Remove the release notes functionality (#60)

* Remove the release notes functionality

* Remove contribution points

* Remove getter for config

Author: filiptronicek

package.json

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 		"onCommand:gitpod.syncProvider.remove",
 		"onCommand:gitpod.exportLogs",
 		"onCommand:gitpod.api.autoTunnel",
-		"onCommand:gitpod.showReleaseNotes",
 		"onCommand:gitpod.installLocalExtensions",
 		"onAuthenticationRequest:gitpod",
 		"onUri",
@@ -61,12 +60,6 @@
 						"default": "https://gitpod.io/",
 						"scope": "application"
 					},
-					"gitpod.showReleaseNotes": {
-						"type": "boolean",
-						"description": "Show the Gitpod Changelog whenever a new one comes out.",
-						"default": true,
-						"scope": "application"
-					},
 					"gitpod.remote.useLocalApp": {
 						"type": "boolean",
 						"description": "Use the local companion app to connect to a remote workspace.\nWarning: Connecting to a remote workspace using local companion app will be removed in the near future.",
@@ -114,11 +107,6 @@
 				"category": "Gitpod",
 				"title": "Export all logs"
 			},
-			{
-				"command": "gitpod.showReleaseNotes",
-				"category": "Gitpod",
-				"title": "Show Release Notes"
-			},
 			{
 				"command": "gitpod.installLocalExtensions",
 				"title": "Gitpod: Install Local Extensions...",

src/configuration.ts

@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ function getGitpodHost() {
     return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('gitpod').get<string>('host', 'https://gitpod.io/');
 }
 
-function getShowReleaseNotes() {
-    return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('gitpod').get<boolean>('showReleaseNotes', true);
-}
-
 function getUseLocalApp(useLocalSSHServer?: boolean) {
     if (useLocalSSHServer) {
         return false;
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@ function getDaemonLogPath(): string {
 
 export const Configuration = {
     getGitpodHost,
-    getShowReleaseNotes,
     getUseLocalApp,
     getLocalSSHServerPort,
     getLocalSshIpcPort,

src/extension.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import GitpodAuthenticationProvider from './authentication/authentication';
 import { ExperimentalSettings } from './experiments';
 import GitpodServer from './authentication/gitpodServer';
 import { NotificationService } from './services/notificationService';
-import { ReleaseNotes } from './releaseNotes';
 import { RemoteConnector } from './remoteConnector';
 import { SettingsSync } from './settingsSync';
 import { TelemetryService } from './services/telemetryService';
@@ -49,9 +48,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	let remoteConnectionInfo: { remoteAuthority: string; connectionInfo: SSHConnectionParams } | undefined;
 	let success = false;
 	try {
-		// sync between machines
-		context.globalState.setKeysForSync([ReleaseNotes.RELEASE_NOTES_LAST_READ_KEY]);
-
 		logger = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Gitpod', { log: true });
 		context.subscriptions.push(logger);
 
@@ -103,8 +99,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 			}
 		}));
 
-		context.subscriptions.push(new ReleaseNotes(context, commandManager, logger));
-
 		// Register global commands
 		commandManager.register(new SignInCommand(sessionService));
 		commandManager.register(new ExportLogsCommand(context.logUri, notificationService, telemetryService, logger, hostService));