Developer documentation¶

From source¶

To install from source:

Install npm.
Install this extension’s manifest (package.json): from this directory, open a command prompt/terminal then execute:
```
npm install
```

Debugging the extension¶

From VSCode, select File | Add Folder to Workspace… then choose the folder containing this file.
Press ctrl+shift+B to compile the extension.
Press F5 or click start debugging under the Debug menu.
A new instance of VSCode will start in a special mode (Extension Development Host) which contains the CodeChat extension.
Open any source code, then press Ctrl+Shift+P and type “CodeChat” to run the CodeChat extension. You will be able to see the rendered version of your active window.

Release procedure¶

Update the version of the plugin in package.json - Define an NPM/VSCode project.
Run npm update.
Verify that the extension still works after upgrading these packages.
Run npx vsce publish (docs) and npx ovsx publish -p <token> (docs).

Notes¶

The NPM Thrift 0.13.0 release is broken. Don’t install it.

Tests¶

TODO: tests are missing.

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