Theia - Process Extension

This extension allows the management of processes started with or without a terminal.

See here for a detailed documentation.

License

• Eclipse Public License 2.0
• 一 (Secondary) GNU General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception

Change Log

v0.6.0

• [filesystem] added the menu item Upload Files... to easily upload files into a workspace
• [plugin] added CodeActionKind intersects Plug-in API
• [task] added support to configure tasks
• [workspace] allow creation of files and folders using recursive paths
• [electron] upgraded version of electron used to version 3.
• [tree] support icons in node tail decorators

Breaking changes:

• [core] support native keyboard layouts #4724
• [node] moved to using Node.js version 10, dropping support for Node.js version 8.
• [electron] removed cluster mode and startup timeout setting
• [electron] make Electron runtime dependencies optional #4873
• [dialog] validate and accept methods are now Promisified #4764
• [editor] turn off autoSave by default to align with VS Code #4777
  • default settings can be overriden in application package.json:

    {
    "private": true,
    "name": "myapp",
    "theia": {
      "frontend": {
        "config": {
          "preferences": {
            "editor.autoSave": "on"
          }
        }
      }
    }
    }

• [extension-manager] deprecated #4876

v0.5.0

• Added scope to task configurations to differentiate 3 things: task type, task source, and where to run tasks
• [core] added implementation for toolbar support for sidepanels and changed sidepanel tabs
• [core] added new keybinding <kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>w</kbd> to close all main area tabs
• [core] added the ability to make sidebar widgets closable
• [core] fixed ToolbarAwareTabBar detachment errors
• [core] fixed broken wheel listener
• [core] improved scrollbar styling
• [core] updated tabbar toolbar to use VSCode icons
• [core] updated the UI with numerous improvements including sidepanel icons, better alignment, tabbar and menu size
• [cpp] added new cpp.clangTidyand cpp.clangTidyChecks preferences to lint cpp program when clangd v9+ is used
• [cpp] fixed properly restarting clangd language server when changing cpp build configurations
• [debug] added new debug preferences to control view, console, and location appearance
• [editorconfig] added support to apply properties to monaco editor when opening/switching editors
• [file-search] improved ordering and consistency of file search results
• [filesystem] added files.associations property
• [filesystem] improved the performance when deleting large directories
• [filesystem] upgraded nsfw file-watching dependency from vscode-nsfw to Axosoft/nsfw which fixes memory leaks as well as fixes issues where files are not being properly watched outside the main watched directory
• [git] fixed issue where Theia did not refresh the git view after deleting the only repository
• [git] improved the git diff navigation header to be static
• [java] improved handling of incomplete classpath commands
• [keybindings] improved the keybindings widget search and table header to be static
• [mini-browser] improved error handling of iframe errors
• [navigator] added Collapse All toolbar item
• [navigator] updated the navigator to handle multi-root workspaces better
• [plugin-ext] added workspace.onDidRenameFile Plug-in API
• [plugin-ext] added workspace.onWillRenameFile Plug-in API
• [plugin-ext] added workspace.registerFileSystemProvider Plug-in API
• [plugin-ext] added workspace.saveAll Plug-in API
• [plugin-ext] added workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders Plug-in API
• [plugin-ext] added ability to proceed runInTerminal requests in sidecar containers
• [plugin-ext] added the ability to get selection context after executing a command
• [plugin-ext] fixed VSCode Plug-in API incompatibilities for the onDidChangeActiveTextEditor event
• [plugin-ext] fixed firing the onWillSaveTextDocument event
• [plugin-ext] fixed issue of re-deploying already initialized plugins
• [plugin] workspace.openTextDocument API now respects the contributed FileSystemProviders
• [plugin] added support for multiple windows per backend
• [plugin] fixed progress creation
• [plugin] improved the view container to use the native toolbar
• [preferences] fixed content assist when editing settings.json
• [preferences] fixed parsing of settings from workspace files
• [preferences] improved overriding of default configurations
• [preview] fixed issue when opening images
• [search-in-workspace] added a new preference search.lineNumbers to control whether to show line numbers for search results
• [task] added ability to Run Selected Text
• [task] added new command to re-run the last task
• [task] added schema support for tasks.json
• [typehierarchy] added the new type hierarchy extension
• [typehierarchy] improved typehierarchy to use all levels the language server sends if available
• [workspace] added new package.json properties newFIleName and newFileExtension to specify default file name and extension when creating a new file
• [workspace] improved performance of the file rename action for large directories

Breaking changes:

• [editor] computation of resource context keys moved to core #4531
• [plugin] support multiple windows per a backend #4509
  • Some plugin bindings are scoped per a connection now. Clients, who contribute/rebind these bindings, will need to scope them per a connection as well.
• [quick-open] disable separate fuzzy matching by default #4549
• [shell] support toolbars in side bars #4600
  • In side bars a widget title is rendered as an icon.

v0.4.0

• [application-manager] added support for pre-load HTML templates
• [console] added support for console when contexts
• [core] added support for os when contexts
• [core] added support for shell when contexts
• [core] added support for vscode closure contexts
• [core] fixed bad vertical resizing behavior
• [core] improved scrollbar visibility for the command palette
• [core] improved tab-bar display (display 'X' (close) on dirty editors when hovering over dirty icon)
• [core] improved tab-bar display (display 'X' (close) only when current editor is active, or has hover)
• [cpp] fixed CPP_CLANGD_COMMAND and CPP_CLANGD_ARGS environment variables
• [cpp] fixed the update of the active build config statusbar when preferences are updated
• [cpp] implemented the command Create New Build Configuration
• [cpp] implemented the command Reset Build Configuration
• [cpp] removed duplicate json config entry generated by the command New Build Config
• [debug] added support for debug mode when contexts
• [editor] added Clear Editor History command
• [editor] added support for editor when contexts
• [editor] added support for resource when contexts
• [editor] registered editor to navigation location stack when onCurrentEditorChange event is fired
• [electron] improved opening markdown links by opening them in the OS' default browser
• [electron] stored the last state of window geometry
• [file-search] added separator between recently opened items, and file results when executing the quick file open
• [file-search] added support for ignored globs and limit in file search
• [file-search] improved quick open file sort order
• [file-search] removed git diff editors from displaying the quick file open
• [file-search] added support for glob file searches
• [file-search][plugin-ext] updated exclude of file search
• [git] added the following git commands: Stash, Apply Stash, Apply Latest Stash, Pop Stash, Pop Latest Stash and Drop Stash
• [git] enhanced Git Remote command to obtain complete data
• [git] fixed refreshing the GitView when git repo changes
• [git] fixed the command Git Reset
• [git] removed bundled git from dugite
• [languages] fixed clash in language server session ids
• [messages] added support for notification when contexts
• [mini-browser] added ability to pass argument for openUrl command
• [monaco] added support for quick open when contexts
• [monaco] added support for snipped mode when contexts
• [navigator] added support for explorer when contexts
• [navigator] fixed updating the navigator context menu on supportMultiRootWorkspace preference change
• [plugin-ext-vscode] added ability to handle vscode.diff and open diff editor commands
• [plugin-ext-vscode] added vscode setContext command
• [plugin-ext-vscode] fixed local resource loading in webviews
• [plugin-ext] fixed TreeView widget registration
• [plugin-ext] fixed onDidSelectItem behavior for the quick pick widget
• [plugin-ext] fixed command conversions for code lens
• [plugin-ext] fixed issue of OutputChanel.show not displaying
• [plugin-ext] fixed miscellaneous issues in golang plugin
• [plugin-ext] implemented onWillSaveTextDocument event handler
• [plugin-ext][markers] added support to use problem manager to handle plugin markers
• [plugin] added tasks.onDidEndTask Plug-in API
• [plugin] added tasks.taskExecutions Plug-in API
• [plugin] added ability to display webview panel in 'left', 'right' and 'bottom' area
• [plugin] added support for menus.commandPalette contribution point
• [plugin] added support for vscode.previewHtml command
• [plugin] added support for read-only configuration index access
• [plugin] fixed issue of ensuring statusbar entry uniqueness
• [plugin] implemented inspect configuration command
• [plugin] refactored the Command interface by splitting into two: CommandDescription and Command
• [plugin][debug] added ability to connect to a remote debug server
• [preferences] added support for language specific preferences
• [preferences] aligned preference default values by type with vscode
• [search-in-workspace] added support for search when contexts
• [search-in-workspace] fixed keybinding for Search in Workspace widget
• [terminal] added support for font preferences
• [terminal] added support for terminal when contexts
• [vscode] added support for OS specific keybindings
• [vscode] implemented commands.getCommands
• [vscode] implemented commands.registerTextEditorCommand
• [vscode] implemented workspace.rootPath
• [workspace] added support for easier overriding of the DefaultWorkspaceServer
• [workspace] added support for workspace when contexts
• [workspace] fixed displaying the Open With... context menu only when more than one open handler is present
• [mini-browser] improved handling of iframe errors and time-outs

Breaking changes:

• menus aligned with built-in VS Code menus #4173
  • navigator context menu group changes:
    • 1_open and 4_new replaced by navigation group
    • 6_workspace renamed to 2_workspace group
    • 5_diff renamed to 3_compare group
    • 6_find renamed to 4_search group
    • 2_clipboard renamed to 5_cutcopypaste group
    • 3_move and 7_actions replaced by navigation group
  • editor context menu group changes:
    • 2_cut_copy_paste renamed to 9_cutcopypaste group
• [debug] align commands with VS Code #4204
  • debug.breakpoint.toggle renamed to editor.debug.action.toggleBreakpoint
  • debug.start renamed to workbench.action.debug.start
  • debug.thread.continue renamed to workbench.action.debug.continue
  • debug.start.noDebug renamed to workbench.action.debug.run
  • debug.thread.pause renamed to workbench.action.debug.pause
  • debug.thread.stepin renamed to workbench.action.debug.stepInto
  • debug.thread.stepout renamed to workbench.action.debug.stepOut
  • debug.thread.next renamed to workbench.action.debug.stepOver
  • debug.stop renamed to workbench.action.debug.stop
  • debug.editor.showHover renamed to editor.debug.action.showDebugHover
• multi-root workspace support for preferences #3247
  • PreferenceProvider
    • is changed from a regular class to an abstract class
    • the fireOnDidPreferencesChanged function is deprecated. emitPreferencesChangedEvent function should be used instead. fireOnDidPreferencesChanged will be removed with the next major release.
  • PreferenceServiceImpl
    • preferences is deprecated. getPreferences function should be used instead. preferences will be removed with the next major release
  • having properties property defined in the PreferenceSchema object is now mandatory
  • PreferenceProperty is renamed to PreferenceDataProperty
  • PreferenceSchemaProvider
    • the type of combinedSchema property is changed from PreferenceSchema to PreferenceDataSchema
    • the return type of getCombinedSchema function is changed from PreferenceSchema to PreferenceDataSchema
  • affects function is added to PreferenceChangeEvent and PreferenceChange interface
• navigator.exclude preference is renamed to files.exclude #4274

v0.3.19

• [core] added hostname alias
• [core] added new editor.formatOnSave preference, to format documents on manual save
• [core] added support for setting end of line character
• [cpp] added new cpp.clangdExecutable and cpp.clangdArgs to customize language server start command
• [debug] added node debugger as a Plug-in
• [debug] added support for source breakpoints
• [git] added discardAll command
• [git] added stageAll command
• [git] added unstageAll command
• [git] added new git pull command, to pull from default configured remote
• [git] added new git push command, to push from default configured remote
• [git] added the ability to refresh git repositories when a change is detected within a workspace
• [java] allow the ability to rebind JavaContribution
• [languages] enabled INI syntax highlighting for .properties and .toml files
• [monaco] fixed cross editor navigation
• [monaco] fixed document-saving that took too long
• [monaco] improved MonacoWorkspace.fireWillSave performance
• [plugin] added globalState and workspaceState Plug-in API
• [plugin] added registerColorProvider Plug-in API
• [plugin] added registerRenameProvider Plug-in API
• [plugin] added tasks.onDidStartTask Plug-in API
• [plugin] added basic support of snippets
• [plugin] added common service to handle when expressions
• [plugin] added debug Plug-in API
• [plugin] added support for terminal APIs on window
• [plugin] added the ability to debug VS Code extensions
• [plugin] added the ability to get operating system connected to Plug-in
• [plugin] added the ability to provide a way to initialize workspace folders when Theia is started
• [plugin] added the ability to set the visibility of menu items through when expressions
• [plugin] added workspace symbols Plug-in API
• [plugin] fixed spreading of command arguments
• [preferences] added the ability to update settings schema resource on schema changes
• [search-in-workspace] fixed issue regarding child root in search-in-workspace when there is a multiple-root workspace
• [search-in-workspace] removed duplicates from search-in-workspace tree
• [security] updated xterm.js to 3.9.2
• [task] added support to run tasks from multiple-roots
• [task] fixed cwd path
• [workspace] added multiple-root support for WorkspaceService.getWorkspaceRootUri()

v0.3.18

• [core] added a preference to define how to handle application exit
• [core] added a way to prevent application exit from extensions
• [core] added functionality to prevent application exit if some editors are dirty
• [core] allowed the ability to scope bindings per connection
• [core] fixed @theia/core/lib/node/debug#DEBUG_MODE flag to correctly detect when the runtime is inspected/debugged
• [cpp] fixed clangd being prematurely started when a build config is active
• [electron] implemented HTTP-based authentication for Git
• [electron] updated Electron to ^2.0.14
• [electron] updated Git for Electron to fall back to embedded Git if no Git is found on the PATH
• [file-search] added ability to search files from multiple-root workspaces
• [file-search] improved handling when attempting to open non-existent files from the quick-open-file
• [filesystem] added the ability to convert URIs to platform specific paths
• [git] updated Git view to display short hash when on detached state
• [java-debug] added major enhancements to java-debug
• [keybinding] normalized key sequences to US layout
• [languages] added a preference for every language contribution to be able to trace the communication client <-> server
• [languages] allowed the ability to provide Language Server start options
• [languages] fixed leaking language clients
• [languages][java] reuse jdt.ls workspace
• [monaco] fixed keybindings on OSX
• [plug-in] added Plug-in API for language server contributions
• [plug-in] added storagePath Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added tasks.registerTaskProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added window.withProgress Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added ability to register keybindings from a Plug-in's package.json
• [plug-in] added open link command
• [plug-in] added support for context menus in contributed views
• [plug-in] implemented API to get workspace folder by a given file URI
• [plug-in][languages] added ability to register a document highlight provider
• [search-in-workspace] added ability to perform 'Find in Folder...' with multiple folders simultaneously
• [search-in-workspace] added match and file count to search-in-workspace
• [search-in-workspace] added support for multiple-root workspaces
• [search-in-workspace] fixed path issues by instead using URIs
• [terminal] added ability to choose terminal root location when a workspace contains multiple roots
• [workspace] fixed long label computations for multiple-root workspaces
• [xterm] updated Xterm to 3.9.1

v0.3.17

• Added better widget error handling for different use cases (ex: no workspace present, no repository present, ...)
• Addressed multiple backend memory leaks
• Prefixed quick-open commands for easier categorization and searching
• Refactored Task menu items into the new Terminal menu
• [core] added theia.applicationName to application package.json and improved window title
• [core] added graceful handling of init and re-connection errors
• [core] added the keybinding ctrl+alt+a and ctrl+alt+d to switch tabs left/right
• [core] added the menu item Find Command... to easily trigger quick-open commands
• [core] added toolbar support for tab-bars
• [core] updated the status-bar display when offline
• [cpp] updated the keybinding for Switch Header/Source from Option+o to Option+Command+o when on macOS
• [debug] added the ability to fork a debug adapter
• [debug] added the ability to trace the debug adapter communication
• [debug] implemented major frontend and backend debug improvements
• [electron] miscellaneous stability and usability improvements on Electron
• [getting-started] added Getting Started Widget - used to view common commands, recent workspaces, and helpful links
• [lsp] added new symbol types and increased existing workspace symbol resilience
• [lsp] registered 'Restart' commands for each language server started for miscellaneous purposes
• [markers] added the context menu item Collapse All for problem markers
• [mini-browser] miscellaneous mini-browser improvements
• [plug-in] added Plug-in API to communicate between Theia and plugins
• [plug-in] added languages.registerCodeLensProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added languages.registerDocumentSymbolProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added window.showTextDocument Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added ability to provide custom namespaces for the Plug-in API
• [plug-in] registered a type definition provider
• [plug-in] added tasks.registerTaskProvider Plug-in API
• [preview-editor] added the ability to open editors in preview mode
• [process] added the ability to create new node processes through forking
• [search-in-workspace] prompted users when performing Replace All... to limit accidental triggering
• [search-in-workspace] fixed issue when selecting a file, the command Find in Folder... searches from the node's closest parent
• [terminal] added the menu item and command Split Terminal
• [workspace] added the ability to open multiple files simultaneously from the file navigator
• [workspace] added the context menu item Collapse All for the file navigator
• [workspace] included workspace path as part of the URL fragment

v0.3.16

• Reverted [cpp] Add debugging for C/C++ programs. This feature will come back in its own cpp-specific repo
• [callhierarchy][typescript] adapt to hierarchical document symbols
• [core] added methods to un-register menus, commands and keybindings
• [debug] decoupled debug model from UI + clean up
• [markers] added ability to remove markers
• [output] added a button to clear output view
• [plug-in] Terminal.sendText API adds a new line to the text being sent to the terminal if addNewLine parameter wasn't specified
• [plug-in] added DocumentLinkProvider Plug-in API
• [terminal] added 'open in terminal' to navigator
• [windows] implemented drives selector for the file dialog

v0.3.15

• [cpp] added debugging for C/C++ programs
• [debug] added debug toolbar
• [debug] resolved variables in configurations
• [debug] updated debug session views to act like panels
• [keymaps] added new View Keybindings Widget - used to view search and edit keybindings
• [languages] added TCL grammar file
• [plug-in] added menus contribution point
• [workspace] added multi-root workspace support with vscode compatibility

v0.3.13

• Re-implemented additional widgets using React
• Re-implemented miscellaneous components using React
• [cpp] added a status bar button to select an active cpp build configuration
• [cpp] implemented watch changes to compile_commands.json
• [git/blame] added support for convert to toggle command
• [markers] fixed #2315: fine grain marker tree computation
• [markers] improved performance by no longer storing markers in browser local storage by default
• [terminal] updated to xterm.js 3.5.0
• [textmate] added C/C++, Java, Python, CSS, html, less, markdown, shell, xml, yaml
• [tree] improved performance by not rendering collapsed nodes
• [ts] added support for one ls for all JavaScript related languages
• [workspace] added support for recently opened workspaces history

v0.3.12

• New Plugin system !
  • See design and documentation for more details.
• Introducing Task API.
  • Note, the format of tasks.json has been changed. For details, see the Task extension's README.md.
• Added an UI when developing plugins
• Migrated widgets to react
• Theia alerts you when the opening of a new tab is denied by the browser
• [core] added quick option to toggle the autosave feature
• [filesystem] added File Download feature
• [git] git commit now alerts the user if no files are staged
• [git] fixed git unstaging feature
• [languages] added textmate syntax coloring support (works on .ts files for now until more grammars are registered)
• [search-in-workspace] added new command Search In Folder...
• [search-in-workspace] added the missing Search menu item
• [workspace] fixed issue to prevent workspace root from being be deleted
• .md files that are edited in diff mode now correctly open with the editor
• HTML files now open in the editor by default

v0.3.11

• Added search and replace widget
• Added the ability to delete files on OSX with cmd+backspace
• Added the ability to set more finely grained logger levels
• Fixed several memory leaks.
• [editor] changed the font in the editor
• [editor] fixed the capital R key (<kbd>shift + r</kbd>) not working in the editor
• [file-search] added support for search in hidden files
• [git] added git sync and git publish actions
• [navigator] added the ability to toggle hidden files in the navigator
• jdt.ls download on postinstall