Allow sharing terminals that are created by extensions (e.g. test runner CodeLens)

[jtleaming]

Product and Version [VS/VSCode]: VS Code Insiders
OS Version [macOS/Windows]: Windows
Live Share Extension Version: Current
Target Platform or Language [e.g. Node.js]:

Steps to Reproduce / Scenario:

Running debugger shares debug output, but test runner does not share test output. It would be nice if test runner could be shared as well, so both participants can view test results.

[lostintangent]

@jtleaming Thanks for the suggestion! Just to make sure we understand your current workflow, could you clarify how you’re currently running your tests? Are you running a command in the integrated terminal? Using an extension (e.g. the Java Test Runner)? Using a tasks.json task?

[jtleaming]

We were running the tests from within the IDE. So these were dotnet tests using the xunit runner. Co-running from the terminal would also be useful.

[lostintangent]

@jtleaming Just to confirm: are you running these tests in VS Code using the run test CodeLens that the C# extension contributes (like below)?

We've got a feature request tracking the ability to share a terminal session, which would allow the host to share a terminal, run a test command (dotnet test?) and then all participants would be able to see it.

Additionally, we've got a feature request tracking the ability for guests to run task.json tasks remotely, which could include a "test" task.

However, you bring up a great point that there are other arbitrary ways to automate actions/commands in VS Code, which in turn, generate output windows (e.g. test output). And so, we can use this issue to track that use case.

[jtleaming]

Thanks for the clarification, I wasn't sure what to call this. But yes, the run test CodeLens.

[lostintangent]

This has now been addressed in the latest Live Share release 🔥 Check out the release notes for more details. Thanks again for the feedback here 👍