pickStringRemember: Is it possible to remember a key for each options in an optionGroup ?

[axelnxp]

Hi !

I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to associate a key for each category of optionGroups, so I can remember it with extension.commandvariable.remember and use as a discrete input.

Let me try to give an example:

{
 "version": "2.0.0",
 "tasks": [
 {
 "label": "Test task",
 "type": "shell",
 "command": "echo options: \"${input:options}, category2 option: ${input:remember_option}\"",
 "options": {
 "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
 },
 },
 ],
 "inputs": [
 {
 "id": "options",
 "type": "command",
 "command": "extension.commandvariable.pickStringRemember",
 "args": {
 "description": "Select options",
 "key": "options",
 "multiPick": true,
 "optionGroups": [
 {
 "label": "Category 1",
 "minCount": 1,
 "maxCount": 1,
 "options": [
 ["cat1_option1", "cat1_option1_value"],
 ["cat1_option2", "cat1_option2_value"],
 ],
 },
 {
 "label": "Category 2",
 "minCount": 1,
 "maxCount": 1,
 "options": [
 ["cat2_option1", "cat2_option1_value"],
 ["cat2_option2", "cat2_option2_value"],
 ],
 },
 ]
 }
 },
 {
 "id": "remember_option",
 "type": "command",
 "command": "extension.commandvariable.remember",
 "args": { "key": "category2-option" }
 },
 ]
}

This obviously doesn't work, there's no link with the key to remember.
So, how can I change this to be able to remember and retrieve the value of one of the option selected in one category ?

[rioj7]

@axelnxp try v1.67.0, look at Example 13

[axelnxp]

@rioj7 thanks ! It works as expected.

In fact, my use case evolved and is a bit different that what I described initial in my ticket, I pushed the thing a bit further.
What I need, is to be able to remember an "alternative" value.
I need this because in some cases, I don't need all the information stored in the value, so I want to associate an alternative value which stores only a part of this information.

I could find a way to do it, here is an example:

{
 "version": "2.0.0",
 "tasks": [
 {
 "label": "Test task",
 "type": "shell",
 "command": "echo options: \"${input:options}, category1 option alt value: ${input:remember_altvalue}\"",
 "options": {
 "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
 },
 },
 ],
 "inputs": [
 {
 "id": "options",
 "type": "command",
 "command": "extension.commandvariable.pickStringRemember",
 "args": {
 "description": "Select options",
 "key": "options",
 "multiPick": true,
 "optionGroups": [
 {
 "label": "Category 1",
 "minCount": 1,
 "maxCount": 1,
 "options": [
 {
 "label": "cat1_option1", "value": {
 "value": "cat1_option1_value",
 "alt_value": "cat1_option1_altvalue",
 "__key": "value"
 }
 },
 {
 "label": "cat1_option2", "value": {
 "value": "cat1_option2_value",
 "alt_value": "cat1_option2_altvalue",
 "__key": "value"
 }
 },
 ],
 },
 {
 "label": "Category 2",
 "minCount": 1,
 "maxCount": 1,
 "options": [
 ["cat2_option1", "cat2_option1_value"],
 ["cat2_option2", "cat2_option2_value"],
 ],
 },
 ]
 }
 },
 {
 "id": "remember_altvalue",
 "type": "command",
 "command": "extension.commandvariable.remember",
 "args": { "key": "alt_value" }
 },
 ]
}

I don't know if this is the best way to do it, but it works.