Prompt when desktop IDE not installed (or open), e.g. "scheme does not have a registered handler"
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Description
Currently, when a new user comes to Gitpod, and selects a JetBrains IDE and starts a workspace, they are greeted with a browser prompt. However, if the user does not have Gateway installed, this leads to an error, which is only logged in the browser, and no obvious user action is given. This issue is to catch that exception, and provide the user with instructions on how to install Gateway.
Considerations:
- We should also consider the same UX for the redirect to VS Code Desktop, however the urgency is slightly lower for VS Code Desktop, as VS Code does not require an additional application, since it redirects to the main IDE, rather than an intermediary application (Gateway).
- We should consider the case when the user's operating system is not compatible or there is a bug with Gateway, as that can also be a cause of the error and we should provide instructions to raise issues on YouTrack.
- Could be implemented at the same time as: https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/issues/8572
- We should also track how often this error occurs: https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/issues/9934
Relates to:
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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
Start at the workspace start page's JetBrains IDE redirect handling and reproduce the launch when Gateway is not installed or cannot open the scheme. Done means the browser shows clear Gateway installation or troubleshooting instructions instead of only logging the error; consider the related VS Code Desktop and YouTrack cases noted in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100


