Sanity Test Settings Sync

[sandy081]

• windows @RMacfarlane
• mac @connor4312
• linux @weinand

Complexity: 5

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Set Up

You can use two insiders opened with different user data directory (--user-data-dir) and extension directory (--extensions-dir) for test syncing across machines.

Testing

We are planning to enable Settings Sync for stable users in this release. So, I would ask the assignees to do an exploratory end to end testing of following settings sync features.

• Make sure you get a preview confirmation dialog when you turn on sync for the very fist time. Even though we are enabling for stable users this feature will be still in preview mode.
• Make sure Settings Sync term is used in the product to represent this feature
• Test settings, keybindings, snippets, extensions and UI state are syncing across devices flawlessly.
  • Test machine and machine-overridable scoped settings are ignored by default. These are typically settings that has local paths as values.
  • Test enablement state of extensions is synced
  • Test advanced features like ignoring settings, extensions and syncing keybindings across platforms
  • Test you can able to handle and resolve conflicts if they occur
• Make sure you can track and monitor sync activity and discover all necessary sync features.
  • Test Sync Activity & Machines view using the command Settings Sync: Show Synced Data
  • Test the actions available in these views (Restoring, editing machine name & turning off sync on a machine)
• Test turning off Settings Sync either on current machine or on all machines.

Authors: @sandy081 @Tyriar

[connor4312]

Test machine and machine-overridable scoped settings are ignored by default. These are typically settings that has local paths as values.

I'm not sure what these are, how do I find out which settings are machine/machine-overridable?

[sandy081]

@JacksonKearl Sorry for not being clear about machine scoped settings. These settings are those whose scope is defined as machine or machine-overridable while being registered. UI does not represent it. Here are some machine scope settings:

• git.path
• typescript.npm
• typescript.tsserver.pluginPaths
• php.validate.executablePath

[JacksonKearl]

I think you meant @connor4312 but good to know 🙂

[sandy081]

Oops sorry.

[weinand]

After testing Settings Sync for a day, I must say that it works "smooth as silk". Great job!