Function installIDEExtension

src/utils/ide.ts:938–970

(ideType: IdeType)

}

async function installIDEExtension(ideType: IdeType): Promise<string | null> {
  if (isVSCodeIde(ideType)) {
    const command = await getVSCodeIDECommand(ideType)

    if (command) {
      if (isInternalBuild()) {
        return await installFromArtifactory(command)
      }
      let version = await getInstalledVSCodeExtensionVersion(command)
      // If it's not installed or the version is older than the one we have bundled,
      if (!version || lt(version, getClaudeCodeVersion())) {
        // `code` may crash when invoked too quickly in succession
        await sleep(500)
        const result = await execFileNoThrowWithCwd(
          command,
          ['--force', '--install-extension', 'anthropic.claude-code'],
          {
            env: getInstallationEnv(),
          },
        )
        if (result.code !== 0) {
          throw new Error(`${result.code}: ${result.error} ${result.stderr}`)
        }
        version = getClaudeCodeVersion()
      }
      return version
    }
  }
  // No automatic installation for JetBrains IDEs as it is not supported in native
  // builds. We show a prominent notice for them to download from the marketplace
  // instead.
  return null
}

function getInstallationEnv(): NodeJS.ProcessEnv | undefined {
  // Cursor on Linux may incorrectly implement