An option to copy only plain text to clipboard.

src/vs/editor/browser/controller/textAreaHandler.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import 'vs/css!./textAreaHandler';
 import * as platform from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import * as browser from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 import * as strings from 'vs/base/common/strings';
-import { TextAreaInput, ITextAreaInputHost, IPasteData, ICompositionData } from 'vs/editor/browser/controller/textAreaInput';
+import { TextAreaInput, ITextAreaInputHost, IPasteData, ICompositionData, CopyOptions } from 'vs/editor/browser/controller/textAreaInput';
 import { ISimpleModel, ITypeData, TextAreaState, PagedScreenReaderStrategy } from 'vs/editor/browser/controller/textAreaState';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
 import { Selection } from 'vs/editor/common/core/selection';
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends ViewPart {
 	private _fontInfo: BareFontInfo;
 	private _lineHeight: number;
 	private _emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	private _copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 
 	/**
 	 * Defined only when the text area is visible (composition case).
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends ViewPart {
 		this._fontInfo = conf.fontInfo;
 		this._lineHeight = conf.lineHeight;
 		this._emptySelectionClipboard = conf.emptySelectionClipboard;
+		this._copyWithSyntaxHighlighting = conf.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting;
 
 		this._visibleTextArea = null;
 		this._selections = [new Selection(1, 1, 1, 1)];
@@ -191,6 +193,10 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends ViewPart {
 			},
 
 			getHTMLToCopy: (): string => {
+				if (!this._copyWithSyntaxHighlighting && !CopyOptions.forceCopyWithSyntaxHighlighting) {
+					return null;
+				}
+
 				return this._context.model.getHTMLToCopy(this._selections, this._emptySelectionClipboard);
 			},
 
@@ -387,6 +393,9 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends ViewPart {
 		if (e.emptySelectionClipboard) {
 			this._emptySelectionClipboard = conf.emptySelectionClipboard;
 		}
+		if (e.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting) {
+			this._copyWithSyntaxHighlighting = conf.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting;
+		}
 
 		return true;
 	}

src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts

@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ const editorConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.emptySelectionClipboard,
 			'description': nls.localize('emptySelectionClipboard', "Controls whether copying without a selection copies the current line.")
 		},
+		'editor.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting': {
+			'type': 'boolean',
+			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting,
+			'description': nls.localize('copyWithSyntaxHighlighting', "Controls whether syntax highlighting should be copied into the clipboard.")
+		},
 		'editor.wordBasedSuggestions': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.contribInfo.wordBasedSuggestions,

src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts

@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ export interface IEditorOptions {
 	 * Copying without a selection copies the current line.
 	 */
 	emptySelectionClipboard?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * Syntax highlighting is copied.
+	 */
+	copyWithSyntaxHighlighting?: boolean;
 	/**
 	 * Enable word based suggestions. Defaults to 'true'
 	 */
@@ -1006,6 +1010,7 @@ export interface IValidatedEditorOptions {
 	readonly autoIndent: boolean;
 	readonly dragAndDrop: boolean;
 	readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 	readonly useTabStops: boolean;
 	readonly multiCursorModifier: 'altKey' | 'ctrlKey' | 'metaKey';
 	readonly multiCursorMergeOverlapping: boolean;
@@ -1045,6 +1050,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 	readonly tabFocusMode: boolean;
 	readonly dragAndDrop: boolean;
 	readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 
 	// ---- grouped options
 	readonly layoutInfo: EditorLayoutInfo;
@@ -1074,6 +1080,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 		tabFocusMode: boolean;
 		dragAndDrop: boolean;
 		emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+		copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 		layoutInfo: EditorLayoutInfo;
 		fontInfo: FontInfo;
 		viewInfo: InternalEditorViewOptions;
@@ -1098,6 +1105,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 		this.tabFocusMode = source.tabFocusMode;
 		this.dragAndDrop = source.dragAndDrop;
 		this.emptySelectionClipboard = source.emptySelectionClipboard;
+		this.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting = source.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting;
 		this.layoutInfo = source.layoutInfo;
 		this.fontInfo = source.fontInfo;
 		this.viewInfo = source.viewInfo;
@@ -1129,6 +1137,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 			&& this.dragAndDrop === other.dragAndDrop
 			&& this.showUnused === other.showUnused
 			&& this.emptySelectionClipboard === other.emptySelectionClipboard
+			&& this.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting === other.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting
 			&& InternalEditorOptions._equalsLayoutInfo(this.layoutInfo, other.layoutInfo)
 			&& this.fontInfo.equals(other.fontInfo)
 			&& InternalEditorOptions._equalsViewOptions(this.viewInfo, other.viewInfo)
@@ -1159,6 +1168,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 			tabFocusMode: (this.tabFocusMode !== newOpts.tabFocusMode),
 			dragAndDrop: (this.dragAndDrop !== newOpts.dragAndDrop),
 			emptySelectionClipboard: (this.emptySelectionClipboard !== newOpts.emptySelectionClipboard),
+			copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: (this.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting !== newOpts.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting),
 			layoutInfo: (!InternalEditorOptions._equalsLayoutInfo(this.layoutInfo, newOpts.layoutInfo)),
 			fontInfo: (!this.fontInfo.equals(newOpts.fontInfo)),
 			viewInfo: (!InternalEditorOptions._equalsViewOptions(this.viewInfo, newOpts.viewInfo)),
@@ -1542,6 +1552,7 @@ export interface IConfigurationChangedEvent {
 	readonly tabFocusMode: boolean;
 	readonly dragAndDrop: boolean;
 	readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 	readonly layoutInfo: boolean;
 	readonly fontInfo: boolean;
 	readonly viewInfo: boolean;
@@ -1751,6 +1762,7 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 			autoIndent: _boolean(opts.autoIndent, defaults.autoIndent),
 			dragAndDrop: _boolean(opts.dragAndDrop, defaults.dragAndDrop),
 			emptySelectionClipboard: _boolean(opts.emptySelectionClipboard, defaults.emptySelectionClipboard),
+			copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: _boolean(opts.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting, defaults.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting),
 			useTabStops: _boolean(opts.useTabStops, defaults.useTabStops),
 			multiCursorModifier: multiCursorModifier,
 			multiCursorMergeOverlapping: _boolean(opts.multiCursorMergeOverlapping, defaults.multiCursorMergeOverlapping),
@@ -2034,6 +2046,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptionsFactory {
 			autoIndent: opts.autoIndent,
 			dragAndDrop: opts.dragAndDrop,
 			emptySelectionClipboard: opts.emptySelectionClipboard,
+			copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: opts.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting,
 			useTabStops: opts.useTabStops,
 			multiCursorModifier: opts.multiCursorModifier,
 			multiCursorMergeOverlapping: opts.multiCursorMergeOverlapping,
@@ -2259,6 +2272,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptionsFactory {
 			tabFocusMode: opts.readOnly ? true : env.tabFocusMode,
 			dragAndDrop: opts.dragAndDrop,
 			emptySelectionClipboard: opts.emptySelectionClipboard && env.emptySelectionClipboard,
+			copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: opts.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting,
 			layoutInfo: layoutInfo,
 			fontInfo: env.fontInfo,
 			viewInfo: opts.viewInfo,
@@ -2492,6 +2506,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 	autoIndent: true,
 	dragAndDrop: true,
 	emptySelectionClipboard: true,
+	copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: true,
 	useTabStops: true,
 	multiCursorModifier: 'altKey',
 	multiCursorMergeOverlapping: true,

src/vs/editor/common/controller/cursorCommon.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export class CursorConfiguration {
 	public readonly useTabStops: boolean;
 	public readonly wordSeparators: string;
 	public readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	public readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 	public readonly multiCursorMergeOverlapping: boolean;
 	public readonly autoClosingBrackets: EditorAutoClosingStrategy;
 	public readonly autoClosingQuotes: EditorAutoClosingStrategy;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ export class CursorConfiguration {
 		this.useTabStops = c.useTabStops;
 		this.wordSeparators = c.wordSeparators;
 		this.emptySelectionClipboard = c.emptySelectionClipboard;
+		this.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting = c.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting;
 		this.multiCursorMergeOverlapping = c.multiCursorMergeOverlapping;
 		this.autoClosingBrackets = c.autoClosingBrackets;
 		this.autoClosingQuotes = c.autoClosingQuotes;

src/vs/editor/common/view/viewEvents.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class ViewConfigurationChangedEvent {
 	public readonly readOnly: boolean;
 	public readonly accessibilitySupport: boolean;
 	public readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+	public readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 	public readonly layoutInfo: boolean;
 	public readonly fontInfo: boolean;
 	public readonly viewInfo: boolean;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export class ViewConfigurationChangedEvent {
 		this.readOnly = source.readOnly;
 		this.accessibilitySupport = source.accessibilitySupport;
 		this.emptySelectionClipboard = source.emptySelectionClipboard;
+		this.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting = source.copyWithSyntaxHighlighting;
 		this.layoutInfo = source.layoutInfo;
 		this.fontInfo = source.fontInfo;
 		this.viewInfo = source.viewInfo;

src/vs/monaco.d.ts

@@ -2897,6 +2897,10 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		 * Copying without a selection copies the current line.
 		 */
 		emptySelectionClipboard?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * Syntax highlighting is copied.
+		 */
+		copyWithSyntaxHighlighting?: boolean;
 		/**
 		 * Enable word based suggestions. Defaults to 'true'
 		 */
@@ -3295,6 +3299,7 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		readonly tabFocusMode: boolean;
 		readonly dragAndDrop: boolean;
 		readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+		readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 		readonly layoutInfo: EditorLayoutInfo;
 		readonly fontInfo: FontInfo;
 		readonly viewInfo: InternalEditorViewOptions;
@@ -3435,6 +3440,7 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		readonly tabFocusMode: boolean;
 		readonly dragAndDrop: boolean;
 		readonly emptySelectionClipboard: boolean;
+		readonly copyWithSyntaxHighlighting: boolean;
 		readonly layoutInfo: boolean;
 		readonly fontInfo: boolean;
 		readonly viewInfo: boolean;