microsoft / microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure

Improve or remove reporting on VS Code extension sign in issues

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Dominant language
Python
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250
Forks
204
Avg merge
1d 12h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Currently we make it very easy for the user to file a GitHub issue when they encounter an error signing in while using our VS Code extension. However, we inevitably need follow up information (like whether or not they explicitly aborted the sign in) and we almost never get a response from the user. As it stands, these issues are noise.

We should either improve the data we collect at the point of the failure, or stop reporting these failures since they aren't actionable.

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by locating the VS Code extension's sign-in failure reporting and the path that files a GitHub issue. Review what information is available when sign-in fails and determine whether the actionable outcome is improved context collection or no issue creation; done when the chosen behavior is implemented and verified.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python, vscode
Domain
authentication, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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