Run command as variable

[giantmustache]

I see the use of these custom commands and I would like to use it in my launch.json as a variable like so "cd ${command:ego.power-tools.commands.my_command}"

With a command that actually has a return statement:

// my_command.js
exports.execute = async (args) => {
    return "hello"
};

Would something like that be possible with these power tools?

[ghost]

@giantmustache

You can realize it the following way:

.vscode/settings.json (register command myCommand, which is executed via my_command.js):

{
    "ego.power-tools": {
        "commands": {
            "myCommand": {
                "script": "my_command.js"
            }
        }
    }
}

.vscode/my_command.js (return a string in execute(), which replaces ${command:myCommand}, s. below):

exports.execute = async (args) => {
    return "hello"
};

.vscode/launch.json (define ${command:myCommand}, which is replaces by the result of execute() from my_command.js):

// A launch configuration that compiles the extension and then opens it inside a new window
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "myCommand Test",
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "args": ["${command:myCommand}"]
        }
    ]
}

[giantmustache]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for the fast response.