Merge pull request mauricedb#13 from mnelsonwhite/feature/select-inst…

…ruction Sweet, I often use something like the command below but this is more flexible. ``` { "type": "command", "command": "editor.action.smartSelect.expand", "repeat": 3 }, ``` Thanks
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Example:
 
 ### GoTo
 
-Go to a spefic position in the currently open file. The positions are 1 based so they match up with what Visual Studio Code displays. Both the line and column default to 1 if not specified.
+Go to a specific position in the currently open file. The positions are 1 based so they match up with what Visual Studio Code displays. Both the line and column default to 1 if not specified.
 
 Example:
 
@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ Example:
 }
 ```
 
+### GoTo
+
+Select from the current position to a specific position in the currently open file. The positions are 1 based so they match up with what Visual Studio Code displays. Both the line and column default to 1 if not specified.
+
+Example:
+
+```JSON
+{
+  "type": "select",
+  "line": 75,
+  "column": 21
+}
+```
+
 ### Command
 
 Executes one of the standard Visual Studio Code commands. The command should be one of the standard Visual Studio Code command names. See the Keyboard shortcuts for the known commands. When the command requires additional parameters an **args** array or primitive types can be passed along. Add an optional `repeat` settings if a command needs to be execured multiple times.

diff --git a/src/instruction-handlers.ts b/src/instruction-handlers.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   TypeText,
   OpenFile,
   GoTo,
+  Select,
   CreateFile,
   Wait,
   TypeTextFromFile,
@@ -138,6 +139,23 @@ export const goto = async (instruction: GoTo): Promise<void> => {
   await timeout(getDelay());
 };
 
+export const select = async (instruction: Select): Promise<void> => {
+  const { line = 1, column = 1 } = instruction;
+  const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
+  if (!editor) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const end = new Position(line - 1, column - 1);
+  editor.selection = new Selection(editor.selection.start, end);
+  editor.revealRange(
+    editor.selection,
+    TextEditorRevealType.InCenterIfOutsideViewport
+  );
+
+  await timeout(getDelay());
+};
+
 export const wait = (instruction: Wait): Promise<void> => {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     if (instruction.save) {

diff --git a/src/instructions.ts b/src/instructions.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export type CreateFile = { type: "createFile"; path: string };
 
 export type GoTo = { type: "goto"; line: number; column: number };
 
+export type Select = { type: "select"; line: number; column: number };
+
 export type Instruction = (
   | Command
   | CreateFile