Add the profile name being used in the workspace settings

[digfish]

Hi,

I use the same workspace in different computers, but I'm using my Github account to sign in and use the same VS Code profiles in all those vs code instances, in every computer.
Problem is, when I open the same workspace in different computers in a local network (since the workspace is stored on a NAS shared folder), the same profile is not automatically activated when I open the workspace on a new computer, other profile (usually it inherits the profile the last opened project was using on the same vs code instance on that particular computer).
Is there some way in which the profile name could be stored in the workspace settings, so that the same workspace opened by different computers would automatically open the same profile (of course, this is a feature that would work only for one user) ?

Thanks for your attention, best regards,

[sias32]

As an example, you could export the profile to a .code-profile file, and in the .work-space settings add the ability to specify the path to the profile file to use. As was recently done with local workspace extensions

[digfish]

Hi, thanks for your answer. Are you talking about this ? https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_88#_preview-features ? Exported the profile to an external .vscode-profile file, but I can't find any key name in the .code-workspace file suitable to specify the .vscode-profile in there ? Am I missing something ? Best regards, sias32 ***@***.***> escreveu (domingo, 19/05/2024 à(s) 18:20):

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[sias32]

Sorry, i apologize for misleading you. I wrote an example of how this idea can be implemented, it is not a solution.

[digfish]

Anyway, I questioned the Copilot bot about writing an extension specifically for this use case, that's what it answered:

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I see, you're asking about the Visual Studio Code's internal API for changing the running profile. Unfortunately, as of now, there is no direct API in VS Code that allows you to switch between different running profiles programmatically.

However, you can programmatically modify the settings.json file which is essentially what the profiles are. You can use the vscode.workspace.getConfiguration and update methods to get and update settings respectively.

Here's a basic example:

let config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('yourConfiguration');

config.update('yourSetting', 'newValue', vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);

In this example, 'yourConfiguration' is the section of the configuration (like 'editor', 'files', etc.), 'yourSetting' is the specific setting you want to change, and 'newValue' is the value you want to set.

Remember that this will only work if the extension is activated and has the necessary permissions to modify workspace settings.`

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In this way, I could store the profile being used in the workspace, but there is no way to automatically retrieve its value through the vscode internal API in its current state.

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