Adding contract functions in panel [Discussion]

[j0xhn]

It'd be rad if we could show the contract's functions in a side panel, similar to how the browser compiler Remix does it.

I love being able to code solidity in my own environment so I can use VIM, own syntax highlighting etc... and I think if I could just call functions on my contract directly from vscode then it could be completely stand alone. Thoughts?

[juanfranblanco]

@johndangerstorey Hi, yes I would love to include that. VS Code does not have the capability to add extra user interfaces, the only thing that it can be done at the moment is to hack the preview area, like in Markdown previewer, mainly generating an html file based on the abi when selecting preview and add the features of deployment, etc there. My main stopper is the workaround / hacking preview mechanism.

[juanfranblanco]

I have found a way now, took a while. In conversations with Remix and see how it can be integrated.