Weird buggy behavior with the checkbox

[TylerLeonhardt]

Testing #199180

Something isn't working right with this feature... I'm not seeing Auto Update get checked.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/assets/2644648/4285373a-1ed5-4081-8193-625e0d0a001a

In this case I toggle auto update all and then I see both checked (maybe expected?) and then I uncheck auto update for a single extension and it updates it in both?
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/assets/2644648/0cb36349-f91c-465b-bf33-6639158cf8ee

I was basically going back and forth between the two Copilot extensions checking either Auto Update All and Auto Update and was seeing these.

Also, what does a CHECKED Auto Update All and an UNCHECKED Auto Update mean? What does a CHECKED Auto Update All and a CHECKED Auto Update mean?

[sandy081]

what does a CHECKED Auto Update All and an UNCHECKED Auto Update mean?

It means you want all extensions published by that publisher to be auto updated except this extension.

What does a CHECKED Auto Update All and a CHECKED Auto Update mean?

It means, this extension and all extensions published by that publishers are auto updated

[sandy081]

@TylerLeonhardt I am not able to reproduce the issue. Are there any specific steps you are following?

[TylerLeonhardt]

I don't know... I think I'm in a broken state because if I do:

• Empty workspace
• Settings Sync off
• All Extrensions
• None
• Selected Extensions

I see that these extensions already have values:

[TylerLeonhardt]

Ok clicking Auto Update All seems to put me back in a good state... alright I think the confusion I have is that... once you choose "Auto Update" on an extension once, that extension no longer can be controlled by "Auto Update All".

Steps:

• Check Auto Update All in Copilot
• Uncheck Auto Update in Copilot
• Uncheck Auto Update All in Copilot Chat
• verify Copilot is still unchecked in both Auto Update and Auto Update All
• Check Auto Update All in Copilot Chat
• Notice that Copilot is Auto Update All but not Auto Update

[sandy081]

This is because you previous choose Uncheck Auto Update in Copilot - disable auto updates for Copilot which is remembered even after toggling Auto Update All. Do you expect when doing Check Auto Update All resets your decision on Copilot extension?

[TylerLeonhardt]

Yeah I think that's where I am leaning. The reason I say that is because when I first saw this scenario of checkmarks:

I thought "oh this extension will be updated because I have Auto Update All checked". I didn't really think that this meant "oh this extension won't be updated because I explicitly opted out for this extension already".

Yeah idk, I'd like to hear what other folks think. I might be just over thinking this

[sandy081]

I see. Does it help if I rename the action to Auto Update This Extension ?

[TylerLeonhardt]

That helps a bit. Honestly, what I would prefer is that the label changes... so like first you see:

• Auto Update This Extension
• Auto Update All (From Publisher)

When you click on Auto Update All, it then changes to:

• Ignore Updates For This Extension
• ✔️ Auto Update All (From Publisher)

or like idk something like that that makes it clear that the top one overrides the bottom one

[sandy081]

It means the label should also change when you click on Auto Update This Extension to Ignore Updates for This Extension.

So, can I assume that ✔️ is not helpful?

[TylerLeonhardt]

Yeah I think maybe this is the issue I'm having. The checkbox only shows the difference between 2 states but really there are 4 states here. This is just my opinion though, not sure if others have felt this.

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