diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.gitignore b/statusbar-sample/.gitignore
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+out
+node_modules
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/statusbar-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/statusbar-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/statusbar-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
+	},
+	"typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib" // we want to use the TS server from our node_modules folder to control its version
+}
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/statusbar-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
+// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
+
+// A task runner that calls a custom npm script that compiles the extension.
+{
+	"version": "0.1.0",
+
+	// we want to run npm
+	"command": "npm",
+
+	// the command is a shell script
+	"isShellCommand": true,
+
+	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
+	"showOutput": "silent",
+
+	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
+	"args": ["run", "compile", "--loglevel", "silent"],
+
+	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
+	"isWatching": true,
+
+	// use the standard tsc in watch mode problem matcher to find compile problems in the output.
+	"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+}
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/.vscodeignore b/statusbar-sample/.vscodeignore
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+.vscode/**
+typings/**
+out/test/**
+test/**
+src/**
+**/*.map
+.gitignore
+tsconfig.json
+vsc-extension-quickstart.md
diff --git a/statusbar-sample/CHANGELOG.md b/statusbar-sample/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Change Log
+All notable changes to the "status-ts" extension will be documented in this file.
+
+Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
+
+## [Unreleased]
+- Initial release
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/README.md b/statusbar-sample/README.md
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+# References Editor Sample
+
+This is a sample extension that adds a status bar entry showing the current number of selected lines.
+
+It is not intended as a product quality extension.
+
+- Open a text editor
+- Select some lines
+- See the number of selected lines in the status bar
+
+![Print References](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/master/statusbar-sample/preview.gif)
+
+# How it works, what it shows?
+
+- The extension implements and registers a [`StatusBarItem`](http://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensionAPI/vscode-api#StatusBarItem) to show the number of selected lines.
+- The extension listens to [`events`](http://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensionAPI/vscode-api#_window) when the active text editor changes to keep the number of selected lines up to date.
+- Registers a command via `package.json` that will show the number of selected lines as message
+
+# How to run locally
+
+* `npm run compile` to start the compiler in watch mode
+* open this folder in VS Code and press `F5`
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/package.json b/statusbar-sample/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "status-ts",
+    "displayName": "Selected Line Numbers",
+    "description": "Shows the number of selected lines in the status bar",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "publisher": "bpasero",
+    "repository": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples"
+    },
+    "bugs": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/issues"
+    },
+    "engines": {
+        "vscode": "^1.5.0"
+    },
+    "categories": [
+        "Other"
+    ],
+    "activationEvents": [
+        "*"
+    ],
+    "contributes": {
+        "commands": [
+            {
+                "command": "extension.selectedLines",
+                "title": "Show Selected Lines"
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "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"
+    },
+    "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/statusbar-sample/src/extension.ts b/statusbar-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';
+
+export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
+    const status = window.createStatusBarItem(StatusBarAlignment.Right, 100);
+    status.command = 'extension.selectedLines';
+    context.subscriptions.push(status);
+
+    context.subscriptions.push(window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(e => updateStatus(status)));
+    context.subscriptions.push(window.onDidChangeTextEditorSelection(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)));
+
+    context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('extension.selectedLines', () => {
+        window.showInformationMessage(getSelectedLines());
+    }));
+
+    updateStatus(status);
+}
+
+function updateStatus(status: StatusBarItem): void {
+    let text = getSelectedLines();
+    if (text) {
+        status.text = '$(megaphone) ' + text;
+    }
+
+    if (text) {
+        status.show();
+    } else {
+        status.hide();
+    }
+}
+
+function getSelectedLines(): string {
+    const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
+    let text: string;
+
+    if (editor) {
+        let lines = 0;
+        editor.selections.forEach(selection => {
+            lines += (selection.end.line - selection.start.line + 1);
+        });
+
+        if (lines > 0) {
+            text = `${lines} line(s) selected`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return text;
+}
+
+export function deactivate() {
+}
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/test/extension.test.ts b/statusbar-sample/test/extension.test.ts
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+//
+// Note: This example test is leveraging the Mocha test framework.
+// Please refer to their documentation on https://mochajs.org/ for help.
+//
+
+// The module 'assert' provides assertion methods from node
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+
+// You can import and use all API from the 'vscode' module
+// as well as import your extension to test it
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as myExtension from '../src/extension';
+
+// Defines a Mocha test suite to group tests of similar kind together
+suite("Extension Tests", () => {
+
+    // Defines a Mocha unit test
+    test("Something 1", () => {
+        assert.equal(-1, [1, 2, 3].indexOf(5));
+        assert.equal(-1, [1, 2, 3].indexOf(0));
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/test/index.ts b/statusbar-sample/test/index.ts
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+//
+// PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY / DELETE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
+//
+// This file is providing the test runner to use when running extension tests.
+// By default the test runner in use is Mocha based.
+//
+// You can provide your own test runner if you want to override it by exporting
+// a function run(testRoot: string, clb: (error:Error) => void) that the extension
+// host can call to run the tests. The test runner is expected to use console.log
+// to report the results back to the caller. When the tests are finished, return
+// a possible error to the callback or null if none.
+
+var testRunner = require('vscode/lib/testrunner');
+
+// You can directly control Mocha options by uncommenting the following lines
+// See https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/wiki/Using-mocha-programmatically#set-options for more info
+testRunner.configure({
+    ui: 'tdd', 		// the TDD UI is being used in extension.test.ts (suite, test, etc.)
+    useColors: true // colored output from test results
+});
+
+module.exports = testRunner;
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diff --git a/statusbar-sample/tsconfig.json b/statusbar-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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