How do I know if I'm using the correct framework

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Clearly I’m very new to VSCode and PlatformIO. I’m not new at all to programming in general. I for some reason am just not getting this VSCode/PlatformIO/Pioarduino environment. My question:
I’m developing for the esp32-s3. I was told that I need to be using the pioarduino extension because of some reason. I think I did things correctly but now I’m having doubts. I have the extension installed but my platformio.ini looks like this:

[env:adafruit_feather_esp32s3_nopsram]
platform = espressif32
board = adafruit_feather_esp32s3_nopsram
framework = arduino
lib_deps = mobizt/FirebaseClient@^2.1.5
monitor_speed = 115200

Is that correct? If so, how do I know I’m using the pioarduino extension. If not, what should it be?

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The exact reason would be interesting.

Well, you can use pioarduino’s espressif32-platform with the PlatformIO extension or with pioarduino’s own extension for VS Code.

What does the output look like during compilation?

I personally use the pioarduino espressif32 platform with the PlatformIO extension.

That’s why I set the platform to the version I want. For Arduino Espressif 3.2.0, for example, like this:

platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/54.03.20/platform-espressif32.zip

The output log then says

...
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 (54.3.20) > Espressif ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N8 (8 MB QD, No PSRAM)
...
 - framework-arduinoespressif32 @ 3.2.0
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I believe the reason is Arduino Core 3.x is no longer supported in PlatformIO.

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That’s the reason for the existence of the pioarduino fork.

To get Arduino 3.x simply use the platform setting from above!

[env:adafruit_feather_esp32s3_nopsram]
platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/54.03.20/platform-espressif32.zip
board = adafruit_feather_esp32s3_nopsram
framework = arduino
lib_deps = 
  mobizt/FirebaseClient@^2.1.5
monitor_speed = 115200
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Really helpful. Thank you very much. One last question. I have both the PlatformIO extension and pioarduino extensions installed in my VSCode. How do I know which one is being “used” (not even sure what I’m asking here) or are they both “used” as needed? I ask this because I thought I was “using” the pioardunio extension (maybe I wasn’t given your answer above) but when I try to open a pioardunio project it says I have never used it.

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Remove one of them. Afaik they can’t used both at the same time.
What matters is the platform setting in your project.