microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools-api
Fix `isCppToolsTestExtension`
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- TypeScript
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Description
A fix similar to this should be made for the test API to ensure it does not crash when cpptools is not installed on a machine where this API is invoked.
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Research direction
Compare the test API implementation with commit cdc6544a6518fc0eafb22edaebe0fb074058f54b, then trace the isCppToolsTestExtension entry point. Reproduce the case where cpptools is not installed and verify that invoking the API no longer crashes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100