Document date-based VS Code Insiders targeting#10057
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Pull request overview
This pull request updates the VS Code extension publishing docs to explain how extension authors can target Insiders builds using a date tag in engines.vscode, and fixes a year typo in the VS Code 1.57 release notes example.
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- Correct the year in the VS Code 1.57 release notes example from 2020 to 2021.
- Document date-tagged
engines.vscodesyntax (for example,^1.56.0-20210428) in the extension publishing guide.
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| File | Description |
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| release-notes/v1_57.md | Fixes the example’s stated date to match 20210428 (April 28, 2021). |
| api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension.md | Adds guidance for targeting Insiders builds by build date using a YYYYMMDD tag in engines.vscode. |
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Summary
Document how extension authors can append a date tag in
YYYYMMDDformat toengines.vscodewhen targeting an Insiders build.The new example explains that
^1.56.0-20210428targets VS Code 1.56 or later builds created on or after April 28, 2021.Also correct the corresponding VS Code 1.57 release note, which incorrectly identifies April 28, 2021 as April 28, 2020.
Closes #5815
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