IQuickPick, IQuickPickItem, IQuickInputService } from 'vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput';
 import { IQuickAccessProvider, IQuickAccessRegistry, Extensions } from 'vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickAccess';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
-import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { DisposableStore, IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 
@@ -33,6 +32,15 @@ export class HelpQuickAccessProvider implements IQuickAccessProvider {
 			}
 		}));
 
+		// Also open a picker when we detect the user typed the exact
+		// name of a provider (e.g. `?term` for terminals)
+		disposables.add(picker.onDidChangeValue(value => {
+			const providerDescriptor = this.registry.getQuickAccessProvider(value.substr(HelpQuickAccessProvider.PREFIX.length));
+			if (providerDescriptor && providerDescriptor.prefix !== HelpQuickAccessProvider.PREFIX) {
+				this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(providerDescriptor.prefix);
+			}
+		}));
+
 		// Fill in all providers separated by editor/global scope
 		const { editorProviders, globalProviders } = this.getQuickAccessProviders();
 		picker.items = editorProviders.length === 0 || globalProviders.length === 0 ?
