diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+npm-debug.log
+Thumbs.db
+vim-sample/node_modules
+vim-sample/out
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diff --git a/vim-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/vim-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,
+			"outDir": "${workspaceRoot}/out/src",
+			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Launch Tests",
+			"type": "extensionHost",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+			"args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}", "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/test" ],
+			"stopOnEntry": false,
+			"sourceMaps": true,
+			"outDir": "${workspaceRoot}/out/test",
+			"preLaunchTask": "npm"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/vim-sample/.vscode/settings.json b/vim-sample/.vscode/settings.json
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+++ b/vim-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
+	},
+	"files.eol": "\n",
+	"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+	"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/vim-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/vim-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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