Use Visual Studio Code as a Development Environment for InterSystems Applications

• Introduction
• Key Concepts for New Users of VS Code
• Settings
• Workspaces
• The Command Palette
• Install the InterSystems ObjectScript Extension Pack
• Install VS Code
• Install the InterSystems ObjectScript Extensions
• Get to Know the User Interface for the InterSystems ObjectScript Extension Pack
• Explorer View Context Menu Enhancements
• InterSystems View Container
• ObjectScript Output Channel
• Server Connection Status Bar
• Create and Manage Connection Profiles for Your InterSystems Servers
• Prerequisites for Your InterSystems Server
• Add a New Server Connection Profile
• Import an Existing Connection Profile from the Windows Registry
• Edit a Connection Profile
• Alternative: Connect to a Server Deployed as a Docker Compose Service
• Connect a Workspace to Your InterSystems Server
• Compare Client-Side and Server-Side Workflows
• Sign into a Server
• Edit Code from a Client File System
• Connect a Server to a Client-Side Workspace
• Edit Connection Settings (the settings.json File)
• Export Code from the Server
• Import Edits into the Server
• Work with Other Document Types
• Edit Code Directly on an InterSystems Server
• Add a Virtual Folder to Your Workspace
• Edit Workspace Settings (the .code-workspace File)
• Configure an InterSystems Server to Maintain Folder-Specific Settings
• Configure and Perform Server Actions within VS Code
• Perform a Server Action
• Add Custom Options to the Server Actions Menu
• Develop ObjectScript Unit Tests
• Prerequisites
• Setup
• Run and Debug Your Unit Tests
• Run and Debug Your ObjectScript Code
• Create a Debug Configuration
• Starting a Debugging Session
• Debug REST Services
• Troubleshoot Debugger Issues
• Using the InterSystems Lite Terminal
• Work with Projects
• Why Projects?
• InterSystems Projects Explorer
• Create a Project
• Modify a Project
• Delete a Project
• Edit Project Code
• Notes
• Import and Export InterSystems Documents as XML Files
• Export Documents as an XML File
• Import Documents from an XML File
• Low-Code Editors
• Supported Editors
• Open a Low-Code Editor
• How They Work
• Troubleshoot Common Problems Encountered When Editing InterSystems Applications with VS Code
• Server Connection Issues: Log REST Traffic Between the ObjectScript Extension and Your Server
• Cannot Save Routine: Illegal Header Line, ROUTINE Header Is Required
• Report an Issue
• Settings Reference
• InterSystems Language Server
• InterSystems ObjectScript
• InterSystems Server Manager
• Migrate from Studio
• Server-Side Editing
• Server-Side Source Control
• Add-in Wizards
• Server-Side Projects
• Accurate Syntax Coloring
• Import Server Definitions from Your Windows Registry
• Load Studio Snippets Command
• Load Studio Syntax Colors Command
• New File Commands
• Keyboard Shortcuts