DC Artisan

DC Artisan is a VS Code extension that provides prompt enhancement and RAG pipeline tools for developers.

Features

Prompt Enhance

• Markdown-based prompt editing
• Highlights variables in {} format, e.g., {language}, {task}
• Input test values for variables and preview the result with substitutions
• Test with various providers like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.

RAG Pipeline Mode

• Document Management:
  • Upload and embed new documents directly into the vector database
  • Extract text from common formats: PDF, PPT, DOCX, etc.
• Embedding Operations:
  • Atomically view, update, and delete individual text chunks
  • Copy documents or namespaces without re-embedding (cost-efficient operations)
• Multi-User Features:
  • Full support for multi-user backend instances
  • Includes user/session tracking and audit logs

Requirements

• VS Code 1.60.0 or higher
• InterSystems IRIS backend for RAG services

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• dc-artisan.defaultProvider: Default AI provider for prompt testing
• dc-artisan.defaultNamespace: Default namespace for RAG operations

Known Issues

• Initial release, please report any issues on the GitHub repository

How to compile and package the extension

Follow these steps to compile and generate the .vsix file for this extension:

1. Install Node.js.
2. In the terminal, navigate to the vscode-extension folder of the project:

   cd vscode-extension
   

3. Install the project dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Install the vsce utility globally (used to package VSCode extensions):

   npm install -g @vscode/vsce
   

5. To compile the extension:

   npm run compile
   

6. To package and generate the .vsix file:

   vsce package
   

   The .vsix file will be generated in the current folder and is ready to be installed in VSCode.