Install extensions in in code launched through @vscode/test-electron

[ferenj-gs]

Hey,

I want to write unit tests for my extension that is depending on cmake-tools. In my runTest.ts I try to install the extension dependencies with:

        if (packageJson.extensionDependencies) {
            for (const extensionId of packageJson.extensionDependencies) {
                console.log(`Installing ${extensionId}`);
                cp.spawnSync(cli, [...args, '--force', '--install-extension', extensionId], {
                    encoding: 'utf-8',
                    stdio: 'inherit',
                });
            }
        }

When I launch it, I see that extensions-dir argument is not processed:

Ignoring option 'extensions-dir': not supported for code.
Ignoring option 'user-data-dir': not supported for code.

Also my tests are not working as my extension activation fails, because activation fails, as in the started instance there are no extensions installed.

What is the recommended way for solving this issue? (i.e. extension has dependency, and the dependencies should be installed to this test-electron downloaded code instance.)

Thanks & BR,
Ferenc

[isidorn]

Not sure what's the best way forward here.
Are you still facing this challange? Have you made any progress? Thanks!

[abrilurena]

Hi @ferenj-gs! hope you're doing great. It's been a while since last time, do you still need help with this? thank you!

[abrilurena]

Hi, @ferenj-gs! it's been a while since last time, so i'm cosing this issue for now. Please feel free to re-open if you need more help ✨