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Summary

This PR fixes issue #6628 where conda environment activations were not persisting across multiple execute_command tool calls. Each command was potentially executed in a different terminal instance, losing the conda environment state.

Changes

  • Added activeEnvironment property to track conda environments in terminals
  • Updated TerminalRegistry to prefer terminals with matching conda environments when selecting terminals
  • Added detection for conda activate and conda deactivate commands in both TerminalProcess and ExecaTerminalProcess
  • Added comprehensive test coverage for the new functionality

How it works

  1. When a conda activate <env> command is executed, the terminal tracks the active environment name
  2. The TerminalRegistry maintains a "last active environment" state
  3. When selecting a terminal for subsequent commands, the registry prioritizes terminals with matching environments
  4. This ensures that commands following a conda activation will run in the same environment

Testing

  • Added new test file CondaEnvironmentPersistence.spec.ts with comprehensive test coverage
  • All existing terminal tests pass without regression
  • Manually tested with conda environments (as described in the issue)

Fixes #6628


Important

Fixes conda environment persistence across terminal commands by tracking active environments and prioritizing matching terminals.

  • Behavior:
    • Adds activeEnvironment property to BaseTerminal to track conda environments.
    • Updates TerminalRegistry to prioritize terminals with matching conda environments.
    • Detects conda activate and conda deactivate commands in TerminalProcess and ExecaTerminalProcess.
  • Testing:
    • Adds CondaEnvironmentPersistence.spec.ts for comprehensive test coverage.
    • Tests include environment activation, deactivation, and terminal selection based on environment.
  • Misc:
    • Updates TerminalRegistry to maintain a "last active environment" state.

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- Add activeEnvironment property to track conda environments in terminals
- Update TerminalRegistry to prefer terminals with matching conda environments
- Track conda activate/deactivate commands and update terminal state
- Add comprehensive tests for conda environment persistence

Fixes #6628
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@dosubot dosubot bot added size:L This PR changes 100-499 lines, ignoring generated files. bug Something isn't working labels Aug 3, 2025
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Reviewing my own code is like debugging in a mirror - everything looks backwards but the bugs are still mine.

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// Update the terminal's active environment based on the command and output
if (condaActivateMatch) {
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Is this intentional? The conda activate/deactivate detection logic is duplicated here and in ExecaTerminalProcess.ts. Could we extract this into a shared utility function to maintain DRY principles?

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if (condaActivateMatch) {
// Update the terminal's active environment based on the command and output
const condaResult = CondaEnvironmentUtils.processCondaCommand(command, this.fullOutput);
if (condaResult.environmentChanged) {
this.terminal.activeEnvironment = condaResult.activeEnvironment;
TerminalRegistry.setLastActiveEnvironment(condaResult.activeEnvironment);
if (condaResult.activeEnvironment) {
console.log(`[TerminalProcess] Conda environment activated: ${condaResult.activeEnvironment}`);
} else {
console.log("[TerminalProcess] Conda environment deactivated");
}
}

// Extract the environment name from the command
const envName = condaActivateMatch[1].trim()
// Check if activation was successful by looking for common error indicators in output
const cleanOutput = this.fullOutput.toLowerCase()
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The error detection only checks for "error" and "not found" in the output. What about other failure scenarios like permission issues ("Permission denied") or conda not being in PATH ("command not found")? Should we consider a more robust approach, perhaps checking for success indicators instead?


return arePathsEqual(vscode.Uri.file(cwd).fsPath, terminalCwd)
// Prefer terminals with matching environment
const envMatch = this.lastActiveEnvironment ? t.activeEnvironment === this.lastActiveEnvironment : true
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Is there a potential race condition here? If multiple commands are executed simultaneously, the terminal selection logic might pick a terminal that's about to become busy. Should we consider adding some form of locking or reservation mechanism to prevent this?

running: boolean
taskId?: string
process?: RooTerminalProcess
activeEnvironment?: string
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Would it be beneficial to create a more specific type for environment names? Something like type CondaEnvironment = string or even validate that environment names follow conda's naming conventions?

expect(terminal2.activeEnvironment).toBe("myenv")
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})
})
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Great test coverage! Could we also add tests for edge cases like:

  • Multiple rapid conda activate/deactivate commands
  • Conda activate with spaces or special characters in environment names (e.g., conda activate "my env")
  • Terminal cleanup when an environment is still active

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public static setLastActiveEnvironment(environment?: string): void {
this.lastActiveEnvironment = environment
console.log(`[TerminalRegistry] Last active environment updated: ${environment || "none"}`)
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Should these console.log statements be behind a debug flag or use a proper logging framework? They might clutter production logs.

@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added the Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. label Aug 3, 2025
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This seems to be too specific, the issue is not properly scoped, Closing

@daniel-lxs daniel-lxs closed this Aug 4, 2025
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