## TLDR Added Chat interface to VSCode IDE Companion with support for interactive conversations with Qwen CLI, session management, and streaming responses. image image **Key Changes**: - Added WebView-based Chat UI with communication to Qwen CLI - Support for viewing, switching, and managing session lists - Real-time streaming message display ## Dive Deeper **New Modules**: - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/acp/AcpConnection.ts` - ACP JSON-RPC protocol implementation - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/agents/QwenAgentManager.ts` - Qwen Agent lifecycle management - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/QwenSessionReader.ts` - Read local Qwen session files (`~/.qwen/tmp/`) - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/storage/ConversationStore.ts` - Conversation history persistence (VSCode GlobalState) - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/WebViewProvider.ts` - WebView lifecycle management - `packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/webview/` - React chat UI components **Build Configuration**: - Updated `esbuild.js` to support dual-entry bundling (extension + webview) - Configured CSS injection plugin for stylesheet handling - Using React 18's new JSX transform (`jsx: "react-jsx"`) ## Reviewer Test Plan ### Prerequisites 1. Ensure Qwen CLI is installed: `npm install -g @qwen/qwen-code` 2. Configure Qwen authentication (OpenAI API Key or Qwen OAuth) ### Test Steps #### 1. Basic Functionality Test ##### Build Extension ```bash cd packages/vscode-ide-companion npm run build ``` Then press F5 in VSCode to launch the extension in debug mode. #### 2. Session Management Test - [ ] Click "📋 Sessions" button in the chat interface - [ ] Verify existing session list is displayed - [ ] Click "➕ New Session" to create a new session - [ ] Switch to a historical session and verify messages load correctly - [ ] Send messages in both new and historical sessions #### 3. Tool Permission Test - [ ] Send a request requiring file operations: "Create a new file hello.txt" - [ ] Verify permission request popup appears with proper details - [ ] Test allow/reject functionality - [ ] Verify file operations complete as expected after permission grant #### 4. Streaming Response Test - [ ] Send any message to the chat - [ ] Verify responses stream in real-time (not appearing all at once) - [ ] Verify the streaming animation works smoothly ## Testing Matrix | | 🍏 | 🪟 | 🐧 | | -------- | --- | --- | --- | | npm run | ✅ | ❓ | ❓ | | npx | ❓ | ❓ | ❓ | | Docker | ❓ | ❓ | ❓ | | Podman | ❓ | - | - | | Seatbelt | ❓ | - | - | _Tested and verified on macOS with npm run_ ## Linked issues / bugs This PR adds the core chat interface functionality to the VSCode IDE Companion extension, enabling users to interact with Qwen CLI directly from VSCode with full session management capabilities.