"Connect" button on Gitpod Workspaces list in JetBrains Gateway points to a URL that may be outdated

[felladrin]

Bug description

"Connect" button on the side of each workspace name on the list of workspaces leads to outdated workspace URLs (e.g. https://gitpodio-empty-z3ml0fq4itx.ws-eu51.gitpod.io/) when it should lead to https://gitpod.io/start/#gitpodio-empty-z3ml0fq4itx.

In this case, the error happened because the Cluster eu51 doesn't exist anymore. Using https://gitpod.io/start/# correctly leads the user to an actual cluster (eu53 at the time of writing).

Steps to reproduce

• Create a workspace from gitpod.io UI.
• Stop the workspace.
• Open Gitpod Workspaces list in JetBrains Gateway.
• Click the "Connect" button.
• Observe the URL opened in the browser: it's the workspace URL from the last time it was opened.

Expected behavior

It should lead to an URL with the format https://gitpod.io/start/#<WORKSPACE_ID>.

[akosyakov]

@felladrin We should align the logic here with dashboard. Just using start page is not enough, since it is another flow. IDE url in most case is the best option. I think it happens only when the cluster is gone. cc @aledbf @kylos101 correct?

[kylos101]

@felladrin what is the first picture of? Is it the Gitpod Dashboard page, or some local JetBrains Gateway showing old workspaces?

@akosyakov assuming you can be certain the workspace is not running (or starting or stopping) and is truly off, I agree, you should link to something like https://gitpod.io/start/#<WORKSPACE_ID>.

[felladrin]

@felladrin what is the first picture of? Is it the Gitpod Dashboard page, or some local JetBrains Gateway showing old workspaces?

The screenshot is from the workspaces list displayed inside JetBrains Gateway. [1]