CobiSymbolOutline -- A symbol tree provider for Visual Studio Code

This is a fork of the deprecated and unpublished Visual Studio Code extension vscode-code-outline by https://github.com/patrys

Features

Displays a symbol outline tree accessible via the activity bar.

Language Support

For the outline to work, the language support plugins need to support symbol information.

For the outline to form a tree structure, the language support plugins need to report the entire definition range as part of the symbol.

See VS Code issue #34968 and language server protocol issue #132 for a discussion.

Here is a list of languages known to work with CobiSymbolOutline:

Please report any missing extensions and I'll update the list.

Extension Settings

• expandableNodes: Kinds of nodes that show their children.
• sortOrder: Order to sort symbols in.
• sortBy: Sort by kind, name or position. If something other than name, symbols with matching properties are also sorted by name.
• topLevel: Which symbols are included at the topmost scope.
• hiddenNodes: List of symbol kinds that are hidden.
• fallbackLoadDelay: Time in milliseconds to delay the second load if the first one does not receive any symbols. Set to "-1" do disable the second load.

Default settings:

{
  "cobiSymbolOutline.expandableNodes": {
    "type": "array",
    "default": [
      "File",
      "Module",
      "Namespace",
      "Package",
      "Class",
      "Enum",
      "Interface",
      "Object",
      "Struct"
    ],
    "description": "Kinds of nodes that show their children."
  },
  "cobiSymbolOutline.sortOrder": {
    "type": "array",
    "default": [
      "Class",
      "Module",
      "Constant",
      "Interface",
      "*",
      "Constructor",
      "Function",
      "Method"
    ],
    "description": "Order to sort symbols in. * is placeholder for all symbols not explicitly listed."
  },
  "cobiSymbolOutline.topLevel": {
    "type": "array",
    "default": [
      "*"
    ],
    "description": "Which symbols to include at the topmost level. * includes everything."
  },
  "cobiSymbolOutline.hiddenNodes": {
      "type": "array",
      "default": [],
      "description": "Defines which symbols are hidden.",
      "scope": "language-overridable"
  },
  "cobiSymbolOutline.sortBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
          "Kind",
          "Name",
          "Position"
      ],
      "default": "Kind",
      "description": "Defines by which property symbols are sorted.\nIf \"Kind\" is used, symbols are sorted according to the \"Sort Order\" setting.\nIf a property other than \"Name\" is used, symbols with matching properties are also sorted by name.",
      "scope": "language-overridable"
  },
  "cobiSymbolOutline.fallbackLoadDelay": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "default": 1000,
      "description": "Defines the delay in milliseconds of the second load if the first one fails. Set to\"-1\" to disable the second load",
      "scope": "language-overridable"
  }
}

Known Issues

In some cases the symbol list may initially return an empty list. Use the "Refresh" button next to the title to fix this.