feature: add support to manually add repositories

extensions/git/package.json

@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@
           "dark": "resources/icons/dark/git.svg"
         }
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.loadRepo",
+        "title": "%command.loadRepo%",
+        "category": "Git",
+        "icon": {
+          "light": "resources/icons/light/git.svg",
+          "dark": "resources/icons/dark/git.svg"
+        }
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.close",
         "title": "%command.close%",
@@ -336,6 +345,10 @@
           "command": "git.init",
           "when": "config.git.enabled"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.loadRepo",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.close",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
@@ -535,6 +548,11 @@
           "group": "navigation",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && !scmProvider && gitOpenRepositoryCount == 0 && workspaceFolderCount != 0"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.loadRepo",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && !scmProvider && gitOpenRepositoryCount == 0 && workspaceFolderCount != 0"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.commit",
           "group": "navigation",

extensions/git/package.nls.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	"description": "Git SCM Integration",
 	"command.clone": "Clone",
 	"command.init": "Initialize Repository",
+	"command.loadRepo": "Load Repo",
 	"command.close": "Close Repository",
 	"command.refresh": "Refresh",
 	"command.openChange": "Open Changes",

extensions/git/src/commands.ts

@@ -477,6 +477,37 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await this.model.tryOpenRepository(path);
 	}
 
+	@command('git.loadRepo', { repository: false })
+	async loadRepo(path?: string): Promise<void> {
+
+		if (!path) {
+			path = await window.showInputBox({
+				prompt: localize('repopath', "Repository Path"),
+				ignoreFocusOut: true
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (path) {
+
+			try {
+
+				if (this.model.getRepository(path)) {
+					await this.model.tryOpenRepository(path);
+				}
+
+				else {
+					window.showInformationMessage(localize('notfound', "Could not find a repository at this path"));
+				}
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			catch (err) {
+				//If something went wrong, tryOpenRepository should have already given error
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@command('git.close', { repository: true })
 	async close(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
 		this.model.close(repository);