Multi-Language Profile Management Proposal for VSCode

[Marcus-zh]

Background:
I frequently switch between multiple programming languages, and plugin loading becomes cumbersome. To address this, I use profiles, creating one for each language. However, I've encountered some issues.

Issues:

1. I often use Next.js for frontend and Python for backend, sometimes together or separately.
2. Github Copilot is needed in each language, leading to redundant installations and potential version conflicts.
3. I have many commonly used plugins but don't want to install them for each profile.

Desired Features:

1. Introduce multi-profile selection to enable simultaneous activation of multiple profiles.
2. Ensure plugin version consistency across profiles.
3. Introduce a shared plugin repository that loads common plugins in all profiles.

These suggestions aim to enhance VSCode's usability, addressing the outlined challenges. Your consideration is highly valued.

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use GPT to translate

[sandy081]

Installing an extension across all profiles is already supported - right click on an extension and you can choose to apply that extension to all profiles. Did you try that?

[Marcus-zh]

I haven't tried it yet, but I think it could be challenging to manage the usage of shared plugins this way.

[sandy081]

Please try it out and share feedback.

[Marcus-zh]

But I'm having some problems

[sandy081]

How are you getting this problem?

[Marcus-zh]

just click the button: "Apply the extension to all profiles"

[sandy081]

Can you reproduce it for all extensions or only for this extension?

[Marcus-zh]

all extensions have this problem.(I use Windows)

[sandy081]

Can you please share following log

• F1 > Show View... > Shared
• F1 > Show View... > Window

[Marcus-zh]

Here is shared log

2024-01-25 10:25:18.778 [error] [uncaught exception in sharedProcess]: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp': EntryNotFound (FileSystemError): Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp'
    at r.create (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30056)
    at a (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30170)
    at s.fb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:36175)
    at s.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:28621)
    at async E.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:15732)
    at async Y.tb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:100:111319)

[Marcus-zh]

window log has no error

[sandy081]

This error might not be the root cause. Can you please share the complete log?

[Marcus-zh]

This error might not be the root cause. Can you please share the complete log?

how can I do that?Is there any way to show the complete log?

[sandy081]

F1 > Show View... > Shared

Copy the complete log and share it please

[Marcus-zh]

here is

2024-01-25 10:18:06.330 [info] Deleted uninstalled extension from disk ms-ceintl.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\ms-ceintl.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans-1.85.2024012409
2024-01-25 10:18:09.589 [info] Getting Manifest... github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:10.188 [info] Installing extension: github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:16.264 [info] Extension signature is verified: github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:20.237 [info] Extracted extension to file:///c%3A/Users/Administrator/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-1.154.0: github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:20.239 [info] Renamed to c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\github.copilot-1.154.0
2024-01-25 10:18:20.240 [info] Extracting extension completed. github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:20.304 [info] Extension installed successfully: github.copilot
2024-01-25 10:18:21.074 [info] Marked extension as uninstalled github.copilot-1.153.0
2024-01-25 10:23:32.206 [error] [uncaught exception in sharedProcess]: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp': EntryNotFound (FileSystemError): Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp'
    at r.create (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30056)
    at a (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30170)
    at s.fb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:36175)
    at s.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:28621)
    at async E.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:15732)
    at async Y.tb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:100:111319)
2024-01-25 10:25:18.778 [error] [uncaught exception in sharedProcess]: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp': EntryNotFound (FileSystemError): Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\extensions.json.vsctmp'
    at r.create (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30056)
    at a (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:51:30170)
    at s.fb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:36175)
    at s.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:28621)
    at async E.stat (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:56:15732)
    at async Y.tb (c:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\code\node\sharedProcess\sharedProcessMain.js:100:111319)

[Marcus-zh]

I click the button twice

[Marcus-zh]

So what about the "Introduce multi-profile selection to enable simultaneous activation of multiple profiles."

[sandy081]

Extracted the issue that apply to all profiles is not working here - #203523

So what about the "Introduce multi-profile selection to enable simultaneous activation of multiple profiles."

Can you please explain the need of it given that applying to all profiles feature is present?

[Marcus-zh]

This translation is a bit problematic.

It should be said that multiple profiles are selected at the same time
for example,I want to use python and react at the same time

[sandy081]

/duplicate

#180599

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

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