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Add option to completely disable notifications from Coder #852

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Summary

Add a setting that allows users to completely disable notifications from the Coder extension (e.g., the prompt shown to update a workspace when it's outdated).

Motivation

Some users find the notifications disruptive and want the ability to suppress them entirely.

Proposed Approaches

  1. Ignore messages from the WebSocket — Continue to maintain the WS connection but silently discard notification-triggering messages.
  2. Disconnect the WebSocket (and reconnect when re-enabled) — Fully disconnect from the WS when notifications are disabled, and re-establish the connection when the user re-enables them.

Acceptance Criteria

  • A new user-facing setting (e.g., coder.disableNotifications) that controls whether notifications are shown.
  • When disabled, no notification prompts (workspace outdated, etc.) should appear.
  • Re-enabling the setting should restore normal notification behavior without requiring a reload.

Created on behalf of @EhabY

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