generator-codium tooling to create extensions in vscodium itself #174

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giteasync · 2025-09-10T23:42:33-05:00

giteasync commented

2025-09-10 23:42:33 -05:00

Originally created by @ar-daniel on GitHub.

Describe the feature
Can we have generator-codium much like generator-code for creating extensions with vscodium itself ?
and be able upload to https://open-vsx.org/ repository also ?
ref
https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-generator-code
the npm repo used to package and create 'generator-code'
a 'generator-codium' of the above repo would be nice
also associated yeoman generator for it ( see below )

Please confirm that this feature is VSCodium-specific
yes, feature is available with vscode but not with codium

general procedure to work with 'generator-code' involves installing yeoman as well
when triggering codium with 'yo throws following error

$ yo codium

Error codium 

You don't seem to have a generator with the name “generator-codium” installed.
But help is on the way:

You can see available generators via npm search yeoman-generator or via http://yeoman.io/generators/. 
Install them with npm install generator-codium.

To see all your installed generators run yo --generators. Adding the --help option will also show subgenerators. 

If yo cannot find the generator, run yo doctor to troubleshoot your system.

Please confirm that the issue/resolution isn't already documented
I guess not as this is a feature request.

[x ] I checked the Docs page and the Troubleshooting page and my issue is not mentioned there.

Expected behavior
To be able create extensions in vscodium itself
and tooling like generator-codium when initiated should launch vscodium for extension creation instead of vscode

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: Linux mint VERSION="21.3 (Virginia)
Architecture : x64
Version : 1.96.2
App Manager: apt ( installed via deb package )
Sandboxed : no

Originally created by @ar-daniel on GitHub. **Describe the feature** Can we have generator-codium much like generator-code for creating extensions with vscodium itself ? and be able upload to https://open-vsx.org/ repository also ? ref https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-generator-code the npm repo used to package and create 'generator-code' a 'generator-codium' of the above repo would be nice also associated yeoman generator for it ( see below ) **Please confirm that this feature is VSCodium-specific** yes, feature is available with vscode but not with codium general procedure to work with 'generator-code' involves installing yeoman as well when triggering codium with 'yo throws following error ``` $ yo codium Error codium You don't seem to have a generator with the name “generator-codium” installed. But help is on the way: You can see available generators via npm search yeoman-generator or via http://yeoman.io/generators/. Install them with npm install generator-codium. To see all your installed generators run yo --generators. Adding the --help option will also show subgenerators. If yo cannot find the generator, run yo doctor to troubleshoot your system. ``` **Please confirm that the issue/resolution isn't already documented** I guess not as this is a feature request. - [x ] I checked [the Docs page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.md) and [the Troubleshooting page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md) and my issue is not mentioned there. **Expected behavior** To be able create extensions in vscodium itself and tooling like generator-codium when initiated should launch vscodium for extension creation instead of vscode **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: Linux mint VERSION="21.3 (Virginia) - Architecture : x64 - Version : 1.96.2 - App Manager: apt ( installed via deb package ) - Sandboxed : no

giteasync added the discussion label 2025-09-10 23:42:33 -05:00

giteasync commented

2025-09-10 23:42:34 -05:00

@daiyam commented on GitHub:

so could we adjust it and create a generator-codium for vscodium ?

Yes, there is no difference on how the extensions are created/developed.

as a side note, the label 'bug' was automatically added. couldn\t change it, and there was only a bug template available to write any issue

There a link under the list (yep only 1 item), it's a GitHub design...

Don’t see your issue here? [Open a blank issue.](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/new)

@daiyam commented on GitHub: > so could we adjust it and create a generator-codium for vscodium ? Yes, there is no difference on how the extensions are created/developed. > as a side note, the label 'bug' was automatically added. couldn\t change it, and there was only a bug template available to write any issue There a link under the list (yep only 1 item), it's a GitHub design... `Don’t see your issue here? [Open a blank issue.](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/new)`

giteasync commented

2025-09-10 23:42:34 -05:00

@ar-daniel commented on GitHub:

Can I expect the VSCodium team to fork and adjust the code necessary in
https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-generator-code
to work with VSCodium
and upload to npmjs.com as modified npm package
( like generator-codium similar to package https://www.npmjs.com/package/generator-code )
to be readily installable via npm command and work with VSCodium
(much like VSCodium itself is readily available to install and run )

Is this something the VSCodium team will be willing do it !?
please do consider, it would be of great help to the community.

@ar-daniel commented on GitHub: Can I expect the VSCodium team to fork and adjust the code necessary in https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-generator-code to work with VSCodium and upload to npmjs.com as modified npm package ( like generator-codium similar to package https://www.npmjs.com/package/generator-code ) to be readily installable via npm command and work with VSCodium (much like VSCodium itself is readily available to install and run ) Is this something the VSCodium team will be willing do it !? please do consider, it would be of great help to the community.

giteasync commented

2025-09-10 23:42:34 -05:00

@ar-daniel commented on GitHub:

Publishing is actually the next step (secondary),
What I intended is to create an extension with/ using vscodium itself.
and as I see the solution you mentioned to create extension uses custom made program
https://github.com/zokugun/artifact
which seems last updated 3 years ago.
a tooling that is created by vscode team itself would be better as any issues with it is fixed by them in due time
modifying this official tooling to work with vscodium would be ideal and its also will get updates from the parent repo.

The generator for Visual Studio Code should be fine for VSCodium.

so could we adjust it and create a generator-codium for vscodium ?

as a side note, the label 'bug' was automatically added. couldn\t change it, and there was only a bug template available to write any issue

@ar-daniel commented on GitHub: Publishing is actually the next step (secondary), What I intended is to create an extension with/ using vscodium itself. and as I see the solution you mentioned to create extension uses custom made program https://github.com/zokugun/artifact which seems last updated 3 years ago. a tooling that is created by vscode team itself would be better as any issues with it is fixed by them in due time modifying this official tooling to work with vscodium would be ideal and its also will get updates from the parent repo. > The generator for Visual Studio Code should be fine for VSCodium. so could we adjust it and create a generator-codium for vscodium ? as a side note, the label 'bug' was automatically added. couldn\t change it, and there was only a bug template available to write any issue

giteasync commented

2025-09-10 23:42:34 -05:00

@daiyam commented on GitHub:

I use my own tooling tailored for me (https://github.com/daiyam/artifact-configs/tree/master/packages/vsx-ts) and not necessarily up to date.

The generator for Visual Studio Code should be fine for VSCodium.
You just have to use a tool like https://github.com/HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension to upload to OpenVSX

@daiyam commented on GitHub: I use my own tooling tailored for me (https://github.com/daiyam/artifact-configs/tree/master/packages/vsx-ts) and not necessarily up to date. The generator for Visual Studio Code should be fine for VSCodium. You just have to use a tool like https://github.com/HaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension to upload to OpenVSX

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