launch extension in debug alone

Author: daimor

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 {
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Launch Extension Alone",
+      "type": "extensionHost",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+      "args": ["--disable-extensions", "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}"],
+      "stopOnEntry": false,
+      "sourceMaps": true,
+      "outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/**/*.js"],
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch"
+    },
     {
       "name": "Launch Extension",
       "type": "extensionHost",
@@ -11,7 +22,7 @@
       "stopOnEntry": false,
       "sourceMaps": true,
       "outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/**/*.js"],
-      "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch"
     },
     {
       "name": "Extension Tests",
@@ -20,7 +31,7 @@
       "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
       "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}", "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceFolder}/out/test"],
       "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/out/test/**/*.js"],
-      "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm: watch"
     }
   ]
 }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -8,23 +8,20 @@
 
 // A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
 {
-	"version": "0.1.0",
-
-	// we want to run npm
-	"command": "npm",
-
-	// the command is a shell script
-	"isShellCommand": true,
-
-	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-	"showOutput": "silent",
-
-	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-	"args": ["run", "compile"],
-
-	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-	"isBackground": true,
-
-	// use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-	"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
-}
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "type": "npm",
+      "script": "watch",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "never"
+      },
+      "group": {
+        "isDefault": true,
+        "kind": "build"
+      },
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+    }
+  ]
+}