Register files.autoSave and files.autoSaveDelay as a language override setting.

[thehale]

I would like to configure auto-saving per language, which is not currently available for the settings files.autoSave and files.autoSaveDelay as shown in the following screenshots.

Here's that snippet from settings.json as text.

    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
    "files.autoSaveDelay": 1000,
    "[javascript]": {
        "files.autoSave": "off",
    },

For example, when writing a README or a backend server in Python, I appreciate the auto-save so that I can restart the server without pressing CTRL + S in each file I've modified. In contrast, when working on a JavaScript front-end with hot-reloading, I want the auto-save disabled so that my in-progress changes (e.g. a half-written JSX props list) don't break the site until I manually save the file(s).

Currently, I have to switch the auto-save setting each time I switch projects. When I'm working on a full-stack application, however, this quickly becomes tedious, and I typically give up the auto-save benefits for the backend.

VS Code Version Details

[bpasero]

Previously at #42170

[vscodenpa]

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[el-leonya]

I would like to be able to disable autoSave for shell scripts, because if a script is running and waiting for something and auto save is triggered at that moment, it will execute the already saved version of the script. It is very inconvenient to constantly turn autoSave on and off.

[vscodenpa]

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[bpasero]

#200326 enables all auto save related settings to be per-workspace and per-language.

[bpasero]

This can now be tested in our insiders build: You can give our preview releases a try from: https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/