Replace window reload with restart extension host (#955)

WebFreak001 · web-flow · commit dc48e5015fad · 2026-03-10T09:56:15.000-04:00
UI can stay, it's just a faster way to reload extensions without losing unsaved data and has been available for at least 1-2 years in vscode now.
diff --git a/src/utils/prompts.ts b/src/utils/prompts.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function prompt_for_reload() {
 	const message = "Reload VSCode to apply settings";
 	vscode.window.showErrorMessage(message, "Reload").then(item => {
 		if (item === "Reload") {
-			vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.reloadWindow");
+			vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.restartExtensionHost");
 		}
 	});
 }

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export function prompt_for_reload() {`
`5`	`5`	`const message = "Reload VSCode to apply settings";`
`6`	`6`	`vscode.window.showErrorMessage(message, "Reload").then(item => {`
`7`	`7`	`if (item === "Reload") {`
`8`		`- vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.reloadWindow");`
	`8`	`+ vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.restartExtensionHost");`
`9`	`9`	`}`
`10`	`10`	`});`
`11`	`11`	`}`