VS Code Live Share extension

default.nix

# Baseed on previous attempts of others: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/41189
{ lib, vscode-utils, autoPatchelfHook, bash, file, makeWrapper, dotnet-sdk
, curl, gcc, icu, libkrb5, libsecret, libunwind, libX11, lttng-ust, openssl, utillinux, zlib
, enableDiagnosticsWorkaround ? false, gccStdenv
}:

with lib;

let
  # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/liveshare/reference/linux#install-prerequisites-manually
  libs = [
    # .NET Core
    openssl
    libkrb5
    zlib
    icu

    # Credential Storage
    libsecret

    # NodeJS
    libX11

    # https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code.oss/issues/11#issuecomment-392709170
    libunwind
    lttng-ust
    curl

    # General
    gcc.cc.lib
    utillinux # libuuid
  ];

  vscode-utils' = if enableDiagnosticsWorkaround
    then vscode-utils.override { stdenv = gccStdenv; }
    else vscode-utils;

in (vscode-utils'.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
  mktplcRef = {
    name = "vsliveshare";
    publisher = "ms-vsliveshare";
    version = "0.3.1151";
    sha256 = "1q5pyh3rgf3j913cnilpjl9jdmlzvkls2cccsw5w7mhgi2xr7364";
  };
}).overrideAttrs(attrs: {
  prePatch = ''
    dos2unix out/prod/extension-prod.js
  '';

  patches = [ ./extension-prod.js.patch ];

  buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ libs ++ [ autoPatchelfHook bash file makeWrapper ];

  installPhase = attrs.installPhase + ''
    runHook postInstall
  '';

  postInstall = ''
    bash -s <<ENDSUBSHELL
    shopt -s extglob
    cd $out/share/vscode/extensions/ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare

    # A workaround to prevent the journal filling up due to diagnostic logging.
    ${optionalString enableDiagnosticsWorkaround ''
      gcc -fPIC -shared -ldl -o dotnet_modules/noop-syslog.so ${./noop-syslog.c}
    ''}

    # Normally the copying of the right executables and libraries is done externally at a later time,
    # but we want it done at installation time.
    # FIXME: Surely there is a better way than copying over the shared .NET libraries.
    cp \
      ${dotnet-sdk}/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/*/* \
      dotnet_modules/runtimes/linux-x64/!(native) \
      dotnet_modules/runtimes/linux-x64/native/* \
      dotnet_modules/runtimes/unix/lib/netstandard1.3/* \
      dotnet_modules

    # Those we need are already copied over, the rest is just a waste of space.
    rm -r dotnet_modules/runtimes

    # Not all executables and libraries are executable, so make sure that they are.
    find . -type f ! -executable -exec file {} + | grep -w ELF | cut -d ':' -f1 | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -0r -n1 chmod +x

    # Not all scripts are executed by passing them to a shell, so they need to be executable as well.
    find . -type f -name '*.sh' ! -executable -exec chmod +x {} +

    # Lock the extension downloader.
    touch install-linux.Lock externalDeps-linux.Lock
    ENDSUBSHELL
  '';

  rpath = makeLibraryPath libs;

  postFixup = ''
    root=$out/share/vscode/extensions/ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare

    # We cannot use `wrapProgram`, because it will generate a relative path,
    # which breaks our workaround that makes the extension directory writable.
    mv $root/dotnet_modules/vsls-agent{,-wrapped}
    makeWrapper $root/dotnet_modules/vsls-agent{-wrapped,} \
      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "$rpath" ${optionalString enableDiagnosticsWorkaround ''\
      --set LD_PRELOAD "$root/dotnet_modules/noop-syslog.so"
    ''}
  '';

  meta = {
    description = "Live Share lets you achieve greater confidence at speed by streamlining collaborative editing, debugging, and more in real-time during development";
    homepage = https://aka.ms/vsls-docs;
    license = licenses.unfree;
    maintainers = [ maintainers.msteen ];
    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
  };
})

extension-prod.js.patch

--- a/out/prod/extension-prod.js
+++ b/out/prod/extension-prod.js
@@ -108604,18 +108604,11 @@
     }
     activationEvent.markTime(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.EXTENSION_ACTIVATION_COMPAT_CHECK_COMPLETE);
     const liveShareExtension = vscode.extensions.getExtension('ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare');
-    const installationResult = await downloader_1.ExternalDownloader.ensureRuntimeDependenciesAsync(liveShareExtension);
-    const isExtensionUpdated = abTestsUtil_1.isExtensionBeingUpdated();
+    const isExtensionUpdated = true;
     activationEvent.addProperty(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.IS_EXTENSION_BEING_UPDATED, isExtensionUpdated);
     const isExtensionPackCandidatePresent = extensionUtil_1.ExtensionUtil.isExtensionPackCandidatePresent();
     activationEvent.addProperty(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.IS_EXTENSION_PACK_CANDIDATE_PRESENT, isExtensionPackCandidatePresent);
-    // failed to install dependencies
-    if (installationResult === downloader_1.EnsureRuntimeDependenciesResult.Failure) {
-        activationEvent.end(TelemetryResult_1.TelemetryResult.UserFailure, 'Extension activation failed - download runtime dependencies.');
-        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`${config.get(config.Key.name)} was unable to download needed dependencies to finish installation. Ensure you have network connectivity and restart VS Code to retry.`);
-        return;
-    }
-    else if ((installationResult === downloader_1.EnsureRuntimeDependenciesResult.Success) && !isExtensionUpdated && isFirstActivation) {
+    if (isFirstActivation) {
         // Show the welcome notification on the first installation
         const isSelected = (process.env.VSLS_TEST_NORANDOM ? false : Math.random() <= 0.5);
         activationEvent.addProperty(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.INITIAL_INSTALL_INFO_PAGE_EXPERIMENT_OPEN_BY_DEFAULT, isSelected);
@@ -108623,7 +108616,6 @@
         const didShow = (isSelected && !isExtensionPackCandidatePresent) ? await welcomePageUtil_1.showWelcomePage(welcomePageUtil_1.WelcomePageSource.Install) : await welcomePageUtil_1.showWelcomeNotification();
         activationEvent.addProperty(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.SHOWED_INITIAL_INSTALL_INFO_PAGE, didShow);
     }
-    await extensionUtil_1.ExtensionUtil.updateExecutablePermissionsAsync();
     await launcher_1.Launcher.setup(false, !(await downloader_1.installFileExistsAsync()));
     activationEvent.markTime(telemetryStrings_1.TelemetryPropertyNames.EXTENSION_ACTIVATION_LAUNCHER_SETUP_COMPLETE);
     const rpcClient = new service_1.RPCClient();
@@ -108763,15 +108755,7 @@
         activationAgentEvent.end(TelemetryResult_1.TelemetryResult.Success, 'Agent activation success.');
     }
     catch (e) {
-        let errorMessage;
-        if (await downloader_1.isInstallCorrupt(traceSource_1.traceSource)) {
-            errorMessage = 'An update or installation of VS Live Share failed due to a corrupted download. ' +
-                'Please uninstall and reinstall the extension to resolve. ' +
-                'See https://aka.ms/vsls-corrupted-install for more details.';
-        }
-        else {
-            errorMessage = e.message;
-        }
+        let errorMessage = e.message;
         const telemetryMessage = 'Agent activation failed. ' + errorMessage;
         activationAgentEvent.end(TelemetryResult_1.TelemetryResult.Failure, telemetryMessage);
         extensionTelemetry_1.ExtensionTelemetry.sendActivateAgentAsyncFault(FaultType_1.FaultType.Error, telemetryMessage, e, activationAgentEvent);

noop-syslog.c

void syslog(int priority, const char *format, ...) { }

vsliveshare.nix

{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:

with lib;

let
  cfg = config.services.vsliveshare;
  pkg = pkgs.vsliveshare.override { enableDiagnosticsWorkaround = cfg.enableDiagnosticsWorkaround; };

  writableWorkaroundScript = pkgs.writeScript "vsliveshare-writable-workaround.sh" ''
    #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
    out=${pkg}
    src=$out/share/vscode/extensions/ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare

    # We do not want to pass any invalid path to `rm`.
    if [[ ! -d "${cfg.extensionsDir}" ]]; then
      echo "The VS Code extensions directory '${cfg.extensionsDir}' does not exist" >&2
      exit 1
    fi

    dst="${cfg.extensionsDir}"/ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare-$(basename $out | sed 's/.*vsliveshare-//')

    # Only run the script when the build has actually changed.
    if [[ $(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink "''${dst}/dotnet_modules/vsls-agent-wrapped")")") == $src ]]; then
      exit 0
    fi

    # Remove all previous versions of VS Code Live Share.
    rm -r "${cfg.extensionsDir}"/ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare*

    # Create the extension directory.
    mkdir -p "$dst"

    # Symlink files which should remain unchanged.
    find $src -type f \( -name \*.a -o -name \*.dll -o -name \*.pdb \) | while read -r src_file; do
      dst_file="''${dst}''${src_file#''${src}}"
      mkdir -p $(dirname "$dst_file")
      ln -s "$src_file" "$dst_file"
    done

    # Symlink ELF executables and copy over executable files.
    find $src -type f -executable | while read -r src_file; do
      dst_file="''${dst}''${src_file#''${src}}"
      mkdir -p $(dirname "$dst_file")
      if file "$src_file" | grep -wq ELF; then
        ln -s "$src_file" "$dst_file"
      else
        cp --no-preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps "$src_file" "$dst_file"
        chmod +x "$dst_file"
      fi
    done

    # Copy over the remaining files and directories.
    # FIXME: Use a different command that does not warn about files being the same.
    cp -r --no-clobber --no-preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps "$src/." "$dst" 2> >(grep -Ev "^cp: '.*' and '.*' are the same file$")
    exit 0
  '';

in {
  options.services.vsliveshare = with types; {
    enable = mkEnableOption "VS Code Live Share extension";
    enableWritableWorkaround = mkEnableOption "copying the build to the VS Code extension directory to ensure write access";
    enableDiagnosticsWorkaround = mkEnableOption "an UNIX socket that filters out the diagnostic logging done by VSLS Agent";

    extensionsDir = mkOption {
      type = str;
      default = "$HOME/.vscode/extensions";
      description = ''
        The VS Code extensions directory.
        CAUTION: The workaround will remove ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare* inside this directory!
      '';
    };
  };

  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ bash desktop-file-utils xlibs.xprop ]
      ++ optional (!cfg.enableWritableWorkaround) pkg;

    services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;

    systemd.user.services.vsliveshare-writable-workaround = mkIf cfg.enableWritableWorkaround {
      description = "VS Code Live Share extension writable workaround";
      path = with pkgs; [ file ];
      unitConfig = {
        ConditionGroup = "users";
      };
      serviceConfig = {
        ExecStart = writableWorkaroundScript;
      };
      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
      restartTriggers = [ writableWorkaroundScript ];
    };
  };
}

apparently I can't PR on gists - here is an updated version to 0.3.1013
https://gist.github.com/phryneas/698996d24748d3ce7f61ef818949a28e