Function getConfirmation

src/util.ts:232–247

(prompt: string, confirmation?: string, detail?: string)

// shows a quick pick asking the user for confirmation
// returns true if the user confirms, false if they cancel or dismiss the quickpick
export async function getConfirmation(prompt: string, confirmation?: string, detail?: string): Promise<boolean> {
    confirmation ||= 'Yes';
    const items: vscode.QuickPickItem[] = [
        {
            label: confirmation,
            detail: detail
        },
        {
            label: 'Cancel'
        }
    ];
    const answer = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(items, {
        placeHolder: prompt
    });
    return answer === items[0];
}

// executes a given command as shell task
// is more transparent than background processes without littering the integrated terminals