Questions re: extension pack versioning

[2bit-hack]

Greetings! I had a few questions regarding the current implementation of VS Code extension packs:

1. Is it currently possible to fix extension versions in an extension pack? That is, can I specifically make it so that extension xyz would be installed only at the version a.b.c and not the latest available version as is the case by default?
2. Can we have an update button on the extension pack marketplace item that, in one click, updates all un-updated extensions mentioned in the extension pack as opposed to the buttons appearing on each individual extension?

If these are not currently present, do you think these might be considered as feature requests for the future?

Thanks in advance.

[alefragnani]

Hi @2bit-hack ,

Right now, extension packs don't support versioning individual extensions so, it will always use the latest version while installing the extension pack.

But, based on the recent release of the @extensions.allowed setting, I wonder how it would work if some of the extensions is listed to use fixed version. Sure, the setting is towards end-user instead of extension development, but I think it worth a try.

Either way, I would suggest you to report these ideas in the VS Code repo, so the VS Code team could make the proper triage.

Hope this helps