feat: add configuration option to include PATH when updating VS Code environment variables using mise env

Author: hverlin

docs/src/content/docs/reference/Settings.md

@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ Update VSCode and terminal environment variables automatically based on the mise
 
 ---
 
+##### `mise.updateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePath`
+- **Type:** `boolean`
+- **Default:** `false`
+
+Include the PATH variable when updating VSCode and terminal environment variables. Disable this if you want to keep your original PATH.
+
+---
+
 ##### `mise.updateOpenTerminalsEnvAutomatically`
 - **Type:** `boolean`
 - **Default:** `false`

package.json

@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@
 					"default": true,
 					"markdownDescription": "Update VSCode and terminal environment variables automatically based on the mise configuration. Note that depending on the extensions loading order, other extensions might not see all mise environment variables."
 				},
+                "mise.updateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePath": {
+                    "order": 12.1,
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "title": "Include PATH when updating environment variables",
+                    "default": false,
+                    "markdownDescription": "Include the PATH variable when updating VSCode and terminal environment variables. Disable this if you want to keep your original PATH."
+                },
 				"mise.updateOpenTerminalsEnvAutomatically": {
 					"order": 13,
 					"type": "boolean",

src/configuration.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const CONFIGURATION_FLAGS = {
 	showOutdatedToolGutterDecorations: "showOutdatedToolGutterDecorations",
 	checkForNewMiseVersion: "checkForNewMiseVersion",
 	updateEnvAutomatically: "updateEnvAutomatically",
+	updateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH: "updateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH",
 	updateOpenTerminalsEnvAutomatically: "updateOpenTerminalsEnvAutomatically",
 	teraAutoCompletion: "teraAutoCompletion",
 	automaticallyTrustMiseConfigFiles: "automaticallyTrustMiseConfigFiles",
@@ -139,6 +140,13 @@ export const shouldUpdateEnv = () => {
 	return getConfOrElse(CONFIGURATION_FLAGS.updateEnvAutomatically, true);
 };
 
+export const shouldUpdateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH = () => {
+	return getConfOrElse(
+		CONFIGURATION_FLAGS.updateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH,
+		true,
+	);
+};
+
 export const shouldAutomaticallyReloadTerminalEnv = () => {
 	return getConfOrElse(
 		CONFIGURATION_FLAGS.updateOpenTerminalsEnvAutomatically,

src/providers/envProvider.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 	isMiseExtensionEnabled,
 	shouldAutomaticallyReloadTerminalEnv,
 	shouldUpdateEnv,
+	shouldUpdateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH,
 } from "../configuration";
 import type { MiseService } from "../miseService";
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
@@ -381,9 +382,11 @@ export async function updateEnv(
 	}
 
 	const currentEnvs = new Map(
-		miseEnvs
-			.filter(({ name }) => name.toUpperCase() !== "PATH")
-			.map(({ name, value }) => [name, value]),
+		shouldUpdateEnvAutomaticallyIncludePATH()
+			? miseEnvs.map(({ name, value }) => [name, value])
+			: miseEnvs
+					.filter(({ name }) => name.toUpperCase() !== "PATH")
+					.map(({ name, value }) => [name, value]),
 	);
 
 	if (previousEnvs.size === 0) {