A professional CL (Control Language) prompter for VS Code that brings the familiar IBM i F4 CL prompter experience to your modern development environment. Works seamlessly with the vscode-for-ibmi extension (Code4i/Code4IBMi).
CURRENTLY in PREVIEW so keep your Cmd+Z (or Ctrl+Z on Windows) UNDO key ready.
Getting Started
To prompt a CL command:
Open a CLP, CLLE, CMD, or BND source member.
Place your cursor on the line with the command you want to prompt.
Press F4 or use the context menu right-click -> "CL Prompter" to prompt.
Fill in the parameters in the prompter.
Press Enter to update your code or F3/Cancel to cancel (the ESC key also cancels).
Features
Enhanced User Experience
Visual Focus Indicator — Clear arrow (▶) indicator shows which input field currently has focus, making it easy to navigate through complex command parameters
Tab Navigation — Press TAB to move seamlessly between input fields, just like traditional 5250 prompting
Comment Preservation — Trailing comments on your CL commands are automatically preserved and properly formatted when you submit the prompter
F3=Cancel — Press F3 during prompting to cancel and return to your code without changes
Enter=Apply - Press Enter during a prompter to apply the changes to the CL source
Intelligent Formatting
ELEM Parameter Handling — Complex ELEM parameters (like LOG, EXTRA, etc.) stay together on a single line when possible for better readability
Multi-line Comment Support — Long comments are automatically wrapped and properly indented on continuation lines
Qualified Name Formatting — Properly handles qualified objects like LIB/OBJECT throughout the prompter
Customization & Configuration
Theme-Aware Colors — Keyword and value colors automatically adapt to your VS Code theme (light/dark/high-contrast) or use your custom colors
Configurable Formatting — Control label position, command position, keyword position, continuation position, and right margin
Case Conversion — Choose between uppercase, lowercase, or no case conversion for your CL code
Custom Color Settings — Set your preferred colors for keywords and values with optional automatic theme adjustment
Diagnostic Tools (for troubleshooting)
Save Command XML — Optionally save the IBM i command definition XML to a file for analysis
Save Prompter HTML — Optionally save the generated prompter HTML for diagnostic purposes when reporting issues
