####Build script for building and deploying ConnectIQ apps from Visual Studio Code. ######Can be adapted for other IDE's also
I decided to experiment a bit.
Naming the extensions of the .mc files to .cs fools the IDE into thinking the file is a C# file (would work with .java as well) See [what I mean here](example app layout/src/source/WatchApp.mc.cs) it hilights on github too.
I was able to locate the plugin (C:\Users{{your computer user}}\AppData\Local\Code\app-0.1.0\resources\app\plugins) directory for Visual Studio Code and copy the C# plugin to create a new Monkey plugin and add .mc and .md so now I have the beginings of native support without the need to rename.
Next I wanted to build and deploy from within Visual Studio Code so I went about looking for a way.
The debugging section will serve my purposes nicely as it will allow execution of a nodejs script and node has nice io functions.
The following is a new project structure, a sample app, and 2 methods of building.
- Deploy to your device.
- Launch in simulator.
####Feature Animation
####Viewing ConnectIQ files along side images
####Viewing ConnectIQ files along side javascript files
####XML hilighting
####Build steps
####Config section of build script
####Debugging the deployment/simulator/build
####With GIT support
####Console output
First off, drop the plugin into:
C:\Users\[YOUR USER]\AppData\Local\Code\app-0.1.0\resources\app\plugins\
The build.js file along with the package.json file needs to live in ["your project folder/build/"](example app layout/build)
Navigate to "your project folder/build/" and do an npm install
Your watch app needs to live in ["your project folder/src/"](example app layout/src)
To see this in action:
- Load up this entire repo inside Visual Studio Code via the "Open folder" menu option.
- Navigate to the debug menu on the left bottom of the toolbar.
- Select either deploy or simulator from the debug selector at the top.
- Click the green play button.
Execution will stop at the top of your build script.
- You can either step through the steps from here
- or
- Add a breakpoint here and hit play to run through to completion.
This breakpoint will allow you to view the console window and the results of the build.
###Note: There is no intellisense yet, but I'm sure that's coming soon. I might try to adapt this to sublime and add code completion.