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LineLoom v0.9.4 — VS Code Installation & VSIX Verification Preview

GitHub pre-release · MIT · Publisher: SanskarCodes · Requires VS Code 1.96+ and independently installed Ollama

Why this preview?

A user reported that double-clicking the v0.9.3 VSIX on Windows opened Visual Studio VSIX Installer and showed: “One or more extensions are for Visual Studio Code. Try installing them in Visual Studio Code.” That message comes from the wrong installer: the downloaded extension is for Visual Studio Code, not the full Visual Studio IDE. It does not by itself indicate a failed download, damaged VSIX, or incompatibility with VS Code.

Changes since v0.9.3

  • Published a new step-by-step installation help page, covering Windows PowerShell and VS Code's built-in VSIX installation UI as well as macOS/Linux setup.
  • Updated the homepage, README, publisher guide and troubleshooting documentation so users avoid file association mistakes.
  • Added a read-only VSIX verification script that inspects ZIP structure and expected bundled extension files, confirms the packaged SanskarCodes.lineloom manifest identity/version matches the source, and rejects unexpectedly embedded dependencies, sensitive .env filenames and the standalone website.
  • Both CI VSIX packaging and the GitHub preview release workflow now run the new archive verification before upload.
  • Updated the manifest version/lockfile to 0.9.4 and pointed its homepage to the live GitHub Pages website.
  • Preserved local-first Ollama completion, privacy controls, nine registered languages, MIT licensing, explicit --pre-release VSIX metadata and GitHub-only preview release policy.

Download and install: do not double-click on Windows

  1. Download LineLoom-0.9.4.vsix from the GitHub pre-release assets.
  2. Open Visual Studio Code (not Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise).
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+X, click ... (Extensions menu), choose Install from VSIX…, and select the downloaded file.
  4. Or in PowerShell, from the folder containing the file, run code --install-extension .\\LineLoom-0.9.4.vsix if your VS Code code CLI is configured.
  5. Install/start Ollama and a coding model separately (example: ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:1.5b), open a trusted workspace, and run LineLoom: Quick Actions.

A genuine VS Code installation error should be reported with the exact VS Code error message (but no passwords, secrets, code snippets or personal paths). See the troubleshooting guide.

Verification and limitations

The release workflow requires a locked npm install, TypeScript, lint, unit tests, website checks, VS Code extension-host integration with a mocked Ollama endpoint, dependency audit, a pre-release-marked VSIX, read-only archive/manifest inspection, and SHA-256 checksum generation. GitHub CI checks Windows/macOS/Linux.

The verification script ensures the VSIX has the expected shape and publisher identity. It does not prove real installation or code-completion quality on each device. The stable v1.0.0 gate still requires manual VS Code installation tests, real Ollama CPU/GPU performance and model quality checks, and physical Windows/Linux/macOS testing. Go, Java, C and C++ remain experimental.

This is a GitHub pre-release, not a stable v1.0.0 release. Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX require separate publisher-authorized uploads.

Website: https://sanskarin.github.io/LineLoom/
Documentation: https://sanskarin.github.io/LineLoom/install.html
Repository: https://github.com/sanskarIN/LineLoom

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