refactor: optimize core engine and retrieval logic for v2.80.43

src/extension.ts

@@ -119,11 +119,13 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     );
 
     // 3. Initialize Approval subsystem (queue + panel webview + status bar badge)
+    // Astra 2.81: sidebar view container is gone; all webviews open in editor
+    // column 3 instead. We don't register a WebviewViewProvider — panels are
+    // created on-demand via openAsPanel().
     const approvalQueue = new ApprovalQueue();
     const approvalPanel = new ApprovalPanelProvider(context.extensionUri, approvalQueue);
     const approvalStatusBar = new ApprovalStatusBar(approvalQueue);
     context.subscriptions.push(
-        vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(ApprovalPanelProvider.viewType, approvalPanel),
         approvalStatusBar,
         { dispose: () => approvalQueue.dispose() },
         vscode.commands.registerCommand(ApprovalStatusBar.focusCommand, () => approvalPanel.focus()),
@@ -140,14 +142,16 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         approvalQueue,
     });
 
-    // 4. Initialize Sidebar Provider
+    // 4. Initialize Chat Provider (renders into an editor column, not a sidebar view)
     provider = new SidebarChatProvider(context.extensionUri, context, agent, {
         lifecycle,
         activity: activityTracker,
         loadedModels: () => lmStudioClient.listLoadedCached(),
     });
     context.subscriptions.push(
-        vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(SidebarChatProvider.viewType, provider)
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('g1nation.openChat', () => {
+            provider!.openAsPanel(vscode.ViewColumn.Three);
+        })
     );
 
     // 4. Initialize Bridge Server (Port 4825)
@@ -559,7 +563,6 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         telegramBot,
     });
     context.subscriptions.push(
-        vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(SettingsPanelProvider.viewType, settingsPanel),
         // Refresh the settings UI whenever any g1nation.* config changes (toggle, allowedChatIds, …).
         vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration((e) => {
             if (e.affectsConfiguration('g1nation')) void settingsPanel.refresh();
@@ -628,6 +631,18 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     if (!setupComplete) {
         await runInitialSetup(context);
     }
+
+    // 7. Auto-open all three Astra webviews as tabs in editor column 3.
+    // The sidebar/activity-bar entry point was removed in 2.81 — all three views
+    // (Chat, Approvals, Settings) now stack as tabs in the third editor column.
+    // Order matters: Chat opens last so it ends up as the active tab.
+    try {
+        approvalPanel.openAsPanel(vscode.ViewColumn.Three);
+        await settingsPanel.openAsPanel(vscode.ViewColumn.Three);
+        provider!.openAsPanel(vscode.ViewColumn.Three);
+    } catch (e) {
+        logError('Failed to auto-open Astra panels.', e);
+    }
 }
 
 export async function deactivate() {