Document VS Code Selfhost Test Provider extension#312459
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Add contributor-facing documentation and extension metadata for the VS Code selfhost test provider so workspace recommendations explain what the extension does and what workspace access it requires.
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Pull request overview
Documents the ms-vscode.vscode-selfhost-test-provider selfhost extension so VS Code contributors can understand why it’s recommended and what it does when installed in a VS Code source workspace.
Changes:
- Added a README describing features, activation conditions, and workspace requirements.
- Expanded
package.jsonmarketplace metadata (keywords, homepage, bugs, Q&A, banner) and declared virtual workspace support as unsupported.
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json | Improves extension detail metadata and declares virtual workspace capability support. |
| .vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/README.md | Adds end-user documentation for the extension’s purpose and usage in the VS Code repo. |
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
requirements, commands, and issue location.
process access to discover and run tests.
Motivation
This follows the same motivation as #312452 and #312455. I wanted to understand why VS Code was
recommending random selfhost extensions, but the extension details pages did not explain what they
do or why they are useful in the workspace recommendations. This PR documents
ms-vscode.vscode-selfhost-test-providerso contributors can understand the recommendation fromthe extension details page.
AI disclosure
The descriptive README text and package metadata descriptions in this PR were generated with AI
assistance and reviewed before publication.
Validation
node -e "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/package.json','utf8')); console.log('package.json ok')"npx markdownlint-cli2 .vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider/README.mdnpx @vscode/vsce lsnpm run compilein.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider../../../node_modules/.bin/mocha --ui tdd "out/*.test.js"in.vscode/extensions/vscode-selfhost-test-provider