Do current docker images support VSCode extensions out of the box?

#1

Neither image’s package.json has the necessary dependencies.

Is this deliberate or are the Docker images outdated?
How would you recommend I extend the base image to add the necessary dependencies?

If I build from source it works perfectly fine, but I’m not exactly sure how to use the built version in a docker production environment.

Thanks in advance.

theia:latest

{
    "private": true,
    "theia": {
        "frontend": {
            "config": {
                "applicationName": "Theia JavaScript/TypeScript Example",
                "preferences": {
                    "files.enableTrash": false
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "@theia/callhierarchy": "latest",
        "@theia/debug": "latest",
        "@theia/debug-nodejs": "latest",
        "@theia/file-search": "latest",
        "@theia/git": "latest",
        "@theia/json": "latest",
        "@theia/markers": "latest",
        "@theia/merge-conflicts": "latest",
        "@theia/messages": "latest",
        "@theia/mini-browser": "latest",
        "@theia/navigator": "latest",
        "@theia/outline-view": "latest",
        "@theia/preferences": "latest",
        "@theia/preview": "latest",
        "@theia/search-in-workspace": "latest",
        "@theia/terminal": "latest",
        "@theia/textmate-grammars": "latest",
        "@theia/tslint": "latest",
        "@theia/typescript": "latest",
        "typescript": "latest"
    },
    "resolutions": {
        "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "3.15.0-next.9",
        "vscode-languageserver-types": "3.15.0-next.5"
      },
    "devDependencies": {
        "@theia/cli": "latest"
    }
}

theia:next

{
    "private": true,
    "theia": {
        "frontend": {
            "config": {
                "applicationName": "Theia JavaScript/TypeScript Example",
                "preferences": {
                    "files.enableTrash": false
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "@theia/callhierarchy": "next",
        "@theia/debug": "next",
        "@theia/debug-nodejs": "next",
        "@theia/editor-preview": "next",
        "@theia/file-search": "next",
        "@theia/getting-started": "next",
        "@theia/git": "next",
        "@theia/json": "next",
        "@theia/markers": "next",
        "@theia/merge-conflicts": "next",
        "@theia/messages": "next",
        "@theia/mini-browser": "next",
        "@theia/navigator": "next",
        "@theia/outline-view": "next",
        "@theia/preferences": "next",
        "@theia/preview": "next",
        "@theia/search-in-workspace": "next",
        "@theia/terminal": "next",
        "@theia/textmate-grammars": "next",
        "@theia/typescript": "next",
        "@theia/tslint": "next",
        "typescript": "latest"
    },
      "resolutions": {
        "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "3.15.0-next.9",
        "vscode-languageserver-types": "3.15.0-next.5"
      },
    "devDependencies": {
        "@theia/cli": "next"
    }
}

[original thread by Ezequiel]

#2

[Soumesh Banerjee]

I also had something similar requirements, I end up creating my own docker image there I COPY the theia-extension project source and also wrote a simple script to pull the .vsix file using Github release API and COPY it too.

Maybe there are simpler way to achieve this!

#3

Hi, sorry, not it is no deliberate, we don’t have time unfortunately. We also working on finishing webviews and theming. It would be last 2 big chunks to support all VS Code built-in extensions, after that it would make sense to reconfigure all theia-apps images.

#4

https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-apps/tree/master/theia-go-docker is using VS Code extension already, you can have a look how it is done.

#5

Although it is misusing “download-debug-adapters” scripts and access MS marketplace which strictly speaking legal to use only from Visual Studio products. Open source alternative of VS Code marketplace is in working right now as well: https://github.com/theia-ide/extension-registry

#6

[Ezequiel]

Thanks for the answers!

I’ve built my own Docker image from source, but that leaves a whole bunch of dev dependencies in my image.
Edit: I guess I should clone the repository, leave only the contents of /example/browser (for my use case, of course), and then build it.

Perhaps @sudoo 's way is better, as you can just copy the package.json from their browser example.

I understand @anton-kosyakov, will try to get a little bit more familiar with the source code and examples.
Is there a repository where you test the “newest”, “fullest”, theia? Or is it a “grab what you need” kind of thing.
Edit: Would that be the examples repository? I mean that is where I’ve built from source.

#7

Examples in the theia repo are internal clients for new changes.

#8

Applications should be built according to https://theia-ide.org/docs/composing_applications/, i.e. from published npm packages.

#9

There is no fullest Theia :slight_smile: Theia is an IDE framework, not a final product. Yes, you grad what you need and add some your stuff.

#10

I hope we align though theia-ide/theia docker with standard VS Code next year.

#11

[Ezequiel]

Sorry for the delay, got it, thanks for you time Anton!