diff --git a/task-provider-sample/.gitignore b/task-provider-sample/.gitignore
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+out
+node_modules
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diff --git a/task-provider-sample/.vscode/launch.json b/task-provider-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": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js"],
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm: run compile"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Launch Tests",
+            "type": "extensionHost",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+            "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}", "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/test" ],
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
+            "sourceMaps": true,
+			"outFiles": ["${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js"],
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm: run compile"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "name": "Attach to Extension Host",
+            "protocol": "legacy",
+            "port": 5870,
+            "sourceMaps": true,
+            "restart": true,
+            "outDir": "${workspaceRoot}/out/src"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/task-provider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json b/task-provider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
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+++ b/task-provider-sample/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+	// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+	// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "compile",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"problemMatcher": [
+				"$tsc-watch"
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}
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diff --git a/task-provider-sample/.vscodeignore b/task-provider-sample/.vscodeignore
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+.vscode/**
+.vscode-test/**
+out/test/**
+test/**
+src/**
+**/*.map
+.gitignore
+tsconfig.json
+vsc-extension-quickstart.md
diff --git a/task-provider-sample/README.md b/task-provider-sample/README.md
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+# Task Provider Example
+
+- Detects tasks in Rakefiles
+
+## Running the example
+
+- Open this example in VS Code
+- `npm install`
+- `npm run compile`
+- `F5` to start debugging
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diff --git a/task-provider-sample/package.json b/task-provider-sample/package.json
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+{
+	"name": "task-provider-samples",
+	"displayName": "Task Provider Samples",
+	"description": "Samples for VSCode's view API",
+	"version": "0.0.1",
+	"publisher": "ms-vscode",
+	"engines": {
+		"vscode": "^1.13.0"
+	},
+	"categories": [
+		"Other"
+	],
+	"activationEvents": [
+		"onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
+	],
+	"main": "./out/src/extension",
+	"contributes": {
+		"taskDefinitions": [
+			{
+				"type": "rake",
+				"required": ["task"],
+				"properties": {
+					"task": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"description": "The Rake task to customize"
+					},
+					"file": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"description": "The Rake file that provides the task. Can be omitted."
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		]
+	},
+	"scripts": {
+		"vscode:prepublish": "tsc -p ./",
+		"compile": "tsc -watch -p ./",
+		"postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"typescript": "^2.4.1",
+		"vscode": "^1.1.2",
+		"@types/node": "*"
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/task-provider-sample/src/extension.ts b/task-provider-sample/src/extension.ts
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+'use strict';
+
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as cp from 'child_process';
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+
+let taskProvider: vscode.Disposable | undefined;
+
+export function activate(_context: vscode.ExtensionContext): void {
+	let workspaceRoot = vscode.workspace.rootPath;
+	if (!workspaceRoot) {
+		return;
+	}
+	let pattern = path.join(workspaceRoot, 'Rakefile');
+	let rakePromise: Thenable<vscode.Task[]> | undefined = undefined;
+	let fileWatcher = vscode.workspace.createFileSystemWatcher(pattern);
+	fileWatcher.onDidChange(() => rakePromise = undefined);
+	fileWatcher.onDidCreate(() => rakePromise = undefined);
+	fileWatcher.onDidDelete(() => rakePromise = undefined);
+	taskProvider = vscode.workspace.registerTaskProvider('grunt', {
+		provideTasks: () => {
+			if (!rakePromise) {
+				rakePromise = getRakeTasks();
+			}
+			return rakePromise;
+		},
+		resolveTask(_task: vscode.Task): vscode.Task | undefined {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+export function deactivate(): void {
+	if (taskProvider) {
+		taskProvider.dispose();
+	}
+}
+
+function exists(file: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, _reject) => {
+		fs.exists(file, (value) => {
+			resolve(value);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+function exec(command: string, options: cp.ExecOptions): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string }> {
+	return new Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string }>((resolve, reject) => {
+		cp.exec(command, options, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+			if (error) {
+				reject({ error, stdout, stderr });
+			}
+			resolve({ stdout, stderr });
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+let _channel: vscode.OutputChannel;
+function getOutputChannel(): vscode.OutputChannel {
+	if (!_channel) {
+		_channel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Rake Auto Detection');
+	}
+	return _channel;
+}
+
+interface RakeTaskDefinition extends vscode.TaskDefinition {
+	task: string;
+	file?: string;
+}
+
+const buildNames: string[] = ['build', 'compile', 'watch'];
+function isBuildTask(name: string): boolean {
+	for (let buildName of buildNames) {
+		if (name.indexOf(buildName) !== -1) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+const testNames: string[] = ['test'];
+function isTestTask(name: string): boolean {
+	for (let testName of testNames) {
+		if (name.indexOf(testName) !== -1) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+async function getRakeTasks(): Promise<vscode.Task[]> {
+	let workspaceRoot = vscode.workspace.rootPath;
+	let emptyTasks: vscode.Task[] = [];
+	if (!workspaceRoot) {
+		return emptyTasks;
+	}
+	let rakeFile = path.join(workspaceRoot, 'Rakefile');
+	if (!await exists(rakeFile)) {
+		return emptyTasks;
+	}
+
+	let commandLine = 'rake -AT -f Rakefile';
+	try {
+		let { stdout, stderr } = await exec(commandLine, { cwd: workspaceRoot });
+		if (stderr && stderr.length > 0) {
+			getOutputChannel().appendLine(stderr);
+			getOutputChannel().show(true);
+		}
+		let result: vscode.Task[] = [];
+		if (stdout) {
+			let lines = stdout.split(/\r{0,1}\n/);
+			for (let line of lines) {
+				if (line.length === 0) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				let regExp = /rake\s(.*)#/;
+				let matches = regExp.exec(line);
+				if (matches && matches.length === 2) {
+					let taskName = matches[1].trim();
+					let kind: RakeTaskDefinition = {
+						type: 'rake',
+						task: taskName
+					};
+					let task = new vscode.Task(kind, taskName, 'rake', new vscode.ShellExecution(`rake ${taskName}`));
+					result.push(task);
+					let lowerCaseLine = line.toLowerCase();
+					if (isBuildTask(lowerCaseLine)) {
+						task.group = vscode.TaskGroup.Build;
+					} else if (isTestTask(lowerCaseLine)) {
+						task.group = vscode.TaskGroup.Test;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	} catch (err) {
+		let channel = getOutputChannel();
+		if (err.stderr) {
+			channel.appendLine(err.stderr);
+		}
+		if (err.stdout) {
+			channel.appendLine(err.stdout);
+		}
+		channel.appendLine('Auto detecting rake tasts failed.');
+		channel.show(true);
+		return emptyTasks;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/task-provider-sample/tsconfig.json b/task-provider-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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