patch_wsl_vscode_node

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# Function patch_wsl_vscode_node
# Note: This is a hack for wsl vscode when using a distor than canno run binaries outside the path
# such as in the case of void linux. This hack also assumes that node is installed on the wsl linux distro
# Every vscode update will change the folder where the binaries that wsl vscode uses
# Hence on every update you will get an error when trying to run code from wsl like the following
#  ${HOME}/.vscode-server/bin/8b3775030ed1a69b13e4f4c628c612102e30a681/bin/remote-cli/code: 12: ${HOME}/.vscode-server/bin/8b3775030ed1a69b13e4f4c628c612102e30a681/node: not found
# Pass in the latest hash where the binaries for vscode server on wsl resides
# And a new symlink will be created using the systems node binary
function patch_wsl_vscode_node() {
  local hash="$1"
  local system_node="$(which node)"
  local node="${HOME}/.vscode-server/bin/${hash}/node"
  if [ ! -f $node ]; then echo "Error there is no ${node}" && return 1; fi
  rm "$node" && ln -s "$system_node" "$node" && echo "Success: $system_node symlinked to $node"
}