Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

wbober — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:00:19 GMT

Yes, the repository location for nRF Connect SDK is currently limited to GitHub as we use its API to fetch NCS tags. I'm not sure why the 'Create Application' button is not clickable for you. It works for me:

Thinking about this I would like to better understand your use case. We're currently discussing how to approach west management. Do you have a copy of NCS on bitbucket? Do you already have a manifest file that you have created earlier? Or is it that you expect the extension to assist you with creating a manifest file for your application. Could you point to the west topology that best matches your use case (https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/guides/west/workspaces.html#topologies-supported)

The extension itself isn't limited to freestanding applications and you should be able to work fine with a workspace application once you have it. So rather that trying to use the 'New application' dialog to create the workspace application I'd suggest to create the manifest manually for now and open the resulting workspace in VSC.

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

Øyvind — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:53:26 GMT

jdswensen-molex, thanks for the feedback! We are looking into these issues. wbober will get back to you as soon as possible.

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

jdswensen-molex — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:05:53 GMT

Hi Wojtek,

I downloaded and installed the marketplace version. However, I'm running into 2 errors.

When attempting to make a workspace with our own internal git urls, I receive this error:

"There was an error resolving the available nRF Connect SDK tags: Invalid GitHub repository URL".

We're using bitbucket, is this solution exclusive to github content only?

The Create Application button is still not clickable.

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

wbober — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:22:31 GMT

Hi jdswensen-molex

I've tested the released version and I can confirm this. I does work properly on our master, though. If all goes well we will release to the market place next week, so you'll be able to test if this works for you.

Wojtek

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

jdswensen-molex — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:57:23 GMT

Thanks wbober!

I took another look at the New Application command. The Workspace type seems to be what I'm looking for here. However, when I try to set things up, the Create Application button doesn't work. Its highlighted and seems clickable, but clicking the button doesn't do anything (that I can see).

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

wbober — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:48:07 GMT

Hi jdswensen-molex,

Thank you for taking time to provide us with a detailed feedback.

1 & 2: we will look into this

3: This is an interesting idea. No immediate plans for such a function but I'll take a note.

5: West management function is planned. Hopefully we can get it by the end of the year. It depends a bit on how much work will have with addressing feedback and issues.

A basic support for workspace applications is already available - you can create a new workspace application that will have a manifest and it's own version of the SDK. Try Command Palette -> nRF Connect: New Application. Please let us know if this is close to what you are looking for.

6 & 7: Yes, this was an intended feature but turned out to be an issue for many users. We've already implemented a workaround not to override users terminal env when manual toolchain is selected. The proper solution we'd like to have is to introduce a dedicated terminal profile.

Kind regards,

Wojtek

VSC Team

RE: Beta Feedback: nRF Connect VSCode Extension

Øyvind — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:49:25 GMT

Hello, thanks for the excellent feedback! I have forwarded to our team working with the extension.

[quote user=""]I'm really excited by the possibilities for this extension. Its a lot better than manually setting stuff up in VS Code but it feels like there needs to be a bit more polish before I'm comfortable recommending it to others.[/quote]

Yes, this is why it's still a preview, so that we can get feedback.

Kind regards,
Øyvind