Add optional DocumentSymbol tooltip support in outline and breadcrumbs#315387
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[WIP] Add tooltips for symbols in outline view and breadcrumbs
Add optional DocumentSymbol tooltip support in outline and breadcrumbs
May 8, 2026
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Document symbols in outline/breadcrumbs were effectively constrained to name/detail, with breadcrumbs not surfacing richer context. This change adds an explicit symbol tooltip channel and threads it through API conversion and UI rendering so hover text can carry meaningful symbol context.
API/model surface
tooltip?: stringtoDocumentSymbolacross core/internal/API typings:src/vs/editor/common/languages.tssrc/vs/monaco.d.tssrc/vscode-dts/vscode.d.tssrc/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.tsExt host conversion + command results
tooltipthrough document symbol converters inextHostTypeConverters.tooltipinvscode.executeDocumentSymbolProvidermerged document-symbol results inextHostApiCommands.Outline + breadcrumbs hover behavior
src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/outline/documentSymbolsTree.ts