Is there a generic way to prevent a given set of files from being parsed by IntelliSense modules while it still shows up elsewhere?
For instance, I have a third-party library that provides an AppModel class I can customise. Such class is defined in several places:
- The library bundles a template to copy from.
- The library includes a usage example.
- The library implements the class in a helper tool.
- The library defines the class for its test harness.
- I implement the class in my app.
My implementation is the only one that gets loaded when the app runs and the only one I care about when I navigate my code or use Go to Symbol yet I need to pick among the 5 definitions every time.
For languages where there isn't a specific setting, the only way to go appears to be files.exclude. But that directive basically makes the file or directory completely disappear from the program. It won't even show up in the Explorer pane. That feature seems designed for source control metadata and similar stuff and I don't think it's entirely convenient for third-party libraries.
Any idea?