priority -> yieldTo for drop/paste API proposals (#189881)

Move await from `priority` for drop/paste API proposals

For #179430, #30066

Switching to use `yieldTo` instead of `priority` to let an extension de-rank itself in the list of edits. `priority` was an arbitrary number while `yieldTo` gives more control over how the ranking takes place

extensions/ipynb/src/notebookImagePaste.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ enum MimeType {
 	png = 'image/png',
 	tiff = 'image/tiff',
 	webp = 'image/webp',
+	plain = 'text/plain',
 	uriList = 'text/uri-list',
 }
 
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ class DropOrPasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider, vscod
 
 	private readonly id = 'insertAttachment';
 
-	private readonly defaultPriority = 5;
-
 	async provideDocumentPasteEdits(
 		document: vscode.TextDocument,
 		_ranges: readonly vscode.Range[],
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class DropOrPasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider, vscod
 		}
 
 		const pasteEdit = new vscode.DocumentPasteEdit(insert.insertText, this.id, vscode.l10n.t('Insert Image as Attachment'));
-		pasteEdit.priority = this.getPastePriority(dataTransfer);
+		pasteEdit.yieldTo = [{ mimeType: MimeType.plain }];
 		pasteEdit.additionalEdit = insert.additionalEdit;
 		return pasteEdit;
 	}
@@ -86,22 +85,12 @@ class DropOrPasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider, vscod
 
 		const dropEdit = new vscode.DocumentDropEdit(insert.insertText);
 		dropEdit.id = this.id;
-		dropEdit.priority = this.defaultPriority;
+		dropEdit.yieldTo = [{ mimeType: MimeType.plain }];
 		dropEdit.additionalEdit = insert.additionalEdit;
 		dropEdit.label = vscode.l10n.t('Insert Image as Attachment');
 		return dropEdit;
 	}
 
-	private getPastePriority(dataTransfer: vscode.DataTransfer): number {
-		if (dataTransfer.get('text/plain')) {
-			// Deprioritize in favor of normal text content
-			return -5;
-		}
-
-		// Otherwise boost priority so attachments are preferred
-		return this.defaultPriority;
-	}
-
 	private async createInsertImageAttachmentEdit(
 		document: vscode.TextDocument,
 		dataTransfer: vscode.DataTransfer,

extensions/markdown-language-features/src/languageFeatures/copyFiles/copyPaste.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ class PasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 
 	private readonly _id = 'insertLink';
 
+	private readonly _yieldTo = [
+		{ mimeType: 'text/plain' },
+		{ extensionId: 'vscode.ipynb', editId: 'insertAttachment' },
+	];
+
 	async provideDocumentPasteEdits(
 		document: vscode.TextDocument,
 		ranges: readonly vscode.Range[],
@@ -32,7 +37,8 @@ class PasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 		if (!urlList) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const pasteUrlSetting = await getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document);
+
+		const pasteUrlSetting = getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document);
 		const pasteEdit = await createEditAddingLinksForUriList(document, ranges, urlList, false, pasteUrlSetting === PasteUrlAsFormattedLink.Smart, token);
 		if (!pasteEdit) {
 			return;
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ class PasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 
 		uriEdit.label = pasteEdit.label;
 		uriEdit.additionalEdit = pasteEdit.additionalEdits;
-		uriEdit.priority = this._getPriority(dataTransfer);
+		uriEdit.yieldTo = this._yieldTo;
 		return uriEdit;
 	}
 
@@ -61,17 +67,9 @@ class PasteEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 
 		const pasteEdit = new vscode.DocumentPasteEdit(edit.snippet, this._id, edit.label);
 		pasteEdit.additionalEdit = edit.additionalEdits;
-		pasteEdit.priority = this._getPriority(dataTransfer);
+		pasteEdit.yieldTo = this._yieldTo;
 		return pasteEdit;
 	}
-
-	private _getPriority(dataTransfer: vscode.DataTransfer): number {
-		if (dataTransfer.get('text/plain')) {
-			// Deprioritize in favor of normal text content
-			return -10;
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
 }
 
 export function registerPasteSupport(selector: vscode.DocumentSelector,) {

extensions/markdown-language-features/src/languageFeatures/copyFiles/copyPasteLinks.ts

@@ -5,60 +5,44 @@
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { createEditAddingLinksForUriList, getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting, PasteUrlAsFormattedLink, validateLink } from './shared';
+
+const textPlainMime = 'text/plain';
+
 class PasteLinkEditProvider implements vscode.DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 
 	readonly id = 'insertMarkdownLink';
+
 	async provideDocumentPasteEdits(
 		document: vscode.TextDocument,
 		ranges: readonly vscode.Range[],
 		dataTransfer: vscode.DataTransfer,
 		token: vscode.CancellationToken,
 	): Promise<vscode.DocumentPasteEdit | undefined> {
-		const pasteUrlSetting = await getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document);
+		const pasteUrlSetting = getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document);
 		if (pasteUrlSetting === PasteUrlAsFormattedLink.Never) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const item = dataTransfer.get('text/plain');
+		const item = dataTransfer.get(textPlainMime);
 		const urlList = await item?.asString();
-
+		if (token.isCancellationRequested || !urlList || !validateLink(urlList).isValid) {
-		if (urlList === undefined) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!validateLink(urlList).isValid) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const uriEdit = new vscode.DocumentPasteEdit('', this.id, '');
-		if (!urlList) {
-			return undefined;
-		}
-
 		const pasteEdit = await createEditAddingLinksForUriList(document, ranges, validateLink(urlList).cleanedUrlList, true, pasteUrlSetting === PasteUrlAsFormattedLink.Smart, token);
 		if (!pasteEdit) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		uriEdit.label = pasteEdit.label;
+		const edit = new vscode.DocumentPasteEdit('', this.id, pasteEdit.label);
-		uriEdit.additionalEdit = pasteEdit.additionalEdits;
+		edit.additionalEdit = pasteEdit.additionalEdits;
-		uriEdit.priority = this._getPriority(pasteEdit.markdownLink);
+		edit.yieldTo = pasteEdit.markdownLink ? undefined : [{ mimeType: textPlainMime }];
-		return uriEdit;
+		return edit;
-	}
-
-	private _getPriority(pasteAsMarkdownLink: boolean): number {
-		if (!pasteAsMarkdownLink) {
-			// Deprioritize in favor of default paste
-			return -10;
-		}
-		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
 export function registerLinkPasteSupport(selector: vscode.DocumentSelector,) {
 	return vscode.languages.registerDocumentPasteEditProvider(selector, new PasteLinkEditProvider(), {
-		pasteMimeTypes: [
+		pasteMimeTypes: [textPlainMime]
-			'text/plain',
-		]
 	});
 }

extensions/markdown-language-features/src/languageFeatures/copyFiles/dropIntoEditor.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ import { Schemes } from '../../util/schemes';
 
 
 class MarkdownImageDropProvider implements vscode.DocumentDropEditProvider {
+
 	private readonly _id = 'insertLink';
 
+	private readonly _yieldTo = [
+		{ mimeType: 'text/plain' },
+		{ extensionId: 'vscode.ipynb', editId: 'insertAttachment' },
+	];
+
 	async provideDocumentDropEdits(document: vscode.TextDocument, _position: vscode.Position, dataTransfer: vscode.DataTransfer, token: vscode.CancellationToken): Promise<vscode.DocumentDropEdit | undefined> {
 		const enabled = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('markdown', document).get('editor.drop.enabled', true);
 		if (!enabled) {
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ class MarkdownImageDropProvider implements vscode.DocumentDropEditProvider {
 		const edit = new vscode.DocumentDropEdit(snippet.snippet);
 		edit.id = this._id;
 		edit.label = snippet.label;
+		edit.yieldTo = this._yieldTo;
 		return edit;
 	}
 
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ class MarkdownImageDropProvider implements vscode.DocumentDropEditProvider {
 		edit.id = this._id;
 		edit.label = filesEdit.label;
 		edit.additionalEdit = filesEdit.additionalEdits;
+		edit.yieldTo = this._yieldTo;
 		return edit;
 	}
 }

extensions/markdown-language-features/src/languageFeatures/copyFiles/shared.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export enum PasteUrlAsFormattedLink {
 	Never = 'never'
 }
 
-export async function getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<PasteUrlAsFormattedLink> {
+export function getPasteUrlAsFormattedLinkSetting(document: vscode.TextDocument): PasteUrlAsFormattedLink {
 	return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('markdown', document).get<PasteUrlAsFormattedLink>('editor.pasteUrlAsFormattedLink.enabled', PasteUrlAsFormattedLink.Smart);
 }
 

src/vs/editor/common/languages.ts

@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ export interface DocumentPasteEdit {
 	readonly id: string;
 	readonly label: string;
 	readonly detail: string;
-	readonly priority: number;
+	readonly handledMimeType?: string;
+	readonly yieldTo?: readonly DropYieldTo[];
 	insertText: string | { readonly snippet: string };
 	additionalEdit?: WorkspaceEdit;
 }
@@ -2008,13 +2009,19 @@ export enum ExternalUriOpenerPriority {
 	Preferred = 3,
 }
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export type DropYieldTo = { readonly editId: string } | { readonly mimeType: string };
+
 /**
  * @internal
  */
 export interface DocumentOnDropEdit {
 	readonly id: string;
 	readonly label: string;
-	readonly priority: number;
+	readonly handledMimeType?: string;
+	readonly yieldTo?: readonly DropYieldTo[];
 	insertText: string | { readonly snippet: string };
 	additionalEdit?: WorkspaceEdit;
 }

src/vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/copyPasteController.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { Handler, IEditorContribution, PastePayload } from 'vs/editor/common/edi
 import { DocumentPasteEdit, DocumentPasteEditProvider } from 'vs/editor/common/languages';
 import { ITextModel } from 'vs/editor/common/model';
 import { ILanguageFeaturesService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/languageFeatures';
-import { createCombinedWorkspaceEdit } from 'vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/edit';
+import { createCombinedWorkspaceEdit, sortEditsByYieldTo } from 'vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/edit';
 import { CodeEditorStateFlag, EditorStateCancellationTokenSource } from 'vs/editor/contrib/editorState/browser/editorState';
 import { InlineProgressManager } from 'vs/editor/contrib/inlineProgress/browser/inlineProgress';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export class CopyPasteController extends Disposable implements IEditorContributi
 	}
 
 	private async getPasteEdits(providers: readonly DocumentPasteEditProvider[], dataTransfer: VSDataTransfer, model: ITextModel, selections: readonly Selection[], token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit[]> {
-		const result = await raceCancellation(
+		const results = await raceCancellation(
 			Promise.all(providers.map(provider => {
 				try {
 					return provider.provideDocumentPasteEdits?.(model, selections, dataTransfer, token);
@@ -440,10 +440,11 @@ export class CopyPasteController extends Disposable implements IEditorContributi
 					console.error(err);
 					return undefined;
 				}
-			})).then(coalesce),
+			})),
 			token);
-		result?.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority);
+		const edits = coalesce(results ?? []);
-		return result ?? [];
+		sortEditsByYieldTo(edits);
+		return edits;
 	}
 
 	private async applyDefaultPasteHandler(dataTransfer: VSDataTransfer, metadata: CopyMetadata | undefined, token: CancellationToken) {

src/vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/defaultProviders.ts

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ abstract class SimplePasteAndDropProvider implements DocumentOnDropEditProvider,
 
 	async provideDocumentPasteEdits(_model: ITextModel, _ranges: readonly IRange[], dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit | undefined> {
 		const edit = await this.getEdit(dataTransfer, token);
-		return edit ? { id: this.id, insertText: edit.insertText, label: edit.label, detail: edit.detail, priority: edit.priority } : undefined;
+		return edit ? { id: this.id, insertText: edit.insertText, label: edit.label, detail: edit.detail, handledMimeType: edit.handledMimeType, yieldTo: edit.yieldTo } : undefined;
 	}
 
 	async provideDocumentOnDropEdits(_model: ITextModel, _position: IPosition, dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentOnDropEdit | undefined> {
 		const edit = await this.getEdit(dataTransfer, token);
-		return edit ? { id: this.id, insertText: edit.insertText, label: edit.label, priority: edit.priority } : undefined;
+		return edit ? { id: this.id, insertText: edit.insertText, label: edit.label, handledMimeType: edit.handledMimeType, yieldTo: edit.yieldTo } : undefined;
 	}
 
 	protected abstract getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit | undefined>;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DefaultTextProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 	readonly dropMimeTypes = [Mimes.text];
 	readonly pasteMimeTypes = [Mimes.text];
 
-	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, _token: CancellationToken) {
+	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, _token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit | undefined> {
 		const textEntry = dataTransfer.get(Mimes.text);
 		if (!textEntry) {
 			return;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class DefaultTextProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 		const insertText = await textEntry.asString();
 		return {
 			id: this.id,
-			priority: 0,
+			handledMimeType: Mimes.text,
 			label: localize('text.label', "Insert Plain Text"),
 			detail: builtInLabel,
 			insertText
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class PathProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 	readonly dropMimeTypes = [Mimes.uriList];
 	readonly pasteMimeTypes = [Mimes.uriList];
 
-	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken) {
+	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit | undefined> {
 		const entries = await extractUriList(dataTransfer);
 		if (!entries.length || token.isCancellationRequested) {
 			return;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class PathProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 
 		return {
 			id: this.id,
-			priority: 0,
+			handledMimeType: Mimes.uriList,
 			insertText,
 			label,
 			detail: builtInLabel,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class RelativePathProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 		super();
 	}
 
-	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken) {
+	protected async getEdit(dataTransfer: IReadonlyVSDataTransfer, token: CancellationToken): Promise<DocumentPasteEdit | undefined> {
 		const entries = await extractUriList(dataTransfer);
 		if (!entries.length || token.isCancellationRequested) {
 			return;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class RelativePathProvider extends SimplePasteAndDropProvider {
 
 		return {
 			id: this.id,
-			priority: 0,
+			handledMimeType: Mimes.uriList,
 			insertText: relativeUris.join(' '),
 			label: entries.length > 1
 				? localize('defaultDropProvider.uriList.relativePaths', "Insert Relative Paths")

src/vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/dropIntoEditorController.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { RawContextKey } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { LocalSelectionTransfer } from 'vs/platform/dnd/browser/dnd';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { PostEditWidgetManager } from './postEditWidget';
+import { sortEditsByYieldTo as sortEditsByYieldTo } from './edit';
 
 export const changeDropTypeCommandId = 'editor.changeDropType';
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export class DropIntoEditorController extends Disposable implements IEditorContr
 			return provider.provideDocumentOnDropEdits(model, position, dataTransfer, tokenSource.token);
 		})), tokenSource.token);
 		const edits = coalesce(results ?? []);
-		edits.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority);
+		sortEditsByYieldTo(edits);
 		return edits;
 	}
 

src/vs/editor/contrib/dropOrPasteInto/browser/edit.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { ResourceTextEdit } from 'vs/editor/browser/services/bulkEditService';
-import { WorkspaceEdit } from 'vs/editor/common/languages';
+import { DropYieldTo, WorkspaceEdit } from 'vs/editor/common/languages';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
 
 export interface DropOrPasteEdit {
@@ -27,3 +27,26 @@ export function createCombinedWorkspaceEdit(uri: URI, ranges: readonly Range[],
 		]
 	};
 }
+
+export function sortEditsByYieldTo<T extends {
+	readonly id: string;
+	readonly handledMimeType?: string;
+	readonly yieldTo?: readonly DropYieldTo[];
+}>(edits: T[]): void {
+	function yieldsTo(yTo: DropYieldTo, other: T): boolean {
+		return ('editId' in yTo && yTo.editId === other.id)
+			|| ('mimeType' in yTo && yTo.mimeType === other.handledMimeType);
+	}
+
+	edits.sort((a, b) => {
+		if (a.yieldTo?.some(yTo => yieldsTo(yTo, b))) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (b.yieldTo?.some(yTo => yieldsTo(yTo, a))) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	});
+}

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts

@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ export interface IPasteEditDto {
 	id: string;
 	label: string;
 	detail: string;
-	priority: number;
+	yieldTo?: readonly languages.DropYieldTo[];
 	insertText: string | { snippet: string };
 	additionalEdit?: IWorkspaceEditDto;
 }
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ export interface IDocumentDropEditProviderMetadata {
 export interface IDocumentOnDropEditDto {
 	id: string;
 	label: string;
-	priority: number;
+	yieldTo?: readonly languages.DropYieldTo[];
 	insertText: string | { snippet: string };
 	additionalEdit?: IWorkspaceEditDto;
 }

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostLanguageFeatures.ts

@@ -553,14 +553,20 @@ class DocumentPasteEditProvider {
 		}
 
 		return {
-			id: edit.id ? this._extension.identifier.value + '.' + edit.id : this._extension.identifier.value,
+			id: edit.id ? this.toInternalId(this._extension.identifier.value, edit.id) : this._extension.identifier.value,
 			label: edit.label ?? localize('defaultPasteLabel', "Paste using '{0}' extension", this._extension.displayName || this._extension.name),
 			detail: this._extension.displayName || this._extension.name,
-			priority: edit.priority ?? 0,
+			yieldTo: edit.yieldTo?.map(yTo => {
+				return 'mimeType' in yTo ? yTo : { editId: this.toInternalId(yTo.extensionId, yTo.editId) };
+			}),
 			insertText: typeof edit.insertText === 'string' ? edit.insertText : { snippet: edit.insertText.value },
 			additionalEdit: edit.additionalEdit ? typeConvert.WorkspaceEdit.from(edit.additionalEdit, undefined) : undefined,
 		};
 	}
+
+	private toInternalId(extId: string, editId: string): string {
+		return extId + '.' + editId;
+	}
 }
 
 class DocumentFormattingAdapter {
@@ -1799,13 +1805,19 @@ class DocumentOnDropEditAdapter {
 			return undefined;
 		}
 		return {
-			id: edit.id ? this._extension.identifier.value + '.' + edit.id : this._extension.identifier.value,
+			id: edit.id ? this.toInternalId(this._extension.identifier.value, edit.id) : this._extension.identifier.value,
 			label: edit.label ?? localize('defaultDropLabel', "Drop using '{0}' extension", this._extension.displayName || this._extension.name),
-			priority: edit.priority ?? 0,
+			yieldTo: edit.yieldTo?.map(yTo => {
+				return 'mimeType' in yTo ? yTo : { editId: this.toInternalId(yTo.extensionId, yTo.editId) };
+			}),
 			insertText: typeof edit.insertText === 'string' ? edit.insertText : { snippet: edit.insertText.value },
 			additionalEdit: edit.additionalEdit ? typeConvert.WorkspaceEdit.from(edit.additionalEdit, undefined) : undefined,
 		};
 	}
+
+	private toInternalId(extId: string, editId: string): string {
+		return extId + '.' + editId;
+	}
 }
 
 type Adapter = DocumentSymbolAdapter | CodeLensAdapter | DefinitionAdapter | HoverAdapter

src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.documentPaste.d.ts

@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		label: string;
 
 		/**
-		 * The relative priority of this edit. Higher priority items are shown first in the UI.
+		 * Controls the ordering or multiple paste edits. If this provider yield to edits, it will be shown lower in the list.
-		 *
-		 * Defaults to `0`.
 		 */
-		priority?: number;
+		yieldTo?: ReadonlyArray<
+			| { readonly extensionId: string; readonly editId: string }
+			| { readonly mimeType: string }
+		>;
 
 		/**
 		 * The text or snippet to insert at the pasted locations.

src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.dropMetadata.d.ts

@@ -12,20 +12,32 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * Identifies the type of edit.
 		 *
 		 * This id should be unique within the extension but does not need to be unique across extensions.
+		 *
+		 * TODO: Should this live on the provider instead? That way we could call just the provider we want (however it would
+		 * prevent extending providers in the future to allow returning multiple edits)
 		 */
 		id?: string;
 
-		/**
-		 * The relative priority of this edit. Higher priority items are shown first in the UI.
-		 *
-		 * Defaults to `0`.
-		 */
-		priority?: number;
-
 		/**
 		 * Human readable label that describes the edit.
 		 */
 		label?: string;
+
+		/**
+		 * The mime type from the {@link DataTransfer} that this edit applies.
+		 *
+		 * TODO: Should this be taken from `dropMimeTypes` instead?
+		 */
+		handledMimeType?: string;
+
+		/**
+		 * Controls the ordering or multiple paste edits. If this provider yield to edits, it will be shown lower in the list.
+		 */
+		yieldTo?: ReadonlyArray<
+			// TODO: what about built-in providers?
+			| { readonly extensionId: string; readonly editId: string }
+			| { readonly mimeType: string }
+		>;
 	}
 
 	export interface DocumentDropEditProviderMetadata {