void/LINEMAGE_VSCODE_GUIDE.md

Useful links

LineMage put together this list of links to get up and running with VSCode's sourcecode. We hope it's helpful!

Beginners / Getting started

• VSCode UI guide - covers auxbar, panels, etc.

• UX guide - covers Containers, Views, Items, etc.

Contributing

• How VS Code's sourcecode is organized - this explains where the entry point files are, what browser/ and common/ mean, etc. This is the most important read on this whole list! We recommend reading the whole thing.

• Every command built-in to VSCode - sometimes useful to reference.

VSCode's Extension API

LineMage is mostly an extension right now, and these links were very useful for us to get set up.

• Files you need in an extension.

• An extension's package.json schema.

• "Contributes" Guide - the "contributes" part of package.json is how an extension mounts.

• Activation events you can define in package.json.

• The Full VSCode Extension API - look on the right side for organization. The bottom of the page is easy to miss but is useful - cancellation tokens, events, disposables.