diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/launch.json
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+// A launch configuration that compiles the extension and then opens it inside a new window
+{
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Launch Extension",
+            "type": "extensionHost",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+            "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}" ],
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
+            "sourceMaps": true,
+            "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js" ],
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Launch Tests",
+            "type": "extensionHost",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+            "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}", "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/test" ],
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
+            "sourceMaps": true,
+            "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js" ],
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/settings.json
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+// Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
+{
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "out": false // set this to true to hide the "out" folder with the compiled JS files
+    },
+    "search.exclude": {
+        "out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
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+// 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
+// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
+
+// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+{
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+
+    // we want to run npm
+    "command": "npm",
+
+    // the command is a shell script
+    "isShellCommand": true,
+
+    // show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
+    "showOutput": "silent",
+
+    // we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
+    "args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
+
+    // The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
+    "isBackground": true,
+
+    // use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
+    "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+}
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diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/README.md b/basic-multi-root-sample/README.md
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+# Basic multi root API samples
+
+This extension adds an entry to the status bar that shows the name of the currently active file. To excercise multi root APIs it:
+- only enables itself when more than one `WorkspaceFolder` is opened using `workspace.workspaceFolders` API
+- shows the name of the `WorkspaceFolder` the file is from (if any) using `workspace.getWorkspaceFolder()` API
+- updates when there are changes to the number of `WorkspaceFolder` via the `workspace.onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders()` API
+- registers a setting `multiRootSample.statusColor` with a scope of `resource` to configure a color per `WorkspaceFolder` to use for the status bar item
+
+## Running the example
+
+- Open this example in VS Code
+- `npm install`
+- `npm run compile`
+- `F5` to start debugging
diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/package.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "basic-multi-root-sample",
+    "displayName": "Basic Multi Root Sample",
+    "description": "Samples for VSCode's multi root API",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "publisher": "ms-vscode",
+    "engines": {
+        "vscode": "^1.15.0"
+    },
+    "categories": [
+        "Other"
+    ],
+    "activationEvents": [
+		"*"
+	],
+    "main": "./out/src/extension",
+    "scripts": {
+        "vscode:prepublish": "tsc -p ./",
+        "compile": "tsc -watch -p ./",
+        "postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install",
+        "test": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/test"
+    },
+    "contributes": {
+        "configuration": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "Basic Multi Root Sample",
+            "properties": {
+                "multiRootSample.statusColor": {
+                    "type": [
+                        "string"
+                    ],
+                    "default": "#FFFFFF",
+                    "description": "Color to use for the status bar item. Can be set per workspace folder.",
+                    "scope": "resource"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "typescript": "^2.0.3",
+        "vscode": "^1.0.0",
+        "mocha": "^2.3.3",
+        "@types/node": "^6.0.40",
+        "@types/mocha": "^2.2.32"
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/src/extension.ts b/basic-multi-root-sample/src/extension.ts
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------
+ * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { ExtensionContext, StatusBarAlignment, window, StatusBarItem, Selection, workspace, TextEditor, commands } from 'vscode';
+import { basename } from 'path';
+
+export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
+
+    // Create a status bar item
+    const status = window.createStatusBarItem(StatusBarAlignment.Left, 1000000);
+    context.subscriptions.push(status);
+
+    // Update status bar item based on events for multi root folder changes
+    context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders(e => updateStatus(status)));
+
+    // Update status bar item based on events for configuration
+    context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => this.updateStatus(status)));
+
+    // Update status bar item based on events around the active editor
+    context.subscriptions.push(window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(e => updateStatus(status)));
+    context.subscriptions.push(window.onDidChangeTextEditorViewColumn(e => updateStatus(status)));
+    context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidOpenTextDocument(e => updateStatus(status)));
+    context.subscriptions.push(workspace.onDidCloseTextDocument(e => updateStatus(status)));
+
+    updateStatus(status);
+}
+
+function updateStatus(status: StatusBarItem): void {
+    const info = getEditorInfo();
+    status.text = info ? info.text : void 0;
+    status.tooltip = info ? info.tooltip : void 0;
+    status.color = info ? info.color : void 0;
+
+    if (info) {
+        status.show();
+    } else {
+        status.hide();
+    }
+}
+
+function getEditorInfo(): { text: string; tooltip: string; color: string; } {
+    const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
+
+    // If no workspace is opened or just a single folder, we return without any status label
+    // because our extension only works when more than one folder is opened in a workspace.
+    if (!editor || !workspace.workspaceFolders || workspace.workspaceFolders.length < 2) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    let text: string;
+    let tooltip: string;
+    let color: string;
+
+    // If we have a file:// resource we resolve the WorkspaceFolder this file is from and update
+    // the status accordingly.
+    const resource = editor.document.uri;
+    if (resource.scheme === 'file') {
+        const folder = workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(resource);
+        if (!folder) {
+            text = `$(alert) <outside workspace> → ${basename(resource.fsPath)}`;
+        }
+
+        text = `$(file-submodule) ${basename(folder.uri.fsPath)} → $(file-code) ${basename(resource.fsPath)}`;
+        tooltip = resource.fsPath;
+
+        const multiRootConfigForResource = workspace.getConfiguration('multiRootSample', resource);
+        color = multiRootConfigForResource.get('statusColor');
+    }
+
+    return { text, tooltip, color };
+}
diff --git a/basic-multi-root-sample/tsconfig.json b/basic-multi-root-sample/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "target": "es6",
+        "outDir": "out",
+        "lib": [
+            "es6"
+        ],
+        "sourceMap": true,
+        "rootDir": "."
+    },
+    "exclude": [
+        "node_modules",
+        ".vscode-test"
+    ]
+}
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