Howto add a custom link provider - terminal

Question

In the latest release of vscode (1__49), there is a code snippet on creating a new link provider. https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_49. I can't seem to find a reference on where to apply this code.
window.registerTerminalLinkProvider({
provideTerminalLinks: (context, token) => {
// Detect the first instance of the word "test" if it exists and linkify it
const startIndex = (context.line as string).indexOf('test');
if (startIndex === -1) {
return [];
}
// Return an array of link results, this example only returns a single link
return [
{
startIndex,
length: 'test'.length,
tooltip: 'Show a notification',
// You can return data in this object to access inside handleTerminalLink
data: 'Example data'
}
];
},
handleTerminalLink: (link: any) => {
vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Link activated (data = ${link.data})`);
}
});
What is the process for getting the editor to utilize this feature?

Answer 1

You will need to create a vscode extension that includes your code.
As it so happens, I have just set up a fresh extension that will use the TerminalLinkProvider. You can take a look at how the sample code integrates into a sample extension on GitHub.
A good place to start with your first extension is the official guide.
After that, just add your code to the activate(...) function of your extension.
You can built your extension as a .vsix file and install it in any vscode instance you use, but if you think that your code might be of value to others, consider publishing it!