VS Code Makefile Command Runner extension

Makefile Command Runner empowers the Makefile capabilities built into Visual Studio Code — Run any command from the sidebar, run and watch tests by right clicking either on a file or folder.

Settings Options

This extension contributes the following variables to the settings:

• makefilePath: use this setting to set the file path of your Makefile, for example bin/local
• unitTestCommand: use this setting to set the unit test command, for example unit-test-all
• integrationTestCommand: use this setting to set the integration test command, for example integration-test
• unitTestWatchCommand: use this setting to set the unit test watch command, for example unit-test-all-watch
• integrationTestWatchCommand: use this setting to set the integration test watch command, for example integration-test-all-watch
• filePathEnv: use this setting to set the file path environment variable used to pass down to node scripts the file path, for example FILE_PATH

Features

Commands view

A view to visualize and explore Makefile commands

Explorer menu

Adds "Run test" and "Run and watch test" in the explorer menu

• Use right click to open the menu

How to use

1. Locate your makefile path and name. Example for a makefile located in bin/make and named Makefile.main

2. Open settings and update Makefile path and Makefile name

3. Check the remaining settings and make sure you update them correctly according to your project