Implementing Terminal: Run Recent Commad when there are no open terminal

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts

@@ -249,11 +249,22 @@ export function registerActiveInstanceAction(
 	const originalRun = options.run;
 	return registerTerminalAction({
 		...options,
-		run: (c, accessor, args) => {
-			const activeInstance = c.service.activeInstance;
+		run: async (c, accessor, args) => {
+			let activeInstance = c.service.activeInstance;
+			const id = options.id;
+			if (activeInstance) {
+				return originalRun(activeInstance, c, accessor, args);
+			}
+			if (id !== 'workbench.action.terminal.runRecentCommand') {
+				return;
+			}
+			const commandService = accessor.get(ICommandService);
+			await commandService.executeCommand('workbench.action.terminal.new');
+			activeInstance = c.service.activeInstance;
 			if (activeInstance) {
 				return originalRun(activeInstance, c, accessor, args);
 			}
+			return;
 		}
 	});
 }

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/history/browser/terminal.history.contribution.ts

@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ class TerminalHistoryContribution extends Disposable implements ITerminalContrib
 	 * Triggers a quick pick that displays recent commands or cwds. Selecting one will
 	 * rerun it in the active terminal.
 	 */
-	async runRecent(type: 'command' | 'cwd', filterMode?: 'fuzzy' | 'contiguous', value?: string): Promise<void> {
+	async runRecent(type: 'command' | 'cwd', filterMode?: 'fuzzy' | 'contiguous', value?: string): Promise<void | boolean> {
+		const isFromRunRecentCommand = (type === 'command');
+
 		return this._instantiationService.invokeFunction(showRunRecentQuickPick,
 			this._ctx.instance,
 			this._terminalInRunCommandPicker,
 			type,
 			filterMode,
 			value,
+			isFromRunRecentCommand
 		);
 	}
 }
@@ -143,7 +146,13 @@ registerActiveInstanceAction({
 		if (!history) {
 			return;
 		}
-		await history.runRecent('command');
+
+		let runRecentReturnValue: void | boolean = await history.runRecent('command');
+		for (let i = 0; i < 50 && runRecentReturnValue; i++) {
+			await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+			runRecentReturnValue = await history.runRecent('command');
+		}
+
 		if (activeInstance?.target === TerminalLocation.Editor) {
 			await c.editorService.revealActiveEditor();
 		} else {

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/history/browser/terminalRunRecentQuickPick.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export async function showRunRecentQuickPick(
 	type: 'command' | 'cwd',
 	filterMode?: 'fuzzy' | 'contiguous',
 	value?: string,
-): Promise<void> {
+	isFromRunRecentCommand?: boolean,
+): Promise<void | boolean> {
 	if (!instance.xterm) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@ export async function showRunRecentQuickPick(
 		}
 	}
 	if (items.length === 0) {
+		if (isFromRunRecentCommand) {
+			return true;
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 	const disposables = new DisposableStore();