The Visual Studio Code Extension Manager

• Node.js at least 10.x.x

Or simply Docker.

Install vsce globally:

npm install -g vsce

Verify the installation:

vsce --version

vsce is meant to be mainly used as a command line tool. It can also be used a library since it exposes a small API. When using vsce as a library be sure to sanitize any user input used in API calls, as a security measurement.

You can also build a container for running vsce:

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce
cd vscode-vsce
docker build -t vsce .

Validate the container:

docker run -it vsce --version

Publish your local extension:

docker run -it -v $(pwd):/workspace vsce publish

First clone this repository, then:

npm i
npm run watch # or `watch-test` to also run tests

Once the watcher is up and running, you can run out of sources with:

npm run vsce

Simply push a new tag and the CI will automatically publish to NPM. The usual flow is:

npm version [minor|patch]
git push --follow-tags

This tool assists in packaging and publishing Visual Studio Code extensions.

Read the Documentation on the VS Code website.