Git Extension API not available in vscode-web debug run?

[JustinGrote]

When I start a extension debug run, I see the git api:

When I start a web config run, I don't:

Here's my launch configs. Identical except for extensionDevelopmentKind. Is this not available or am I missing something? It would be annoying to have to compile and load into vscode.dev just to test...

    {
      "name": "Launch Extension",
      "type": "extensionHost",
      "request": "launch",
      "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}", "--profile=debug-gha"],
      "smartStep": true,
      "sourceMaps": true,
      "outFiles": [
        "${workspaceFolder}/dist/*.(m|c|)js",
        "!**/node_modules/**"
      ],
      "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch",
    },
    {
      "name": "Launch Web Extension",
      "type": "extensionHost",
      "debugWebWorkerHost": true,
      "request": "launch",
      "args": [
        "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}",
        "--profile=debug-gha",
        "--extensionDevelopmentKind=web"
      ],
      "outFiles": [
        "${workspaceFolder}/dist/*.(m|c|)js",
        "!**/node_modules/**"
      ],
      "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch-web"
    },

In the web dev window, git extension appears to be there...

[alefragnani]

Hi @JustinGrote ,

I recall detecting this in the past, and if I remember correctly, indeed, the Git extension is not available in the web. Instead, only extensions like GitHub Issues & PR or GitLab would have git operations, because those extensions would, in fact, be firing the git operations on their backends/remotely, and use a virtual file system to talk with VS Code. I guess the reason for that is because, on the web, there is no real file system to the regular git extension talk to.

The web dev window you are referring to, I suppose is this method https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/web-extensions#test-your-web-extension-in-vs-code-running-on-desktop, right? If that's the case, don't assume it is a real web scenario, because it is not totally compatible. Not only what it support, but how it behaves. If you want to test how your extension would work in vscode.dev, you must test there, using this approach https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/web-extensions#test-your-web-extension-in-vscode.dev instead.

Hope this helps

[JustinGrote]

@alefragnani Thanks for the detailed response. I guess this threw me (git being available in the dev box), as well as the fact the extension I am improving (Github Actions) appeared to expect this to be there even in web mode.

I checked both vscode.dev and github.dev, and neither have a native git extension in the same way, they handle it in different ways, so this does in fact not seem to be available and I'll alter the behavior to not expect it. Thanks!