30-04-2021

Brew Vscode



Would be great if Visual Studio Code could be automatically installed on macOS via brew cask install vscode similar to sublime-text, google-chrome or skype. How to update to the latest release. The following shows you how to update to the latest release of Visual Studio Code. Note: For Mac and Windows users, we have enabled the auto-update channel.

  1. Brew Vscode
  2. Install Homebrew Ubuntu
  3. Brew Vscode Insiders
  4. Build Vscode From Source
  5. Install Vscode On Mac

This extension integrates Cadence, the resource-oriented smart contract programming language of Flow, into Visual Studio Code.It provides features like syntax highlighting, type checking, code completion, etc.

Note that most editing features (type checking, code completion, etc.) are implemented in the Cadence Language Server.

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Developing the Extension

Pre-requisites

  • Must have Typescript installed globally: npm i -g typescript

Getting Started

  • Run the Typescript watcher: tsc -watch -p ./
  • Launch the extension by pressing F5 in VSCode
  • Manually reload the extension host when you make changes to TypeScript code
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Configuration for Extension Host if Missing (launch.json):

Features

  • Syntax highlighting (including in Markdown code fences)
  • Run the emulator, submit transactions, scripts from the editor
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Install Homebrew Ubuntu

Installation

To install the extension, ensure you have VS Code installedand have configured the code command line interface.

Using the Flow CLI

Brew Vscode Insiders

The recommended way to install the latest released version is to use the Flow CLI.

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Check that it's been installed correctly.

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Next, use the CLI to install the VS Code extension.

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Restart VS Code and the extension should be installed!

Building

If you are building the extension from source, you need to build both theextension itself and the Flow CLI (if you don't already have a version installed).Unless you're developing the extension or need access to unreleased features,you should use the Flow CLI install option (above). It's much easier!

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If you haven't already, install dependencies.

Next, build and package the extension.

Build Vscode From Source

This will result in a .vsix file containing the packaged extension.

Install Vscode On Mac

Install the packaged extension.

Restart VS Code and the extension should be installed!