R extension overwrites user settings.json with only R-related settings (single line)

[ktavabi]

The R extension (REditorSupport.r) overwrites the user settings.json file with a single minified line containing only R-related settings. All other user settings (editor, workbench, Python, Git, formatters, etc.) are removed. The file is saved in compact form (no newlines or indentation), making it hard to edit and maintain.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Have a user settings.json with many settings (e.g. editor, Python, markdown, workbench, Git) in a readable multi-line format.
2. Use the R extension (e.g. open an R file, run R terminal, change an R setting via the Settings UI, or let the extension sync/write its configuration).
3. Observe that settings.json is replaced by a single line containing only R-related keys. Example of the kind of content that remains (legacy-style keys):

Can you fix this issue by yourself? (We appreciate the help)

No

// R path for Mac OS X
"r.rterm.mac": "/usr/local/bin/R",

// R command line options (i.e: --vanilla)
    "r.rterm.option": [
      "--no-save",
      "--no-restore",
      "--no-site-file"
    ],

// Use active terminal for all commands, rather than creating a new R terminal
"r.alwaysUseActiveTerminal": false,

// Use bracketed paste mode
"r.bracketedPaste": false,

// Enable R session watcher
"r.sessionWatcher": true,

// Delay in milliseconds before sending each line to rterm (only applies if r.bracketedPaste is false)
"r.rtermSendDelay": 8,

// Other R-related
"r.rterm.option": [],
"r.source.encoding": "UTF-8",
"r.source.focus": "editor",

Expected behavior

• The extension should only update R-related settings (e.g. via workspace.getConfiguration().update() for specific keys), not replace the entire settings.json.
• Existing non-R settings and file formatting (newlines, indentation, comments) should be preserved.

Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS
• VSCode Version: Cursor (VS Code–based)
• R Version: 4.2.2
• vscode-R version: 2.8.6