README.md

Full featured Layerfile Extensions for VSCode

Publishing

• Install vsce via npm install -g vsce
• To package this repository run vsce package
• Upload the .vsix file to the publishers marketplace here
• For more on the extension publishing visit here
• Note: The add member functionality seems to be completely broken so to add a member to marketplace organization follow the steps here

Functionality

• Syntax Highlighting
• Documentation on hover
• Diagnostics for layerfiles
• Code Completion

Structure

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├── client // Language Client
│   ├── src
│   │   └── extension.ts // VSCode Language Client entry point
├── package.json // The extension manifest.
└── server // Language Server
    └── src
        └── server.ts // Language Server entry point

Setting up for Development

• Use Vscode for development
• Run npm install in this folder. This installs all necessary npm modules in both the client and server folder
• Open VS Code on this folder.
• Press Ctrl+Shift+B to compile the client and server.
• Switch to the Debug viewlet.
• Select Launch Client from the drop down.
• Run the launch config.
• If you want to debug the server as well use the launch configuration Attach to Server for vscode
• In the [Extension Development Host] instance of VSCode, open a document in 'plain text' language mode.
  • Activate code action on the error on the first line.