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Example VSCode Extension

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Created by following:

• Your First Extension VSCode article
• How To Create And Deploy A VSCode Extension video

npm install -g yo generator-code
yo code
# add you extension to the code
npm i -g vsce # tool for publishing extension

Publish the package by following the steps below. From https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension

1 - Login to Azure https://dev.azure.com/ 2 - Create a project (or select an old one) 3 - Click upper right user icon and select personal access token PAT 4 - Maker sure the "Organization" is set to "All accessible organizations" 5 - Select "custom defined" scopes 6 - At the end on the next page select "Show all scopes" 7 - Select manage form under market place 8 - Save the token in the .env file 9 - Create a publisher by following the link on publishing-extension link noted above 10 - note the ID next to the publisher - needed for login with the PAT

vsce login AppsForTracking
vsce publish