Define and use custom code snippet like in vscode

[ascodeasice]

Describe the request

Code snippet is a feature in vscode, that allows user to create template code by typing defined texts, ex: #endregion becomes #pragma endregion.

The request is allowing user to define their own snippet in a JSON file, such as lcdInit creates three lines of code initializing LCD (just like vscode).

So, I hope I can:

1. define snippets in a file
2. get suggested when typing, and select them, then defined code will appear

This feature would be useful when writing some repeated code with certain template

Describe the current behavior

I couldn't find such setting in the command palette or setting, but in vscode, it can be found in command palette, so I think this feature doesn't exist yet.

Arduino IDE version

2.2.2-nightly-20231228

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

Windows 11 22H2

Additional context

Snippets in Visual Studio Code (document)

Issue checklist

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• I verified the feature was still missing when using the latest nightly build
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[per1234]

Hi @ascodeasice. Thanks for your suggestion. This feature has already been requested for addition to the Eclipse Theia IDE framework upon which Arduino IDE is built: eclipse-theia/theia#3686

Since it is already tracked in the Theia project, and since Arduino IDE will inherit user snippets support as a matter of course once it has been implemented in Theia, I will close this issue as superfluous.