Extension sometimes doesn't activate on GitHub repository

[jcansdale]

Version

• GitHub Extension for Visual Studio version: 2017
• Visual Studio version: 2.5.6

What happened

Steps to Reproduce

1. Close Visual Studio
2. Ensure that GitHub and Team Explorer panes aren't visible
3. Close Visual Studio
4. Open a .sln file that's in a GitHub repository with Visual Studio 2017
5. Check Team Explorer and GitHub pane

Expected behavior: [What you expect to happen]

Repository appears at top of Team Explorer pane, PR list is visible on GitHub pane and PR icon appears on status bar.

Actual behavior: [What actually happens]

GitHub extension isn't active, repository isn't visible on Team Explorer/GitHub pane or and no PR icon on status bar.

Screenshot or GIF:

Log file:

2018-09-18 12:31:43.190 [11904] DBUG [129] VSGitExt                  ActiveRepositories changed to ["https://github.com/github/VisualStudio"]
2018-09-18 12:31:43.251 [11904] DBUG [81] TeamExplorerContext       Fire StatusChanged event when TrackedSha changes for ActiveRepository
2018-09-18 14:16:21.656 [01528] DBUG [18] VSGitExt                  ActiveRepositories changed to []
2018-09-18 14:16:50.638 [01528] INFO [01] GitHubPackage             Initializing GitHub Extension v2.5.6.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (15.8.28010.2026)
2018-09-18 14:16:50.641 [01528] INFO [01] LogManager                Set Logging Level: "Verbose"
2018-09-18 14:16:51.551 [01528] DBUG [01] GitHubPaneViewModel       UpdateContent called with null
2018-09-18 14:16:51.570 [01528] DBUG [01] GitHubPaneViewModel       Not a git repository: null
!!!! LONG DELAY !!!
!!!! I opened a file in the solution and made a change. Extension appears to wake up.!!!!
2018-09-18 14:19:23.324 [01528] DBUG [42] VSGitExt                  IGitExt.ActiveRepositories (#12710347) returned ["C:\\Source\\github.com\\github\\VisualStudio"]
2018-09-18 14:19:23.400 [01528] DBUG [42] VSGitExt                  ActiveRepositories changed to ["https://github.com/github/VisualStudio"]
2018-09-18 14:19:23.838 [01528] DBUG [54] TeamExplorerContext       ActiveRepository changed to https://github.com/github/VisualStudio @ C:\Source\github.com\github\VisualStudio
2018-09-18 14:19:23.930 [01528] DBUG [01] GitHubPaneViewModel       UpdateContent called with https://github.com/github/VisualStudio
2018-09-18 14:19:25.759 [01528] DBUG [01] GitHubPaneViewModel       Found a GitHub repository: https://github.com/github/VisualStudio
2018-09-18 14:19:26.094 [01528] VERB [42] UsageTracker              Increment counter NumberOfStartups
2018-09-18 14:19:26.610 [01528] DBUG [01] SequentialListSource`2    Loading page 0 of GitHub.Models.PullRequestListItemModel

[laurentkempe]

I had a similar issue while doing a PR review, GitHub for VS stopped to see that I was in a git repo

[laurentkempe]

I had it again this morning! And after doing a change like @jcansdale propose it, then it refreshed itself!