Fix updating the settings file to include the default operating system

Author: kylecarbs

package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Open any workspace with a single click.",
   "repository": "https://github.com/coder/vscode-coder",
   "preview": true,
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.73.0"
   },

src/extension.ts

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
     await remote.setup(vscodeProposed.env.remoteAuthority)
   } catch (ex) {
     await vscodeProposed.window.showErrorMessage("Failed to open workspace", {
-      detail: ex as string,
+      detail: typeof ex === "string" ? ex : JSON.stringify(ex),
       modal: true,
       useCustom: true,
     })

src/remote.ts

@@ -240,10 +240,15 @@ export class Remote {
       [`${authorityParts[1]}`]: agent.operating_system,
     }
 
-    const settingsContent = await fs.readFile(this.storage.getUserSettingsPath(), "utf8")
+    let settingsContent = "{}"
+    try {
+      settingsContent = await fs.readFile(this.storage.getUserSettingsPath(), "utf8")
+    } catch (ex) {
+      // Ignore! It's probably because the file doesn't exist.
+    }
     const parsed = jsonc.parse(settingsContent)
     parsed["remote.SSH.remotePlatform"] = remotePlatforms
-    const edits = jsonc.modify(settingsContent, ["remote", "SSH", "remotePlatform"], remotePlatforms, {})
+    const edits = jsonc.modify(settingsContent, ["remote.SSH.remotePlatform"], remotePlatforms, {})
     await fs.writeFile(this.storage.getUserSettingsPath(), jsonc.applyEdits(settingsContent, edits))
 
     const workspaceUpdate = new vscode.EventEmitter<Workspace>()