feat(amazonq): Add inline chat to context menu and reject empty inputs (#5879)

This PR adds the "Inline chat" menu option to the right click context
menu and command palette. It also rejects empty inputs to inline chat to
make it clearer to users they must input text into the dialog.


License: I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the
Apache 2.0 license.

Author: grant0417

packages/amazonq/package.json

@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@
                 {
                     "command": "aws.amazonq.sendToPrompt",
                     "group": "cw_chat@6"
+                },
+                {
+                    "command": "aws.amazonq.inline.invokeChat",
+                    "group": "cw_chat@7"
                 }
             ],
             "editor/context": [
@@ -594,6 +598,12 @@
                 "title": "%AWS.amazonq.toggleCodeScan%",
                 "category": "%AWS.amazonq.title%",
                 "enablement": "aws.codewhisperer.connected"
+            },
+            {
+                "command": "aws.amazonq.inline.invokeChat",
+                "title": "%AWS.amazonq.inline.invokeChat%",
+                "category": "%AWS.amazonq.title%",
+                "enablement": "aws.codewhisperer.connected"
             }
         ],
         "keybindings": [
@@ -669,7 +679,7 @@
                 "when": "inlineSuggestionVisible && !editorReadonly && aws.codewhisperer.connected"
             },
             {
-                "command": "aws.amazonq.inline.waitForUserInput",
+                "command": "aws.amazonq.inline.invokeChat",
                 "win": "ctrl+i",
                 "mac": "cmd+i",
                 "linux": "ctrl+i",

packages/amazonq/src/inlineChat/command/registerInlineCommands.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { InlineTask } from '../controller/inlineTask'
 
 export function registerInlineCommands(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, inlineChatController: InlineChatController) {
     context.subscriptions.push(
-        vscode.commands.registerCommand('aws.amazonq.inline.waitForUserInput', async () => {
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('aws.amazonq.inline.invokeChat', async () => {
             await inlineChatController.inlineQuickPick()
         }),
         vscode.commands.registerCommand('aws.amazonq.inline.waitForUserDecisionAcceptAll', async (task: InlineTask) => {

packages/amazonq/src/inlineChat/controller/inlineChatController.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { responseTransformer } from '../output/responseTransformer'
 import { adjustTextDiffForEditing, computeDiff } from '../output/computeDiff'
 import { computeDecorations } from '../decorations/computeDecorations'
 import { CodelensProvider } from '../codeLenses/codeLenseProvider'
-import { ReferenceLogController } from 'aws-core-vscode/codewhispererChat'
+import { PromptMessage, ReferenceLogController } from 'aws-core-vscode/codewhispererChat'
 import { CodeWhispererSettings } from 'aws-core-vscode/codewhisperer'
 import { codicon, getIcon, getLogger, messages, setContext, Timeout, textDocumentUtil } from 'aws-core-vscode/shared'
 import { InlineLineAnnotationController } from '../decorations/inlineLineAnnotationController'
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ export class InlineChatController {
                 prompt: codicon`${getIcon('aws-amazonq-q-white')} Edit code`,
             })
             .then(async (query) => {
-                this.userQuery = query
-                if (!query) {
+                if (!query || query.trim() === '') {
+                    void vscode.window.showWarningMessage('Amazon Q: Instructions for cannot be empty')
                     return
                 }
+
+                this.userQuery = query
                 await textDocumentUtil.addEofNewline(editor)
                 this.task = await this.createTask(query, editor.document, editor.selection)
                 await this.inlineLineAnnotationController.disable(editor)
@@ -201,11 +203,10 @@ export class InlineChatController {
         }
 
         await this.updateTaskAndLenses(this.task, TaskState.InProgress)
-        const prompt = query
-        getLogger().info(`prompt:\n${prompt}`)
+        getLogger().info(`inline chat query:\n${query}`)
         const uuid = randomUUID()
-        const message = {
-            message: prompt,
+        const message: PromptMessage = {
+            message: query,
             messageId: uuid,
             command: undefined,
             userIntent: undefined,

packages/core/package.nls.json

@@ -321,5 +321,6 @@
     "AWS.amazonq.featureDev.placeholder.additionalImprovements": "Describe your task or issue in detail",
     "AWS.amazonq.featureDev.placeholder.feedback": "Provide feedback or comments",
     "AWS.amazonq.featureDev.placeholder.describe": "Describe your task or issue in detail",
-    "AWS.amazonq.featureDev.placeholder.sessionClosed": "Open a new chat tab to continue"
+    "AWS.amazonq.featureDev.placeholder.sessionClosed": "Open a new chat tab to continue",
+    "AWS.amazonq.inline.invokeChat": "Inline chat"
 }