PowerShell / PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Add TaskProvider implementation for dynamic task generation
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Description
In the upcoming 1.13.0 release, VS Code will be getting a new "task provider" API which will allow us to automatically populate the "Task: Run Task" menu with a task list that we generate from code. This would be really useful for scooping the task names out of a psake or Invoke-Build script so that the user can run them easily.
There isn't any documentation yet but the API shape is here:
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the VS Code TaskProvider API linked in the issue and locating the extension entry point that integrates VS Code tasks. Done means dynamically generated tasks from psake or Invoke-Build scripts appear in the “Task: Run Task” menu; the issue names no implementation files or tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100