package.json

[CarlKnox]

I needed to move vscode from dependencies to devDependencies because this is a core module.

"dependencies": {
"vscode-languageclient": "^5.2.1",
"viz.js": "1.8.1"
},
"devDependencies": {
"vscode": "^1.1.36",
"@types/node": "^12.7.8",
"typescript": "^3.6.3"
}

[nikeee]

The extension imports stuff from the vscode module that will be used during runtime. Why is it possible to make this a dev dependency?

[CarlKnox]

I didn't capture the error but a search result said, to the effect, vscode is a core module and didn't need to be included as a dependency. I'll try to reproduce to get the exact messages.

[CarlKnox]

Here is where I'm seeing the error message.
C:\workspace\dot-vscode [master ≡]> vsce package ERROR You should not depend on 'vscode' in your 'dependencies'. Did you mean to add it to 'devDependencies'?

The vscode-vsce project contains the following with no explanation.

Object.keys((manifest.dependencies || {})).forEach(dep => {
	if (dep === 'vscode') {
		throw new Error(`You should not depend on 'vscode' in your 'dependencies'. Did you mean to add it to 'devDependencies'?`);
	}
});