Vscode-remote-release: [Feature Request] Set Remote WSL as default run option without depending on the workspace

Created on 15 Feb 2020 · 8Comments · Source: microsoft/vscode-remote-release

Hello!

I know that the workspace can do it, but even if I set "window.restoreWindows": "one" and "window.restoreWindows": "all", it opens automatically the Remote WSL, but if you open any file or any folder, it will open the Remote WSL, but not with any clicked file or folder.
I know that it is possible to open VSCode with Remote WSL automatically from the WSL terminal, but I want to open VSCode with Remote WSL automatically and normally _without from_ terminal, with any file or any folder.

I would like to suggest that make it possible to set Remote WSL as default run option when I open VSCode. Referring to the subreddit topic Can I make Remote WSL as default run option?.

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gusbemacbe

👍8

Most helpful comment

So, I've made a go script that will automatically detect the path and launch VSCode smartly using "Open with Code".

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "os/exec"
    "strings"
)

func convertPath(path string) string {
    formatted := strings.Trim(path, "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu")
    formatted = strings.ReplaceAll(formatted, "\\", "/")
    return formatted
}

func main() {
    path := os.Args[1]
    localPath := os.Getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")
    var finalArguments []string
    if strings.HasPrefix(path, "\\\\wsl$") {
        finalArguments = append(finalArguments, "--remote", "wsl+ubuntu", convertPath(path))
    } else {
        finalArguments = append(finalArguments, path)
    }
    cmd := exec.Command(fmt.Sprintf("%v\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\code.exe", localPath), finalArguments...)
    cmd.Run()
}

I built it using go build -ldflags -H=windowsgui to hide the terminal window. You can get the exe file here.
Just edit the following registries

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode\command -> "C:\users\path\to\opencode.exe" "%V"
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\VSCode\command -> "C:\users\path\to\opencode.exe" "%V"

sidharthramesh on 21 Sep 2020

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This is a very useful feature because I only install python in wsl2 . I have to change to windows terminal , enter the directory and code xxx.py when I want to open and run a python file in windows .

DachuanZhao on 24 Jun 2020

Yes. This will be a very useful feature to have. Just having the file and folder context option "Open with Code" recognize the user is opening at a path like \\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\ and opening VSCode with Remote WSL would be an awesome feature to have.

sidharthramesh on 21 Sep 2020

So, I've made a go script that will automatically detect the path and launch VSCode smartly using "Open with Code".

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "os/exec"
    "strings"
)

func convertPath(path string) string {
    formatted := strings.Trim(path, "\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu")
    formatted = strings.ReplaceAll(formatted, "\\", "/")
    return formatted
}

func main() {
    path := os.Args[1]
    localPath := os.Getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")
    var finalArguments []string
    if strings.HasPrefix(path, "\\\\wsl$") {
        finalArguments = append(finalArguments, "--remote", "wsl+ubuntu", convertPath(path))
    } else {
        finalArguments = append(finalArguments, path)
    }
    cmd := exec.Command(fmt.Sprintf("%v\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\code.exe", localPath), finalArguments...)
    cmd.Run()
}

I built it using go build -ldflags -H=windowsgui to hide the terminal window. You can get the exe file here.
Just edit the following registries

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode\command -> "C:\users\path\to\opencode.exe" "%V"
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\VSCode\command -> "C:\users\path\to\opencode.exe" "%V"

sidharthramesh on 21 Sep 2020

👍4

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Happy Coding!

vscode-triage-bot on 5 Nov 2020

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Happy Coding

vscode-triage-bot on 26 Dec 2020

:slightly_frowning_face: In the last 60 days, this feature request has received less than 10 community upvotes and we closed it. Still a big Thank You to you for taking the time to create this issue! To learn more about how we handle feature requests, please see our documentation.

Happy Coding!

vscode-triage-bot on 5 Jan 2021

@sbatten, please, can you re-open it?

gusbemacbe on 5 Jan 2021

We currently have no plans to work on the suggested feature. Please have a look at the solution proposed in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/2365#issuecomment-695937925