Add hint to enable IDE integration for users running in VS Code (#5610)

packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import { activate } from './extension.js';
+
+vi.mock('vscode', () => ({
+  window: {
+    createOutputChannel: vi.fn(() => ({
+      appendLine: vi.fn(),
+    })),
+    showInformationMessage: vi.fn(),
+    createTerminal: vi.fn(() => ({
+      show: vi.fn(),
+      sendText: vi.fn(),
+    })),
+  },
+  workspace: {
+    workspaceFolders: [],
+    onDidCloseTextDocument: vi.fn(),
+    registerTextDocumentContentProvider: vi.fn(),
+    onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  commands: {
+    registerCommand: vi.fn(),
+    executeCommand: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  Uri: {
+    joinPath: vi.fn(),
+  },
+  ExtensionMode: {
+    Development: 1,
+    Production: 2,
+  },
+  EventEmitter: vi.fn(() => ({
+    event: vi.fn(),
+    fire: vi.fn(),
+    dispose: vi.fn(),
+  })),
+}));
+
+describe('activate', () => {
+  let context: vscode.ExtensionContext;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    context = {
+      subscriptions: [],
+      environmentVariableCollection: {
+        replace: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      globalState: {
+        get: vi.fn(),
+        update: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      extensionUri: {
+        fsPath: '/path/to/extension',
+      },
+    } as unknown as vscode.ExtensionContext;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should show the info message on first activation', async () => {
+    const showInformationMessageMock = vi
+      .mocked(vscode.window.showInformationMessage)
+      .mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+    vi.mocked(context.globalState.get).mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    await activate(context);
+    expect(showInformationMessageMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Gemini CLI Companion extension successfully installed. Please restart your terminal to enable full IDE integration.',
+      'Re-launch Gemini CLI',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should not show the info message on subsequent activations', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(context.globalState.get).mockReturnValue(true);
+    await activate(context);
+    expect(vscode.window.showInformationMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should launch the Gemini CLI when the user clicks the button', async () => {
+    const showInformationMessageMock = vi
+      .mocked(vscode.window.showInformationMessage)
+      .mockResolvedValue('Re-launch Gemini CLI' as never);
+    vi.mocked(context.globalState.get).mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    await activate(context);
+    expect(showInformationMessageMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await new Promise(process.nextTick); // Wait for the promise to resolve
+    expect(vscode.commands.executeCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'gemini-cli.runGeminiCLI',
+    );
+  });
+});

packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { IDEServer } from './ide-server.js';
 import { DiffContentProvider, DiffManager } from './diff-manager.js';
 import { createLogger } from './utils/logger.js';
 
+const INFO_MESSAGE_SHOWN_KEY = 'geminiCliInfoMessageShown';
 const IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH_ENV_VAR = 'GEMINI_CLI_IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH';
 export const DIFF_SCHEME = 'gemini-diff';
 
@@ -81,6 +82,25 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     log(`Failed to start IDE server: ${message}`);
   }
 
+  if (!context.globalState.get(INFO_MESSAGE_SHOWN_KEY)) {
+    void vscode.window
+      .showInformationMessage(
+        'Gemini CLI Companion extension successfully installed. Please restart your terminal to enable full IDE integration.',
+        'Re-launch Gemini CLI',
+      )
+      .then(
+        (selection) => {
+          if (selection === 'Re-launch Gemini CLI') {
+            void vscode.commands.executeCommand('gemini-cli.runGeminiCLI');
+          }
+        },
+        (err) => {
+          log(`Failed to show information message: ${String(err)}`);
+        },
+      );
+    context.globalState.update(INFO_MESSAGE_SHOWN_KEY, true);
+  }
+
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.workspace.onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders(() => {
       updateWorkspacePath(context);