VSCode Plugin for IOTA WASP NODE Developers

This plugin frees up developers from the operations tasks and lets them focus on logic and contract development. If you are a Ubuntu/Rust | Macintosh/Rust developer you can jump-start your IOTA Wasp smart contract development. Note: Watch for system dialogs AND | OR cmd interactions appearing on the VSCode or System terminals.

Features

• Automatically install and run wasp node.
• Creates chain, builds code, and deploys contract all at a click of a button.
• Creates account and funds it.
• Generates starter code.
• Regenerates auto-generated code when YAML is modified.

Prerequisites

This plugin expects the following packages are already installed on your machine.

• git
• build-essentials
• go
• rust toolchain
• node
• tsc (typescript)

Install Plugin

Install this extension in four easy steps.

• STEP 1: Open the terminal on your Linux box and navigate to an empty folder. Alternatively, create a new folder and type the following command

  code .

• STEP 2: While in VSCode, Click on the extension's icon and search for "IOTA-Wasp-extension"

• STEP 3: Press Ctrl+Shift+P and look for "IOTA Wasp Ext. - Activate Extension" and click it.

• STEP 4: Press Ctrl+Shift+P and look for "IOTA Wasp Ext. - Initialize Extension"

NOTE: A interactive terminal session will start, please observe the terminal for progress.

Source code is available to review at https://github.com/cadencedatasoft-dot-in/iota-wasp-extension.git. In case of any query or enhancement request please send an email to info@cadencedatasoft.in

How to use

Post-installation run the following commands in a sequence:

• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Create project
• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Build project
• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Deploy contract

Subsequently, when you reopen the project you will need only the following commands:

• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Start Wasp node
• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Build project
• IOTA Wasp Ext. - Deploy contract

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