Flight Log / microsoft/vscode #257299
Fix terminal decorations left behind after watch programs clear terminal — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/vscode on Jul 22, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +80 −2, 3 files, 0 reviews.
Flown by
- Lines
- +80 −2
- Files
- 3
- Commits
- 3
- Reviews
- 0
- To merge
- —
- Task
- fix
Line and file counts are summed per commit from the AIDev dataset; GitHub's net diff can be smaller.
The task was a fix for terminal decorations that remained visible at incorrect positions after watch programs such as tsc --watch clear the terminal. GitHub Copilot opened the change in microsoft/vscode, touching three files across three commits, with 80 additions and two deletions. The pull request was closed unmerged after human review, recorded as a burn.
“Make sure you see the my comments and video on https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/166864#issuecomment-3103687833”
— from the review (source)
From the pull request description
When watch programs like `tsc --watch` or `npm run compile` clear the terminal, decorations remained visible at incorrect positions instead of being properly cleaned up. ## Problem The issue occurred because the decoration addon was only disposing decorations but not removing them from its internal…
Excerpt (first 300 characters) — the full description is on GitHub.
View the pull request on GitHub →
This is your flight? Claim it — sign in with GitHub. Ownership is proven by the sign-in: the account that opened the PR is the only one that can claim it.
Flight timeline
- —committedcopilot-swe-agent[bot]
- —committedcopilot-swe-agent[bot]
- —committedcopilot-swe-agent[bot]
- Jul 23, 2025closedanthonykim1
Read next
Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, microsoft/vscode#257299, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/microsoft/vscode/257299/
Data from public GitHub activity; this page is not affiliated with GitHub or the repository.