Represents an extension.
To get an instance of an Extension
use {@link extensions.getExtension getExtension}.
Fields
read onlyextensionPath:String
The absolute file path of the directory containing this extension. Shorthand notation for {@link Extension.extensionUri Extension.extensionUri.fsPath} (independent of the uri scheme).
extensionKind:ExtensionKind
The extension kind describes if an extension runs where the UI runs
or if an extension runs where the remote extension host runs. The extension kind
is defined in the package.json
-file of extensions but can also be refined
via the remote.extensionKind
-setting. When no remote extension host exists,
the value is {@linkcode ExtensionKind.UI}.
exports:T
The public API exported by this extension. It is an invalid action to access this field before this extension has been activated.
activate():Thenable<T>
Activates this extension and returns its public API.
Returns:
A promise that will resolve when this extension has been activated.