Add flags to support automation in edge cases

src/main.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 		.option('--no-gitLabIssueLinking', 'Disable automatic expansion of GitLab-style issue syntax into links')
 		.option('--no-dependencies', 'Disable dependency detection via npm or yarn')
 		.option('--pre-release', 'Mark this package as a pre-release')
+		.option('--allow-star-activation', 'Allow using * in activation events')
+		.option('--allow-missing-repository', 'Allow missing a repository URL in package.json')
 		.action(
 			(
 				version,
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 					gitLabIssueLinking,
 					dependencies,
 					preRelease,
+					allowStarActivation,
+					allowMissingRepository,
 				}
 			) =>
 				main(
@@ -144,6 +148,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 						gitLabIssueLinking,
 						dependencies,
 						preRelease,
+						allowStarActivation,
+						allowMissingRepository,
 					})
 				)
 		);
@@ -180,6 +186,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 		.option('--ignoreFile <path>', 'Indicate alternative .vscodeignore')
 		.option('--no-dependencies', 'Disable dependency detection via npm or yarn')
 		.option('--pre-release', 'Mark this package as a pre-release')
+		.option('--allow-star-activation', 'Allow using * in activation events')
+		.option('--allow-missing-repository', 'Allow missing a repository URL in package.json')
 		.action(
 			(
 				version,
@@ -199,6 +207,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 					ignoreFile,
 					dependencies,
 					preRelease,
+					allowStarActivation,
+					allowMissingRepository,
 				}
 			) =>
 				main(
@@ -219,6 +229,8 @@ module.exports = function (argv: string[]): void {
 						ignoreFile,
 						dependencies,
 						preRelease,
+						allowStarActivation,
+						allowMissingRepository,
 					})
 				)
 		);

src/package.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export interface IPackageOptions {
 	readonly gitLabIssueLinking?: boolean;
 	readonly dependencies?: boolean;
 	readonly preRelease?: boolean;
+	readonly allowStarActivation?: boolean;
+	readonly allowMissingRepository?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IProcessor {
@@ -490,15 +492,15 @@ export class ManifestProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (!this.manifest.repository) {
+		if (!this.options.allowMissingRepository && !this.manifest.repository) {
 			util.log.warn(`A 'repository' field is missing from the 'package.json' manifest file.`);
 
 			if (!/^y$/i.test(await util.read('Do you want to continue? [y/N] '))) {
 				throw new Error('Aborted');
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (this.manifest.activationEvents?.some(e => e === '*')) {
+		if (!this.options.allowStarActivation && this.manifest.activationEvents?.some(e => e === '*')) {
 			util.log.warn(
 				`Using '*' activation is usually a bad idea as it impacts performance.\nMore info: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/activation-events#Start-up`
 			);

src/publish.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export interface IPublishOptions {
 	readonly noVerify?: boolean;
 	readonly dependencies?: boolean;
 	readonly preRelease?: boolean;
+	readonly allowStarActivation?: boolean;
+	readonly allowMissingRepository?: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function publish(options: IPublishOptions = {}): Promise<any> {