adding VS Code build tasks

Author: d0vgan

.vscode/build_vc2017.bat

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+@echo off
+set VC_ROOT=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017
+
+cd "%~dp0..\NppExec"
+
+if exist "%VC_ROOT%\Professional\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe" goto UseVcProfessional
+if exist "%VC_ROOT%\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe" goto UseVcCommunity
+
+echo Oops! Neither Professional nor Community edition of VS2017 found.
+goto End
+
+:UseVcProfessional
+"%VC_ROOT%\Professional\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe" %*
+goto End
+
+:UseVcCommunity
+"%VC_ROOT%\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe" %*
+goto End
+
+:End

.vscode/build_vc2022.bat

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+@echo off
+set VC_ROOT=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022
+
+cd "%~dp0..\NppExec"
+
+if exist "%VC_ROOT%\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" goto UseVcProfessional
+if exist "%VC_ROOT%\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" goto UseVcCommunity
+
+echo Oops! Neither Professional nor Community edition of VS2022 found.
+goto End
+
+:UseVcProfessional
+"%VC_ROOT%\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" %*
+goto End
+
+:UseVcCommunity
+"%VC_ROOT%\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" %*
+goto End
+
+:End

.vscode/launch.json

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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug NppExec.dll",
+            "type": "cppvsdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "C:/Progs/Progs/Notepadpp/notepad++.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "C:/Progs/Progs/Notepadpp",
+            "environment": [],
+            "console": "internalConsole"
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

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+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build NppExec: Debug x64 (VS2017)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "${workspaceFolder}\\.vscode\\build_vc2017.bat",
+            "args": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}\\NppExec\\NppExec_VC2017.vcxproj",
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/t:build",
+                // Do not generate summary otherwise it leads to duplicate errors in Problems panel
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary",
+                "/p:Configuration=Debug",
+                "/p:Platform=x64"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build NppExec: Debug x64 (VS2022)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "${workspaceFolder}\\.vscode\\build_vc2022.bat",
+            "args": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}\\NppExec\\NppExec_VC2022.vcxproj",
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/t:build",
+                // Do not generate summary otherwise it leads to duplicate errors in Problems panel
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary",
+                "/p:Configuration=Debug",
+                "/p:Platform=x64"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "copy NppExec.dll to Notepad++ plugins",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "cmd",
+            "args": [
+                "/c",
+                "copy",
+                "/Y",
+                "${workspaceFolder}\\NppExec\\x64\\Debug\\NppExec.dll",
+                "C:\\Progs\\Progs\\Notepadpp\\plugins\\NppExec\\NppExec.dll"
+            ],
+            // "dependsOn": "build QSearch (VS2022)",
+            "group": "build",
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
+    ]
+}