CI/CD Overview

The repository has extensive GitHub Actions workflows:

Workflow	Trigger	Purpose
1_check_for_updates.yml	Every 5 min (cron)	Checks for new Prisma releases
2_bump_versions.yml	Triggered by #1	Bumps Prisma dependencies
3_LS_tests_publish.yml	On version bump	Tests and publishes LS to npm
4_e2e_tests.yml	Before releases	Runs E2E tests
5_build.yml	After E2E pass	Builds extension
6_publish.yml	After build	Publishes VS Code extension
PR_build_extension.yml	On PRs	Builds .vsix for testing

graph TD
    A(Cron every 5 minutes) --> B[1. Check for Prisma CLI Update]
    B -->|update available?| C[2. Bump versions]
    C -->D{Which NPM channel was updated?}
    D -->|dev or patch-dev| E((Our release_channel is insider))
    D -->|latest| F((Our release_channel is stable))
    E --> G[3. Test Language Server and publish]
    F --> G
    G -->|tests and publish successful?| I[4. E2E tests VS Code Extension]
    I -->|tests pass?| J[5. Build extension]
    J --> K[6. Publish]

    L(Commit in the extension) --> M[1/2. Bump versions for extension only]
    M -->E
    N(Manual workflow dispatch) --> O[1/2. Bump and release a stable version of the extension]
    O -->F

Testing PR Builds

When you open a PR, the PR_build_extension.yml workflow automatically builds a .vsix file. To download and install it:

1. Go to the Actions tab in the GitHub repository
2. Find the workflow run for your PR (named "PR Build Extension" or similar)
3. Scroll to the Artifacts section at the bottom of the run summary
4. Download the .vsix artifact

Alternatively, download directly via command line:

wget --content-disposition \
  "https://github.com/prisma/language-tools/blob/artifacts/pull-request-artifacts/pr<PR_NUMBER>-prisma.vsix?raw=true"

Then install it with:

code --install-extension pr<PR_NUMBER>-prisma.vsix