microsoft / microsoft/vscode-edge-devtools

Support for vscode portable

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Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Using vscode portable including a portable version of nodejs, it is impossible to use all features of DevTools extension for Vscode because it can not use node.
Installing nodejs is not really an option since this defeats the purpose of a portable vscode.
Possible solution would be a path setting in settings.json for the DevTools extension to find nodejs.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the DevTools extension discovers and launches Node.js when used from portable VS Code, then review how settings.json values are handled. Test with portable VS Code and a portable Node.js installation; done means the extension's features work without a system-wide Node.js installation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nodejs, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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