Microsoft/vscode

Web VSCode can't load audio files for preview in Safari

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#236,152 opened on Dec 15, 2024

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Description

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: vscode.dev 1.96.0 (138f619c86f1199955d53b4166bef66ef252935c)
  • OS Version: macOS 15.2 with Safari 18.2 (Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/18.2 Safari/605.1.15)

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Use vscode.dev to connect to a remote tunnel in Safari
  2. Open a .wav file for preview
  3. This error shows in the preview window

This issue is Safari specific. It doesn't occur in Chrome.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascripttypescripthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic web audio knowledgefamiliarity with Safari browser quirks
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate audio playback in web VSCode, specifically the preview implementation for .wav files. Check if Safari requires different audio format or MIME type. Look at files related to audio preview in the repository, such as src/vs/workbench/contrib/audioPreview/ or similar. The issue is Safari specific, so test on Safari and compare with Chrome. Search for existing handling of audio in the codebase. Also note that the issue has an assignee, so a first time contributor should coordinate before starting work.