Oct 30, 2025 · Explore how Visual Studio uses a workspace to represent a collection of files in Open Folder, including workspace providers and services.

What is a VS Code workspace? A Visual Studio Code workspace is the collection of one or more folders that are opened in a VS Code window (instance). In most cases, you will have a single …

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Dec 4, 2025 · A Visual Studio Code workspace is the collection of one or more folders that are opened in a VS Code window (instance). In most cases, you will have a single folder opened …

Oct 30, 2025 · Learn how language services can provide Open Folder users the same rich language features they are used to when working with solutions and projects.

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Oct 30, 2025 · All insights into Open Folder workspaces are produced by "file context providers" that implement the IFileContextProvider interface. These extensions might look for patterns in …

Oct 19, 2022 · In most cases the only workspace you need is created automatically for you and you don't have to edit it. In some cases, you might want to modify your workspace or create …

Oct 30, 2025 · Learn about workspace indexing, which is the collection and persistent storage of data to support rich IDE features for an Open Folder workspace.

Oct 30, 2025 · Build support in Open Folder scenarios requires an extender to supply indexed and file context data for the workspace, as well as the build action to run. Below is an outline of …