Error while opening the gitlens view using `Open View` command

[sandy081]

• GitLens Version: 8.3.3
• VSCode Version: Latest insiders
• OS Version: MacOS

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install Gitlens extension
2. Use the command Open View and select Gitlens view in SCM

Following error is shown in the console:

This view gitlens.gitExplorer cannot be shown because it is hidden by its 'when' condition: Error: This view gitlens.gitExplorer cannot be shown because it is hidden by its 'when' condition
    at t.toggleViewVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4221:836)
    at t.openView (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4220:922)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4241:445
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:149:807)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:153:85)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._completed (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:337)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:149:807)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:153:85)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._completed (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:337)
    at l (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:157:855)
    at n.Class.derive.join.r.forEach.j.then.o.(anonymous function) (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:158:45)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:149:807)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:153:85)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._completed (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:337)
    at n.Class.derive._creator.then (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:156:366)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:152:184)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._setCompleteValue (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:590)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:149:787)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:153:85)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._completed (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:337)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:149:807)
    at Object.enter (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:153:85)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:896)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._completed (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:337)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:119
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:966
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:966
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:966
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:966
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:966
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:1005
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:668
    at Function.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:2995:978)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:270:275
    at s (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:269:751)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:269:855
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:73:7)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:104:9)

Root cause of this issue is that the extension is registering two views with the same id in explorer and scm. View id should be unique across otherwise there will be ambiguity while using TreeView in the API.

[eamodio]

@sandy081 Thanks for the detailed report!

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