Missing good test examples

[aristotelos]

Extension sample

helloworld-test-sample

VS Code version

1.94.2

What went wrong?

The current test examples in helloworld-test-sample are far too simple, and does not illustrate how the vscode API should be used for integration testing.

I myself am struggling to find examples of the following:

• How to activate the extension via the VS Code API? I could find this in another extension sample: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/blob/main/lsp-log-streaming-sample/client/src/test/completion.test.ts, but it should be part of helloworld-test-sample
• How to assert something about the contents of an Output console window?
• How to assert something about the contents of a Test Results console window?
• How to assert something about parts of the VS Code window, for instance the Test Runner window?

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[connor4312]

The VS Code API, vscode.d.ts, is what you get. Some of those things can be introspected, others cannot be and can be mocked using your choice of mocking library.