VSCode

Install

• Linux:
  1. Download deb archive
  2. Install: sudo dpkg -i code_xxx.deb
• MacOS:
  1. Download: https://code.visualstudio.com/
  2. Extract from the downloaded archive and move to the Applications folder.

Configure

1. Linux: make sure that the "Fractional Scaling" is disabled in Displays configuration, otherwise fonts might be blury.
2. Create or replace the settings.json file contents with the following. File location:
   • Linux: ~/.config/Code/User/
   • MacOS: /Users/andrei/Library/Application Support/Code/User/

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Light+",
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
        "editor.lineHighlightBackground": "#F3EFEE",
        "editor.background": "#FFFFFF",  // Set to white for a lighter background
        "editor.foreground": "#000000"
    },
    "editor.rulers": [],
    "editor.hover.delay": 2000,
    "editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code', monospace",
    "editor.fontLigatures": true,
    "editor.fontWeight": "400",
    "editor.fontSize": 14,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
    "git.confirmSync": false,
    "terminal.integrated.fontWeight": "normal",
    "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Courier New",
}

1. Restart VSCode.

Support Rust

Install and configure Rust extensions

• Install the rust-analyzer extension to support Rust.
• Install the CODELLDB plugin for debugging.
• Enable imports formatting:
  1. Switch to the nightly rust: rustup default nightly
  2. Create or replace the rustfmt.toml file in the root project directory with the following:

     imports_granularity = "One"
     group_imports = "One"
     use_field_init_shorthand = true
     
     # Maximum line length
     max_width=105
     

  3. Add the following to the Global ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json.

     "rust-analyzer.rustfmt.extraArgs": ["+nightly"]
     

  4. Restart VSCode.

Debug Rust library

Create Launch configuration to run application that uses the library. Example:

   {
     "type": "lldb",
     "request": "launch",
     "name": "Debug Test Validator",
     "program": "solana-test-validator",
     "args": [
        "--geyser-plugin-config",
        "/home/andrei/.config/solana/plugin_config.localnet.json"
     ],
     "cwd": "/home/andrei/work/playground",
     "sourceLanguages": [
         "rust"
     ],
   }