To support lazy activation of Visual Studio Code extensions (plug-ins), your extension controls when it should be loaded through a set of Activation Events.

Feb 8, 2024 · We have tried to measure the timespan of activate function of the extension, also tried to do calculation with the end time when activate function finishes and the extension host …

Nov 28, 2018 · VSCode takes 3 to 4 seconds to activate an extension no matter what activation event is used. With such a long delay, it's very easy to modify a document before the …

Nov 21, 2018 · I've found out, that clicking View > Command Palete (or just CTRL+SHIFT+P) and typing Show Running Extensions command, shows the Activation time for each extension. I've …

Oct 20, 2024 · Activation events are specific triggers that tell VS Code when to load and start your extension. By default, extensions are not loaded when VS Code starts up. Instead, they are …

Mar 12, 2019 · If you use the command to "Developer: Show Running Extensions" you will see a list of the activated extensions in your VS Code instance. You will also see, to the right, how …

Provides structured logging capability with configurable log levels through VS Code's output channel mechanism. Extension Activation. The extension is activated based on specific …

Nov 18, 2023 · In the VSCode API Documentation - Activation Events, we can read that: Your extension becomes activated when the Activation Event happens. But it doesn't state if it …

Mar 13, 2025 · One of the main concepts is delay the starting of extensions host and loading of extensions as much as possible (lazy loading), each extension will have some activation …

Oct 19, 2020 · Most extensions are written in TypeScript, but they can also be written in JavaScript. Extensions can include Node modules as dependencies. You can bundle and …