Allow rename aliasing behaviour to be controlled on per-command basis

[OliverJAsh]

VS Code version: 1.43.2
OS: macOS 10.15.4

Originally suggested here: microsoft/TypeScript#29238 (comment)

With regards to TypeScript renames, I understand that VS Code defaults to the safe behaviour of creating aliases where shorthand properties are used (i.e. javascript.preferences.renameShorthandProperties and typescript.preferences.renameShorthandProperties default to true).

However, sometimes (not always) I want the rename to apply everywhere—I don't want any aliases to be created. React component props are a good example (microsoft/TypeScript#29238 (comment)):

type State = {};
type Props = { foo: string };
const Component = ({ foo }: Props) => {
    console.log(foo);
};

If I rename the prop foo anywhere, in Props or in Component, an alias will be created, but in this specific case I always want the prop to be renamed everywhere (in mapStateToProps and Component).

Another example is renaming imports. Sometimes I only want to rename the symbol in this file, which the default behaviour allows me to do (by creating an alias):

import { other } from './other';
// after renaming: import { other as other2 } from './other';

… but most of the time I want to rename the symbol everywhere, including at the definition.

I can change the behaviour by flicking the switch—setting renameShorthandProperties to false or true depending on what I want at the time—however it's far from a smooth experience if I have to go into my settings to temporarily adjust a setting before executing the rename.

Perhaps VS Code could provide two rename commands instead of one, so that the behaviour can be controlled on a per-command basis?

Related:

• Option to disable aliased JS/TS destructured property renaming TypeScript#29238
• https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_30#_renames-handle-jsts-destructuring-properly
• Rename of import should be a local rename TypeScript#14039
• When renaming an imported symbol, rename only in current file TypeScript#28406
• Allow per-file setting for rename default behavior preferences TypeScript#29593
• Support TypeScript Server's per-file setting for rename configuration #68029
• Suggestion: refactor to "renamed" named import TypeScript#28367
• Rename a symbol of a named export: Do not create export alias TypeScript#29026

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