Button in Terminal Panel

A VSCode extension: Add buttons in terminal panel, like build and debug buttons.

The current implementation adds 6 buttons: 3 task/build buttons + 3 run/debug buttons, placed to the left of the default buttons:

Button functions and commands:

Button	Command
Select & Run task	workbench.action.tasks.runTask
Configure default build task	workbench.action.tasks.configureDefaultBuildTask
Run default build task	workbench.action.tasks.build
Select & Debug program	workbench.action.debug.selectandstart
Debug program	workbench.action.debug.start
Run program without debugging	workbench.action.debug.run

Install

1. Get .vsix file in Release
2. In Extension view, click the triple-dot button, then 'Install from VSIX...'

Modify Buttons

The terminal panel title bar buttons cannot be customized via setting.json files. To change buttons, you must modify this project’s code. The changes are straightforward. A example below shows how to add button 7.

1. Add a button definition in src/extension.ts

Add to const BUTTON_DEFINITIONS: ButtonDefinition[]:

{ id: 'button6', command: '<A New Button Command>' },

2. Register the command in package.json

Add to the contributes.commands array:

{
  "command": "button-in-terminal-panel.button6",
  "title": "Your Button Title",
  "category": "Button in Terminal Panel",
  "icon": "$(your-icon)"
}

VS Code icon references:

• https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/icons-in-labels
• https://microsoft.github.io/vscode-codicons/

3. Add a menu item in package.json

Add to the contributes.menus.view/title array:

{
  "command": "button-in-terminal-panel.button6",
  "when": "view == terminal",
  "group": "navigation@-7"
}

Adjust Button Order:

Modify the group value in menus.view/title inside package.json:

• navigation@-99 to navigation@-1: to the left of the terminal default buttons
• navigation@0 to navigation@99: to the right of the terminal default buttons
• Smaller numbers place the button further left

4. Build

Dependencies: Node.js/npm, download in https://nodejs.org/en/download, tested version: 24; tested OS: Ubuntu 22.04

Build steps:

# 1. Install dependencies
npm install

# 2. Compile (this can also be triggered by the packaging command)
npm run compile

# 3. Debug (optional)
# In the new window, open the terminal to view the buttons

# 4. Package
npm run package

# 5. Install the produced .vsix file

License

MIT