Mind_Reader/src/ev3Manager.ts

import * as vscode from 'vscode';
//import * as fs from 'fs';
//import { logger } from './extension';



export default class EV3Manager {
   private ev3devBrowser: vscode.Extension<any> | undefined = vscode.extensions.getExtension("ev3dev.ev3dev-browser");

   private constructor() {}
   public test() {
      //console.log(this.ev3devBrowser);
      // This seems to be the only thing we, as an extension,
      // are allowed to do with this other extension.
      vscode.commands.executeCommand("ev3devBrowser.action.pickDevice", null);
   }
   public static activate(): Promise<EV3Manager> {
      return new Promise (async (resolve) => {
         try {
            let mgr = new EV3Manager();
            // Wait for ev3devBrowser to start
            await mgr.ev3devBrowser?.activate();
            // Return ev3Manager
            return resolve(mgr);
         }
         catch (err) {
            throw err;
         }
      });
   }
}