Add autoRepositoryDetection setting to control repository scope (#8501)

* Initial plan

* Initial plan for autoRepositoryDetection setting

Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>

* Add autoRepositoryDetection setting implementation

Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>

* Revert proposals

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Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Copilot

package.json

@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@
 					},
 					"markdownDescription": "%githubPullRequests.remotes.markdownDescription%"
 				},
+				"githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection": {
+					"markdownDescription": "%githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.markdownDescription%",
+					"default": "workspace",
+					"enum": [
+						"workspace",
+						true
+					],
+					"markdownEnumDescriptions": [
+						"%githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.workspace%",
+						"%githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.true%"
+					]
+				},
 				"githubPullRequests.includeRemotes": {
 					"type": "string",
 					"enum": [

package.nls.json

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 	"githubPullRequests.codingAgent.autoCommitAndPush.description": "Allow automatic git operations (commit, push) to be performed when starting a coding agent session.",
 	"githubPullRequests.codingAgent.promptForConfirmation.description": "Prompt for confirmation before initiating a coding agent session from the UI integration.",
 	"githubPullRequests.remotes.markdownDescription": "List of remotes, by name, to fetch pull requests from.",
+	"githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.markdownDescription": "Controls which repositories are automatically detected and opened by the extension.",
+	"githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.workspace": "Only detect repositories within the current workspace folders.",
+	"githubPullRequests.autoRepositoryDetection.true": "Detect all repositories found by the Git extension, including those outside workspace folders.",
 	"githubPullRequests.queries.markdownDescription": "Specifies what queries should be used in the GitHub Pull Requests tree. All queries are made against **the currently opened repos**. Each query object has a `label` that will be shown in the tree and a search `query` using [GitHub search syntax](https://help.github.com/en/articles/understanding-the-search-syntax). By default these queries define the categories \"Copilot on My Behalf\", \"Local Pull Request Branches\", \"Waiting For My Review\", \"Assigned To Me\" and \"Created By Me\". If you want to preserve these, make sure they are still in the array when you modify the setting. \n\n**Variables available:**\n - `${user}` - currently logged in user \n - `${owner}` - repository owner, ex. `microsoft` in `microsoft/vscode` \n - `${repository}` - repository name, ex. `vscode` in `microsoft/vscode` \n - `${today-Nd}` - date N days ago, ex. `${today-7d}` becomes `2025-01-04`\n\n**Example custom queries:**\n```json\n\"githubPullRequests.queries\": [\n  {\n    \"label\": \"Waiting For My Review\",\n    \"query\": \"is:open review-requested:${user}\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"label\": \"Mentioned Me\",\n    \"query\": \"is:open mentions:${user}\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"label\": \"Recent Activity\",\n    \"query\": \"is:open updated:>${today-7d}\"\n  }\n]\n```",
 	"githubPullRequests.queries.label.description": "The label to display for the query in the Pull Requests tree.",
 	"githubPullRequests.queries.query.description": "The GitHub search query for finding pull requests. Use GitHub search syntax with variables like ${user}, ${owner}, ${repository}. Example: 'is:open author:${user}' finds your open pull requests.",

src/common/settingKeys.ts

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export type PullPRBranchVariants = 'never' | 'pull' | 'pullAndMergeBase' | 'pull
 export const UPSTREAM_REMOTE = 'upstreamRemote';
 export const DEFAULT_CREATE_OPTION = 'defaultCreateOption';
 export const CREATE_BASE_BRANCH = 'createDefaultBaseBranch';
+export const AUTO_REPO_DETECTION = 'autoRepositoryDetection';
+export type AutoRepoDetectionVariants = 'workspace' | true;
 
 export const ISSUES_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE = 'githubIssues';
 export const ASSIGN_WHEN_WORKING = 'assignWhenWorking';

src/extension.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { isSubmodule } from './common/gitUtils';
 import Logger from './common/logger';
 import * as PersistentState from './common/persistentState';
 import { parseRepositoryRemotes } from './common/remote';
-import { BRANCH_PUBLISH, EXPERIMENTAL_CHAT, FILE_LIST_LAYOUT, GIT, IGNORE_SUBMODULES, OPEN_DIFF_ON_CLICK, PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE, SHOW_INLINE_OPEN_FILE_ACTION } from './common/settingKeys';
+import { AUTO_REPO_DETECTION, AutoRepoDetectionVariants, BRANCH_PUBLISH, EXPERIMENTAL_CHAT, FILE_LIST_LAYOUT, GIT, IGNORE_SUBMODULES, OPEN_DIFF_ON_CLICK, PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE, SHOW_INLINE_OPEN_FILE_ACTION } from './common/settingKeys';
 import { initBasedOnSettingChange } from './common/settingsUtils';
 import { TemporaryState } from './common/temporaryState';
 import { Schemes } from './common/uri';
@@ -237,13 +237,20 @@ async function init(
 			reviewsManager.addReviewManager(newReviewManager);
 		}
 
-		// Check if repo is in one of the workspace folders or vice versa
-		Logger.debug(`Checking if repo ${repo.rootUri.fsPath} is in a workspace folder.`, ACTIVATION);
-		Logger.debug(`Workspace folders: ${workspaceFolders?.map(folder => folder.uri.fsPath).join(', ')}`, ACTIVATION);
-		if (workspaceFolders && !workspaceFolders.some(folder => isDescendant(folder.uri.fsPath, repo.rootUri.fsPath, true) || isDescendant(repo.rootUri.fsPath, folder.uri.fsPath, true))) {
-			Logger.appendLine(`Repo ${repo.rootUri} is not in a workspace folder, ignoring.`, ACTIVATION);
-			return;
+		const detectionMode = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE).get<AutoRepoDetectionVariants>(AUTO_REPO_DETECTION, 'workspace');
+		const shouldFilterByWorkspace = detectionMode === 'workspace';
+
+		if (shouldFilterByWorkspace) {
+			Logger.debug(`Checking if repo ${repo.rootUri.fsPath} is in a workspace folder.`, ACTIVATION);
+			Logger.debug(`Workspace folders: ${workspaceFolders?.map(folder => folder.uri.fsPath).join(', ')}`, ACTIVATION);
+			if (workspaceFolders && !workspaceFolders.some(folder => isDescendant(folder.uri.fsPath, repo.rootUri.fsPath, true) || isDescendant(repo.rootUri.fsPath, folder.uri.fsPath, true))) {
+				Logger.appendLine(`Repo ${repo.rootUri} is not in a workspace folder, ignoring.`, ACTIVATION);
+				return;
+			}
+		} else {
+			Logger.debug(`Auto-detection is enabled for all Git repositories.`, ACTIVATION);
 		}
+
 		addRepo();
 		const disposable = repo.state.onDidChange(() => {
 			Logger.appendLine(`Repo state for ${repo.rootUri} changed.`, ACTIVATION);