Code-settings-sync: Feature request : add a login(account) option to sync all settings using account

[kanatkubash]

It would very great if you have added something like account or log in, so that you can log in to vs code and have all settings synced across all logged in vs code instances - so you don't have to remember gist id

By @shanalikhan , here is the initial page UI.

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1. A page will be opened inside code [like Git Lens extension] initially when the user does not have anything configured.
2. Page contains Settings Sync information and some good UI
3. A Button should be present with a current option as "Github"
4. When user click button, Username and password and Gist ID fields should be shown to the user to fill them.
5. On entering details user should click on submit button.
6. On click event should get those values and just close that tab.

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[shanalikhan]

Low priority.
PR is welcome for it.

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[shanalikhan]

This issue is available in bounty program, fix and earn the money :smile:

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[shanalikhan]

@zhangzhishan is there any progress? I can assist you if you have started working on it.
You can send a PR, and we can discuss over there.

[zhangzhishan]

@zhangzhishan is there any progress? I can assist you if you have started working on it.

I have a design and working on the account back-end work.

[shanalikhan]

Its been a month and its the paid one.
It would be great, if you can send a PR for (work in progress) so i can see the changes while you are making progress.

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[PicchiKevin]

What about connecting with a github account ?
Is this what you mean ?

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[shanalikhan]

@PicchiKevin

It means, you currently Settings Sync require github account, therefore github Button to connect is required in order to enter the required details

[aashutoshrathi]

@shanalikhan You mean instead of asking access token we have to implement Auth using GUI right?

[shanalikhan]

Yes.
Auth using GUI alongwith GUI that should have all the things present for the Settings Sync.
Example is the page for Git Lens that shows up when you install that extension.

[janat08]

For this to be secure it will need backend. Are you okay with this, as hypothetically one day it will crash or something, or be overloaded and you're on the hook (ill use zeit)?

[kanatkubash]

@janat08 Maybe open up a browser page for github oauth consent screen, where callback is set to local server spawned within extension, and on access grant, it just picks up access token and stores it ?

[janat08]

I suppose that makes sense.

[janat08]

Well I was reffering to secret code of oauth application, which I assume would have to be shared in the extensions if done without the backend?

[kanatkubash]

@janat08 Yeah, I missed this point. But I believe there are no rogue extensions , that will try to use the token. Also tokens scope is limited to gists. @shanalikhan What do you think ?

[qti3e]

Also, it's possible to use Firebase... I would be happy to work on this issue :) but I don't know the current state.

[janat08]

Its like totally done, they decided to do some extra prep work before merge.

[shanalikhan]

v3.4.0 is released containing this feature by @arnohovhannisyan
Update this extension. Let us know what you think and where we can improve the UI.

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[shanalikhan]

As it was released on v3.4.0
Closing this ticket.