References CodeLens for templates

[listepo-alterpost]

Hi, can you add References CodeLens when properties or methods using in the templates?

[webia1]

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/80794

[kyliau]

Possible duplicate: https://github.com/angular/vscode-ng-language-service/issues/29 What's the difference between "Find all references" and "References CodeLens"?

[kyliau]

Will track this in https://github.com/angular/vscode-ng-language-service/issues/29

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[atscott]

Re-opening since "find all references" is different from CodeLens. Note that the references CodeLens is provided by the built in typescript extension: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/d99c218e9b2da6935d467a7566a3de49c406ce90/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageFeatures/codeLens/referencesCodeLens.ts#L43-L52

We can't "edit" or add template references to those results, but would instead have to provide our own CodeLens for template references.

[LucasLundJensen]

Any updates on this?

[micaminoff]

I'm refactoring a huge project at the moment. Reliable reference counts would be a major help.

[Harpush]

Any news? Adding a # references in template sounds good to me

[Harpush]

@atscott it's been so many years? Can this please be implemented?

[Dozorengel]

As a workaround I use TypeLens right now

[webia1]

Dear Guardians of this Code,
Who labor with each byte and node,
Seven years have passed us by,
Since this issue caught the eye.

Like a riddle with no end,
I inquire, my coding friend,
When might thee take a second glance,
And give this lingering quest a chance?

The whiskey's warmth has fueled my pen,
Inspiring me to ask again.

Yours, in lines of code and rhyme,
Awaiting your response in time.

[joeskeen]

@Dozorengel thanks for the tip about TypeLens! It took a couple minutes after enabling it (probably indexing my project), but now I see my reference from my template!

[Dozorengel]

@joeskeen yeap, I've been using references all the time since last year. Not all references are displayed, but that's fine enough.

[joeskeen]

Yeah, the main one that doesn't get picked up for me are all my @HostBinding()s. To change that, the Angular language service would have to report usage of the symbol somewhere. Maybe the @Component() decorator? 🤷

But overall, much better than what I had before!

[Harpush]

It will be 7 years tomorrow - any chance it will happen?