Add command contribution support for chat session view items #260698
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This PR enables extensions to contribute commands to specific chat session view items in the Chat Sessions view. Extensions like the GitHub Pull Request extension can now register context-aware commands that appear as action bar items for individual session items.
Changes Made
1. New Context Keys
Added three new context keys in
chatContextKeys.ts
to provide session-specific context:chatSessionId
: The unique ID of the session itemchatSessionLabel
: The display label of the session itemchatSessionType
: The type of session (e.g., 'local', 'github', etc.)2. Enhanced SessionsRenderer
Modified the
SessionsRenderer
inchatSessions.ts
to support menu contributions:elementDisposable
for proper cleanupMenuId.ChatSessionsMenu
How Extensions Use This
Extensions can now contribute to the existing
ChatSessionsMenu
MenuId with context-aware commands:Commands receive the full session object as an argument:
Use Cases
This enables the GitHub Pull Request extension and other extensions to provide rich, session-specific functionality such as:
The implementation follows VS Code's standard menu contribution patterns and provides a clean, extensible foundation for session-specific command contributions.
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