Solana VSCode Extension

Currently under development 🚧

How to run the extension locally:

Running the Extension Locally

1. Clone this repository

git clone [email protected]:Ackee-Blockchain/solana-vscode.git
cd solana-vscode

2. Install dependencies

cd extension && npm i

3. Open the project in Cursor

cursor .

4. Press F5 to start the Extension Development Host

This will:

• Open a new VS Code Extension Development Host window
• Load your extension
• Enable you to test all features
• Allow you to set breakpoints and debug the extension

Note: Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system before starting.

Development

This extension consists of two main components:

1. The VSCode extension (TypeScript)
2. The Language Server (Rust)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or later)
• Rust and Cargo (latest stable)
• VSCode

Project Structure

solana-vscode/
├── extension/          # TypeScript extension code
│   ├── src/           # Source code
│   ├── bin/           # Language server binary
│   └── package.json   # Extension manifest
└── language-server/   # Rust language server code
    └── src/          # Server source code

Development Workflow

The extension supports several development workflows:

1. Standard Development:

   # One-time build
   F5 or "Run Extension" configuration

2. Watch Mode:

   # Command Palette > Tasks: Run Task > Watch Extension and Build Language Server
   # or
   cd extension && npm run watch

3. Language Server Development:

   # Build language server only
   cd extension && ./build-language-server.sh

Available Tasks

• Build Extension and Language Server: One-time build
• Watch Extension and Build Language Server: Build server once and watch extension
• Build Extension and Language Server (Debug): Debug builds

Testing

# Extension tests
cd extension && npm test

# Language server tests
cd language-server && cargo test

Packaging

The extension is packaged per platform with its corresponding language server binary. GitHub Actions workflow handles this automatically for releases.

Local packaging:

cd extension
./build-language-server.sh
npm run build
vsce package