vscode: Tree view is empty

This was originally reported as a bug in the Git Tree Compare extension: https://github.com/letmaik/vscode-git-tree-compare/issues/51 but its author @letmaik thinks that it might be a VSCode bug, maybe on macOS only.

What happens is that sometimes, I see an empty view instead of a normal tree:

Screenshot 2019-07-23 at 10 29 01

When this happens and I open dev tools > console, I see this logged:

log.ts:173   ERR Bad progress location: workbench.view.explorer: Error: Bad progress location: workbench.view.explorer
    at Proxy.withProgress (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5111:20)
    at G.activate (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4802:140)
    at G.setVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4796:799)
    at z.updateTreeVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4792:324)
    at _register.onDidChangeBodyVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4791:730)
    at d.fire (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:81:67)
    at z.setVisible (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4785:52)
    at panels.filter.map.t (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4811:822)
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at e.setVisible (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4811:813)
    at e.showComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5100:754)
    at e.doOpenComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5098:591)
    at e.openComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5098:123)
    at e.doOpenViewlet (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5108:446)
    at e.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5107:827)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at e.openViewlet (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5107:744)
    at e.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5167:824)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at e.run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5167:373)
    at runAction (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:369)
    at r.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:234)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:97)
    at e.onClick (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:864:519)
    at Immediate.options.options.isMenu.i.setImmediate (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:864:75)
    at runCallback (timers.js:694:18)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:665:5)
    at processImmediate (timers.js:647:5)
log.ts:173   ERR Bad progress location: workbench.view.explorer: Error: Bad progress location: workbench.view.explorer
    at Proxy.withProgress (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5111:20)
    at q.t.instantiationService.createInstance.e [as withProgress] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4797:979)
    at q.getChildren (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4803:583)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:981:31)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at a.createCancelablePromise (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:984)
    at Object.l [as createCancelablePromise] (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:102:428)
    at X.doGetChildren (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:956)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:586)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.doRefreshNode (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:373)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:231)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.doRefreshSubTree (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:162)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:980:9)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.refreshNode (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:979:810)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:979:570)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.refreshAndRenderNode (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:979:523)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:976:913)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.updateChildren (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:976:682)
    at X.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:976:476)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at X.setInput (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:976:292)
    at G.createTree (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4799:268)
    at G.activate (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4802:106)
    at G.setVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4796:799)
    at z.updateTreeVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4792:324)
    at _register.onDidChangeBodyVisibility (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4791:730)
    at d.fire (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:81:67)
    at z.setVisible (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4785:52)
    at panels.filter.map.t (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4811:822)
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at e.setVisible (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:4811:813)
    at e.showComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5100:754)
    at e.doOpenComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5098:591)
    at e.openComposite (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5098:123)
    at e.doOpenViewlet (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5108:446)
    at e.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5107:827)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at e.openViewlet (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5107:744)
    at e.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5167:824)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at e.run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:5167:373)
    at runAction (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:369)
    at r.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:234)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:460
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at n (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:35:237)
    at run (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:100:97)
    at e.onClick (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:864:519)
    at Immediate.options.options.isMenu.i.setImmediate (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:864:75)
    at runCallback (timers.js:694:18)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:665:5)
    at processImmediate (timers.js:647:5)

When everything is alright (which is 99% of the time), these messages are not there.

I do not know how to reliably reproduce the issue. I also never saw it in any other tree, on with the Git Tree Compare view.

  • VSCode Version: 1.37.1
  • OS Version: macOS (Darwin x64 18.7.0)

About this issue

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  • State: closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Comments: 18 (15 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

@letmaik, yep, it should be in tomorrow’s insiders build

+1
sbatten on Feb 20, 2020

Thank you. I have very rarely seen this but will be watching out for it and report back if it happens again.

+1
borekb on Aug 20, 2019
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