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VS Code side panel for Devfile Commands
Is your enhancement related to a problem? Please describe
Currently, the Devfile Commands are translated to VS Code Tasks. A typical way to run such a Task is using the Commands Palette. Although it is the only way provided by VS Code, it's not the best UX. Especially for the users who are not very familiar yet with the VS Code.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great to add a side panel with the Devfile Commands listed. It can provide:
- an easy way to find it in the UI
- a simple way for running a Devfile Command
- additional features, like opening the command's output, terminating or rerunning, etc.
Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional context
VS Code provides Tasks API for the extensions: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#tasks
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With the extensions like Task Manager the UX for running the Devfile Commands is a bit better. Nevertheless, there're much more we can do for making it much more convenient. So, reopening the issue.
Does reopening this issue have any indication on when it will be prioritized? I'd like to add a vote for it.
AFAIK, it's not among the nearest priorities of our team. But contributions are welcomed, of course ) I've reopened it just to reflect that it's still relevant.
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Took me a while to figure out how to access devfile defined commands from the VS Code editor default. Just an alternative, a little higher-visibility on some documentation somewhere might help too.
Thanks @Mbd06b. It's a good point. I reopened https://github.com/eclipse-che/che/issues/21835 and https://github.com/eclipse-che/che/issues/21841.
I've just come up with an idea on how to make it as simple as possible, probably.
@Mbd06b WDYT if we add a new command to the Eclipse Che menu
which is opened by clicking the bottom-left button
The command would be Eclipse Che: Run Devfile Command...
It would open the list of the Devfile Commands
already filtered by
devfile type.
It would do the same as the Terminal > Run Task... > devfile, but the user can find it in a much more expected place.