VS Code Git Extension API

Question

Is there somewhere one can obtain more documentation on how to create an extension that uses the Git Extension API?

At https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/maste

Answer 1

You can have a look at eamodio/vscode-gitlens, the main extension based on Git extension.

Its src/git/gitService.ts does call the GIt extension:

static async getBuiltInGitApi(): Promise {
    try {
        const extension = extensions.getExtension('vscode.git') as Extension;
        if (extension !== undefined) {
            const gitExtension = extension.isActive ? extension.exports : await extension.activate();

            return gitExtension.getAPI(1);
        }
    } catch {}

    return undefined;
}