enable turning off the variable provider

package.json

@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@
                         "experimental"
                     ]
                 },
+                "python.REPL.provideVariables": {
+                    "default": true,
+                    "description": "%python.REPL.provideVariables.description%",
+                    "scope": "resource",
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
                 "python.testing.autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled": {
                     "default": true,
                     "description": "%python.testing.autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled.description%",

package.nls.json

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "python.pixiToolPath.description": "Path to the pixi executable.",
     "python.EnableREPLSmartSend.description": "Toggle Smart Send for the Python REPL. Smart Send enables sending the smallest runnable block of code to the REPL on Shift+Enter and moves the cursor accordingly.",
     "python.REPL.sendToNativeREPL.description": "Toggle to send code to Python REPL instead of the terminal on execution. Turning this on will change the behavior for both Smart Send and Run Selection/Line in the Context Menu.",
+    "python.REPL.provideVariables.description": "Toggle to provide variables for the REPL variable view for the native REPL.",
     "python.tensorBoard.logDirectory.description": "Set this setting to your preferred TensorBoard log directory to skip log directory prompt when starting TensorBoard.",
     "python.tensorBoard.logDirectory.markdownDeprecationMessage": "Tensorboard support has been moved to the extension [Tensorboard extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-toolsai.tensorboard). Instead use the setting `tensorBoard.logDirectory`.",
     "python.tensorBoard.logDirectory.deprecationMessage": "Tensorboard support has been moved to the extension Tensorboard extension. Instead use the setting `tensorBoard.logDirectory`.",

src/client/repl/variables/variablesProvider.ts

@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import {
     EventEmitter,
     Event,
     NotebookVariableProvider,
+    Uri,
 } from 'vscode';
 import { VariableResultCache } from './variableResultCache';
 import { IVariableDescription } from './types';
 import { VariableRequester } from './variableRequester';
+import { getConfiguration } from '../../common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
 
 export class VariablesProvider implements NotebookVariableProvider {
     private readonly variableResultCache = new VariableResultCache();
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ export class VariablesProvider implements NotebookVariableProvider {
         const notebook = this.getNotebookDocument();
         if (notebook) {
             this.executionCount += 1;
-            this._onDidChangeVariables.fire(notebook);
+            if (isEnabled()) {
+                this._onDidChangeVariables.fire(notebook);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ export class VariablesProvider implements NotebookVariableProvider {
         token: CancellationToken,
     ): AsyncIterable<VariablesResult> {
         const notebookDocument = this.getNotebookDocument();
-        if (token.isCancellationRequested || !notebookDocument || notebookDocument !== notebook) {
+        if (!isEnabled() || token.isCancellationRequested || !notebookDocument || notebookDocument !== notebook) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -144,3 +148,7 @@ function getVariableResultCacheKey(uri: string, parent: Variable | undefined, st
     }
     return `${uri}:${parentKey}`;
 }
+
+function isEnabled(resource?: Uri) {
+    return getConfiguration('python', resource).get('REPL.provideVariables');
+}