Add the option to skip the prompt to save the workspace config

[spersico]

When opening multiple folders at once, and then either closing the window or selecting other folders, a prompt appears, asking the user (with the message “Do you want to save your workspace configuration as a file?”) if it wants to Save/Not Save, or Cancel the action.

I propose that the prompt should be globaly skippable via a configuration option.

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This is reproducible without extensions, and in every OS, as far as I know. It's not a bug.
Here's the code that shows the prompt

To reproduce:

1. Open multiple folders with a command such as code -n --disable-extensions DirectoryA DirectoryB,
2. attempt to close the window, or select some other folder, via the menu File > Open > Open folder > (Select some Directory)

3. After selecting a folder, or another group of folders, and clicking Open

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I opened this issue because there are multiple issues (#42657, #30974, #30972) that I believe were closed between 2017 and 2019, and some comment reactions seem to agree with me that this is a desirable feature. There was even a person who expressed interest in making a PR to implement the feature.

My use case is pretty simple, and in my opinion, not weird:
I work with multiple frontends and one backend, and for performance and clarity reasons, I prefer to open the least amount of frontend-backend folders I need for the task at hand. Every time I switch I see the prompt, that annoys me because I don't intend to save a workspace for every combination.

[vscodenpa]

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[vscodenpa]

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[vscodenpa]

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[SebDominguez]

I'm surprised to see that this is still not yet implemented.

[bpasero]

Adding a checkbox to the dialog:

Enabling that would update a new setting window.confirmSaveUntitledWorkspace to false. From then on, the dialog no longer asks to save and untitled workspaces are discarded.

[vscodenpa]

This bug has been fixed in the latest release of VS Code Insiders!

@spersico, you can help us out by commenting /verified if things are now working as expected.

If things still don't seem right, please ensure you're on version 02b9071 of Insiders (today's or later - you can use Help: About in the command palette to check), and leave a comment letting us know what isn't working as expected.

Happy Coding!

[spersico]

/verified
Tested with today's version of VS Code Insiders, both switching the folders, and closing the editor. I don't see the prompt anymore.
Thanks a lot @bpasero! 🥇