waitUntil

Allows to pause the event and to apply a workspace edit.

Note: This function can only be called during event dispatch and not in an asynchronous manner:

workspace.onWillCreateFiles(event => {
	// async, will *throw* an error
	setTimeout(() => event.waitUntil(promise));

	// sync, OK
	event.waitUntil(promise);
})

Parameters

Allows to pause the event until the provided thenable resolves.

Note: This function can only be called during event dispatch.

Parameters