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@jasonplatts
jasonplatts
opened on Mar 22, 2022

Overview

The extension store should allow users to browse and install extensions submitted by other developers. They should be categorized using the information provided in each extensions manifest.json (See #174)

Tasks

  • Determine storage requirements
  • Design extension store UI (✨ Extension Navigator #355)
  • Build extension submission process
  • Build library, using information in submitted extension manifest files.

Concept

01-macOS-code-edit-extensions-installed

02-macOS-code-edit-extensions-explore

I'd imagine when one is clicked a tab in the main content area opens up to show more details.

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  1. nanashili commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @nanashili
    nanashili
    on Mar 22, 2022
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    Do we need a backend for this if so i know someone who might help with this

  2. austincondiff commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @austincondiff
    austincondiff
    on Mar 22, 2022
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    We are definitely not going to call it a "Marketplace". That is Microsoft lingo 😁

  3. jasonplatts commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    We are definitely not going to call it a "Marketplace". That is Microsoft lingo 😁

    haha! I couldn't remember what you called it. We should definitely update it.

  4. austincondiff commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @austincondiff
    austincondiff
    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @nanashili I'd imagine so. We need to choose the right technologies to use for our backend. We will have our own website for downloads help and documentation so maybe Node.js?

  5. jasonplatts commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @austincondiff, would you be able to post the screens you showed me?

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  7. nanashili commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @nanashili
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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @nanashili I'd imagine so. We need to choose the right technologies to use for our backend. We will have our own website for downloads help and documentation so maybe Node.js?

    I can put you in contact with someone that builds in back-end

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  10. austincondiff commented on Mar 22, 2022

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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @austincondiff, would you be able to post the screens you showed me?

    Posted to the issue description

  11. austincondiff commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @austincondiff
    austincondiff
    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @nanashili I'd imagine so. We need to choose the right technologies to use for our backend. We will have our own website for downloads help and documentation so maybe Node.js?

    I can put you in contact with someone that builds in back-end

    Bring him on the project!

  12. nanashili commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @nanashili
    nanashili
    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @nanashili I'd imagine so. We need to choose the right technologies to use for our backend. We will have our own website for downloads help and documentation so maybe Node.js?

    I can put you in contact with someone that builds in back-end

    Bring him on the project!

    What about .net as the back-end it has way better performance when it comes to scaling

  13. jasonplatts commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    "Extension Library" anyone? (similar to App library)

    I like it. Simple and clear.

  14. jasonplatts commented on Mar 22, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on Mar 22, 2022
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    @austincondiff, would you be able to post the screens you showed me?

    Posted to the issue description

    Thanks!

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  16. austincondiff commented on Apr 28, 2022

    @austincondiff
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    on Apr 28, 2022
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    @prashantvc First of all, welcome to CodeEdit!

    My thought in using the term “store” for the repository of extensions and “library” for the users installed extensions is…

    1. It follows Apple’s naming conventions (I.e. “App Store”, “App Library”)
    2. It doesn’t necessarily denote the exchange of funds quite the same way the term “marketplace” does (I could be wrong here though). In my line of thought, “store” can mean a store of value, a store of code, a store of functionality etc. When I look up store I see synonyms like, supply, reserve, cache, warehouse, storehouse, shed etc.

    We certainly however wouldn’t mind hearing any expertise you have on the subject here or help on our backend when it comes down to it. We’d need to discuss architecture first though and I’d invite you to create an issue for the Extension Store Backend Architecture to get the conversation going.

  17. jasonplatts commented on Apr 28, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on Apr 28, 2022
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    Thanks @prashantvc for the suggestion and offering to help with building the backend! We very much appreciate it.

    We would also love to hear any feedback and/or insight you or your team can provide on the extension architecture or CodeEdit in general.

  18. prashantvc commented on Apr 29, 2022

    @prashantvc
    prashantvc
    on Apr 29, 2022
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    @jasonplatts VS Code team is going to host Extension Authors meet soon. I will drop the details in here once available, you can join in ask questions. The team is extremely open, you can ask questions related to APIs and architecture.

  19. jasonplatts commented on May 2, 2022

    @jasonplatts
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    on May 2, 2022
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    Sounds great @prashantvc! Thank you!

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  25. cavnit commented on Jan 7, 2024

    @cavnit
    cavnit
    on Jan 7, 2024

    @austincondiff happy to throw my hat in the ring for the store backend in swift :) (Vapor)

  26. austincondiff commented on Jan 7, 2024

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    on Jan 7, 2024
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    @cavnit thay would be great! Feel free to put together a POC. Let us know if you need anything along the way. If you would like help or feedback, feel free to collaborate with other contributors and maintainers on our Discord.

  27. matthijseikelenboom commented on Jan 7, 2024

    @matthijseikelenboom
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    on Jan 7, 2024
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    @cavnit We don't have any requirements regarding this at this moment. Without the requirements it will be difficult to build without wasting time and build things that we maybe don't even want. There are some things described here, but due to the fact that this has been put on the back burner, I don't know how relevant these are at the moment.

    Perhaps we can discuss these during our next meeting on our Discord.

  28. austincondiff commented on Jan 7, 2024

    @austincondiff
    austincondiff
    on Jan 7, 2024
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    We still welcome the help though. Your thoughts and ideas on how we could do this would be appreciated. Community by-in would be great so it might be a good idea to have a discussion in our extension channel in discord to exchange ideas and solidify requirements. We can discuss it in next weeks meet up but we don’t necessarily need to wait for it. I’d love to get the ball rolling!

  29. prashantvc commented on Jan 8, 2024

    @prashantvc
    prashantvc
    on Jan 8, 2024
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    I built a private extension repo for VS Code here https://github.com/prashantvc/extensions
    We can extend on this, right now it is elementary. I can help you draft a initial requirements for the extension repo

  30. cavnit commented on Jan 8, 2024

    @cavnit
    cavnit
    on Jan 8, 2024

    Sorry for the slow response, I will put something together over the next couple of days

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