Cannot automatically install vscode plugin in Theia

#1

I would like to deploy an instance of Theia with a VS Code plugin. Following the docs here (https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/wiki/Testing-VS-Code-extensions), I can test the extension successfully, but it requires a manual step. I have created a plugins directory and put my vsix file there, but it is not being installed from Theia.

I see this works if I build Theia from sources, is it possible to get a instance of Theia + plugins without building Theia from sources?

Thanks for your help

[original thread by Dominique Rochefort]

#2

[Dominique Rochefort]

I just found my answer, I can use the THEIA_PLUGINS environment variable to set the plugins folder: THEIA_PLUGINS=local-dir:./plugins yarn start. Any plugin available in this directory gets loaded automatically when I launch Theia.

#3

[Dominique Rochefort]

I think it would be useful to mention this in the https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/wiki/Testing-VS-Code-extensions doc page.

#4

@dominique-rochefort it should not be necessary

#5

it’s already configured via plugins cli option: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/blob/master/examples/browser/package.json#L68

#6

[Dominique Rochefort]

Thanks @anton-kosyakov