Add command to copy XML-formatted edit format instructions to the clipboard

Author: robertpiosik

README.md

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ CWC includes useful API tools. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for a model provider of
 - `Search Files for Context` - Search and add files containing specific keywords to the context.
 - `Copy Context` - Copy XML-formatted checked files from the Workspace view to the clipboard.
 - `Copy Context of Open Editors` - Copy XML-formatted checked files from the Open Editors view to the clipboard.
+- `Copy Edit Format Instructions` - Copy XML-formatted edit format instructions to the clipboard.
 
 ### Commit messages
 

apps/editor/package.json

@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@
         "title": "%codeWebChat.generateCommitMessageAndCommit.title%",
         "category": "Code Web Chat"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "codeWebChat.copyEditFormatInstructions",
+        "title": "Copy Edit Format Instructions",
+        "icon": "$(copy)",
+        "category": "Code Web Chat"
+      },
       {
         "command": "codeWebChat.setRanges",
         "title": "%codeWebChat.setRanges.title%",
@@ -512,6 +518,9 @@
           "command": "codeWebChat.copyCommitMessagePrompt",
           "when": "false"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "codeWebChat.copyEditFormatInstructions"
+        },
         {
           "command": "codeWebChat.searchFilesForContextFromDirectory",
           "when": "false"

apps/editor/src/commands/copy-edit-format-instructions-command.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import * as vscode from 'vscode'
+import {
+  EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_BEFORE_AFTER,
+  EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_DIFF,
+  EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_TRUNCATED,
+  EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_WHOLE
+} from '../constants/edit-format-instructions'
+
+export const copy_edit_format_instructions_command = () => {
+  return vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+    'codeWebChat.copyEditFormatInstructions',
+    async () => {
+      const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('codeWebChat')
+
+      const items: vscode.QuickPickItem[] = [
+        { label: 'Whole', description: 'Print entire files' },
+        { label: 'Truncated', description: 'Truncate unchanged parts' },
+        {
+          label: 'Before and After',
+          description: 'Git-style merge conflict markers'
+        },
+        { label: 'Diff', description: 'Unified diffs' }
+      ]
+
+      const selected = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(items, {
+        title: 'Copy Edit Format Instructions',
+        placeHolder: 'Select edit format'
+      })
+
+      if (!selected) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      let instructions = ''
+      switch (selected.label) {
+        case 'Whole':
+          instructions =
+            config.get<string>('editFormatInstructionsWhole') ||
+            EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_WHOLE
+          break
+        case 'Truncated':
+          instructions =
+            config.get<string>('editFormatInstructionsTruncated') ||
+            EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_TRUNCATED
+          break
+        case 'Diff':
+          instructions =
+            config.get<string>('editFormatInstructionsDiff') ||
+            EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_DIFF
+          break
+        case 'Before/After':
+          instructions =
+            config.get<string>('editFormatInstructionsBeforeAfter') ||
+            EDIT_FORMAT_INSTRUCTIONS_BEFORE_AFTER
+          break
+      }
+
+      const xml = `<system>\n${instructions}\n</system>`
+      await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(xml)
+
+      vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
+        'Edit format instructions copied to clipboard'
+      )
+    }
+  )
+}

apps/editor/src/commands/index.ts

@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ export * from './check-referencing-files-for-context-command'
 export * from './check-definition-file-for-context-command'
 export * from './find-relevant-files-command'
 export * from './select-imported-files-command'
+export * from './copy-edit-format-instructions-command'

apps/editor/src/extension.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import {
   search_files_for_context_commands,
   check_referencing_files_for_context_command,
   check_definition_file_for_context_command,
-  find_relevant_files_command
+  find_relevant_files_command,
+  copy_edit_format_instructions_command
 } from './commands'
 import { setup_git_discard_file_watcher } from './services/git-discard-file-watcher'
 import { select_imported_files_command } from './commands/select-imported-files-command'
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export const activate = async (context: vscode.ExtensionContext) => {
     duplicate_workspace_command(workspace_provider, context),
     check_referencing_files_for_context_command(workspace_provider),
     ...search_files_for_context_commands(workspace_provider, context),
+    copy_edit_format_instructions_command(),
     find_relevant_files_command(workspace_provider, context),
     check_definition_file_for_context_command(workspace_provider),
     open_url_command({