// Available variables which can be used inside of strings. // ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team // ${file}: the current opened file // ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename // ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname // ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension // ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process // A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension. { "version": "2.0.0", "tasks": [ { "type": "npm", "script": "watch", "problemMatcher": { "owner": "typescript", "pattern": [ { "regexp": "\\[tsl\\] ERROR", "file": 1, "location": 2, "message": 3 } ], "background": { "activeOnStart": true, "beginsPattern": "Compiler '[^']+' starting", "endsPattern": "Compiler '[^']+' finished" } }, "isBackground": true, "presentation": { "reveal": "never" }, "group": { "kind": "build", "isDefault": true } } ] }