README.md

Hello World (React + Create React App)

This is an implementation of the default Hello World sample extension that demonstrates how to set up and use a React + Create React App + Webview UI Toolkit webview extension.

Documentation

For a deeper dive into how this sample works, read the guides below.

• Extension structure
• Extension commands
• Extension development cycle

Run The Sample

# Copy sample extension locally
npx degit microsoft/vscode-webview-ui-toolkit-samples/frameworks/hello-world-react-cra hello-world

# Navigate into sample directory
cd hello-world

# Install dependencies for both the extension and webview UI source code
npm run install:all

# Build webview UI source code
npm run build:webview

# Open sample in VS Code
code .

Once the sample is open inside VS Code you can run the extension by doing the following:

1. Press F5 to open a new Extension Development Host window
2. Inside the host window, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and type Hello World (React + CRA): Show