Template label for pasting the currently opened file/selection

[shalak]

It would be a nice improvement to be able to type something like this in chat:

My project gradle file look like {{this}}. How can I fix <blah, blah, blah>

The {{this}} placeholder would be replaced on-the-fly with the content of currently focused file in IDE, or currently selected part of code (if any).

I only chose {{}} format because o templating used in CodeGPT settings window, for better UX, we could go with !this format.

[carlrobertoh]

It would be a nice improvement! I think the placeholder needs to be configurable in the settings.

[shalak]

Would be great to have another placeholder (something like sub-label), that would produce a path to the file - e.g. !this:path and !this+path that would produce:

```
/path/to/file:
<file content>
```

(including the markdown code-block marks)

And we could go even further - to paste all files opened in current tab, e.g.

Prompting:

I have the following structure:
!all+path
write unit tests for all of them

would result in:

I have the following file structure:
```
/path/to/file1:
<content of file1>

/path/to/file2:
<content of file2>
```
write unit tests for all of them

I frequently find myself doing just that.

[carlrobertoh]

I ditched the placeholders idea and went with simple Select and Ask logic.

Please re-open the ticket if you would like to discuss further steps.

[shalak]

I'm not sure I follow - the string selected code is the placeholder?

[carlrobertoh]

No placeholder is used, you need to simply highlight a code block in the main editor and ask the question, highlighted code is included in the prompt automatically.

However, I actually think having some proper placeholders will give the user better prompt customization.

Reopening the ticket.

[shalak]

I see. I'm struggling to find the exact prompt being sent. Is it simple <question_typed_in_chat>\n<selected_code> or is there something more complicated?

[carlrobertoh]

Yes, the highlighted text is added after the user's prompt. You can see that if you reopen the chat tab.

[user753]

Something like {{file:path/to/file}} would be very useful. It would simply insert the content of the file into this placeholder.

For example, it could be used in actions like this: Write tests for the selected code {{selectedCode}}, using {{file:path/to/good-test-example}} as an example.

In my experience, the example improves the quality of the code.