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ghost commented 8 years ago

Please, I would be grateful if you were to add FTP uploading/downloading from VS code, I use VS 2015 but if you add this, I would immediately switch.

I think a lot of people would like this feature.

Sincere thanks.

ghost commented 7 years ago

+1

greglamb commented 7 years ago

+1

YanDevDe commented 7 years ago

+1

shrowdes commented 7 years ago

+1

ghost commented 7 years ago

+1 This really needs to happen, ftp-sync is fine if you are working on small projects. When it comes to magento, you cant keep downloading 1000's of files each time.

ericksonivanowski commented 7 years ago

+1

pwwang commented 7 years ago

I guess it will happen soon. In 1.17 preview version, a Remote File System API was provided. https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_17#_preview-remote-file-system-api

TomS- commented 7 years ago

I would love for this to happen, it's the ONLY reason I jump back to Atom every now and again because they have a very good Remote-FTP module, https://atom.io/packages/remote-ftp

With the API to build something like this, that would be amazing

Izopi4a commented 7 years ago

i am pretty sure i am not the only one not using vscode just because of that.

just with ftp include and sftp as well.

hopefully we will see a native remote deployment some day

manuman94 commented 7 years ago

+1

ajmariduena commented 7 years ago

+1

keywest1 commented 7 years ago

+1

keepalot commented 7 years ago

👍

imnickvaughn commented 7 years ago

+1

wuwb commented 7 years ago

+1

acidoxee commented 6 years ago

Please give a thumbs up on the first post of this thread instead of "+1ing" in replies, maintainers are not able to sort issues by the amount of "+1" present in the thread, and it clutters the thread

khimaros commented 6 years ago

I've authored a remote SFTP plugin using the proposed FileSystemProvider API available in code-insiders. Check it out here: https://github.com/khimaros/vscode-remote-sftp

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

This topic should be closed i think this is totally wrong next we build a operating system into VSCODE=? and as Arcade Gaming is importent while building and running CI tests we should insert a PS3 Emulator?.

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Now days developers get confused about the ability's they got as they can run - windows inside linux and versa and browsers in browser as also any code lang in any code lang.

But general its importent to understand!!!! A Application should do 1 Thing and do that good. for ftp sync there are tons of ftp clients that do auto sync on file changes you only need to run and configure it once.

No One wins if we replicate any function into anything where it not belongs to. I Really feel bad about all that because soon we will get whole games for our code editors that we could play with real 3d engines? This scares me really off when i see all the +1

einord commented 6 years ago

@frank-dspeed I disagree. With the same kind of logic IDEs should not exists, since it's better to use separate applications for source code editing, compiling and debugging?

In a modern source code editor where a lot of code is on the web and often on an FTP, this functionality can greatly improve efficiency.

And as an example, if a separate ftp client is used listening for file changes, it is a lot harder when using git to determine a selected branch that should be uploaded only.

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

@einord i disagree for the same reason as git is already used you should setup general CI tests and Deploy from them if they pass as we do with the Linux Kernel the IDE should not matter for Deployment its a Code Editor with Coding Helpers it don't Replaces all that.

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Now Days software gets runned in diffrent Environments for example diffrent php versions and so on your IDE should not Integrate all that you will always need a Deployment structure to Enable Distributed Development

einord commented 6 years ago

@frank-dspeed It all comes down to usability. If a significant group of the users will benefit from a feature when working with an application, and it will not disrupt the workflow for those not interested, it might be a good idea to implement it.

For a lot of users this is very useful. Maybe they are maintaining a simple web site where testing or complicated deploy processes is not the case. They just want to publish the site from the master branch (or no branch at all for that matter), whenever they feel done with their work.

I have a LOT of cases where this would help me a lot, where I just want to quickly upload my changes when done without the hassle of finding and configuring a separate application to sync my files for each project.

Also, please do not spam emoji reactions on critics just because you disagree.

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

@einord sorry that don't exist and leads to bad coding Practice i can't push this kind of work ethic on the Internet i will not tolerate such flows and will blame and even law SUE in the US and EU any Developers doing such stuff on client work!

ghost commented 6 years ago

Completely agree with @einord (and so, disagree with @frank-dspeed).

When you develop web application, ftp sync is essential and having it integrated to a sidebar can have several benefits over using an external application. Just the fact to have the FTP remote access embeded to the IDE sidebar let me do that 2 functions in only one screen, letting the second screen free for another useful application.

Sounds anecdotic ? Maybe but actually, this is THE missing feature that prevent me (and all developpers in my company) to use VScode in my everyday job and I prefer to use ATOM just because there is that FTP sidebar (whereas globally, I prefers VScode).

So, finally, if a feature prevent a lot of developpers to adopt the application, it would be an error to ignore them and letting them to use concurrent app.

TomS- commented 6 years ago

@frank-dspeed What?

next we build a operating system into VSCODE=? and as Arcade Gaming is importent

I'm sorry, but that's just a silly comparison. I'm not going to jump into debating with you why Remote FTP access is good. I don't need to. Surely all the "+1" and people thumb's up-ing the OP is enough. For what reason you are against adding new features is beyond me.

All I'll say is, It's like saying this new Live Share (https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2017/11/15/live-share) is silly because it can all be done in Git. Everyone has their own way of working. Some people who work alone (freelancers) and on multiple computers (freelancers) like to host their development server using something like Digital Ocean rather than developing locally and using something like Docker.

sorry that don't exist and leads to bad coding Practice i can't push this kind of work ethic on the Internet i will not tolerate such flows and will blame and even law SUE in the US and EU any Developers doing such stuff on client work!

I think there should be laws against your awful grammar.

khimaros commented 6 years ago

Interestingly, if Live Share could be run headless, it could be used to power some of the same use cases as SFTP.

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

@Alex360hd why don't u just use the integrated terminal and create a sync batch that runs your favorit sync to upload your changes to the FTP?

There are tons of clients for that it means round about 1 line of code 1 extra file that also holds deployment information?

is that really blocking?

emkographics commented 6 years ago

No, @frank-dspeed, no. We want to click on, open, and close things, browse through directories using the UI, and use ctrl+s to save right then and there, on the spot, in real time. Why? We just do. This doesnt have anything to do with making live code changes on prod. Im not sure how you came to this assumption in first place. Other IDEs out there support it. I've used all sorts of sync solutions and plugins on this one and it's simply not satisfying.

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

@emkographics sounds like a perfect use case for mounting a sftp/ftp folder?

einord commented 6 years ago

Please, this is a request that several users would benefit from, and would help them in their work. Of course you can solve a problem in multiple ways, and some may even be better than the requested feature sometimes. But as long as a big enough group of people would benefit from this it is a good idea to implement it.

This is not a discussion about how to solve a problem, it is a feature request people would be happy to see in a (hopefully soon) future update.

frank-dspeed commented 6 years ago

@einord ok i accept that sure but its also importent that a lot of people understand that the current problem of open source is not about missing features its about missing knowleg about the existing tech.

Duplicating functionality all over the opensource world in general is waisting time of tons of developers that could focus on new edge tech and not 70 year old ftp Tech.

And at last i think No One here is working on a Full Flagged FTP Client in NodeJS that Integrates into VSCode

but as all in here are developers they can integrate what ever they like and fits the needs. as own VSCode Extension. Also most of the Atom Extensions are easy to Convert as its all JS.

And its not about who is right who is wrong this is simply a request to write and integrate a FTP CLIENT something that takes some years of work for a dedicated developer and maybe some month for a good team and then needs maintenance of about 10 + developers this numbers are coming from existing projects where every month much more people work on.

I am Free to Create a Repo for the extension that later gets merged into the final product if you find 15 plus people that spend 8 hours a week on that.

Will supply Development Plan and Lead the Development as also Implament Coding Style and all the needed overhead of a accepted core project.

TomS- commented 6 years ago

@frank-dspeed You are getting increasingly annoying.

Where did you get them numbers from? There are plenty of FTP extensions available: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?term=ftp&target=VSCode&category=All%20categories&sortBy=Relevance

I very much doubt that these are manned by 15+ people spending 8 hours a week over years of work. All people are asking for is a remote file tree, which is already in the works with VSCode in which one of the developers for VSCode created an FTP as an example (https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_17#_preview-remote-file-system-api, https://github.com/jrieken/ftp-sample).

Now if you would like to explain to the developers of VSCode why they should stop working on this go ahead. However, if you aren't prepared to do that, then please stop commenting nonsense.

pwwang commented 6 years ago

@TomS- +10 @frank-dspeed Just stop commenting if you haven't really worked on a project that needs remote editing. You just don't understand what kind of convenience it will bring to us if you can just simply operate the remote files/folders on the sidebar.

SteffNC commented 6 years ago

Actually the ftp-simple extension https://github.com/humy2833/FTP-Simple is almost doing the same job like the remote-ftp for Atom https://github.com/icetee/remote-ftp BUT: The missing support for FTP over TLS is simply my reason not to use that. Maybe someone is able to change the node module jsftp that it supports FTP over TLS? Cheers

javicorvus commented 6 years ago

@SteffNC ftp-simple is a great extension, I can add another reason to use it at your own risk : Contents Erased Issue , my solution so far is to use FreeFileSync and synchronize a local copy of the project with the remote.

suzeeparker commented 6 years ago

I'm trying to use ftp-simple (see below). Is it true that Microsoft is developing an internal capability, and that they are the authors of ftp-simple -- keeping it in sync with their development?

I will second the need for editing remote files in cloud servers. VSCode is close to providing a UI with a file explorer on the left, an editor that can silently download, save and upload remote files in the middle pane and an SSH shell at the bottom to run commands. The first time I saw such a clean UI was SSH Explorer, even though Coldfusion and Frontpage came close. Notepad++'s NPP-FTP plugin currently creates this ability.

Here is what I've done so far --

I've installed ftp.simple,
I've watched the YouTube video,
I've created a SFTP config for a remote server in the ftp-simple-temp-json, and
I've run the command: Open the file directly from FTP server, among others.
I'm using SFTP, not FTP,
I've tried a site with a UserID and Password, and
I've tried a site with a certificate key,
I can SSH into the server from the command line,
I'm on a Windows 10 machine

But nothing happens -- no messages as sent in the video. Any ideas about what is going wrong?

Is there a log file that I can look at?

Thanks, Sue.

suryasr007 commented 6 years ago

As @SteffNC mentioned, The atom remote-FTP is fully matured and solves every problem mentioned above. I use it every day. If someone could able to port it to VS code, It would be benefit to VScode community

Adobe-Android commented 6 years ago

I'd also be interested to see a more native implementation that rivals Visual Studio.

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