gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

A package to share code between openvscode-server and gitpod-vscode-desktop etc

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aspect: tech-debt editor: code (browser) editor: code (desktop) meta: never-stale team: IDE
Dominant language
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Description

Right now we have some similar/same code between openvscode-server gp-code/main branch and gitpod-vscode-desktop.

We need an extra package for code sharing

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by comparing the related code in the openvscode-server gp-code/main branch and gitpod-vscode-desktop repositories linked in the issue. Identify the duplicated code and determine the package boundary and consumers before proposing the shared package. Done means the shared code is packaged for reuse by both projects.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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