Change note creation script uses EDITOR environment variable

Changes the script for creating change notes to read the EDITOR environment variable, and use the editor specified therein. This makes the script more convenient when used from a terminal. The VSCode task is updated to the set EDITOR to `code -r` which preserves the current behavior.

Author: paldepind

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
                 "${input:name}",
                 "${input:categoryQuery}"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "env": {
+                    "EDITOR": "code -r",
+                }
+            },
             "presentation": {
                 "reveal": "never",
                 "close": true
@@ -67,6 +72,11 @@
                 "${input:name}",
                 "${input:categoryLibrary}"
             ],
+            "options": {
+                "env": {
+                    "EDITOR": "code -r"
+                }
+            },
             "presentation": {
                 "reveal": "never",
                 "close": true

misc/scripts/create-change-note.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-# Creates a change note and opens it in VSCode for editing.
+# Creates a change note and opens it in $EDITOR (or VSCode if the environment
+# variable is not set) for editing.
 
 # Expects to receive the following arguments:
 # - What language the change note is for
@@ -51,5 +52,6 @@
 with open(change_note_file, "w") as f:
     f.write(change_note)
 
-# Open the change note file in VSCode, reusing the existing window if possible
-os.system(f"code -r {change_note_file}")
+editor = os.environ.get('EDITOR', 'code')
+
+os.system(f"{editor} {change_note_file}")