Add configuration option to turn off skeleton pack generation

extensions/ql-vscode/package.json

@@ -371,11 +371,23 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "Allow database to be downloaded via HTTP. Warning: enabling this option will allow downloading from insecure servers."
         },
-        "codeQL.createQuery.folder": {
+        "codeQL.createQuery.qlPackLocation": {
           "type": "string",
-          "default": "",
           "patternErrorMessage": "Please enter a valid folder",
-          "markdownDescription": "The name of the folder where we want to create queries and query packs via the \"CodeQL: Create Query\" command. The folder should exist."
+          "markdownDescription": "The name of the folder where we want to create queries and QL packs via the \"CodeQL: Create Query\" command. The folder should exist."
+        },
+        "codeQL.createQuery.autogenerateQlPacks": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "ask",
+          "enum": [
+            "ask",
+            "never"
+          ],
+          "enumDescriptions": [
+            "Ask to create a QL pack when a new CodeQL database is added.",
+            "Never create a QL pack when a new CodeQL database is added."
+          ],
+          "description": "Ask the user to generate a QL pack when a new CodeQL database is downloaded."
         }
       }
     },

extensions/ql-vscode/src/config.ts

@@ -666,17 +666,39 @@ export function allowHttp(): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * The name of the folder where we want to create skeleton wizard QL packs.
+ * Parent setting for all settings related to the "Create Query" command.
+ */
+const CREATE_QUERY_COMMAND = new Setting("createQuery", ROOT_SETTING);
+
+/**
+ * The name of the folder where we want to create QL packs.
  **/
-const SKELETON_WIZARD_FOLDER = new Setting(
-  "folder",
-  new Setting("createQuery", ROOT_SETTING),
+const QL_PACK_LOCATION = new Setting("qlPackLocation", CREATE_QUERY_COMMAND);
+
+export function getQlPackLocation(): string | undefined {
+  return QL_PACK_LOCATION.getValue<string>() || undefined;
+}
+
+export async function setQlPackLocation(folder: string | undefined) {
+  await QL_PACK_LOCATION.updateValue(folder, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether to ask the user to autogenerate a QL pack. The options are "ask" and "never".
+ **/
+const AUTOGENERATE_QL_PACKS = new Setting(
+  "autogenerateQlPacks",
+  CREATE_QUERY_COMMAND,
 );
 
-export function getSkeletonWizardFolder(): string | undefined {
-  return SKELETON_WIZARD_FOLDER.getValue<string>() || undefined;
+const AutogenerateQLPacksValues = ["ask", "never"] as const;
+type AutogenerateQLPacks = typeof AutogenerateQLPacksValues[number];
+
+export function getAutogenerateQlPacks(): AutogenerateQLPacks {
+  const value = AUTOGENERATE_QL_PACKS.getValue<AutogenerateQLPacks>();
+  return AutogenerateQLPacksValues.includes(value) ? value : "ask";
 }
 
-export async function setSkeletonWizardFolder(folder: string | undefined) {
-  await SKELETON_WIZARD_FOLDER.updateValue(folder, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+export async function setAutogenerateQlPacks(choice: AutogenerateQLPacks) {
+  await AUTOGENERATE_QL_PACKS.updateValue(choice, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
 }

extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/local-databases.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
   isLikelyDatabaseRoot,
   showAndLogExceptionWithTelemetry,
   isFolderAlreadyInWorkspace,
-  showBinaryChoiceDialog,
   getFirstWorkspaceFolder,
+  showNeverAskAgainDialog,
 } from "../helpers";
 import { ProgressCallback, withProgress } from "../common/vscode/progress";
 import {
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ import { asError, getErrorMessage } from "../pure/helpers-pure";
 import { QueryRunner } from "../query-server";
 import { pathsEqual } from "../pure/files";
 import { redactableError } from "../pure/errors";
-import { isCodespacesTemplate } from "../config";
+import {
+  getAutogenerateQlPacks,
+  isCodespacesTemplate,
+  setAutogenerateQlPacks,
+} from "../config";
 import { QlPackGenerator } from "../qlpack-generator";
 import { QueryLanguage } from "../common/query-language";
 import { App } from "../common/app";
@@ -745,11 +749,20 @@ export class DatabaseManager extends DisposableObject {
       return;
     }
 
-    const answer = await showBinaryChoiceDialog(
+    if (getAutogenerateQlPacks() === "never") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const answer = await showNeverAskAgainDialog(
       `We've noticed you don't have a CodeQL pack available to analyze this database. Can we set up a query pack for you?`,
     );
 
-    if (!answer) {
+    if (answer === "No") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (answer === "No, and never ask me again") {
+      await setAutogenerateQlPacks("never");
       return;
     }
 

extensions/ql-vscode/src/helpers.ts

@@ -256,6 +256,46 @@ export function isWorkspaceFolderOnDisk(
   return workspaceFolder.uri.scheme === "file";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Opens a modal dialog for the user to make a choice between yes/no/never be asked again.
+ *
+ * @param message The message to show.
+ * @param modal If true (the default), show a modal dialog box, otherwise dialog is non-modal and can
+ *        be closed even if the user does not make a choice.
+ * @param yesTitle The text in the box indicating the affirmative choice.
+ * @param noTitle The text in the box indicating the negative choice.
+ * @param neverTitle The text in the box indicating the opt out choice.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  `Yes` if the user clicks 'Yes',
+ *  `No` if the user clicks 'No' or cancels the dialog,
+ *  `No, and never ask me again` if the user clicks 'No, and never ask me again',
+ *  `undefined` if the dialog is closed without the user making a choice.
+ */
+export async function showNeverAskAgainDialog(
+  message: string,
+  modal = true,
+  yesTitle = "Yes",
+  noTitle = "No",
+  neverAskAgainTitle = "No, and never ask me again",
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const yesItem = { title: yesTitle, isCloseAffordance: true };
+  const noItem = { title: noTitle, isCloseAffordance: false };
+  const neverAskAgainItem = {
+    title: neverAskAgainTitle,
+    isCloseAffordance: false,
+  };
+  const chosenItem = await Window.showInformationMessage(
+    message,
+    { modal },
+    yesItem,
+    noItem,
+    neverAskAgainItem,
+  );
+
+  return chosenItem?.title;
+}
+
 /** Gets all active workspace folders that are on the filesystem. */
 export function getOnDiskWorkspaceFoldersObjects() {
   const workspaceFolders = workspace.workspaceFolders ?? [];

extensions/ql-vscode/src/skeleton-query-wizard.ts

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import {
   downloadGitHubDatabase,
 } from "./databases/database-fetcher";
 import {
-  getSkeletonWizardFolder,
+  getQlPackLocation,
   isCodespacesTemplate,
-  setSkeletonWizardFolder,
+  setQlPackLocation,
 } from "./config";
 import { existsSync } from "fs-extra";
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class SkeletonQueryWizard {
       return firstStorageFolder;
     }
 
-    let storageFolder = getSkeletonWizardFolder();
+    let storageFolder = getQlPackLocation();
 
     if (storageFolder === undefined || !existsSync(storageFolder)) {
       storageFolder = await Window.showInputBox({
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class SkeletonQueryWizard {
       );
     }
 
-    await setSkeletonWizardFolder(storageFolder);
+    await setQlPackLocation(storageFolder);
     return storageFolder;
   }
 

extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/cli-integration/skeleton-query-wizard.test.ts

@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
 
         originalValue = workspace
           .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-          .get("folder");
+          .get("qlPackLocation");
 
         // Set isCodespacesTemplate to true to indicate we are in the codespace template
         await workspace
@@ -421,9 +421,13 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
       });
 
       afterEach(async () => {
+        await workspace
+          .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
+          .update("qlPackLocation", originalValue);
+
         await workspace
           .getConfiguration("codeQL")
-          .update("codespacesTemplate", originalValue);
+          .update("codespacesTemplate", false);
       });
 
       it("should not prompt the user", async () => {
@@ -445,16 +449,16 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
 
           originalValue = workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .get("folder");
+            .get("qlPackLocation");
           await workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .update("folder", storedPath);
+            .update("qlPackLocation", storedPath);
         });
 
         afterEach(async () => {
           await workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .update("folder", originalValue);
+            .update("qlPackLocation", originalValue);
         });
 
         it("should return it and not prompt the user", async () => {
@@ -474,16 +478,16 @@ describe("SkeletonQueryWizard", () => {
 
           originalValue = workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .get("folder");
+            .get("qlPackLocation");
           await workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .update("folder", storedPath);
+            .update("qlPackLocation", storedPath);
         });
 
         afterEach(async () => {
           await workspace
             .getConfiguration("codeQL.createQuery")
-            .update("folder", originalValue);
+            .update("qlPackLocation", originalValue);
         });
 
         it("should prompt the user for to provide a new folder name", async () => {

extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/minimal-workspace/local-databases.test.ts

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ describe("local databases", () => {
   let packAddSpy: jest.Mock<any, []>;
   let logSpy: jest.Mock<any, []>;
 
-  let showBinaryChoiceDialogSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
-    typeof helpers.showBinaryChoiceDialog
+  let showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy: jest.SpiedFunction<
+    typeof helpers.showNeverAskAgainDialog
   >;
 
   let dir: tmp.DirResult;
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ describe("local databases", () => {
       /* */
     });
 
-    showBinaryChoiceDialogSpy = jest
-      .spyOn(helpers, "showBinaryChoiceDialog")
-      .mockResolvedValue(true);
+    showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy = jest
+      .spyOn(helpers, "showNeverAskAgainDialog")
+      .mockResolvedValue("Yes");
 
     extensionContextStoragePath = dir.name;
 
@@ -649,19 +649,31 @@ describe("local databases", () => {
       it("should offer the user to set up a skeleton QL pack", async () => {
         await (databaseManager as any).createSkeletonPacks(mockDbItem);
 
-        expect(showBinaryChoiceDialogSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
       });
 
       it("should return early if the user refuses help", async () => {
-        showBinaryChoiceDialogSpy = jest
-          .spyOn(helpers, "showBinaryChoiceDialog")
-          .mockResolvedValue(false);
+        showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy = jest
+          .spyOn(helpers, "showNeverAskAgainDialog")
+          .mockResolvedValue("No");
 
         await (databaseManager as any).createSkeletonPacks(mockDbItem);
 
         expect(generateSpy).not.toBeCalled();
       });
 
+      it("should return early and write choice to settings if user wants to never be asked again", async () => {
+        showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy = jest
+          .spyOn(helpers, "showNeverAskAgainDialog")
+          .mockResolvedValue("No, and never ask me again");
+        const updateValueSpy = jest.spyOn(Setting.prototype, "updateValue");
+
+        await (databaseManager as any).createSkeletonPacks(mockDbItem);
+
+        expect(generateSpy).not.toBeCalled();
+        expect(updateValueSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("never", 1);
+      });
+
       it("should create the skeleton QL pack for the user", async () => {
         await (databaseManager as any).createSkeletonPacks(mockDbItem);
 
@@ -694,9 +706,9 @@ describe("local databases", () => {
       });
 
       it("should exit early", async () => {
-        showBinaryChoiceDialogSpy = jest
-          .spyOn(helpers, "showBinaryChoiceDialog")
-          .mockResolvedValue(false);
+        showNeverAskAgainDialogSpy = jest
+          .spyOn(helpers, "showNeverAskAgainDialog")
+          .mockResolvedValue("No");
 
         await (databaseManager as any).createSkeletonPacks(mockDbItem);