vsc-extension-quickstart.md

What's in the folder

• This folder contains all of the files necessary for Arduino Maker Workshop Extension.
• package.json - this is the manifest file in which are declared the extension and commands.
• src/extension.ts - this is the main file of the extension.
  • The file exports one function, activate, which is called the very first time the extension is activated.

Project Setup

npm install

Compile and Hot-Reload for Development

npm run watch

Get up and running straight away

• Press F5 to open a new window with the extension loaded.
• Click the Arduino Maker Workshop in the Activity Bar
• Set breakpoints in the code inside src/extension.ts to debug.
• Find console.log output from the extension in the debug console and for the webview in Webview developers tools.

Make changes

• You can relaunch the extension from the debug toolbar after changing code in src/extension.ts.
• You can also reload (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R on Mac) the VS Code window with your extension to load your changes.

Explore the API

• You can open the full set of our API when you open the file node_modules/@types/vscode/index.d.ts.

Run tests

• (to be done later)

Go further

• Follow UX guidelines to create extensions that seamlessly integrate with VS Code's native interface and patterns.