Not getting snippets + Error when trying to create one

Summary

When I try to use the snippet feature in Gitlab Workbench I keep running into an error. When I try to use the "Gitlab: Insert snippet" command nothing happens, and an error shows when I try to use the "Gitlab: Create snippet".

Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?

Steps to reproduce

I simply open up VSCode without any project or root involved. It automatically opens a new file to type in but whether I close that or not doesn't affect this issue. Once my VSCode is open I try the "Gitlab: Insert snippet" and "Gitlab: Create snippet" commands but both don't work. The insert snippet command doesn't show any return at all but the create snippet shows the error I have shown above.

What is the current bug behavior?

Return of "Gitlab: Create snippet":

{
  "message": "API request failed when trying to get current project because: git service requires workspaceFolder to function",
  "stack": [
    "Error: API request failed when trying to get current project because: git service requires workspaceFolder to function",
    "\tat c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:97:19",
    "\tat Generator.next (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:8:71",
    "\tat new Promise (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat __awaiter (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:4:12)",
    "\tat fetchCurrentProject (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:91:12)",
    "\tat Object.<anonymous> (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:105:26)",
    "\tat Generator.next (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:8:71",
    "\tat new Promise (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat __awaiter (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:4:12)",
    "\tat Object.fetchCurrentProjectSwallowError (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\gitlab_service.js:103:12)",
    "\tat c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\commands\\create_snippet.js:75:43",
    "\tat Generator.next (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat fulfilled (c:\\Users\\vlam4\\.vscode\\extensions\\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\\out\\src\\commands\\create_snippet.js:5:58)",
    "\tat runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)",
    "\tat processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)"
  ]
}
gitLabService.getAllGitlabProjects is not a function
TypeError: gitLabService.getAllGitlabProjects is not a function
	at Object.<anonymous> (c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\gitlab_project_input.js:15:60)
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\gitlab_project_input.js:8:71
	at new Promise (<anonymous>)
	at __awaiter (c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\gitlab_project_input.js:4:12)
	at Object.showPicker [as show] (c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\gitlab_project_input.js:14:12)
	at c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\commands\create_snippet.js:77:60
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at fulfilled (c:\Users\vlam4\.vscode\extensions\gitlab.gitlab-workflow-3.19.0\out\src\commands\create_snippet.js:5:58)
	at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
	at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)

What is the expected correct behavior?

When inserting it should, at least from what I remember, show you all snippets you have with an input box to type your snippet name in. I haven't used creating before but I expect it to show an input box as well.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

The error seen above is the return of the logs.

Possible fixes

None that I know of.

changed the description

Thank you for creating the issue. @Alphaegen could you add to the description a way to reproduce the issue? And please focus on what workspace do you open (folder without git repository, Multi-root Workspace or something else). From the logs, I can gather that the extension doesn't know what project (folder with GitLab Git repository) to use. It's probably a bug in some edge case that we haven't considered.

Please if you can, use our bug template to structure this report consistently with other bug reports in this project

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changed the description

@viktomas I've edited this issue according to the bug template

mentioned in merge request !244 (merged)

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@Alphaegen The bug report makes good sense. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

The extension works only with a GitLab project. A folder with GitLab repository needs to be opened as a workspace, so the extension can parse git remote (e.g. git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension.git) and find the project namespace (e.g. gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension). Any GitLab API integration (like inserting snippets) can't work without a workspace.

I created an MR, which will hide commands unless there is an open repository in the VS Code editor. (!244 (merged))

assigned to @viktomas

changed milestone to %13.12

added sectiondev label

The extension is now not going to offer commands that it can't execute (!244 (merged)). This will prevent this issue from happening in the future.

The fix has been released today in version 3.20.0

closed

mentioned in issue create-stage#12822 (closed)