eclipse-theia/theia

[plugins] reference multiple plugin directories when using the cli argument

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#7,013 opened on Jan 29, 2020

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Description

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Is it possible to add another folder to --plugins? like a secondary folder? something like?

yarn theia start --plugins=local-dir:../../plugins:../../../another-plugins-folder

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Research direction
Investigate the current plugin loading mechanism in Theia's CLI entry point. Look for how plugins argument is parsed and how plugin directories are resolved. Propose a way to accept multiple directories by modifying the argument parser or plugin service.
Tech stack
typescriptnodejs
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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GitTypeScript
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60