"when" clause for every sub-command

[shotexa]

I'd like to supply a "when" clause for every sub-command, as shown in this example:

 "multiCommand.commands": [
        {
            "command": "multiCommand.formatDocument",
            "sequence": [
                {
                    "command": "editor.action.formatDocument",
                },
                {
                    "command": "editor.action.organizeImports",
                    "when": "!activeEditorIsDirty"
                }
            ]
        }
  ]

When I tried to do it, the extension just ignores the "when" clause but works otherwise. Am I doing it wrong? or is it just not supported right now?

[ryuta46]

I really wanted to implement this kind of feature and investigated before, but I couldn't find a way to get current context from an extension.
#3 (comment)

Please somehow use "when" in the keybindings.json now.

[finnmerlett]

does this comment offer a way to implement this now? microsoft/vscode#10471 (comment)

[ryuta46]

I’ve read the comment and the referred document, but I think the solution is only related a context menu in a webview. I’m afraid the solution is not the alternative way of getting the current context.

[aguynamedben]

I'm looking for a way to do this as well.

Example settings.json

// Find in files
    {
      "command": "multiCommand.submitSearchAndFocusEditor",
      "interval": 250,
      "args": {
        "commands": [
          "search.action.focusSearchList",
          "list.focusFirst",
          "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup"
        ]
      },
      "when": "editorTextFocus && neovim.mode != insert && searchInputBoxFocus"
    },

The reason I want to do it is because I'm using vscode-neovim and I want my general flow to be:

• pass through keys from VS Code to Neovim
• Neovim handles most chords/combinations
• Neovim calls back to VS Code (mostly multi-command!) to execute what needs to be done

This seems convoluted, but it's actually a pretty simple solution aside from the "when" problem. Defining chords half in keybindings.json and half in the Neovim config causes VS Code to greedily stomp all over chord handling. That's why I want Neovim to handle most of the keyboard presses, and relay them back to multi-command.