Request user setting for server root.

[JohnLukeBentley]

I suggest being able to alter the default location of one's server root.

For example,

• I have the following folder loaded in Visual Studio Code: C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code\Php
• I'm working on C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code\Php\Examples\helloWorld.php. That is, from the root of the current folder \Examples\helloWorld.php.
• Under current vscode-preview-server behaviour I run "Launch on default browser" and http://localhost:8080/Examples/helloWorld.php is sent to my browser. However, this produces a 404 error. Due to personal preferences in how I've set up my server environment my root web server doesn't match, "C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code\Php". I need the resulting URL to return "http://localhost:8080/php/Examples/helloWorld.php"

So I'd like user setting to use like ....

previewServer.serverRootLocalPath = "C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code"

and for vscode-preview-server to work out that given the current file I'm working on ....

C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code\Php\Examples\helloWorld.php

... the difference between the two is ...

Php\Examples\helloWorld.php

... and it is that which needs to be appended to my server string "http://localhost:8080/" (with slash fixing) for ...

http://localhost:8080/php/Examples/helloWorld.php

[YuichiNukiyama]

Sorry for my delay. Can you resolve this in below setting?

"previewServer.proxy": "localhost:8080/Php/Examples/helloWorld.php"

[JohnLukeBentley]

No worries about the delay ... we are both taking our time :)

Yes that effects being able to work on helloWorld.php, with saved changes in the editor being automatically updated in the browser.

Of course that doesn't help when I work on on a different file in C:\Users\John\Documents\Sda\Code\Php.

If I can find the time I'd be keen to help out and have a go at the code myself. However, I'm unlikely to find the time for the next 2 months.

[YuichiNukiyama]

I see. PRs welcomed.

[jmussman]

Related: this extension cannot figure out what folder to serve when using a VS Code workspace. It always defaults to the project folder of the first project. I'm posting this here because the solution for the stated problem needs to address both issues.

[YuichiNukiyama]

@jmussman I move issue to #21

[yuxiang-zhang]

"Preview on side panel"(1) and "Launch on browser"(2) don't seem to resolve to the same root directory.
Suppose a file as C:\\foo\\bar\\www.html:

• when I set workspace folder path to C:\\foo\\bar, I can do (1) but (2) resolves to C:\\foo\\www.html which doesn't exist.
• when I set workspace folder path to C:\\foo, I can do (2) but (1) resolves to C:\\foo\\www.html which doesn't exist.
  I'm working on Apache set with XAMPP in Windows 10.