WebdriverIO - VS Code Installation

In this chapter, let us understand how to install the Visual Studio (VS) Code in WebdriverIO.

The steps to install the Visual Studio Code are listed below −

Step 1 − Navigate to the below link −

https://code.visualstudio.com/

Step 2 − Depending on the local operating system we have for example - macOS, Linux or Windows, we need to choose the link for download.

The following screen will appear on your computer −

Step 3 − A zip file gets downloaded after clicking the Download button. After downloading this file has completed, click on it and the Visual Studio Code application should become available for use.

The following screen will appear on your computer −

Step 4 − Double-click it and the Visual Studio Code application should launch along with the welcome page.

The following screen will appear on your computer −

Step 5 − Click on the Open folder link and import the folder that contains the package.json file. The details of how the package.json file got created are discussed in detail in the Chapter titled Installation of NPM.

The following screen will appear on your computer −