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fix(vscode): prefer the live dev sidecar over a stale bundle in dev mode #71

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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion clients/vscode/src/extension.ts
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Expand Up @@ -71,8 +71,16 @@ function makeAvailabilityProbe(
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function resolveSidecarPath(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): string {
const bundled = path.join(context.extensionPath, 'sidecar', 'server.js');
// Dev fallback: monorepo layout clients/vscode -> packages/core.
// Dev path: monorepo layout clients/vscode -> packages/core.
const dev = path.join(context.extensionPath, '..', '..', 'packages', 'core', 'dist', 'server.js');
// In development (`--extensionDevelopmentPath`), prefer the LIVE monorepo
// build so core edits take effect on the next `task build` without a
// re-bundle — a stale `sidecar/server.js` from an earlier `vscode:package`
// must not shadow it. A packaged VSIX has no dev path, so it always uses the
// bundled sidecar (ADR-017).
if (context.extensionMode === vscode.ExtensionMode.Development && existsSync(dev)) {
return dev;
}
return existsSync(bundled) ? bundled : dev;
}

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