Vscode-project-manager: Git baseFolders doesn't seem to be working on mac OS

[codingmatty]

I have tried a few different things, but I assume something like this was supposed to work:

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
    "~/Projects/"
],

or at least this:

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
    "/Users/<username>/Projects/"
],

[RobertDessin]

:+1:

[alefragnani]

Hi @codingmatty ,

Yes, it should work. It wil look for _git repos_ inside that folder, recursively. Just remember that in Mac/Linux, the folders are _case sensitive _.

@BonDoQ , could you help me again, and test this config in your Mac :smiley: ?

[amitosdev]

Same issue here.

[nsomar]

I am facing a similar issue. When I refresh the projects its start looking but it stops and only shows a subset of the git projects I have.

Here are my settings

    "projectManager.vscode.baseFolders": [
        "/Users/.../Documents"
    ],
    "projectManager.vscode.maxDepthRecursion": 10,
    "projectManager.cacheProjectsBetweenSessions": true,
    "projectManager.showProjectNameInStatusBar": true

[amitosdev]

So, it worked for me with this setting. Just like @alefragnani wrote (sorry for the miss understanding):

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
        "/Users/user.name/Projects/"
    ]

[alefragnani]

Good to know @TalAmitOS 🎉

What was the catch? Case-sensitive folders?

[amitosdev]

Actually nothing new. I just replace:

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
    "~/Projects/"
]

With:

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
        "/Users/user.name/Projects/"
]

And refresh the projects list.

[alefragnani]

@codingmatty @RobertDessin @oarrabi are your git projects right at the _base_ folder, or in any subfolder?

By the way, the _detection_ is fairly simple. It just looks for a folder called .git with a file config inside. It does not make any kind of _git repo validation/authentication_. Also, if you use the cacheProjectsBetweenSessions as true, you should run the Refresh command, if you update the baseFolders setting.

Let me know if you have any success

[RobertDessin]

@alefragnani ok, cool. Actually with "projectManager.cacheProjectsBetweenSessions" : true it suddenly works. great. Thanks

[alefragnani]

• [X] @RobertDessin
• [X] @TalAmitOS
• [ ] @codingmatty
• [ ] @oarrabi

[monomadic]

I also had this problem, and only solved it by the suggestions above, setting "projectManager.cacheProjectsBetweenSessions": true and stating the full, absolute path (including your actual username, so for me it was "/Users/rob/Projects/").

It would be great if we could add this to the documentation for the plugin, or better yet add support for ~ or $home, as dictated by the documentation currently. Also mentioning the caching requirement would help other users.

Another small thing for me was, I simply wanted a way to quickly open folders 1 level deep in my ~/Projects directory. For me, the plugin is picking up git projects but not non-git directories. I guess it's a minor annoyance as I should probably be running git init anyway, but I do have a lot of throwaway projects I never intend to check into git.

Thanks for this fantastic plugin!

[alefragnani]

Hi @robsaunders ,

Yes, this settings xxx.baseFolders only works with _full path_, at least for now 😄 . The support for _variables_ will be addressed in #88 .

About the directories that are not recognized, well, the detection is made _checking_ for git repositories, which means that it contains .git directory with a config file inside. It don't run any git command (like init) to be sure. It is just a _lazy_ check. There is no setting available to _any kind of folder_ yet, and I don't know if this would be a good idea (thinking about the side effects). If you think this scenario is a _must have_, pleas open another issue and I could handle it with another setting.

I will close this issue now, since the use of _variables_ for xxx.baseFolders will be treated in #88.

[pookdeveloper]

Not work for me

"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
'/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/ionic'
]

[alefragnani]

Hi @pookdeveloper ,

Could you provide more details about what are,you experiencing?

Does it show the Refresh notification or not? is the Side Bar visible? Are you using using the correct _case_ for the path?

[pookdeveloper]

Hi @pookdeveloper ,

Could you provide more details about what are,you experiencing?

Does it show the Refresh notification or not? is the Side Bar visible? Are you using using the correct _case_ for the path?

Yes @alefragnani the notification is showing but when I refresh the panel, it doesn't show the new folders of git projects.
The path that u put is putting in the terminal "pwd" of my folder that contains the projects.

Video of the behaviour: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/pthLc1K7RWeecLqYJjuUaB?

[alefragnani]

Hi @pookdeveloper ,

Are all (5) folders Git repos? Also, is any of them, or the ionic folder itself, a _hard/soft link_ instead of regular folders?

[pookdeveloper]

Hi @pookdeveloper ,

Are all (5) folders Git repos? Also, is any of them, or the ionic folder itself, a _hard/soft link_ instead of regular folders?

@alefragnani all are regulars folders and github projects I clone the repo using the gitkrakren app

[alefragnani]

It should work just fine. It just checks for .git/config file (no repo check/ validation btw) and returns the folder. There are only two limitations:

• symlink
• inside remotes

You could check Toggle Developer Tools for errors, but today there is no debug/log to turn on.

You should wait for an update to add debug/log messages

[pookdeveloper]

@alefragnani the problem is simple quote in the routeXD
NOT WORKS:
"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
'/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/ionic'
],

WORKS:
"projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
"/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/ionic"
],

[pookdeveloper]

@alefragnani I can use regex? for all folders in "/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/*", and not use:
"/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/ionic",
"/Users/davidgarcia/Desktop/loopback",....
Thanks

[alefragnani]

That's great to see it works. I really missed that simple/double quote typo.

About regex, not yet. It's being tracked in #309. Upvote there 👍.