posit-dev / posit-dev/positron
A simple idea allow cloud based settings / keybinding / snippet synch across devices
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Description
As I understand it, settings synch (like in vscode) is not a feature that is coming to Positron soon (ever?).
I use Positron on multiple devices and I am often adjusting settings, keybindings and adding snippets.
It's actually quite difficult keeping these three JSON files synced. It's annoying, time-consuming, and prone to errors.
The idea: let the user set a custom location for settings files so that we can use whatever cloud service (iCloud, dropbox, one drive,...) you prefer.
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
The issue names settings, keybindings, and snippets stored in three JSON files but gives no repository files, tests, or entry points. First locate the existing configuration handling for those files and establish how custom locations and cloud-backed paths should be supported; done would mean a tested way to keep all three synchronized across devices.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cloud
- Domain
- cloud, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100