From a04fe16c393d647dc2a63715ec34ae3f9397d825 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: james <2923777+jnichols0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 01:50:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add task templates for running PowerShell code

Add tasks.json with two task templates:
- 'PowerShell: Run Selection' to run selected text via pwsh
- 'PowerShell: Run File' to run the current file via pwsh

This enables the F8 run-selection workflow familiar to
PowerShell ISE and VS Code users when bound via keymap.json.

Update README with documentation on the new tasks and
example keybinding configuration.

Closes zed-extensions/powershell#10

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md                       | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 languages/powershell/tasks.json | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 languages/powershell/tasks.json

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76ba1bd..41cb7af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,28 @@ If you wish to specify a custom path to your language server, you can do so via
 }
 ```
 
+## Running PowerShell code
+
+This extension provides task templates for running PowerShell code:
+
+- **PowerShell: Run Selection** — runs the currently selected text
+- **PowerShell: Run File** — runs the current file
+
+These tasks are available via the `task: spawn` action.
+
+To bind `F8` for running selected text (like PowerShell ISE and VS Code), add the following to your `keymap.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "context": "Editor && extension == powershell",
+  "bindings": {
+    "f8": ["task::Spawn", { "task_name": "PowerShell: Run Selection" }]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Configuring your language server settings
+
 Additionally, you can configure settings for your language server as well as initialization options
 to pass to the language server on start.
 
diff --git a/languages/powershell/tasks.json b/languages/powershell/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03341d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/languages/powershell/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "label": "PowerShell: Run Selection",
+    "command": "pwsh",
+    "args": ["-NoLogo", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "$ZED_SELECTED_TEXT"]
+  },
+  {
+    "label": "PowerShell: Run File",
+    "command": "pwsh",
+    "args": ["-NoLogo", "-NoProfile", "-File", "$ZED_FILE"]
+  }
+]