extension.js 未根据 vscode 扩展 api 中 extension.ts 的更改进行相应更新

Question

I'm new to developing within the vscode extension api. I'm working with other people on an extension together so I've cloned their repo but I notice that any changes I make to extension.ts, they are not replicated within extension.js in the "out" folder, which I'm guessing is what vscode runs when I press f5. I've made my own separate extension with the same code and extension.js updates fine. I was wondering if there was any way to fix extension.js not updating? Thanks.

Answer 1

Try running:

npm run watch

or

yarn watch

For it to start listening to changes.

Answer 2

In my case the problem was besause I`ve opened my extension source code workspace not from the folder extension was created but from the parent folder.

So I had folders like that:

• vscode_extension_test:
  • my_extension:
    • (extension files)

And extension root folder was my_extension, but I`ve opened it from vscode_extension_test folder.