Support "Developer: Open Process Explorer"
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Description
## What is your suggestion?
Add something that can be used directly from the code-server UI to inspect the process tree under the remote `code-server` process. Ideally literally "Developer: Open Process Explorer" from VS code.
## Why do you want this feature?
Helpful to understand where memory is going - both from the angle of diagnosing processes spawned in extensions and taking stock of various user-spawned processes.
## Are there any workarounds to get this functionality today?
Sort of - you can manually figure out the same type of information from the OS.
## Are you interested in submitting a PR for this?
Yes, but would need some pointers. If this just isn't possible, that's OK and fine to close this issue 😄
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by comparing the existing code-server UI with VS Code's "Developer: Open Process Explorer" command and determine whether the command can inspect the remote code-server process tree. Define the remote process data and UI integration needed; done means the command is available from code-server and displays the relevant process hierarchy.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100