Basic Language Runner

Features

This is a VS Code extension made to run some basic languages: Java, Python, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript,Go(Golang), Ruby, R, and Perl.
Simply press F5 or Run Button and the corresponding file will run based on its language.

Requirements

You must install the proper language runtimes (like GCC, JDK, Python, etc.) and add them to the PATH environment variable.

Install Required Compilers / Runtimes

🔹 C/C++: GCC & G++

• 🪟 Windows (MinGW-w64 – Recommended):
  👉 https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/
  💡 Tip: During installation, select the option: mingw32-gcc-g++andmingw32-gcc-objc

• 🐧 Linux

sudo apt install build-essential

• 🍎 macOS

brew install gcc

🔹 Java: JDK (Java Development Kit)

• Official Oracle JDK: 👉 https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html

🔹 Python

• Official Python Website:
  👉 https://www.python.org/downloads/

💡 Tip: During installation, make sure to check:
✔️ “Add Python to PATH” — Very important!

🔹 JavaScript: Install Node.js

• Official Node.js:
  👉 https://nodejs.org/en/download

🔹 TypeScript: Install Typescript

Type - "npm install -g typescript" in the command prompt. 💡 Tip: You need to have Node.js with npm to run this command.

🔹 Golang: Go Compiler

• Official Go Compiler:
  👉 https://go.dev/dl/

🔹 Ruby: Ruby Runtime

• Official Ruby Website:
  👉 https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/

🔹 R: R Runtime

• Official R Website:
  👉 https://cran.r-project.org/

🔹 Perl: Perl Runtime

• 🪟 Windows:
  👉 https://strawberryperl.com/

• 🐧 Linux

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y perl

• 🍎 macOS

brew install perl

Extension Settings

1.Basic Language Runner: Cleanup Exe

• This changes wether to delete the output .exe file after execution or not.

2.Basic Language Runner: Cleanup Class

• This changes wether to delete the output .class file after execution or not.

Known Issues

• May display errors such as “GCC not found” or “JDK not found” etc. if compilers are not installed.
• Ensure correct installation paths for GCC/G++, JDK, etc..

Important Notes

✔️ This extension requires external runtimes to be installed separately and added to the PATH environment variable.

Give me a review!

Enjoy! 🎉

I will add more languages/features later.