How to close TextDocument in VS Code?

Question

I'm writing vscode extension.

I opened a TextDocument with vscode.window.showTextDocument, and want to close it later. But I can't find api to close it. Finally I found this commit, it removed closeTextDocument. What should I do now?

Answer 1

I encountered the same problem. The only way I managed to do it is via workbench.action.closeActiveEditor, as recommended by the inline documentation for TextEditor.hide.

It's hackish - basically show the document in the editor, then close the active editor:

vscode.window.showTextDocument(entry.uri, {preview: true, preserveFocus: false})
    .then(() => {
        return vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeActiveEditor');
    });