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"Configure Snippets" should list relevant files first #324336
Description
When I want to configure snippets, usually it's for the language I'm currently working in, however, in the quick pick menu, I either have to search for the language or scroll down to it. How about automating that by putting the current language at the top of the list?
I don't use global snippets myself, but from what I understand, they could be equally relevant, so they should probably be listed immediately after. How about giving this lot their own section, something like "applicable snippets"?
Here's how it currently looks:
And here's a mockup of how I would like it to look, if I'm working on a Python script for example:
Other cases:
- If no snippet file already exists for the current language, it would be nice to put a prompt to create one at the top of the list, but maybe it would make more sense to put the prompt at the top of the "new snippets" list instead
- If no language is selected, that's considered "plain text" so that's the entry that would show in the menu
For reference, the command is: Snippets: Configure Snippets (workbench.action.openSnippets)
Previously posted on Stack Overflow: Is there a quick way to edit snippets for the current language?
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dobbydobap commentedon Jul 5, 2026
Hey!, I'd like to take this if a PR is welcome. Looking at
configureSnippets.ts, the picker already sorts existing files and new-language entries as separate groups , the active editor's language could be ranked first in both, so with e.g. a Python file open,python.jsonshows at the top. Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli) would that approach be ok?wjandrea commentedon Jul 5, 2026
That sounds good to me :)
It seems like global snippets are already ranked first, so it would go above them.
You might want to add a little indicator in the right margin, like maybe an asterisk with hover text like "This file type was detected from the current file."
vs-code-engineering commentedon Jul 6, 2026
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dobbydobap commentedon Jul 6, 2026
Added the indicator you suggested the detected language now shows a * with hover text "This file type was detected from the current file." Also added a unit test for the ordering.
wjandrea commentedon Jul 9, 2026
varshitha (@dobbydobap) Hey please upvote this issue to try to keep it in the backlog
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