[BUG] - Bookmark for the same file stored more than once

[marmidr]

Environment/version

• Extension version: v13.0.4
• VSCode version: 1.54.3
• OS version: OS | Linux x64 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft, Remote | WSL: Ubuntu

Hi,
VSCode has a little issue - files are opened with relative or absolute path, especially when navigating through the code.
I noticed that my bookmarks disappeared, but later realized that on sidebar the same file is listed twice, like so:
1st: /home/user/Proj/src/parser.cpp
2nd: ../src/parser.cpp

Maybe convert path from Code to its absolute form before storing? Just imagine what happened, when I created symbolic link to project directory and used it to open project. Even more weird path cases :)

[alefragnani]

Hi @marmidr ,

As you noticed, this is a VS Code behavior. Prior to the latest release of the extension (v13), I would say this workaround could be easily added, but I don’t see this happening so easily anymore. To be able to support Remotes, I had to use relative paths, because depending on how you opened the folder (locally or remotely), the root folder changes. So I combine both to identify the files

I’ll take a closer look if something can be done, but supporting Remotes is the priority .

Hope this helps

[marmidr]

Thanks for the answer.
Obviously, something trivial from user perspective may be complex from developer PoV.
Thanks for your job ;)

[alefragnani]

I’m closing this issue because it is caused by how VS Code works, with no feasible workaround.

But, maybe using a global storage as requested in #287 this could be achieved, because in the end, the bookmark will be relative to a file in the file system, not in the opened workspace.

Thanks for your understanding.