Problems with VSCode and how to fix them

Issue(s)

I have Domino 5.1 and VSCode has behavioural issues

When I clear cells, and run them - they do not run

When I change kernel, a separate instance of the notebook opens

Only notebooks with /mnt in the file tab will run

Errors in VSCode, like : NO File file:///mplaybook.ipynb or Notebook not found:

Cause

You may have a VSCode 4.0.1 / code-server 1.63.0 installed, which may exhibit issues in the Domino UI. Please update to 4.2.X or better.

This can also be accomplished by changing to a different Environment image, Domino 5.2 image has 4.2 already!

Resolution (for Domino 5.1)

User JupyterLab to run your notebooks natively!

or

Build your Environment with upgraded VSCode:

USER root

###################
# Install/upgrade vscode workspace
###################
### COPY vscode-start.sh /opt/domino/workspaces/vscode/start

# Install VSCode using install script
### RUN chmod 755 /opt/domino/workspaces/vscode/start && \
    # Installing an old version so the python extension still works
RUN curl -fOL https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/download/v4.2.0/code-server_4.2.0_amd64.deb && \
    dpkg -i code-server_4.2.0_amd64.deb && \
    rm -rf code-server_4.2.0_amd64.deb


# Install VSCode extensions for python (pinned to this version so the python extension works for python notebooks)
RUN cd /tmp && \
    mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/.local/share/code-server/ && \
    mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/.config && \
    wget -nv https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/releases/download/2021.12.1559732655/ms-python-release.vsix && \
    code-server --install-extension ./ms-python-release.vsix --extensions-dir /home/ubuntu/.local/share/code-server/extensions || true && \
    chown -R ${DOMINO_USER}.${DOMINO_GROUP} "/home/${DOMINO_USER}" && \
    rm -rf /tmp/* && \
    rm -rf /var/tmp/*