shouldDetectPorts

Author: charlesgiguere

src/VueWebviewPanel.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Disposable, Webview, WebviewPanel, window, Uri, ViewColumn, ExtensionCo
 import { getUri } from "./utilities/getUri";
 import { getNonce } from "./utilities/getNonce";
 import { ARDUINO_ERRORS, ARDUINO_MESSAGES, ArduinoProjectStatus, WebviewToExtensionMessage } from './shared/messages';
-import { arduinoCLI, arduinoExtensionChannel, arduinoProject, changeTheme, loadArduinoConfiguration, openExample, updateStateCompileUpload } from "./extension";
+import { arduinoCLI, arduinoExtensionChannel, arduinoProject, changeTheme, loadArduinoConfiguration, openExample, shouldDetectPorts, updateStateCompileUpload } from "./extension";
 import { ARDUINO_SKETCH_EXTENSION } from "./ArduinoProject";
 
 const path = require('path');
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export class VueWebviewPanel {
     private _disposables: Disposable[] = [];
     public static currentPanel: VueWebviewPanel | undefined;
     private usbChange() {
-        VueWebviewPanel.sendMessage({ command: ARDUINO_MESSAGES.REQUEST_BOARD_CONNECTED, errorMessage: "", payload: "" });
+        if(shouldDetectPorts()) {
+            VueWebviewPanel.sendMessage({ command: ARDUINO_MESSAGES.REQUEST_BOARD_CONNECTED, errorMessage: "", payload: "" });
+        }
     }
     private constructor(panel: WebviewPanel, extensionUri: Uri) {
         this._panel = panel;

src/extension.ts

@@ -176,18 +176,30 @@ async function verifyUserDirectorySetting() {
 	}
 }
 
+export function shouldDetectPorts(): boolean {
+	const config = workspace.getConfiguration('arduinoMakerWorkshop');
+	const disableAutoPortDetection = config.get<boolean>('disableAutoPortDetection', false);
+
+	// Only disable port detection on Windows if the setting is enabled
+	if (os.platform() === 'win32' && disableAutoPortDetection) {
+		return false; // Skip port detection
+	}
+
+	return true; // Proceed with port detection
+}
+
 function changeUserDirectory() {
 	const config = workspace.getConfiguration('arduinoMakerWorkshop.arduinoCLI');
 	const userDirectory = config.get<string>('userDirectory', '');
-	if(userDirectory.trim().length > 0) {
+	if (userDirectory.trim().length > 0) {
 		if (VueWebviewPanel.currentPanel) {
 			VueWebviewPanel.currentPanel.dispose();
 			VueWebviewPanel.currentPanel = undefined;
 		}
 		arduinoCLI.setConfigUserDirectory(userDirectory);
 		arduinoCLI.clearLibraryCache();
 		window.showInformationMessage(`User directory set to: ${userDirectory}`);
-	} 
+	}
 }
 
 function isWatchedExtension(filePath: string): boolean {