Add startInInsertMode configuration option.

README.md

@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ The following is a subset of the supported configurations; the full list is desc
     }]
     ```
 
+#### startInInsertMode
+  * Have VSCodeVim start in Insert Mode rather than Normal Mode.
+
 #### useCtrlKeys
   * Enable Vim ctrl keys overriding common VS Code operations (eg. copy, paste, find, etc). Setting this option to true will enable:
     * `ctrl+c`, `ctrl+[` => `<Esc>`

package.json

@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "description": "Indent code automatically.",
                     "default": true
+                },
+                "vim.startInInsertMode": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "description": "Start in Insert Mode."
                 }
             }
         }

src/configuration/configuration.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class Configuration {
   autoindent = true;
   easymotion = false;
   incsearch = true;
+  startInInsertMode = true;
 
   @overlapSetting({ codeName: "tabSize", default: 8})
   tabstop: number | undefined = undefined;

src/mode/modeHandler.ts

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class VimState {
   /**
    * The mode Vim will be in once this action finishes.
    */
-  private _currentMode = ModeName.Normal;
+  private _currentMode: ModeName;
 
   public get currentMode(): number {
     return this._currentMode;
@@ -460,7 +460,11 @@ export class ModeHandler implements vscode.Disposable {
     this.vimState.historyTracker = new HistoryTracker();
     this.vimState.easyMotion = new EasyMotion();
 
+    if (Configuration.getInstance().startInInsertMode) {
+      this._vimState.currentMode = ModeName.Insert;
+    } else {
       this._vimState.currentMode = ModeName.Normal;
+    }
 
     this.setCurrentModeByName(this._vimState);