One key benefit of using command URIs in your Visual Studio Code extensions is the ability to trigger commands from links in the editor. Those links can be added to various places in the extension, such as hover cards, notifications, webviews, and completion item details. info A command URI starts with the command: scheme followed by the command name and optional arguments.
Read moreFor a new Visual Studio Code extension called CommitHelper, I wanted to integrate the extension in the Source Control Management (SCM) input. The extension should provide a list of predefined commit messages from which the user can select by using a slash / in the input field. Show image Source Control Management Input I got the idea from the GitHub Pull Requests extension that provides a similar experience when tagging/linking issues.
Read moreWhile preparing a new release for Front Matter CMS, I noticed an API call to GitHub failing from the Visual Studio Code marketplace. While looking into it, it requested a SUPPORT.md file in the repository’s root. Show image VSCode Marketplace - Call for the SUPPORT.md file The VSCode Marketplace uses the following API format: https://api.
Read moreYou can specify an icon when adding commands to your Visual Studio Code extension. These icons are rendered when you register the commands, such as the explorer title bar, document title bar, and more. info More info on registering command can be found in the VSCode documentation. You have three options for specifying the icon:
Read moreI have always been adding my Visual Studio Code extension settings to the contributes.configuration object, but I was missing a way to organize the settings in multiple sections/groups. That way, the end user gets a better overview of all settings grouped by their category. When reading the VSCode contributes.configuration schema documentation, I spotted the following: “This section can either be a single object, representing a single category of settings, or an array of objects, representing multiple categories of settings.
Read moreIf you work with webviews, you may want to open a link to a website or file within the same instance of Visual Studio Code. There are a couple of ways to achieve this, such as posting a message to the extension host or using the command URI option of your webview.
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