Downloading web extensions with CLI errors

[jsjoeio]

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: Chrome
• Local OS: macOS
• Remote OS: macOS
• Remote Architecture: N/A
• code-server --version: 4.0.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. code-server --install vscodevim.vim

Expected

Should install the extension

Actual

Installs but not as a browser extension

Logs

Screenshot

Notes

@bpmct reported this after talking to someone in the Slack community

This issue can be reproduced in VS Code: Yes/No

[bpmct]

@roderik shared some other repro notes. Thanks for reporting :) https://gist.github.com/roderik/405d79f67b0570690a954e2bf5c10855

[jsjoeio]

Can @roderik remove this? They should be using Open VSX

ENV SERVICE_URL https://extensions.coder.com/api
ENV ITEM_URL ''

[bpmct]

Once installed, the extension is not a browser extension, thus unusable.

A current workaround is to install via extensions via the UI instead of CLI

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no activity occurs in the next 5 days.

[bpmct]

Bumping this, it is still a valid issue

[code-asher]

For me, it works, but it is obviously slower than if it was a web extension. It is an usptream issue but maybe worth patching...could be pretty complicated though.