Create a remote file system/explrorer (Jupyter Lab behavior)

[rchiodo]

There's been a number of bugs/requests for this:
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9065
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9043
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/7956
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9620

I believe we could implement a remote file system for a remote server URI and then we'd behave the way customers want (and incidentally do the same thing Jupyter Lab does here)

[rchiodo]

The relevant VS code API is this one:
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api#FileSystemProvider

The relevant Jupyter API is this one:
https://jupyterlab.github.io/jupyterlab/services/classes/contentsmanager.html

[rchiodo]

Imagine a scenario where a Jupyter Lab (or hub) user just sends a URI to a VS code user. It opens the entire workspace from that URI.

[javiqm12]

I think the implementation of these features would be fantastic!
Power functions of an IDE with flexibility of Jupyter notebooks, I like it very much!

[jingxuanlim]

Yes, so far this is the first major roadblock I've encountered when I tried out VS Code and is what is preventing me from switching. I would like to be able to access notebooks (the way I am able to with Jupyter notebook and Jupyter lab) on the remote file system.

I think the implementation of these features would be fantastic!
Power functions of an IDE with flexibility of Jupyter notebooks, I like it very much!

I've still got lots to explore on VS Code, in terms of using Jupyter notebooks on it; but I agree with @javiqm12: if VS Code is basically Jupyter lab (with none of the major functions missing) but with added IDE functions, that would be the most ideal.

[bradezard131]

Big ups on this feature. I can imagine very few scenarios in which I wouldn't want to do something with the filesystem if I'm sending work to a remote server. Even if I'm storing my code locally I will probably have data on the remote that may need to be examined and having no direct way of doing that is a stopping point. I'm actively looking for an alternative to JupyterLab (need autocomplete that's worth a damn) but so far every project has this issue of no filesystem access.

[eduDorus]

Same here, thumbs up!

[brsoyanvn]

Looking forward for this feature too!

[sergei3000]

This would be an awesome feature for our team of 100+ data scientists