scm: ignore uniqueness of `SourceControl.id`

extensions/git/src/repository.ts

@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ export interface GitResourceGroup extends SourceControlResourceGroup {
 
 export class Repository implements Disposable {
 
-	private static handle = 0;
-
 	private _onDidChangeRepository = new EventEmitter<Uri>();
 	readonly onDidChangeRepository: Event<Uri> = this._onDidChangeRepository.event;
 
@@ -360,10 +358,9 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		const onRelevantGitChange = filterEvent(onGitChange, uri => !/\/\.git\/index\.lock$/.test(uri.path));
 		onRelevantGitChange(this._onDidChangeRepository.fire, this._onDidChangeRepository, this.disposables);
 
-		const id = `git${Repository.handle++}`;
 		const label = `Git - ${path.basename(repository.root)}`;
 
-		this._sourceControl = scm.createSourceControl(id, label);
+		this._sourceControl = scm.createSourceControl('git', label);
 		this._sourceControl.acceptInputCommand = { command: 'git.commitWithInput', title: localize('commit', "Commit") };
 		this._sourceControl.quickDiffProvider = this;
 		this.disposables.push(this._sourceControl);

src/vs/vscode.d.ts

@@ -5448,7 +5448,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new [source control](#SourceControl) instance.
 		 *
-		 * @param id A unique `id` for the source control. Something short, eg: `git`.
+		 * @param id An `id` for the source control. Something short, eg: `git`.
 		 * @param label A human-readable string for the source control. Eg: `Git`.
 		 * @return An instance of [source control](#SourceControl).
 		 */