eclipse-theia / eclipse-theia/theia
Retain and use `name` field from workspace files
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Description
Workspace definition files can specify a `name` for each root separate from its path that should be used for display in different UI contexts. In our `WorkspaceService`, we currently discard the `name` property completely: it isn't even available for use. We should retain the value and use it where appropriate.
_Originally posted by @colin-grant-work in https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/17262#discussion_r3132083854_
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Research direction
Start by locating WorkspaceService and the workspace definition parsing path. Trace where root paths are converted into display labels and identify the UI contexts that should use the retained name. Done means the name survives loading and is shown appropriately wherever workspace roots are displayed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100