AutoLaunch will automatically run a task in "tasks.json" or launch a configuration in "launch.json" when VS Code starts up.
Simply add "auto": true in the task or configuration you want to AutoLaunch!
For tasks, this feature is now built-in into VS Code (since 1.30), so you might want to check that out instead.
tasks.json example:
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "npm start",
"type": "npm",
"script": "start",
"auto": true
}
]
}launch.json example:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch Program",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/Program.js",
"auto": true
}
]
}Tasks must be defined in tasks.json. They must have the label or taskName properties defined. taskName is deprecated by VS Code but still supported by the extension.
Configurations must be defined in launch.json. They must have the name property defined.
v2.0.0 introduces modes that can change the behaviour of AutoLaunch. The possible modes are:
auto: Will AutoLaunch directly as expected (default mode).prompt: Will prompt the user to AutoLaunch or not. This is useful in the case where you want to open a folder to simply look at it.disabled: Same as disabling the extension.
The mode can be changed in the settings: autolaunch.mode
- Configurations are launched in debug mode (same as 'Start Debugging' or F5)
- VS Code will warn that "Property auto is not allowed". Waiting for this issue, but it looks like this might never get fixed.