github/vscode-codeql

CodeQL CLI cannot be found after manual removal

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#1,380 opened on Jun 9, 2022

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Description

If the default installed codeql CLI is manually deleted, or its folder is changed, then the extension fails to find the CLI and does not provide any instructions on how to proceed.

Instead, a better experience would be that if the extension ever can't find the CLI, then it should prompt the user to redownload (or possibly even ask the user to provide a new location where to find the CLI.

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Research direction
Investigate how the extension currently locates the CodeQL CLI and add logic to detect when it is missing. Then prompt the user to redownload or specify a new location.
Tech stack
typescript
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developer experience
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Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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TypeScriptCodeQL basics
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75