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@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
## Development Setup
-You'll need to clone two repositories and set up your development environment
-to before you can proceed.
+1. [Fork and clone][fork] the [vscode-powershell repository](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell).
-1. [Fork and clone][fork] the [vscode-powershell repository](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell)
-
-2. [Fork and clone][fork] the [PowerShell Editor Services (PSES) repository](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices)
+2. [Fork and clone][fork] the [PowerShell Editor Services (PSES) repository](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices).
> The `vscode-powershell` folder and the `PowerShellEditorServices` folder should be next to each other on the file
> system. Code in `vscode-powershell` looks for PSES at `../PowerShellEditorServices` if you're building locally so
> PSES must be in that location.
@@ -15,12 +12,13 @@ to before you can proceed.
3. Follow the [development instructions](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices#development) for
PowerShell Editor Services. **You will need to complete this step before proceeding**.
-4. Install the latest [Visual Studio Code Insiders release](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders)
- > You can also use the [standard Visual Studio Code release](https://code.visualstudio.com/). Both will work, but
- > using VSCode Insiders means the extension can be developed ready for new features and changes in the next VSCode
- > release.
+4. Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) 16.x or higher.
-5. Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) 16.x or higher.
+5. Install [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com).
+ Open the multi-root workspace file in this repo, `extension-dev.code-workspace`.
+ > This has a set of recommended extensions to install and provides tasks.
+ > The ESLint formatter will require you to install ESLint globally, using `npm install -g eslint`.
+ > Otherwise VS Code will erroneously complain that it isn't able to use it to format TypeScript files.
[fork]: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ to before you can proceed.
#### From Visual Studio Code
-> Press Ctrl+P and type `task build`
-
-This will compile the TypeScript files in the project to JavaScript files.
+Press Ctrl+P and type `task build`. Explore the other provided tasks for helpful commands.
#### From a PowerShell prompt
@@ -38,18 +34,13 @@ This will compile the TypeScript files in the project to JavaScript files.
Invoke-Build Build
```
-### Launching the extension
-
-#### From Visual Studio Code
-
-> To debug the extension, press F5. To run the extension without debugging, press
-> Ctrl+F5 or Cmd+F5 on macOS.
+Explore the `vscode-powershell.build.ps1` file for other build targets.
-#### From a command prompt
+### Launching the extension
-```cmd
-code --extensionDevelopmentPath="c:\path\to\vscode-powershell" .
-```
+To debug the extension use one of the provided `Launch Extension` debug configurations (remember to rebuild first).
+You can simultaneously use the `Attach to Editor Services` configuration to attach the .NET debugger to the PowerShell process running the server.
+Try the `powershell.developer.editorServicesWaitForDebugger` setting to attach before startup.
## Contributing Snippets