use npx vsce

Author: bschnurr

build/azure-devdiv-pipeline.pre-release.yml

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ extends:
                   $drop = "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop"
                   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $drop -Force | Out-Null
                   Write-Host "Packaging VSIX directly into drop: $drop\autopep8.vsix"
-                  npx @vscode/vsce@latest package -o "$drop\autopep8.vsix"
+                  npx vsce package -o "$drop\autopep8.vsix"
                   if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or -not (Test-Path "$drop\autopep8.vsix")) {
                     Write-Error "VSIX packaging failed or file missing."; exit 1
                   }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ extends:
                   Get-Item "$drop\autopep8.vsix" | Format-Table Name,Length,LastWriteTime -AutoSize
                 displayName: Package VSIX into drop
 
-              - script: npx @vscode/vsce@latest generate-manifest -i "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\autopep8.vsix" -o "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\extension.manifest"
+              - script: npx vsce generate-manifest -i "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\autopep8.vsix" -o "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\extension.manifest"
                 displayName: Generate extension manifest
 
               - template: build/templates/sign.yml@self

build/azure-devdiv-pipeline.stable.yml

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extends:
                   $drop = "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop"
                   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $drop -Force | Out-Null
                   Write-Host "Packaging VSIX directly into drop: $drop\autopep8.vsix"
-                  npx @vscode/vsce@latest package -o "$drop\autopep8.vsix"
+                  npx vsce package -o "$drop\autopep8.vsix"
                   if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or -not (Test-Path "$drop\autopep8.vsix")) {
                     Write-Error "VSIX packaging failed or file missing."; exit 1
                   }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extends:
                   Get-Item "$drop\autopep8.vsix" | Format-Table Name,Length,LastWriteTime -AutoSize
                 displayName: Package VSIX into drop
 
-              - script: npx @vscode/vsce@latest generate-manifest -i "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\autopep8.vsix" -o "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\extension.manifest"
+              - script: npx vsce generate-manifest -i "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\autopep8.vsix" -o "$(Build.StagingDirectory)\drop\extension.manifest"
                 displayName: Generate extension manifest
 
               - template: build/templates/sign.yml@self

build/templates/sign.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #     vsixName: autopep8.vsix
 #     workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
 #     signType: real
-# Note: vsce CLI expected to be installed by parent pipeline; no local install here.
+# Note: vsce CLI is invoked via 'npx vsce' (devDependency), no global install required.
 
 parameters:
   - name: vsixName
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: prepareRoot
     type: boolean
     default: true
-  # vsceVersion parameter removed (always use @vscode/vsce@latest explicitly)
+  # vsceVersion parameter removed; rely on pinned devDependency version via npx.
 
 steps:
   # vsce CLI expected to be installed by parent pipeline; no local install here.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ steps:
           if (!(Test-Path $vsix)) { Write-Error "Missing VSIX: $vsix"; exit 1 }
           if (!(Test-Path $manifest)) { Write-Error "Missing manifest: $manifest"; exit 1 }
           if (!(Test-Path $signature)) { Write-Error "Missing signature file: $signature"; exit 1 }
-          vsce verify-signature --packagePath "$vsix" --manifestPath "$manifest" --signaturePath "$signature"
+          npx vsce verify-signature --packagePath "$vsix" --manifestPath "$manifest" --signaturePath "$signature"
           if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
             Write-Error "vsce verify-signature failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
             exit $LASTEXITCODE