Platformio-core: PIO IDE in VSCode: Please don’t overwrite `extensions.json`

[neilbalch]

Issue type: PlatformIO Core/IDE feature request.

On a regular basis, I use the VSCode-generated .vscode/extensions.json to maintain a list of VSCode extensions relevant to the project. Every time PlatformIO updates (_I think this is the trigger, I could be wrong_), it overwrites the entire file with one that just recommends itself for installation. Every time I see this, I need to revert the changes in git before I make commits.

I wish this weren’t the case. I’d be perfectly happy (_pleased even_) if the PlatformIO IDE extension _appended_ itself to the end of the file rather than _overwriting_ it. Could we make this change a reality/get an explanation for why it is the way it currently is?

See PlatformIO Community post for discussion.

[ivankravets]

Please re-test with pio upgrade --dev. Restart VSCode.