microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools

[Feature] Ability to refresh Build Analyzer from a task

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Description

### Request Overview

I'm using (type: cmake, command: build) in a task, but that does not refresh the Build Analyzer panel. Nor is there a manual refresh button in that panel. The only ways to refresh it without reloading the window is to invoke "CMake: Refresh Tests" command, but that also does not seem to be callable by tasks. Please add "refresh" or similar command to the cmake task commands.

### Additional Information

The panel seems to be refreshing automatically if it is visible during the build process, but not when I switch to it after the build.
I invoke the build task from an extension that provides list of tasks, so the CMake panel usually isn't visible during build.

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Research direction

Start by locating the CMake task command definitions and the Build Analyzer refresh handling. Compare the existing "CMake: Refresh Tests" command with how CMake tasks are exposed and invoked. Done means a task can invoke a refresh command that updates the Build Analyzer when the panel was not visible during the build.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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