how does it actually works ?

[ctf0]

i've followed the example of https://github.com/egomobile/vscode-powertools/wiki/Buttons but nothing works

Version: 1.74.0-insider
Commit: 3fb8e8feb1c93a490feb2c2259713d4c8f0e0058
Date: 2022-11-14T10:15:39.203Z
Electron: 19.1.3
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 21.6.0
Sandboxed: Yes

[mkloubert]

@ctf0 for me the first example works fine

can you give a detailed and exact example, what you did from your side?

[ctf0]

1. i created an exact copy of the example
2. the btn was added to the status bar
3. clicking the btn doesnt fire the information msg

• i tried adding the config in both the global settings & workspace settings, nothing changed
• i tried haveing the script path as an absolute path outside the workspace & having it next to the workspace settings file as the example but nothing changed

maybe it have to do with the insiders version am using, am not sure, if there is a way to debug this, plz tell me.

[mkloubert]

@ctf0

how does your settings look like and where is the JS file stored?

[ctf0]

• global user settings

"ego.power-tools": {
        "startup": [
            // doesnt work
            {
                "script": "startup.js"
            },
            // show information msg, but cmnd give error 
            // Running shell command 'npm install' ... [FAILED: '[Error] 'Command failed: npm install
            {
                "command": "npm install",
                "if": " !$fs.existsSync( $v['workspaceRoot'] + '/node_modules' ) "
            }
        ]
    },

• startup.js ~/.vscode-powertools/startup.js

exports.execute = async (args) => {
    const vscode = args.require('vscode');

    await refreshProjects(vscode)
};

async function refreshProjects(vscode)
{
    await vscode.commands.executeCommand('projectManager.refreshProjects')

    vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
        'Project Manager: Refresh Projects'
    );
}

[ctf0]

also keep getting this in the output

Initializing extension ...

[xxx] Initializing workspace ...
Running shell command '' ... [FAILED: '[TypeError] 'The argument 'file' cannot be empty. Received '''']
[xxx] 🧾 startups.onstartup(1) :: The argument 'file' cannot be empty. Received ''
[xxx] Executed all startups.
[xxx] Workspace initialized.

Extension has been initialized.

Your network configuration:
================================
Hostname: xxx.local

Network interfaces:
    - ....

with settings of

"ego.power-tools": {
        "startup": [
            {
                "script": "startup.js"
            }
        ]
    },