README

This is the repository for VS Code extension for BIF.

Features

• Format Document (Shift + Alt + F)
• Format Selection (Ctrl + K Ctrl + F)
• Find all references (Shift + Alt + F12)
• Peek references (Shift + F12)
• Go to Definition (F12)
• Peek Definition (Alt + F12)
• Map current view (Ctrl + M)
• Syntax highlighting
• Block commenting (Ctrl + K + C and Ctrl + K + U)
• Snippet completion
• Open premapped bxml view based in GUID

Configuration

Settings

Before using the extension, it is recommended to set up the following Go to File > Preferences > Settings and in the settings for Biffy configure these values

• conf.biffy.bifSource - The path to BIF Source. In case the configuration is empty, the current workspace root folder is used to find the required references.

eg C:\Code\Git\Katipo\BIF-Source

• conf.biffy.mapperBinPath - The path to the bin > Debug/Release folder of SI.ProArcMapper project. In case the configuration is empty, it will not be possible to perform on-the-fly mapping of BIF views

eg C:\Code\Git\Katipo\SI.ProArcMapper\bin\Debug

• conf.biffy.mappedViewColumn - Selecting Active opens the mapped view in the same editor window as the current one. Selecting Beside opens the mapped view in the editor column next to the active window.

Key Bindings

• biffy.mapObject - Generates a merged preview of the current active document. Default is Ctrl + M
• biffy.generateGuid - Generate GUIDs. Default us Ctrl + Alt + G

Setup - Development

1. Open the source in VS Code.
2. Run npm install
3. Press F5 or Debug > Start debugging
4. Open the BIF-Source in the newly opened instance of vscode

Ensure typescript is installed in global scope. Else run > npm install -g typescript

Requirements

VS Code version should be higher than 1.30.0

Known Issues

Check out existing issues in the repository.

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