Provide a way to self assign

[karthiknadig]

Testing #5100

[hbons]

You mean you want a dedicated entry in the Assignee quick pick that says "Self Assign"?

[alexr00]

We also have a setting "githubPullRequests.assignCreated": "${user}"

[karthiknadig]

You mean you want a dedicated entry in the Assignee quick pick that says "Self Assign"?

Yes.

[hbons]

I think this is a good idea. @alexr00 how about Assign Yourself as the first item followed by a separator? This is the same wording as on GH web.

[alexr00]

[alexr00]

To verify:

• Install the pre-release version of GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
• Open the description/overview of a PR Checkout a topic branch, make a commit, and run the command "Create Pull Request"
• Add an assignee from the "Create" view. Verify that you see an "Assign yourself" option at the top of the quick pick.

[andreamah]

I don't think I see it. Does it need to be my own PR?

[karthiknadig]

I see this:

And I see my self as the first option:

[alexr00]

My verification steps were incorrect:

• Install the pre-release version of GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
• Open the description/overview of a PR Checkout a topic branch, make a commit, and run the command "Create Pull Request"
• Add an assignee from the "Create" view. Verify that you see an "Assign yourself" option at the top of the quick pick.

[aiday-mar]

Just verified, it works:

Although I see myself twice in that list now (the third account is a test account)