docs: WSLC pre-release requirement + wslc events TODO by abechan1 · Pull Request #193 · slidict/wip

abechan1 · 2026-09-18T00:33:13Z

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README: warn prominently that WSLC itself currently requires wsl --update --pre-release — every WSLC change has shipped only in WSL's 2.9.x line, and every 2.9.x release is marked pre-release; the parallel 2.7.x stable line carries no WSLC code.
Add docs/wslc-events-todo.md tracking microsoft/WSL#41608, which adds a wslc system events command wip could use to make wip up --watch react to container exits instantly instead of polling on --interval. It's unreleased (merged after the current 2.9.12 pre-release cut) and only covers create/start/kill/stop/destroy — no health_status — so it can eventually replace WatchRestarts but not WaitForHealthy's healthcheck poll.

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Verified WSLC's release history via gh api repos/microsoft/WSL/releases (all wslc:-tagged changes live in the 2.9.x/prerelease line; 2.7.x stable has none).

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- Clarified that WSLC requires WSL’s pre-release channel and currently supports WSL 2.9.x.
- Added instructions for updating WSL with wsl --update --pre-release and verifying the setup with wip doctor.
- Documented future plans and implementation considerations for event-based restart monitoring; this capability is not yet released.

WSLC has only ever shipped in WSL's 2.9.x line, and every 2.9.x release is marked pre-release -- the parallel 2.7.x stable line has no WSLC code at all, so plain `wsl --update` never installs it. Call that out prominently in Requirements & installation. Also add docs/wslc-events-todo.md tracking microsoft/WSL#41608 (a new `wslc system events` command) as a way to make `wip up --watch` react to container exits instead of polling on --interval. It's unmerged in any release yet (merged after the current 2.9.12 pre-release was cut) and only covers create/start/kill/stop/destroy, not health_status, so it can replace WatchRestarts but not WaitForHealthy's healthcheck poll. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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The README documents WSLC version requirements and setup commands. A TODO document records a future event-stream integration for restart monitoring while retaining health polling. The review configuration enables the request-changes workflow.

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WSLC requirements `README.md`	The requirements section identifies preview-channel support, supported and unsupported WSL versions, the `wsl --update --pre-release` command, and `wip doctor` verification.
WSLC events planning `docs/wslc-events-todo.md`	The document describes the unreleased event interface, event filters, cancellation, buffering, restart-event matching, polling scope, measured overhead, and open implementation questions.

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In `@docs/wslc-events-todo.md`:
- Around line 52-55: Update the WatchRestarts design documentation to explicitly
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Repo-level .coderabbit.yaml turns on request_changes_workflow, so CodeRabbit submits a formal GitHub review (Approve/Request changes) instead of a plain comment. Also address CodeRabbit's actionable comment on the WatchRestarts design note: wslc's container= filter takes a container ID, not a wip dependency name, and that ID changes on every recreation. Point the design at matching the event's own name attribute client-side instead, which needs no ID tracking and survives restarts. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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abechan1 · 2026-09-18T08:42:56Z

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