jaredly / jaredly/vscode-background-terminal-notifier
[feature request] monitor subprocesses
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 36
- Forks
- 10
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
For example, if I'm running Python inside a Bash terminal, I will get no notifications when the job finishes and I get the Python prompt back. The notification only gets triggered once Python is closed and I'm back to the Bash terminal.
In other words, this doesn't trigger notifications (green arrow is Bash):
These, however, will:
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported behavior in a VS Code background terminal: run a long-lived Python process from Bash and observe when notifications fire. Trace the extension's terminal process monitoring and notification entry points; done means a notification appears when the subprocess returns to the Python prompt while Bash remains open, without waiting for Bash to exit.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100