Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up the extension for local development and debugging.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ and npm
• VS Code 1.85.0 or later
• kubectl installed and on your PATH
• kustomize installed if you plan to use Kustomization features

Install and build

1. Install dependencies: bash npm install
2. Compile TypeScript: bash npm run compile
3. (Optional) Watch for changes during development: bash npm run watch

Run the tests

npm test

npm test runs npm run compile and npm run lint automatically via the pretest script.

Debug in VS Code (recommended)

1. Open the project in VS Code.
2. Press F5 to launch the extension in a new Extension Development Host window.
3. Open a Kubernetes manifest (for example example-manifest.yaml) and use the gutter buttons.

Manual packaging (optional)

You can package the extension as a VSIX when you are ready to distribute:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Install the resulting .vsix in VS Code via Extensions ➜ … ➜ Install from VSIX….