Chocolatey Visual Studio Code servicing extension

Chocolatey Visual Studio Code servicing extension is a Windows package that provides helper functions for developing packages that install Visual Studio Code extensions. It is intended for people who create or maintain Chocolatey packages for these extensions. The package is used as supporting software during package installation and removal rather than as a standalone editor or Visual Studio Code distribution.

Its functions can be called from Chocolatey install scripts and uninstall scripts. A package author can make the servicing extension a dependency in the package’s nuspec file so that the helper functions are available when those scripts run. This gives package development a defined place for operations related to installing and removing Visual Studio Code extensions.

The extension fits the Windows category because its documented use is within Chocolatey package scripts on Windows. Its role is focused on package servicing, making it relevant to developers who need to prepare or maintain Chocolatey packages for Visual Studio Code extensions. The available information does not specify a license, so the license should be treated as unknown.

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