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Clarify behaviour of http.proxySupport and http.useLocalProxyConfiguration settings #283251

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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions src/vs/platform/request/common/request.ts
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Expand Up @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function registerProxyConfigurations(useHostProxy = true, useHostProxyDefault =
'http.useLocalProxyConfiguration': {
type: 'boolean',
default: useHostProxyDefault,
markdownDescription: localize('useLocalProxy', "Controls whether in the remote extension host the local proxy configuration should be used. This setting only applies as a remote setting during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote)."),
markdownDescription: localize('useLocalProxy', "Controls whether the local proxy configuration (of the VS Code host) is used by the remote extension host. This setting only applies as a remote setting during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote)."),
restricted: true
},
}
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'http.proxy': {
type: 'string',
pattern: '^(https?|socks|socks4a?|socks5h?)://([^:]*(:[^@]*)?@)?([^:]+|\\[[:0-9a-fA-F]+\\])(:\\d+)?/?$|^$',
markdownDescription: localize('proxy', "The proxy setting to use. If not set, will be inherited from the `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` environment variables. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('proxy', "The proxy setting to use. If not set, will be inherited from the `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` environment variables. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.proxyStrictSSL': {
type: 'boolean',
default: true,
markdownDescription: localize('strictSSL', "Controls whether the proxy server certificate should be verified against the list of supplied CAs. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('strictSSL', "Controls whether the proxy server certificate should be verified against the list of supplied CAs. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.proxyKerberosServicePrincipal': {
type: 'string',
markdownDescription: localize('proxyKerberosServicePrincipal', "Overrides the principal service name for Kerberos authentication with the HTTP proxy. A default based on the proxy hostname is used when this is not set. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('proxyKerberosServicePrincipal', "Overrides the principal service name for Kerberos authentication with the HTTP proxy. A default based on the proxy hostname is used when this is not set. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.noProxy': {
type: 'array',
items: { type: 'string' },
markdownDescription: localize('noProxy', "Specifies domain names for which proxy settings should be ignored for HTTP/HTTPS requests. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('noProxy', "Specifies domain names for which proxy settings should be ignored for HTTP/HTTPS requests. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.proxyAuthorization': {
type: ['null', 'string'],
default: null,
markdownDescription: localize('proxyAuthorization', "The value to send as the `Proxy-Authorization` header for every network request. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('proxyAuthorization', "The value to send as the `Proxy-Authorization` header for every network request. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.proxySupport': {
Expand All @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function registerProxyConfigurations(useHostProxy = true, useHostProxyDefault =
localize('proxySupportOverride', "Enable proxy support for extensions, override request options."),
],
default: 'override',
markdownDescription: localize('proxySupport', "Use the proxy support for extensions. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
markdownDescription: localize('proxySupport', "Use the proxy configuration for extensions. When during [remote development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote) and the {0} setting is disabled this setting can be configured in the local and the remote settings separately.", '`#http.useLocalProxyConfiguration#`'),
restricted: true
},
'http.systemCertificates': {
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