File path completion in VS code, should it work?

[christian-reichart]

Hey there, sorry I'm new to Godot and I haven't found a good answer to the problem I have, and I'm not sure if my setup is wrong or if the autocomplete just doesn't work like that.

So I've got the VS code plugin generally working, it's giving auto complete suggestions for functions, etc.

I now came across the usage of

get_tree().change_scene_to_file(" ... ")

and wanted the auto complete to give me useful suggestions for paths to my scenes. However, the auto complete just gave me function suggestions. Is this something that should work or is this a feature that's simply not available in VS code?

Thanks for any help!

[Tch1b0]

Hey,
normally you should get file recommendations there.
Just tried it with the latest version of the plugin and Godot 4.3:

Is your running Godot instance connected to VS Code? If it is, there should be a ✔️ Connected in the bottom right corner of your VS Code.
Also check if your configuration is correct.

[christian-reichart]

heyho, thanks for your answer! Much appreciated. I was on Godot 4.2.1 which I thought shouldn't be an issue. Turns out it was, I didn't have types working and the mentioned change_scene_to_file, but most of the functionality was correct. With the update now everything seems to work on the VSCode side.

Is there something specific in godot-tools where this issue could be prevented? Let's say I couldn't update to 4.3, what would I do in this situation? Do you know that?

[DaelonSuzuka]

Is there something specific in godot-tools where this issue could be prevented?

No, nothing. This (aspect of the) extension is barely more than an adapter that forwards requests to Godot's Language Server.