Extension causes high cpu load

[SterlingKinder]

• Issue Type: Performance
• Extension Name: solidity
• Extension Version: 0.0.102
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363
• VSCode version: 1.52.1

:warning: Make sure to attach this file from your home-directory: :warning:c:\Users\ALEXAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp\JuanBlanco.solidity-unresponsive.cpuprofile.txt

Find more details here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Explain-extension-causes-high-cpu-load

[juanfranblanco]

@SterlingKinder any more details?

[nelohenriq]

JuanBlanco.solidity-unresponsive.cpuprofile.txt

[nirban256]

Having the same problem, vs code is saying the extension took a long time to complete its previous task and is preventing other extensions to run in background whenever I am starting vs code, thereby increasing cpu load

[juanfranblanco]

What are your settings?

[nirban256]

I have all the default settings

[juanfranblanco]

What is your project structure, OS?

[nirban256]

I am using Windows 10, writing smart contracts with Hardhat for dapps and for frontend I am using ReactJs having the hardhat simple basic project structure

[juanfranblanco]

can you make an screenshot of your project structure? Your current version of vscode solidity? Is autocomplete working?

[nirban256]

My current version of vs code solidity is v0.0.139 and yes it is giving me suggestions for autocompleting my code most of the times but sometimes it is not showing those.

[juanfranblanco]

Hmmmm if you right click or press F5 to compile is it ok?

[nirban256]

yeah it is showing Compilation completed successfully!

[juanfranblanco]

Thank you, for all of this, I was just checking if there was something that might have caused this to be an issue, but nothing. Maybe this is due to trying to download the latest version of solidity when starting? Do you have any connectivity issues?

[juanfranblanco]

Also is this just happening on the start of vscode?

[nirban256]

No I am not having any connectivity issue, yes the error is showing only when I am starting my vs code

[juanfranblanco]

Is your solidity version set to latest?

[nirban256]

yes it is set to latest

[juanfranblanco]

Ok, I am assuming this is due when trying to load and download the latest version on startup, this will happen when is starting as it will be initialised using the current settings.

If you right click in a solidity smart contract and select this:

And change it to 0.8.15 let me know if it makes any difference.

[nirban256]

Ok

[nirban256]

I made the changes and the error is still showing

[juanfranblanco]

Thanks @nirban256, what is the spec of your PC? as this is not a normal issue.

[nirban256]

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.70 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

[juanfranblanco]

Yes, that should not be an issue, if you don't have other processes hugging the cpu. Very strange, as you don't need to download the latest solidity and you are mainly loading the extension normally.

[nirban256]

No I am not running any other processes, hope that future updates will resolve the problem.