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Throws an Error when used without Git

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, github, typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the crash by setting git.disabled in .vscode/settings.json and opening the actions pane. Trace the extension startup path that creates the Git-dependent provider, then verify that the actions pane opens without the Git extension while optional features such as the current branch can be unavailable.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
When using a VCS like JJ, the extension crashes with "Unable to Connect to the GitHub API, please check your internet connection."

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Put git.disabled in your .vscode/settings.json
  2. Open actions pane

Expected behavior
It shouldn't require the Git extension, only provide optional features (like current branch).

Screenshots

2025-03-14 12:38:40.980 [error] Error: Git model not found
    at s.getAPI (/Users/dukese01/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:805076)
    at new _d (/Users/dukese01/.vscode/extensions/github.vscode-pull-request-github-0.106.0/dist/extension.js:2190:26346)
    at Function.createProvider (/Users/dukese01/.vscode/extensions/github.vscode-pull-request-github-0.106.0/dist/extension.js:2190:26938)
    at gw (/Users/dukese01/.vscode/extensions/github.vscode-pull-request-github-0.106.0/dist/extension.js:2190:32572)
    at kf (/Users/dukese01/.vscode/extensions/github.vscode-pull-request-github-0.106.0/dist/extension.js:2526:6481)
    at G4 (/Users/dukese01/.vscode/extensions/github.vscode-pull-request-github-0.106.0/dist/extension.js:2526:7586)

Extension Version
v0.27.1

Additional context
Feel free to close as wontfix, I know this isn't exactly the recommended workflow :)
As I think about it, can you even figure out the connected repo without Git? IDK.

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