runTest.ts

import * as cp from 'child_process';
import * as path from 'path';
import {
  downloadAndUnzipVSCode,
  resolveCliPathFromVSCodeExecutablePath,
  runTests
} from 'vscode-test';

async function main() {
    try {
        // The folder containing the Extension Manifest package.json
        // Passed to `--extensionDevelopmentPath`
        const extensionDevelopmentPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../');
        // The path to the extension test script
        // Passed to --extensionTestsPath
        const extensionTestsPath = path.resolve(__dirname, './');
        const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode('1.50.0');
        const cliPath = resolveCliPathFromVSCodeExecutablePath(vscodeExecutablePath)
        // Use cp.spawn / cp.exec for custom setup
        cp.spawnSync(cliPath, ['--install-extension', 'redhat.vscode-commons'], {
          encoding: 'utf-8',
          stdio: 'inherit'
        });
        // Download VS Code, unzip it and run the integration test
        await runTests({ 
            vscodeExecutablePath, 
            extensionDevelopmentPath, 
            extensionTestsPath, 
            launchArgs: [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test/resources/sampleNodeApp/')] });
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(`Failed to run tests. ${err}`);
        process.exit(1);
    }
}

main();