M27: VS Code blocks (an editor on any pane's machine) #42

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Depends on: #41
Blocks: #43 (for "Open here")

Swarm track: editors. A VS Code you can open in any pane's directory, on that pane's machine, drawn as a block.

Starting it:
- "Open in editor" on a pane's menu, the swarm, and illogical edit [path] start the server chosen by S17 on the pane's machine (this host, another host, or a wisp sandbox), in the pane's cwd, and show it as a browser block (M6a);
- one server per machine and user, shared by all of that machine's editor blocks, stopped after an idle timeout;
- it binds to localhost only and is reached through the daemon's existing port path, so the daemon's access checks (M12) are its only auth.
Restoring: an editor block comes back after a daemon restart or reboot (M2), with its folder and open file, by asking the server to reopen them.
In the swarm:
- an editor block reports kind editor, its project and its active file (M23);
- its tile's preview is a screenshot of the block or the lines around its cursor, whichever S17 found cheaper.
Settings and extensions: a settings folder per user that survives restarts, extensions from Open VSX, and the illogical theme by default.
Done when:
- from the phone, opening crates/control/src/auth.rs on geek takes under 3 s once the server is warm;
- the block survives a daemon restart with the file still open;
- a viewer without write access (M14) can't open one.

**Depends on:** #41 **Blocks:** #43 (for "Open here") *Swarm track: editors. A VS Code you can open in any pane's directory, on that pane's machine, drawn as a block.* -------- - **Starting it:** - "Open in editor" on a pane's menu, the swarm, and `illogical edit [path]` start the server chosen by S17 on the pane's machine (this host, another host, or a wisp sandbox), in the pane's cwd, and show it as a browser block (M6a); - one server per machine and user, shared by all of that machine's editor blocks, stopped after an idle timeout; - it binds to localhost only and is reached through the daemon's existing port path, so the daemon's access checks (M12) are its only auth. - **Restoring:** an editor block comes back after a daemon restart or reboot (M2), with its folder and open file, by asking the server to reopen them. - **In the swarm:** - an editor block reports kind `editor`, its project and its active file (M23); - its tile's preview is a screenshot of the block or the lines around its cursor, whichever S17 found cheaper. - **Settings and extensions:** a settings folder per user that survives restarts, extensions from Open VSX, and the illogical theme by default. - **Done when:** - from the phone, opening `crates/control/src/auth.rs` on geek takes under 3 s once the server is warm; - the block survives a daemon restart with the file still open; - a viewer without write access (M14) can't open one.

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S17: spike before editors in the swarm (about a day) #41

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M28: your editor in the swarm (presence, follow mode, IDE attention) #43