Eclipse Che: Unable to add plug-in automatically in workspace using Devfile

[debkantap]

Summary

I created a simple devfile and tried to add "redhat.java", plug-in in the dev workspace automatically while creating the workspace, but it is not added automatically. Any clue where I am doing wrong. I have installed eclipse che on vanilla k8s
I have followed the below link:
https://medium.com/eclipse-che-blog/devfile-v2-and-ide-plug-ins-in-eclipse-che-7a560ae724b1
and here is my simple devfile:

---*****----------------

schemaVersion: 2.2.0
metadata:
name: helloworld-example
attributes:
.vscode/extensions.json: |
{
"recommendations": [
"redhat.java"
]
}
components:

• name: dev-tooling
  container:
  image: quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:ubi8-latest
  endpoints:
  - name: http-3000
  targetPort: 3000
  commands:
• id: install
  exec:
  commandLine: npm install
  component: dev-tooling
  workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  group:
  isDefault: true
  kind: build
• id: run
  exec:
  commandLine: node app.js
  component: dev-tooling
  workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  group:
  isDefault: true
  kind: run

Relevant information

No response

[debkantap]

Also followed this link below:
https://devfile.io/docs/2.0.0/adding-plugin-component

[ibuziuk]

@debkantap in order to install extensions automatically just add .vscode/extensions.json to the root of the repository e.g. https://github.com/che-incubator/quarkus-api-example/blob/main/.vscode/extensions.json

[debkantap]

@ibuziuk ..Thanks for your reply. I did added the extensions.json in my devfile repo, but not lucky. My devfile is very simple and attached. The devfile repo screenshot is also attached. May be doing some mistake, can you please help.
Thanks
Debkanta

----Devfile---

schemaVersion: 2.2.0
metadata:
name: helloworld-example
attributes:
.vscode/extensions.json: |
{
"recommendations": [
"redhat.java"
]
}
components:

• name: dev-tooling
  container:
  image: quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:ubi8-latest
  endpoints:
  - name: http-3000
  targetPort: 3000
• name: sonarlint-vscode
  plugin:
  reference: https://github.com/sainirijul/che-plugin-registry/blob/master/v3/plugins/sonarsource/sonarlint-vscode/1.13.0/meta.yaml
  commands:
• id: install
  exec:
  commandLine: npm install
  component: dev-tooling
  workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  group:
  isDefault: true
  kind: build
• id: run
  exec:
  commandLine: node app.js
  component: dev-tooling
  workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  group:
  isDefault: true
  kind: run

---

[debkantap]

@ibuziuk thanks for your help..Now I am able to install plug-in automatically in workspace. Not sure what the issue was, but just added one more plug-ins in the extensions.json and it started working!!

{
"recommendations": [
"github.vscode-pull-request-github",
"redhat.java"
]
}

Now adding plug-ins/extensions for Intellij based editor is same? pls guide.

Thanks & Regards
Debkanta

[debkantap]

Closing the issue at it is resolved for VS Code Editor