Adds an option to use existing files.

package.json

@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "default": true,
                     "description": "Automatically show the judge view when opening a file that has a problem associated with it"
+                },
+                "cph.general.useExistingFile": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "default": "",
+                    "description": "If you enter an existing file name, the existing file will be used instead of creating a new file with the problem name."
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -350,18 +355,18 @@
         "prettier": "3.1.0",
         "ts-loader": "^9.5.1",
         "typescript": "^5.3.2",
-        "webpack": "^5.89.0",
+        "webpack": "^5.95.0",
         "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "@vscode/extension-telemetry": "^0.9.0",
         "python-shell": "^5.0.0",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
-        "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.5.3",
-        "@vscode/extension-telemetry": "^0.9.0"
+        "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.5.3"
     },
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/agrawal-d/competitive-programming-helper/"
     }
-}
+}

src/companion.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
     useShortCodeForcesName,
     getMenuChoices,
     getDefaultLanguageTemplateFileLocation,
+    getUseExistingFilePref,
 } from './preferences';
 import { getProblemName } from './submit';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
@@ -211,7 +212,15 @@ const handleNewProblem = async (problem: Problem) => {
         const splitUrl = problem.url.split('/');
         problem.name = splitUrl[splitUrl.length - 1];
     }
-    const problemFileName = getProblemFileName(problem, extn);
+
+    let name: string;
+    const ExistingFile = getUseExistingFilePref();
+    if (ExistingFile != '') {
+        name = `${ExistingFile}.${extn}`;
+    } else {
+        name = getProblemFileName(problem, extn);
+    }
+    const problemFileName = name;
     const srcPath = path.join(folder, problemFileName);
 
     // Add fields absent in competitive companion.

src/preferences.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export const getGoArgsPref = (): string[] =>
 export const getFirstTimePref = (): boolean =>
     getPreference('general.firstTime') || 'true';
 
+export const getUseExistingFilePref = (): string =>
+    getPreference('general.useExistingFile');
+
 export const getDefaultLangPref = (): string | null => {
     const pref = getPreference('general.defaultLanguage');
     if (pref === 'none' || pref == ' ' || !pref) {

src/types.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export type prefSection =
     | 'language.haskell.Command'
     | 'general.retainWebviewContext'
     | 'general.autoShowJudge'
-    | 'general.defaultLanguageTemplateFileLocation';
+    | 'general.defaultLanguageTemplateFileLocation'
+    | 'general.useExistingFile';
 
 export type Language = {
     name: LangNames;