Updated scripts and docs

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ To run using `vscode` debugger:
 
 4. You should see the tests start and `vscode` stop at the breakpoint.
 
+## VSCE
+[vsce](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce), short for "Visual Studio Code Extensions", is a command-line tool for packaging, publishing and managing VS Code extensions. The Deephaven extension calls `vsce` via npm scripts. Note that `vsce package` and `vsce publish` both call the `vscode:prepublish` script.
+
 ## Installation from .VSIX
 
 This extension can also be installed directly from a `.vsix`. To get a `.vsix`, you can either:
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ Download one from the [releases/](releases/) folder.
 
 or
 
-Build a .vsix locally via `npm run package:latest`
+Build a .vsix locally via `npm run package:latest` (see [VSCE](#vsce) section)
 
 Then install in vscode:
 ![Install Deephaven in VS Code](docs/install.png)

package.json

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "check:types": "npm run clean && tsc --build ./tsconfig.json && tsc -p tsconfig.unit.json --noEmit --module preserve --moduleResolution bundler && tsc -p e2e/tsconfig.json --noEmit --skipLibCheck",
     "clean": "rm -rf out packages/*/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
     "compile": "npm run check:types && node scripts/esbuild.js",
+    "compile:prod": "npm run check:types && npm run test:lint && node scripts/esbuild.js --production",
     "icon:gen": "node icons/generate.mjs",
     "package:latest": "vsce package -o releases/vscode-deephaven-latest.vsix",
     "publish:prerelease": "vsce publish --pre-release",
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     "test:lint": "eslint . --ext ts",
     "test:unit": "vitest --reporter=default --reporter=junit --outputFile=./test-reports/vitest.junit.xml",
     "test": "npm run test:unit",
-    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run check:types && npm run test:lint && node scripts/esbuild.js --production",
+    "vscode:prepublish": "compile:prod",
     "watch:esbuild": "node scripts/esbuild.js --watch",
     "watch:tsc": "npm run clean && tsc --build ./tsconfig.json --watch",
     "watch": "npm-run-all -p watch:*"