[🚫 Bug] install-vsix fails on windows when file pattern like ./**.vsix is provided

[jiri-skrivanek]

Describe the bug

install-vsix fails on windows when file pattern like ./**.vsix is provided. It works on unix. Related code in node_modules/vscode-extension-tester/out/extester.js is

   const uri = new url_1.URL(vsixFile);
            if (!(process.platform === 'win32' && /^\w:/.test(uri.protocol))) {
                target = path.basename(vsixFile);
            }

Steps to reproduce

node node_modules/vscode-extension-tester/out/cli.js install-vsix --vsix_file ./**.vsix

Logs

Error: File ./**.vsix does not exist
    at ExTester.installVsix (D:\repo\myextension\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\extester.js:87:27)
    at D:\repo\myextension\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\cli.js:41:18

Operating System

Windows11

Visual Studio Code

1.90.0

vscode-extension-tester

7.3.2

NodeJS

20.12.2

npm

No response

[jiri-skrivanek]

Any ideas abut this?

[djelinek]

Any ideas abut this?

Hello, I am starting to investigate this issue. I will let you know with my findings ASAP 🙂

Thank you for your patience.

[jiri-skrivanek]

Any new observations?

[djelinek]

Any new observations?

hello, I was on a PTO last week, so I will continue on that ASAP.

At the moment I was able to reproduce on Windows VM, so I will take a look more closely into current implementation and options how to improve it