Removing `enableRichExperiences` config option #21169

Benjin · 2026-02-11T21:08:35Z

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Now that all of our features are "rich" and many are GAed, I'm retiring this. For future feature gates (private preview) , use useExperimentalFeatures which defaults to off.

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New or updated unit tests added
All existing tests pass (npm run test)
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Telemetry/logging updated if relevant
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Pull request overview

This PR removes the legacy mssql.enableRichExperiences setting/command/prompt and makes previously “rich” UI features always available, while directing future feature-gating to mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures (default off).

Changes:

Removes enableRichExperiences configuration, related command/prompt telemetry, and conditional feature gating.
Updates Object Explorer and command contributions so rich features (e.g., deployment node, schema designer) are no longer hidden behind a setting.
Refreshes localization/strings and telemetry payload fields (including unit test updates).

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File	Description
localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf	Removes/updates English source strings referencing `enableRichExperiences`, adds preview-feature walkthrough strings.
extensions/mssql/test/unit/userSurvey.test.ts	Updates expected telemetry payload field to `experimentalFeaturesEnabled`.
extensions/mssql/src/sharedInterfaces/telemetry.ts	Removes the `EnableRichExperiencesPrompt` telemetry action.
extensions/mssql/src/objectExplorer/objectExplorerService.ts	Always includes the deployment node (removes rich-experience gating).
extensions/mssql/src/objectExplorer/objectExplorerProvider.ts	Removes rich-experience constructor parameter threading.
extensions/mssql/src/nps/userSurvey.ts	Renames telemetry property from modern/rich to `experimentalFeaturesEnabled`.
extensions/mssql/src/controllers/mainController.ts	Deletes rich-experiences prompt flow and removes rich-experience gating around feature registration/telemetry.
extensions/mssql/src/constants/locConstants.ts	Removes localized prompt/button strings for enabling rich experiences.
extensions/mssql/src/constants/constants.ts	Removes rich-experience constants and renames the enable command constant to experimental.
extensions/mssql/package.nls.json	Removes rich-experiences strings and updates settings/walkthrough strings.
extensions/mssql/package.json	Removes `enableRichExperiences` setting/command contributions and removes config-based menu gating.
extensions/mssql/l10n/bundle.l10n.json	Removes generated bundle entries for the retired prompt/button strings.

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extensions/mssql/package.json:1277

mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures is registered and referenced by the new walkthrough text (command:mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures), but there is no corresponding contributes.commands entry in this package.json (the old mssql.enableRichExperiences command contribution was removed). Without contributing the command, it won’t appear in the Command Palette and loses its localized title/category. Consider adding a contributes.commands entry for mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures (with a localized title) or removing the command-link usage if it’s meant to be settings-only.

            {
                "command": "mssql.copilot.explainQuery",
                "title": "%mssql.copilot.explainQuery%",
                "category": "MS SQL"
            },

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Copilot · 2026-02-11T21:14:24Z

extensions/mssql/package.nls.json

+    "mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.title": "Enable Preview Features",
+    "mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.description": "Enable preview features in the MSSQL extension to try out the latest capabilities.\n[Enable Preview Experiences](command:mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures)",
+    "mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.altText": "Enable preview features in MSSQL",


The mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.* strings were added/renamed here, but extensions/mssql/package.json’s contributes.walkthroughs section doesn’t reference these keys (no step uses them). Either wire these strings into the walkthrough contributions or remove them to avoid unused localization entries.

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"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.title": "Enable Preview Features",

"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.description": "Enable preview features in the MSSQL extension to try out the latest capabilities.\n[Enable Preview Experiences](command:mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures)",

"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.altText": "Enable preview features in MSSQL",

@Benjin , Do we want this walkthrough loc strings? Also maybe remove walkthrough?

Copilot · 2026-02-11T21:14:24Z

localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.xlf

    <trans-unit id="mssql.openQueryResultsInTabByDefault.description">
-      <source xml:lang="en">Automatically display query results in a new tab instead of the query pane. This option takes effect only if `mssql.enableRichExperiences` is enabled.</source>
+      <source xml:lang="en">Automatically display query results in a new tab instead of the query pane.</source>
    </trans-unit>


Only the English XLIFF was updated to remove mssql.enableRichExperiences references, but multiple localized XLIFFs (e.g. localization/xliff/vscode-mssql.de.xlf, .es.xlf, .fr.xlf, etc.) still contain the old source strings/command links and setting descriptions referencing mssql.enableRichExperiences. Run yarn localization and commit the resulting updates to localization/xliff/*.xlf so all locales stay in sync with the retired setting/command.

Copilot · 2026-02-11T21:14:24Z

extensions/mssql/package.json

                "mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures": {
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "default": false,
                    "description": "%mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures.description%",
                    "scope": "application"
                },


There are still repository docs referencing the retired mssql.enableRichExperiences setting (e.g. root README.md, extensions/mssql/README.md, extensions/mssql/FEATURES.md, and changelogs). Since this PR removes the setting from contributes.configuration, those docs should be updated/cleaned up to avoid directing users to a nonexistent setting.

github-actions · 2026-02-11T21:20:22Z

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Category	Target Branch	PR Branch	Difference
vscode-mssql VSIX	5945 KB	5937 KB	⚪ -8 KB ( 0% )
sql-database-projects VSIX	7913 KB	7913 KB	⚪ 0 KB ( 0% )
data-workspace VSIX	536 KB	536 KB	⚪ 0 KB ( 0% )

codecov-commenter · 2026-02-11T21:20:57Z

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✅ Project coverage is 69.35%. Comparing base (d00df05) to head (084bc3f).
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aasimkhan30 · 2026-02-11T23:42:28Z

extensions/mssql/src/nps/userSurvey.ts

        {
            surveyId: surveyId,
-            modernFeaturesEnabled: vscode.workspace
+            experimentalFeaturesEnabled: vscode.workspace


Maybe a utility function to avoid repeating?

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	"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.title": "Enable Preview Features",
	"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.description": "Enable preview features in the MSSQL extension to try out the latest capabilities.\n[Enable Preview Experiences](command:mssql.enableExperimentalFeatures)",
	"mssql.walkthroughs.getStarted.enablePreviewFeatures.altText": "Enable preview features in MSSQL",

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