Allow share providers to return text (microsoft#184203)

Author: joyceerhl

src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadShare.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export class MainThreadShare implements MainThreadShareShape {
 			selector,
 			priority,
 			provideShare: async (item: IShareableItem) => {
-				return URI.revive(await this.proxy.$provideShare(handle, item, new CancellationTokenSource().token));
+				const result = await this.proxy.$provideShare(handle, item, new CancellationTokenSource().token);
+				return typeof result === 'string' ? result : URI.revive(result);
 			}
 		};
 		this.providers.set(handle, provider);

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts

@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ export interface ExtHostQuickDiffShape {
 }
 
 export interface ExtHostShareShape {
-	$provideShare(handle: number, shareableItem: IShareableItemDto, token: CancellationToken): Promise<UriComponents | undefined>;
+	$provideShare(handle: number, shareableItem: IShareableItemDto, token: CancellationToken): Promise<UriComponents | string | undefined>;
 }
 
 export interface ExtHostTaskShape {

src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostShare.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class ExtHostShare implements ExtHostShareShape {
 		this.proxy = mainContext.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadShare);
 	}
 
-	async $provideShare(handle: number, shareableItem: IShareableItemDto, token: CancellationToken): Promise<UriComponents | undefined> {
+	async $provideShare(handle: number, shareableItem: IShareableItemDto, token: CancellationToken): Promise<UriComponents | string | undefined> {
 		const provider = this.providers.get(handle);
 		const result = await provider?.provideShare({ selection: Range.to(shareableItem.selection), resourceUri: URI.revive(shareableItem.resourceUri) }, token);
 		return result ?? undefined;

src/vs/workbench/contrib/share/browser/share.contribution.ts

@@ -86,28 +86,29 @@ class ShareWorkbenchContribution {
 				const progressService = accessor.get(IProgressService);
 				const selection = accessor.get(ICodeEditorService).getActiveCodeEditor()?.getSelection() ?? undefined;
 
-				const uri = await progressService.withProgress({
+				const result = await progressService.withProgress({
 					location: ProgressLocation.Window,
 					detail: localize('generating link', 'Generating link...')
 				}, async () => shareService.provideShare({ resourceUri, selection }, new CancellationTokenSource().token));
 
-				if (uri) {
-					const uriText = uri.toString();
+				if (result) {
+					const uriText = result.toString();
+					const isResultText = typeof result === 'string';
 					await clipboardService.writeText(uriText);
 
 					dialogService.prompt(
 						{
 							type: Severity.Info,
-							message: localize('shareSuccess', 'Copied link to clipboard!'),
+							message: isResultText ? localize('shareTextSuccess', 'Copied text to clipboard!') : localize('shareSuccess', 'Copied link to clipboard!'),
 							custom: {
 								icon: Codicon.check,
 								markdownDetails: [{
 									markdown: new MarkdownString(`<div aria-label='${uriText}'>${uriText}</div>`, { supportHtml: true }),
-									classes: ['share-dialog-input']
+									classes: [isResultText ? 'share-dialog-input-text' : 'share-dialog-input-link']
 								}]
 							},
 							cancelButton: localize('close', 'Close'),
-							buttons: [{ label: localize('open link', 'Open Link'), run: () => { urlService.open(uri, { openExternal: true }); } }]
+							buttons: isResultText ? [] : [{ label: localize('open link', 'Open Link'), run: () => { urlService.open(result, { openExternal: true }); } }]
 						}
 					);
 				}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/share/browser/share.css

@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-div.share-dialog-input {
+div.share-dialog-input-text,
+div.share-dialog-input-link {
 	border: 1px solid var(--vscode-input-border, transparent);
 	border-radius: 2px;
 	color: var(--vscode-input-foreground);
 	background-color: var(--vscode-input-background);
-	overflow: hidden;
-	white-space: nowrap;
-	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	padding: 2px;
 	user-select: all;
 	line-height: 24px;
 }
 
+div.share-dialog-input-link {
+	overflow: hidden;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/share/browser/shareService.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ShareService implements IShareService {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	async provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Promise<URI | undefined> {
+	async provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Promise<URI | string | undefined> {
 		const language = this.codeEditorService.getActiveCodeEditor()?.getModel()?.getLanguageId() ?? '';
 		const providers = [...this._providers.values()]
 			.filter((p) => score(p.selector, item.resourceUri, language, true, undefined, undefined) > 0)

src/vs/workbench/contrib/share/common/share.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface IShareProvider {
 	readonly priority: number;
 	readonly selector: LanguageSelector;
 	prepareShare?(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Thenable<boolean | undefined>;
-	provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Thenable<URI | undefined>;
+	provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Thenable<URI | string | undefined>;
 }
 
 export const IShareService = createDecorator<IShareService>('shareService');
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ export interface IShareService {
 
 	registerShareProvider(provider: IShareProvider): IDisposable;
 	getShareActions(): ISubmenuItem[];
-	provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Thenable<URI | undefined>;
+	provideShare(item: IShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): Thenable<URI | string | undefined>;
 }

src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.shareProvider.d.ts

@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 *
 		 * @param item Data about an item which can be shared.
 		 * @param token A cancellation token.
-		 * @returns An {@link Uri} which will be copied to the user's clipboard and presented in a confirmation dialog.
+		 * @returns A {@link Uri} representing an external link or sharing text. The provider result
+		 * will be copied to the user's clipboard and presented in a confirmation dialog.
 		 */
-		provideShare(item: ShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<Uri>;
+		provideShare(item: ShareableItem, token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<Uri | string>;
 	}
 
 	export namespace window {