microsoft / microsoft/copilot-for-eclipse
[Bug] Chat fails with an error when a non-file:// project is open in the workspace
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Description
Environment
- OS: Windows
- Eclipse Version: 2026-03
- Plugin Version: 0.18.0
Describe the bug
When a project backed by a non-file:// URI scheme (e.g. an RSE remote project
mounted over SSH) is present in the Eclipse workspace, sending a message in the
Copilot Chat view fails and an error is returned instead of a response.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Add a remote project to the workspace via RSE (or any other non-
file://provider). - Open the Copilot Chat view.
- Send any message.
Expected behavior
Chat responds normally, ignoring or gracefully skipping workspace folders whose
URI scheme is not file://.
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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
Start in the Copilot Chat view and trace how workspace folders are handled when a message is sent. Reproduce with an RSE project or another non-file:// provider in an Eclipse workspace, then verify that those folders are skipped or handled gracefully and that the chat returns a response.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100