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sessions: Link Dev Container sandbox guidance to documentation - #345007
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Shorten the Dev Container sandbox toggle hover so it no longer lists each Docker option inline, and add a keyboard-reachable Learn More hover action that opens the new documentation section, including for containers started without the required options. Fixes #340841 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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The Learn More action depends on an uncreated aka.ms redirect and still-draft documentation, requiring maintainer confirmation of publication and the live redirect destination before shipping.
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Addresses #340841 by moving detailed Dev Container sandboxing guidance out of the Agents window permission picker and linking to documentation, while retaining the isolation warning.
Changes:
- Shortens the sandbox toggle’s hover text and accessible name.
- Shares hover setup between initial rendering and refresh, adding a Learn More action with keyboard access on enabled rows.
- Adds regression tests for documentation links and keyboard focus, and updates the expected guidance text.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/copilotChatSessions/test/browser/permissionPicker.test.ts |
Tests documentation actions and keyboard focus for Dev Container guidance. |
src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/copilotChatSessions/browser/permissionPicker.ts |
Centralizes hover setup and adds the documentation action. |
src/vs/platform/agentHost/test/browser/agentHostSandboxToggle.test.ts |
Updates the assertion for the shortened guidance. |
src/vs/platform/agentHost/browser/agentHostSandboxToggle.ts |
Removes inline Docker option details while preserving the isolation warning. |
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Fixes #340841
When sandboxing is on, Dev Container sessions start with Docker options (unconfined seccomp, AppArmor and system paths, plus
/dev/net/tun) that relax the container's isolation. The Sandboxing in Dev Container toggle's hover listed these options inline. This PR moves the details into the documentation:https://aka.ms/vscode-sandboxing-devcontainers. It also appears when the container was started without the required options, with the "recreate the container" guidance.tabThroughPanelandexpandable(indicator hidden), so keyboard users reach Learn More with Tab or Right Arrow from the focused row.watchSandboxToggle.Documentation: microsoft/vscode-docs#10560 (merged into
vnext) adds the Use sandboxing in Dev Containers section.Notes for reviewers
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/agent-sandboxing?referrer=in-product#_use-sandboxing-in-dev-containers. The section is merged into vscode-docsvnext(Document Docker options required for Dev Container sandboxing vscode-docs#10560) and goes live with the next release.How to test
Validation
scripts\test.bat --reporter dot --run src/vs/platform/agentHost/test/browser/agentHostSandboxToggle.test.ts --run src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/copilotChatSessions/test/browser/permissionPicker.test.ts --run src/vs/sessions/contrib/providers/agentHost/test/browser/agentHost/agentHostPermissionPickerDelegate.test.ts: passed (118 tests, including 2 new regression tests)npm run typecheck-client: passednpm run eslint -- <changed files>: passed