handle license files

src/package.ts

@@ -87,12 +87,29 @@ function prepublish(cwd: string, manifest: Manifest): Promise<Manifest> {
 		.catch(err => Promise.reject(err.message));
 }
 
+function getLicenseFilter(manifest:Manifest): (name: string) => boolean {
+	const match = /^SEE LICENSE IN (.*)$/.exec(manifest.license || '');
+	
+	if (!match || !match[1]) {
+		return () => false;
+	}
+	
+	const regexp = new RegExp('^extension/' + match[1] + '$');
+	return regexp.test.bind(regexp);
+}
+
 export function toVsixManifest(manifest: Manifest, files: IFile[]): Promise<string> {
+	const licenseFilter = getLicenseFilter(manifest);
+	
 	const assets = files.map<IAsset>(f => {
 		if (/^extension\/README.md$/i.test(f.path)) {
 			return { type: 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Content.Details', path: f.path };
 		}
 		
+		if (licenseFilter(f.path)) {
+			return { type: 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Content.License', path: f.path };
+		}
+		
 		return null;
 	}).filter(f => !!f);
 	

test/package.test.js

@@ -118,4 +118,26 @@ describe('toVsixManifest', () => {
 				assert.equal(result.PackageManifest.Assets[0].Asset[1].$.Path, 'extension/readme.md');
 			});
 	});
+	
+	it('should treat any license file as asset', () => {
+		const manifest = {
+			name: 'test',
+			publisher: 'mocha',
+			version: '0.0.1',
+			description: 'test extension',
+			license: 'SEE LICENSE IN thelicense.md'
+		};
+		
+		const files = [
+			{ path: 'extension/thelicense.md' }
+		];
+		
+		return toVsixManifest(manifest, files)
+			.then(xml => parseXml(xml))
+			.then(result => {
+				assert.equal(result.PackageManifest.Assets[0].Asset.length, 2);
+				assert.equal(result.PackageManifest.Assets[0].Asset[1].$.Type, 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Content.License');
+				assert.equal(result.PackageManifest.Assets[0].Asset[1].$.Path, 'extension/thelicense.md');
+			});
+	});
 });