Feat add Ctrl+Q to fetch global documentation from selection and print to Output

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   - Auto-indent dot syntax on Enter for `objectscript`/`objectscript-int` (replicates leading dots). (#6)
   - Added `resolveContextExpression` command: posts current line/routine to API, inserts returned code on success, shows error otherwise. (#7)
   - Refactor API: extracted request util and updated endpoints (#8)
+  - Add Ctrl+Q shortcut to fetch “global documentation” for the current selection/line and print the response to the Output. (#14)
 
 ## [3.0.6] 09-Sep-2025
 

package.json

@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
           "command": "vscode-objectscript.viewOthers",
           "when": "vscode-objectscript.connectActive"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "vscode-objectscript.getGlobalDocumentation",
+          "when": "editorLangId =~ /^objectscript/ && vscode-objectscript.connectActive"
+        },
         {
           "command": "vscode-objectscript.subclass",
           "when": "editorLangId =~ /^objectscript/ && vscode-objectscript.connectActive"
@@ -840,6 +844,12 @@
         "command": "vscode-objectscript.resolveContextExpression",
         "title": "Resolve Context Expression"
       },
+      {
+        "category": "ObjectScript",
+        "command": "vscode-objectscript.getGlobalDocumentation",
+        "title": "Show Global Documentation",
+        "enablement": "vscode-objectscript.connectActive"
+      },
       {
         "category": "ObjectScript",
         "command": "vscode-objectscript.compile",
@@ -939,6 +949,12 @@
         "enablement": "vscode-objectscript.connectActive",
         "title": "View Other"
       },
+      {
+        "category": "ObjectScript",
+        "command": "vscode-objectscript.getGlobalDocumentation",
+        "enablement": "vscode-objectscript.connectActive",
+        "title": "Show Global Documentation"
+      },
       {
         "category": "ObjectScript",
         "command": "vscode-objectscript.subclass",
@@ -1220,6 +1236,12 @@
         "mac": "Cmd+Alt+Space",
         "when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId =~ /^objectscript/"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "vscode-objectscript.getGlobalDocumentation",
+        "key": "Ctrl+Q",
+        "mac": "Cmd+Q",
+        "when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId =~ /^objectscript/"
+      },
       {
         "command": "vscode-objectscript.viewOthers",
         "key": "Ctrl+Shift+V",

src/api/index.ts

@@ -719,6 +719,10 @@ export class AtelierAPI {
     });
   }
 
+  public getGlobalDocumentation(body: { selectedText: string }): Promise<Atelier.Response> {
+    return this.request(1, "POST", `${this.ns}/action/getglobaldocumentation`, body);
+  }
+
   // v1+
   public actionCompile(docs: string[], flags?: string, source = false): Promise<Atelier.Response> {
     docs = docs.map((doc) => this.transformNameIfCsp(doc));

src/ccs/commands/globalDocumentation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+import { GlobalDocumentationClient } from "../sourcecontrol/clients/globalDocumentationClient";
+import { handleError, outputChannel } from "../../utils";
+
+const sharedClient = new GlobalDocumentationClient();
+
+function getSelectedOrCurrentLineText(editor: vscode.TextEditor): string {
+  const { selection, document } = editor;
+
+  if (!selection || selection.isEmpty) {
+    return document.lineAt(selection.active.line).text.trim();
+  }
+
+  return document.getText(selection).trim();
+}
+
+export async function showGlobalDocumentation(): Promise<void> {
+  const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+
+  if (!editor) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const selectedText = getSelectedOrCurrentLineText(editor);
+
+  if (!selectedText) {
+    void vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Selection is empty. Select text or place the cursor on a line with content.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const content = await sharedClient.fetch(editor.document, { selectedText });
+
+    if (!content || !content.trim()) {
+      void vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Global documentation did not return any content.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    outputChannel.appendLine("==================== Global Documentation ====================");
+    for (const line of content.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+      outputChannel.appendLine(line);
+    }
+    outputChannel.show(true);
+  } catch (error) {
+    handleError(error, "Failed to retrieve global documentation.");
+  }
+}

src/ccs/core/types.ts

@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ export interface SourceControlError {
   message: string;
   cause?: unknown;
 }
+export interface GlobalDocumentationResponse {
+  content?: string | string[] | Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  message?: string;
+}

src/ccs/index.ts

@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ export { getCcsSettings, isFlagEnabled, type CcsSettings } from "./config/settin
 export { logDebug, logError, logInfo, logWarn } from "./core/logging";
 export { SourceControlApi } from "./sourcecontrol/client";
 export { resolveContextExpression } from "./commands/contextHelp";
+export { showGlobalDocumentation } from "./commands/globalDocumentation";
 export { ContextExpressionClient } from "./sourcecontrol/clients/contextExpressionClient";
+export { GlobalDocumentationClient } from "./sourcecontrol/clients/globalDocumentationClient";

src/ccs/sourcecontrol/clients/globalDocumentationClient.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+import { AtelierAPI } from "../../../api";
+import { getCcsSettings } from "../../config/settings";
+import { logDebug } from "../../core/logging";
+import { SourceControlApi } from "../client";
+import { ROUTES } from "../routes";
+
+interface GlobalDocumentationPayload {
+  selectedText: string;
+}
+
+export class GlobalDocumentationClient {
+  private readonly apiFactory: (api: AtelierAPI) => SourceControlApi;
+
+  public constructor(apiFactory: (api: AtelierAPI) => SourceControlApi = SourceControlApi.fromAtelierApi) {
+    this.apiFactory = apiFactory;
+  }
+
+  public async fetch(document: vscode.TextDocument, payload: GlobalDocumentationPayload): Promise<string> {
+    const api = new AtelierAPI(document.uri);
+
+    let sourceControlApi: SourceControlApi;
+    try {
+      sourceControlApi = this.apiFactory(api);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logDebug("Failed to create SourceControl API client for global documentation", error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    const { requestTimeout } = getCcsSettings();
+
+    try {
+      const response = await sourceControlApi.post<string>(ROUTES.getGlobalDocumentation(), payload, {
+        timeout: requestTimeout,
+        responseType: "text",
+        transformResponse: [(data) => data],
+        validateStatus: (status) => status >= 200 && status < 300,
+      });
+
+      return typeof response.data === "string" ? response.data : "";
+    } catch (error) {
+      logDebug("Global documentation request failed", error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}

src/ccs/sourcecontrol/routes.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const BASE_PATH = "/api/sourcecontrol/vscode" as const;
 
 export const ROUTES = {
   resolveContextExpression: () => `/resolveContextExpression`,
+  getGlobalDocumentation: () => `/getGlobalDocumentation`,
 } as const;
 
 export type RouteKey = keyof typeof ROUTES;

src/commands/globalDocumentation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+import { AtelierAPI } from "../api";
+import { currentFile, handleError, outputChannel } from "../utils";
+
+function getSelectedOrCurrentLineText(editor: vscode.TextEditor): string {
+  const { selection, document } = editor;
+  if (!selection || selection.isEmpty) {
+    return document.lineAt(selection.active.line).text.trim();
+  }
+  return document.getText(selection).trim();
+}
+
+export async function showGlobalDocumentation(): Promise<void> {
+  const file = currentFile();
+  const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+
+  if (!file || !editor) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const selectedText = getSelectedOrCurrentLineText(editor);
+
+  if (!selectedText) {
+    void vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Selection is empty. Select text or place the cursor on a line with content.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const api = new AtelierAPI(file.uri);
+
+  if (!api.active) {
+    void vscode.window.showErrorMessage("No active connection to retrieve global documentation.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await api.getGlobalDocumentation({ selectedText });
+    const content = response?.result?.content;
+    let output = "";
+
+    if (Array.isArray(content)) {
+      output = content.join("\n");
+    } else if (typeof content === "string") {
+      output = content;
+    } else if (content && typeof content === "object") {
+      output = JSON.stringify(content, null, 2);
+    }
+
+    if (!output) {
+      void vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Global documentation did not return any content.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    outputChannel.appendLine("==================== Global Documentation ====================");
+    outputChannel.appendLine(output);
+    outputChannel.show(true);
+  } catch (error) {
+    handleError(error, "Failed to retrieve global documentation.");
+  }
+}

src/extension.ts

@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ import {
 import { WorkspaceNode, NodeBase } from "./explorer/nodes";
 import { showPlanWebview } from "./commands/showPlanPanel";
 import { isfsConfig } from "./utils/FileProviderUtil";
-import { resolveContextExpression } from "./ccs";
-
+import { resolveContextExpression, showGlobalDocumentation } from "./ccs";
 const packageJson = vscode.extensions.getExtension(extensionId).packageJSON;
 const extensionVersion = packageJson.version;
 const aiKey = packageJson.aiKey;
@@ -1372,6 +1371,10 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<any> {
       sendCommandTelemetryEvent("viewOthers");
       viewOthers(false);
     }),
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand("vscode-objectscript.getGlobalDocumentation", () => {
+      sendCommandTelemetryEvent("getGlobalDocumentation");
+      void showGlobalDocumentation();
+    }),
     vscode.commands.registerCommand("vscode-objectscript.serverCommands.sourceControl", (uri?: vscode.Uri) => {
       sendCommandTelemetryEvent("serverCommands.sourceControl");
       mainSourceControlMenu(uri);