gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Manage VSCode user settings at the team/project level (No access to ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json)

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editor: code (browser) editor: code (desktop) feature: settings sync meta: never-stale type: feature request
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Description

Bug description

The normal path to access user settings for vscode is not available in gitpod.

I also searched in the root dir with find -name for settings.json, but no file is filled with the user settings.

Use case:
We have already .vscode/settings.json in our repo so that it is used for all local developers with vscode.
We have to add settings that are only available for the gitpod context. If we change the file in the .vscode
folder in the init / command block, git see that change and want to push it back to the main repo that is
not wished, because it should not affect the local developer.

Steps to reproduce

see description

Expected behavior

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Example repository

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the missing ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json access in a Gitpod workspace and compare it with the repository's .vscode/settings.json behavior. The issue does not specify an expected implementation or a test, so the completion criteria need clarification before work can begin.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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