Run selected text in integrated terminal

[bernardocaldas]

We should be able to select some lines and have them sent to the terminal, either via a keyboard shortcut or by a right click action.

[DonJayamanne]

Can I suggest we expose this same functionality via a command as well - for extension developers.
This way extension developers can launch the integrated terminal window and run some commands to set up the environment or launch a program for CLI debugging.

[Tyriar]

@DonJayamanne a regular command (not extension API) would suffice for this?

[DonJayamanne]

Yes, that would.

[Tyriar]

@bernardocaldas @DonJayamanne you can try this out in Insiders tomorrow via the command palette, there is no keybinding though as everything seems to be taken (modifiers+enter, ctrl+shift+r)

[DonJayamanne]

@Tyriar, does this change also allow an extension developer to send some text to the terminal window?
What I would like to do is, use the terminal to for debugging python code.

[Tyriar]

It sends the selected text in the editor only, it's a command so it doesn't take arguments. I think #547 is what you're after.

[DonJayamanne]

@Tyriar, thanks, will check that out.