AA98-E02 Editor Framework

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AA98-E02 Editor Framework

Parent

• Vision: DevOps/Vision.md

Goal

Create the editor foundation for AA98_AvlnCodeStudio as a reusable framework that supports the initial file types and can evolve toward a richer .NET-focused development environment.

Scope

• Provide document opening, editing, and saving workflows.
• Support initial file types: C#, .axaml, and .md.
• Introduce syntax-highlighting capabilities appropriate to the supported document types.
• Prepare the editor area for future multi-document and richer language tooling increments.
• Prepare editor-facing texts and file-type labels so they can be localized through resources.

Included Themes

• Document lifecycle
• Editor hosting and document state
• Syntax highlighting
• File-type-aware editor behavior
• Resource-friendly editor text handling

Excluded for Now

• Full Roslyn-powered code intelligence
• Refactoring features
• Advanced code generation workflows

Success Indicators

• Users can work productively with the initial supported document types.
• The editor model can be extended without replacing the first implementation.
• The framework supports later additions such as tabs, context actions, and richer language services.
• Editor-facing texts can evolve toward resource-based localization without redesigning the feature set.

Candidate Child Features

• Multi-document editing
• File-type-aware editor services
• Syntax-highlighting support
• Editor commands and document actions

Assumptions

• The current small editor backlog item AA98-Bl001 forms the first vertical slice of this epic.
• Rich language services should come after stable editing fundamentals.

Open Questions

• Should tabs be introduced before deeper syntax services?
• Should markdown preview be part of this epic or a later feature set?

Status

• Proposed