diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2525745..04c01ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
-.vscode/
 dist/
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4018e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible Node.js debug attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Launch Extension",
+      "type": "extensionHost",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+      "args": [
+        "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}"
+      ],
+      "stopOnEntry": false,
+      "sourceMaps": true,
+      "outFiles": [
+        "${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Launch Tests",
+      "type": "extensionHost",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+      "args": [
+        "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}",
+        "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/test"
+      ],
+      "stopOnEntry": false,
+      "sourceMaps": true,
+      "outFiles": [
+        "${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js"
+      ],
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73469f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "vsicons.presets.angular": false,
+  "files.associations": {
+    "*.template": "json"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..427a85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// 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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