Massive CPU usage when used with VS Code #722

[theletterf]

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Environment

macOS 13.6
VSCode 1.83.1
Vale VSCode extension 0.17.5
Vale 2.29.6

Describe the bug / provide steps to reproduce it

When doing search & replace operations in VS Code, the editor (or the add-on, I'm not sure) seems to spawn several vale processes, which end up consuming all available CPU cycles. See screenshot after performing a dozen search & replaces in an rST repository (without opening the files):

I had to close all the vale processes from the Activity Monitor, after which everything got back to normal. This doesn't seem to happen when editing single files. I wonder if this is an add-on issue, a VS Code issue, or a Vale bug.

[ChrisChinchilla]

@theletterf I can reproduce this, but I get nowhere near the kind of CPU activity you experience, and they all quit when done. Still, they shouldn't really trigger at all, I guess.

Can I get a couple more details in case it's relevant…

• Intel or Apple Silicon?
• Do they ever self-quit if you leave them?
• How much memory do you have?
• How did you install vale?

[ChrisChinchilla]

Scrap that, I've figured out what's doing this.

[ChrisChinchilla]

OK @theletterf and @Makki93 There should now be a pre-release version available in the VSCode extension. You might need to uninstall the current version to see it, and then you can select the pre-release from the install dropdown. That part of the VSCode interface is a little new to me. You can switch between versions too. Try that version and let me know if it solves these issues.

[theletterf]

There's an option that says "Switch to pre-release" (so convenient!). Just did the change, will let you know. So far, it seems snappier!

[ChrisChinchilla]

@theletterf and @Makki93 It looks like this is working out I think?

[theletterf]

It is!