Visual Studio Code Extensibility Reference

This section of our documentation goes into detail on the various features of VS Code extensibility. It's worth reviewing the introduction on the extensions as well as going through the 'Hello World' example before digging in too deeply here.

The easiest way to see VS Code extensions in action is via the Extension Gallery. Once you have built your first extension or are ready to share a customization, it can be published for others to install.

The Extensibility Reference Documents

This section of our documentation covers the following topics...

Topic	Description
package.json Extension Manifest	Every Visual Studio Code extension needs a manifest file package.json at the root of the extension folder. This document provides an overview of the structure of that file and the mandatory fields.
Contribution Points	Building on the base project.json, there are a number of additional extension points you can contribute to e.g. commands, themes, debuggers,...
Activation Events	VS Code lazily activates extensions. This document outlines the activation options supported in project.json e.g. when a specific file type is loaded, when a command is fired, etc
API vscode namespace	Review the full vscode namespace API reference.
API debugging	Learn the details about integrating debuggers into VS Code.

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