"run task" and "debug task" shortcuts only appear when task name is a string literal

[huw-dhcw]

The following will be decorated with the "run task" and "debug task" shortcuts

Task("GenerateReport")
    .Does<BuildParameters>(TestTasks.GenerateReport);

However this will not:

Task(nameof(TestTasks.GenerateReport))
    .Does<BuildParameters>(TestTasks.GenerateReport);

[devlead]

This is a because the extension doesn't compile and execute C#, it uses an Regex to identity tasks
https://github.com/cake-build/cake-vscode/blob/develop/package.json#L109

[huw-dhcw]

Tricky, could obviously extend the regex for my specific use case:

Task\s*?\(\s*?\"(.*?)\"|nameof\s*?\(\s*?(.*?)\s*?\)\s*?\)

but there would also be consts etc

[nils-a]

@huw-dhcw Currently the name of the task is always in the first match group of the regex. With the introduction of the | it could be either the first or the second. Also, your regex probably matches a bit too much, I guess. (It would result in a task name of TestTasks.GenerateReport)

If all your tasks are set up using nameof, you could try to change the setting of cake.taskRunner.taskRegularExpression in your project to something like Task\s*?\(\s*?nameof\s*?\(\s*?(?:\w+\.)+(\w*?)\s*?\)\s*?\)

[huw-dhcw]

It was just a "nice to have". I'll just go back to using literals. Happy for you to close as "Wont fix"