VS code, run gulp task. Value is not accepted. Valid values: "shell"

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Here is what I see when try to create a VS code task which should run a gulp task on folder open event. The code I've found on VS docs

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34103549/can-i-automatically-start-a-task-when-a-folder-is-opened/53755091?noredirect=1#comment105721270_53755091 — Mark, Jan 17 '20 at 18:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '20 at 15:29

Instead we need to wrap this is a tasks object.

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Gulp Watch",
            "runOptions": {
                "runOn": "folderOpen"
            },
            "command": "cd wp-content/themes/name/ && gulp watch"
        }
    ]
}

VS code, run gulp task. Value is not accepted. Valid values: "shell"

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