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[debug-certificate-manager] improve shell output parsing when resolving remote workspace's homedir #5488

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fix homedir resolution issues in debug certificate manager vscode ext…
bmiddha Dec 6, 2025
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debug-certificate-manager 0.0.6
bmiddha Dec 6, 2025
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion vscode-extensions/debug-certificate-manager-vscode-extension/package.json
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{
"name": "debug-certificate-manager",
"version": "0.0.5",
"version": "0.0.6",
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/microsoft/rushstack.git",
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18 changes: 16 additions & 2 deletions vscode-extensions/debug-certificate-manager-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
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Expand Up @@ -202,15 +202,29 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
resolvedWorkspaceStorePath = storePath;
} else if (storePath.startsWith('~')) {
let homeDir: string;

if (vscode.env.remoteName) {
homeDir = await runWorkspaceCommandAsync({
const markerPrefix: string = '<<<HOMEDIR_START>>>';
const markerSuffix: string = '<<<HOMEDIR_END>>>';
const output: string = await runWorkspaceCommandAsync({
terminalOptions: { name: 'debug-certificate-manager', hideFromUser: true },
commandLine: `node -p "require('os').homedir()"`,
// Wrapping the desired node output in markers to trim uninteresting shell output.
commandLine: `node -p "'${markerPrefix}' + require('os').homedir() + '${markerSuffix}'"`,
terminal
});
terminal.writeLine(`Running command to resolve home directory: ${output}`);

const startIndex: number = output.indexOf(markerPrefix);
const endIndex: number = output.indexOf(markerSuffix);
if (startIndex !== -1 && endIndex !== -1) {
homeDir = output.substring(startIndex + markerPrefix.length, endIndex).trim();
} else {
throw new Error('Failed to parse home directory from command output');
}
} else {
homeDir = require('os').homedir();
}

terminal.writeLine(`Resolved home directory: ${homeDir}`);
const homeDirUri: vscode.Uri = vscode.Uri.from({
scheme: workspaceUri.scheme,
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