BotCity Studio for Visual Studio Code
The VSCode BotCity Studio extension provides a set of tools to help you develop and orchestrate your RPA projects using BotCity.
Requirements
- Visual Studio Code 1.81 or newer
- Java 11 or newer
- BotCity Account
Quick Start
Welcome 👋!
This extension is designed to work with BotCity. If you don't have an account yet, you can sign up for free.
- Install Java version 11 or newer.
- Install the VSCode BotCity Studio extension.
- Restart your IDE to apply the changes.
- Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type
BotCity: Login. Or click on the BotCity icon on the left side of the IDE and click on the Login button
You are now ready to go! 🚀
Next Steps
- Explore the features of the extension.
- Learn more about the settings and customizations available.
- Address possible issues with the troubleshooting guide.
- File an issue if you find a bug or have a feature request.
Feature Highlights
Computer Vision assistant
Build automation on Legacy, Desktop and edge cases with our computer-vision coding assistant.
Windows API Inspector
If you need to automate Desktop applications using the Windows API, you can use our Inspector tool to find elements and generate optimized code.
Explore the documentation for more details on automating Windows applications.
Web Inspector
Optimize the development of Web automation using our Web Inspector tool to map elements in the browser and generate code.
Explore the documentation for more details on developing Web automation.
Settings
You can customize the extension by changing the settings. To access the settings, click on the gear icon on the bottom left of the IDE and click on Settings.
After that, you can search for BotCity to see all the available settings.
Here are the available settings:
| Setting |
Description |
Default Value |
| Show Configuration Message |
Show environment configuration message after starting. |
true |
| Log Level |
Set the log level. This will only be applied after restarting the service. |
INFO |
| Resources Diretory |
Path of the directory where the images and other resources will be stored. |
defined automatically if Find Resources is enabled |
| Find Resources |
Enable automatic image directory search? |
true |
| Web Inspector Browser |
The browser that Web Inspector should use to launch the page to be mapped (Chromium, Chrome or Edge). |
Chromium |
| Web Inspector Allow Browser Download |
Allow Web Inspector to download the selected browser automatically. If disabled, it uses the version installed on the system. |
true |
| Theme UI |
Choose your preferred theme (Dark or Light). |
Light |
| Mirror Theme |
Whether or not to mirror the VSCode theme? |
true |
| Server URL |
The BotCity Orchestrator URL. Requires a restart to apply changes. |
https://developers.botcity.dev |
| Account Email |
The BotCity account e-mail to be used when logging in. |
automatically set after the first login |
Troubleshooting
Java version 11 or newer is required
This extension depends on Java 11 or newer. If it is missing, the Java version 11 or newer is required warning will be displayed.
Click on the warning to download and install the dependencies.
License
Please see the BotCity Terms of Service for details.
