# ion-vscode-plugin

**Repository Path**: mirrors_amzn/ion-vscode-plugin

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: ion-vscode-plugin
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-04

## Categories & Tags

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## README


:warning: **This repo is considered an early release, under active early development, and the APIs/features are subject to change.** :warning:

# VSCode extension for Ion 

[VSCode extension (plugin)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TheIonTeam.ion-extension) that supports the Ion data format.

## Functionality 

- **Syntax highlighting** 
    Colorize the Ion values in your document. 
-  **Error reporting** 
    Reports errors in the editor and the "Problems" tab. Currently supports whole document validation. 
- **Formatting** 
    Formats the whole document. Currently supports whole error-free document formatting. 
    
## Development 

- This project transitively uses [`node-gyp`](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp), so see configuration instructions for your platform there.
- Run `npm install` in this folder. This installs all necessary npm modules in both the client and server folder
- Open VS Code on this folder.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B to compile the client and server.
- Switch to the Debug viewlet.
- Select `Launch Client` from the drop down.
- Run the launch config.
- If you want to debug the server as well use the launch configuration `Attach to Server`

## Running the Test

- Run `npm test`