Vscode: Iteration Plan for January 2020

[kieferrm]

This plan captures our work in December and January. We will not ship a December update. The next update will be early February. This is a 5-week iteration.

Endgame

• January 27th, 2020: Endgame begins
• January 31st, 2020: Endgame done

The endgame details for this iteration are tracked in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89326.

Plan Items

Below is a summary of the top level plan items.

Legend of annotations:

| Mark | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| :runner: | work in progress |
| :hand: | blocked task |
| :muscle: | stretch goal for this iteration |
| :red_circle: | missing issue reference |
| :large_blue_circle: | more investigation required to remove uncertainty |
| :black_circle: | under discussion within the team |

UX

• [ ] :muscle: Identify design inconsistencies with UI + JSON experiences https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84309 @misolori

Accessibility

• [x] :runner: Accessibility, see query @isidorn

Workbench

• [ ] :runner: Support for custom editors https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77131 @mjbvz @bpasero @jrieken
• [x] Settings sync support (settings, extensions, keybindings, global state), see query @sandy081
• [x] Provide login support for settings sync https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84332 @rmacfarlane
• [x] Setting sync support in the default Settings editor https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84431 @roblourens
• [x] Adopt new ViewPaneContainer for Panels https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/87191 @sbatten @isidorn @sandy081
• [ ] :runner: Allow Outline and views contributed from extensions to be moved between sidebar and panel in their own tab https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/85164 @sbatten @isidorn @sandy081
• [x] Save UI state periodically to prevent loss on shutdown https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/12058 @bpasero
• [x] Improve MRU list of active editors, support to limit the number of open editors https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/9872 @bpasero
• [x] Add support for language specific settings for extension contributed settings https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/26707 @sandy081
• [x] Explore supporting links in diagnostic messages https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/11847 @octref
• [x] Explore ways to start a file search in a search editor https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88154 @jacksonkearl

Editor

• [ ] :runner: Semantic coloring: validate current API, engage with popular extensions https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77140 @aeschli @alexdima
• [x] Ship a new release of the Monaco editor issues @alexdima @rebornix
• [x] Implement word wrapping for non-monospaced fonts https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/2654 @alexdima

Languages

• [x] Explore how extensions can announce all refactorings they support https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/82718 @mjbvz
• [ ] :runner: Explore support to preview refactoring changes https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77728 @jrieken @mjbvz
• [ ] :runner: Revisit rendering of completion items (support to always render details, e.g. package names) https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/39441 @jrieken @octref

LSP / LSIF

• [x] Support semantic coloring in the spec LSP #18 @dbaeumer
• [x] Support semantic coloring in the LSP libraries LSP Libs #368 @dbaeumer
• [x] Add LSIF to the LSP portal @dbaeumer

TypeScript/JavaScript

• [x] :red_circle: Adopt TS v3.8 RC for building VS Code @mjbvz

Debug

• [x] Continue to improve the initial debug experience https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87162 @isidorn @weinand
• [x] Polish the new JavaScript debugger @connor4312 @roblourens
• [x] Tune presentation of input/output in the debug console https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87599 @isidorn
• [ ] :runner: Continue on investigate into using language service support for scope resolution https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84044 @weinand
• [x] Support the 'compact' tree representation and searching/filtering in the LoadedScriptsView https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88526 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88527 @weinand
• [x] Support to group launch configurations https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/82332 @isidorn

SCM

• [ ] :runner: Explore File History view https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84297 @eamodio
• [x] Explore how to support VS Code editor inside comment box of SCM Viewlet https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84831 @joaomoreno @alexdima

Extensions

• [x] Allow menu contributions in Extension viewlet https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87285 @sandy081

API

• API finalization: query
• API proposals: query
• [ ] :runner: Explore closer feedback loop with extension authors https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84506 @eamodio

Extension Contributions

• [x] Improvements to the Remote extensions (see plan here) team

Explorations

• [x] Explore alternative implementation and API approaches for notebooks https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88243, feature list @rebornix @alexdima

Engineering

• [x] Migrate custom tslint rules to eslint https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/87644 @jrieken @bpasero
• [ ] :runner: Continue electron 7 adoption https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aelectron-7-update @deepak1556
• [ ] :runner: Adopt enableStrictFunctionTypes https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/81574 team
• [x] Implement revised issue triaging workflow https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83125 @kieferrm @chrmarti

Planning

• [x] Collaborate with TS on their 2020 roadmap https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84102 @mjbvz

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Deferred Items

• :hand: Notarization of VS Code builds for OS X/Catalina https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/74782 @bpasero @joaomoreno
• :hand: Investigate into support for downloading a folder from the browser to the desktop https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83579 @bpasero
• :runner: Improve SCM 'no repositories' view https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/61491 @joaomoreno
• :runner: Publish blog post about our custom data support https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83928 @octref
• Rewrite quick open with quick pick widget https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/69955 @bpasero @chrmarti
• Continuous building support of the Monaco editor https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/84636 @alexdima @rebornix
• Productize the TypeScript LSIF indexer issues @dbaeumer
• Explore node-free renderer processes https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88549 @deepak1556
• :muscle: Support for custom views with WebView contents https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83911 @alexr00
• :muscle: Improve console.group in Debug Console https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/34981 @isidorn
• :muscle: Debug console - Support to find text https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/4338 @isidorn
• :muscle: Explore supporting to customize workbench icons in file icon themes @aeschli @misolori
• :muscle: Explore how to improve the discoverability of the column selection support @alexdima
• :muscle: Investigate into support for optimized LSP transport of JSON payloads (gzip, MessagePack) issue @dbaeumer

[usernamehw]

Deferred Items

• 💪 Support for custom views with WebView contents #83911 alexr00

Deferred from the start... Does that mean there won't be any progress on that feature in December/January?

[kieferrm]

@usernamehw, correct. We show it there as there for transparency as we had questions about it.

[NateLing]

happy holidays

[Ryuurock]

happy holidays!
Is it possible to have a translucent window like xcode。

[wendellhu95]

happy holidays!
Is it possible to have a translucent window like xcode。

https://dev.to/emmanuelnk/how-to-be-cool-and-make-vscode-transparent-56ib

[Ryuurock]

happy holidays!
Is it possible to have a translucent window like xcode。

https://dev.to/emmanuelnk/how-to-be-cool-and-make-vscode-transparent-56ib

I found one called Vibrancy in the extended store
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eyhn.vscode-vibrancy

[davux]

How do you pronounce "January 27nd"? :)

[justlurking]

Extremely disappointed to see that #74782 won't be fixed until early February.

First it was supposed to be fixed in November, then in December, and now it slips all the way to February. This, for a feature (app notarization) first announced in 2018, for an operating system (Catalina) that has been available in beta for > six months and which went Gold in October, and which anyone who has purchased a new Mac since has no choice but to run.

Yes, I realize there is a workaround to install on macOS Catalina, but I don't want to install a non-hardened app. Every other app I've needed / wanted to install on my new Mac was hardened and notarized on a timely basis.

Is there a reason VS Code hasn't been able to ship a point release to fix this issue more quickly?

[regs01]

* 🔴 Allow Outline and views contributed from extensions to be moved between sidebar and panel in their own tab @sbatten @isidorn

If I understand it correctly, probably this issue #49923

[hooch]

Is it possible to explain what's making #74782 difficult to solve? @bpasero @joaomoreno

[egamma]

@hooch this did not make it into the stable release, sorry. The good news is that notarization support is now available in the insiders release.