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npm install -g vscode-extension-tester

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overview

Package summary

ExTester is a package that is designed to help you run UI tests for your Visual Studio Code extensions using selenium-webdriver.

Project links

Commands and aliases

extest

security posture

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Install behavior

No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Installs with 17 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`extest`	cli	global executable

freshness

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version8.23.0

manager updated2026-03-12

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:vscode-extension-tester
Version	8.23.0
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/vscode-extension-tester
Homepage	https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester#readme
Repository	https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester
Upstream docs	https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-extension-tester/-/vscode-extension-tester-8.23.0.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester/issues
Last updated	2026-03-12T14:29:07.930Z
Published	2026-03-12T14:29:07.930Z
Dependencies	@redhat-developer/locators, @redhat-developer/page-objects, @types/selenium-webdriver, @vscode/vsce, c8, commander, compare-versions, find-up, fs-extra, glob, got, hpagent, js-yaml, sanitize-filename, selenium-webdriver, targz, unzipper
Build dependencies	@types/unzipper
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	webdriver, selenium-webdriver, selenium, test, vscode, extension, extester, vscode-extension-tester, ui-test

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 8.23.0
Version Count	128
Maintainers	mohitsuman dgolovin jrichter1 jeffmaury sudhirverma adietish robstryker rhdevelopers-ci odockal yvydolob fbricon
Author	Red Hat
Publisher	rhdevelopers-ci
Peer Dependencies	mocha typescript
Integrity	sha512-YElhRDkOjvmGFv44aCMnEnUM5RmFqWByQ8TBr7/6N9K/b5o1gu2fo9EgTef6VmrB4kyFnSrkPVAbiZBfKQA1mQ==
Shasum	94bf7f1dd16bcc39f2b7a8e9b7c388923f036c27
Unpacked Size	222,222
File Count	0
Created At	2019-03-07T10:15:51.380Z
Latest Published At	2026-03-12T14:29:07.930Z
Modified At	2026-03-12T14:29:08.497Z

source database matches

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Nix92%

extest

nix profile install nixpkgs#extest

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Extest

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/extest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper92%

extest 1+git20241105.1a419a1-2.3

X11 XTEST reimplementation primarily for Steam Controller on Wayland

https://github.com/Supreeeme/extest

sudo zypper install extest

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: extest
3 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Extest

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: extest from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

extest-32bit 1+git20241105.1a419a1-2.3

X11 XTEST reimplementation primarily for Steam Controller on Wayland

https://github.com/Supreeeme/extest

sudo zypper install extest-32bit

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: extest
4 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Extest

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: extest-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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