Vscode: Iteration Plan for March 2020

Created on 9 Mar 2020 · 6Comments · Source: microsoft/vscode

This plan captures our work in March. We will ship in early April. This is a 5-week iteration.

Endgame

March 30th, 2020: Endgame begins
April 3rd, 2020: Endgame done

The endgame details for this iteration are tracked in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/93717.

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

[x] Identify which icons we use for dynamic sidebar views (caused by moving views) https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92590 @misolori

Accessibility

[x] Improve the accessibility of the Differences view (F7) https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88695 @isidorn
[x] Accessibility issues, see query @isidorn

Workbench

[x] Settings sync: support global state, snippets https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/86678 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/86679 @sandy081
[x] Settings sync: improvements to the settings editor (visual indicators, filters) https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92517 @roblourens
[x] Enable views to move between containers using drag'n drop and commands https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92786 @sbatten @sandy081 @isidorn
[x] Allow contribution of views into the panel https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/41686 @sbatten
[ ] :runner: Provide in core implementation for notebooks https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91987 @rebornix @jrieken @roblourens
[ ] :runner: Stabilize and document Custom Editor support https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77131 @mjbvz @bpasero @jrieken
[ ] :runner: Provide account management UI https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/90385 @rmacfarlane @misolori
[x] Explore using GH Applications in GH authentication provider https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92675 @rmacfarlane
[ ] :runner: Supporting to customize the product icons https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/79130 @aeschli @misolori
[x] Global undo/redo: close and reopen a file preserves the undo stack https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/7169 @alexdima
[ ] Global undo/redo: support to undo an operation for a file that is not in memory https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92272 @alexdima
[x] Investigate support for Local Workspace settings https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/40233 @sandy081
[x] Make extension packs more visible in the Extensions view https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89962 @sandy081
[x] Support Welcome Views for Custom Views https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92143 @alexr00
[x] Explorer: Show hidden files and their path when they are opened https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92090 @isidorn
[ ] :muscle: Explorer: Add support for inclusion filters https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/869 @isidorn
[x] Finish timeline support and enable it in Stable https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84297 @eamodio
[x] Allow for view-local progress indication https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92421 @eamodio

Editor

[x] Semantic coloring: finalize API https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77140 @alexdima @aeschli
[ ] :runner: Semantic coloring: implement API to color a range of a document https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92273 @alexdima
[x] Semantic coloring: Add support for coloring library symbols https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91090 @aeschli

Terminal

[ ] :runner: :muscle: Allow extensions to customize the environment of terminal processes https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/46696 @tyriar
[x] Support for terminal link handlers https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91606 @tyriar

Languages

[ ] :runner: Support richer labels in completion items https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/39441 @octref @jrieken
[x] Provide guidance for language servers for embedded languages https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/47288 @octref @aeschli

LSP / LSIF

[x] Update the TypeScript LSIF indexer to TypeScript 3.8 https://github.com/microsoft/lsif-node/issues/94 @dbaeumer
[x] LSIF: Support reference delegates over projects https://github.com/microsoft/lsif-node/issues/95 @dbaeumer
[ ] :muscle: Specify accept and content encoding in LSP https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-languageserver-node/issues/553 @dbaeumer

HTML/CSS

[x] Improve auto-rename tag implementation by not relying on multiple cursors https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88424 @octref

TypeScript/JavaScript

[ ] :hand: Adopt TS recovery release 3.8.x https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92819 @mjbvz
[ ] :runner: Help TS team to assume ownership of semantic highlighting in TS tooling https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92789 @aeschli @mjbvz
[ ] Collaborate with TS team on documentation of how to work with large TS projects https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92820 @mjbvz

Debug

[x] Allow debug extensions to provide configurations to display in Select and Start Debugging https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88230 @weinand @isidorn @connor4312
[ ] :runner: Adapt "auto attach" feature in js-debug https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/88599 @connor4312 @weinand
[x] Adopt terminal link handlers in js-debug https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug/issues/387 @connor4312
[x] Improve Call Stack presentation in the UI https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83986 @isidorn @misolori
[x] Debug Welcome View: work with Debug Adapter providers to contribute content https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/85548 @isidorn
[ ] :runner: Explore using language service support for scope resolution https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/84044 @weinand
[ ] :muscle: Explore using language service support for REPL evaluation https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87448 @weinand
[x] Explore progress UI for debugging https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92253 @isidorn @weinand
[x] Explore improving the debug experience when a single file is open without a launch config https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92269 @weinand
[x] Implement new DAP protocol features for caret/selection positioning in completions https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/90974 @isidorn
[ ] :runner: Explore initial support for capturing and viewing performance profiles in js-debug https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug/issues/388 @connor4312

DAP

[x] Finalize cancellable progress events https://github.com/microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol/issues/92 @weinand

Tasks

[x] Improve task detection and selection https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/90087 @alexr00

API

[ ] :runner: March extension authors call https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/93604 @eamodio @fiveisprime
API finalization: query
API proposals: query

Extension Contributions

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

ES Lint

[x] Embbed links to documentation in eslint diagnostic messages https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-eslint/issues/911 @dbaeumer

Engineering

[ ] :runner: Explore node-free renderer processes https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92164 @bpasero @deepak1556
[x] Rewrite quick open with quick pick widget https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/69955 @bpasero @chrmarti
[x] Run Smoke Tests as part of the nightly build (without failing the build if unsuccessful) https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92271 @bpasero @chrmarti
[x] Support to validate Test Plan items when generate endgame testing assignments https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-tools/issues/34 @sandy081 @JacksonKearl

Documentation

None.

Deferred Items

Support for custom views with WebView contents https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/83911 @mjbvz
:runner: Support to preview refactoring changes for other refactorings than Rename https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/77728 @jrieken @mjbvz
Terminal link provider API https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/91290 @Tyriar
:runner: Improve presentation of TS hovers https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/92787 @octref @mjbvz

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kieferrm

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Most helpful comment

Hey, how come I don't see anything about the pinning tabs feature (like, actually pinning tabs) here? It's one of the most desired, asked for, and needed features in VSCode, it's been 3.5 years, and we haven't heard anything back about it.

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/12622

AndrewDavis on 26 Mar 2020

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vscode 1.44 update seems to have broken the remote connection.

92423

it seems to be caused by Remote-ssh extension.
downgraded it by a version and remote works fine.

sanket-bhalerao on 11 Mar 2020

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/12622

AndrewDavis on 26 Mar 2020

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And I thought I had mentioned in the past somewhere but when I think of pinning tabs I'm thinking of the exact same functionality that Firefox provides for pinning tabs: Right click -> Pin Tab, tab becomes a small square that you can't move or easily close. It also doesn't take up that much room. Ctrl+Tabbing is unaffected (except that pinned tabs are always on the left). Right click -> Unpin Tab, now it's like a regular tab again.

I pin tabs all the time, when they're meant to be there for the long-term. The rest of the tabs I may close at any time. I'm certain this must be a very common workflow, and VSCode should support it.

AndrewDavis on 26 Mar 2020

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Also, multi-row tabs would be great