redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

Provide "Java: Import Projects" command

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Description

Currently, the vscode java is enabled by opening from the source folder and blindly importing the workspace. There are several issues:

  1. It is not correctly detect gradle or maven if both configuration are provided in the rootfolder and subfolders.

  2. For large project, such as "Spring-Boot" projects, it contains hundreds of projects, it will fail to spring boot projects.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing the existing source-folder workspace import flow and how Gradle and Maven roots are detected. Done means a Java: Import Projects command handles nested configurations and large Spring Boot projects without the reported failures.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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