Testing - #86678 #86679

• windows @joaomoreno
• Mac @rebornix
• linux @chrmarti

Complexity: 5

Set Up

• To test, have two insiders open with different user data directories and extension directories

Features

Snippets

• Test that user snippets are synchronised across devices
  • Adding a snippet adds it in other device
  • Removing a snippet removes it in other device
  • Updating a snippet updates it in other device
• Test that turning off syncing snippets will not sync snippets.
• Test handling conflicts while adding/updating/removing the same snippets or multiple snippets from different machines.

UI State

• Test that display language is synchronised across devices
• Test that UI state is synchronised across devices:
  • Activity bar icons and order
  • Status bar items
  • Panel items and order
  • Workbench views layout and visibility. Note: Views order is not yet synced
• During merge remote value overrides local always
• Test that turning off UI state will not sync state.

History views

• Test remote back up view - shows data from settings sync server
  • Use command Preferences Sync: Show Remote Backup
  • Explore and validate synced data
• Test local back up view - shows data that is backed up locally. Note: Local data is backed up whenever there are incoming changes.
  • Use command Preferences Sync: Show Local Backup
  • Explore and validate local backed up data
• In case of snippets, make sure you can see all synced snippets as individual entries.
• Make sure you can get complete synced data using the context menu action Show full content on the synced entry (ie., with time stamp label).
• Make sure these views are removed after reload