Code outline does not work on remote ssh filesystem

[andy-z]

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.30.1
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.12.1
• OS and version: Win10 Pro
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): Anaconda, Python 3.6.6
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): None
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions:

Expected behaviour

Outline view should show symbols from open Python file

Actual behaviour

Outline view shows greyed-out message "There are no editors open that can provide outline information"

Steps to reproduce:

1. Connect to remote filesystem using SSH protocol (e.g. using kelvin.vscode-sshfs extension)
2. Open any Python file
3. Outline panel shows text "There are no editors open that can provide outline information"

Logs

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

Starting Jedi Python language engine.

Output from Console under the Developer Tools panel (toggle Developer Tools on under Help; turn on source maps to make any tracebacks be useful by running Enable source map support for extension debugging)

I have no idea what do you mean by "running Enable...". Running how?

[d3r3kk]

We are working in collaboration with the VS Code team itself on getting remote scenarios up and running. Please see issue #79.

However, your issue seems to be working on a remote filesystem while editing your local project? This would suggest to me that the support for WSL #67 (workspaces outside of the environment where VS Code and the extension are installed) would satisfy what you are looking to do.

We realize you are trying to make use of kelvin.vscode-sshfs extension to accomplish this, but our extension does not know about nor use any extensions to supply it with information about the workspace at this time.

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I have no idea what do you mean by "running Enable...". Running how?

You can open the Command Pallete (ctrl+shift+p, or on Windows, f1) and type in Enable source map support for extension debugging and that will enable this feature.

[andy-z]

Thanks for quick response. Actually I do not care much about remote projects or running Python interpreter remotely, all I do is editing files on remote filesystem. We have our own build system which I'm running from a terminal window on remote Linux server, so I only use vscode as a dumb editor running on my local Windows machine. Still it would be nice to support the same features as for the files on local file system (code outline, spell check) in this case if possible.

[DonJayamanne]

Closing in favour of #79

[andy-z]

Maybe worth to mention here too that our development is multi-language, in addition to Python we have C++, JavaScript, some YAML, etc. on remote end, and I need to edit all those files. Python-only solution (e.g. running remote Python interpreter indexing Python files) won't probably help me.

[DonJayamanne]

Closing as this is related to remote interpreter,
Code navigation, intellisense, code outlive, etc are all related.