microsoft/vscode · error · Error

Unknown next edit provider ID: ${providerId}

Error message

Unknown next edit provider ID: ${providerId}

What it means

Error "Unknown next edit provider ID: ${providerId}" thrown in microsoft/vscode.

Source

Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/createNextEditProvider.ts:21

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import { registerNextEditProviderId, XTabProviderId } from '../../../platform/configuration/common/configurationService';
import { IStatelessNextEditProvider } from '../../../platform/inlineEdits/common/statelessNextEditProvider';
import { IInstantiationService } from '../../../util/vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
import { XtabProvider } from '../../xtab/node/xtabProvider';

export const defaultNextEditProviderId = XTabProviderId;

export const supportedProviderIds = {
	[registerNextEditProviderId(XtabProvider.ID)]: XtabProvider,
};

export function createNextEditProvider(nextEditProviderId: string | undefined, instantiationService: IInstantiationService): IStatelessNextEditProvider {
	const providerId = nextEditProviderId ?? defaultNextEditProviderId;
	const provider = supportedProviderIds[providerId as keyof typeof supportedProviderIds];
	if (!provider) {
		throw new Error(`Unknown next edit provider ID: ${providerId}`);
	}
	return instantiationService.createInstance(provider);
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/node/createNextEditProvider.ts:21 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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