Add "Current File" option to project picker in status bar#1396
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Add "Current File" option to project picker in status bar#1396
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When the user clicks the status bar and a Python file is active, inject two special items at the top of the project picker: - "Set for current file" — scopes environment to just the active file URI - "Add current file as project..." — creates a project at the file's parent directory, then opens the environment picker for it This restores the per-file environment selection that was lost when projects were introduced. Co-authored-by: eleanorjboyd <[email protected]> Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python-environments/sessions/79de8f9f-18f1-483a-b8e3-146947202da5
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[WIP] Add "Current File" option to project picker when clicking status bar
Add "Current File" option to project picker in status bar
Mar 25, 2026
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When clicking the status bar with projects registered,
pickProjectMany()only shows existing projects — no way to scope an environment to just the active file. Per-file environment selection is completely lost.Changes
src/common/pickers/projects.ts— NewpickProjectWithCurrentFile()single-select picker with discriminated result types. When a Python file is active, injects two items above the project list:$(file) Set for current file— bypasses project selection, passes file URI directly to env picker$(add) Add current file as project...— quick-creates a project at the file's parent dir viaaddPythonProjectGivenResource, then opens env picker for itsrc/features/envCommands.ts—setEnvironmentCommand(context === undefinedbranch) now checksactiveTextEditor()for a Python file. If present, uses the enriched picker; otherwise falls back to the existingpickProjectManymulti-select flow.src/common/localize.ts— Localized strings for the new picker items and section headers.Tests — 14 new unit tests covering the picker item construction, all three result paths (currentFile / addProject / project selection), cancellation, and fallback to
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