coder / coder/code-server

[Feature Request] Intercepting hardcoded localhost WebSockets for HMR (.NET Hot Reload / dotnet watch)

Aperta
#7,976 2 commenti 0 reazioni 0 assegnatari Vedi su GitHub
enhancement
Lingua principale
TypeScript
Stelle
79.3k
Fork
6.8k
Merge medio
2g 6h
PR unite (30g)
41

Descrizione

## What is your suggestion?
Implement a client-side interceptor or dynamic proxy mechanism within `code-server`'s browser context that can catch outbound WebSocket requests to `localhost:` and seamlessly route them through `code-server`'s built-in proxy layer back to the remote workspace.

## Why do you want this feature?
Developers relying on `code-server` for a pure browser-based development experience cannot use .NET's Hot Reload (`dotnet watch`).

When running `dotnet watch`, the .NET SDK dynamically injects a script (`aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js`) into the DOM that attempts to establish an HMR WebSocket connection to a random, ephemeral port on `localhost` (e.g., `ws://localhost:40777`).

Because the browser executes this locally, it queries the user's physical machine rather than the remote `code-server` container. The connection drops, and Hot Reload fails:
`Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at ws://localhost:40777/`

Image

```
Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at ws://localhost:43067/. aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js:318:25
WebSocket failed to connect. aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js:19:15
Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at wss://localhost:33935/. aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js:318:25
WebSocket failed to connect. aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js:19:15
Unable to establish a connection to the browser refresh server. aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js:23:13
```

## Are there any workarounds to get this functionality today?
There are no workarounds for a **pure browser** workflow (e.g., coding on an iPad or a locked-down laptop without CLI access).

## Are you interested in submitting a PR for this?
No, I do not have the familiarity with the `code-server` networking/proxy codebase to implement this reliably.

Guida per i contributori

Apri la guida per i contributori

Direzione di ricerca

The payload names no code-server files or tests. Start by tracing browser-context handling of outbound localhost WebSockets and the built-in proxy layer, then examine how the injected aspnetcore-browser-refresh.js uses ephemeral ws/wss ports. Done should be a pure-browser dotnet watch workflow where Hot Reload connects through code-server without localhost failures.

Scritto dal modello di indicizzazione a partire dal testo della issue.

Valutazione

Stack tecnologico
typescript
Ambito
devtools, networking
Tipo di issue
Funzionalità
Difficoltà
5/5
Tempo stimato
Più di una settimana
Stato di attività
Attiva
Chiarezza
Abbastanza chiara
Idoneità per principianti
35/100

Ricevi le nuove issue nella tua casella

Un breve riepilogo di issue GitHub adatte ai principianti.