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Courses VSCode Extension

This details the maintenance guidelines for the freeCodeCamp/courses-vscode-extension repository which contains the source code for the freeCodeCamp - Courses extension.

A GitHub Action automagically publishes the extension to the Visual Studio Marketplace, on the release of a new GitHub Release.

  1. Package a new version of the extension:

    Terminal window
    npm run pack -- <tag_type>

    Where <tag_type> is one of: major, minor, patch.

  2. Push the new version to main:

    Terminal window
    git commit -am "<tag_type>(<version>): <description>"
    git push

    Optionally, you can push directly to upstream/main, but opening a new PR is recommended for a sanity check.

  3. Create a new GitHub Release using the GitHub UI:

    • Correctly increment the version number, when creating a new tag.
    • Upload the .vsix file with the release.
    • Publish the release, and confirm the action succeeded.

A manual upload to the Visual Studio Marketplace can be achieved, by following these steps:

  1. Visit https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ and sign in

  2. Navigate to the freeCodeCamp Publisher page

  3. Select the relevant extension, and select Update

  4. Upload the file from your local files