Add keyboard shortcut support for raw cell type conversion #16955
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- Add ChangeCellToRaw command and keybinding (ctrl+; r) - Implement changeCellToRaw() method in CodeWatcher - Update changeCellTo() to handle raw cell conversions - Add raw cell pattern recognition in CellMatcher - Update cell factory to generate raw cells - Add telemetry support for raw cell operations Co-authored-by: DonJayamanne <[email protected]>
- Add unit tests for CellMatcher raw cell detection - Verify raw cell pattern recognition works correctly - Ensure all cell types (code, markdown, raw) work properly - Add test coverage for getCellType method Co-authored-by: DonJayamanne <[email protected]>
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This PR implements keyboard shortcut support for converting cells to raw type, addressing the missing functionality in the VS Code Jupyter extension. Previously, attempting to convert cells to raw type would throw a "Cell Type raw not implemented" error.
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Core Functionality
jupyter.changeCellToRawcommand withctrl+; rkeybinding, following the existing pattern (ctrl+; cfor code,ctrl+; mfor markdown)changeCellToRaw()method in CodeWatcher class with proper telemetry supportchangeCellTo()method to handle conversions between all three cell types (code, markdown, raw) intelligentlyPattern Recognition
# %% [raw]cell markers using newPythonRawCellMarkerregex patternisRaw()method and updatedgetCellType()to properly detect raw cellsisCell()method to include raw cell detectionCell Generation
generateRawCell()function to create raw cells with proper metadatagenerateCells()function to handle raw cell generation in addition to code and markdown cellsInfrastructure
ChangeCellToRawevent trackingUsage
Users can now convert cells to raw type using the keyboard shortcut
ctrl+; rin Python files with#%%cell markers. Raw cells use the format:Testing
Added comprehensive unit tests for raw cell functionality:
getCellType()method returning correct typesThe implementation maintains backward compatibility and follows established patterns in the codebase.
Fixes #16158.
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