VSCode sync with local installation

[yajo]

I'd love a way to sync settings from gitpod’s VSCode to my local VSCode installed in my laptop. That would provide an even more familiar workspace for me, with all the snippets, keybindings and extensions I’m used to.

Tasks

• merge [server] add vscode(-insiders) ouath2 clients #6272 and deploy new server
  • we need to run it for a while to make sure that it does not get reverted (like couple deployments)
  • we need to make it configurable that we can configure clients and scopes without deployment of meta in the future
• merge Implement gitpod auth and settings sync openvscode-server#337
  • add usage metrics for this feature
• release new Gitpod extension (only when sure that new server won't be reverted)
• add docs in https://www.gitpod.io/docs/develop/vscode-desktop-support#VS%20Code%20Desktop%20Support
• highlight in the CHANGELOG

[svenefftinge]

VS Code currently sets the user sync server provider in the product.json.
So we would need to alter that somehow. Our local app (yet to be built :-)) could possibly do that.

[akosyakov]

There is a hidden config, but i am not sure that GitHub tokens acuired by MS github authentication extension will work for authentication with us. It cannot work we actually allow access only with Gitpod token and "function:accessCodeSyncStorage" scope.

For the recode though, you will need to add following in your user settings and restart VS Code:

"configurationSync.store": {
        "url": "https://gitpod-staging.com/code-sync",
        "stableUrl": "https://gitpod-staging.com/code-sync",
        "insidersUrl": "https://gitpod-staging.com/code-sync",
        "canSwitch": true,
        "authenticationProviders": {
            "gitpod": {
                "scopes": ["function:accessCodeSyncStorage"]
            }
        }
    }

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[akosyakov]

We will implement Gitpod auth as a part of the Gitpod extension for VS Code Desktop, and distribute this extension as built-in for VSCode Web Server in order to resolve gitpod-io/openvscode-server#29 as well.

[akosyakov]

/schedule

[roboquat]

@akosyakov: Issue scheduled in the IDE team (WIP: 0)

In response to this:

/schedule

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