Downloads VS Code
Fetches a test instance of Visual Studio Code — any supported version, stable or insiders.
ExTester
Your essential UI testing companion for Visual Studio Code extensions. Execute UI tests with Selenium WebDriver, ensuring robustness and reliability in your extension development journey.
What ExTester does for you
Section titled “What ExTester does for you”Handles ChromeDriver
Downloads the exact ChromeDriver build matching the VS Code instance, automatically.
Packages your extension
Packs and installs your extension into the downloaded VS Code instance.
Runs your tests
Launches VS Code under Selenium WebDriver and runs your Mocha-based UI tests against it.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”InstallationAdd ExTester to your extension project.
Supported VersionsVS Code, Node.js and OS support policy.
Write your first testA simple UI test, from scratch to green.
Test setup in depthCLI, environment variables and extester.config.json.
More resources
Section titled “More resources”ExTester RunnerVS Code extension with a UI for orchestrating your ExTester tests.
Example projectA complete working example of an extension tested with ExTester.
Known issuesPlatform caveats and common problems.
ContributingBuild, test and contribute to ExTester itself.