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Add VS Code Extension
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I would like to have my VS code extensions installed when I receive my Dev Box
Describe the solution you'd like
As a user, I should be able to:
- specify a list of extensions (extension version optional) that ought to be installed on my Dev Box, using
- extension id
- path to file that contains export of code --list-extensions
setupTasks:
- task: install-vscode-extension
inputs:
extension: "packageName@version "
additionalOptions:
For V1, we will NOT be supporting path to a JSON export of extensions from VS Code
- task: install-vscode-extension
inputs:
extensions: "path/to/extension/list/export"
additionalOptions:
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Research direction
Start by locating the setupTasks task handlers and existing task definitions for the install-vscode-extension syntax. Implement extension installation by extension ID, with an optional version and support for a path to a code --list-extensions export; confirm that JSON exports are excluded from V1.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100