Aptio Development Environment

This extension is a preview of AMI Aptio V development environment for Visual Studio Code (a.k.a. VisualeBios for Visual Studio Code).

If you don't know what Aptio V or VisualeBios is, the extension will likely not be of much use to you.

This version of the extension has a limited feature set. More features are in the pipeline. Stay tuned and keep the auto-update enabled.

You can report a bug, request a feature, or provide any other feedback by sending us email or by using feedback commands.

Install the C/C++ Extension for syntax highlighting and IntelliSense support in C files.

Features

• Windows and Linux host support.
• Remote development support, allowing you to work over SSH on remote machines, VMs, Docker containers, or in WSL. Install the VS Code Remote Development Extension Pack. Aptio Development Environment extension must be installed and configured on local and remote systems.
• Ability to work with multiple Aptio V projects within the same workspace.
• Ability to configure environment variables for builds, with support for overrides specific to a workspace, folder, or host.
• Module explorer view for each open project.
  • To locate a file in the module tree, use the Reveal in Module Explorer option in the editor tab's right-click context menu.
• Ability to build projects with hotkeys (F7 and F9), from the module explorer, or from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) with "Aptio: (...)" commands.
  • Note: Build and Build All commands are by default bound to F7 and F9 keys. You may change key bindings by clicking the gear icon next to the corresponding command in the command palette.
• Navigation to linked files in VEB, CIF, INF, DEC, and ASL files.
• Syntax highlighting for VEB, CIF, INF, SDL, ASL, ASM, DEC, DSC, FDF, and UNI files.
• Code completion for VEB, CIF, INF, ASL, DEC, DSC, and UNI files.
• Documentation on hover in ASL files.

Usage

1. Open a folder containing an Aptio V project (with its .veb in the root). The extension will launch, parse the project, and display a module tree in the sidebar. You can also add a second folder to the same workspace, and the extension will begin supporting that project as well.
2. To build Aptio V projects, Aptio Development Environment needs a path to the build tools. The path to the build tools directory needs to be set in the Visual Studio Code settings (Ctrl+,) under Extensions > Aptio Development Environment. Additional environment variables and path entries can also be set in the extension settings.
   • Note: Visual Studio Code Settings view has a tab selection control at the top. The control can be used to switch between different configurations. Use User for system-wide settings, Workspace for project specific settings and Remote for remote host configuration.
3. Hit F7 to build a project or right-click on the project root in the module tree and select the build options from the context menu. You can also use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "Aptio: " to see all available commands. You can also rebind these commands to hotkeys by clicking the gear icon next to the command in the command palette.

Bugs & Feature Requests

Report bugs and request features using module explorer's dropdown menu (press "..." at the top of the module explorer view) or using Aptio: Report a Bug and Aptio: Request a Feature commands (open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type the command name).