Packaging the VSCode extension for release

All based on information here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensions/publish-extension

Packaging a VS Code extension for local distribution.

cd into the project root directory (this is the one that contains package.json)
Update the version value in package.json (this can be manual or using npm version)
Run the command vsce package - this compiles the .vsix file for release, which can be installed into vscode. This file can be uploaded into the “Releases” section on github

Packaging for remote distribution in windows marketplace:

cd into the project root directory (this is the one that contains package.json)
Update the version value in package.json (this can be manual or using npm version)
Run the command vsce publish - This compiles the extension and publishes to the windows marketplace in one step. ***This requires an account with sufficient priveleges