microsoft / microsoft/vscode-java-dependency

Ability to change the project name

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enhancement upstream
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Avg merge
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Description

I have a project with an "unmanaged folder", and it gets an autogenerated name when first opened. Something like: "myproject_380e1993". Is there a way to configure this name explicitly? When I clone/copy the codebase and open from another computer, it generates another random project name, and so the launch.json configurations all need to be changed to fit the new name.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the unmanaged-folder workflow described in the issue and observe how the autogenerated project name relates to launch.json configurations. Trace the project-name generation and configuration handling, then verify that a cloned or copied codebase can use an explicitly configured stable name without requiring launch.json edits.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, 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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