[code] support live preview of local files
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editor: code (browser)
meta: never-stale
type: feature request
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Bug description
Unable to see HTML file and faced a HTTP 400 Bad Request issue. Instead, I saw a text saying : Web Sockets Request was expected.
Steps to reproduce
- Create
index.htmlandindex.tsfile.
index.html :
index.ts :
- Compile
index.tswithyarn tsc index.tsand produce anindex.jsfile.
index.js :
- Create an
<h1>Hello</h1>and connect it toindex.js. - Open a new tab to access
<PORT>-<Gitpod Workspace URL>. - See a text saying : Web Sockets Request was expected.
Expected behavior
Display an HTML file and run Javascript in console.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the mentioned index.html, index.ts, and compiled index.js files, then inspect the local-file preview path reached through the workspace URL and port. Done means the HTML renders in a new tab and the JavaScript runs in the browser console without the Web Sockets Request was expected response.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- html, javascript, typescript
- Domain
- devtools, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100