feat(vscode): Add "Don't show again" for designer version notifications

[andrew-eldridge]

Commit Type

• feature - New functionality
• fix - Bug fix
• refactor - Code restructuring without behavior change
• perf - Performance improvement
• docs - Documentation update
• test - Test-related changes
• chore - Maintenance/tooling

Risk Level

• Low - Minor changes, limited scope
• Medium - Moderate changes, some user impact
• High - Major changes, significant user/system impact

What & Why

Quality of life improvement, "Don't show again" option will prevent designer version notification (switch from v1->v2 or v2->v1) from showing each time designer is opened.

Impact of Change

• Users: Adds option to suppress designer version notifications whenever designer is opened
• Developers: N/A
• System: N/A

Test Plan

• Unit tests added/updated
• E2E tests added/updated
• Manual testing completed
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Contributors

@andrew-eldridge

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Last updated: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:44:11 GMT

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📊 Coverage Check

The following changed files need attention:

⚠️ apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/openDesignerBase.ts - 75% covered (needs improvement)
⚠️ apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/openDesignerForAzureResource.ts - 67% covered (needs improvement)

Please add tests for the uncovered files before merging.

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Pull request overview

Adds a user-facing “Don’t show again” option to the VS Code designer version notification so users can suppress the v1↔v2 prompt across designer opens via extension global state.

Changes:

• Introduces a new globalState key to persist a “suppress designer version notification” preference.
• Updates the designer-version notification flow to offer “Don’t show again” and persist suppression when selected.
• Updates unit tests to mock globalState and validate suppression behavior.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
apps/vs-code-designer/src/constants.ts	Adds a new exported globalState key constant for suppression.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/openDesignerForLocalProject.ts	Removes a now-unnecessary inline comment before calling the notification helper.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/openDesignerForAzureResource.ts	Removes a now-unnecessary inline comment before calling the notification helper.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/openDesignerBase.ts	Adds “Don’t show again” option and persists suppression via ext.context.globalState.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/test/openDesignerForLocalProject.test.ts	Extends ext.context test setup to include a mocked globalState.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/test/openDesignerForAzureResource.test.ts	Extends ext.context test setup and updates expectation for the additional message option.
apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/openDesigner/test/openDesignerBase.test.ts	Adds globalState mocking and new unit tests covering suppression flows.