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wazza
wazza

Reputation: 800

Vscode extensions not working with multiple instances

I am creating VsCode Extension using typescript and I have tried to take all the activities using events. For instance, Whenever a file is opened I have listeners to these events so event is fired and I will write the name of file to the console but it is not working when I open another instances of vscode using File-> New Window option. Can any one tell me why this is happening?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 584

Answers (1)

seairth
seairth

Reputation: 2062

When you open a new window from the Extension Development Host instance, the behavior is the same as if you were doing the same action from a normal instance. You will notice that the new window does not state [Extension Development Host]. It has no knowledge of your extension since it isn't an installed extension.

About the only thing you can do is copy your extension into the extensions folder (i.e. temporarily "install" it) and give it a try.

Upvotes: 1

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