Update contribution steps for updating

You can now more easily run the update script to finish out an update
and the documentation is updated to match.

.github/workflows/security.yaml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25 # latest
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@97e0b3872f55f89b95b2f65b3dbab56962816478 # latest
         with:
           scan-type: "fs"
           scan-ref: "."

.github/workflows/trivy-docker.yaml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in image mode
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25 # latest
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@97e0b3872f55f89b95b2f65b3dbab56962816478 # latest
         with:
           image-ref: "docker.io/codercom/code-server:latest"
           ignore-unfixed: true

.github/workflows/update.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Update code-server
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 16,21 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TAG: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch latest tag
+        if: env.TAG == ''
+        run: |
+          tag=$(curl -fsSLI -o /dev/null -w "%{url_effective}" https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases/latest)
+          tag="${tag#https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases/tag/}"
+          echo "TAG=$tag" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Remove leading v from tag
+        run: |
+          echo "VERSION=${TAG#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Check current version
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          commit="$(git -C lib/vscode rev-parse HEAD)"
+          if [[ $(git -C lib/vscode ls-remote --tags | grep "$commit") == */"$VERSION" ]] ; then
+            echo "$VERSION update has already been merged into $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+            echo done=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "update/$VERSION" ; then
+            echo "There is already a PR for updating to $VERSION"
+            echo done=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "$VERSION update has not started yet"
+            echo done=false >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@2c09a5e66da6c8016428a2172bd76e5e4f14bb17 # latest
+        if: steps.check.outputs.done == 'false'
+        with:
+          packages: quilt
+          version: 1.0
+
+      - run: ./ci/build/update-vscode.sh
+        if: steps.check.outputs.done == 'false'
+
+      - name: Open PR
+        if: steps.check.outputs.done == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name cdrci
+          git config --global user.email opensource@coder.com
+          git checkout -b "update/$VERSION"
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update VS Code to $VERSION"
+          git push -u origin "$(git branch --show)"
+          gh pr create \
+            --repo coder/code-server \
+            --title "Update VS Code to $VERSION" \
+            --body-file .cache/checklist \
+            --draft

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ node_modules
 .home
 coverage
 **/.DS_Store
+*.bak
 
 # Code packages itself here.
 /lib/vscode-reh-web-*

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ Code v99.99.999
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [4.119.0](https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/tag/v4.119.0) - 2026-05-07
+
+Code v1.119.0
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update to Code 1.119.0
+
 ## [4.118.0](https://github.com/coder/code-server/releases/tag/v4.118.0) - 2026-05-06
 
 Code v1.118.0

ci/build/update-vscode.sh

@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@
 
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-function remove_patches() {
+function quiet() {
+  "$@" >/dev/null
+}
+
+function indent() {
+  local count=2
+  local space
+  space=$(printf "%${count}s")
+  sed "s/^/$space| /g"
+}
+
+function unapply_patches() {
   local -i exit_code=0
-  quilt pop -af || exit_code=$?
+  quiet quilt pop -af || exit_code=$?
   case $exit_code in
-    # Sucessfully removed.
+    # Sucessfully unapplied.
     0) ;;
-    # No more patches to remove.
+    # No more patches to unapply.
     2) ;;
     # Some error.
     *) return $exit_code ;;
@@ -17,19 +28,18 @@ function remove_patches() {
 
 function update_vscode() {
   pushd lib/vscode
-  if ! git checkout "$VERSION" ; then
+  if ! git checkout 2>&1 "$target_vscode_version" ; then
-    echo "$VERSION does not exist locally, fetching..."
+    echo "$target_vscode_version does not exist locally, fetching..."
     git fetch --all --prune
-    git checkout "$VERSION"
+    git checkout "$target_vscode_version"
   fi
   popd
 }
 
 function refresh_patches() {
   local -i exit_code=0
-  while quilt push ; ! (( exit_code=$? )) ; do
+  while quiet quilt push ; ! (( exit_code=$? )) ; do
     quilt refresh
-    echo # Extra new line for separation.
   done
   case $exit_code in
     # No more patches to apply.
@@ -42,8 +52,8 @@ function refresh_patches() {
 function update_node() {
   local node_version
   node_version=$(cat .node-version)
-  if [[ $node_version == $target_node_version ]] ; then
+  if [[ $node_version == "$target_node_version" ]] ; then
-    echo "$node_version already matches $target_node_version"
+    echo "Already set to $target_node_version"
   else
     echo "Updating from $node_version to $target_node_version..."
     echo "$target_node_version" > .node-version
@@ -52,26 +62,37 @@ function update_node() {
 
 function get-webview-script-hash() {
   local html
-  html=$(<$1)
+  html=$(<"$1")
   local start_tag='<script async type="module">'
   local end_tag="</script>"
-  html=${html##*$start_tag}
+  html=${html##*"$start_tag"}
-  html=${html%%$end_tag*}
+  html=${html%%"$end_tag"*}
   echo -n "$html" | openssl sha256 -binary | openssl base64
 }
 
 function update_csp() {
-  local -i exit_code=0
+  local current
-  # Move back to the webview patch so it can be refreshed.
+  current=$(quilt top 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-  quilt pop webview || exit_code=$?
+  local patch_action=""
-  case $exit_code in
+  echo "Currently at ${current:-base}"
-    # Successfully moved.
+  if [[ $current != */webview.diff ]] ; then
-    0) ;;
+    echo "Moving to patches/webview.diff..."
-    # Already at the patch.
+    local -i exit_code=0
-    2) ;;
+    if quilt applied 2>/dev/null | grep --quiet webview.diff ; then
-    # Some error.
+      quiet quilt pop webview || exit_code=$?
-    *) return $exit_code ;;
+      patch_action=pop
-  esac
+    else
+      quiet quilt push webview || exit_code=$?
+      patch_action=push
+    fi
+    case $exit_code in
+      # Successfully moved.
+      0) ;;
+      # Some error.
+      *) return $exit_code ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
   local file=lib/vscode/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/pre/index.html
   local hash
   hash=$(get-webview-script-hash "$file")
@@ -79,8 +100,14 @@ function update_csp() {
   # Use octothorpe as a delimiter since the hash may contain a slash.
   sed -i.bak "s#script-src 'sha256-[^']\+'#script-src 'sha256-$hash'#" "$file"
   quilt refresh
-  # Get patched back up.
+
-  quilt push -a
+  if [[ $patch_action != "" ]] ; then
+    echo "Moving back to ${current:-base}..."
+    case $patch_action in
+      pop) quiet quilt push "$current" ;;
+      push) quiet quilt pop "${current:--a}" ;;
+    esac
+  fi
 }
 
 function run() {
@@ -91,8 +118,8 @@ function run() {
     local fn=$1 ; shift
     # Only run if an earlier step has not failed.
     if [[ $failed == 0 ]] ; then
-      echo "[+] $name..."
+      echo "$name..."
-      if $fn ; then
+      if $fn | indent ; then
         echo "- [X] $name" >> .cache/checklist
       else
         ((failed++))
@@ -110,12 +137,12 @@ function run() {
 
 function add_changelog() {
   local file=CHANGELOG.md
-  if grep "Code $VERSION" "$file" ; then
+  if grep --quiet "Code $target_vscode_version" "$file" ; then
-    echo "Changelog for $VERSION already exists"
+    echo "Changelog for $target_vscode_version already exists"
   else
     # TODO: This is not exactly robust.  In particular, it needs to handle if
     # there is already a "changed" section.
-    sed -i.bak "s/## Unreleased/## Unreleased\n\nCode v$VERSION\n\n### Changed\n\n- Update to Code $VERSION/" "$file"
+    sed -i.bak "s/## Unreleased/## Unreleased\n\nCode v$target_vscode_version\n\n### Changed\n\n- Update to Code $target_vscode_version/" "$file"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -128,15 +155,27 @@ function main() {
   target_node_version=$(grep target lib/vscode/remote/.npmrc | awk -F= '{print $2}' | tr -d '"')
 
   declare -a steps
-  # Removing patches only needs to be done locally; in CI we start from a fresh
+
-  # clone each time.
+  # If version is not set, assume we are already at the target version and the
-  if [[ ! ${CI-} ]] ; then
+  # user is just trying to resolve conflics.
-    steps+=("Remove patches" "remove_patches")
+  local target_vscode_version
+  if [[ ${VERSION-} ]] ; then
+    # Removing patches only needs to be done locally; in CI we start from a
+    # fresh clone each time.
+    if [[ ! ${CI-} ]] ; then
+      steps+=("Unapplying patches" "unapply_patches")
+    fi
+    target_vscode_version="${VERSION#v}"
+    steps+=(
+      "Update VS Code to $target_vscode_version" "update_vscode"
+      "Refresh VS Code patches" "refresh_patches"
+    )
+  else
+    target_vscode_version="$(git -C lib/vscode describe --tags --exact-match)"
+    echo "Detected VS Code version $target_vscode_version"
   fi
 
   steps+=(
-    "Update VS Code to $VERSION" "update_vscode"
-    "Refresh VS Code patches" "refresh_patches"
     "Set Node version to $target_node_version" "update_node"
     "Update CSP webview hash" "update_csp"
     "Add changelog note" "add_changelog"

docs/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -93,17 +93,20 @@ commits first if you are doing this).
 
 ### Version updates to Code
 
-1. Remove any patches with `quilt pop -a`.
+PRs will be automatically created with updates to VS Code. If a patch cannot be
-2. Update the `lib/vscode` submodule to the desired upstream version branch.
+automatically resolved, it will be necessary to clone the branch, resolve the
-   1. `cd lib/vscode && git checkout release/1.66 && cd ../..`
+conflicts manually, and finish the update. To do this:
-   2. `git add lib && git commit -m "chore: update to Code <version>"`
+
-3. Apply the patches one at a time (`quilt push`). If the application succeeds
+1. Apply as many patches as possible `quilt push -a`.
-   but the lines changed, update the patch with `quilt refresh`. If there are
+2. Once you hit a conflict, force apply with `quilt push -f`, manually add back
-   conflicts, then force apply with `quilt push -f`, manually add back the
+   the rejected code, then run `quilt refresh`.
-   rejected code, then run `quilt refresh`.
+3. Once all patches have been resolved, run `./ci/build/update.sh` to finish the
-4. From the code-server **project root**, run `npm install`.
+   update process.
-5. Check the Node.js version that's used by Electron (which is shipped with VS
+4. Commit all changes, push them up to the branch, and update the checklist in
-   Code. If necessary, update our version of Node.js to match.
+   the PR description.
+
+Once the PR is ready, manually verify that the unreleased changelog section
+contains all the changes going into this version before merging.
 
 ### Patching Code