Openshift connector and Che: the extension is not keeping the state after workspace restart.

[sunix]

Describe the bug

When using the openshift connector, the state is lost after restart.

Che version

• latest
• nightly
• other: please specify

Steps to reproduce

1. Start a workspace with the openshift connector plugin + a nodejs project
2. Login to a remote openshift cluster from the openshift connector panel
3. Create some project / component to the nodejs project, push
4. Restart the workspace
5. User is not connected anymore, and after reloaded, the component has no context although .odo folder is still present in the nodejs project.

Runtime

• Openshift 4.2

Installation method

• che-operator (operator hub)

[tsmaeder]

@sunix are you using persistent storage or ephemeral? Is the state preserved when you use the extension in VS Code?

[sunix]

Persistent storage. Yes it works on VS Code