GUID doesn't get copied to clipboard on remote sources

[NotLazy]

When using the Remote SSH extension to access a remote server via ssh, and attempting to create a GUID using this extension, the extension generates the GUID and displays a notification, but the GUID doesn't get copied to my clipboard.

I believe this may be due to the execution context of this extension being the remote context instead of the local context, but I couldn't be sure, as I'm not familiar with how vs code extensions work exactly.

[natewallace]

This extensions uses the copy-paste package to access the clipboard. If the server you are remoting into is a Linux server and it doesn't have xclip installed this extension will not work as the copy-paste package uses xclip to access the clipboard.

[NotLazy]

xclip doesn't work over SSH unless X11 forwarding is turned on, which is why I mentioned the fact this extension runs on the server instead of locally. I did think this might be an issue with copy-paste but ultimately decided it had to be a problem with the extension because, it works flawlessly when ran locally, but encounters issues when used remote. See: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh#_advanced-forcing-an-extension-to-run-locally-remotely

[natewallace]

If xclip doesn't work remotely then I wouldn't expect this extension to work either since it has a dependency on xclip to access the clipboard.

[NotLazy]

You're misunderstanding. This isn't an issue with xclip. This is an issue with the context your extension runs in. Please review VS Code's extension host.

I've gone ahead and created a PR to resolve this issue for you. #5

[natewallace]

Thank you for the PR but I'm now realizing I've been locked out of the Microsoft account used to publish this plugin. Unfortunately it's been many years since I've worked in this space and the email used for recovery was with a company I am no longer employed at and thus no longer have access to. So even if I merge your PR I will not be able to update the plugin on the marketplace.

[NotLazy]

Ah. That's unfortunate.

Is it ok if I use your extension icon, and some of your code to create a new extension that

1. Runs locally
2. Supports inserting directly into the editor
3. Can generate more than just GUID's

I would change the background color of the icon.