Restore extensions if publishing from Visual Studio Code fails
| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | 
Oct 1, 2024 |
Oct 1, 2024 |
Business value
If publishing an extension from within Visual Studio Code fails, the publishing process tries to restore any previously installed extensions that were uninstalled and unpublished as part of the failed publishing. If a full restore fails, the developer is informed about which extensions could be restored and which ones failed, providing the developer with a better overview.
Feature details
When deploying an extension from Visual Studio Code, which is part of a graph of installed extensions on the target environment, first-level dependent extensions are uninstalled and unpublished in order to be recompiled once the extension has been deployed. However, if the deployment from Visual Studio Code fails (for example, due to a compilation issue on the server), the server is left with an incomplete graph of installed extensions. This results in unnecessary manual work to redeploy the previously installed extensions in the correct order. With this release, Visual Studio Code now tries to restore the previous extension state, removing the need for manual work in most cases.
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