devonfw · oanding-blrng · Jul 1, 2026 · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 3, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This file documents all notable changes to https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy[IDE
 
 Release with new features and bugfixes:
 
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/2056[#2056]: Replaced progress bar with general progress information for installing plugins in VSCode
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/2068[#2068]: Isolate Claude Code configuration per IDEasy project
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/451[#451]: Fix macOS Gatekeeper blocking the IDEasy binary
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1937[#1937]: Link content from settings into workspaces

diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/PluginBasedCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/PluginBasedCommandlet.java
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ protected void postInstall(ToolInstallRequest request) {
 
   /**
    * Deletes all installed plugins for this {@link IdeToolCommandlet} by deleting the plugins installation folder and all plugin marker files.
+   *
    * @param pluginsInstallationPath the {@link Path} to the plugins installation folder.
    */
   private void deleteAllPlugins(Path pluginsInstallationPath) {
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ private void installPlugins(ProcessContext pc) {
    * @param pc the {@link ProcessContext} to use.
    */
   protected void installPlugins(Collection<ToolPluginDescriptor> plugins, ProcessContext pc) {
+    long currentPluginIndex = 1;
+    long totalActivePlugins = plugins.stream().filter(ToolPluginDescriptor::active).count();
     for (ToolPluginDescriptor plugin : plugins) {
       Path pluginMarkerFile = retrievePluginMarkerFilePath(plugin);
       boolean pluginMarkerFileExists = pluginMarkerFile != null && Files.exists(pluginMarkerFile);
@@ -163,11 +166,13 @@ protected void installPlugins(Collection<ToolPluginDescriptor> plugins, ProcessC
       }
       if (plugin.active()) {
         if (this.context.isForcePlugins() || !pluginMarkerFileExists) {
-          Step step = this.context.newStep("Install plugin " + plugin.name());
+          String progressMarker = " (" + currentPluginIndex + "/" + totalActivePlugins + ")";
+          Step step = this.context.newStep("Install plugin " + plugin.name() + progressMarker);
           step.run(() -> doInstallPluginStep(plugin, step, pc));
         } else {
           LOG.debug("Skipping installation of plugin '{}' due to existing marker file: {}", plugin.name(), pluginMarkerFile);
         }
+        currentPluginIndex++;
       } else {
         if (!pluginMarkerFileExists) {
           handleInstallForInactivePlugin(plugin);

diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/vscode/Vscode.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/vscode/Vscode.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.common.Tag;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.context.IdeContext;
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.io.IdeProgressBar;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.log.IdeLogLevel;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessMode;
@@ -63,21 +61,6 @@ protected Path getPluginsConfigPath() {
     return super.getPluginsConfigPath();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void installPlugins(Collection<ToolPluginDescriptor> plugins, ProcessContext pc) {
-
-    this.context.runWithoutLogging(() -> {
-      IdeProgressBar pb = this.context.newProgressBarForPlugins(plugins.size());
-      pc.setOutputListener((msg, err) -> {
-        if (msg.contains("Installing extension ")) {
-          pb.stepBy(1);
-        }
-      });
-      super.installPlugins(plugins, pc);
-      pb.close();
-    });
-  }
-
   @Override
   public boolean installPlugin(ToolPluginDescriptor plugin, Step step, ProcessContext pc) {
 

diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/androidstudio/AndroidStudioTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/androidstudio/AndroidStudioTest.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private void checkInstallation(IdeTestContext context) {
     // commandlet - android-studio
     AndroidStudio commandlet = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(AndroidStudio.class);
     assertThat(commandlet.getInstalledVersion().toString()).isEqualTo("2024.1.1.1");
-    assertThat(context).log().hasEntries(new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully ended step 'Install plugin MockedPlugin'.", true), //
+    assertThat(context).log().hasEntries(new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully ended step 'Install plugin MockedPlugin (1/1)'.", true), //
         new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully installed android-studio in version 2024.1.1.1", true));
     assertThat(context.getPluginsPath().resolve("android-studio").resolve("mockedPlugin").resolve("dev").resolve("MockedClass.class")).exists();
   }

diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/EclipseTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/EclipseTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void testEclipse(String os) throws IOException {
     assertThat(context).log().hasEntries(
         new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully installed java in version 17.0.10_7", true),
         new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully installed eclipse in version 2024-09", true));
-    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin anyedit'.");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin anyedit (1/1)'.");
     assertThat(context.getPluginsPath().resolve("eclipse")).isDirectory();
     assertThat(eclipse.getToolBinPath().resolve("eclipsetest")).hasContent(
         "eclipse " + os + " -data " + context.getWorkspacePath() + " -keyring " + context.getUserHome().resolve(".eclipse").resolve(".keyring")

diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/intellij/IntellijTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/intellij/IntellijTest.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void testAdjustRequestedEditionSwitchesForUltimateWithoutConfiguredVersion() {
 
   /**
    * Tests whether IDEasy correctly switches editions when the specified version is after 2025.2.6.1
-   */ 
+   */
   @Test
   void testAdjustRequestedEditionSwitchesForUltimateWithVersionAboveCutoff() {
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void testAdjustRequestedEditionDoesNotSwitchForUltimateAtCutoffVersion() {
     // assert
     assertThat(adjusted.getEdition().edition()).isEqualTo("ultimate");
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Tests if the custom jvm options of the ide variable INTELLI_VM_ARGS have been set.
    */
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ private void checkInstallation(IdeTestContext context) {
         new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully installed java in version 17.0.10_7", true),
         new IdeLogEntry(IdeLogLevel.SUCCESS, "Successfully installed intellij in version 2023.3.3", true));
     assertThat(context).logAtDebug().hasMessage("Omitting installation of inactive plugin InactivePlugin (inactivePlugin).");
-    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin ActivePlugin'.");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin ActivePlugin (1/1)'.");
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/PluginBasedCommandletTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/PluginBasedCommandletTest.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void testInstallPluginsWithForce() {
         new ProcessContextTestImpl(context));
 
     //assert - Check if we skip the markerfile-check because we force the plugins to install
-    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin anyedit'.");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin anyedit (1/1)'.");
     assertThat(context).log().hasNoMessageContaining("Skipping installation of plugin '{}' due to existing marker file: ");
   }
 

diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/pycharm/PycharmTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/pycharm/PycharmTest.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private void checkInstallation(IdeTestContext context) {
     assertThat(commandlet.getInstalledVersion().toString()).isEqualTo("2024.3.5");
     assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessageContaining("Successfully installed pycharm in version 2024.3.5");
     assertThat(context).logAtDebug().hasMessage("Omitting installation of inactive plugin InactivePlugin (inactivePlugin).");
-    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin ActivePlugin'.");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin ActivePlugin (1/1)'.");
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/vscode/VscodeTest.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/vscode/VscodeTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void testCheckPluginInstallation() {
     commandlet.run();
 
     assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully installed plugin: mockedPlugin");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin mockedPlugin (1/1)'.");
 
     // assert
     assertThat(commandlet.retrievePluginMarkerFilePath(commandlet.getPlugin("mockedPlugin"))).exists();
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ private void checkInstallation(IdeTestContext context) {
 
     assertThat(context.getSoftwarePath().resolve("vscode/.ide.software.version")).exists().hasContent("1.92.1");
     assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessageContaining("Successfully installed vscode in version 1.92.1");
+    assertThat(context).logAtSuccess().hasMessage("Successfully ended step 'Install plugin mockedPlugin (1/1)'.");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -208,8 +210,8 @@ void testVscodiumFallsBackToVscodePluginsFolder() {
 
 
   /**
-   * Test double for {@link Vscode} that captures CLI arguments passed to {@link #runTool(ProcessContext, ProcessMode, List)}
-   * so tests can assert command construction without spawning an external process.
+   * Test double for {@link Vscode} that captures CLI arguments passed to {@link #runTool(ProcessContext, ProcessMode, List)} so tests can assert command
+   * construction without spawning an external process.
    */
   private static class CapturingVscode extends Vscode {