private/Install-SoftwareMicrosoftVSCode.ps1

function Install-SoftwareMicrosoftVSCode {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Installs Microsoft Visual Studio Code using winget
 
    .DESCRIPTION
        Locates code.cmd in PATH or the standard per-user and per-machine installation paths.
        When Visual Studio Code is unavailable, the function installs Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
        with winget and silent overrides that add PATH, file association, and Explorer context
        menu integration without launching the application.
 
        After installation, the function refreshes the current process environment and locates
        code.cmd again. The current implementation does not gate installation with
        ShouldProcess, so WhatIf and Confirm do not prevent the winget operation.
 
    .EXAMPLE
        PS> Install-SoftwareMicrosoftVSCode
 
        Installs Visual Studio Code when code.cmd is unavailable and returns its version and
        command path.
 
    .INPUTS
        None. This function does not accept pipeline input.
 
    .OUTPUTS
        System.String. Returns native winget output when Visual Studio Code is installed.
 
        System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject. Returns product, version, command path,
        winget path, installer override, and installation status details.
 
    .NOTES
        Author: David Segura
        Company: Recast Software
        Version: 1.0.0
        Date: 2026-08-28
 
        Requires Windows and winget.
 
        Change Summary:
            - Added winget installation and command discovery for Visual Studio Code.
    #>

    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    [OutputType([pscustomobject])]
    param (
    )

    if (-not $IsWindows) {
        throw "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Install-SoftwareMicrosoftVSCode is supported only on Windows."
    }

    $winget = Get-Command -Name 'winget' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if (-not $winget) {
        throw "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] winget is required but was not found. Install App Installer from Microsoft Store and try again."
    }

    $installerOverride = '/SILENT /mergetasks="!runcode,addcontextmenufiles,addcontextmenufolders,associatewithfiles,addtopath"'

    $getVSCodeCommand = {
        $command = Get-Command -Name 'code' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        if ($command) {
            return $command
        }

        $fallbackPaths = @(
            (Join-Path -Path ${env:LOCALAPPDATA} -ChildPath 'Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd'),
            (Join-Path -Path ${env:ProgramFiles} -ChildPath 'Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd')
        )

        foreach ($fallbackPath in $fallbackPaths) {
            if (Test-Path -Path $fallbackPath) {
                return Get-Command -Name $fallbackPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            }
        }

        return $null
    }

    $vscodeCommand = & $getVSCodeCommand
    $wasInstalled = $false

    if (-not $vscodeCommand) {
        Write-Host "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] Visual Studio Code is not installed. Installing with winget..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray

        & $winget.Source install --id 'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode' -e -h --override $installerOverride --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements
        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
            throw "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Visual Studio Code installation failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
        }

        Update-OSDeploySessionEnvironment

        $vscodeCommand = & $getVSCodeCommand
        if (-not $vscodeCommand) {
            throw "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] [$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Visual Studio Code was installed but code was not found in PATH. Open a new PowerShell session and run the command again."
        }

        $wasInstalled = $true
    }
    else {
        $installedVersion = (& $vscodeCommand.Source --version | Select-Object -First 1).Trim()
        Write-Host "[$(Get-Date -Format s)] Visual Studio Code is already installed: $installedVersion" -ForegroundColor Green
    }

    $finalVersion = (& $vscodeCommand.Source --version | Select-Object -First 1).Trim()

    [pscustomobject]@{
        ProductId         = 'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode'
        Version           = $finalVersion
        WasInstalled      = $wasInstalled
        CommandPath       = $vscodeCommand.Source
        WingetCommand     = $winget.Source
        InstallerOverride = $installerOverride
    }
}