bundle node_modules and (shallow) exclude them from the extension #56081

extensions/shared.webpack.config.js

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ module.exports = function withDefaults(/**@type WebpackConfig*/extConfig) {
 		},
 		externals: {
 			'vscode': 'commonjs vscode', // ignored because it doesn't exist
+
+			"vscode-extension-telemetry": 'commonjs vscode-extension-telemetry', // commonly used
+			"vscode-nls": 'commonjs vscode-nls',
 		},
 		output: {
 			// all output goes into `dist`.