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`View()` sidebar workspace viewer/panel fails to render
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Description
Describe the bug
R View() panel fails to render objects
To Reproduce
It works for some data frames/ plots and not others
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Install R VS-Code extension
- open an
Rfile View()anRdata frame, either by callingView(object)from the attached R console, or by using the sidebar- the viewer stays empty
Do you want to fix by self? (We hope your help!)
No- due to lack of experience with electron or js
(If yes,) what kind of help do you want? (e.g. Which file should I fix, Survey (related documents)
Expected behavior
The sidebar should render the R object
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Environment (please complete the following information):
- OS: macOS 12.5.1
- VSCode Version: 1.71.2
- R Version: 4.2.1
- vscode-R version: 2.5.3 (from the marketplace)
Additional context
I basically ran into the same issue as in here
I tried to delete my settings.json, and even reinstall vs-code (from homebrew).
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the empty View() sidebar with an R data frame or plot using the listed VS Code, R, and vscode-R versions, then compare it with issue #519. Done means the sidebar renders the R object consistently for cases that currently remain empty.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, r, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100