adopt tasks 2.0 (for Microsoft/vscode#50876)

basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js" ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+            "preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
         },
         {
             "name": "Launch Tests",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js" ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+            "preLaunchTask": "tsc: watch - tsconfig.json"
         }
     ]
 }

basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     },
     "search.exclude": {
         "out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
-    }
+    },
+    "typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off" // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary task as npm scripts
 }

basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
-// Available variables which can be used inside of strings.
-// ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team
-// ${file}: the current opened file
-// ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename
-// ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname
-// ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension
-// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
-
-// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
 {
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-
-    // we want to run npm
-    "command": "npm",
-
-    // the command is a shell script
-    "isShellCommand": true,
-
-    // show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-    "showOutput": "silent",
-
-    // we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-    "args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
-
-    // The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
-    "isBackground": true,
-
-    // use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
-    "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "npm",
+            "script": "watch",
+            "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+            "isBackground": true,
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "never"
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        }
+    ]
 }