Add Simple Browser option for dashboard launch

extension/package.json

@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@
         "icon": "$(link-external)"
       },
       {
-        "command": "aspire-vscode.openInSimpleBrowser",
-        "title": "%command.openInSimpleBrowser%",
+        "command": "aspire-vscode.openInIntegratedBrowser",
+        "title": "%command.openInIntegratedBrowser%",
         "category": "Aspire",
         "icon": "$(browser)"
       },
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
           "when": "false"
         },
         {
-          "command": "aspire-vscode.openInSimpleBrowser",
+          "command": "aspire-vscode.openInIntegratedBrowser",
           "when": "false"
         },
         {
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
           "group": "1_open@1"
         },
         {
-          "command": "aspire-vscode.openInSimpleBrowser",
+          "command": "aspire-vscode.openInIntegratedBrowser",
           "when": "view == aspire-vscode.runningAppHosts && viewItem == endpointUrl",
           "group": "1_open@2"
         },
@@ -679,14 +679,16 @@
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
             "openExternalBrowser",
+            "integratedBrowser",
             "debugChrome",
             "debugEdge",
             "debugFirefox"
           ],
-          "default": "openExternalBrowser",
+          "default": "integratedBrowser",
           "description": "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser%",
           "enumDescriptions": [
             "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.openExternalBrowser%",
+            "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.integratedBrowser%",
             "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugChrome%",
             "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugEdge%",
             "%configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugFirefox%"

extension/package.nls.json

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   "configuration.aspire.enableAspireDashboardAutoLaunch.off": "Do nothing — the dashboard URL is still printed in the terminal.",
   "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser": "The browser to use when auto-launching the Aspire Dashboard.",
   "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.openExternalBrowser": "Use the system default browser (cannot auto-close).",
+  "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.integratedBrowser": "Open in VS Code's integrated browser (does not auto-close).",
   "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugChrome": "Launch Chrome as a debug session (auto-closes when debugging ends).",
   "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugEdge": "Launch Microsoft Edge as a debug session (auto-closes when debugging ends).",
   "configuration.aspire.dashboardBrowser.debugFirefox": "Launch Firefox as a debug session (requires Firefox Debugger extension).",
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
   "command.executeResourceCommand": "Execute resource command",
   "command.copyEndpointUrl": "Copy URL",
   "command.openInExternalBrowser": "Open in browser",
-  "command.openInSimpleBrowser": "Open in VS Code",
+  "command.openInIntegratedBrowser": "Open in VS Code",
   "command.copyAppHostPath": "Copy AppHost path",
   "command.copyResourceName": "Copy resource name",
   "command.copyPid": "Copy ID",

extension/src/debugger/AspireDebugSession.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import os from "os";
 import { EnvironmentVariables } from "../utils/environment";
 
-export type DashboardBrowserType = 'openExternalBrowser' | 'debugChrome' | 'debugEdge' | 'debugFirefox';
+export type DashboardBrowserType = 'openExternalBrowser' | 'integratedBrowser' | 'debugChrome' | 'debugEdge' | 'debugFirefox';
 
 export class AspireDebugSession implements vscode.DebugAdapter {
   private readonly _onDidSendMessage = new EventEmitter<any>();
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ export class AspireDebugSession implements vscode.DebugAdapter {
         await this.launchDebugBrowser(url, 'firefox');
         break;
 
+      case 'integratedBrowser':
+        await vscode.commands.executeCommand('simpleBrowser.show', url);
+        break;
+
       case 'openExternalBrowser':
       default:
         // Use VS Code's default external browser handling

extension/src/extension.ts

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   const executeResourceCommandRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.executeResourceCommand', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.executeResourceCommand(element));
   const copyEndpointUrlRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.copyEndpointUrl', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.copyEndpointUrl(element));
   const openInExternalBrowserRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.openInExternalBrowser', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.openInExternalBrowser(element));
-  const openInSimpleBrowserRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.openInSimpleBrowser', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.openInSimpleBrowser(element));
+  const openInIntegratedBrowserRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.openInIntegratedBrowser', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.openInIntegratedBrowser(element));
   const copyResourceNameRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.copyResourceName', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.copyResourceName(element));
   const copyPidRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.copyPid', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.copyPid(element));
   const copyAppHostPathRegistration = vscode.commands.registerCommand('aspire-vscode.copyAppHostPath', (element) => appHostTreeProvider.copyAppHostPath(element));
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   // Activate the data repository (starts workspace describe --follow; global polling begins when the panel is visible)
   dataRepository.activate();
 
-  context.subscriptions.push(appHostTreeView, refreshRunningAppHostsRegistration, switchToGlobalViewRegistration, switchToWorkspaceViewRegistration, openDashboardRegistration, openAppHostSourceRegistration, stopAppHostRegistration, stopResourceRegistration, startResourceRegistration, restartResourceRegistration, viewResourceLogsRegistration, executeResourceCommandRegistration, copyEndpointUrlRegistration, openInExternalBrowserRegistration, openInSimpleBrowserRegistration, copyResourceNameRegistration, copyPidRegistration, copyAppHostPathRegistration, expandAllRegistration, { dispose: () => { appHostTreeProvider.dispose(); dataRepository.dispose(); } });
+  context.subscriptions.push(appHostTreeView, refreshRunningAppHostsRegistration, switchToGlobalViewRegistration, switchToWorkspaceViewRegistration, openDashboardRegistration, openAppHostSourceRegistration, stopAppHostRegistration, stopResourceRegistration, startResourceRegistration, restartResourceRegistration, viewResourceLogsRegistration, executeResourceCommandRegistration, copyEndpointUrlRegistration, openInExternalBrowserRegistration, openInIntegratedBrowserRegistration, copyResourceNameRegistration, copyPidRegistration, copyAppHostPathRegistration, expandAllRegistration, { dispose: () => { appHostTreeProvider.dispose(); dataRepository.dispose(); } });
 
   // CodeLens provider — shows Debug on pipeline steps, resource state on resources
   const codeLensProvider = new AspireCodeLensProvider(appHostTreeProvider);

extension/src/views/AspireAppHostTreeProvider.ts

@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ export class AspireAppHostTreeProvider implements vscode.TreeDataProvider<TreeEl
         vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(element.url));
     }
 
-    openInSimpleBrowser(element: EndpointUrlItem): void {
+    openInIntegratedBrowser(element: EndpointUrlItem): void {
         vscode.commands.executeCommand('simpleBrowser.show', element.url);
     }