Build VSCode Extensions
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This repo has one VSCode extension component:
| Component | Location | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| dart_node_vsix | packages/dart_node_vsix/ | The SDK package — Dart bindings for the VSCode extension API (commands, tree views, webviews, status bar, etc.) |
dart_node_vsix SDK package
Test the SDK (Dart tests compiled to JS, run in VSCode):
cd packages/dart_node_vsix && npm install && npm run compile && npm test
What it provides — Dart bindings for:
commands,window,workspace,statusBarTreeView,Webview,OutputChannelExtensionContext,DisposableMochatest API bindings- JS interop helpers (
Promise,EventEmitter)
Architecture
Both use the same pattern: Dart → dart compile js → wrapper script → VSCode-compatible JS module.
The wrapper scripts (scripts/wrap-extension.js, scripts/wrap-tests.js) bridge dart2js output to VSCode's CommonJS require/module.exports system and inject polyfills (navigator, self) needed by dart2js async scheduling.
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- GitHub stars
- 113
- Forks
- 2
- Last commit
- Jul 2026
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build-extension- Source
- github.com/melbournedeveloper/dart_node