vscode-test

This module helps you test VS Code extensions.

Supported:

• Node >= 8.x
• Windows >= Windows Server 2012+ / Win10+ (anything with Powershell >= 5.0)
• macOS
• Linux

Usage

See ./sample for a runnable sample, with Azure Devops Pipelines configuration.

import * as path from 'path'

import { runTests, downloadAndUnzipVSCode } from 'vscode-test'

async function go() {

  const extensionPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../')
  const testRunnerPath = path.resolve(__dirname, './suite')
  const testWorkspace = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test-fixtures/fixture1')

  /**
   * Basic usage
   */
  await runTests({
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath,
    testWorkspace
  })

  const testRunnerPath2 = path.resolve(__dirname, './suite2')
  const testWorkspace2 = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test-fixtures/fixture2')

  /**
   * Running a second test suite
   */
  await runTests({
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath: testRunnerPath2,
    testWorkspace: testWorkspace2
  })

  /**
   * Use 1.31.0 release for testing
   */
  await runTests({
    version: '1.31.0',
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath,
    testWorkspace
  })

  /**
   * Use Insiders release for testing
   */
  await runTests({
    version: 'insiders',
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath,
    testWorkspace
  })

  /**
   * Manually download VS Code 1.30.0 release for testing.
   */
  const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode('1.30.0')
  await runTests({
    vscodeExecutablePath,
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath,
    testWorkspace
  })

  /**
   * - Add additional launch flags for VS Code
   * - Pass custom environment variables to test runner
   */
  await runTests({
    vscodeExecutablePath,
    extensionPath,
    testRunnerPath,
    testWorkspace,
    // This disables all extensions except the one being tested
    additionalLaunchArgs: ['--disable-extensions'],
    // Custom environment variables for test runner
    testRunnerEnv: { foo: 'bar' }
  })

  /**
   * Manually specify all launch flags for VS Code
   */
  await runTests({
    vscodeExecutablePath,
    launchArgs: [
      testWorkspace,
      `--extensionDevelopmentPath=${extensionPath}`,
      `--extensionTestsPath=${testRunnerPath}`
    ]
  })
}

go()

License

MIT

Contributing

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