From a13c675cb35d231d4afb1317c88b648d80b5657d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Meng Zhang <meng@tabbyml.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:57:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(vscode): retain context when chat panel is hidden (#3207)

---
 clients/vscode/src/Commands.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/clients/vscode/src/Commands.ts b/clients/vscode/src/Commands.ts
index a2f323497e8f..8e07ba78bf96 100644
--- a/clients/vscode/src/Commands.ts
+++ b/clients/vscode/src/Commands.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ export class Commands {
       this.sendMessageToChatPanel("Generate a unit test for the selected code:");
     },
     "chat.createPanel": async () => {
-      const panel = window.createWebviewPanel("tabby.chatView", "Tabby", ViewColumn.One, {});
+      const panel = window.createWebviewPanel("tabby.chatView", "Tabby", ViewColumn.One, {
+        retainContextWhenHidden: true,
+      });
 
       this.chatPanelViewProvider.resolveWebviewView(panel);
     },