Based on: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rn2ur6nqbw5hddbbw2khckhw/post/3lijkzj5nvc25
Somewhat fixes: microsoft/vscode#204535
You might also be interested in: https://github.com/tidalhq/ts-plugin-sort-import-suggestions
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A TypeScript plugin that allows configuring filters for suggestions provided by the TypeScript Language Server. It should be compatible with any IDE or editor that utilizes the TypeScript Language Server.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
- Install package
pnpm install ts-plugin-filter-suggestions- Config
tsconfig.json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"plugins": [
{
"name": "ts-plugin-filter-suggestions",
// use options from `IntellisensePluginConfig` here
// ...
// Defaults (everything is optional)
"keepKeywords": true,
"hideSuggestionsIfLessThan": 0,
"hideCompletionsForModuleExportsIfLessThan": 4,
"useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntriesIfLessThan": 100, // = always
"shouldFilterWithStartWithIfLessThan": -1,
"filterIfLessThan": 7,
"filterIfMoreThanEntries": 12, // 12 is the number of suggestions visible in the hover tooltip before
"preferImportFrom": [],
"preferImportFromMode": "exclude",
"filterMode": "exclude",
"excludeSourceIncluding": ["/dist/", "/build/", "/src/"],
"excludeDeprecated": true,
"excludeUnrelevantGlobals": true,
"includedGlobals": ["Boolean", "Number", "String", "Symbol", "Object", "Function", "Array", "Date", "Error", "RegExp", "Map", "Set", "WeakMap", "WeakSet", "Int8Array", "Uint8Array", "Uint8ClampedArray", "Int16Array", "Uint16Array", "Int32Array", "Uint32Array", "Float32Array", "Float64Array", "BigInt64Array", "BigUint64Array", "console", "window", "document", "navigator", "history", "location", "screen", "alert", "confirm", "prompt", "print", "requestAnimationFrame", "cancelAnimationFrame", "requestIdleCallback", "cancelIdleCallback", "fetch", "Headers", "Request", "Response", "FormData", "FileReader", "FileList", "Blob", "URL", "URLSearchParams", "HTMLElement", "CSSStyleSheet", "CSSRule", "CSSRuleList", "AbortSignal", "AbortController", "__dirname", "__filename", "Blob"],
"shouldFilterWithIncludesIfLessThan": 100, // = always
"enableLogs": false, // mostly for me & potential contributors
// Customization Example
"filterIfLessThan": 6,
"preferImportFrom": [
{
"prefer": "node:fs/promises",
"insteadOf": "node:fs"
},
{
"prefer": "node:fs/promises",
"insteadOf": "fs"
},
],
}
]
},
}- Config your Editor or IDE to use the TypeScript from node_modules (i.e. Use Workspace Version in VSCode from TypeScript and JavaScript Language Features Extension), otherwise TypeScript won't be able to load the plugin
-
export interface PreferImportFrom {
prefer: string;
insteadOf: string;
}
export interface IntellisensePluginConfig {
/**
* Should we always keep keywords ?
* @default true
*/
keepKeywords?: boolean;
/**
* Will prevent ANY suggestions from showing if current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* use `-1` to disable this option entirely
* @default 0 // prevent suggestions if asking for suggestions in an empty string
*/
hideSuggestionsIfLessThan?: number;
/**
* Maps to `ts.GetCompletionsAtPositionOptions.includeCompletionsForModuleExports` to true if current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* use `-1` to disable this option entirely
* This drastistically speeds up completions at the cost of only seeing suggestions related to the current file/globals/keywords
*
* @default 4
* @see https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/blob/184c60de3308621380469d6632bdff2e10f672fd/docs/configuration.md
*/
hideCompletionsForModuleExportsIfLessThan?: number;
/**
* Maps to `ts.GetCompletionsAtPositionOptions.useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntries` to true if current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* use `-1` to disable this option entirely
*
* @default 100 // = always enabled by default
* @see https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/blob/184c60de3308621380469d6632bdff2e10f672fd/docs/configuration.md#:~:text=useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntries%20%5Bboolean%5D%20Indicates,Default%3A%20true
*/
useLabelDetailsInCompletionEntriesIfLessThan?: boolean;
/**
* Removes (or move to the bottom) duplicated suggestions (same name, different source) from the completion list
* @example
* // You're typing `read|` and the suggestions are:
* - `readFile` from `node
78E2
:fs`
* - `readFile` from `node:fs/promises`
*
* // with this option set to [{ prefer: "node:fs/promises", insteadOf: "node:fs" }] the suggestion `readFile` from `node:fs` will be removed
* // so that only the `readFile` from `node:fs/promises` will be shown
*
* @default []
*/
preferImportFrom?: PreferImportFrom[];
/**
* Allows to either completely remove duplicated suggestions (same name, different source) or move them last
* @default "exclude"
*/
preferImportFromMode?: "exclude" | "sort-last";
/**
* Allows to either completely remove filtered suggestions or move them last
* @default "exclude"
*/
filterMode?: "exclude" | "sort-last";
/**
* Filter suggestions if the current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* @default 7
*/
filterIfLessThan?: number;
/**
* Filter suggestions only if the number of suggestions is >= X
* @default 12
*/
filterIfMoreThanEntries?: number;
/**
* Exclude suggestions from the completion list if the source contains any of the following strings
*
* @example
* ```
* excludeSourceIncluding: ["/dist/", "/build/", "/src/", "/fp/"]
* ```
*
* will exclude suggestions from the completion list such as:
* - import { flushAddSourceMiddleware } from '@segment/analytics-next/dist/types/core/buffer';
* - import { startOfSecond } from 'date-fns/fp/startOfSecond';
* - import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod/src/zod.js';
* - import { A } from 'vitest/dist/chunks/environment.LoooBwUu.js';
* - import Ajv from 'ajv/dist/core';
*
* @default []
*/
excludeSourceIncluding?: string[];
/**
* Anything marked as `@deprecated` will be excluded from the completion list
* @default true
*/
excludeDeprecated?: boolean;
/**
* Exclude globals that are not relevant for the current file
*
* a global is identified with `entry.kindModifier === declare && kind === declarations|var|alias|function|const|module`
* @default true
*/
excludeUnrelevantGlobals?: boolean;
/**
* Globals that SHOULD BE included (exceptions of `excludeUnrelevantGlobals`) in the completion list
* @default ["Boolean", "Number", "String", "Symbol", "Object", "Function", "Array", "Date", "Error", "RegExp", "Map", "Set", "WeakMap", "WeakSet", "Int8Array", "Uint8Array", "Uint8ClampedArray", "Int16Array", "Uint16Array", "Int32Array", "Uint32Array", "Float32Array", "Float64Array", "BigInt64Array", "BigUint64Array", "console", "window", "document", "navigator", "history", "location", "screen", "alert", "confirm", "prompt", "print", "requestAnimationFrame", "cancelAnimationFrame", "requestIdleCallback", "cancelIdleCallback", "fetch", "Headers", "Request", "Response", "FormData", "FileReader", "FileList", "Blob", "URL", "URLSearchParams", "HTMLElement", "CSSStyleSheet", "CSSRule", "CSSRuleList", "AbortSignal", "AbortController", "__dirname", "__filename", "Blob"]`
*/
includedGlobals?: string[];
/**
* Filter suggestions using `suggestion.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(currentWord.toLowerCase())` if the current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* @default -1 // = never, disabled by default
*/
shouldFilterWithStartWithIfLessThan?: number;
/**
* Filter suggestions using `suggestion.name.toLowerCase().includes(currentWord.toLowerCase())` if the current word (found on the caret position) has <= X characters
* @default 100 // = always enabled by default
*/
shouldFilterWithIncludesIfLessThan?: number;
/**
* Enables logs
* @default false
*/
enableLogs?: boolean | "info" | "debug";
}Please refer to TypeScript / Writing a TypeScript Plugin