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Copilot AI commented May 6, 2026

filter functions appeared as non-expandable leaf nodes in the outline even when they contained declarations — unlike function, which correctly shows child symbols (variables, nested functions) when present.

The outline's hierarchy algorithm already works correctly for both: a filter's child declarations appear nested under it when its ScriptRegion contains them. The missing piece was that VisitFunctionDefinition implicitly fell through to SymbolType.Function for filters without documenting the intent, and the test fixture had filter AFilter {$_} with no declarations inside — so no expand arrow ever appeared.

Changes

  • SymbolVisitor.cs — Added comment to VisitFunctionDefinition making explicit that filter is intentionally assigned SymbolType.Function, identical to regular functions, so filter bodies participate fully in the outline child-symbol hierarchy.

  • MultipleSymbols.ps1 — Changed filter AFilter {$_}filter AFilter { $FilterVar = $_ } to include a local variable declaration, covering the filter-with-children path.

  • SymbolsServiceTests.cs — Updated symbol counts and added an assertion that $FilterVar declared inside a filter is tracked as IsDeclaration = true — the prerequisite for it appearing as a child of the filter in the textDocument/documentSymbol response.

# After this fix, a filter with local declarations expands in the outline
filter Get-MvpActivity {
    $activity = $_   # <-- appears as child of Get-MvpActivity in outline ▶
    $activity
}

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- Add explicit comment in VisitFunctionDefinition clarifying filter
  gets SymbolType.Function so it participates in the outline hierarchy
  the same way regular functions do (children expand correctly)
- Update MultipleSymbols.ps1 test data so AFilter has a local variable
  declaration ($FilterVar = $_), exercising filter-with-children path
- Update FindsSymbolsInFile test counts and add assertion verifying
  $FilterVar inside a filter is tracked as a declaration (prerequisite
  for it appearing as a child of the filter in the outline)

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Co-authored-by: JustinGrote <15258962+JustinGrote@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix filter keyword treatment in outline view Treat filter the same as function in LSP outline hierarchy May 6, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from JustinGrote May 6, 2026 18:47
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Filter is not treated the same as function in the outline view, child items do not expand

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