ExTester Runner - Preview (v0.1.0)

We are excited to announce the initial preview release of the ExTester Runner — a Visual Studio Code extension for orchestrating and running UI tests for VS Code extensions using the vscode-extension-tester framework.

What's Changed

🚀 Features

• Initial integration with ExTester to run UI tests directly from VS Code
• Support for launching test files and suites
• Folder support for screenshots captured during tests (#1965)
• Seamless extension view and runner panel
• Preview support for UI test orchestration inside VS Code

🔧 Maintenance

• Published extension under redhat publisher scope
• Updated README with logo and screenshots
• Applied multiple cleanup and refactoring tasks (eslint, package-lock, SonarCloud issues)
• Removed redundant .vscodeignore files and unnecessary test packaging
• Prepared vsce packaging flow for marketplace publishing
• Configured monorepo build and test integration

🔎 Tests

• Initial unit test and UI test suite created
• Fixed test reliability and timing issues
• CI setup for automated publishing and linting
• Removed problematic disposables in test teardown

🧼 Other Changes

• Various minor typo fixes, formatting tweaks, and message improvements
• CI improvements and first marketplace release publishing workflow
• Extension versioning setup for preview release

If you're testing or developing VS Code extensions and want smoother UI test workflows, give ExTester Runner a try and let us know your feedback!