PIO IDE in VSCode: Please don’t overwrite extensions.json

[neilbalch]

Issue type: PlatformIO Core/IDE feature request.

On a regular basis, I use the VSCode-generated .vscode/extensions.json to maintain a list of VSCode extensions relevant to the project. Every time PlatformIO updates (I think this is the trigger, I could be wrong), it overwrites the entire file with one that just recommends itself for installation. Every time I see this, I need to revert the changes in git before I make commits.

I wish this weren’t the case. I’d be perfectly happy (pleased even) if the PlatformIO IDE extension appended itself to the end of the file rather than overwriting it. Could we make this change a reality/get an explanation for why it is the way it currently is?

See PlatformIO Community post for discussion.

[ivankravets]

Please re-test with pio upgrade --dev. Restart VSCode.