Copy extension link

[cachandlerdev]

Hi, I added a context menu item for "Copy Extension Link" in accordance with #233915. I'm afraid I'm not quite sure how to test it on extensions from the vscode marketplace because they don't show up when running ./scripts/code.sh, but the logic is copied from the "Copy" item above, and I believe it appropriately handles built-in extensions.

[cachandlerdev]

@microsoft-github-policy-service agree

[SalerSimo]

@cachandlerdev If you go in the Extensions and you apply a filter some extension should show up.
I tried your code but i didnt get any url, what value is supposed to be wrote in the clipboard?

[cachandlerdev]

Hi, I noticed that behavior as well, but I believe it's the case because those extensions are built-in by default and don't have links. If you look at the existing "Copy" code, you'll see that no link gets created for those extensions. I tried to hide the context item altogether using the "when" keyword, but it didn't seem to apply to every built-in extension (e.g. Git).

I would separately test external marketplace extensions if I could to double check that the link functionality works on extensions with marketplace links, but I only was able to see built-in extensions from the application when using ./scripts/code.sh (even after applying various types of filters).

[SalerSimo]

I managed to install an extension, you have to download the .vsix extension file from the marketplace and then go there:

Even with this extension the function doesn't work, the parameter extension.url always seems to be 'undefined'

[cachandlerdev]

Ah, I see what you mean. However, this appears to be standard behavior for the "Copy" context menu item that I have not touched on this development version. I find this odd because when I run VSCode normally (not the development version), the URL is retrieved when clicking the "Copy" context menu item button.

Here is the result of clicking the normal "Copy" button in VSCode on that extension:

Name: Code Runner
Id: formulahendry.code-runner
Description: Run C, C++, Java, JS, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, Go, Lua, Groovy, PowerShell, CMD, BASH, F#, C#, VBScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Scala, Swift, Julia, Crystal, OCaml, R, AppleScript, Elixir, VB.NET, Clojure, Haxe, Obj-C, Rust, Racket, Scheme, AutoHotkey, AutoIt, Kotlin, Dart, Pascal, Haskell, Nim, 
Version: 0.12.2
Publisher: Jun Han
VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.code-runner

And here's the result in the version I get when running ./scripts/code.sh:

Name: Code Runner
Id: formulahendry.code-runner
Description: Run C, C++, Java, JS, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, Go, Lua, Groovy, PowerShell, CMD, BASH, F#, C#, VBScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Scala, Swift, Julia, Crystal, OCaml, R, AppleScript, Elixir, VB.NET, Clojure, Haxe, Obj-C, Rust, Racket, Scheme, AutoHotkey, AutoIt, Kotlin, Dart, Pascal, Haskell, Nim, D, Lisp, Kit, V, SCSS, Sass, CUDA, Less, Fortran, Ring, Standard ML, Zig, Mojo, Erlang, SPWN, Pkl, Gleam
Version: 0.12.2
Publisher: formulahendry

[SalerSimo]

Then instead of the "Copy" item you might copy the logic from "Copy Extension Id" and just add a prefix:

run: async (accessor: ServicesAccessor, extensionId: string) => {
      const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
      const extensionLinkPrefix = 'https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=';

      await clipboardService.writeText(extensionLinkPrefix + extensionId);
}

Something like this.

[cachandlerdev]

Alright, I changed that code and corrected the when: condition to only display the menu item for extensions that aren't built-in (and as a result don't have marketplace links). The feature appears to be working now.

[isidorn]

You need to get the marketplace link from the productService and not to hard code it.

[cachandlerdev]

Hi! I initially tried to do that by using the "Copy" context menu item logic, but then noticed that development versions don't seem to retrieve a valid extension URL for any extension, including ones that aren't built-in. I discussed this with another fellow on the GitHub PR page.

[SalerSimo]

@cachandlerdev I think i figured out why using the logic from "Copy" doesn't work: you must be connected to internet, and the application built from the source code doesn't have internet access.
You can check this in the standard VS Code app by disabling your internet connection, reloading the window and then clicking on "Copy".