How do i register a CodeStyleSettingsProvider?

Found the answer myself:

Extensions.getRootArea().
getExtensionPoint(CodeStyleSettingsProvider.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME).
registerExtension(new MyCodeStyleSettingsProvider());

Hello Dan,

Am I overseeing something obvious here?

You usually register extensions via an extension tag in plugin.xml, not via
code. For example, for this interface you would add something like:

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Thanks Dmitry.
You're right, this shouldn't be done programmatically.
I tried it and it works. Still, the "codeStyleSettingsProvider" it is not complaint with the plugin.dtd.
Dan