Q# create an Azure Quantum notebook not working in Codespaces

[xinyi-joffre]

Describe the bug

If I install the VSCode extension in GitHub codespaces using devcontainer, it installs it as a normal extension (not a "Browser - Installed" list). In this scenario, I can see the Q# commands, but when I click on "Q# create an Azure Quantum notebook", it errors out. If I choose to manually install it as a browser extension (not using devcontainer settings), refresh the page, then it works.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open codespace such as: https://codespaces.new/microsoft/azure-quantum-python/tree/xinyi%2Fdevcontainer
2. Wait for codespace to initialize
3. Try to run command for "Q# create an Azure Quantum notebook"

Expected behavior

Expect that the command generates a notebook.

System information

• Extension version: v1.1.1
• Environment: Codespaces with VSCode

[minestarks]

Hmmm, I suspect that installing the extension this way (into the container instead of the browser) just doesn't work since we're built as a web extension. I'm getting an activation failure and nothing is working, not just notebooks -

2024-02-08 13:35:19.723 [error] Activating extension quantum.qsharp-lang-vscode failed due to an error:
2024-02-08 13:35:19.723 [error] Error: 
	at R.vb (../../../vs/workbench/api/worker/extensionHostWorker.js:108:48266)
	at async Promise.all (index 0)
	at async n (../../../vs/workbench/api/worker/extensionHostWorker.js:95:6256)
	at async n.m (../../../vs/workbench/api/worker/extensionHostWorker.js:95:6219)
	at async n.l (../../../vs/workbench/api/worker/extensionHostWorker.js:95:5676)

I think @billti has a more better understanding of the extension architecture here... is there anything we can do to get around it, or does the user have to install our extension from the browser?

@xinyi-joffre the Q# extension comes preinstalled at https://vscode.dev/quantum/ - I don't know what your goals are but I wonder if just going to that URL and connecting to the Codespace would be an acceptable experience?

[billti]

Ugh. There are just so many permutation of this setup. I've tested codespace, and containers, and browser installs, and using Jupyter Notebooks in them (and that widgets work etc.). But maybe I didn't try this combo, or maybe something broke across releases (ours or VS Code). I'll give it a shot when I get a chance and report back.