microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor

[Bug] Platform is not always well detected

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Description

Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?
  • Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop
Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?
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Additional Context

Since https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/200935, process existing takes priority over navigator to detect is it run inside a browser. The issue is that with some bundlers like webpack, it is sometimes required to polyfill node internal (like process).

It now has as consequence to wrongly be detected as a native platform which can have consequences, for instance:

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the platform-detection change referenced in the issue and its effects in src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/lines/viewLine.ts and src/vs/editor/contrib/clipboard/browser/clipboard.ts. Reproduce the behavior with a bundler-provided process polyfill, then verify that browser environments are detected correctly without regressing native platform detection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, webpack
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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