From 5d96c39cc3da215541fae0fd3f2c506792d30838 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Larkin <thelarkinn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 16:56:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: normalize temporary directory path handling for
 remote environments

---
 .../src/extension.ts                                | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts b/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
index 1b776e7fe77..f028a840d54 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -40,16 +40,23 @@ const VSCODE_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_FILTER: string = `@ext:${EXTENSION_ID}`;
 async function writeExtensionInstalledFileAsync(terminal: ITerminal): Promise<void> {
   try {
     // If on a remote environment, write a file to os.tempdir() using workspace fs
-    let tempDir: string;
+
     let fileUri: vscode.Uri;
 
     if (vscode.env.remoteName) {
-      tempDir = await runWorkspaceCommandAsync({
+      const markerPrefix: string = '<<<TEMPDIR_START>>>';
+      const markerSuffix: string = '<<<TEMPDIR_END>>>';
+      const output: string = await runWorkspaceCommandAsync({
         terminalOptions: { name: 'playwright-local-browser-server', hideFromUser: true },
-        commandLine: `node -p "require('node:os').tmpdir()"`,
+        commandLine: `node -p "'${markerPrefix}' + require('node:os').tmpdir() + '${markerSuffix}'"`,
         terminal
       });
 
+      const tempDir: string = output.slice(
+        output.indexOf(markerPrefix) + markerPrefix.length,
+        output.indexOf(markerSuffix)
+      );
+
       // For remote environments, use the vscode-remote scheme
       // The workspace folder should have the correct scheme already
       const workspaceFolder: vscode.WorkspaceFolder | undefined = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0];

From 0d41d689525f25696239a1afc89261cd97971de8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Larkin <thelarkinn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:10:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: use the more accurate logic

---
 .../src/extension.ts                                 | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts b/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
index f028a840d54..251dac4e6e4 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/playwright-local-browser-server-vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ async function writeExtensionInstalledFileAsync(terminal: ITerminal): Promise<vo
     // If on a remote environment, write a file to os.tempdir() using workspace fs
 
     let fileUri: vscode.Uri;
+    let tempDir: string;
 
     if (vscode.env.remoteName) {
       const markerPrefix: string = '<<<TEMPDIR_START>>>';
@@ -52,10 +53,13 @@ async function writeExtensionInstalledFileAsync(terminal: ITerminal): Promise<vo
         terminal
       });
 
-      const tempDir: string = output.slice(
-        output.indexOf(markerPrefix) + markerPrefix.length,
-        output.indexOf(markerSuffix)
-      );
+      const startIndex: number = output.indexOf(markerPrefix);
+      const endIndex: number = output.indexOf(markerSuffix);
+      if (startIndex !== -1 && endIndex !== -1 && endIndex > startIndex) {
+        tempDir = output.substring(startIndex + markerPrefix.length, endIndex).trim();
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Failed to parse temp directory from command output');
+      }
 
       // For remote environments, use the vscode-remote scheme
       // The workspace folder should have the correct scheme already