Implement clearTodoList function and hide widget when no todos are present#311285
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Pull request overview
This PR improves the Copilot Chat todo-list experience by (1) ensuring the todo widget is not shown when empty and (2) introducing a helper to clear todos when starting a Copilot CLI session.
Changes:
- Hide the chat todo list widget when there are no todos.
- Add a
clearTodoListhelper that writes an empty list via themanage_todo_listtool. - Invoke
clearTodoListduring Copilot CLI request handling.
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| src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/widget/chatContentParts/chatTodoListWidget.ts | Hide the widget when the todo list is empty. |
| extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/copilotcli/node/copilotcliSession.ts | Call todo-list clearing helper during request processing. |
| extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/copilotcli/common/copilotCLITools.ts | Add clearTodoList tool helper to write an empty todo list. |
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…n/copilotCLITools.ts Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Introduce a function to clear the todo list at the start of a session and ensure the widget is hidden when there are no todos. This improves the user experience by preventing the display of an empty todo list.