faster content resolve

src/vs/platform/files/common/files.ts

@@ -449,6 +449,14 @@ export interface IContent extends IBaseStat {
 	encoding: string;
 }
 
+// this should eventually replace IContent such
+// that we have a clear separation between content
+// and metadata (TODO@Joh, TODO@Ben)
+export interface IContentData {
+	encoding: string;
+	stream: IStringStream;
+}
+
 /**
  * A Stream emitting strings.
  */

src/vs/workbench/services/files/test/node/fileService.test.ts

@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ suite('FileService', () => {
 
 	test('resolveFile', function (done: () => void) {
 		service.resolveFile(uri.file(testDir), { resolveTo: [uri.file(path.join(testDir, 'deep'))] }).done(r => {
-			assert.equal(r.children.length, 6);
+			assert.equal(r.children.length, 7);
 
 			const deep = utils.getByName(r, 'deep');
 			assert.equal(deep.children.length, 4);
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ suite('FileService', () => {
 		]).then(res => {
 			const r1 = res[0].stat;
 
-			assert.equal(r1.children.length, 6);
+			assert.equal(r1.children.length, 7);
 
 			const deep = utils.getByName(r1, 'deep');
 			assert.equal(deep.children.length, 4);
@@ -625,6 +625,16 @@ suite('FileService', () => {
 		}, error => onError(error, done));
 	});
 
+	test('resolveContent - large file', function (done: () => void) {
+		const resource = uri.file(path.join(testDir, 'lorem.txt'));
+
+		service.resolveContent(resource).done(c => {
+			assert.ok(c.value.length > 64000);
+
+			done();
+		}, error => onError(error, done));
+	});
+
 	test('resolveContent - FILE_IS_BINARY', function (done: () => void) {
 		const resource = uri.file(path.join(testDir, 'binary.txt'));