Theia docker VSIX extension

#1

I can’t quite get my head around how to install a VSIX extension in my docker container running theia.

Container is very similar to the theiaide/theia-full one.
I read this https://github.com/theia-ide/theia/wiki/Testing-VS-Code-extensions but i dont really understand where to put my .vsix file.

What does “create plugins folder under Theia repo folder” actually mean? Where am i suppose to create this plugins folder?

I tried putting it in /home/theia/plugins and /root/.theia/plugins to no avail.
What am i missing?

Thanks in advance

[original thread by roflcoopter]

#2

[dehru]

You need to set an environment var named THEIA_DEFAULT_PLUGINS that points to the folder

#3

[roflcoopter]

Pointed it towards /home/theia/plugins but then i get this error No plugin resolver found for the entry

#4

[dehru]

Do you have the packages plugin, plugin-ext, and plugin-vscode-ext?

#5

[dehru]

(I’m kinda new to this, but I did get mine to work)

#6

[roflcoopter]

Yes I have all three of them. I’m just getting started to so i appreciate all the help i can get!

#7

[roflcoopter]

Did you just download the extension from VSCode marketplace and put that directly into your plugins folder?

#8

wiki explains how to test VS Code extension again master state of Theia

#9

not how to run in it in docker

#10

please have a look at theiaIde/theia-go:next image

#11

it shows how vscode extension can be installed in docker container

#12
#13

donwload happens on postinstall

#14

in image you point to this directory:

#15
#16

i hope it helps

#17

[roflcoopter]

It works!
I added this in my package.json

    "scripts": {
        "postinstall": "download-debug-adapters"
    },
    "adapterDir": "plugins",
    "adapters": {
        "vscode-home-assistant": "https://keesschollaart.gallery.vsassets.io/_apis/..."
    }

Is the postinstall script suppose to be download-debug-adapters even tho this extension has nothing to do with debugging?

#18

@roflcoopter I think you’re right - that the script’s name could reflect better what it does. It probably just follows a pattern we first(or last) used to download debug adapters.

#19

Is the postinstall script suppose to be download-debug-adapters even tho this extension has nothing to do with debugging?

#20

yes, we need something better :slight_smile: it was just easy to reuse