Low-Code Editors

Supported Editors

The following list contains all InterSystems low-code editors that support integration with VS Code, along with the earliest version of InterSystems IRIS that contains the support:

• Rule Editor (2023.1)

Opening a Low-Code Editor

To open a low-code editor, first open the class that contains the Interoperability component that you want to edit, right-click on the editor tab and select the Reopen Editor With... option:

You will then be prompted with a list of editors to choose from:

Once you select the editor, it will replace the text editor for the selected class. If the editor cannot be loaded, a modal dialog will be shown that contains the reason and the class will be automatically reopened in the default text editor. A low-code editor tabOpens in a new tab will behave the same as a text editor tab.

How They Work

This section describes how the low-code editors are integrated in VS Code to create a hassle-free editing experience. Note that while low-code editors are supported for both client-side and server-side workflows, an active server connection is required even when working client-side.

• VS Code sends your credentials to the editor so you don’t have to log in again.

• A save, undo, redo or revert action triggered by VS Code (via keyboard shortcuts, for example) will trigger the corresponding action in the editor.

• When the state of the class changes from clean to dirty (or vice versa) in the editor, the underlying text document will also be made dirty/clean.

• When the class is saved or compiled by the editor, VS Code will pull the changes from the server and update the text document.

• If the objectscript.compileOnSave setting is enabled and the class was saved by the editor, the class will also be compiled by the editor.

Note that the changes you make in the low-code editor are only synced to the underlying text document when you save them in the editor. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you only open and edit the document in one editor (text or low-code) at once to avoid overwriting changes. The low-code editors provide support for server-side source control natively. The underlying text document is kept in sync after saves so changes can be stored in client-side source control.