Set defaults on install?

[johnstagliano]

Is there a way to set the defualts on the install of vscode / IBM Development Pack.

There are a couple settings that we need set for every developer on our system. Under Settings/Source Code we need both the "Enable Source Dates" and "Source Dates in Gutter" turned on.

If that is not possible, can we set those setting via a script that we can add to our installation process.

Also, is it possible to either set the library list during installation, or, set the library list to the users job descriptions library list? The User's JOBD would be my preference so that it would be dynamic upon connection.

Thank you!

[sebjulliand]

Hi @johnstagliano ,

Is there a way to set the defaults on the install of vscode / IBM Development Pack.

There are a couple settings that we need set for every developer on our system. Under Settings/Source Code we need both the "Enable Source Dates" and "Source Dates in Gutter" turned on.

I think system settings is what you need here. It's basically a JSON file that holds the configuration that must be applied by whoever connects to that system. And any setting set this way cannot be changed from VS Code (e.g. users can't turn off source date support if that's enabled system-wise).

Also, is it possible to either set the library list during installation, or, set the library list to the users job descriptions library list? The User's JOBD would be my preference so that it would be dynamic upon connection.

The initial library list is filled with the library in line during the first connection, so I'd expect that it would do the trick if your users have that JOBD set on their profile during their first connection.

Hope this helps!

[johnstagliano]

I do not have the "vscode" under /etc. Should I create the folder and the settings.json file? Or, is there some setup script that I needed to run on my IBMi?

[sebjulliand]

You must create both (from the IFS browser for example).

[johnstagliano]

how do I tell what setting elements are available for codefori? "enableSourceDates" was found when I started typing "Source". But, Source Dates in gutter was not. Also, I would like to look at the other available settings.

Thank you!

[sebjulliand]

You can use content assist when editing the file from VS Code - press ctrl+space or option+escape on Mac:

Only a few settings can be forced system wide. Dates in gutter is not one of them.

[johnstagliano]

yes, I did use content assist to find enable source dates. I was hoping there were more settings available and documented somewhere.

Thank you for you help, I will comb through the content assist list.

[johnstagliano]

Is there a way to create a setup script that can be run on an installed codefori extension that would change the local settings.
I am attempting to make a standardized setup for all our developers when VSC & code4i are installed on their computer. Some of the settings I want to automate the settings are "(Features) Auto Save for Actions", "(Source Code) Source Dates in Gutter", "(Debug) Update Production Files".

I really don't want to have to do these manually for every new install and all our developers. I would also want to try to automate the connection setup to our IBMi.

Please let me know if any of this is possible, or, if it has to be done manually.

The other thought I had is if we could have a custom action to setup our defaults.

Thank you!