Function askForAllowedEventTypes

src/extensions/askUserForEventsConfig.ts:92–115

(
  eventDescriptors: EventDescriptor[],
  preselectedTypes?: string[],
)

 * @return A list of strings indicating the event types
 */
export async function askForAllowedEventTypes(
  eventDescriptors: EventDescriptor[],
  preselectedTypes?: string[],
): Promise<string[]> {
  let valid = false;
  let response: string[] = [];
  const eventTypes = eventDescriptors.map((e, index) => ({
    checked: false,
    name: `${index + 1}. ${e.type}\n   ${e.description}`,
    value: e.type,
  }));
  while (!valid) {
    response = await checkbox({
      default: preselectedTypes ?? [],
      message:
        `Please select the events [${eventTypes.length} types total] that this extension is permitted to emit. ` +
        "You can implement your own handlers that trigger when these events are emitted to customize the extension's behavior. ",
      choices: eventTypes,
      pageSize: 20,
    });
    valid = checkAllowedEventTypesResponse(response, eventDescriptors);
  }
  return response.filter((e) => e !== "");
}

/**
 * Asks the user if they want to enable events