vscode api: Raise compatibility to webview content#253635
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The webview (or its `acquireVsCodeApi` injector) adds the vscode api but also deletes the properties `window.parent`, `window.top` and `window.frameElement`. This voilates the HTML Spec and makes problems with some code like `if (window.parent === window)` to detect if we are running in an iframe. Yes, this affects Hyrum's Law and https://xkcd.com/1172/ but detecting `acquireVsCodeApi` object itself feels to be cleaner anyway.
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The webview (or its
acquireVsCodeApiinjector)adds the vscode api but also deletes the properties
window.parent,window.topandwindow.frameElement.This voilates the HTML Spec and makes problems with some code like
if (window.parent === window)todetect if we are running in an iframe.
Yes, this affects Hyrum's Law and https://xkcd.com/1172/ but detecting
acquireVsCodeApiobject itself feels to be cleaner anyway.