gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Support translations in vscode web

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aspect: browser IDE meta: never-stale team: IDE type: feature request
Dominant language
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Description

VS Code web now supports localization of the workbench, It's controlled by extensionsGallery.nlsBaseUrl property in product.json pointing to a base url from where to get the localization files. The localzation files are in amd module format (this is different from the localization extension from the marketplace).
We need to investigate how to generate this localization files and from where to served them so they can be consumed by our vscode fork

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vscode-loc repo

Upstream PR

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Research direction

Read product.json and the linked vscode-loc repository, then compare the linked upstream VS Code PR to understand the expected AMD localization files. Done means documenting how those files are generated and identifying where they should be served so the VS Code fork can consume them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools, localization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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