eclipse-theia/theia

allow to see each scm provider as a view in scm view container

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#8,291 opened on Aug 3, 2020

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Description

Currently the scm view container shows a state of only one scm provider. It is not practical while working on multiple repos, for instance via git submodules, i.e. one has to always switch between scm providers via the status bar to check the state. It would be better to be able to get an overview of all scm providers. Selecting one or another scm provider in the view container then should automatically update other views including the status bar entry, i.e. it should become active.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontenddeveloper experiencetooling
Issue type
feature
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.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Understanding of Theia extension systemKnowledge of SCM APITypeScript experience
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Investigate the current SCM view container implementation in the Theia codebase, focusing on files like `packages/scm/src/browser/scm widget.tsx` and related view container logic. Understand how the current single provider state is managed and how it could be extended to support multiple providers. Review any existing discussions in the issue comments (#8291) for additional context.