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Test working on an issue in a different repo

See original GitHub issue

Refs: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github/issues/2820

anyOS @Tyriar
anyOS @stuartleeks (windows)

Complexity: 3

Create Issue

There are no restrictions in the “Issues” view that require that your queries only include the repo you currently have open. For example, my queries are the following:

{
	"githubIssues.queries": [
		{
			"label": "Recovery",
			"query": "assignee:alexr00 is:open repo:microsoft/vscode repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-release  repo:microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github sort:updated-desc label:candidate"
		},
		{
			"label": "Remote",
			"query": "assignee:alexr00 is:open repo:microsoft/vscode-remote-release sort:updated-desc milestone:\"July 2021\""
		},
		{
			"label": "Code",
			"query": "assignee:alexr00 is:open repo:microsoft/vscode sort:updated-desc milestone:\"July 2021\""
		},
		{
			"label": "Issues",
			"query": "assignee:alexr00 is:open repo:microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github sort:updated-desc milestone:\"July 2021\""
		},
	],
}

Previously, if I had Microsoft/vscode open, but wanted to start working on an issue from my “Remote” query above, I would get a modal dialog saying that there isn’t a matching repo so I couldn’t start working on the issue. Now, this should just work.

Setup:

Install the Nightly build of GitHub Pull Requests and Issues. Disable the stable build of the extension if you have it.
Set your issues queries setting to some queries that return issues that are outside of the folder you have open.
To start working on an issue, open the “Issues” view and use the “Start working” action on an issue.

Verify:

That you can start working on an issue that isn’t in the repo you have open when you only have one folder open.
That you can start working on an issue that isn’t in the repo you have open when you have a multiroot workspace with multiple repos. Verify that you get prompted to pick a repo.